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by patrol42
Thu Apr 29, 2010 8:46 am
Forum: Jeep
Topic: Fuel Economy Jeep Cherakee Grand
Replies: 7
Views: 1164

I have a 96 ZJ - its a stock 4.0 6 on 31's (with corrected speedo) Just did a trip to Melbourne and got 540km to a tank..had about 5 lires left in it when i fuel'd up in Holsbrook Around town I get around 380km to 420km per tank i would say the milage they are getting is not far off what to be expec...
by patrol42
Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:11 am
Forum: Ford / Mazda / Daihatsu / Homeless
Topic: Unimog 406 rhd
Replies: 3
Views: 1822

I dont know if this works in VIC, but in NSW they can be rego'd as long as you get them engineered, which may also mean a few other things to be done, but you dont need to convert them to RHD (its been done with a 416) From memory there is no '25 Year' rule, the vehicle needs to be Pre-ADR which is ...
by patrol42
Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:26 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Beadlocks Question
Replies: 15
Views: 687

Roctoy Designfab wrote:
patrol42 wrote:a surf, a landrover and a Jeep and thinking about it i remember a GQ Patrol Ute running around on 40's all engineered.
i think we'll move back to Sydney then...
lol there are a few around..the landrover has rear steer engineered for road use as well..bit of a weapon :)
by patrol42
Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:37 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Beadlocks Question
Replies: 15
Views: 687

a surf, a landrover and a Jeep and thinking about it i remember a GQ Patrol Ute running around on 40's all engineered.
by patrol42
Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:50 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Beadlocks Question
Replies: 15
Views: 687

I know of 3 trucks engineered and blue plated for 37's and they are not comp vehicles (not mogs either lol). One has Rear Steer Engineered as well..

Its not hard if you do it right.
by patrol42
Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:48 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Beadlocks Question
Replies: 15
Views: 687

Im looking at getting 37s on a 10 inch rim ,The trails me and mates hit up are only 5 mins away from home so probably wouldnt matter anyway the cops would be more worried about the tyres and not quite legal yet lift So you're going to be driving on the street with illegal tyres & wheel size any...
by patrol42
Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:39 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: rego shapes
Replies: 9
Views: 336

My Unimog 404 is registered as a Ute and my old Patrol LWB was registered as a Wagon
by patrol42
Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:21 am
Forum: Ford / Mazda / Daihatsu / Homeless
Topic: The Unimogs.
Replies: 84
Views: 28811

WICKED wrote:
patrol42 wrote: Got to give a big thanks to the Tuff Truck Guys Greg Page and Greg Hamilton for being understanding as to what was going on.
Wat where the issues?
Long story and not really for public broadcasting. It was a combination of things, nothing really to do with TT.
by patrol42
Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:19 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Beadlocks Question
Replies: 15
Views: 687

4runner_boy wrote:Im looking at getting 37s on a 10 inch rim ,The trails me and mates hit up are only 5 mins away from home so probably wouldnt matter anyway the cops would be more worried about the tyres and not quite legal yet lift
As far as anyone knows they are Rim Protection ;)
by patrol42
Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:41 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Beadlocks Question
Replies: 15
Views: 687

Its an age old question (read Arguement) If you talk to the tyre and rim association, they will tell you that any modification to a rim makes it illegal for on-road use. So that rules out Stauns and weld on bead locks. However, as hard as I try I can't get a comment on manufactured beadloc rims (ie ...
by patrol42
Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:35 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Whats your Crawl Ratio for your rig?? Post it up!
Replies: 37
Views: 1614

1/ 6 (5.9 Turbo Diesel Unimog U1700) 2/ 8-speed Manual (520 Nm @ 1800rpm) 3/ 52x16R20 4/ 69.1:1 5/ 6.52:1 6/ play 7/ Around 2000rpm 8/ Working Group - 5.76:1 reduction for all 8 forward and reverse gears providing from: 488:1 in 1st, to 37.6:1 in 8th With Crawler Gear Set - 55.87 reduction for all 8...
by patrol42
Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:09 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: can you hire an engle ?
Replies: 4
Views: 271

Artarmon Automotive Hire out Engles..i have hired one from them..give Eddy or Chris a call.
by patrol42
Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:06 am
Forum: Ford / Mazda / Daihatsu / Homeless
Topic: The Unimogs.
Replies: 84
Views: 28811

There were umm certain umm issues that meant we could not compete. But they have been resolved now so we are back. Got to give a big thanks to the Tuff Truck Guys Greg Page and Greg Hamilton for being understanding as to what was going on. So we will be there..with bells on. Work has begun..we strip...
by patrol42
Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:07 am
Forum: Ford / Mazda / Daihatsu / Homeless
Topic: The Unimogs.
Replies: 84
Views: 28811

One more pic..here they are. One has my v-treds on it already :)

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by patrol42
Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:21 pm
Forum: Ford / Mazda / Daihatsu / Homeless
Topic: Other Makes Roll Call
Replies: 39
Views: 29728

G'day My names Rob, and i have a 1969 Unimog-S 404. I am one of a group and between us we have got more mogs than we can drive. We piced up the mogs about 2 weeks ago from the port after they came straight from the swiss army to us so they are pretty much still stock as..although i have got a set of...
by patrol42
Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:06 pm
Forum: Ford / Mazda / Daihatsu / Homeless
Topic: The Unimogs.
Replies: 84
Views: 28811

4WD Stuff - We will be running it pretty stock. The only real changes will be hydro assist steering, maybe different shocks and springs, the rear will be bobbed and it will have an exo. Tyres choice has not been made yet, but we will have a few different sets ranging from 39's to 42's. We are not th...
by patrol42
Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:44 am
Forum: Ford / Mazda / Daihatsu / Homeless
Topic: The Unimogs.
Replies: 84
Views: 28811

Looks like the OM 617 Diesel would be a good fit in there - I think I have read its been done. Yup..We are trying to find an old (1984 from memory) 300TD Merc for a donor engine. We have already got the clutch (from a G-wagen), bell housing and all the other bits for the conversion on order. This w...
by patrol42
Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:24 am
Forum: Ford / Mazda / Daihatsu / Homeless
Topic: The Unimogs.
Replies: 84
Views: 28811

Couple of pics of the big day we picked up the Unimogs http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/patrol42/Mog/DSCF1848.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/patrol42/Mog/DSCF1852.jpg And three are now blueslipped ready for rego :) $th is just a mater of getting it weighed etc etc as we did not have ...
by patrol42
Mon Dec 31, 2007 11:51 am
Forum: Ford / Mazda / Daihatsu / Homeless
Topic: The Unimogs.
Replies: 84
Views: 28811

Ok..the mogs have cleared Port and now in quaratine/customs..any day now we will be driving the four mogs home!!!
by patrol42
Mon Dec 31, 2007 11:42 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: X9 Superwinch
Replies: 9
Views: 466

There were Warn dealers in the US who have dumped Warn over Superwinch, if that says anything. In 24V there is probably the biggest difference. Watn use 12V Solinoid packs where the Superwinch use true 24b Solinoid packs. We have a few comning over, one 165000lb is for the Mog Tuff Truck, I have a 1...
by patrol42
Sat Dec 22, 2007 4:33 pm
Forum: Ford / Mazda / Daihatsu / Homeless
Topic: The Unimogs.
Replies: 84
Views: 28811

Do you have to convert them to right hand drive? Why would DOT allow these to be registered? Kinda unnecessary on the roads. Don't get me wrong, a brilliant truck but why can these be registered? Why such low kms when they are obviously extremely old? ADR's state that any vehicle over 30 years old ...
by patrol42
Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:28 am
Forum: Ford / Mazda / Daihatsu / Homeless
Topic: The Unimogs.
Replies: 84
Views: 28811

Do you have to convert them to right hand drive? Why would DOT allow these to be registered? Kinda unnecessary on the roads. Don't get me wrong, a brilliant truck but why can these be registered? Why such low kms when they are obviously extremely old? ADR's state that any vehicle over 30 years old ...
by patrol42
Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:26 am
Forum: Ford / Mazda / Daihatsu / Homeless
Topic: The Unimogs.
Replies: 84
Views: 28811

Gonzo wrote:Let's just pray for rain eh? :lol:
Rain would certainly help lol :)
by patrol42
Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:12 am
Forum: Ford / Mazda / Daihatsu / Homeless
Topic: The Unimogs.
Replies: 84
Views: 28811

Seems this thing will be fairly nimble on the tracks with the weight loss and reduced dimensions. Got my vote for TT :armsup: :armsup: LOL I must say I have never heard of a Unimog being called nimble ;) your just modest, arent they designed with a good 9 inches of chassis flex :?: ;) LOL maybe Yes...
by patrol42
Fri Nov 09, 2007 7:24 am
Forum: Ford / Mazda / Daihatsu / Homeless
Topic: The Unimogs.
Replies: 84
Views: 28811

alexcliffo wrote:Seems this thing will be fairly nimble on the tracks with the weight loss and reduced dimensions. Got my vote for TT :armsup: :armsup:
LOL I must say I have never heard of a Unimog being called nimble ;)
by patrol42
Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:42 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: GQ ARB rear bar
Replies: 24
Views: 1358

I had an ARB Bar on my GQ..are you talking about the one that looks like this? http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/patrol42/My%20Patrol/watagans17_20070608_2062049279.jpg If so then the tail lighst are the normal OEM Nissan Tail lights from a GQ II or a GU. The ones in this pic are GU tail lights ...
by patrol42
Sat Oct 27, 2007 8:34 am
Forum: Nissan
Topic: PERTRONIX IGNITOR KIT
Replies: 3
Views: 399

the lobe sensing version does not have the magnetic ring that the standard kit has. To fit the magnetic ring you need to remove a little lip off the dizzy shaft. The lobe sensing one does not need this. Both seem to work. I ran the LS model with no problems and took about 30min to fit. I got my lobe...
by patrol42
Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:35 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Continental AC70G Muddies
Replies: 2
Views: 149

GQ4.8coilcab wrote:335/80/20 = 41.1x13.2/20
nice....but will they bag down, they look very rigid :?
They are a 1 ply steel sidewall and at around 10PSI they bag quite nicely, especially with the weight of the mog on them. Off road I will run them around 8psi with the internal beadlocks.
by patrol42
Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:51 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: EXO CAGES
Replies: 22
Views: 1107

We will be exo'ing the mog for TuffTruck. ALong teh lines of this but without the stinger.

The guys that design these in the US can make them removeable, so thats what we will be doing so its wont get much attention driving on-road

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by patrol42
Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:44 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Continental AC70G Muddies
Replies: 2
Views: 149

Continental AC70G Muddies

Just picked up my new Muddies for the Mog. A set of 335/80R20 Continental AC70G MPT (MultiPurpose Tyres)

They are road legal and speed rated to 55mph or about 10mph faster than the Mog will go ;)

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