Nissan Patrol Duramax

[DMAX403]

Only hard to organise for you! But in a duramax you will in brisbane in no time!

Ill definitely be in on getting us all together somewhere.

I havent met you yet Mick but I have seen plenty of the goodies Heath has accumulated from you in the past. Would love to check out your rides one day!

cheers

PAUL

Speaking of fast trips, my wife went into labour on Friday when I was out at work which is nearly 3 hrs away so I had to flog it from Dysart to mackay, did it in about 2 hrs driving like a lunatic and getting abused by people on the two way but I made it in time, just. Definitely wouldn't of made it with the old 3 litre. I won't be surprised if I get a little visit from the old policeman In the next couple of days.

 

[DMAX403]

Took a little vid today, not quite full throttle till about 60 km/hr trying too control wheel spin. Also my speedo is out by 10 km/hr so 90 on the speedo is a true 100 km/hr



Enjoy.

 

[MadMaxx61]

Took a little vid today, not quite full throttle till about 60 km/hr trying too control wheel spin. Also my speedo is out by 10 km/hr so 90 on the speedo is a true 100 km/hr



Enjoy.

EFI-Live can fix the speedo. And it sounds good man.

 

[DMAX403]

Nah the patrol speedo is cable driven off the transfer case, I can get a different gear drive with less teeth but just been lazy.

 

[sparepartsracing]

just so you guys know the old nissan patrol diesels are available in the states i have one in my k10 on 44"s and its a either a t3 or t4 pedestal for the turbo so many options...have a garret 40 on the shelf im debating on installing in it...

its called a sd33t 3.0L inline 6 turbo diesel and they sound like a cummins :roflmao:

 

[DMAX403]

few little vids:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvdgeZ4oxvU

Mate mucking around reversing up stuff:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7az3eCkxDA

My brothers car winching up a hill that was a little too slippery for him, you'll be happy too know I made it up first go without winching, aaahhh gotta love the duramax! I made sure I rubbed it in too, ha ha.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK0Au8ZxYdE

 

[VinceGU05]

Very nicely done. That is one of a kind for sure.

not for long... mine is getting the conversion soon. my truck is the same in Gold. cant wait!! heath u have done a top install there.
dmax403 nice rig!:thumb:

 

[turbostang7]

hmmm...i have a jeep cherokee in the driveway a torch and a welder haha, maybe fab me up a huge shoe horn and fit one of these bad boys in there lol. nice work man looks awesome.
i work for nissan i am going to have to show my boss pics of this! he swears that nissan is the best and nothing better, this will prove that they can be made better haha

 

[MadMaxx61]

some good ol fun

 

[DMAX403]

not for long... mine is getting the conversion soon. my truck is the same in Gold. cant wait!! heath u have done a top install there.
dmax403 nice rig!:thumb:

Hey vince, when u getting it done? From your patrol forum avatar I always thought yours was the same colour as mine, damn it I actually like the gold better.

 

[VinceGU05]

Hey vince, when u getting it done? From your patrol forum avatar I always thought yours was the same colour as mine, damn it I actually like the gold better.

lol thats funny.. i have always been partial to yr color or burgundy.!!
hopefully in the next couple of weeks there will be a shipping container on the water with my motor and trans and quite a few tires on board. heath has it penciled in for early sept at this stage.
i also have a diesel alfa romeo 159.. 150kw out of a 2.4 standard with 6 sp auto.. and to think the patrol will drive over the top of it in a straight line.. all i can say is i will be beside my self once i have picked it up!!!!!

 

[DMAX403]

lol thats funny.. i have always been partial to yr color or burgundy.!!
hopefully in the next couple of weeks there will be a shipping container on the water with my motor and trans and quite a few tires on board. heath has it penciled in for early sept at this stage.
i also have a diesel alfa romeo 159.. 150kw out of a 2.4 standard with 6 sp auto.. and to think the patrol will drive over the top of it in a straight line.. all i can say is i will be beside my self once i have picked it up!!!!!

Cool, so I take it you got an lly, low mileage, good price? Using a 6sp trans? Good idea with the tyres too.

 

[VinceGU05]

Cool, so I take it you got an lly, low mileage, good price? Using a 6sp trans? Good idea with the tyres too.

yes got a LLY. was hoping for a LMM but on inspection it had a cracked blockcoming with a 6sp and will get a ML convertor at the same time too.
not sure on mileage but pretty good price.

 

[DMAX403]

yes got a LLY. was hoping for a LMM but on inspection it had a cracked blockcoming with a 6sp and will get a ML convertor at the same time too.
not sure on mileage but pretty good price.

Ouch, cracked block, nasty! Good choice on the converter, I will be getting the same with my trans kit soon.

 

[blk smoke lb7]

Very nice job :thumb:

 

[DMAX403]

Changed the tranny spin on today and there was a fair bit of slimy black clutch material on the magnet inside the filter. Think I might have to stop using those top tunes till I get the trans done me thinks.





Nah screw it, it's just too much fun, ha ha

 

[PANCHORFO]

Do you have any heating problem ?
I'm litle afraid about the cooling for my duramax on my jeep
I will be using a 24*19'' double pass radiator.

 

[01 silver bullet]

Wow! That is one Badass Rig!

 

[DMAX403]

Do you have any heating problem ?
I'm litle afraid about the cooling for my duramax on my jeep
I will be using a 24*19'' double pass radiator.

Nope, it usually sits around 83-84 degrees celsius in cool weather and about 87-88 degrees in warmer weather and the most i've seen is about 94 degrees while doing 160 km/h towing a camper trailer. And that's using the standard patrol radiator which is meant for a 4 cylinder diesel.

 

[DMAX403]

oops, buggered that up!