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[rainsey]

Thanks for the in depth response, I know the feeling of watching gauges on a long trip, having just returned from a 4 month trip myself.

Similar problems as you, just a different order, head gasket a few months before the trip, so I replaced the head as well.

Then the radiator two weeks into our trip when we reached Cairns.



Other than that the reason I'm going to have a 6.5 installed is for better towing ability and reliability.

My mate Pete and I went for a drive down to BD last week, Scotty took us for a tour through their workshop, answered all our questions, then he took us for a test drive in a recently converted Patrol and we were sold.

So if all goes to plan there'll be a new heartbeat fitted in mid February next year.

Thanks to everyone here I've already changed a couple of things in my quote, so if there's anything else you would have done but didn't or did and wished you hadn't please feel free to let me know.


Cheers
Craig

Craig,
The only thing that I should have done at the time was to get BD to put in a cruise control. With the new diff gearing as part of the install and the extra torque, when i hit the freeway now I never get out of 5th gear. Sort of gets a bit boring on the right foot for long distances.

I only met Greg when I was over there but since then, in sorting out an oil leak issue, I have been dealing with Scotty. I am hanging out to meet him in person, sounds like an absolute character over the phone.

I had some teething issues but BD have busted their guts to sort them out without question.

2 things I can be a critic of the whole install was the exhaust and the air inlet. I had a end to end mandrel bent exhaust on the ZD30. What BD install is a relatively cheap 3" system that in some places are bent down to probably under 2 inches on some of the bends. Also the pipe that goes between exhaust manifold is tiny. When I have to replace it I will be going to some one like Beaudesert to get a quality exhaust custom made.

Re the inlet, I have a standard Safari snorkel and my engine at times sounds like it is absolutely starving for air. Under load I get a substantive sucking sound. I have my eyes on a Milweld 4" snorkel to alleviate this issue.

All in all I am over the moon with the quality of the work, the after instal support and the drive of the vehicle. One of the chaps on the Patrol 4x4 forum I spoke to prior to committing to the install stated to me that he did not know why it took him so long to get rid of the ZD30. I now totally agree with his summation.

Kindest regards
Rainsey



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