Located South Coast NSW and 3 years deep into owning Bingo (kids got to name it). 

Below is what I’ve done off the top of my head, rough plan now is to make it a tidy and capable rig for both offroading and touring with our fam of 6.

So far the following has been done 
Rear axle - rebuilt with new bearing and seals (locker to come)

Front axle rebuilt - ARB air locker installed, new pinion bearings, new axles, swivel hubs rebuilt and wheel bearings replaced, missing stepped backing rings for hub lock dog gear replaced. 

Suspension - shocks replaced, radius arm bushes replaced, panhard rod bushes, sway bar rubbers, sway bar rose joints.

Engine/ancillaries - turbo upgraded, power steer pump rebuilt, timing case resealed, roadsafe 100a alternator, various leaks repaired.

Miscellaneous - GME uhf, Cel-fi range extender, 12v setup installed, then removed for reworking, various rust spots temp repaired, bullbar hoops removed, probs more I missed. 

Nissan

Patrol

GU/Y61

1998 GU Nissan Patrol TD42

Developed the semi common coolant leak between timing cover sandwich plate and block. 

Full stripped down, cleaned, resealed and reassembled with new water pump, gasket, thermostat and bolts that snapped on removal.

Timing case reseal 

Tony King

Last time it saw clay before losing the 33s and roof cage to nose into shed easier.

McKenzies Lookout run - Yawal

Kids named the patrol early on, this photo was when I surprised them with the custom plates. Once you name something you’re stuck with it right?

81NGOO 

Budgong River Camping

Tallaganda State Forest Trip

Turbo was dusted, could hear comp wheel touching housing and had to go. Bought the Mamba off a mate to put on 

Slight turbo upgrade

July 2020 we took the GU home, the next morning it wouldn’t start haha

Day we took Bingo home.

Plan is to instal hyperflex kit eventually but those shocks couldn’t wait so replaced like for like for now.

Old vs New 

State forest somewhere 

Was in the process of installing and auto locker (Lokka) in the front to test out when a cheap new in box arb unit came up, jumped on it and installed it instead. Not an overly complex job, will deff be quicker when the rear gets done eventually.

ARB airlocker install 

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Had to remove roof cage and put stock tires on to allow more to happen in the shed. Most of the build will happen here, some at a mates who has a hoist and a wiz with machining and fab work.

The shed

Great view, though the old Jayco didn’t survive the trip….

First trip stop - Talbingo

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Stuck

Ripped off the bull bar to tidy up where the hoops have been cut off