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1969 in good condition http://www.auctionsamerica.com/events/feature-lots.cfm?SaleCode=CA14&ID=r0050&Order=runorder&feature=&collection=&grouping=&category= 1967, restored - not a fan of the diamond plate myself but otherwise looks good. http://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/4591550003.html Cheers

Ha! Saw a video on youtube of a 5.3L Chevy v8 swapped into one of these, looked seriously mean! Cheers

I would love to play with those in a build! No can do though at this time. You can see by these pictures too that the Nissan front axle design is superior to the Toyota. better radius arm design and better locations of tie rod & drag link. Internals is another argument but as far as suspension...

So I picked up a Slee Short Bus front bumper, Warn 9.5XP-s and a Ridged Industries 14" LED bar. I bought all this from Slee. On their website it shows these items being all used together. However, they are not plug and play, Slee didn't say anything about having to do some custom work either. I...

Had "scrubber" blades on my 04 Tacoma and for a 15,000 miles trip down south. Probably had them on the truck 20,000 or more miles. Didin't care for them that much, didn't feel they scrubbed much at all and left a lot of smears. Went back to a normal blade after that. Cheers

Me too! I almost went with Slee arms but then figured out the DC front shaft thing and I can not fit one in my truck due to having a 4L60e trans. So for me, the riddle can not be solved with bolt ons unless I want a whole bunch of combo items to correct castor which I don't. I am going one of...

Awesome!!!

Some guys say you can buy Patrol parts (Y60/61) at any Nissan dealership. I haven't tried so don't know. But, you can buy just about everything on Ebay Australia and get it shipped over here easily. Shipping increases cost though. Really nice 88 Y60 Safari (Patrol) high roof diesel just sold...

Just one more good reason to go v8 :) New addition to the shop Slee gear showed up today, looks like I something to do this weekend. :) Cheers

For those that care.... 4" lift on my 80, result is castor out by nearly 10*! 3* bushings make it driveable but barely. Ideal castor is in the 4-6* range with 35 or bigger tires. 80's have some pretty big issues suspension wise once you go above 3". Castor is the main one for me but there are...

No sir, depending on when you are talking exactly and specific axles, ect ect. I would say FJ40's of the late 70's had better axles. In the earlier years, ie 1960's when Cruisers were coarse spline and tracta-joints they were comparable with neither being better. But the Patrols of the...

Well that tid-bit of info and link you provided is the first I have heard about Patrol frames being an issue. I did read the thread you linked to Patrol4x4. The 80-series Cruiser has some of the same issues. Panhard mounts on the frame have been known to crack or pull away and steering box...

So I extended the frame rails in the rear 12.5" to handle the long Deaver springs. I started out by sleeving the frame with some 2.5" 3/16s wall box tube. I sleeved it 10" into the frame rail. The stock frame rail is a bit of an odd size which I was unable to find any steel stock in the...

Slee short bus front bumper in route along with the Warn 9.5 (with synthetic line) and a 16" LED bar. That will take care of the front, pretty stoked! Cheers

1999 Isuzu Vehicross Blown motor, replacements on Ebay for $1000 (block only) or $2k for full long block. Rest of the truck is solid. Trans, t-case, electricals, brakes, tires, ect. Chassis is clean with no rust. Interior pretty good with standard wear and tear for a 15yr old truck. Front LHS...

Good questions. The truck will be able to handle light to mild rock crawling but beyond that nadda. Not enough of a low crawl ratio with the 160-series Patrol drivetrain and no real way to lower it much. I envision and sort of plan on making a bed that is a multi-platform. Have a basic flat...

Getting set up, H233 in the rear Going to need to extend the frame rails in the rear for these nearly 63" long Deaver springs. I built the cart you see the frame sitting on to make all this just that much easier. Ford shock towers, Fox 5/8s shaft shocks and Rubicon Express leaves...

Thanks for the info. We plan to yank the engine today and see how bad it is inside. If it can be rebuilt we will go that route, if not we will have to source another motor. Cheers

BTW, hope to be getting my Slee front bar, Warn 9.5 and 16" LED bar soon! Cheers

Thanks Dave! It is a resto-mod! I had planned originally and a few years back to just SoA the truck using stock and old Patrol leaf springs. But they are kind of oddballs in their length and so forth. So it was then I decided to go with a 2.5" wide leaf spring since that is a very common size...