Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

Hey fellow Patrol'ers

My name is Wouter (Yes, i'm Afrikaans) and I'm 44. Birth date 7 May.
I'm a systems analyst in IT
Living in Pretoria

Previous 4x4's: 1996 Landrover Disco v8; 2003 Landrover Disco v8.

Current other vehicles: 2010 Huyndai i30 2l; (looking out for a good Disco Td5)

Why did I buy the Patrol?
I always liked the tough look and I got this one for a good price.
All Disco's in this price range were scrappy. (Lost my previous Disco when business went crash in 2008)
Maybe it's a good time to see if I am biased towards Landrover

My son nicknamed the Patrol 'Chuck Norris' so i guess that's the name for it from now on...

I bought Chuck two days ago. Saturday 18 June 2011

There is a huge fueltank which I can't say what size but by the looks of it, it can probably take 120l
It's a 1996 model with 175000km
There is a Weber carb conversion on it
Nice 15" rims which I think is not the right type for 4x4, but we'll see after I fitted good tyres
There is also a bullbar with steel bumper.
Interior is well looked after

What am I planning to do:
To give it a suspension upgrade
Get a roofrack
install drawer system
fit a whinch
fit a dual battery system
Fit a snorkel
...and go 4x4ing

Planned Destinations:
Kgalagadi
Moremi
Okovango delta

Dreaming about:
going to Serengetti

Welkom Wouter gewenst vanuit Spanje!! Fotos van die Trol????

Welcome to the forum Wouter! Nice Patrol you have and enjoy putting on all the extra's.

Welkom Wouter. Nou het jy 'n regte lorrie (sorry, I know I am biased, but I will try not to hold it against you)

Firstly, enjoy your Patrol. If possible, I would like to see some pictures of your Weber installation. Those large tanks are normally around 140l, and if you have a second tank next to the propshaft you could have about 200l in total (that is what I have).

However I would like to warn you that there is already a Chuck Norris on this forum. A Y60 4.2 Turbodiesel. So maybe you will have to re-christen it Chuck Senior?

Anyway, you should be able to find info here on virtually all the mods you plan to do just by reading the old threads

Welcome, enhoy your Patrol, enjoy this forum. (I admit the "Chuck Norris" thing had me confused for a minute too.)

Welcome Wouter nog n GQ BEAST

Enjoy your time here and as Peter is saying GET SOME PIC's loaded ASAP or else Oom Mac will be his loveable self


Shalom
Jules

WELCOME !!!!
We will talk again once you have done a couple of trails in your trol !!!!we all love our patrollies !

Welkom Wouter!!! Ek het vir jou 'n Patrol Service manual.

Welcome Wouter!

Trust you will find the participation as rewarding as I have found it.

Regards,

Peter