John passed away in hospital on the 14th November with Lily and Daniel at his side after a battle with cancer .
John passed away in hospital on the 14th November with Lily and Daniel at his side after a battle with cancer .
Finally pulled the trigger on these today.
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Added a spare set of pads as well just for good measure.
Only difference to above is that the rears are also 6 pot
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It's a regular occurrence
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The lift is in. Transferred the 3" from the GQ to GU. The GQ had the 5" put back in and is now gone. Have finally started the rest of the goodies as they turn up, with more turning up over the next...
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Got a bit more done on this project.
Unfortunately I was rushing against an incoming storm so I did not take too many photos.
Mark out some steel that will become the end of the roof frame...
Great success! Tastes great, bit less pepper next time but I'm gonna be looking forward to lunch time every day this week.
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Got this weirdly shaped rusty area on the right rear corner to sort out:
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Made up a patch using a paper template:
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Tacked in place:
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Welded in:
Just wanted to give a shoutout to PATROLAPART who are a sponsor here. Pretty sure they still are as i get a discount for being a nissanpatrol.com.au forum member.
I’ve basically rebuilt my GQ with...
Unfortunately life and Auckland weather have been getting in the way as of late, but I have managed to get a bit more done:
Time to do something about this oddly shaped hole where the A-Pillar...
Finished welding in and grinding back a patch:
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Complete with some primer:
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Marked out some steel:
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Then chopped it up:
between the covid lockdown and a few weeks of bad weather I have not managed to get too much done, but I have made some progress;
Chopped out a big chunk around the B-pillar:
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cut out and...
I'm trying to be nice to the neighbors during lockdown, so I have not been working on the Patrol much.
I have made a bit of progress though;
A couple of patches coated in weld-thru primer drying...
A trek that went via..
Hawker SA, Marree, Oodnadatta, Dalhousie, French Line, QAA, Birdsville, Walker Crossing, Coongie Lakes, Dig Tree, Innamincka, Balcanoona, Waukeringa, Yunta.
Weather was mild...
Just got it done before the Chinese Pox killed fun...
Anne Beadell Highway traverses South and Western Australia and is approx. 1400kms long
Surveyed and the track pushed through by Len Beadell...
Got some more done:
Cleaned up this bit where the frame had rusted out:
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Chopped a rusty bit out of the B-Pillar:
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measured up and chopped off a piece of server panel that had a...
Hey Guys,
We are going to be going to the Brisbane 4X4 show if anyone is around and wanting to meet up. I know lots of Forum tag names but would love to say g'day if you are a Brisbaneite and...
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A week fishing over on the coast at Wooli over Christmas was pretty relaxing.
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Me getting busted trying to sneak in a snooze on some comfy boxes at work today.
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I will kick this off as everybody else is out buying toilet paper.
Relaxing and feeding the fish at Streaky Bay
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After enjoying my patrol for a few months, I started to notice the dreaded rust bubbles appearing on the outside of the 4x4, along with random flakes of rust falling on me while I was driving.
This...
Damn I miss this rig .... also miss Tassie.
Teds Beach near the Gordon Dam http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/02/65.jpg
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View from Climies.... near the waterfall ???
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Beautiful one day, impressively wild the next!
We cannot wait to get back across to the Tasmanian West Coast Wilderness ASAP!!
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