changed the stickers on the side of the patrol from st to st-l
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changed the stickers on the side of the patrol from st to st-l
pulled several meters of excess wiring from the patrol, seems previous owners just kept all the extras (spotty's/cb etc) by cutting the wiring at either end and leaving the mess there! when i put my electrical stuff on i want to start from scratch rather than fixing other peoples stuff ups.....
Took it for my first sand drive and got bogged on purpose, actually took a bit to get bogged. They don't allow beach driving in Vic. so had to go to a local lake. Tried out the TREDS, wasn't impressed.
Some experimenting with different tyre pressures and found the sweet spot at 15psi. For this sand it was ideal, just floated over everything after that. Learning something new everyday and enjoying it. Had my daughter, son in law and grandkids in the Toymota for company. They are very experienced with sand driving so got some good advice.
Spent the rest of the afternoon driving around one of the local lakes visiting spots I'd never been able to get to before. Could be a very interesting drive in the wet from the looks of some of the old wheel ruts.
Well that dreaded day came, as I towed him up the highway I could almost see a tear in his headlight.
The photo's attached show his mileage at point of sale and his sad, sad look sitting on the trailer he towed across this wide brown land.:frown:
Went for a drive out to Hammersly Gorge and had a swim. Bloody beautiful.
Translated into Ozstryan by my Galaxy Note 2
Put high lift and shovel on the roof. Took side steps off.
If you're happy and you know it tap a post!
Got mine dirty and went for a picnic, Was tops to get out with the family!
How did that come to their attention mate?Quote:
Originally Posted by lhurley
Nice Winnie. You don't use the side steps????????Quote:
Originally Posted by Winnie
took her for a morning session. Bent my front bash plate, bend the rear quater panel ever so slightly and had a whole lot of fun
You can barely notice the dent.Quote:
Originally Posted by meh
Nah I step over them. My brother in law took a hit on his aluminium steps and they bent the body right up! If he had no steps it wouldn't have done any damage so that's my reason for taking them off. Sliders will come eventually.Quote:
Originally Posted by MEGOMONSTER
If you're happy and you know it tap a post!
spent a couple of days at the farm, comparing the patrol to the father inlaws landcruiser ute that he has just finished piecing back together! the ute is great for getting firewood,but not as able at climbing hills as there is bugger all flex in those leaf springs! beat him up a few hills!
Took my sliders off as the powder coating was stuffed, will get them sandblasted asap and paint them.
Removed the Inter-cooler and fan, chucked the fan as it was stuffed, renewed all tubes and made a bracket to support the back of the cooler with a hammer and drill.......6 hours it took me, lucky that I have a fence to stop things from landing on the street when I spat the dum..LOL
Tomorrow will be finally making and fitting some rear mudflaps...
Oh and increased to turbo boost.
Got to drive it with new gearbox and clutch nice and smooth now
Washed it so I could count the number of new scratches...... Ran out of fingers and toes so gave up and had a beer....
Jas
The first ones always hurt on a new car and I think they multiply at night! My granddaughter likes to point them out to me :frown:Quote:
Originally Posted by lorrieandjas
I bought mine pre-scratched so i would not have to worry.Quote:
Originally Posted by lorrieandjas
Took her out bush again yesterday. Two patrols and a few mates.....
FanTapstic!
Good to hear mate......must be a great feeling :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by healy
Quote:
Originally Posted by Great Southern Camping
Yes mate, tough times of late.
Wasnt an easy decision to make, but you know how it goes.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
Is that the new mud filtration system your installing in replacement of that clean one...
Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories
Absolutely, for 6 monthly payments of $49.99 I can send you this one!
Took mine for a little jaunt to the power lines and broke a taillight and loosened a rear flare, was a bit rougher than it looked :0
HaHa! If I pay by credit card do I get some steak knives too?Quote:
Originally Posted by trekster
Tried to remove the pin striping on the gq, but this stuff is baked on! Not so much a matter of peeling it off, but more so rubbing and chipping away at it, mm by mm. Painful. If anyone has tips, I'm all ears.
Tried a heat gun? Or maybe something to soften the sticker back up a bit?Quote:
Originally Posted by Parksy
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Yea use a heat gun but not to close, the hotter it gets the easier it should come off but obviously don't get it so hot that the paint bubbles. Had vinyls in my patrol that came off great with a bit of patienceQuote:
Originally Posted by Parksy
Hey Jack - put the first scratch in it a couple of days after buying it - but recently the paint and tree branches got intimate so its now striped - goes faster that way I hear! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Apollofish
Jas
The very first outing in my new GU8 was with AB and he put a stop to it, saying I should really park it, and jump in with him.Quote:
Originally Posted by lorrieandjas
Glad I did.
Rewired my winch today and did it properly this time in conduit, much neater this time.
Made up and installed rippers version of Chaz's torque converter lockup kit in.
Not knowing what the I was doing it appears to work.
Thanks guys
And the long range tank.... You must be right in the good books bud :)Quote:
Originally Posted by MEGOMONSTER
“The best way to cheer yourself is to cheer somebody else up.” - Albert Einstein
Finally took it on a good track to test out the lift and tires. Needless to say I'm so stoked! Trying another one tomorrow!
Tappin trolls
Brendan
Still yet to install. Things have come up. Hopefully soonQuote:
Originally Posted by Drew
Oil and filter change.........it should luv me long time now lol
Installed boost gauge into pillar pod and waiting for my new EGT gauge to arrive to plug in
Had another crack at removing the pin striping. Still no success. There is nothing to peel, literally. It rained today so I tried using a clay bar to remove it, got one panel almost removed, took about 30 mins of rubbing with the claybar, but still not 100%. Might have to hit it with a polisher afterwards. Not a fun job....
Installed my drawers from shoreline 4x4, first set that have gone into a GU so a little mucking around but I got there.
Ps the only thing is the fridge slide cannot be locked shut while the drawer is open but I will buy myself a drop down slide anyway to make it easier to get into the fridge.