Looks bloody great Nicco. Couldn't have got a better number plate for you and the mrs mate! hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by rusty_nail
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Looks bloody great Nicco. Couldn't have got a better number plate for you and the mrs mate! hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by rusty_nail
Haha never noticed that lol nice spotting. It's ashame @MB is on the missus number place tho! Just can't get rid of him[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]Quote:
Originally Posted by Plasnart
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What you and others haven't known until now is that @MB is "The Winged Warrior" aka Chicken Man. HE'S EVERYWHERE HE'S EVERYWHERE!!Quote:
Originally Posted by rusty_nail
https://soundcloud.com/lostperth/chicken-man
Littlens are getting older & bolder with a keen interest on trekking a bit deeper off grid with dad and the 2.5 seater GQ ute [emoji23]
Finally decided it’s about time to Mastercard the buggery out of a couple of Fair Dinkum safety in-cab additions we hopefully never need to use [emoji120][emoji120]
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FWIW: The Satellite Phone (modem Iridium’GO’ thingy) I personally class as a somewhat secondary luxury and will teach our youngest the strictest importance of the real EPIRB activation only under Dad’s complete incapacitation.....not just snoring [emoji23][emoji106][emoji106]
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Absolutely spewing that I remembered today we gave away all our original 1st Edition VHC Rooftop Maps to an ungrateful gone forum member even before I thankfully joined you Legends [emoji120][emoji106][emoji106]
Anyways, started collecting a few hard copy backups again as I don’t fully trust electricy guidance devices to get me home [emoji23]
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Absolutely cannot beat the master 4x4 cartographer Rooftop Maps man even though he was a serious stalker crim underworld jailed weirdo freak. Best mapmaker ever tho.Quote:
Originally Posted by MB
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Originally Posted by Plasnart
I still have not found another offroad map anywhere that comes close to being on the same level as the Rooftops.
I suppose it takes a special kind of person!
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Yep so lucky to have rooftops they are the best. . Might have to swing by one day and check what editions and borrow, scan, update one day maybe . . .
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So looks like this is my repair option, finalizing today
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Strongly recommend you get a fluid damper instead of the factory 3 part rubber balancer. They are a big improvement and helps with reducing risk of crank failure which is an issue with these motors. Is that a new crate motor? From BD?
Don't know how it compares, but Hema just released an update for their 4wd app which includes a number of new maps, including 8 maps covering the Vic High Country with most, if not all tracks named. Pic is a screenshot of part of one map, from my phone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Winnie
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For comparison, here is an example of the detail of Rooftop maps.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cuppa
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I think the thing with rooftops is all the little bits of info and the reliability of it too. There's so much stuff I've found in the bush that would have never if known about, huts, waterfalls mines etc, plus info on track conditions is pretty bang on. .
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I recall reading an article in a 4wd magazine many years ago, and it showed an amazing stretch of water with a huge deep fishing hole. I tried to find the location on the maps based on the description in the article. I ended up making contact with the old guy who does the rooftop maps and he was really helpful. I told him the story, gave him the description and approx location - somewhere close to Bindaree Hut from memory. I then rang him back next day and he had gone thru his trek notes and photos and confirmed 100% the spot was not near the hut as noted. He physically walked every track himself in those day, so he knows the content back to front. In the end I never found the fishing spot - may have been deliberately disguised in the article to protect its exclusivity.
Yeah he is an amazing cartographer and a brilliant athlete, but he is a bad man.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/t...13-ge0oo4.html
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Yep fair enough , the Rooftop maps do definitely look better. However the new Hema map set for the high country might come a reasonable second best. At the scale in Winnies screen shot Rooftop has more info & is clearer than Hema. With Hema you would need to switch between two zoom levels to see the contours & all the track names. Less 'points of interest on the Hema too.
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There's alot of work involved in putting the paper maps onto something and georeferencing and only really worth it if you spend a heap of time in the high country, but if you do they're bloody awesome ! . . Massive thanks to Drewboys wicked thread on the forum don't think I would have ever worked it out without lol . .
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Yep, sure is. Transferred funds across this morning.Quote:
Originally Posted by PeeBee
Being that the new Musso is new in Australia, aftermarket options are very limited. Also, mostly they are crap. I have resorted to looking for universal solutions. Some that know me know I do alot of timber work which means transporting long lengths. This is the start of my working out a longer vehicle rack. I'll be adding a tray to the frame, but not until I find roof racks that aren't clamp mount type. At this time the only type in Australia that are available are clamp mount and I think that design is absolutely puss. Anyway, happy with the frame, the build quality is great, it's solid as a rock and will suit my need perfectly. Oh and I reckon it was a good price. $699 including shipping.http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...021/04/108.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...021/04/109.jpghttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...021/04/110.jpg
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Depending on your roof style clamps might be the only option. Some models do have the rails bolt onto them that run front to back but if they arent there fron factory then it won't leave any other option. Some rack manufacturers will instruct you to remove the roof liner and drill holes but this isn't great either.
I may or may not have bought/scored a UFI 18g upgrade kit for the GU.
Some family associates bought GU with a bunch of included un-fitted goodies (someones abandoned project?). One of them being a new 18G kit. They have no intentions of fitting it, so a kind trade offer was made I would've been stupid to pass on. After consulting some experts (Thanks Mat), this seems to be a good bit of kit.
It's weeks away from being in my hands. And then after checking things over, I'll have to work out fitting etc... So maybe a while away still but I'm pumped!!!
Nice one Hodge.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hodge
I'll be watching with genuine interest. I'm curious to see how upgrading a turbo (and possibly intercooler) will change things if retaining the factory fuel pump.
Your pump is still the factory unit, right?
Yeah mate. I still have the factory pump. Which I believe is 11mm ?? Someone correct me here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cremulator
I have the big Cross Country intercooler and a 3" exhaust. So a good portion of making the TD42 sing better is already done. As for the turbo, well, I quote nissannewby here, anything is better than the HT18. lol
Also the last tune the GU had at Dieseltec in Lilydale, Andy there said the turbo was my big bottleneck as the HT18 is way up at it's limit.
So, with all the upgrades I've done thus far, how much effect the 18G will have, without also doing the pump???? *shrug*
Interesting. I also have a 3in exhaust with factory turbo, intercooler and fuel pump.
Andy at DieselTec also tuned mine to run better as the previous owner had dialled up the fuel but not the boost.
Mine is currently 98kw and 369nm at 12psi with the factory turbo but is running better fuel economy.
It sounds like your setup will test all the elements that I am wanting to upgrade while still testing the limits of the factory fuel pump.
*rubs hands together*
Popped into the Seymour Farming Expo today to kick some tyres with a piece of straw in my mouth:
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Didn’t want it but needed to buy it to stop hydraulic oil getting in my eyeballs [emoji102]
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Don’t need it but hopefully oneday Santa will get off his arse and weld me up one of these Beauty’s [emoji120][emoji1696]
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My bro in law has one of the first of those ovens in his shed. It is epic to say the least. The fire box is huge! On a freezing winter's night with that fire going it would be 32C in the shed easy.
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They are a beautiful thing up close and personal for sure Chrisso Mate!
Most folks baulked at the huge price tag but there is a massive amount of steel &. shop time there let alone flue extraction R & D [emoji106][emoji106]
Simply BAutiful Contraption [emoji41][emoji106][emoji106]
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Maxi trac recovery hitch on sale at Repco. Purchased online for $17.10 to collect at a later date.
Pretty good price I reckon!http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...021/04/259.jpg
I "think" the alternator was getting a tad noisier than usual, so, I bought a new Hitachi unit from Patrolapart. Original is 16 years old, and it began making odd noises after many many river crossings up Mt Matlock a year and a half ago. So I thought I'd give it a re-fresh.
My new soft roader
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Crikies! More pics please.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben-e-boy
I dont have any yet. It's very plain on the outside. Much like the farm ute wasQuote:
Originally Posted by Plasnart
Had some serious lovin' up front by the look of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben-e-boy
Holy Moly Ben Mate [emoji322][emoji106][emoji106]
That’s some seriously neat TIG work under there [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Worth the wait old mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben-e-boy
Congrats, it looks like a lot of love under the bonnet, keen to find out more Benny!
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Uhm, doesn't look very "soft roader" under the hood mate. Looks like its had a tickle or two. Congrats btw!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben-e-boy
Edit : Actually. WTF? Thats very custom under there. I see no batteries and the air box is, where? Theres some serious coin thats been spent in there alone. Nice find!
I bought a Redarc temp sensor so I can see what the outside temps are. Just coz I really want to gauge how quick the kettle will boil. Lol. I also have a oil temp sensor I want to fit aswell but haven't really had the time to look at the Patrol as of late due to a few other happenings.
Perfect opportunity to put a switch in to change the sensor from ambient to oil temp [emoji6]http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum.../2021/04/1.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by mudski
I'd like to know how you did that mate. Just the main sensor wire from each sensor I take it goes via the switch?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cremulator
Yep, just the negative wire (Redarc support were very helpful before I hooked anything up) they informed me the sensing wire was the negative wire.
BTW my air temp negative wire was red and positive was black for some reason! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...2420453508.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...3006038670.jpg