Shreq. A mid life crisis

[twisty]

It’s my great pleasure to present “Shreq”.

Purchased June 2011, Shreq is a ’98 GU1 with 192,000 km on the clock, auto, 4.5l dual fuel (petrol/lpg) and a broken radio. I was only looking for a 4x4 with duel fuel and auto and think I did okay.

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I want this to be a record of the build and the decisions that I make. I’ll update the original post as the build progresses. All pictures are in my albums.

Problems so far. None. Except ... the speedo reads slow, about 10%. I also suspect I have a rear locker diff due to the “shudder” on tight corners on tar (edit. HG39 diffs fitted LSD rear). I suspect Shreq has had bigger feet in the past and this may account for the rear diff. Perhaps Shreq was previously owned by someone with some idea.

Favourite mod so far. The sun visor and window tinting. I like the look and the protection provided (shade on my hands from the visor). I had a sun visor on my old WB Statesman and loved it.

Modifications so far.

• New radio. Sony DSX-S100.
• Wool seat covers.
• Weather shields left and right.
• Recovery gear. Haymen Reece tow hitch, 4500kg + 3000kg snatch straps, 2x 4500kg bow shackles, equaliser strap.
• Uniden UHF. 2x 2watt 80 channel handheld.
• 150 l/m 12v air compressor.
• Rear air deflector. Genuine Nissan.
• 600w inverter. ALDI.
• Fire extinguisher BCF.com.au
• RHINO-RACK Pioneer Platform Roof Rack 2100x1400. Front/Side hoop rails. Six brackets.
• Awning
• Window tinting
• New Battery
• Door open light (in dash) flickers on/off. Fixed DIY. RHS barn door (big) bottom support bracket rubber distorted. Tape up but requires new rubber.
• Sun Visor
• Ironman roof top tent
• Cargo Barrier.
• Uniden 80 channel UHF
• Front recovery points
• Tail light xmas tree.
• Wholesale Automatic Transmissions – Extreme with Nomad valve body
• Heavy Duty 3 Core copper radiator with brass tanks
• Snorkel

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Wish list, rough costs and notes.

Dual Battery system
Barn door extension and gas struts.
Extend diffs, gear box, transfer box breathers.
Under body armour. Harris Hardcase.
2” heavy load (heavy duty) suspension lift kit
Braided brake lines
Rock sliders. Use square tube instead of round tube. Square tube is three times stiffer than round tube. http://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/...d.php?p=558981
Winch bar
Winch
Front diff locker
Long range Aux fuel tank, as the gas tank takes the place of the original petrol tank, 80 litre http://www.4wdsystems.com.au/index.php?id=25

Stay tuned