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gday all

had a look through search and saw this asked a few times before but no answer. is the gu steering wheel a straight bolt on replacement for the pov gq one? or would it block out the gauges like many aftermarket ones?

cheers

Leayton

hey guys

for those that have done it, how do u prevent water getting in the top part of the snorkle using just that rubber elbow? i put mine on and have been reluctant to let the car see the rain as yet for fear of the water getting sucked in or, when parked, just running in. i used 4 inch alloy ...

mate somebody recently posted the 24v wiring diagrams for safaris on the patrol 4x4 forum. have a look and see if the diagrams u need r in there.

cheers

Leayton

gday guys

been doing some research on updating the pads on the safari and apart from the odd semi bad experience have found that people who use them think highly of the ebc brand. i called a supplier up here (near caboolture) and found that for the fronts i could pick up for the single piston ...

gday mate

for the low down torque, a couple extra dollars would get ur 350 into a 383. had one in my kingswood. at 10.5:1 comp i found that premium unleaded had trouble making the car run smoothly, and that straight gas works well at that compression. concerning the head, i had a set of 624 heads ...

on the other side of the scale, i bought various engine and gearbox parts from castlemaine rod shop for my 383 kingswood couple years back and found that rod (the dude who owns the shop) was a great help and support. to be honest, havent dealt with them since selling the 'wood but if u r having ...

mate get the skinny, army looking tyres that u see on some old landcruisers. if they worked on a 1940 something willy's jeep through mud that would bog tanks, they will work on a much improved 4wd like the gq. i think u can get them in like a 16ply or something ridiculous too, makes them alot harder ...

hey all,
just wondering where people in the caboolture/north brisbane area found was the best/cheapest place to get 4" inch stainless pipe for snorkles. also, my panhard bushes have gone again after only 4 months of use, northside arb told me that the new model gu's no longer run bushes they ...

metro nissan sell them for 9.90 each. (retail) if you want some pm me as i can get them for about half that. they are ex brisbane so if you order today they have them tomorrow.

pm sent mate

cheers all for ur replies, if ausoops cant come through, old mate at the japanese 4x4 wreckers in ...

kiwi

nissan said straight up that because its an import he cant help me. couldnt find it on the computer so means no help. what were the custom made ones made out of and r u still able to get them?
gnome, i read the other discussions about using bolts and it kinda put me off, id rather replace a ...

hey all

broke the shear pin on my gq pto winch the other night and have called various shops including nissan about getting a replacement but no such luck. i have searched on here and the closest i got was a guy buying it from some bloke in NZ a year or two ago. so was wondering if anyone could ...

gday mate

try diesel australia (i think thats their name) they r right next to vintons tree services where i use to work. the mechanic there would go next door when he needed parts or advice when rebuilding the chipper motors etc.

cheers

Leayton

yeah mate that thought has entered my head many times. i got it all checked out at racq before i bought it though so was hoping i wouldnt have ended up with a lemon. the turbo was put on straight after i bought it.

ah well i will just have to wait and see what the engineer says

thanks all for the ...

v8patrol,

Was there a turbo timer fitted aswell???

nah mate i didnt fit a turbo timer i was saving for a pyrometer instead, but my old mechanic who use to work on the car said if i have been doing hard of highway driving and havent driven at 60 or less for around 5 minutes, to let the car idle ...

cheers guys

i asked the diesel engineer at work today and he reckons that the worst case is it could cause the glazing as some of you have mentioned. he then stated that the cheapest thing to do then is to bore the engine a couple of thou and put bigger rings and pistons in. have any of you done ...

gday all

just got my safari (89 gq 4.2d with mtq turbo put on at 88000k) back from arb today and have been told theres a bad knock in my engine and that worse case senario is i may have to replace the engine. its only done 113000. reason given was that being an import they leave their cars idling ...

gday

my mechanic recommended i use penrite japtruck oil, its what he uses in all the diesels he services.

cheers

Leayton

cheers mate

as its not for racing i take it the 2500 one would be fine? would it obstruct me fitting a cargo barrier to the car or would i need a custom jobbie anyway being a high roof model?

cheers

Leayton

gday all

ive tried searching for info about roll cages for gq lwb but it keeps coming up with nothing? i was just wondering what the average cost of a full roll cage for a gq lwb is and would it cost abit more for the high roof model? i can get it mod plated for a case of jb and coke so that part ...

there is a pic of my custom made bar that was built around a pto winch cradle with a cheezy style look. go to www.4x4accessories.com.au go to custom, then custom bars, then click on larger image.

cheers
Leayton

gday

just a side note on what turps said about size, 308 is wider, 350 taller
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Leayton

gday mate

a little note about my tough dog adjuster compressor. i would be driving along the highway with it set to 2 front and 1 rear and then when i get to 4wding i put it on 5 fr and 4 rr. thats when it starts kicking on and off and flashing most of the time. eventually it stopped working at all ...

mate
he's pretty cluey with all of that kinda stuff, he selected and installed the turbo kit for my safari and it kicks butt. if i lived closer again id take my truck there again.

good luck mate

Leayton

Far out man!!! Just found out my 120,000 service is going to cost $950 at Nissan.

Can anyone recommend a place for services on the northside of Brissie where I can get it done reliably and cheaper. I also have an oil leak that needs attention. Think I might have been a bit rough with the ...

hey all

my 24v starter motor frigged out the other week. $325 for second hand, $400 for reco, or $850 new from nissan.
so yes i agree they are thieving bastards! :bad-words:

mate put up wanted on this board when you are after stuff like that... i could of given ya one for $50 if ya needed it ...

hey all

my 24v starter motor frigged out the other week. $325 for second hand, $400 for reco, or $850 new from nissan.
so yes i agree they are thieving bastards!