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Cheers for the replies guys.

Yeah had a look at the hella and narva ones, but they werent the right size.

Took it to ARB and we tried their indicators and they fit pretty well. So bought a pair of them ($30 bucks for the pair with globes) and they work a treat.

Cheers
Pete

I see what your saying :)

The current indicator housings in my alloy bar (standard patrol bar) are the same height, but quite a bit longer. I suppose if worst comes to worst, i will just make the wholes wider.

I have emailed ARB, but if they dont get back to me i might just pop in there on ...

Cossie wrote:Tried ARB? what make bar is it?

Thats the thing, im unsure of the make of the bar - i just bought it second hand. Ill try post a pic up

Gday all

I’m looking for two indicator assembly’s for my bull bar but I cant find any available. The size of it is roughly 14cm’s by 5cms.

Anyone know where i could get them from?

Cheers

Pete

Beaut thanks fellas.

I think ill go with the super cheap fluro - looks like it does a pretty good job!

Cheers
Pete

Im awaiting to get my roof console, but it doesnt come with any lights on it.

Anyone know of a good place or site that sells good quality map/interior lights? Ive had a look around at the obvious ones (hella, ebay etc) but nothing really outstanding.

Any ideas?

Cheers
Pete

I had a similar problem with my carby GQ patrol, where it wouldnt idle, or idle roughly but would pretty much run fine through the rev range.

Rebuilt the carby and its been fine ever since

So the motion is to stay away from Snake Racing gear?

Superior looks pretty good - will probably buy off them.

Cheers guys thanks for the info - i was looking at the snake ones but might steer clear of them now.

Any of these other sites have online ordering?

I've bent both my drag link and tie rod in the front of the GQ. It's a 1988 LWB GQ petrol. Most of the 4wdriving i do is sand, or light-medium mud/clay tracks.

Should i just go and buy 2nd hand standard ones, or should i go for the more solid and moddified ones from Snake racing for example ...

I am a silly boy.

I decided to clean up all the dodgy wiring, in my 88 model GQ patrol LWB petrol carby, that i did under the dashboard from a while back. Fix all the stuff ups, put some relays and fuses in :oops: and just make it tidy. I was doing this all at night time so it doest really help ...

Well doesnt seem to be a choke problem - the automatic choke is working fine. Tested it last night.

fnqcairns wrote:Fit a vacume guage for the future and in the meantime disconnect the choke, wire the Bastard up solid!!.

For the interim, how do i disconnect the choke and wire it up closed?

We drove back from outback challenge a couple of years ago, nissan gq dual cab petty on 35s, averaged about 40 YES....... 40 litres to 100 kms. could not work it out, ran beautiful, no fuel leaks. Found out later on when home that as you would apply the accelerator the choke was opening up as well ...

The speedo had been calibrated to 33" tyres.

I used 90 litres exactly. So i suppose it would have ended up working out to be about 34 L per 100 kays still

what sort of fuel consumption should i be expecting? 25L per 100 kays?

bogged wrote:

Sneaky wrote:So thats 36.5L/100kays

Take it in for a service - petrols are *****, but thats insane.

were you stuck in low 1st?

Yeah I will do...just wondering if anyone had any ideas at all.

Stooopid petrol.

Drove up to Moora and back on the weekend...only problem was i had to refill! I drove from my place to Moora and only got back as far as Bindoon before I had to refill again.

So out of a 95 Litre tank, i got 260 kays.

Something must seriously be wrong.

1988 LWB GQ patrol
4.2L Petrol Auto (carby ...

Thought i would chuck a pic or 2 of mine on here

4" spring lift, 2" body lift

I have 15x8 alloy rims from my GQ patrol, would they fit onto a 96 hilux, same stud pattern i believe

Hey Guys

Were looking to make up an RTI ramp for Perth4x4. Any one able to point me in the right direction to get some plans? Saves us re-inventing the wheel

Cheers
Pete

Well i think ive found part of the problem.

Was inspecting the fuel filter and the fuel hose feeding the fuel filter was split and fuel leaking down the hose. Has always smelt of fuel under the bonnet but didnt think much of it. Replaced the fuel hose and filter and now i cant smell fuel! :roll ...

Jeez there must be something terribly wrong with my fuel setup then...time for the professionals me thinks.

bogged wrote:Have you serviced and tuned the car recently?

That would be my first stop, ultratune, or similar.. Dont tell them about it, then its their problem once you get shit economy after their work

It has been serviced recentley by myself tho...

haha i like your thinking

Josh n Kat wrote:I would have thought when you recalibrate your speedo, your odometer would then in theory be recalibrated too cause the odo works off the speedo....

Same....how else would it calculate the kays?

Speedo must have been re-adjusted becasuse i have checked it with a few cars and a gps and it is fine.

The fuel consumption has been getting progressivley worse over the last year.

yeah that doesn't seem very good at all after the money you've probably spent on that carby. have you changed the points and stuff? may i consider getting it tuned properly by a workshop. somewhere with an exhaust gas analyzer too!

Yeah thats a good idea . I know TB42's are bad on petrol but i ...

Hey Guys

Out of the last tank of fuel, i got just under 300kays ....300 bloody kays!!

Specs of my 4by is an 88tb4.2 carby, 4"lift 2"body, 33" bfg muddies, auto trans 95L fuel tank. Petrol only, not on gas.

Just rebuilt the carby hoping that would help but hasnt seemed to :(

What to do?

By the ...

Cheers Gary

Do they make adaptor kits for the patrol auto or would i have to chuck an infiniti gearbox in?