Offroad-Express

I've been watching for a while, so I'm overdue to introduce myself.

My name is Conan, I run a little company supplying students with low price cars/ vans/ 4wds in sunny Dunedin. I sold that 'mint surf' on trademe last week that got a little milage on this site.
My job affords me the ability to have a toy every now and then; I've had a couple of diesel solid axle surfs, a Lada Niva (how good are those little buggers?) and an MQ Safari. I've also supplied a couple of LJ50s and 80s to good mates at great rates.

My offroader is a GQ. It's a bit of a mongrel to look at, but I got it for a song.

4.2 diesel 5speed.
Retro fitted turbo.
Lord knows how much boost its running, but its fairly impressive.
Its a quarter mile king, or would be if I could keep it straight.
15x8 white spokes. 33x12.5 Saveros and Kumhos.
3 inch spring lift 35mm spring spacers.
Flares, Snorkel and a pretty hori scoop.
PTO drive, but not connected.

I've got a Warn M8000 24v winch to be fitted soon, which will necessitate a custom mount, nice and high, (probably bars as well) and some adjustable panhard rods pinched off trademe yesterday (thanks DaveM).
I've got to address the steering draglink which keeps bending.
I'll have a new, heavier item fabricated methinks, I'd like some input on that if its been discussed or encountered before.
Both bumpers are gone and soon enough I'll be trimming the back below the swage line to cure the insatiable appetite for rear lenses!

I'll try post the latest pic I have, taken after a day in the mud which smashed a rear window. Its a costly pastime eh?

Welcome, plenty of nissan nuts on here to bounce ideas off.
Just a thought though, Why go electric winch when you already have the pto box fitted?
why not get this and on sell the warn. You would probably have $ left over to buy some more cool stuff.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 4.htm?p=16

The dump pipe from my turbo is directly in line with where the PTO drive would run. Negotiating this would be a pain in the arse. I'm pretty keen on preserving my approach angle as well, and the factory nissans stick oot like dog's bollocks. I've thought of lifting the body, engine and trans as well and setting a PTO further back, but am pretty happy with the little fuss the electric option offers. I'm not going to be doing winch challenges etc, just pulling myelf oot of the odd sticky situation. Theoretically, I could wip oot the PTO drive from the side of my gear box to free up dollars, but I'll probably leave it there to keep options open.

Go the warn bro, you can pull it right back to the aircon fins and high up. Am in the process of doing this now. Hack the rear quartyer panels off, they just get in the way, just watch out for the wiring loom, I cut mine in half and spent a whole day soldering it back together. See you on the trail, thinking of running an ORE trip down central way just after the roads open back up.
Al

albundy wrote: See you on the trail, thinking of running an ORE trip down central way just after the roads open back up.
Al

Sounds like an excellent idea. Will be good to meet some of the others on here.

Cheers
Mike

Pre bumper removal, bullbar removal, multiple dents etc. Evidently post window removal. Gorse branch caught me at Waitati club grounds.

Any details/pics of your turbo setup?

Cheers

I'll take some pics very soon, maybe tomorrow. The turbo has been on for ages. Needs a bloody oil change. I'll be doing a fair bit of maintenance and improvement soon.

we were up at waitati for the winch comp there last october and a few rallies, love that place