Thread: I think I'm heading to the dark side

If I had the $$ I would join the cue and have you do one for me as well.

I love my landy and have no intention of getting rid of it but a duramax and Allison in a GU with associated fruit, hell yes. I could then take the landy off the road and turn it into the hybrid I have always dreamed of doing.

Good luck with it and as the others have said please post your build I would be very interested in following your progress.

My God, this forum is depressing, seeing how the other half live. I've been doing a very painful rolling rebuild of an old stock Rangie to be our family 4wd! And I thought that was getting expensive . . .

It's funny, Matt, with all the posts of yours I've read over the years I was convinced you were single and lived in a shed made of flattened-out beer cans.

Originally Posted by Davo

It's funny, Matt, with all the posts of yours I've read over the years I was convinced you were single and lived in a shed made of flattened-out beer cans.

Every mans dream

Best of luck with the conversion. The GU is a good solid base, and I love the engine/transmission combination!!! I know it's been stated enough (so sorry), but I really would love to see some pictures along the way if you get a chance.

Your dilema is similar to what I had a few years back when we found out the 4th was on his way. I ended up fitting a front centre seat into my Defender, and buying the missus a dull boring Prado.

Funniest thing is I enjoy driving the Prado and it has served us well for a number of years now, but like JC my old girl still gives me a smile everytime I get back into it. Even yesterday when I had to bleed to clutch again (for the 100th time) before I could go anywhere


Cheers
Chris

Originally Posted by cewilson

and buying the missus a dull boring Prado.

Funniest thing is I enjoy driving the Prado and it has served us well for a number of years now, but like JC my old girl still gives me a smile everytime I get back into it.
Cheers
Chris

Bought my missus a prado feel them same about it as well. Love the landy but want to put an old body on it as I love the old shape, but need to find a non original doner (holden or ford motor fitted) as I couldn't pull apart an original.

as I wrote would love a Nissan tray back set up like what Matt is doing, guess I am just going to have to get work in the LNG field for the $$ to get the toys

So I now own a 1998 GU Ti, with 35" km2's (ick) 2" ironman lift, rear draws and a few other odds and ends, the 4.5 is hideously slow

Also, on the shed floor, an LLY Duramax, with 5speed allison

A sold 120"

A P38 on ebay, started at .99c

and lots of other odds and ends sold and still to sell

Unfortunately I still have a backlog of work to do, so no days off for the next month or so and still growing

So sometime when the fair weather gets here I should have the bits and start the transplant so long as the work dies a little

Its almost all over, 10 years of modified rovers

And like a keep telling people, the Nissan is only something to wrap the Duramax in

This happened at the start of the month, but 7 days, 14+ hours/day has halted progress, hopefully things will settle late next month and can get back into it

Now hang on a mo' - that ain't no Land Rover, and that shed ain't made of beer cans. I am so disappointed.

No, really, this will be an interesting thread. How long are planning on keeping your Nissamax until you get itchy for something else???