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GU shortie
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 2:48 pm
by mabsydney
Do they still make these? anywhere?
A mate told me you can buy a new GU shortie in Dubai, but I don't see them listed on the Nissan website...
Would consider importing one if that is the case...
thanks,
Martin
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 2:50 pm
by Camshaft1
They'd be pretty good. Strong front end, nimble because of the size, and plenty of grunt. I'd buy one. But still cut the back off to make a ute..... gota have a ute.
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 4:12 pm
by Big Red Toy
they are available oversea's not here thou. and u cannot import them due to lack of seating or some crap
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 4:55 pm
by big red
dubai ones are left hand drive but i think you can get them from NZ
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 5:06 pm
by mabsydney
mmm....thanks for the info guys
Big red, good point about left hand drive, hadn't thought of that!
Will dig some more, I only need seating for 4 people and the shortie would have enough storage for me with a roof rack on.
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 5:34 pm
by scorched
i saw a few in dubai but they were not very common to my surprise.
thought i had a picture but no luck. My friends dad owned one and said he wanted to bring it to aus to drive from perth across the desert to east coast. it was left hand drive
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 7:29 pm
by BigMav
i saw quite a few of them in france. Left Hand Drive also however
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 7:52 pm
by striped tomato
Also check Japan and UK markets, UK certainly used to have them, I assume Japan does.
Steve
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 9:41 pm
by XFACTOR
big red wrote:dubai ones are left hand drive but i think you can get them from NZ
yes, New Zealand does have them! I saw a few over therelast time I was there..
You should be able to import one from NZ?
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 11:22 pm
by alki
pic taken in France
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 11:25 pm
by alki
Imagine this,GU shorty,4.8 petrol,cut back into a ute,wearing 38" swampers
Nissan trials here I come.......
Stop imagination and back to work
NZ $$$ conversion
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 8:45 am
by Not For Highway Use
To get around Aus import laws. Import shell from Japan and then running gear with chopped up chassis. Then do the swap onto an Aus SWB and get enginered for body swap. Rego will be 88 - 1994 but still
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 5:06 pm
by stool
How about just importing GU shortie chassis and running gear + motor and slaming GQ shortie shell on it best of both
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 5:07 pm
by J Top
The GU SWB's over here are used Jap import's.
I have only seen a couple and they were both 2.8 diesels.
They come with lower diff ratios but I heard a rumour that the diffs are smaller with the baby engine.
J Top
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 9:15 pm
by Bingham
in the UK, i saw quiete a few all rhd --
also was interesting to see that 90% of were high top aswell and even the odd wagon...
no a bad lookig truck- roofs didnt stand out like dogs balls like in gq
bingham
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 9:57 pm
by alki
I saw them in few Europe countries and they all were 3.0 lt.Didn't think they come out with 2.8
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:33 am
by Hobbz
There are plenty of them in Europe ... 2.8tdi and 3.0 .. GREAT model for some serious offroading, just needs a 4.2tdi engine ... funny we got the model up here and you guys have the engine
Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 9:49 pm
by 4Speed
There's a couple of GU shortys running around in sydney as Nissan Safari's or what ever they are called running 3L td.
You can bring them in via NZ, but they need a few little tweaks.
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 8:07 am
by WICKED
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 9:12 am
by bogged
WICKED wrote:
Well done WICKED, you got the right photo
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:44 am
by bj on roids
a high roof, that has a panel van rear, worst GU shorty pic EVER!
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:25 am
by bogged
bj on roids wrote:a high roof, that has a panel van rear, worst GU shorty pic EVER!
still yet to see a good one...
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:14 am
by Bingham
leave it alone..... it seems to be an x taxi wheel chair one
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:01 pm
by bj on roids
bogged wrote:bj on roids wrote:a high roof, that has a panel van rear, worst GU shorty pic EVER!
still yet to see a good one...
I think they are awesome, but i have problems.
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:02 pm
by bj on roids
Bingham wrote:leave it alone..... it seems to be an x taxi wheel chair one
hmmmm..... another way to get one imported... except it is very wheelchair taxi! LOL
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:18 pm
by bogged
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:43 pm
by money_killer
XFACTOR wrote:big red wrote:dubai ones are left hand drive but i think you can get them from NZ
yes, New Zealand does have them! I saw a few over therelast time I was there..
You should be able to import one from NZ?
why the hell can nz get them but we cant, wat stupid rules did australia have in place ...
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:54 pm
by Quadcamshorty
NZ doesn't have any car manufacturers, so there is no one to protect from the influx of cheap cars.
So the theory goes.
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:01 pm
by money_killer
Quadcamshorty wrote:NZ doesn't have any car manufacturers, so there is no one to protect from the influx of cheap cars.
So the theory goes.
that makes no sense a gu shorty is nissian so wat are they trying to protect
but any way gu shorties look sick
Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:16 pm
by Quadcamshorty
Nissan Aus don't get squat out of an imported gu shorty.
If they let everybody import cheap cars, who would buy all the crappy new ones?
Then, who would employ the people who work there?
When I was in the import business, these was the reasons I was given.
cheers.
