Another Aussie doing a lbz into a patrol conversion :)

[Bosvelk]

So g'day to everyone
I'm from Western Australia and currently have an lbz duramax 6 speed auto sitting in port waiting for customs clearance, I will be putting it into my 1998 gq patrol ute,
The ute just got a full ground up rebuild.. Will post some photo of it soon

 

[mike diesel]

Just curious...what is so special about these patrols? Seems just about everyone and they're uncle swaps duramax's into them.

 

[Bosvelk]

They are an weapon off road, medium length wheel base, coil springs on all four corners, drive line is unbreakable, can handle a duramax, go forever, reliable, and reasonable well priced,
For example mine had a 4.2 n/a Deisel which I put a turbo on the ute has 500,000 Kms on the clock and the only things that's gone is one clutch and one starter motor,
Although the engine is a bit of a sleep old engine they used the same engine from 1985-9 right to 1999 you can work them to put out 200kw and 800-900nm torque I think off of memory but not perfectly reliable and to get some to build a engine like that your looking around the $12000-$15000... Buy the time u add a new injector pump, turbo etc...
I picked up my durmax for $6500 plus $1000 on shipping plus what it's gona cost me to put in I'll have more power then a worked 4.2...


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[Bosvelk]

Before:

During:

Finished

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[Poltergeist]

:welcome2:

 

[dirtydmax]

Nice job on the truck,very clean!:thumb:

 

[Kat]

:hello: and :welcome5:

 

[andy-stevenson]

So you just swap out the engine and throw a Duramax in? Leave the original tranny in it or swap in an allison?

 

[Bosvelk]

Thanks! Was a fun project
Yes swap the trany to the 6 speed auto, using an adapter plate from the 6 speed to the Nissan transfer case


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[Mike L.]

I want one.
:welcome8:

 

[bigmackmiller]

:thumb:

 

[antwon88]

another W.A duramax trol in the build nice :thumb:

 

[heathgu]

Looking good mate, sweet truck!!

 

[Bosvelk]

Hey Heath, I been emailing you will order parts soon... Hanging soo bad for my engine to come out of customs!


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[Bosvelk]

And if any one wants to check out my full build thread on the ground up rebuilt it's here
http://www.patrol4x4.com/forum/members-rides-19/ground-up-rebuild-98-gq-coily-ute-101921/



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[heathgu]

 

[Bosvelk]

Annndddddd it's finally here!

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[andy-stevenson]

What are your plans for the motor? It'd be nice and easy to delete the egr with the motor still on that crate!

 

[Bosvelk]

Yep, will probably just throw in a blocker plate,
I'm not going to do anything to fancy to it just yet... Got to get my head around the basics of it first got a lot to learn!
Will pull a fair amount off of the top of the motor to make it fit and look like this...

Photo not mine but same type of car that it is going into


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[antwon88]

bosvelk remove the whole lot (EGR) and weld up/block the EGR return into the up pipe it removes so much un needed crap off the engine while doing these conversions dont just fit a blocker plate