Stripey's GUII

Thought I would move introduction to here

Hi All

Purchased my first Nissan Patrol a couple of days ago, thought it was about time I got on here.

I had been looking for a manual patrol for a while and after having 5 inspected with varying responses from mechanics none of which where good for the wallet.
Reluctantly I had this one inspected I say reluctant because it is an auto but when report came back and only issue was blown brake light I couldn't pass it up
especially when it was $15,000 and the car yards still sell 200,000km vehicles for upwards of $18,000

2001 GUII ST
ZD30
Auto
Bronze
148,000km
Dual Battery's
No Modifications.. yet.

I have on order a couple of parts already that should give me some reliability being known as the hand grenade
3" Turbo back exhaust
EGR block
Dawes and needle valve kit
provent catch can
pyro gauge
boost gauge
pillar pods

Have already changed out factory head unit for an after market job, quick and easy with iso plugs
went pioneer with the mvh x565bt digital media receiver (No cd player) complete solid state no moving parts.
even picks up SW radio as my dad found out when he was playing with it goes from 3000 kilohertz to 21000 kilohertz
was able to listen to an american radio talk back show just on the factory antenna whilst on the move.

anyhow here are some pics

http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y...psb2f972af.jpg

http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps37507e54.jpg

So today I received the final piece to my stereo puzzle.

Firstly I removed the black cover on lower left hand side of centre dash and drilled a 28mm hole with this funky drill bit
http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y...psf0247f14.jpg

This below is the reason for cutting up pieces of car found it on ebay Flush Mount USB 3.5mm 1/8 AUX, reason for doing this is because I hate when head units give you an AUX and a USB cable but they just float around getting in the way
http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps5f56eb30.jpg

cut piece and flush mount
http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps1cc6ed44.jpg

the back of my digial media receiver with usb and aux connected
http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps54cf96fa.jpg

the final result
http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps0e9e829a.jpg

as this unit has bluetooth hands free calling built in I fitted the mic hear out of harms way
http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y...psdb21aaa3.jpg

very vague write up but I do believe pics tell a thousand words

Nice work there Stripey good to see some clever ideas to keep every thing tidy and in it's place.

Nice job mate very neat. Why is there a need to avoid moving parts? I understand no need for cd but yeah not about the fan less etc

As I said elsewhere nice looking Troll, you can modify that bulbar to include a winch,
I notice your model has less switch space that later models, like the USB port,BTW

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GU-Patrol...item3a90e559cd

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Originally Posted by rusty_nail

Nice job mate very neat. Why is there a need to avoid moving parts? I understand no need for cd but yeah not about the fan less etc

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well in all honesty when I bought the head unit I was going to buy one with cd player when I got to Jb hifi this one was half the price, minus cd player but had more features

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Originally Posted by threedogs

As I said elsewhere nice looking Troll, you can modify that bulbar to include a winch,
I notice your model has less switch space that later models, like the USB port,BTW

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GU-Patrol...item3a90e559cd

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cheers for that i would never have thought it would be that easy

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Originally Posted by stripey

well in all honesty when I bought the head unit I was going to buy one with cd player when I got to Jb hifi this one was half the price, minus cd player but had more features

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yeah beauty mate, ive been waiting for the right moment to upgrade my stereo to include bluetooth, ill keep an eye out for somthing similar =D just just get the permission slip signed lol

OK I have a list. I just want to know if I have the right products before I confirm purchase.

Dawes Valve, Needle valve and EGR plate Nissan GU Patrol ZD30 Direct Injection $164
Dawes Valve Needle Valve AND EGR Plate Nissan Patrol ZD30 Direct Injection | eBay

Oil Catch Can crankcase vent diesel 4x4 patrol pro landcruiser 200 hilux navara $129
OIL Catch CAN Crankcase Vent Diesel 4x4 Patrol PRO Landcruiser 200 Hilux Navara | eBay

GENUINE VDO PYROMETER GAUGE KIT AND 30 PSI BOOST + LINE KIT, SUIT PATROL $302
Genuine VDO Pyrometer Gauge KIT AND 30 PSI Boost Line KIT Suit Patrol | eBay

Nissan GU Patrol 3inch Sports Exhaust with Cat to suit 3.0 Turbo Diesel - Wagon $650
Nissan Patrol 3inch Sports Exhaust With CAT TO Suit 3 0 Turbo Diesel Wagon | eBay

Pillar Pod 2 Gauge suit NISSAN GU Patrol painted GREY K Deepest On The Market $151
Pillar POD 2 Gauge Suit Nissan Patrol Painted Grey K Deepest ON THE Market | eBay

Total $1396

question in regards to boost and EGT gauges is cheap always bad ? as there are a few options cheaper than VDO

With your Dawes and needle valve, catch can and egr plate contact mudski on this forum, I used the vdo gauges you r looking at but got em for about $280 (I think) delivered from eBay and I got the same pillar pod just a different colour

The Dawes and needle valve you r looking at is from mudski, that is where I got mine, top bloke

thanks to ebay I now have a pretty bad account balance but I have everything iI need

Let us know how you go with the exhaust as I have been thinking about getting the same one, are you going to fit it yourself?

I will be fitting it myself , and from what others have said about heat shield ill get some rigger gloves before I attempt it

Lol the heat shield is pain in the neck it took me a couple of attempts to get it out. Just make sure you get them to put an egt bung in the dump pipe.

iv got a mate who is a welder so he will weld up the one that came with VDO kit

well i finally got bung welded on to the dump pipe now i can go ahead and fit the exhaust and all the other goodies
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i will make sure every step there are photos nothing worse than looking at a build thread with no pictures

Hey Stripey where did you get that USB/Aux adapter from? Any ideas why these head units don't have aux on the front?

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Originally Posted by gubigfish

Hey Stripey where did you get that USB/Aux adapter from? Any ideas why these head units don't have aux on the front?

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here is the adapter

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Car-Truck...item5b032a63c7

I guess the headunit is a more refined unit for the people who like clean lines. I only purchased because it was less than half price at jb-hifi

Nice build up thread.. subscribed..

been a while since I was on here.

fitted dawes and needle valve, instantly noticed a difference however have now developed a limp mode issue around 2500 rpm this may be due to fact I have installed the EGR block but have not installed provent catch can thus MAF may be a little dirty.

Fitted the exhaust and as for heat shield pfffft what's the problem with it had it out in 30 seconds.

As for the DEA sports exhaust I wouldn't recommend their product to anyone easy to fit but one of the rear hanger mounts clean sheared off allowing exhaust to move around causing another issue with the exhaust mount that sits between gearbox and gearbox mount that has clean snapped off too.

emailed and called DEA to see if they would replace that section of exhaust but they have completely ignored me.

I will get some pictures up to show where I am up to as soon as i get them back on this PC

Nice thread mate! Interested to see what is the root cause of the limp mode issue as this seems exactly the same as what is happening in mine now.

Did anyone get back to you about the gauge quality and if buying cheaper ones was fine? Got any shots of them all in the truck?