Mudski GU Build Thread

[mudski]

Well the Patrol is finally out of hibernation in the garage, been there since around May I think. I did a few things in this time. It all started from one thing, a leaking front axle seal. Then it snowballed from there.

• Front axle seal repair
• rear brake pads
• The ARB bar was removed, cut and shut to suit the High Mount Winch EDIT : Then sandblasted and powdercoated
• The High mount winch was finally finished and mounts to the bar
• Rust repairs (attempted) on the radiator support panel
• Water rail leaks finally fixed after being back at the workshop who fitted it seven times... Gotta do something right, gotta do it your self!
• All guard flares removed and new rubbers installed
• Outer door trim bits removed, repainted and refitted.
• dump pipe removed, cleaned, repainted and new heat wrap applied.
• Some under dash wiring cleaned up.
• Repaired a broken ARB side awning.
• Repositioned the light bar and spotties switches to allow for the Winch controller and override switches to take their place.
• Roof rack removed, cleaned up and repainted
• Drilled and tapped the lower stat housing so the Redarc temp switch fitted properly without the use of an adaptor.
• Change out the thermostat from OEM to Tridon high flow to the Dayco DT79A stat and modded the bypass. Ended up going back to the Tridon, seem to get slightly more stable temps with that.
• Removed the JPC high Flow water pump and fitted a stockie. Couldn’t see any improvement but cannot be arsed putting the High flow back in.
• New Gates Fleetrunner extra heavy duty belts fitted.
• Fitted a Quikazz fan kit, failed hub changed out. Results are no better than the Infinity G35 and oiled up OEM hub. Bitta coin wasted on that but we wont tell the missus. Lol.
• The injectors were removed and reset to stock crack pressures. Then removed and reset again to what they are supposed to be from the pump builder to match the pump. Saw some improvement here.

I'm sure I did other things aswell. But for now its done.

Thanks to all who gave input and ideas. And who helped out with things that are beyond me.
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