Yep, looks a treat now mate. great work!
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Yep, looks a treat now mate. great work!
Thanks guys,
OK here is the next installment, there were lots of things i did in this build up that i took pics of and i will add in sections for your info.
First one is the front bar and Winch
Here is a pic the after i fitted it all back up and this is basically what it looked like before the strip down
http://nissanpatrol.com.au/images/St...g?t=1278820740
First i fitted up the Chrome Grill and was happy there.
http://nissanpatrol.com.au/images/St...g?t=1278820847
Then i had another look at the front bar and just thought that is was getting pretty grubby by comparison to the rest.
I had to strip out the winch to fit the airlines anyway so here is what happened next. I am a sucker for punishment.
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Out comes the Winch and set aside for other work. Going to run Plasma rope that has been in the shed for 2 years so this bit is not required
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Off it comes
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Rubbed back and ready for paint (cheap pressure pack Saturn Black from Bunnings)
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Next got started on the winch. I pulled it to bits on the bench in the shed to give it a good clean out.
I used this link for a great writeup and how to ==> http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavista/8274/
Then i went about renovating what needed to be done. I Painted the casing using a Charcoal Hammertone paint out of a can
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I tapped the casing to run Air lines to pressurise the case for Bog holes etc. You can see also that i used some of that PVC liquid tape on the terminals thinking that i could trim up the mess when dry => NO YOU CANT!!! so after this pic i went and got a very fine brush and neatened it up allot.
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I reckon it looks great.
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Mounted it back up into the newly painted bar and fitted the air lines
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See on the back of the numberplate i have fitted a white LED marker light that is switched with the winch isolation switch in the dash and lights up the winch whenever power is connected to it. F*#king awesome at night for winching.
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Attached my home made Nylon Fairlead and Bob's your Aunty.
From this >>>>
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To this >>>>>
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Mounted up my Lightforce XGTs that i converted to HID and wound on the plasma and ready to go!!
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MR you have certainty got all the good stuff going on, by the time your finished I don't think there well be a bit on your Rig you don't know about. The thing is almost brand new & man what a Rig.
Cheers
Paul
Great info, thanks mate.
that first photo looks like you've got a giant satellite mounted off the back...haha
I'm going a bit blind these days but did you deliberatly mount a roof rack frame over the roof spotties to stop them getting smashed off by tree limbs, etc?
I was reading that other thread here too, did you decide to use the nylon fairlead instead of ally?
i've seen air lines mounted on the motor to keep it cool but never in the top gear cover?
LOL Cheers Paul, Yeah i have to say i dont think i have scratched it yet and i never used to give a crap when driving in the bush, might be a little bit more gentle now. It became a bit of a project and grew and grew and grew. But i am really happy with how it all came out.Quote:
Originally Posted by patch697
I actually made the roof light rack from scratch rather than use a roof rack conversion. A friend of mine made one like this and i liked it so went about making one. was a big job at the time but came up a treat. I will post some pics of it if your like. The 4 lights hanging from it are all cheapy lights that i have converted to HID and work well for close bush at night.Quote:
Originally Posted by GQ-Nut
Hey GQ, yeah i fitted this system up to pressurise the casing to reduce the likelihood of water and mud getting inside through a bog hole. It will also help with keeping the motor cool.. Bonus. I have this isolated with an air solenoid switched at my centre console and i will post my Air system soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by GQ4.2
Thanks for looking guys and appreciate the comments
That would great mate if you get a spare 5.Quote:
I actually made the roof light rack from scratch rather than use a roof rack conversion. A friend of mine made one like this and i liked it so went about making one. was a big job at the time but came up a treat. I will post some pics of it if your like. The 4 lights hanging from it are all cheapy lights that i have converted to HID and work well for close bush at night.
I want roof spotties but always worried about knocking them off so if you get a chance that would be greatly appreciated.
Give me some ideas indeed!
Cheers mate.
These are my roof lights that i made form scratch.
I used 25mm tube that i bent to the right shape using a tube bender then mig welded a 70mm flat plate across the length of it on the top and some and a couple of pieces bent up for the gutter mounts. You can buy the other half of the gutter mounts form Super cheap.
I haven't got any real close ups but you should get the idea.
I like that they offer real protection to the lights without sticking really high above the roof. I bought the lights before i started making the rack to get the height above the roof right. I like the profile i was able to get.
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All the lights were bought off Ebay for $35 or less each. I then bought HID kits for each of ebay out of Hong Kong and you can see the ballasts hanging from the underside between each of the lights
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Interestingly, that last pic is taken exactly at the dent in the roof! that section of the roof was caved in a good 3 inches and took a fair bit to get to this stage.
Not knowing much about roof rack lights, do you get much reflection from your white bonnet when yr on high beam?
Nah not at all mate. I set them above the "B" Pillar and they are aimed about 10m to 15m in front of the car. I can imagine that there is a fair bit of reflection on the roof but that is irrelevant. I think the roof actually allows for a shadow over the bonnet if anything.
When i made the rack i intended to mount a side light also and did but the lights i bought were crap and i took them off.
I thinking of doing something similar MR but removable so now you've done it do you think it was worth it? Im already running big drivers like yourself, how must improvement do you get?
Cheers
Paul
see you have the same roof lights as i do (probably same cheapo chinese HID kit aswell) have to say the HID conversions kits are money well spent
Hey PaulQuote:
Originally Posted by patch697
Mate the roof lights are all about short distance. the light force sort out what is happening out the front, but in the bush the roof lights really light up the surrounds for tight bush work.
Also running them when on a country road they are great for seeing the kangaroos on the side of the road.
Highly recommend them.
Hey GQQuote:
Originally Posted by GQ4.2
No doubt mate, the HID kits work a treat, cheap as and a big step up.
I was out in the GQ on the weekend and had to shuffle the cars in the drive after dark on sunday and couldn't believe how crappy the lights in the GU IV where after sitting behind the HIDs in the GQ all night. Just crap. really yellow and dull.
The HID are so blistering white! awesome.
OK next installment.
During the build i was initiated into the world of 12volt and vehicle electrics for the first time, I had always had someone around me that knew there stuff and sorted out that stuff for me....not this time.
I figured it cant be that hard can it??? its only 2 bloody wires! For the kind of stuff i need to do this rule is true, yes it can get far more difficult but not my thing.
So first up, i wanted to fit up some gauges to the GQ, so i asked around and finally settled on mounting them in the centre of the dash. I had a base bent up and i painted it then set about installing a set of gauges from scratch.
They are... Oil Pressure, Water Temp, Exhaust Temp, Turbo Boost. Here is some pics of how they came up.
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I also was a gluten for punishment and set about converting the centre console into a management hub with allot of stuff happening from there.
7 Switches in all from the centre console.
The first thing i did was install a sub- board under the console with the fuse box inside the console for easy access and with a clear lid.
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I used a couple of offcuts of the 8mm air hose to space the fuse box out so it sat right inside the console fitting from underneath
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The view inside the console
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To fit all the switches up i removed the blank on the passenger side where the hand brake would go on a left hand drive vehicle.. you know that stupid pen holder thingy???? what were they thinking??
I then bought some plastic and made a switch panel for that spot. I ran a large power cable from the second battery fused at the battery to the new fuse box and split it across the box then branched to each of the new switches from there. I had to put a couple of relays in there to for the Intercooler pump and the intercooler fans which are switched independently.
I sourced over 18 months online a collection of ARB air solenoids and ARB diff lock switches that i scrapped tech print off and am going to re-label for the new needs. You will se in the pics that i am using Duct tape during the build to keep track but rest assured that the labeler will be in full swing at the end.
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It started getting pretty busy but this is not the half of it.....
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Getting busy now... Not nearly as scary as it looks though
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During the wiring up
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Excuse the labels
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Thanks for that MR I've already started on my set up but thats exactly what I needed to know as alot of the stuff we do is night time bust work (cos we thing it fun of course)Quote:
Originally Posted by MudRunnerTD
Cheers
Paul
p.s Nice bunch of spaghetti you got going on there....lol
Well done Mudrunner, great job on the build. Must be really satisfying now that you have it back on the road after all that time.
All the best
Nick
Thanks for the comments guys
Here is the next installment
The air system i did while i was building it includes 2 fire extinguishers that i have no pic for but they are mounted under the rear drivers side seat.
The Big Boss compressor is mounted in a custom box on the rear drivers quarter and all the air lines are pvc pneumatics with push fittings.
http://nissanpatrol.com.au/images/St...g?t=1280304701
I used ARB diff lock solenoids switched at the centre console to operate the air system
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you can see the red low pressure valve to the left side there. that is controlling a low pressure system to the Winch and Gear box to help keep the water out in a bog hole.
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Excuse the labels, i have not got around to finishing that but i have the technology but not the time.
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In this build i also finished the incab winch control switches too.
I had a setup before but used Narva style rocker swtiches and they are not dust proof and used to jamb on. Not good
I replaced them with these and they are dust proof from super cheap.
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The LED lights up when the button is pressed to tell me that there is power there.
The silver button on the steering column is actually a green LED that lights up when i switch on the Winch Isolation switch to light up the switches at night. I also have a white LED marker light over the winch drum linked to this switch for night driving. BONUS!!..
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MATE, LOVE READING YOUR STORIES!!!
Just a quick one, whats the bottles switch for in that last pic?
Love the winch controls, well done!
The bottle switch is to isolate the storage bottles from the air system so when pumping up tyres or using lots of air somewhere i dont ahve to fill my bottles. When pumping up tyres i need to change my valve over to one that holds air when not in use so it will charge the bottles when i am moving tyres and then the bottle will help with a quick burst. Bt basically i am pumping 35s so 2 bottles or 5 odd litres of extra volume just slows things down.
And obviously they are in the back ground and are actually in the centre console, but look a bit strange in that pic...LOL. Check the pic higher for the switch in the console.
Good on ya Mark. Thanks for the comments.
Great build up mate. Some of those cabin shots of the complete chaos bring back memories when I replaced the roof and the inside of the car.. nothing more daunting than a totally stripped inside of a car.
Wish I had more time to allocate to my beast, but I think I'll stop the mods on it until I buy another GU with a bigger motor, a 4wd that I plan on keeping for a long time.
very nice, the photos really show the effort and work gone into it all
Cheers Guys,
Well i took it up the snow about 6 weeks ago and had some fun. Boys Swag trip up over Mt Skene. Swagged it on over 1m of snow and had 4" over night. Great trip. Damn cold but!!
Had a great weekend but have to say put a little bend in her.....Damn it!
Tucked in the drivers 1/4 on a tree after sliding off a track getting out of camp on the Sunday morning. Would be an easy repair if it was not for the fact that i have BOLTED ON THE FLARES every 4" with SS alan key and lock nuts. Every one of these also goes through the inner gaurd and this is in the way to fix the dent. Filed in the Couldn't be shagged file at the moment, been working on the GU:1062:;)
I will have to start a build thread for the GU IV now as i have just got back from a trip through the middle and did a 3" lift on her before i left.
I will have a bit of a look through and see if i have some more pics of this GQ but looking forward to the seasonal openings.....not long to go.:driving2:
Disaster MR! That's the only downfall in doing things properly and "over engineering" is taking them back off...lol
Build thread for the GU IV would be great to see mate, hopefully not as intense as this one mate!
LOL AB when i got out of the car and saw the damage the first thing i thought was "oh well easy fix! Damn! thats gunna suck taking the inner guard out though!"Quote:
Originally Posted by AB
The wife would KILL ME if i did a build like this to the GU. LMAO. Nah, 3" lift done properly with drop boxes and some other goodies and 33" Kumos and.....stuff! Ya know? STUFF. :coffeetime:
The missus just turns a blind eye and has stopped asking me a long time ago, it just gets done and she takes it for granted that i will sort it out. I do the banking :049: so she does not even want to know how much it costs!!!:bigthumbup: Love the missus!
What a crack up, make sure she doesn't get on the netbanking either mate.:1087:
Honestly though, I think the majority of my stuff ups in gear selection or not choosing the right path and having prangs, etc have all been first thing in the morning 30 minutes after leaving the campsite.
Must just be the morning groggy brain and not concentrating...lol
Very nice work there mate, got more patience and knowledge than me..........makes great reading for sure.:cool:
Sorry to hear about the mishap with the tree hope it can be fixed at not too much cost.
Looking forward to the GU Build Thread.
Awesome man, looks like a mol, I think I can give it a try with long Patrol, I was afraid a long one will stuck right away but this looks AWESOME
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Originally Posted by cyanobacteria
Yes it was a big hole...A very BIG hole! lol
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With allot of STUFF in it!
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Hi.
Norway here. Real nice pics you got. I have my nr 3 patrol now and would like to reebuild a 2.8 grl 96 mod. Any tip for suspension (heavy ones)
Thanks
Hey Jorn, why not pop over to here http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...-Introductions and introduce yourself mate, then just select the correct section regarding you question/or questions and we will endeavor to answer them.Quote:
Originally Posted by jorn lundgren
Hi Jorn, welcome to the forum mate, as Dogman said, say G'day and lots of people here will be able to help you with Suspension tips. For my 2cents though you need to figure out what your going to be carrying in terms of accessories and passengers on a regular basis then there are a few vendors about that will design a system that will suit your needs.Quote:
Originally Posted by jorn lundgren
I am a big fan of Old Man Emu OME made in Australia. some of the best mid priced stuff on the market world wide today. Truly World class mate.
There is so much to say about the correct set up for you. How much weight? How high to go? Body lift or No bodylift?
The set up i have on this rig now is the culmination of many years driving it in the areas that i drive and i think it is really well sorted for my needs now. This set up would not suit Desert driving though and long touring would be terrible.
There is a fair bit of conversation in the Suspensions section of the forum, have a look around. If you want any other info Jorn give me a PM and i will happily give you any advice i have to give.
Cheers for reading my build.
I have read this build a few times now, would love to go out with this thing.. Looks like a absolute weapon :bigthumbup:
And did i hear the mention of a GU Build??
Hey Big Fletch,
Yeah i have started the GU IV build and have some photos but just not got around to posting the thing up here yet. I will though, i really like how it has come up as a great tourer.
I took this thing out on the weekend and had a great day in the Otways on Saturday. The thing just gets it done. Love it. Took my Dad out with me for the first time in a long time and first time since the build, he cant believe that he was in a rig that is coming onto 20 years old....Nearly a Classic!
So smooth with Lotssss of Grunt. hehehe!
I need to sort out some flex shots for the front. It is so sure footed for something with affectively 9" of lift over standard. Parked it next to a GQ with no body lift and 2" of springs with 31's on the weekend OMG! Funny as!