BigCols baby

[GUtsy ute]

Top stuff Bigcol, welcome to the gu family. Looks the goods mate, please keep the piccies coming we like piccies.

X2 on the pics, nice GU you have too, Bigcol.

[Bigcol]

Roofy,
I know with my Beastie, she only gets 2 tuneups a year
once at beginning of winter
once at beginning of summer

they are a sneaky lot with the gas, they put additives in in winter, to stop it freezing the lines too much - more wax and something else, dont remember
then in summer, they take them out again
so you CAN have all sorts of misery trying to get it running good.

with mine, I wasnt too concerned with the economy side of things - its Petrol / Gas
so it is tuned for performance on Gas (can spin 11R tyres on dry road if your not careful) - and get only 250-300Kms out of an 80L Gas tank (200Kms with aircon on and towing the van)
funny enough, I still LOVE my Beastie, thats why I still havent got around to selling it yet...... but the rego is due soon, once I pay that, a different story will emerge I am sure

cheers

[ripper]

Just curious Col. In what ways is your GU better than your GQ? You say you love your GQ, so I'm wondering what made you update?

[Bigcol]

Just curious Col. In what ways is your GU better than your GQ? You say you love your GQ, so I'm wondering what made you update?

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
this is a VERY hard question to answer believe it or not............

first off, I need a run down of the Beastie

she is 22 yrs old, 1 small piece of rust behind rear bumper, I've had her for 6/7 yrs, spent a small fortune on upgrading and mods and keeping her on the road, and only done about 60K kms in that time
as stated, tuned for Gas performance, so when towing the van, it is not that noticeable untill you hit a hill just how much you really do loose with the gas (like looking for straight road for about 5kms to over take someone doing 90Kms)
plus the fuel capacity wasn't good for me, 200Kms out of the gas towing the van - with aircon on, plus the approx 200kms out of the Petrol(55L tank) - N#1 main reason
(did a trip Perth to Gerro with NO petrol as the elect pump shagged itself after we left, very expensive for gas when you can find it - Cataby 220kms from Perth, Dongara 300odd kms from Perth)
(did another trip Gerro to Perth with NO gas, as one of the relays shagged itself just after filling up in Gerro, so driving in Petrol (when its tuned for gas) makes for a very HOT engine with plenty of stops to cool the motor down)
first thought was to rip out the Gas system, fit a long range tank, re-tune for Petrol and run it like that for awhile.........
but
the need to spend more money on some newer mods was N#2 main reason
Steel winch bar
front diff lock
long range tank, as well as upgrade the reserve tank
re-do interior for more room - Im not a little fella 6'1" 100+kgs, and my missus although smaller than me, is still nearly my size, and my daughter is the same size as me - long story, but she goes wherever we go
and although the motor has only done 230000kms, why not upgrade now while doing the rest of the mods - ie LS1 of Ford 5.4L, but what about my fuel range?

so now I'm looking at around $20K to do what I want, how I want, without doing a dodgy job
hhhmmmmmmmmmm

okay, upgrade to a newer car, with as many mods already done that I wanted
I was going to go for a brand new GU, but again there was problems

GU 3.0L Auto - 2.5t towing capacity
GU 3.0L man - 3T towing capacity
GU 4.8L Auto - 3.5T towing capacity

hhmmmmmmmmmmmmm maybe a 4.8L

wanted a GU4.2L diesel - 3.5T towing capacity
but the last of them was 2006, and I only found 3 for sale - with NO extras, but wanted the earth for them (cheapest was $55K)

hhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm still leaning towards the 4.8L

the Boss (War Office) didnt like the new shape GU's (2005 on), but loved the older shape (1998-2005)

well then, the TD42 is looking very nice thank you

the biggest plus was the fact my son (6'5") fits in the back seat without his knees in MY back

sooooooo, got more room in the back for my adult sized kids, more room for me as driver
has a steel winch bar
has DARK window tinting
and its a Diesel - longer range for touring and a single fuel to carry

so, yeah, it was time to update the age - the fuel - the range - and slightly more comfortable, with more internal room

there is an even funnier story regarding the first vehicle I brought to replace the Beastie............
but thats for another day

hhahahahahahahahaha

cheers

[ripper]

Thanks Col. Didn't realise it would be that tricky for you to answer.
I know GU's are bigger inside, and I'd heard they were more comfortable too (not sure how much more though), and was just interested as to what made you swap.

[big_fletch]

Very nice GU mate, will make a very capable touring and towing vehicle..
Congrats on the update

[Sir Roofy]

Roofy,
I know with my Beastie, she only gets 2 tuneups a year
once at beginning of winter
once at beginning of summer

they are a sneaky lot with the gas, they put additives in in winter, to stop it freezing the lines too much - more wax and something else, dont remember
then in summer, they take them out again
so you CAN have all sorts of misery trying to get it running good.

with mine, I wasnt too concerned with the economy side of things - its Petrol / Gas
so it is tuned for performance on Gas (can spin 11R tyres on dry road if your not careful) - and get only 250-300Kms out of an 80L Gas tank (200Kms with aircon on and towing the van)
funny enough, I still LOVE my Beastie, thats why I still havent got around to selling it yet...... but the rego is due soon, once I pay that, a different story will emerge I am sure

cheers

thanks for that col not realy concerned to much new about them playing with the fuel when i get some change will get her tuned
air gas might be out a tad

[DX grunt]

Congrats Col - over 1,000 views of your truck.

[Bigcol]

best add some more then - hahahahahaha

with my floor in the back, I was lucky to buy second hand this setup


the "lid" on the passenger side lifts up and out the way when the fridge goes in...... (where the MQ/MK hub caps are)
and it has Engel plug and ciggy plug already fitted

I'm happy with it.....

cheers

[Bob]

Great set up mate