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I would think its fixable i would probable weld some kind of
gusset plate over that area after first welding and prepping those cracks
@ Growler you gave Agatha some air at Loveday did your GQ...

Take & post Pictures please. Every time I tackle a "simple enough" job something horrible happens :)

GU7 I think. It's 2011 Model, TB48 Gulf Spec so it's left hand drive. Hence the differences inside

And while the guards are off replace the door hinges. :)

Got a couple of pictures of mine
http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae196/Bulbous1/20150111_122213_zps339e45aa.jpg
http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae196/Bulbous1/20150111_122155_zps4b6614b6.jpg

I think that mine has a couple of similar cracks. I'll take a couple of pics and post them up.

Not too hard really .... it is only a few bolts at the top and bottom, and screws in the wheel arches.

That will be the cause .... our work vehicles in the Territory spent all their time off bitumen patrolling the fences and the tracks, and weren't that old with damage that I couldn't comprehend for...

Flat desert country, how long have you had it??
Only cracks I've seen have been the inner guards on GQs with poorly installed battery cradles.
I never heard of GUs having the same problem

I have never seen it on a GU before, so that is a first.

However, the inner guards crack on the GQ ( usually on the actual bits over the wheels - not on the main support rails ) and I had that...

whats the history of the Patrol is it EX mines or anything like that.??

EGR
The EGR doesn't feed back into the intake hose it feeds into the inlet manifold via the EGR valve so blocking EGR won't do squat for the MAF sensor, Turbo etc.
The main reason for blocking EGR...

Yep what TD said, use the falcon hoses, but remember they will perish quicker since they are not rated for oil. Here is a picture of mine. Both hoses cost me $16 from repco and are a perfect fit on...