My New Build: 1990 3-Door Nissan Patrol, 4.2, Diesel

[Patrollife]

I hear ya. It's very frustrating. I run into a lot of this too....."yea, we can do the work, no problem. it's an easy fix".......2-3 days later......"ah man, your car is totally messed up. now this and this is not working and I need to source the parts from the capital. It's going to take another 5 days".

 

[EricMcGrew]

I hear ya. It's very frustrating. I run into a lot of this too....."yea, we can do the work, no problem. it's an easy fix".......2-3 days later......"ah man, your car is totally messed up. now this and this is not working and I need to source the parts from the capital. It's going to take another 5 days".

I know!... At least here, it's like... man.. all I need is spark plugs, or something simple, and they'll tell me they need to get the part from Santiago. Which evidently takes 2-3 days. I'm like, don't you have a phone?... Then there's some logic I just don't understand that they try and give me. LOL!

I just hope your Patrol isn't in the shop too long. Hang in there.

 

[Patrollife]

Took off the front bumper in anticipation of all the mods to come. Take one last look at her because my next post will be ARB'd out!

 

[EricMcGrew]

It'll be a different beast when you get the Patrol back!

 

[Patrollife]

Front bumper is on. Snorkel should be going on next.

 

[EricMcGrew]

Wow! you're trusting them with the task of cutting a precise hole in your fender...? Brave man! LOL...

Looking good!

 

[Patrollife]

It's a certified ARB and Ironman shop so I would hope they have their ******** together with snorkel installs.

 

[jhberria]

Looks great! Again, living vicariously through you Patrol guys.

 

[EricMcGrew]

It's a certified ARB and Ironman shop so I would hope they have their ******** together with snorkel installs.

LOL! Let's hope so! Looking forward to the results!

 

[Patrollife]

Got the GQ shorty back today. The OME suspension lift ended up raising her a whole 4"!!! The ARB front bar looks fantastic and the snorkel looks great! Overall very satisfied with the upgrades. The 3 hour drive home from the capital proved to show no issues.

Tomorrow I will be taking the shorty to my buddies garage to have the 33x12.5R15 BFG KM2s installed and see if he can re-install the PIAA LP570s to the front bar. Then, later on around the 26/27 March I will have the custom fit ARB Touring roof rack installed as well as the 9500 lb synthetic rope winch.

I will post pics this weekend once the tires are installed. As it stands, 31" tires just look funny on a 4" lift.

Super excited to say the least!!!

 

[EricMcGrew]

Cool man! Glad that you like the end result. Are 33's gonna fill a 4" lift? That's quite a bit.

I did the SOA on the back of my Daihatsu last week and it lifted the back end 16" over the tires. It was a full 8" higher in the rear than in the front. The front already has a 2.5" lift. You may have seen the photos that I put of it on instagram. It was quite funny looking. Just to be clear, I'm NOT comparing how I think the patrol looks to how my Daihatsu looked. LOL

 

[Patrollife]

I think the Patrol looks bad *****! Pics to come.

 

[Patrollife]

Updated photos....more to come

 

[EricMcGrew]

Very cool! Even though it's got a 4" lift, it doesn't look too extreme. I think it's a really nice balance. Glad you like the way the mods are turning out!

 

[skibum315]

I like it, it looks great.