Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

Ha ha... yeah.... Joopie Adam style......

Guys I just want to clear something up... cause it might come across all wrong....

I did manage to bend the bash plate ( Peter Connan's ).... however... it did EXACTLY what it was supposed to do!!!
I fitted mine using a piece of angle iron, that is fixed to the recovery points ( std Nissan ones fixed to chassis). This held/wedged the front "lip" with the two holes in, between the underside of the chassis and the angle iron. I did his as a test to see if it will work, which it did for a long time and I then forgot to replace the angle iron with a more substantial piece for better rigidity.

I cannot even tell you where I clipped the bash plate, as there was never any loud bang during the trail. I do recall at one point slowly stopping to get a photo of the back leg up in the air , and when I afterwards moved forwards, I did have a little restriction, which I think was a rock pressed up against the bash plate. When I pushed forward, the bash plate held its own, but the angle iron started to twist as I scraped 3 tons of Patrol over it!!

When I removed the bash plate at home, a few smacks with a 4 lb hammer reset all the lugs back into position. I am busy getting the new angle iron pieces ready to re-install the bash plate again.

I think that some may think the bash plate failed..... it definitely did not !!!

Thanks Peter !!

Had a look at the video's on Youtube.

Amazed again at how effortless the Patrols took some of those inclines in their stride.

Nice video of Maiden going over some of the bumps.

Some of my pics. Sishen airport i quite and a long wait for the plane.

SOME MORE

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Calling on the person hanging out there with that camera, if you took a pic of Cedric, Hillbilly was right up Iron Maidens crack, I should be in the pic, please post it if you got it...please please, pretty please

Cedric, who's trollie is that ahead of you? That picture that is being taken right there should have me/Hillbilly right behind you. When you lot stopped, no one realised the Sani was also behind you, and I ended up having to stop with the bottom of my doors under the water that you would get a move on ......

I was still working on the snorkel and nothing more than a hole in the fender at the time, so my wading depth was still worse than usual.

That is Sonja, Grants wife. I'll check with them if they can send that pic.