Formally Introducing the Siberian Patrol

[growler2058]

Well done mate good job. Just 1 thing. The steering wheels on the wrong side

[SiberianPatrol]

Well done mate good job. Just 1 thing. The steering wheels on the wrong side

I guess that means I can't drive over and visit you blokes in Australia


1999 GU RD28Ti; mechanical injector pump, 5kBt Webasto circulation heater, 33" Yokohama Geolander I/T, SaaS boost & EGT gauges, 2" Ironman suspension...more to come

[MudRunnerTD]

Great effort mate. can't wait to see your winter pics!!

[rusty_nail]

love your work mate! awesome write up and its nice to see your tackling all your problems. hows the 2.8 go? its pretty common that they do heads i think?

FYI, you can definitely still drive left hand drives here, you just need a special permit so come on over and well show you what a "Real" winter is hahaha, it is just about to begin =P

[SiberianPatrol]

Great effort mate. can't wait to see your winter pics!!

Thanks, MudRunner. It's been a long time coming. Winter pics will be up soon (I hope)

[SiberianPatrol]

love your work mate! awesome write up and its nice to see your tackling all your problems. hows the 2.8 go? its pretty common that they do heads i think?

The 2.8 goes great now. This is my first Patrol, so I don't really have anything to compare it to. I'm pleased with how she pulls. The 2.8 and the ZD30 are the most common engines over here. It's almost impossible to find a factory TD42, although I have seen quite a few swaps from the ZD30 to the TD42. The RD28T can blow heads, but not as commonly as the early ZD30s. The damage had been done on mine long before I got it.

FYI, you can definitely still drive left hand drives here, you just need a special permit so come on over and well show you what a "Real" winter is hahaha, it is just about to begin =P

Well, you blokes also drive on the wrong side of the road, so I'm not sure I want to chance it over there Actually my first 2 vehicles here were right-hand drives. At the time, the used car market was booming with imports from Japan, so there was a plethora of right-hand drives all over the city. The market has shifted a bit now to more European model imports, so it's becoming less common to find them.

[mudnut]

I guess that means I can't drive over and visit you blokes in Australia


1999 GU RD28Ti; mechanical injector pump, 5kBt Webasto circulation heater, 33" Yokohama Geolander I/T, SaaS boost & EGT gauges, 2" Ironman suspension...more to come

I think you could if you hung a left-hand drive sign on it. When are you coming over?

[threedogs]

Well done Matt you've thrown enough $$$ at it getting it to where it is now.
Now its time to get out and enjoy your minus 30-40 degree weather
BBrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[SiberianPatrol]

I think you could if you hung a left-hand drive sign on it. When are you coming over?

I'll just borrow one of your Patrols while I'm there

Seriously, I'd love to visit the land down under sometime but that would be quite a bit in the future.


1999 GU RD28Ti; mechanical injector pump, 5kBt Webasto circulation heater, 33" Yokohama Geolander I/T, SaaS boost & EGT gauges, 2" Ironman suspension...more to come

[SiberianPatrol]

Well done Matt you've thrown enough $$$ at it getting it to where it is now.
Now its time to get out and enjoy your minus 30-40 degree weather
BBrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Totally agree. Now it's time to start enjoying the Patrol.


1999 GU RD28Ti; mechanical injector pump, 5kBt Webasto circulation heater, 33" Yokohama Geolander I/T, SaaS boost & EGT gauges, 2" Ironman suspension...more to come