New Kid on the block

[92 safari 17]

Hey all, im hayden, im 17 and just brought my first 4x4 a 1992 nissan Safari 4.2 diesel.

[flyingbrick]

Nice dude

Where in the country are ya?

[92 safari 17]

Cambridge, Waikato

[flyingbrick]

nice. goodbunch of guys here in the waikato.

post up some pics of your truck for us

[coxsy]

good luck getting insurance on a 4.2 litre truck, at your age , then its a heavy truck you may get it stuck but breaking it will be hard, unlike a toyota, so a good choise

[92 safari 17]

hahaha, its insured under my parents name!, yea they put up with anything!

[92 safari 17]

ok update time,

Saturday 9th 2010

New JVC head unit installed,
High flow exhuast installed,

Tuesday 12th 2010

Removed towbar (what a mission)

Wednesday 13th 2010

Brought 2 inch lift,

[92 safari 17]

finaly some photo`s

its a bit rough round the edges, but it was a good buy.

[turoa]

Is that the one from taupo?

[92 safari 17]

Yea it is

[92 safari 17]

2 inch lifted, runing a set of 32" Bridgestone MT at the moment, going up to 33" Nankang MT in next few weeks, got 2"boby lift to go in. Photos are after Thompsons track on 1st Feb 2010, after roughly 4" of rain.

[petefj40]

good luck getting insurance on a 4.2 litre truck, at your age , then its a heavy truck you may get it stuck but breaking it will be hard, unlike a toyota, so a good choise

Ahhh. You must have great olds to insure you. Good on em.

Once you get sick of getting stuck you'll be upgrading to a Toyota.
But it's all a learning curve.

The old saying goes.
"To be old and wise, first, you have to be young and stupid".

Welcome aboard ORE.

Pete.

[You Get That]

Looking nice mate
Turbos are a great upgrade for 4.2 Deisels
But they are quite costly especially for a 17 year old......

[petefj40]

hahaha, its insured under my parents name!, yea they put up with anything!

The olds or the truck?

I've been to Cambridge. Really nice place. Loved it there.

[albundy]

Once you get sick of getting stuck you'll be upgrading to a Toyota.
But it's all a learning curve

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And then you will have to learn to drive it like Pete's still doing.
Good choice dude. You reckon it's a bit rough around the edges, it's mint compared to mine
beware, the disease is contagious and you wuill never be in remission from it.....modifing....
Al

[petefj40]

And then you will have to learn to drive it like Pete's still doing.

Hey Al. Yours might not look mint but it looks like your using it for what it was brought for. I give you that.

[Andrew1706]

Nice buy, I'm looking to relocate to Cambridge within the next few months, infact I'll be spending the next few days down there job seaching...

[92 safari 17]

Orderd a set of 33x12.5R15 NK muddies and rims 15x8 -20 offset, got them for $1420 will be fitted on friday

[92 safari 17]

Rather excited today, got my 33x12.5R15 on 15x8 rims -20 offset.

[coxsy]

nice. the list , lose the side steps, bend twist and are bolted to under the floor of you truck , rear bumbers will get pushed up break trail lights $175 a pop, front bumbers get pushed back into the front tyres, and twisted
get a snorkel a teaspoon of water and your engine is dead

[92 safari 17]

Thanks for the list.Will get bullbar, sliders, snorkel, rear bar. in 6 months wen i finish studying

[wopass]

Thanks for the list but... im doing things my way. Will get bullbar, sliders, snorkel, rear bar. in 6 months wen i finish studying

good on ya mate

looking mint for a LWB beast!! you have plans for a winch or not getting that crazy?

if you are going to winch it and sorry if youve allready said somewhere but i only look at pictures, lol. get a good winch cos that thing will be bloody hard to get unstuck

[92 safari 17]

yea it will get a winch one day im thinking 12000lb 24v winch, should be powerful enough.

[flyingbrick]

hey dude.

I really like the unusual decals on the side

-Nathan

[92 safari 17]

haha, yea took me forever to find them ae ,
going to pull them off soon if i can be bothed.

[flyingbrick]

id you put the decals on? or do you mean took you ages to find the truck.

Those old stickers are HARD to remove on the safari.

I got half way through one and was like.. blow this.

[92 safari 17]

was being a smart ass bout stickers , yea i had a look at how i was goin to take them off, and thrt it wasnt goin to be easy.

[92 safari 17]

The New Wagon, 1989 Nissan Patrol Diesel, manual

[coxsy]

good looking truck . GET A ALARM fitted

[92 safari 17]

Yea thanks coxsy, im pricing some up in the coming days,