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With the handbrake now working, I have put the car on the street a few times to clean it up again and again and again. After a few weekends, it started to look somewhat decent and less of a bio-hazard.
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Ohh, what a feeling to stand behind the wheel of that thing... I would loose myself momentarily and imagine me driving it somewhere.
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Next item on the list were car keys. It only came with one broken key, where the broken part was still inside the drum (so you could actually turn the ignition on and off). I took the drum off and took it to a locksmith around the block to make one new key only. At this time, I had already found out that AliExpress sells a new key kit complete with new ignition + all doors drums for a reasonable price, so I was looking only at having the ignition drum sorted out to avoid the risk of it locking the steering shaft with the key tip inside it.
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Once I was there, I was surprised at how quick and easy (for him) the drum was fixed and a new key was made. Mentioned to the guy the whole dilemma of the car, and he asked me to bring him the door drums, so I went back home and grabbed those as well. For the price of only the two keys, he cleaned all the drums tested and adjusted them all to work nice with the same key. Total win form me, and he definitely got a returning customer, as I now send his way all the key and lock things I ever need fixing.
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I've just re-read most of your thread. It is going really well. Sorry to be a bummer, but I read that you washed your Patrol in laundry detergent. That stuff has a very high salt content, and it also not good with the rubber. It is best to find a good vehicle wash and wax. I have used Armourall wash and wax for many years, and it kept the rust to a minimum. It has only started to appear because I have been very lax in washing the Old Trol.
Hello mate! Thanks for checking my thread!Quote:
Originally Posted by mudnut
Not a bummer at all, all advice is welcome. Didn't know about the salt thing and it being bad for rubber. Thank you for the info.
After the engine was rebuilt and I was about to finally enjoy driving the car, I took it to a car washer and they did a great job with all their task-specific products, like one for minerals, one for degreasing, etc, etc. Undercarriage came out mint. But those are pictures for the next chapters! :-)
Well, this has actually done when the car came back from the shop with the rebuilt engine, but since we're talking about car wash, here it is...
Took it to a car washer to finally get rid of all that iron ore crust on the undercarriage. The results were amazing.
Original frame powder coat looks top notch except from minor dots here and there (where hit by debris and small rocks) and on the front right bellow the master cylinder, due to most probably to break fluid leak when someone adapted a different booster and master cylinder.
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That OEM Carlsonic muffler looks so new on a 23 y.o. car that makes me wonder whether it is just galvanized or maybe stainless...
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Here you can see my frame is missing a bracket for the stabilizer connection rod.
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Also noticed that I am missing one clutch lever rubber boot.
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I can already admire the beautiful body lines with pride!
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Holy Moly BZ Mate, Top Pictures Added, LOVE IT, What a Clean Beauty [emoji106][emoji106][emoji736][emoji736]
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That has come up brilliantly. Now its clean, have a good look at the rear spring towers. See it they have stretched up toward the floor or cracked at the chassis. It is a common problem for Patrols, especially if they were used for towing on rough roads. There are kits that can be fitted to strengthen them.
Nice build. Watching this post. Here in Jamaica, we have Patrols, but they're not that common here. We have a Nissan dealer here who we can get some parts through. Sometimes we have to do special orders to get parts. However, I do have a network of Patrol owners here who makes it easier to get second-hand parts.
Some years ago, there was a parts seller here who used to get parts out of Panama. Apart from that, some Nissan vehicles will have shared parts. The Nissan Civilian and some of the Nissan trucks will share engines. The gearboxes are similar with some differences. Right now I have a brake master cylinder from a Nissan frontier as it seems the booster wasn't original. Some of the interior bits are the same as in some of the cars, such as the lighting switches. If you check on Amayama or Partsouq, if you check alternative parts, you will be able to see what other vehicles share that particular part.
Hi Lawrence.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lawrence
I saw some of the other vehicles that shared powertrain parts like the trucks and the Civilian (which is a bus) but none of those were sold here. Here on the 90's we only got the D21 minitrucks, Pathfinder (some people may know it as Terrano) and super small amounts of the Sentra.
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