righto, finally got off mu butt and took some pics

its just so clean in there. I havent had much chance to get into the mud with it yet. plenty of sand and dirt, but no mud yet.

winter is coming up....

front shot




left side





right side




top down

ahh hec, now thats 3 invites for the weekend.

My bro wants me to go to mt barker for the speedway with me, a friend wants to go to lano, and now you! argh!!!

seriously, i would love to come for a mad bash, but ill have to get back to you on that. i am not making any plans this weekend at this stage, cause of studies.

Chris, ill have to show you the overhead console that I have finally got finished. gezz it was a challange.

Reuben come play in the mud on Sunday up in mundaring! You know you want to!
While we're on the pics topic ill show ya my beast! Ive since taken the roo bar off, looks so much better now! Just the spotties on the chassis rails!

Yeah hang on... gotta get my ass organised to post em. If the weather clears up tommrrow, ill do em then

Pics pics pics!

No worries chris. ill just have to teach you how to use a ringfeeder first! haha.

Ill get some pics when i am back home and post em somewhere. Probally on face book or something. Ill let you guys know when I do.

The donk fits in there as if it was factory! The only gripe that I have about the whole conversion is the clutch setup. It requires the full pedal length to engage/disengage. Not a biggie, you just have to be aware of it.

Overall it was the best decision that I have made with it. Worth every penny, ahh a lot of pennies.

As far as suspension goes, I have a DX ute which means leaf rear end. Yeah they are designed to carry load, so with nothing in the back, they are pretty stiff. With a load in the back, its smooth as. If it was coil all round, I would be happy as a pig in the proverbial.


Burke a lot, this is a GU so it came with a TD42, the turbo 4.2l inline diesel. My old patrol was a GQ, but that as a L28 petrol till I did the conversion on that one. That was a mild 253, but my god did it love to rev. 7000rpm for a 253 aint bad, and it loved it!

In my opinion, Landcruiser utes have nothing on Patrols. I drive the tojos every day at work, and i would never own one. The wagons i might consider, but the patrols are soo much nicer inside.

i havent read all the posts but i know where a cruzer ute is with the 6.5 L and it sounds great . best i have heard

i have drove a few over the years ( i do car storage ) if you want ill look wat system hes running :)

Reuben has a GU ute with a 6.5Ltr Chev Diesel V8.

I think ill have to take you up on that offer Reuben!!! Ill let you know the next powerlines run, ill try not to scratch it

dad put a chev silverado v8 turbo in his OKA then proceeded to spin all 4 tonnes of it out on it's maiden voyage.

Reuby

Some pics of it would be awesome, I've got a brand new patrol here as a company car and it's got the stock 4.2ltr not TDI.

Sounds like a f'in beast, they're a nice car and like you said I think it'd behave even better with the big donk.

Did you have a problem with the suspension in your patrol when it was new? It is REALLY REALLY springy, we have had to put a couple hundred kilos of sand (bags) in the tray so it didn't feel like you were riding skippy the roo.