Quote Originally Posted by Russell1974 View Post
Holy crap mate that's not good agree with others at least u and family r ok.
Had any new thoughts on what's next for u yet
Think im gonna fix it Russell, i cant find anything i can afford thats going to be as good ,or what i like, as what i had, i can get a pretty good deal on a brand new roof panel and reo going genuine Nissan, and my panel beater does things like fit 3rd door conversions to brand new cars, so my car is quite a simple repair for him, he even has his own spot welder to attach the roof exactly like from the factory.




Quote Originally Posted by Timbo View Post
Having been through somewhat of a similar experience, I really feel for ya. Thank god the family was away from the vehicle.

I repaired mine with the help of a panel beater. I wasn't insured. It still needs a driver door & electric mirror but I haven't wanted to spend the $500 on it. That's about 2 years after the fact.

I totally freaked out when my roll happened. I was pretty devastated actually & took a solid year, almost every night after work and every weekend to fix it. Slowly but surely.

In restrospect, i should have parted it out. I probably would have got upwards of 7k for diffs, axles, engine, box, interior etc. If I was to sell the car now, I'd probably only get 10-12k for it and for the amount of money in time and labour it cost, probably wasn't worth fixing. Having said that, I've been 4WD'ing in it since and hasn't missed a beat at all. Strong as an Ox.

Good luck with it all mate.

And great to hear forum members lending a hand when needed. Group hug! Haha.

Thanks Timbo, you are 100% right, and i thought about the same things.

I already have the wreck of my turbo torana and my other stuff in my garage as a long term project, and a 6.5M long sprinter Van i want to sell parked up the side of the house, so having the wreck of a patrol in the back yard as well, does not sound like the best way to stay friends with the mrs.


Do you have any pics of your damage Timbo ?