Down $274 tho and probably just needed the earth cleaned up, but yeah am happy shes happy hahahahahahahahaha
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Down $274 tho and probably just needed the earth cleaned up, but yeah am happy shes happy hahahahahahahahaha
Drove munchkin to school then ordered a new dual battery kit to fix the mess the previous owner made of the set up
Don't you hate that. It's been four weeks in my garage and I'm still cleaning the sh!t up from the previous owner/s. I got under the dash last night and found it had a Nokia hands free kit fitted. Ripped that out, then I found live wires under the dash coming from the second battery. Ripped that out, then I found under the carpet the remote for the key less entry. Winnar!!! Didn't even know it had key less entry.Quote:
Originally Posted by oncedisturbed
But today I removed the left side of the rear bumper and tried to straighten the bracket as the previous owner was a dumb sh!t and couldn't reverse a car. Also removed both tail light assemblies, rewired and soldered the rhs tail light, installed and wired in some new tails lights to replace the useless dummy lights, and rewired the trailer socket and loom.
I just gotta make up a new ciggie lighter socket for the back now as the one in it has two single pole plugs in it, and I dont have anything with that...
Then its back up the front under the dash to finish off installing the switch for the spotties. Back out to the garage now...
After being dragged round the shops all day...... and i mean all day 9am to 4pm. I had just enough time to change the rear diff oil before it got dark.......... and before anyone says anything, no I don't have a work light to see........ so will get the front done on Monday, as long as I don't get dragged out again lol
The old Q needs some loving!!!!!
Put some blocks under the body as it thumped when going over rough stuff, they are only 22 mm but were an easy install. Low range lever works as it should, was told over 25mm the floor interferes with its travel. The steps and Bar are all clear now. Was a simple job now its all done, was a bit daunting to start.
Photos show befor and after in relation to the pod.
Hey macca, I assume the first pic if the after and the second pic is before?Quote:
Originally Posted by macca
I worked out 2day why my spotties didn't work anymore, somebody a few months ago took the switch out for some reason and didn't put the wires back on the right way ( for some reason ).........bloody idiot!
You can see the pod rivets on the 1st and are hidden by the raised cab in the 2nd. Used my phone to take the shots so wasnt sure of clarity!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by NissanGQ4.2
PS I raised the Cabin Body not the Pod
Thanks macca, I've been sober all weekend, and my brain isn't functioning @ the momentQuote:
Originally Posted by macca
All makes sense now :)
Im not gonna say a word Todd lol.........Quote:
Originally Posted by NissanGQ4.2
Nice work Macca, an extra inch is all it takes to do what ya need mate
Thanks guys, took it for a run on our road into town, serious pot holes and road works. Aimed for the worst and nothing thumped or bumped so very pleased with the latest mod.
Mmmmmm
Next on the list is 43% crawler gears, dont know when though.
use it to skull drag a dead hilux surf around glasshouse mtns to get it to a main road after the starter went and a cv and towing/winching it out its seemed to taken a nice hit on the rear diff and is now leaking opps. only took 5 hrs to go 3.5km
see pic at link below
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...chmentid=16708
Went to Jaycar on Saturday after work and picked up a relay with fuse in it - $9, and a rocker switch - $5. Hooked up my manual over ride for the lock-up in the torque converter, works a treat..
Installed the baby capsule. Don't know if this counts but what the hey!
Washed the carpet with a gherni and pulled out all the wet sound deadening crud and sponges from the front kick panels.
Can't decide if i am going to use a spray on deadener or dyna mat or just stonegaurd so it goes hard.
Well guys im either delusional or inaccurate or just lucky last week i removed my carby cleaned it all out reassembled it put new spark plugs in done the timeing and shes running alot smoother now ........but since i done all that I filled the lpg tank the same day I done all this to the old Troll......usually I battle to get 230kms to a 72 capacity lpg tank but recently it was 200 180 and the final straw was 144kms to the tank.............come today I ran out of gas I checked the odometer when I filled it I also hit the trip on the spedo because my Gas gauge does not work at all and when it did it wasnt acurate anyways so I have learnt to observe the kms to estimate when the gas will run out ........well today I got a whopping 347kms to the tank I almost fell out of the old trolll on my head I checked the odometer and yep its right I also hit the reset on my nav which also records how many kms I travel and with little difference it was 6 kms less but i may have travelled 6kms without power to the na as it runns off ciggi lighter .....
So now to test it again I have filled the tank and will see what happens this time !!!!
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Finally got the odo back light fixed, washed the plastic bits while they were off as well.
Talked to panel beater about arrival of parts to fix new patrol (5 weeks old) after run in with rock a couple of weekends ago. Went up track very well, coming back down not so well.....tyre slipped of rock and dinted sill (easily repairable I have been told), broke flare and guard.....now waiting on parts...."doh" (not using insurance as they will just put the rest of our policies up)
Life is too short to be worried about the small things, no-one was hurt (except my pride) and now I am allowed to get a set of sliders for it..yay..
Installed a 2 inch body lift then looked at the gap in the rear bar and decided to raise it and the bullbar as well oh what fun.
Installed a 3" dobbinson lift kit with pan hard rods, lift those skirts on the gurl.
Packed it full, roof rack and boat to go camping 4x4ing up the murray
Had an R.D.O. so took the patrol for a drive through the Adelaide hills, bit of lunch and a coffee at Aldgate. Of course she ate up the k's with ease. What a machine.
I refitted our Bush Shower unit, based on a Glind heat exchange and using a marine pressure regulated pump! Then we fabricated a wind deflector for the old roof rack.
Fitted our new side awning to the roof rack along with the high lift jack and shovel mount!
All in all we had a pretty good day.
As soon as it rained, I zipped down to the shop and brought a bottle of spray on mud and covered my truck in it. hahaha
Seriously, yesterday, I had to look down and finally remembered where the little stick was, and went for a bit of a bash in the mud.
I immediately came home and washed the troll to look sparkling again. The end. lol
reinstalled the cargo barrier, and packed it full of camping gear for our road trip to Emu Creek tomorrow
Pulled the evap unit for the a/c out as I suspect its leaking. Tried to regas it, no go, and the cabin smelt horrible after that. I need to pressure test it now to find the leak...
I pulled out the seats and my rear draws to tidy up some wireing for the water tank and rear led lights pulss installed a rear camera.
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Topped up rear diff oil, adjusted drum brakes, modified drawer system to suit 20l water tank, installed passenger side commodore seat (drivers already done), removed old cd stacker from previous owner.
Yesterday i finally got my @rse into gear and made my snorkel:)
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...498#post235498
Took the troll back to Nissan after there service stuff and they "unofficially" admitted they stuffed up with the lack of oil put back in. Found out the power control valve is on it's way out so ordered another 1 and gets put in on Thursday.
Picked up a kaymar hi lift holder to mount behind my rear wheel carrier and a new set of narva headlight globes and fitted them.
Loving the 3" system that was put in on Friday
Got pi55ed off trying to bleed brakes. Snapped off the bleed nipple for the brake proportioning valve. got a flat bettery all pointing toward a fubared alternator (gotta love Loveday) :-) took the bark off me knuckles somewhere in the process, now charging the battery so i can get to work...........JOY
Fitted the new fridge slide that goes with the Engel 50th aniversary gold plated bling edition fridge, started on the wiring install for said fridge, measured up the space that will hold the redarc battery isolator in order to make a mounting plate and thought about where I am going to install the new Ryco fuel/water seperator element to run inline with the existing water seperator. I hate water in me diesel!
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Pulled the spigot bush out with a bolt and paper towel. Works a treat.
Got a 2" lift kit quoted KONI shocks and spring $2200.00
Started running more wires, reverse light, in cab winch controls, re do the reverse camera. Isolator override switch and aux battery control.
Got half the dash apart and wires every where. Had a mate over to lend a hand, not sure if he was a help or hindrance!
Got 4 wheel nuts to replace the locknuts that I butchered with the hammer and cold chisel two weeks ago and best of all I bought one of these...
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Started work on the roof basket for the Safari, making it big and strong 1.2mx2.4m and 250mm high the bottom trayu is made out of 34mm pipe 3mm side wall and 50x50x4mm steel mesh. The top frame is 25mm pipe with 2mm side wall and 200x250x3 mm plates to join the two togeather
Started installing new custom rear barn door drop down 'work/prep' table. 800x350mm ally plate. Not sure if I'm going to vinyl the underside or leave it, only time will tell.
Here's a quick photo
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Bad-Trol: 2004 GU3 ST-L. Sent from my iPhone
Also replaced the bonnet gas struts and these ones are POWERFUL! Need two hands to close her now!
No more bonnet falling on my head when working on the donk ;)
Bad-Trol: 2004 GU3 ST-L. Sent from my iPhone
just 1?!?!Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dogman