Another Patrol owner scared of the dark!!!!! You and Fletcha would make good rellies. PML
Seriously, I'm really envious of both of you guys. One day, I'll be up there with ya. Great set of lights.
I too, look forward to seeing the vid and reading the book. lol
Take care out there and enjoy.
Rossco
Winner of 'Best 4 x 4 ' at the 2017 Albany Agricultural Society Inc - Town n Country Ute Muster.
Ex Telstra - 2005, 4.2 TDi ute -with pod and more fruit than a grocery shop.
Great stuff Daz, I can't wait to see the vid...
Teaser pic!
I had a Big day yesterday. Hard Core! Awesome. I'll be back with a heap of pics later but just about to drop into a tough spot. One Way trip. Get it done.
Here goes nuffin
Its a Nissan! =====> Its a Keeper!! ....... Got a TD42 in it BONUS!!....... I'm a lucky bugger! I've got 2 of em!
Check out my Toy --> MudRunnerTD's GQ From the Ground Up
The only good thing about an 80 series is..... the front end?? Wrong!!, the Engine?? Wrong!! the Full Time 4WD system?? Wrong!! Its the NissanPatrol.com.au stubby holder fitted over the transfer lever.Originally Posted by Rogue Dung Beetle
WARNING: Towballs used for recoveries can, and do kill people and damage property.
Now I can't wait to see the pics ...
NISSANS Rulz .... "Amelia" the 2006 4.2ltr Patrol Ute & "Seamus" the 2008 3ltr Patrol Wagon
looking forward to the pics man, how ya find that light bar up top?
So i promised some pics of my day and here are a few, see how i go for time, might get a few more than a few up??
Well we have a big drive planned next weekend into Permit country in the Otways and just wanted to make sure the cars were running ok. We had a MASSIVE amount of rain on Saturday so the Bush was calling us on Sunday for a quick spin.
Small but heavily modified group gathered for a bit of a play and out we went to Paddy's Swamp. Its a spot that get a bit of traffic but we kinda went random and tired our luck in areas not often travelled and certainly a big car had not done these tracks in many years. Tracks they were though. No crunching bush for us.
Danny the Rogue Dung Beetle was my Navi for the day and we had a Zuk fully modded, a GQ LWB running a 5.7 LS1 and a Shortie on Simexes.
Got out for a walk to see if the track was drivable. all parked up.
Lining up
Holy Crap! I'm first! Well bugger it here goes nothing!
In the hands of my spotter, wish he'd stop taking pics and tell me where to point cause i cant see crap!
So you can see my problem.... This is really steep and that is bloody deep.
You can kind of make out the slope there...
Its a Nissan! =====> Its a Keeper!! ....... Got a TD42 in it BONUS!!
Check out my Toy --> MudRunnerTD's GQ From the Ground Up
The only good thing about an 80 series is..... the front end?? Wrong!!, the Engine?? Wrong!! the Full Time 4WD system?? Wrong!! Its the NissanPatrol.com.au stubby holder fitted over the transfer lever.
WARNING: Towballs used for recoveries can, and do kill people and damage property.
Love the Nissan!
getting there
Remember the rain we had on Saturday! look at the River! I cant believe how dry it was in this bush!
The river is the bottom and now its going to get interesting, its been a commute until this point!
I didn't get far up the other side before the winch rope got dragged out! The back wheels did not even get off the bottom. The rut at the bottom was more than 600mm deep!
So the back wheels did not follow the front wheels, i'm off the edge and need to drag the back up a 1.5m drop off.
Sitting on its chassis rails, fully locked, all 4 wheels spinning, not making a dent!
BIG WINCH!
The only way is up now
Nah do the maths, way too much weight there! time for a double line pull.
Its great to be out with guys that know what they are doing. You can see that i am sitting on my guts.
With a double line pull comes more winch power, more winch power allow more strain and Snap!
Ummmm? That aint good! Broken Winch rope! The rope is only 4 or 5 winch pulls old! Damn!!
Danny did the splice, took a few goes but it held the load. The Navi did good for a Toyota driver.
Its a Nissan! =====> Its a Keeper!! ....... Got a TD42 in it BONUS!!
Check out my Toy --> MudRunnerTD's GQ From the Ground Up
The only good thing about an 80 series is..... the front end?? Wrong!!, the Engine?? Wrong!! the Full Time 4WD system?? Wrong!! Its the NissanPatrol.com.au stubby holder fitted over the transfer lever.
WARNING: Towballs used for recoveries can, and do kill people and damage property.
Clunk (28th November 2011)
Well the Splice was re done 4 or 5 times and got longer and longer each time it failed. This was a Monster pull and surely could not get much heavier!
Finally back under my own steam, Love the Nissan, Love the GQ!!
The Zuk was next, these things are awesome!
Nice front flex hey!
Last edited by MudRunnerTD; 28th November 2011 at 11:47 PM.
Its a Nissan! =====> Its a Keeper!! ....... Got a TD42 in it BONUS!!
Check out my Toy --> MudRunnerTD's GQ From the Ground Up
The only good thing about an 80 series is..... the front end?? Wrong!!, the Engine?? Wrong!! the Full Time 4WD system?? Wrong!! Its the NissanPatrol.com.au stubby holder fitted over the transfer lever.
WARNING: Towballs used for recoveries can, and do kill people and damage property.
Mate just read your entire build thread before heading to work, great photos and some true dedication show over the years.
The "race to the hospital for bubs" post, was a classic.....
Awesome stuff, jealous of your skills mate...love the pics
Dave
99 GU 2.8 TD
Brisvegas, QLD
MudRunnerTD (29th November 2011)
Good pics MR, shame about your rope though mate but looks like you had a good crew with ya....Even that bloody tojo driver does ok...LMAO
MudRunnerTD (29th November 2011)
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