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HLXCRS
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Y61 wellside ?

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Hello everyone ! Just wondering has anyone done a roof chop/wellside conversion on a y61 Patrol yet ?
Have been looking into doing this over here in England.
I have been looking through ore and have found much useful info but cannot find any on y61 roof chops.

I see your patrols/safaris really hold their value over there, was looking on TM last night and there was one for I think 13K :shock:
At the moment over here as a general rule the y60's go for around £1500 - £2000 ($3200 - $4200 NZ)and the y61's start at around £2250 ($4800 NZ)upwards. There seems to be a huge difference in price.

Anyway have been looking at the y61's and they only come with a 3.0d (trying to stay away from) or the 2.8TD that was used in the last of the y60's but these seem to have to be on the turbo all the time to get any performance from them. Anyone now about boosting performance on the 2.8's ? Are they a good engine ?
The only way round I can see is get an old 4.2 from an early y60 and nail it in the y61, anyone done this over there ?

Bit of a long winded post and many questions I know but just thought this would be the place to ask :)
Thanks in advance,
cheers, Chris in England.
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Hey chris, The only GU or y61 chops Ive seen done over here are chopped into Double Cabs with a Flatdeck on the back,usually for farmers. The GUs arent as popular off road here because of price but also because there loaded with electrics/airbags etc. As for the price of GQs here, they seem to be rising in price.Cant Import them anymore from Japan and decent parts are getting harder to find.Also the ZD30 Patrols are a ticking timebomb.
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Juz, thanks for the info.
Chris.
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You will find heaps of info on GU's on http://www.patrol4x4.com
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