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I drive a Prado , but I identify as a bloke

madmacca wrote:Anyone have the full results ?

Gom won.

Loz came a close second due to Muslims, Rute was over run by reclaim Australia protestors and Joff came last due to being a fuckwit.

I had a 99 dual cab V6 petrol. Worst car on fuel I've ever owned. Scratching to get 300ks from a 60 litre tank! .........and we were in a remote part of WA at the time, paying 1.90 a litre....... I looked into the TD conversion (this is quite a few years ago) and discovered it CAN be done, but not ...

80's_delirious wrote: It's surprising how far you can in 2wd if you drive strategically.

In an old falcon ute with a dif lock?

I reckon buy the Chinese one.

Buy a new(er) one?

There was a nice GU 4.2 TD for sale on here a while back.........

I'm a bit disappointed with my GU Patrol.

The 4.2 motor is very out dated, even though it has a turbo.

Anyone want to swap for a Great Wall?

Mate, I don't want to be an arse here but do yourself a favour and buy something else. They were a nugget when they were new and have not gotten better with age. I have had 120Ys that have been more capable 4wds than them. Seriously, put your money into something better. X2. Total piles of shit.

Thanks.

Always wondered.

So if you were going to get a TD42 for a rebuild, you'd go a black top?

Tomo_89 wrote:I run a GQ black top in my Gu race truck.

What's the difference between a "black top" and a TD42 that's.........not one?

Apart from the colour.

not too many fit that description- so I'm guessing this is it? Yep, that's the one. Bugger, looks like one of the axles has fallen off the van........ :finger: :finger: :finger: Don't pick on me. It was day one of my 5000k trip towing a tandem trailer in 45 degree heat with my farting dog ...

4wd26 wrote: not too many fit that description- so I'm guessing this is it?

Yep, that's the one.

I saw one of these kitted out on the Nullarbor last week. Vic plates, had a sticker on the back of the framework on the tray saying something about metal fabrications some where in Gippsland. It also had a map of Aust on the side, looked like they'd recently set it up and were one the first leg of a ...

I'm in a similar mind set right now, too. I'm going to offload my GU tourer, (that probably wont tour anywhere for quite a while) and buy a cheap basher, use the left over $25k for other purposes. I don't think I could own a Zook though. I like the idea of an old MQ with a V8. A thread in Chit Chat ...

Double post.

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TheGatta wrote: Tech stuff

Hullo Russ.

Long time.

Sell it and buy a wagon - would love to but its a work ute and the commercial rating is a godsend tax wise, and a wagon is less useful for work - though i could survive. wagons cost a bomb and 4.2's don't seem to exist! ... I've got the reverse problem, got a 4.2 wagon but need a ute. Got an ad on ...

Jacked wrote:Ironman are too firm and leak.

Seen some outright dangerous failures (mounting "ring" seperating from shock body) with EFS.

No complaints with EFS here. And I drive 90% on dirt roads.

So far so good.

I've got 3" EFS in my GU wagon, running 35s.

Drives like it's stock

Pennyponting wrote:you boys had fun with this..... yer, i was bored.

still driving my 99gu. 430,000km.

Missed this when it was posted.

Nice

(2000 GU 4.2, 300,000ks)

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BIGDAVET86 wrote:yep

my 2011 CRD blew up, melted no. 4 piston, shrapnel went through the turbo, fingered. they are shit, dont ever buy one.

I thought the CRDs were OK.

Obviously not........

I'll stick with my old 4.2 I think....

I paid $28k for my 2000 model and I've spent another $2-3k on it sorting a few issues out

But mine's got a LOT of fruit

snorkel and piss off pre-cleaner PIssed off my precleaner box today, just need to get a bracket made up, adn its finished. Easy as shiat job, adn looks so much better with 3inch pipe from snorkel to airbox, instead of that shitty 3x1inch precleaner box Hi bogged i dont suppose you have a finished ...

Buy a 105

Nah, I bogged it from another site.

No idea of it's specs.

That looks pretty

Like this?

Good idea ^^^