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6x6 GQ

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6x6 GQ

Post by coxy321 »

Hi all,

I did a quick search with no results, so go easy if its been covered allready.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NISSAN-PATROL-GQ ... dZViewItem

Very interesting. Would make a great tourer, needs a LOT of tlc though. Pity about the toyota diffs....

Anybody know anything about its past?? I never even knew one existed (obviously not from the factory anyway), let alone raced.

Coxy
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Re: 6x6 GQ

Post by bogged »

coxy321 wrote:Hi all,

I did a quick search with no results, so go easy if its been covered allready.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NISSAN-PATROL-GQ ... dZViewItem

Very interesting. Would make a great tourer, needs a LOT of tlc though. Pity about the toyota diffs....

Anybody know anything about its past?? I never even knew one existed (obviously not from the factory anyway), let alone raced.

Coxy
10k? its a rusty hulk.
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Post by gorilla »

GQ leafy ute - TD42, 2" lift, parabolics up-front, dove tail tray and 37" IROKs
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Re: 6x6 GQ

Post by coxy321 »

bogged wrote:
coxy321 wrote:Hi all,

I did a quick search with no results, so go easy if its been covered allready.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NISSAN-PATROL-GQ ... dZViewItem

Very interesting. Would make a great tourer, needs a LOT of tlc though. Pity about the toyota diffs....

Anybody know anything about its past?? I never even knew one existed (obviously not from the factory anyway), let alone raced.

Coxy
10k? its a rusty hulk.
Novelty factor?? 6x6 with locked diffs would go almost anywhere too.

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Post by coxy321 »

....just wiping the drool off my keyboard......
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Re: 6x6 GQ

Post by bogged »

coxy321 wrote:Novelty factor?? 6x6 with locked diffs would go almost anywhere too.

Coxy
go watch Kym Boulton in the first OBC in a 6x6 cruiser.. then tell me goes anywhere.. it couldnt even do a U turn on a section
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6x6

Post by daz4b »

looks like mq to me not gq
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Re: 6x6 GQ

Post by coxy321 »

bogged wrote:
coxy321 wrote:Novelty factor?? 6x6 with locked diffs would go almost anywhere too.

Coxy
go watch Kym Boulton in the first OBC in a 6x6 cruiser.. then tell me goes anywhere.. it couldnt even do a U turn on a section
I'm deprived. I havent gone to any REAL competitions, and have only ever seen one proper winch challenge dvd. Someone needs to put some winch challenge torrents on the www for me.....

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Post by ratbagpatrol »

it was raced in 1990 aust safari and was nott compative at all they spent more time fixing it then driving it this truck main use was in support of the swb 6x6 that ultamite sepsion built it fell over and cought on fire the next year there was not much left motor and gear box in this car are worth about 25 g tons of hp in this donk back then any way when i last sore it it was in better cond then this to many year of living under a tarp in the middle of a paddock the truck is a gq it is a series 1 thay still have mk mq gards bonnet and grill but is a gq chassie info is hard to find about this truck becouse the aust army was involed well this is all i know hope this helps
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Post by coxy321 »

You've done well ratbagpatrol. I reckon the motor itself would be worth a few $$$.

That dash centre pod & gauges is probly the second most expensive part of the truck!!

Coxy

PS. I still think its cool.
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Post by ratbagpatrol »

i only kow this mutch becouse my dad help biuld it but can not say to much more then this
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Post by coxy321 »

As in "i'm not allowed to say much more than this", or you dont have any more info to give us??

Sounds like a top secret government creation. Maybe they crossbred a landcruiser with a patrol... :?:

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Re: 6x6 GQ

Post by bogged »

coxy321 wrote:I'm deprived. I havent gone to any REAL competitions, and have only ever seen one proper winch challenge dvd. Someone needs to put some winch challenge torrents on the www for me...
its on VHS :P

The issue is it gets too much drive and not enough steer. 4 wheels pushing forward, and it just wouldnt do tight turns.. I think he gave up after about 10 point turn in the sand.
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Post by nastytroll »

I was told the same abour 6x6 army landy's, by a former army driver.
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Post by RMP&O »

I had a pinzgauer 6x6 and it turned on a dime. Very tight turning radius in that truck with all 6 locked in. But that is a completely different truck both in design, form and function.

I see a number of probs with this thing for any real serious offroading. It is hella low, even with 38's it would be low. Flex will suck with that many leaves although how much flex you can get in a 6x6 is debatable. Rear overhang is massive making decents and climbs pretty crappy. It is heavy, real heavy....that means it sinks easy. And bog this and it is really stuck bad. Kind of like a Mog, which is why Mogs are known to come with 30,000lbs PTO winches!

That is some weird suspension too. Not sure why they went through all that trouble with leaf springs, much easier and better to have done it in coils. It isn't like this is so old it was before coils!


If it had Nissan diffs it could be worth the 10k price tag. But with the Toyo diffs it isn't worth much, IMHO. And why would they use Toyo diffs, that makes little sense to me. I am sure the motor is sweet but aren't the gen. 1's the ones that shouldn't be turbo'ed?

and I don't know about you guys but this picture doesn't do much to give a buyer confidence on quality of the workmanship....
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Don't get me wrong it is a cool truck none the less. But for that kind of money in this kind of condition...you would have to have more than me to toss around I guess!
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Post by azzad »

Depending on how long the motor etc. has been sitting, it too is probablly only scrap metal value.

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Post by AJS »

A properly engineered 6 x 6 will give you more traction than a 4 x 4 in certain conditions so in those conditions, yes it will go further if it's been built properly and can keep it's wheels on the ground. It really depends on what you want it for. I certainly wouldn't consider it if you need something agile, and the distance between the front and centre axles on this truck looks to be too much to give it any decent sort of turning circle. The extra axle gives you more weight capacity so if your requirement was for off road load carriage, it would be OK.
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Post by coxy321 »

RMP&O wrote:I had a pinzgauer 6x6 and it turned on a dime.
Are they 6x6 with full independant?? Very utilitarian, sort of reminds me of a big Volkswagon "Thing".

I saw one earlier this year - bl00dy awesome truck, although not exactly what i'd consider "luxury".

I would suggest that the Patrol was built incredibly well, but by the looks of the photos its been molestested several times over the years.

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Post by nastytroll »

the rear suspension set up on the patrol is similar to what MAN and Merc use on there 6x6 and 8x8 trucks.
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Re: 6x6 GQ

Post by marko »

coxy321 wrote:Hi all,

I did a quick search with no results, so go easy if its been covered allready.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NISSAN-PATROL-GQ ... dZViewItem

Very interesting. Would make a great tourer, needs a LOT of tlc though. Pity about the toyota diffs....

Anybody know anything about its past?? I never even knew one existed (obviously not from the factory anyway), let alone raced.

Coxy

What a piece of shit, forged piston! LOL
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