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I get what you are thinking by the smiley alone. Wheel on the ground is still driving. However, the lockers work best with all 4 wheels on the ground. Which was my point. Cheers

Just sold me 1988 FJ62 today. So with cash in hand, I am buying new Slee coils this afternoon. Stoked! Cheers

Well ya know man, I will be totally honest. I am building this truck to sell. So a lot of what I am doing is thinking along the lines of the "cool" factor. When it is done I want it to strike you and make you say to yourself, hot damn that is cool! What is that!? When you hear it, I want you to...

Going in my 1983 Patrol. Using super built SD33T diesel from an 86 Patrol. Just using the Scout stuff to mate the NV4500 to the diesel. I am excited. Had engine built back in 2009/10 in Australia. Got new NV4500 and new Atlas last year in a trade. Bought adapter kit from Scout specialist back in...

Not really a Nissan pic but I just had to post it! That is my brand new NV4500 with an adapter that allows me to bolt the Chevy 1ton trans to a Nissan SD33T diesel I have. With this plate I got, SD33T (the supercharged one) Scout SD33T bellhousing, NV4500 to Atlas t-case. Got everything in hand...

Moving forward.... Preparing a number of large orders right now for parts. These will come from South America, Australia and maybe a few from Japan. All bearings and seals to rebuild trans, t-case, axles and steering box. Additional items too such as some engine parts, new clutch, brake parts...

Depending on age of your springs I bet you will see a difference. Mine were 10yrs old, fine around town and empty, especially before I added a bunch of weight in overland gear. As soon as I cracked 6,000lbs they started to show how old they were. At 6500lbs they were total failure, bottoming...

I like that but I don't see very many uses for it. Roll over protection and some room for camping gear. I will definitely use a flatbed as my base. I am also thinking the rest of it will bolt on. I would like the bed to have sides that fold down with a rack of sorts above that. On the rack an...

Thinking things through a bit more since my trip. The very first thing I need to do is new coil springs. I think I already said it but I am going with Slee 4" coils, HDP in the rear. I am happy with the front in terms of height but am using a 2" spacer up there. It is also a bit sloppy in the...

I am going to say, do some research and understand caster. If you do, you can answer your own question. You want caster 3-5* back from center. Anybody who tells you otherwise either doesn't understand caster or doesn't drive their truck on the pavement much. With a SOA you can set the caster...

It is certainly the lowest profile rack I have ever seen. Any conflicts with the sun roof? Noise at HWY speeds? I don't do racks but if I was to do one, I would consider this one for sure. Cheers

If I didn't already have a bunch of projects I would jump on buying this 64 Patrol! Cheers

Thanks for the input guys! The old Patrols have pretty small cabs. I am 5ft11" and 175lbs and much bigger than me and you will be cramped in the cab for sure. Can't lean the seat back as a regular cab too. So for a long while now I been thinking of the stretch. Gives some storage room behind the...

Just went through most of your thread. Very cool. Maybe I missed it, did you move to Kyrgyzstan to start a tourism business? A tour company? Most Patrols and Cruisers can be very picky about head gaskets. It is best to use OEM or NOS original. Many people who don't use these keep having head...

Ran into some problems on the 64 Patrol we are restoring. It lived it's life in Aspen, Colorado and plowed a driveway for 40 some odd years. Unfortunately the snow plowing duties damaged the frame at some point. Plate welded on the frame rail, no damage can be seen yet. removed plates and...

Here is what I am thinking of doing to the Ute's cab. Gives more leg room in the cab and would allow for a bigger guy to drive this truck. Been thinking about stretching the cab for a good number of years now. Got to do a ton of body work ot the cab anyways, what's a bit more!? Cheers

By the way being a 64, it has the early split doors. These only came on Patrols until early 1966. You can separate the door, split it into two parts and run around with a true "half" door. I am aware of no other truck that ever had this option and Patrols were made for 20yrs but the half door...

That is a great Patrol. Really unmolested. Still has the stock from 1964 snap in vinyl floor mats!! You get real lucky and there is a factory tool kit under the passenger seat and a stock jack behind it. That Patrol is well worth $2500 in my opinion. Take the advice given in this thread...

Awesome! Looks pretty good from the pics. Might be one I was looking at a while back on Craigslist. I am always on the lookout for a solid Patrol at a good price. IMHO, values will be rising a lot on these trucks in the coming years. Right now over on 60Patrol they argue about that a lot and it...

I came to realize recently (actually just got reminded) I have entirely to much Patrol stuff! A large majority of my 2,200sqft shop is full of this stuff. My 1,000sqft shop/storage shed is full too. I have a 20ftx12ft tent (garage in a box) that is full to the max too. And there is even more...