faux40 wrote:Wow! That is some mighty fine work! I'm not going to show our Patrols these pictures... They will refuse to work at all if they compare the love we give them to this!
BTW -- Thanks for posting the parts list and tire info... And, yes I was happy that I was sitting down! Expensive, but they look really good!..
John
Thanks John. It is actually to the really fun part of the build, ie final assembly. Can be frustrating though and I must be very careful not to scratch anything. All the nuts and bolts come back from the platers all mixed up. So it has been interesting to figure it all out and put the correct bolt in the correct spot. Having a few other trucks for reference makes it much easier.
For the tires, we went with new tubes and rubber flaps inside the wheel just like Nissan did all those years ago. They are an expensive tire but perfect for the Patrol being aggressive and 7.50x16 aka 31" tall. Plus they will last over 50,000 miles, they are a fairly hard compound. Used a lot on military Land Rovers, tough as can be.
On the list above, when I can get a chance I wll dig up the part #'s, if there is something from that list somebody is in dire need of post up, easier to dig out one part number then the few dozen above.
Cheers
