IS THERE ANY NISSAN OWNERS ON THIS WEBSITE

[DieselDog]

Hi there all! I am new to this site but not to 4wding. A mate introduced me to this site(Hi Pinky!).
I have a 91 Navara double cab with canopy I purchased a year and a half ago for the purpose of bashing about on the farm at home, but it has become my everyday drive to work in town vehicle, and it seems to go alright. I havent had it stuck yet but have knocked over a few of the smaller trees on the forestry block we graze.
The only real things I have done to it are putting spot lights on the bullbar and attaching a tow hook to the front(to pull Dad's Mitsi out backwards ). The clutch has just been replaced at the same time as the gearbox which decided 5th and reverse were optional. There is an occasional whine in the front that sort of sounds like a fan cutting in and out and it only does it on hot days and long 2wd trips. I guess I will find out what it is when it breaks!!!!!!!!

[DieselBoy]

Hi there!!!
Good to have another pround Nissan owner!!!
Interesting choice of Username

[albundy]

Another Nissan Pathy owner, 94 V6, Old Man Emu suspension, snorkel, LSD, Scorpion MT's and Warn manual hubs. Next on the list, 40mm suspensionlift, lockrite diff lock in the front and barwork front, rear and sides. Look under the Central Otago Jan 05 photo album. A damn good capable truck. Has seen many a tough south island track and still looking for more.
Albundy, the mad ozzie.

[Allan]

Hi all other Nissan Owners. I have a Terrano, 1995. I've done a body lift and uprated the suspension and run Mud Tyres.
I find that the Terrano is a great wagon and suits my requirements for 4wding and day to day running.

[Beano]

albundy,

what brand is your snorkel? did it fit OK to the V6 air box or are there some mods we can't see under all that mud.

[safari]

Come on there must be someone out there that owns a Nissan.

I have 1 A 1988 nissan safari 4.2 swb i also have a 1975 wsb land rover .

[albundy]

Beano,
yes there are some mods under the bonnet and wheelarch to accomodate the snorkel. It is for a deseil engine so fits the body just fine. There were three intakes into the air box, none of which would do for the snorkel. Blocked all of these off and made a new one. Got some flexible reinforced rubber pipe to go from the snorkel (in the wheel arch) to the airbox. Sealed it all with RTV, that black crap works so well at keeping water out. The brand is an airflow I think, can't really remember and it hasn't got the brand stamped all over it. Have totally waterptoofed the engine now and she can go totally under without missing a beat. Not bad for a petrol. Next trick is to fit two HiCLONE devices into the air intake before the airflow meter to improve performance and economy, 15-20% I am told.
Albundy

[fizza]

Come on there must be someone out there that owns a Nissan.

Hi ya...new to this site..

I have a 92 LWB GQ 4.2 with an after market Turbo Fitted.

2.5 inch exhaust
ARB front locker/Air comp (rear has slippery)
35 in Centerpides
50mm Spring Lift
50mm Body lift
Snorkel
PTO off my shorty
After Market front and rear bars

Basically my Mon-Fri truck (on AT's) which the wife uses most of the time but I use for hunting etc.


Still have a 89 shorty (factory rear diff lock) as well...this was kept while I picked all the Weka bits off it.

Good to see a few keen hippo owners....

[Tommo]

Another one that's new to the site and computers....

We have a 88 GQ SWB that we have owned for about 7 years
We have slowly obtained the following mods;
Fr & Rr ARB Lockers,
AXT Turbo.
50mm body lift and 50mm in the springs,
32in BFG for most of the time and 35 in Simexs for the special trips that our club runs,

One big improvement we were able to make was to push the PTO winch back about 85 mm, which seems to stop it acting like a grader the whole time,

Have a short list of items on the wish list which might get purchased this year, depends on the finances I guess...

Cheers Tommo

[DieselBoy]

Hey, good to have you aboard, seems we have had a few keen Nissan enthusiasts join up recently!!!!
Pushing the winch back
You gotta fill me in on that one!!!!
Any chance of a rough description of what you did??
You can sympothise with this obviously:


Not pretty, but much improved now due to the 4" sus lift!!!!

[NJV6]

Have a short list of items on the wish list which might get purchased this year

Cheers Tommo

Hi Tommo welcome along.... I thought you had your vehicle about done... !!

And yes their vehicle does go very well, Haven't seen it do any grading for a while!

[DieselBoy]

Hehe, i have been keeping that pic quiet, but me thinks its safe to air in the Nissan section briefly
Besides, a toyota owner would rather be caught watching coronation street than in here
Pete.

[albundy]

Hey Deiselboy,
mate of mine has just done the winch thing making big improvemnets in not grading the tracks. He is on this forum as 4x4rob or something like that. If you can't find him let me know and I will text you his home email address.
Albundy

[DieselBoy]

Cheers Al, i'll get in touch with him.

[Tommo]

As far as the winch goes, this mod was done once the 50 mm body lift was in place.

Simply modified the mounting brackets front and rear of the winch by extending them so that when it's pushed back, they were able to be lined up with the chasis rails.

Shorten the PTO shaft by cutting in front of the universal ( I made the mistake of cutting the area rear of the UJ and then had to modify the crossmember)

Weld the shaft together (straight), trim the grill and its done...

As I said we took about 85 mm of the chassis rails and because they bolt on, it didn't require certification

Then you can get a new bullbar made to suit.....

[DieselBoy]

Ah the missing link!!!
50mm body lift, shoulda thought of that one.
Here i was with the tape measure scratching my head, thinking no way, how tha hell would you do that!!!!!
No body lift, and no intention of getting one, so i may have to be more creative with this one.
Cheers for that any way!!!!
Pete.

[kiwipete]

Hey there all, although I have been watching this site for a while, I thought I too should introduce myself as a proud Nissan owner.

I have a 95 Terrano, TD27, Auto.
The only mods done to it are an Airflow snorkel, (had heaps of problems with this comming un-joined in the inner guard but I think it is solved now), a Uni-Filter and a suspension lift.

Don't think I'll bother with a Body lift, but will be in the market for some new feet next year as the origional "Winter Duelers" that came with it are getting a little low in the tread area. There are too many choices in this area.

I must say that I have been rather impressed with these tyres as thay have not let me down too much so far, having done severel tracks in the Reefton area where others with muddys did manage to get stuck. Maybee I'm not adventurous enough, although shingle riverbeds have been a different story, esp the Ashley. These trucks are not very water-tight are they?

Cheers all, Pete.

[DieselDog]

Hey I remember you! You fly R/C!
I have a crappy wee Navara
Welcome aboard kiwipete

[DieselBoy]

Welcome aboard!!!!!

[kiwipete]

Hey I remember you! You fly R/C!
I have a crappy wee Navara
Welcome aboard kiwipete

Nothing too crappy about them from what i hear.
Yes I do indeed fly R/C, but you'll have to excuse me as I dont recall you or your truck on the hills etc, I have a really good forgettery!!!

[Chaffnz]

Hi guys,

Fell in love driving two of my mates semi-modded SWBs and had to go Safari but due fishing/diving/boating hobbies opted LWB (1991). Already had front bullbars and all Ive managed to do so far is tidy up some 'lectrics, few new ciggy plugs for spots and what not. Love it to bits though.

'Bout how much will these lifts cost (suspension/body) (still a bit left behind by my oppo at the mo')

Other mods on the way inc Winch, snorkel and muds but spend alot of time away so have to pick my moments.

Cheers, not posting any phots till I have something to show

Al

[DieselDog]

Nup, you wont have seen her there, I did make one meet last year at the Timaru site on Cartwrights road but was in Dads ute.
And youre right they arent that bad after you buy them a new clutch and gearbox!!!!!!!

[DieselBoy]

Hey DieselDog, did you get my PM about changing the appearence of your user name to avoid confusion on the site???
If you could get back to me on that one it would be good, one of us needs to do somthing about this!!!!!!
Cheers,
Pete :cheers:

[tristanp]

well, another lurker in from the cold.
ive got an 89SWB 4.2 diesel, pto winch snorkel 4" lift
31" pirellis for day to day use, 33" swampers or 16x7.50SATs for club /trip use

ive also got a 1970 g60 patrol (4.0l petrol) open difs, cage harness , seat
it shares tyres with my other nissan
and im in dunedin



-tristan-

[DieselBoy]

You are my brother

Well, i drive your vehicles sister.



Damn that sounds dodgy!!!!!

Welcome aboard mate!!!!!

What i was trying to say was that i also have a 89, 4.2 SWB with a PTO.

Enjoy the site, check out the Y60 Tech Section, its getting a collection of good stuf in it!!!

[FLOYD]

well, another lurker in from the cold.
ive got an 89SWB 4.2 diesel, pto winch snorkel 4" lift
31" pirellis for day to day use, 33" swampers or 16x7.50SATs for club /trip use

ive also got a 1970 g60 patrol (4.0l petrol) open difs, cage harness , seat
it shares tyres with my other nissan
and im in dunedin



-tristan-

YAY another Dunedinite!! Welcome aboard mate! Can you tell me much about the club scene here in Dunners?

Thanks!
AJ

[kiwipete]

Hi there Tristanp, welcome aboard.

Don't be afraid to ask questions, these guys here are only too willing to offer you advise.

[tristanp]

im a member of the otago landrover assoc, and ive done a few trips, and it seems pretty good- they have the 4x4 park over the other side of mt cargill
theres another group over at green island that ive heard about..

[crashandburn]

:farao:
dear nissan owners forum, im in the nearly a nissan owner catagory, i am tring to find a mid 90's ish nissan terrano 4 door manual deisel.

it is my understanding they are a very reliable 4wd which will last offroad and on.

Can any of you give me a reason to stop looking look harder or things to look out for when im inspecting the vehichles.

any tips much appreciated


cheers
crash & burn

[DieselBoy]

Yeah , they are a great vehicle
I wouldn't get to hung up on manual or auto, both are very good in the reliability stakes, and you simply adjust your driving style to suit.

Looking at both the manual or auto means you get a wider choice of vehicles, so there for a better chance of finding one that is in really good condition for $$$$ value.