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by doby
Tue Jul 27, 2010 4:33 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Safari Spirit
Replies: 12
Views: 2514

Re: Safari Spirit

Just put a RB30DET in my Manual GU Shorty after the head went on the RD28T. Downloaded a 26 page colour instruction manual from an Aussie site, including wiring diagrams! Have had it running for a week but she is going in next week to get a G4 Link and some time on the Dyno. Keep thinking it has ...
by doby
Mon Apr 19, 2010 9:47 pm
Forum: 4WD's Forsale / Wanted
Topic: My 80series tow wagon is for sale
Replies: 0
Views: 403

My 80series tow wagon is for sale

Fantastic truck, dont wont to sell it :cry:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =284941406
by doby
Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:39 am
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Safari Heavy Duty Clutch For Sale
Replies: 3
Views: 771

Re: Safari Heavy Duty Clutch For Sale

Clutch still for sale $500, WELL under what I paied for it. No longer have the safari so need to move it on.

If interested, give me a call,

0210321452.
by doby
Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:02 am
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Safari Heavy Duty Clutch For Sale
Replies: 3
Views: 771

Re: Safari Heavy Duty Clutch For Sale

Any one know if the td42 and tb42 flywheel and spline are the same? Cheers.
by doby
Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:00 am
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Safari Heavy Duty Clutch For Sale
Replies: 3
Views: 771

Safari Heavy Duty Clutch For Sale

Selling a brand new 4 Terrain heavy duty clutch as I no longer have my truck, TD42 injector pump for sale as well if any one is interested. Offers.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =252447382

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =252473092

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =252876948

Cheers.
by doby
Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:50 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Safari gota go!
Replies: 6
Views: 1023

Re: Safari gota go!

Yeah, not to far off. How about you any offers on your jeep?
by doby
Thu Nov 05, 2009 7:51 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Safari gota go!
Replies: 6
Views: 1023

Re: Safari gota go!

SLOD :cry: :cry: :cry:
by doby
Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:53 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Safari gota go!
Replies: 6
Views: 1023

Safari gota go!

Any one interested? have a heap of spears for it to.

I have just bourght a 96 vx ltd landcruiser and the safari sadly has to go :cry:

Make me an offer.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =250920929
by doby
Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:39 pm
Forum: 4WD's Forsale / Wanted
Topic: Turbo SWB Safari For Sale
Replies: 12
Views: 2035

Re: Turbo SWB Safari For Sale

I have seen that on east coast bays road when it was for sale, would have been interested myself but needed more of a family wagon :( Cool looking bit of gear, you happy with it?
by doby
Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:13 pm
Forum: 4WD's Forsale / Wanted
Topic: Turbo SWB Safari For Sale
Replies: 12
Views: 2035

Re: Turbo SWB Safari For Sale

Im gessing you have already bourght a new truck? what did you get? I have just got a 96 vx cruiser for work and NEED to free up some cash so the safari has got to go unfortunelity, they are both fantastic trucks and wish I didnt have to sell it! I would love to put 4WDing befor family and work but ...
by doby
Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:48 pm
Forum: 4WD's Forsale / Wanted
Topic: Turbo SWB Safari For Sale
Replies: 12
Views: 2035

Re: Turbo SWB Safari For Sale

still for sale, Make me an offer. Have just bourght a VX and need to move the safaro on.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =250920929
by doby
Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:45 pm
Forum: 4WD's Forsale / Wanted
Topic: Wanted, Nissan Patrol/Safari .4.2
Replies: 9
Views: 1964

Re: Wanted, Nissan Patrol/Safari .4.2

Make me an offer, not a silly one thow. Cheers.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =250920929
by doby
Fri Oct 09, 2009 6:54 pm
Forum: 4WD's Forsale / Wanted
Topic: Wanted Good offroader for novice
Replies: 37
Views: 4345

Re: Wanted Good offroader for novice

How about this, All the hard & expencive work done.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =246000944
by doby
Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:55 am
Forum: 4WD's Forsale / Wanted
Topic: Turbo SWB Safari For Sale
Replies: 12
Views: 2035

Turbo SWB Safari For Sale

Im sadly selling my safari Lots of mods manual, rear diff lock, 35"s, custom turbo, warter to air intercooler, manual hubs, PTO winch ect,ect. Best to look at the trademe add, its auction #246000944 and is under Nissan Safari Turbo. Im after a diesel mid 90s LWB safari or cruiser so if anyone has ...
by doby
Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:41 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Whats the difference? Safari, Patrol, Maverick?
Replies: 22
Views: 12409

Re: Whats the difference? Safari, Patrol, Maverick?

PTO is a power take off winch, wich means it runs off a drive sharft from the gearbox and is controled by a leaver in the cabin by the gear stick (insted of electric) The kingroad is the top of the line model, I don't think there is much difference between the kingroad and the grandroad, the ...
by doby
Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:01 am
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Whats the difference? Safari, Patrol, Maverick?
Replies: 22
Views: 12409

Re: Whats the difference? Safari, Patrol, Maverick?

GQ is the old square shape. GU is the newer nicer shape. No way! The old square GQ looks way tuffer than the new GU The SWB grandroad GQ is the one to go for as most of them have all the good 4x4 options, PTO, diff lock, disconecterble sway bar ect and there are heaps of off the shelf aftermarket ...
by doby
Sat May 02, 2009 9:46 am
Forum: Nissan
Topic: whats the "ideal" turbo for the safari.
Replies: 198
Views: 35931

Re: whats the "ideal" turbo for the safari.

Yes, the inlet manifold is 2.5". I have some left-over blue silicone joiners, send me a pm if you need some.
by doby
Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:20 am
Forum: Nissan
Topic: TD42 Rebuild
Replies: 8
Views: 2673

Re: TD42 Rebuild

Yes, they do have oil injecters / squirters. Saw them in there when I removed the sump to fit the oil retern for the turbo and do big-end berings. The plan is to port and polish the head and put new valves in. Also going to look at the injector pump and injectors, maby biger plunger and injestors. I ...
by doby
Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:38 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: auckland ore meeting night
Replies: 204
Views: 20090

Re: auckland ore meeting night

Sounds good, think ill make an apperance too!
by doby
Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:12 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: TD42 Rebuild
Replies: 8
Views: 2673

TD42 Rebuild

Hi all, Over the weekend I acquired a compleat TD42 for $200. The plan is to strip it down and do a full rebuild on it then swap all my hi-flow manifold, turbo and warter to air intercooler onto it and drop it into my safari because my engen is getting hi km's and a bit of blow-by now. The question ...
by doby
Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:01 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Low Volume Cert, Speedo Issue
Replies: 13
Views: 2090

Re: Low Volume Cert, Speedo Issue

10% is the limert and the GQ safari speedos are electric.
by doby
Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:08 am
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Low Volume Cert, Speedo Issue
Replies: 13
Views: 2090

Re: Low Volume Cert, Speedo Issue

Damit, thats not what i wonted here! :lol:
by doby
Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:01 am
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Low Volume Cert, Speedo Issue
Replies: 13
Views: 2090

Low Volume Cert, Speedo Issue

Finaly Geting my low volume safty cert for my safari. Hade the check the other day, all good apart from the speedo being 10% out dew to the 35" tyers. The max you can be out is 10% out (doing110kmph when speedo says 100kmph) and im right on the limite.Gote a quote from robernsen insterments to fix ...
by doby
Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:11 am
Forum: Nissan
Topic: spacing front diff forwards.
Replies: 24
Views: 2785

Re: spacing front diff forwards.

I have wrangler 35"s on 15x8'' rims and a 120mm lift. Only just rubs at max travel.
by doby
Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:34 am
Forum: Nissan
Topic: spacing front diff forwards.
Replies: 24
Views: 2785

Re: spacing front diff forwards.

How big are you planing on going? I have had 35"s on my safari for the larst two years with no spacing needed.
by doby
Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:25 am
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Safari:Brake issue
Replies: 4
Views: 846

Re: Safari:Brake issue

Yeah m8, this happend to me. Check the black vacum hose that comes off the vacum pump (the bigger one) mine had a small split in it and was lossing vacum.
by doby
Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:42 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: whats the "ideal" turbo for the safari.
Replies: 198
Views: 35931

Re: whats the "ideal" turbo for the safari.

Sorry mate, no cad drawings but hears a couple more pics. Im no welder but you should make the manifold flange a min of 14mm thick otherwise they bend with the heat and blow exhaust gaskets. http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc357/doby_photos/Picture1387.jpg?t=1233473237 http://i527.photobucket.com ...
by doby
Sun Feb 01, 2009 12:59 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: whats the "ideal" turbo for the safari.
Replies: 198
Views: 35931

Re: whats the "ideal" turbo for the safari.

Motor had done 180,000kms when I turboed it, has got 250,000kms on the clock now with no probs at all. When I removed the sump to weld on the oil retern fitting, I replaced all of the big end berings with new ones. The old ones still looked fine thow, wernt through the hardining. No mods to the ...
by doby
Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:46 am
Forum: Nissan
Topic: whats the "ideal" turbo for the safari.
Replies: 198
Views: 35931

Re: whats the "ideal" turbo for the safari.

http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc357/doby_photos/Picture1386.jpg?t=1233441003 http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc357/doby_photos/Nelson030.jpg?t=1233441256 Some photos of my setup, the turbo is a T3/T4 hybrid with a/r55. Manifold was made by performince metal works and a warter to air ...
by doby
Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:01 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: 4.2 SUPERCHARGER or Turbo
Replies: 4
Views: 911

Re: 4.2 SUPERCHARGER or Turbo

Im gessing its diesel? if your going to go to the effert of turboing it, its not hard to get a large incress in power. Get a good hi flow manifold, 3" exhaust, wind up diesel pump and set boost around 12psi and an intercooler and you will be very impresed. All depends on how many kms its done and ...

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