Wired up my low water alarm to the ciggy lighter, works a treat.
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Wired up my low water alarm to the ciggy lighter, works a treat.
Put the battery on charge, flat after 2 weeks over East
Good to see you made it back :)Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dogman
I did my first bit of sand driving yesterday. It was fun but give me the high country any day
went for a short 4x4 yesterday and managed to damage the powder coat on the bullbar and put a double fist size dent in the rear passenger side gaurd right behind the tail light. Not happy Jan, but bound to happen sooner or later.
Installed power supply for the fridge and put in the fridge. Finalised boost gauge.
I and NissanNewby's dad fitted a Roosystems awning for $200.00 in Banyo Qld.http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2012/12/77.jpg
Crawled underneath the Patrol with torch between teeth to discover whether or not I have extended diff breather hoses fitted & if so where they go to.
Discovered what looks like quite a professional job, not sure if they are factory fitted or added by Telstra.
All breather pipes are combinations of flexible rubber hose & metal pipes. Rear one feeds into a threaded fitting in a chassis cross member just in front of the (rear) fuel tank. Ends of this cross member (tube) are plugged with rubber bungs. Removed rubber bungs to find the tube half full of moist red sand. Hosed it out with pressure washer. Surprised that internal paint was intact & shiny & no rust evident.
Front breather is routed into the passenger side quarter panel, together with breathers from the gearbox & transfer case. Looks OE to me. 3 neat parallel pipes all go up through the engine nay & enter the quarter panel through a large grommet with separate holes for each pipe.
So is this a factory set up or not? It certainly appears to my inexperienced eye to be more than adequate.
Cuppa
Hosed the dust off the GQ after coming home from Charlies Creek. We had a quiet NYE there with two other parties present. I think everyone else was in bed by 11:00!
Fitted Ironman 2" lift with constant load fronts coils and b loads in the rear. Also fitted 2" Superflex arms from Superior engineering. Removed Firestone Air Bags for now and will address the refit once the Canopy and frame are added to assess weight requirements. Not as stiff as i expected either as some of my friends with that OTHER brand of 4wd have suggested Ironman shocks are a little stiff. No more sway bars and a little more sway but hey i like the Big Boat feel. 5 hours later though im good for a couple of beers. Cheers ;-)