My Luxury Ride

[MudRunnerTD]

G'day mate,

Love those sliders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! mm i wounder if you could make a set for my Patrol. lol

Good onya mate, good to see you back working on your Patrol!

Regards,

Paul

Yeah he really does need to go and do a welding course at night school or something though hey! Those welds look terrible! Especially those Vertical ones! They are stupa easy to lay!! Lift ya game Mat!!





Looks awesome bud

Wish I could get an inch of weld run to look that good!!!!!

[amro74]

what is the minimum gauge thickness i can use at the pips if i want to custom make sliders like that ?
regards

[PMC]

G'day scrote!

Did you recieve my PM regarding the transfer case? lol

Regards,

Paul

[Robo]

Just read all 19 pages, VERY Nice ride there Brother.

I'm interested in your opinion on say pwr wta coolers vr's what you have.
I see your Missus drives it more than you, I'm the same.
A build she can handle and give all the beans needed for towing without going over the top.

It's now around 2 yrs I think since you started engine upgrades, Update time!.
How's it going ?.
Think your with me it's the better half's car and needs to stay reliable, and tow better.
Can ya advise and do a summary please.

Married 25yrs next week, like to stay married,lol.
"think she'll like a full turbo upgrade for a anniversary present". lmao.

[nissannewby]

Thanks Robo

To be honest absolutely zero has been done since last update. I have just started a new job which is 5 minutes from home which is actually freeing up quite a bit of time for me. I have other projects on the go at present and the ute is at the bottom of the list , some of this include a custom turbo setup on another GU ute and some rebuilds on some chev diesels.

With the intercooler I will ask you a few questions to start with. What sort of output are you chasing from the 4.2? Are you wanting to do the work yourself? And how much money are you prepared to spend?

The factory Nissan top mount intercooler is woeful mate and pretty much most other options are better than it. A water to air is very good at keeping temps very stable all the time. However heat exchanger, water pump and plumbing all make a big difference here.

Engine upgrades on mine stopped at the turbo mate, personal circumstances, time and money helped with that, as earlier though my new job is opening me up to a lot more time so I can see this changing in the very near future.

If you tell me exactly what you want from your new ride I can certainly help to point you in the right direction.

Cheers.

[Robo]

PM sent
thanks.

[threedogs]

@ NN how do they rate that 5th wheel towing attachment , more a QLD mod than down here.
Looks like a sensible way to tow a big load, are you still limited to 3.2 ton???

[Robo]

@ NN how do they rate that 5th wheel towing attachment , more a QLD mod than down here.
Looks like a sensible way to tow a big load, are you still limited to 3.2 ton???

If this is aimed at me,
don't know about 5th wheel constraints.
Apart from I've seen a few new ford rangers and imax tubs converted to hitch set-ups.

[threedogs]

Anyone really as its not a common mod down here, just interested if the tow capacity is increased?

[Robo]

I think it can be as the load is placed way further forward of the tow bar.
so load is placed more evenly on 4 wheels.

but thats the best of my knowledge.

the 5th wheelers I saw were very large and there's no way a tow ball scenario would have been legal.
trailers were like 25 ft + long, very modern units, recon they had all the goodies = heavy.

It can hurt to ask a caravan shop.
there has gotta be a winnabago place down your way.
If not I know Newcastle has one.