Stripey's GUII

[stripey]

Thought I would move introduction to here

Hi All

Purchased my first Nissan Patrol a couple of days ago, thought it was about time I got on here.

I had been looking for a manual patrol for a while and after having 5 inspected with varying responses from mechanics none of which where good for the wallet.
Reluctantly I had this one inspected I say reluctant because it is an auto but when report came back and only issue was blown brake light I couldn't pass it up
especially when it was $15,000 and the car yards still sell 200,000km vehicles for upwards of $18,000

2001 GUII ST
ZD30
Auto
Bronze
148,000km
Dual Battery's
No Modifications.. yet.

I have on order a couple of parts already that should give me some reliability being known as the hand grenade
3" Turbo back exhaust
EGR block
Dawes and needle valve kit
provent catch can
pyro gauge
boost gauge
pillar pods

Have already changed out factory head unit for an after market job, quick and easy with iso plugs
went pioneer with the mvh x565bt digital media receiver (No cd player) complete solid state no moving parts.
even picks up SW radio as my dad found out when he was playing with it goes from 3000 kilohertz to 21000 kilohertz
was able to listen to an american radio talk back show just on the factory antenna whilst on the move.

anyhow here are some pics

[stripey]

So today I received the final piece to my stereo puzzle.

Firstly I removed the black cover on lower left hand side of centre dash and drilled a 28mm hole with this funky drill bit


This below is the reason for cutting up pieces of car found it on ebay Flush Mount USB 3.5mm 1/8 AUX, reason for doing this is because I hate when head units give you an AUX and a USB cable but they just float around getting in the way


cut piece and flush mount


the back of my digial media receiver with usb and aux connected


the final result


as this unit has bluetooth hands free calling built in I fitted the mic hear out of harms way


very vague write up but I do believe pics tell a thousand words

[Sherro]

Nice work there Stripey good to see some clever ideas to keep every thing tidy and in it's place.

[rusty_nail]

Nice job mate very neat. Why is there a need to avoid moving parts? I understand no need for cd but yeah not about the fan less etc

[threedogs]

As I said elsewhere nice looking Troll, you can modify that bulbar to include a winch,
I notice your model has less switch space that later models, like the USB port,BTW

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GU-Patrol...item3a90e559cd

[stripey]

Nice job mate very neat. Why is there a need to avoid moving parts? I understand no need for cd but yeah not about the fan less etc

well in all honesty when I bought the head unit I was going to buy one with cd player when I got to Jb hifi this one was half the price, minus cd player but had more features

[stripey]

As I said elsewhere nice looking Troll, you can modify that bulbar to include a winch,
I notice your model has less switch space that later models, like the USB port,BTW

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GU-Patrol...item3a90e559cd

cheers for that i would never have thought it would be that easy

[rusty_nail]

well in all honesty when I bought the head unit I was going to buy one with cd player when I got to Jb hifi this one was half the price, minus cd player but had more features

yeah beauty mate, ive been waiting for the right moment to upgrade my stereo to include bluetooth, ill keep an eye out for somthing similar =D just just get the permission slip signed lol

[stripey]

OK I have a list. I just want to know if I have the right products before I confirm purchase.

Dawes Valve, Needle valve and EGR plate Nissan GU Patrol ZD30 Direct Injection $164
Dawes Valve Needle Valve AND EGR Plate Nissan Patrol ZD30 Direct Injection | eBay

Oil Catch Can crankcase vent diesel 4x4 patrol pro landcruiser 200 hilux navara $129
OIL Catch CAN Crankcase Vent Diesel 4x4 Patrol PRO Landcruiser 200 Hilux Navara | eBay

GENUINE VDO PYROMETER GAUGE KIT AND 30 PSI BOOST + LINE KIT, SUIT PATROL $302
Genuine VDO Pyrometer Gauge KIT AND 30 PSI Boost Line KIT Suit Patrol | eBay

Nissan GU Patrol 3inch Sports Exhaust with Cat to suit 3.0 Turbo Diesel - Wagon $650
Nissan Patrol 3inch Sports Exhaust With CAT TO Suit 3 0 Turbo Diesel Wagon | eBay

Pillar Pod 2 Gauge suit NISSAN GU Patrol painted GREY K Deepest On The Market $151
Pillar POD 2 Gauge Suit Nissan Patrol Painted Grey K Deepest ON THE Market | eBay

Total $1396

[stripey]

question in regards to boost and EGT gauges is cheap always bad ? as there are a few options cheaper than VDO