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Put new engine in! A 4h work after work!
Mate, you were on the money and I wish I saw this! I'd say this is what sandblasting looks like after around 500ks of sand driving. Gave it a good squirt underneath tonight and then I be resealing and oiling before the weekend. I'd be interested to know how the y62, ranger and others fared that did the mouth.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudski
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It won’t stop the sandblasting but it great for corrosion resistance like inside the chassis rails etc. The underside of my Patrol is sandblasted pretty bad. It’s gonna get a good pressure pack respray I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by rusty_nail
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Took me hours cleaning the Gq yesterday and the amount of sand that comes out is scary.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudski
After flushing all the chassis I left those fountain sprinklers on underneath for about an hour too.
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Revered the polarity when putting the new battery in, here we go kids
Greased U-joints and driveshaft sleeve on both driveshafts of the GU. Man, what a difference it makes! The sleeves were literally dry. It reduced the driving noise so much that it's hard to believe nothing else was done to the car.
Finally got around to replacing my front rotors & pads, my brakes actually work now :)
Yesterday and today:
Changed Oil and Filters, easy bit.
Also replaced the Serpentine Belt, Radiator Hoses and Coolant, bit more involved. All done with minimal cursing.
Thought it was about time as I've had the belt and hoses since the Cape Trip nearly 10 years ago. All still in good nick so go into the spares box.
Tomorrow a good wash top and bottom, including the chassis and hard to get to bits. Leave it outside and once completly dry I'll give it a good dose of fish oil.
Realised I have 50 litres of used oil in containers so a trip to the transfer station as well, need the containres to fill with the old coolant and flushing water.
Finally commenced the Tesla/Lithium-Cobalt 2 year old (second hand) Battery conversion on a GU Wagoon today…….front drivetrain fully removed and it’s forward rocket [emoji573] tubes appear to be working well [emoji322]
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Scored a solid 18” front levitation/lift once the batteries ignited [emoji736][emoji736][emoji106][emoji106]
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Can’t wait to upgrade the rear/arse end next……I’m going back to the Future [emoji573][emoji573][emoji23][emoji23]
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Dafuk?[emoji2957]Quote:
Originally Posted by MB
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I am contemplating retro fitting up the new Donaldson LC200 air box into my GU as the Fatz Fab pod box is shit.
Just means I gotta move the aux battery, which means buying a lithium, which means buying a new DC/DC charger, which means big dollars for the lot!
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Is the new box just that shallow or is it just a cover or something?
That’s the shape of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by BrazilianY60
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Not sure if it will fit though.
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Honest opinion @mudski Brother [emoji120]
I have never looked back after honestly taking @nissannewbys advice on these compact rippers [emoji736][emoji736][emoji106][emoji106]
https://www.roadrunneroffroad.com.au...-Turbo-LS1-LS3
Scored mine back in the day for half the now price linked above but with a cheap V8 high performing ‘paper’ flat easy stored replacement filter A1358 from any cheap store Australia wide.
Suited my then 55rwkw TD42 and now pimped to 155rwkw TD42Ti it’s amazing and worth every penny [emoji736][emoji736][emoji736][emoji736][emoji736][emoji736][emoji736]
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A bit more clarity (pictures) in honour of NNB-NP.com.au Guru super helpful guidance here back in the day [emoji3590][emoji3590][emoji106][emoji106]
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It still is a bit messy atop but can easily filter pimped up TD42’s to well above my original numbers [emoji123][emoji123]
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Above…. I did personally modify their emergency drain flap/hole with a local plumbing store ‘Philmac’ check valve although it has never been needed utilising under/after windscreen deep Tasmanian pot holes still to this date [emoji736][emoji23]
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Matt… @nissannewby Legend kindly did all the flow rate air numbers needed well before even the Airboxes creation numbers too [emoji120][emoji120]
Crikey, these A1358’s are cheap, available most outback places and so so so easy to pack under your seats or in your cavities [emoji23][emoji23]
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looked at the leaking drivers side hub .... again.
Not sure that is a selling point for him, LOL.Quote:
Originally Posted by MB
Quiet time in Australia BZ Mate , well after Midnight Ya Mad Bastard [emoji123][emoji123][emoji736][emoji736][emoji23]
Send us all Pretty Please [emoji120][emoji120] some [emoji1054] Brazilian Shenanigans [emoji3590][emoji3590][emoji23][emoji23]
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You’re Lazy, had to McGoogle your country again YOU Lucky Bastard [emoji736][emoji23]
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2024/01/20.jpg
https://youtu.be/7lc9bcN7ecQ?si=3WbW6LrfdwQC25Q_
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flushed my radiator until it was clean
Probably something I should do while my Patrol is apart in the garage getting some love.Quote:
Originally Posted by pollenface
Commenced degreasing and a hot pressure scrub a dub dubbing:
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Surface rust conversion completed and primer applied thereafter:
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First coat of black atop:
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A few more coats and the front end of our 3.9 ratio tourer for starters is ready for Australian [emoji1037] beach shenanigans [emoji23][emoji736]
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GQ UTE or GU wagon?
A NEW/Old GU Wagoon project BZ Brother [emoji736][emoji106][emoji106]
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Well now that I have the draws majority done I'm starting to work out the 12v stuff....
No plan. Just doing it the Westbrook way..
So I have run 5mm cable from main better to rear tripple anderson plug, which I feel may be a bit underdone but I'll keep an eye on it..
Kickass dcdc25A charger with solar input.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2024/02/78.jpg
I landed on this product as it has a good wrap and price is good.
I also had the victron isolated charger unit in the bascket but it's not compatible with alternator and solar, so would have to run 2 separate units which probably would have been ok but looking to keep this simple..
I did however drop some coin on the victron shunt..
I love the app and the way it tracks.
So for now untill I sort the switches, this is how it will be. I can easily slide the draws in about out still with it all mounted which is key..
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For the switches I feel like going fancy with this one... anyone used something like this??
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I like that ist the switch bank, and fuse bank all working together. A touch nicer than rocker switches...
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Bit of an odd one. I have done a body swap and chop on the GQ. The original car was a 1997 model and I have used that interior. The donor was a 1991 body, that was chopped. Today I started the final prep before driving it out of the shed and getting ready for VASS engineering. I tried to get the rear seats to latch onto the floor latches, using the 1997 back seats and the 1997 catches. They required the mounting holes slotted to get the latch to land in the middle of the seat catch. All looking good except the seat catch wont receive the latch on the floor. I stuffed around for 6 hrs with this today, tried all sorts of packing and optimisation, had @AB and @MB have a look, baffling. I am fabricating a floor stiffener tomorrow morning as a packer to go right across the rear floor and pick up the two floor catches i case the floor is flexing.
Has anyone come across this before? the 1991 floor catch is way too short to operatAttachment 87709e and too low in height to pick up the seat catch. Couple of pics for clarity. I need a solution or the car wont pass the inspection.
Fck cars pb. When you think you’ve been through all they can dish out, they find another way to fck with your mental well-being. Honestly to come down to this mate you are in my thoughts.
Thanks Plassy, its fighting me right to the end. Spending 6 hours solid trying to think and react without a positive outcome, its exhausting, far worse that doing the physical. The journey has had its moments that is for sure. the end product will be good, but there are still hurdles to get over. Its been 2 yrs on this, far too long and more than enough patience expended by @MB to let this continue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plasnart
Can you get an inspection camera under there to see where it doesn't connect?
ok, would you believe there are 3 versions of the same catch? Yes, well there is and I have one pair of each. I found the third set this morning after stewing over the impossibility of the catch not fitting in the set clasp. I swapped the third set out and the seats went 'click, done. Happy days.Attachment 87764
The third set is made from a smaller diameter rod, so it allowed the catch to close.
Righto, another workfront. I had issues fitting the ARB BP51 stone guards. Turned out after ringing ARB, I was missing some small split wedges, however I was not convinced these would work, as others who have the same shocks say they vibrate off, so I modified some motorbike corrigated gaitors and on all 4 shocker rods and they came up well, very happy. ARB were very responsive and sent me express post the parts without issue.Attachment 87765Attachment 87766Attachment 87767
Bloody lovely yeah who would have thought but glad she's good. . [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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So reading that correctly, you had the seats out of one car, and the body of another. You had the latches out of both of those cars however neither worked and you required the latch out of the car you own neither the body, nor the seats for?
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You are correect, what are the chances? I can only assumed I f**cked it all up, per usual, and simply selected the wrong set from the multitude of buckets in the shed. The other brackets, including the ones I thought were my originals must have come from the donor. The shorter ones could only have come from the donor as they were rusty and manky, but from where in the car, dont know. Right now I dont care, the other brackets are already in the bin, never to be mixed up again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Winnie
OCD, has been frowned upon in my nuffy slow moving end game world, bag & slowly tag Legends [emoji2531] [emoji120][emoji736][emoji106][emoji106]
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Always someone in the crowd that does it right!!! Yes you warned, yes it stung hard. I also spent 4 hrs trying to find the PTO cover boot, search the world for a replacement, only discovered recently it was already installed and I had forgotten it points into the trans tunnel, not above it, unsure if a tagged bag would have helped, maybe someone with a clear mind instrad of trying to handle 20 things at once. Few lessons from this build, probably none will be learned from though.Quote:
Originally Posted by MB
She’s an Absolute Beast Philstar, almost there and something to be truly PROUD of LEGEND [emoji123][emoji736][emoji106][emoji106]
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Already booked in for another lobotomy as there is no chance I am getting talked into doing this again, might even get the ears sewn up as well after they plug 'em with peanut butter!Quote:
Originally Posted by MB
PB, to you have a build thread of this chopped GQ?
I am going to start one. The build has probably been the worst kept secret on the forum in all honesty, but the initial events and ramifications of the event that triggered the rebuild have remained pretty raw for a while, plus I didn't want to get bogged down documenting and reporting whilst building and working. I am about to move the vehicle out of the shed today to 'set it free' and then take it home, once I clear the garage out of all the stuff I have backfilled. The build is conversion of the GQ wagon into a dual cab, with a 1500mm tray , multitude of performance upgrades, which in all honesty are overkill but I had the money so did them.Quote:
Originally Posted by BrazilianY60