Chris' GQ TI Wagon "The Green Goblin"

So here is my pride and joy. It's a 1992 GQ ST, TB42E. Bought it on the 22nd of October and has been brilliant since that day. It had a 3" lift and 33" MTXs when I bought it, and other than that it was stock.

Apart from the UHF, this is how it was when I bought it.
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*UPDATES*
8/11/2011 - Redback extractors fitted.

20/11/2011 - 6" x 9" Pioneer speakers fitted in barn doors.
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2/12/2011 - 2.5" exhaust fitted.

20/12/2011 - New ECU installed to replace flooded unit.

20/12/2011 - New distributor.

22/1/2012 - Stebel airhorn fitted under bonnet.
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25/1/2012 - 6" Pioneer speakers fitted in front doors.
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17/2/2012 - Cupholders fitted.

15/3/2012 - 33" x 10.5" Silverstone MT117 Extreme fitted on black 15" x 8" Gecko rims.
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3/4/2012 - New overflow bottle.

19/4/2012 - Century N70ZZL4WD battery.

23/4/2012 - Kicker VCVR15 sub powered by Kicker ZX500.1 amp
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15/5/2012 - New RHS tail light.

17/5/2012 - New windscreen and seal.

13/6/2012 - New brake master cylinder.

13/6/2012 - Pioneer 6.5" 2 way split speakers installed in front doors.

17/7/2012 - A set of 5 Maxxis AT700 in size 265/75R16
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...0&d=1342523179

30/7/2012 - New RHS electric mirror from Patrolapart.

30/7/2012 - New rear vision mirror.

20/8/2012 - Millweld Commercial steel winch bar from Patrolapart.
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12/9/2012 - New 4 Terrain heavy duty clutch installed.

3/10/2012 - Lightforce 170 spotties installed.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...0&d=1349259376

8/10/2012 - Installed 55W 6000k HIDs into the spotties.

23/11/2012 - Ironman 12,000lb winch with synthetic rope installed.
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9/12/2012 - Swivel hubs overhauled, all new seals and bearings.

17/12/2012 - New rear wheel bearings and seals in LHS

Planned mods in order:
Scrub bars + steps
Stainless snorkel
Custom rear drawers
Dual battery system in rear drawers
Fridge

Gday Chris welcome aboard mate, friendly mob here full of great info and advice

g'day Chris and welcome aboard mate...... nice ride

Thanks guys. Will be good to get to know some of you guys.
I'm from South Gippsland, Victoria. Go wheeling in the Darlimurla bush pretty often.

Welcome aboard mate nice clean rig you got there
enjoy your stay

Welcome, Chris! looks like a nice ride.

G'day mate - Welcome aboard. Great people, information and laughs to be found on the forum, so don't be shy and join to make the most of it.

Enjoy!

Thanks guys. Yeah she's a great rig!
Haven't been able to start it since Monday... found out that the computer was 2 inches full of water! So I've been waiting for a new ECU. Then I'll have to sort out this leak. Other than that I haven't had a problem with it in the 2 months I've had it.

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Thanks guys. Yeah she's a great rig!
Haven't been able to start it since Monday... found out that the computer was 2 inches full of water! So I've been waiting for a new ECU. Then I'll have to sort out this leak. Other than that I haven't had a problem with it in the 2 months I've had it.

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Bummer - what sort of ECU you getting? Original second hand, or aftermarket? Done a bit of research in that space recently, and the Haltech is ok, but the Wolf seems to be the pick for Patrols - controls every bloody thing at the click of a mouse!!

I'm just getting an original one. Don't wanna pay 2 grand for an aftermarket one! It's not like I'll be putting boost through it. I don't see much point in strapping a turbo on a Patrol, if I want a fast car, I'll make a properly fast car.

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I'm just getting an original one. Don't wanna pay 2 grand for an aftermarket one! It's not like I'll be putting boost through it. I don't see much point in strapping a turbo on a Patrol, if I want a fast car, I'll make a properly fast car.

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Furry muff mate and hear you ... the aftermarket ones (unfortunately what I need to get) are bloody expensive ...

I do love boost though... but not until I'm off my Ps =[

welcome to the forum kristoffa , neat lookin Q you got.

Very nice mate, I was just about to buy a GQ with that colour tone many years back...

Yeah I love the colour. Originally I wanted black/silver or blue/silver, but they were getting hard to find in the condition I wanted for my price. Saw this, drove up to the other side of Melbourne the day after to look at it, then the day after that I was driving home in it.
Dunno how true it is but the bloke I bought it off reckons that it's a rare Patrol colour, but I've seen it a bit now since I've had mine. There's even another bloke in my tiny town with one the same.

Get this... after having my car for an entire week, the mechanic YET AGAIN got the wrong part.
I was in a rush to get to work last Tuesday so called up RACV to get it towed, I didn't have time to work out what was wrong. Took them 4 days to find the water in the ECU and now they aren't gonna have the new one until tomorrow. Something tells me it won't be ready tomorrow.
I hate incompetent mechanics!!!

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Originally Posted by KRISTOFFA

Get this... after having my car for an entire week, the mechanic YET AGAIN got the wrong part.
I was in a rush to get to work last Tuesday so called up RACV to get it towed, I didn't have time to work out what was wrong. Took them 4 days to find the water in the ECU and now they aren't gonna have the new one until tomorrow. Something tells me it won't be ready tomorrow.
I hate incompetent mechanics!!!

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That sux unfortunately mate!

Yeah your colour isn't "rare" as such but you don't see many around compared to the blue/silver or white, etc.

It beyond sucks! At this rate I won't have a car over Christmas!
I've contacted RACV and asked if they could tow the car to Morwell. They said that they will not pay for another tow even after I told them what has happened. They have however marked Morwell as my nearest depot, so it will never again be going to the place it's currently at.
I've had previous trouble with this mob with my old car, took it in with a stuffed coil and asked them to replace it. Yeah no worries I go to pick it up and he says oh no it was the fuel pump that was making it run like a dog. Hmm okay fair enough then... started the car and it was still running like a dog.
So due to their previous incompetence I got a free fuel pump but a car still running like sh!t.

Got my car back... took a week but I finally got it back.
With the new ECU it now runs on petrol again and the air con works. Bloody long and painful ordeal but it's probably worth it. Just glad to have my car back so I can get to work on time.

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Originally Posted by KRISTOFFA

Got my car back... took a week but I finally got it back.
With the new ECU it now runs on petrol again and the air con works. Bloody long and painful ordeal but it's probably worth it. Just glad to have my car back so I can get to work on time.

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Good work mate, glad to hear.

Now that the car is back and you can rock up to work early, get in the good books with the boss and we'll see at the Vic meet up on the 3rd Jan...haha

Nice looking truck mate, enjoy.

Hahaha yeah right! Nah me boss already has those days booked off to spend time with his kids, so it's only me and another bloke in at work and company policy is that we have to have at least 2 people in the branch at all times.

Thanks mudduck, I've been enjoying it since the day I got it!

I installed a Stebel Nautilus compact 300Hz air horn today, it sounds great!!

It's so loud, I love it! This is how I ended up mounting it.

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Here's the bracket I made
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And this is where I mounted the relay
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And here's how it sounds compared to the stock horn.
300Hz Stebel Nautilus truck air horn on a GQ Patrol - YouTube

Very cool mate ya can scare the beejeezers outa anything ya want now hahahahhahahahahaha

Nice looking GQ. I didn't want to get picky with the colour either when I found mine for the right price and condition.

Yeah including cyclists who ride on narrow windy roads causing accidents!

now you can sneak up and give them a blast---lmao

You're lucky I don't know where abouts in Traf you live, might have a bit of a "rude awakening"
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Nice horn :D

One thing you might watch out for is the bracket, it will vibrate and eventually break. I would suggest replacing it with something a bit more "heavy duty".

Are those horns legal in Vic?

Air horns are legal in Vic, except for the ones that play a tune.

I fitted some 6" speakers to the front doors and man has it made a difference! Unfortunately 6.5" spacers were all I could get, but maybe that means I'll have to upgrade to 6.5" speaker eventually...

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YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH!

Someone got new boots

Yup =]
They're not for every day though, the noise would drive me insane haha. Saving up for some Maxxis 700's now for every day.

Very nice mate, liking the two tone colours too!

Thanks mate, can't wait to take her out now! Talbotville for Easter weekend.

Hope this rain keeps up today so it will be like pure slop tonight!

Very nice very nice indeed

thanks!
These things just find grip where there is no grip to be found. Diabolical on the black top though.