rebuild y60

Hello

Here is the complete rebiuld off my 1991 y60.

I own it for a few years now

this is when i bought it
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...nissanoud1.jpg

this is what it looked like 1 year before i starded the rebuild
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...psjkwggzsz.jpg

But the rust bug got to it a bit and it needed a rebuild
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P3100493.jpg

so i got a other body from a friend in France
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P3230514.jpg

and took it home
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P3240516.jpg

Stripped it completey and had it dipped in acid to strip the body of al it's paint.
So i had bare meteal to work on.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P7050218.jpg

this body also needed work on rust spots but it was much better then mine.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P7130231.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P7130233.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P7140239.jpg

Very nice! Keep the pictures coming. Love these kinds of threads.

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Originally Posted by Parksy

Very nice! Keep the pictures coming. Love these kinds of threads.

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Yeah definatly. Would love to do a full rebuild of my old GQ, probably will never happen tho.

Be heaps of fun I reckon.

the story continus

I got cut out fender flares from Iceland
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P9180095.jpg

test fitted the massive flares and cut out the fenders
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P7160242.jpg

made a hood scoop
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P8060285.jpg

I wanded to make a hydro asised steering like i had seen in Iceland. But before i started building some thing i wanded to know how powerfull the steering allready is. So we tested it. And it lifts 700kg off stones with the tierod.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P9170354.jpg

then modified a steeringbox to prvide oil for the extra cilinder
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P9150347.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P9150351.jpg

and more

Fitted a custom made cilinder to the tierod.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P1060662.jpg

i had to grind a bit of the diff carrier to fit the cilinder.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P1060663.jpg

Test drove the setup with the cilinder and liked it. The car is more resposive to steering corrections and lest wheel wobbel.

after the test i could take the old body off and start on the frame.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P1100667.jpg

the frame was in a bad chape. A lot off rust and cracks.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P1110675.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P1110674.jpg

the frond off the frame was ok but the back realy bad.
So i welded it on a subframe
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P1150681.jpg

and cut the back off
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P1210692.jpg

got a good backend from a short wheel base
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P1150679.jpg

and welded that back on
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P1210699.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P1210697.jpg

sandblasted and welded plates in for more strength
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P3180189.jpg

got new tires from the usa. 18/14.5/17
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P1280003.jpg

new wheels (17x10) from Arctic trucks iceland.
they needed to be machined because they are fore a toyota hilux and the centre is not big enough
because a new hilux does not have big hubs.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P5220380.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P5220383.jpg

the new body in the paintshop
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P5290392.jpg

Now continue

fitted custom cilinder to the tierod and made a testdrive.
The patrol was much more resposive to steering and less wheel wobble
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P1060662.jpg

after the test drive i took the body off.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P1100667.jpg

The back off the frame is in a bad chape
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P1110674.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P1110675.jpg

so i welded a sub frame to the frame
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P1150681.jpg

and cut the back off and cleaned the inside off the frame
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P1210692.jpg

got a good back off a shorty
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P1150679.jpg

and welded this back on
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P1210699.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P1210695.jpg

What a thread, looks good mate, keep the updates coming :)

OMG that is epic. What I would give for a smidgeon of your talent! Thanks for sharing mate, outstanding work!

wright where was i

Frame reinforced, hot dip gavinaised and all brake and fuel lines made from coper.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P9250732.jpg

frond axle from a y61 with 4.88 gears from marks 4wd, and new bearings. The spring mounts
have moved 3cm up. Axle housing is poudercoated, brake lines are coper.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/PA020735.jpg

rear axle is still a y60 with 4.88 gears and a factory locker, the vacum lines for this are now also coper.
all 4 trailing arm mounts are moved up 12cm so they sit more leavel and give a beter ride. Spring mounts are moved up 5cm and the shock mounts are 5cm shorter. Axle housing is poudercoated. The old fuel tank made way fore a new long range tank.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/PA030737.jpg

bought a really nice exhaust manifold on ebay ,it cane from England.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/PA030740.jpg

I got the body back from the paint shop. Started on the interior, a bulk head for the dutch registation becaus it is registrered as a light commercial cargo truck. Made a place fore the tools ,compressor ,oil and other things. Got the amplifier for the sterio and a big 220v inverter.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/P1180849.jpg

Got the wiring in and some sound proofing. Dasch is in color and has a landcruiser consol in the midle.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...5/PC230822.jpg

led interior light by ikea
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...PC230823-1.jpg

a big momend
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...ps727d1c38.jpg

The big flares mounted and the sun visor
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...ps6bce3782.jpg

now this is what i call a real restoration! i am doing it as well but in a much lower grade than this! it is really funny to see the effort you have in this car! really impressive!