Too deep to polish out doggy?Quote:
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Too deep to polish out doggy?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuppa
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That is one of the down sides of upgrading - it hurts sometimes when use it. You'll soon get over it. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuppa
Good to have a few small things happen on a new truck, then you are used to it and can relax and not worry too much next time.
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Not sure mate, I'm not going to worry about it as that is what I got it for, just a bit of a "wow what have I done after spending all that money" moment..............all good now though.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudski
Had the same feeling when I sideswiped a grasstree when I first got my new 2007 GU 3 litre.............
Yep, second time out with my one I ran over a stick and it flicked up into the passenger side door and made a horrible noise and I thought oh well, there's its first battle scar. Pulled up but couldn't see anything. Thinking that was a get out of jail free card, then about 100m further up same thing happened on the drivers side, this time it sounded like some ripped half the side of the car out. Didn't stop, didn't look, didn't want to know. Got home to find heaps of paint missing off the slider, and big scuffs up the side of the door and a couple of decent dents in the door, just below the window. I think the slider saved the day to be honest. Both times I didn't see what I ran over due to leaf litter etc.
You get use to that side of things its when you bend them up it hurtsQuote:
Originally Posted by Tuppa
Bonnet struts arrived so theres 10 mins gone today.
@ Tuppa care factor decreases rapidly after a few scratches
Give it a cut and polish once or twice a year,
Nearly finished wiring in the two Redarc gauges. I decided to get the lighting controller aswell and wire this in. I hope I have done it all right. I have no power in the car yet, and won't know until the new donk is in, whether I have succeeded or not.
I then whispered sweet nothings to the Patrol and said, soon baby, all good things come to those who wait...
I swear I heard a voice respond with, Wait! How much f*%king longer?!
Just leave all the fuses out of your aftermarket electrical modifications when you power up, then reinstall one by one so you can monitor what happens.
They say talking to inanimate objects is the first sign of insanity, but I think hearing it talk back is..:tongue:
Upgraded to some LED taillights.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2015/08/31.jpg
How many leds on each globe I found 120 smd led per globe on ebay very brightQuote:
Originally Posted by SiberianPatrol
so 240 smd led each side, 480 total
Today I plan on changing my bonnet struts and then maybe fitting my awning.
Maybe even drill some holes in the bullbar for some bulls eye 9watt DRLs.
Then again it could all go pear shaped. lol
Edit; Bonnet struts done should have done it years ago lol
Nothing like that, unfortunately. The LEDs are only on the red brake lights. Reverse and indicator lights are standard bulbs. Not an expensive swap, so I'm not concerned about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by threedogs
The only problem that I ran into was that since this is a European model, there are no wires for the reverse or indicator lights on the right-hand side (drivers side for you Aussies). When I get more time, I'll try to figure out how to rewire those in so I have a full working set.
I took the covers off
both upper front spring
mounts and washed out the damp
dirt on Wednesday. After rinsing
them out a couple of times,
using a coarse brush,
I treated them with Feronite.
I coated them with an
anti-chip paint, yesterday
and put the covers on today.
I urge you all to check under
the plates after any off road
driving and every couple of
months as rust had already
set in.
Nothing..... bloody raining all morning so far
STD our rear lights dont work, we only have one T20 reverse globe.Quote:
Originally Posted by SiberianPatrol
I've put 68 smd White globes behind the red and amber len's.
You can buy a kit to wire up the "dummy" lights but you have to drill new holes to accept new globe sockets.
I think they use Ford twist / lock globe sockets
Some PPL wire them up as extra indicators, but I thought reverse would suit my needs better.
Our lights are in those plastic bumperettes, avoid putting red globes behind red len's.
I only paid $4 not much more for my globes and still going strong 5 or so years later.
Every globe is LED except the front OE amber one, I couldn't find one bright enough for daylight use.
Plus indicators have 50ohm resistors on all 4 globes to stop the fast flash
Radius arm bushes... fun.
Early start dropping Erica off for high school testing then past Mudski's to remove old bushes and fit new ones then home to install...
A pleasure to drive now with no knocking noises.
Another job off the list
Went on a trip to wombat, lots of bopper, some winching.. Broke a sidestep, whoops!
You know the rules mate. Pics or it didn't happen !Quote:
Originally Posted by Throbbinhood
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Originally Posted by Hodge
Not of my sidestep, but me recovering a Toyota that had been stuck since Monday.. Poor bugger was pouring sweat with the shovel and a hand winch when we got there. He looked pretty glad to see us haha
A flat track and a little puddle. Yeah thats too much for a Yota! LolQuote:
Originally Posted by Throbbinhood
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Installed a brake bias bracket and converted my auto hubs to manual ones :)
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I made a trade with AB and ended up with a pair of stock Nissan front mud flaps. Put them on this arvo and at the moment have just tucked them up into the sliders, but I will chain them back properly.
So now when I go for a drive on a wet bitumen road it won't look like I've been mud bashing for a weekend...
photo?????Quote:
Originally Posted by Winnie
Tomorrow =)Quote:
Originally Posted by AB
I had ordered a new top gear stick boot a while back. Theres two rubber boots on the GU's, one on top of the other, so I though to remove the console and replace it. Only to find the lower boot nearly non existant and the small boot on the box where the gearstick goes in torn quite badly. So I thought while I'm at it, I'll replace the two bushes and the spring in the top of the box and chuck a noo boot on there. Now I have to wait until the lower boot arrives. My car is only sitting here and collecting dust, I got time. Lol.
Done a little, more, rewiring too. I can't get to the pax side as the troll is parked too close to the garage wall on that side and there's a birds nest on the floor from when I just cut all the wire to the Aux and pulled them back through the firewall. Lol.
Fun times ahead.
Some new rubber boots should cut some noise down also.
I did that, makes a difference to be able to drive without the nausea inducing hot oil & exhust smells in the cab.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudski
I want to take the leather boot off the console and see how much a trimmer can make a new one, or repair the tear in mine. Its only a small tear, hardly noticable as where it is. But I know its there...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rocket55
Not sure on your truck Cuppa, but the two boots on mine are glued and sandwiched together with pop rivets in a metal plate. Got all the rivets out and its stuck together really good. I'll wait until the lower boot arrives before I do anymore. Funny thing was when it was time to put the new small boot on the top of the box, I'm thinking how in the hell? The top hole in the boot is maybe 15mm and the shaft of the stick is maybe 30mm. I tried pulling it over the stick, looked like it was going to tear. So I thought go from the bottom. No go there. Above the ball on the stick is the plastic hold down ring which can't be removed unless you separate the two halfs of the gear stick. So out came the silicone spray, coated the top section of the stick and gave a quick yank and the bloody boot just slid down real quick.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cuppa
Awesome, no tears and all.
I'm wondering if my hot oil smell was coming from the torn boots or because I have the compressor for the air locker under the pax seat. I can't see it being the air locker though as there is a solenoid in the compressor to shut off the air supply....
Mate. Undo the stick knobs..then will slide over easy...Quote:
Originally Posted by mudski
Here you go... Just gotta cut the chain to lengthQuote:
Originally Posted by AB
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2015/08/80.jpg
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Will be chained to these hooks.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2015/08/82.jpg
they turned out awesome mate, bugger I couldn't use them!Quote:
Originally Posted by Winnie
Definitely pin them back!
Yeah all done...Quote:
Originally Posted by AJTich
Yeah I've got the chain just don't have anything to cut it with! Haha I will do that tomorrow but yep they should make a huge difference =)Quote:
Originally Posted by AB
Like every other day I have done nothing 2 the Troll, its still sitting in the same spot in the driveway waiting for sumone 2 give it sum luvin :(
Talked to my mechanic and had my Boost Controller readjusted for 16 PSI. Should I wait for the "bang" or is this right? Was set on 11.
Looks good mate. If they are flexible enough and closer, you could just clip to clip when needed....
What motor?Quote:
Originally Posted by AJTich
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Oops. 2003-4 3litre Di. Sorry thought was in my signature.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudski
I cant see sigs on Tappa... Your in more trouble runnig your motor at 11psi that 16 mate. Way too low, your egts would have been through the roof. I was running mine at 25 psi. Ran like this for 18 months with no issues.Quote:
Originally Posted by AJTich
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Yep, was always a hot dog up hills...but what can ya do.... Hopefully it will be better now....Quote:
Originally Posted by mudski