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My story begins back in 2000, when I one day picked up the paper and found a Petrol 4.5L M/T Nissan Patrol for sale with only 7,000kms
:sad:, dont have any pis from back then, but I took some from the net
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...M_09/404-2.jpg
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...M_09/404-1.jpg
Years went by and in 2007 a buddy of mine got me hooked on the off-road bug so I went ahead and got me a OME 3" suspenssion set and tires 285/75R16
And after a big scare a safari snorkel
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...9/P1010126.jpg
And after a few trails, a winch:
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...9/P1030163.jpg
Then I decided to go for some Pacemaker headders with a shorter and widder 2.5" exhaust pipe
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...l/PH9500-B.jpg
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And with more trails
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...9/P1010390.jpg
Said good bye to the rugs and sprayed the inside with Rhino Linning
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...9/P1020074.jpg
Some time latter, and after ripping to sh** the plastic bumper cover, got me na ARB bullbar and IPF lights, (I'm the guy in the white t-shirt)
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...9/P1010696.jpg
And also some side bars and a set of new rims:
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...9/P1020022.jpg
And a little latter, since I was on a role I decided to do away with that nasty double tone I never liked
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Great pics, good sensible mods too , so hello and welcome to you,
great bunch of people here,and plenty of info and tips as well
jump in anytime and enjoy
Good job man looks the trick
Then I went ahead and swapt R&P to 4.625
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...l/P1020159.jpg
And an RD136 ARB frnt locker. For the rear I only added a shimm and kept the LSD
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...1261144828.jpg
LSD in the back one of the best in the business. you'll need a locker
in the rainforrests over there
After that, I got me a set of Super Swamper Bogger tires 15 38.5 16LT. For which I had to move up to a 6" lift.
For these I went ahead and inverted the rear main shaft and cut the chasi to avoid rubbing
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...l/P1020831.jpg
And cut a little out of the trani support
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...l/P1020830.jpg
Quote:
Originally Posted by threedogs
All this was done back in 2010, so far so good. Once you shimm it is as if it was locked. Nissan's LSD are just too damn good. At first I did it because I didnt have the $ for a rear ARB, but it has worked so well that I left it like that
Also went for Superior Engineering's drag ling and extended panhards
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...l/P1020163.jpg
and swaped the rear dif for one with disc breaks
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...0610-00021.jpg
For the suspenssion I used some Pro Comp shocks(29" frnt, 34" rear) and Iron Man coils (6"), some 5.5| caster plates, and threw out the sway bars. Also swaped lower control arms for Superior engineering 10mm longer arms and a set of Pro Comp 10" steel rims. And of course, some fender trimming, actually I ended up doing away with the rear fender flares -- got tired of riping them off on the trails :D
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...1287083479.jpg
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And then the problems started. So, I swapped the Nissan manual hubs for a set of Superior Engineering chromoly ones (after I broke them both :D )
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...1298703071.jpg
Double rancho steering dampers:
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...ol/Damper6.jpg
A pwr steering oil cooler
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...1303090521.jpg
And for some peace of mind, I swapped the CV's & axles for a set of Cal's chromoly ones.
Heres a vid from Aug. 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll2guDV6CII
And another from April 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPDaT9Y6Hik
Also went for transffer reduct to 2.484
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...l/P1000284.jpg
And an extra battery for the winch
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...1261335930.jpg
Hope you've enjoyed the read. Will continue tomorrow since it is 3:25am down here and need to catch my z's
Well, after one of our trails, and a whinning co-pilot, I decided to go ahead and make some changes to that unpractical but ultra reliable bull bar
Here's for a better winch access
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...l/bullbar1.jpg
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...l/Bullbar9.jpg
And some D-rings for recovery. Only used them for winching, dont know if they'd take a good yanking, but dont recommend trying :D
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Nice rig mate looks the goods
Nice work mate looks like a good tough rig now
Thank you all for the good words! :cheers:
I also changed that expensive factory break master and booster for a hyd booster from a Ford Mustang, dont remember what year from, but it was from a Mustang with the V8 engine. The factory set up could no longer handle the 38.5"s
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...NTYyLmpwZw.jpg
Another thing I did was swapping the air filter assy for one from a ZD30, since the factory one is too bulky -- I'm currently adding a turbo set up to Esmeralda :bananarock: -- and it no longer fitted with the turbo in it. So taking advantage of that and taking into account I tend to cross rivers a lot, I went ahead and made a fitting from 40psi pvc tubbing and machinned it to fit under pressure within the air filter box and inside the snorkel's piping
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...NTYwLmpwZw.jpg
I will also use some sealant to completely watter proof it
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...NTYxLmpwZw.jpg
Since I am going turbo with it, I installed a hood scoop from a Ford Mustang on to it
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http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...MDE2LmpwZw.jpg
Once I'm done putting on the turbo sys. I'll go ahead and add a few pics of the engine bay. Probably open a new thread for discussing the turbo mod, since there is a lot of detail in it, it should yield for a good read on its own....
For now I'll leave you all with an action pic from last year
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...vasevilla7.jpg
If any questions about any of my doings, I got detailed pics of almost everything I've done. Feel free to ask. :gossip:
I take it you get a bit of rain, lol Heres a scoop we can buy over here, under neath it
has vanes to direct air to front of IC as well as rear. OE scoop RHS , You can feel difference.
love the mud
Great pics, I am impressed with how much effort you have put into your Patrol, looks a hell of a rig now.
Ufff! And then some... Just to tell you that there are quite a few more things I've had to do to it just to make the bigger mods to work. Definitely a sickness that my bank account is regreting, only to use the rig 6 to 10 times a year. Oh well, gotta do something to distract one self...Quote:
Originally Posted by TPC
The funny thing is that I still have some plans for it :hpfredgeorge1:, as far as rear bumper and a few other things :devilred:
Rear bar over your way would not last long, there are some pics of some great looking rear bar and 1/4 panel chops in search engine.
Look forward to what you come up with.
Love your work mate looking forward to more
thanks for sharing
Awesome Patrol man, nice mods and some great adventures heading your way,,,,,,,,,,, well done!
Got this idea from one of the forums, but sugestions are greatly welcomedQuote:
Originally Posted by threedogs
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...ol/bumper5.jpg
Amazing GU, mate..
Here's a pic of my "actual" rear bumper :tease:
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...1296614959.jpg
Thats flex, well set up jose, and well thought out, can see your 1/4 panel cut coming uplol
And one under the hood:
http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/v...NjQ1LmpwZw.jpg
This last project aint completly finished yet, but I believe it will in a week or two... :shh:
Looks nice under the hoodQuote:
Originally Posted by JoseM
heres a sudjestion for you rear bar this is from milweld customs in victoria in australia will find the web address for you later and post it up for you
as promised web site for milweld custom
http://www.millweld.com/a/Rear_Bars
left hand drive patrol! love the turbo setup
another 4.5 luv it
looks nice in this pose