Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

Send me a hand sketch with some dimensions (sun roof and roof rack opening and the height you want) and I will do you a drawing of sorts.

Please dump it.

Thanks for keeping this thread updated, its been very interesting. I haven't read from the beginning again, so I may have missed it, but, why did you decide to go the turbo route? I get the idea you're a man after simplicity to avoid any issues overlanding - I would have thought an NA motor would h...

OK, so I now see why you went that route. What would the financials have looked like if you sold your bus and bought an original Y61 TD42 and fitted a turbo to it instead? You would then also have had a later model vehicle.... Even assuming that such a car could be found, the problems with that app...

A little bit about the reasons and fiancial implications involved: Some history to start off with: The original TB42 suffered a cracked cylinder head at about 280k km. I firmly believe that was due to repeated over-heating, mostly before I owned the car. After buying it I soon realized that it had n...

The hardest part was installing the turbo and intercooler. Tinus got me a great deal on an HT18 turbo and it's exhaust manifold (the standard Nissan units found on the last TD42 GU pickups). This was refurbished (all it needed was a new set of seals) and I polished the inlet and exhaust manifolds. T...

The actual conversion process to convert from the TB42 to the TD42 is actually quite simple. According to the manual, the TB42 and TD42 Y60's use the same gear and diff ratios. I replaced the gearbox on mine because, on a trip to Botswana in 2012, the gearbox got some water in, and I only discovered...

Well, a fair amount of water has run under a fair number of bridges... The current situation is that the car is currently running. But tomorrow poor Michael is sacrificing a holiday to help me replace the clutch, as the clutch is slipping. It felt fine on the engine before we stripped it out of the ...

Malcolm, I will answer the question from my perspective on this thread: viewtopic.php?f=43&t=8306&start=10

Geluk Sean Hoop hy gee jou baie myle se plesier! Malcolm, ek dink nir almal he5 vir Oom Mac gese die 4.5 is die beter overlander nie. Wat wel waar is, is dat 'n paar ouens het dit gese, en dat niemand op daardie stadium lus was om te argumenteer deur die oorgestelde kant se saak te stel nie. As ons ...