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Post by Brombeer36 »

HI, Long time no see...

I'm looking at buying a Nissan patrol and found this one http://www.automart.co.za/cars/for-s...id-992123?cs=3 (Lexus fitted) on AutoMart.co.za, is there any one who knows this vechile, any info will be appreciated.

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The link doesn't seem to work?
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Hi Frans, also can't get into the link, but from my point of view I would stick to the standard motor, don't see the need to swop to a lexus motor :thumbup:
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Two Patrols have burned out with the Lexus motor!
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Post by RyC »

I am also currently looking and from the same site I would rather look at:

http://www.automart.co.za/cars/for-sale ... 43452?cs=3

or

(depending on km)

http://www.automart.co.za/cars/for-sale ... 92667?cs=3

I have been scouring the web for the past week or so looking at prices options etc. and both these seem to be in the ballpark and original.
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Isn't that Malcolm's " The Hulk "??
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Imho keep away from transplants .....take it to graham for A look over rather pay 20k more for a gu 4.5 that will work many thousands of km all modified cars have issues. ....dont want to go overlanding with overheating ect .....again just my opinion
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Post by Peter Connan »

The GQ with the lexus was Malcolm van Coller's car. MVColler both here and on SA4x4 Community.

As far as I know, that car has been through about three gearboxes since the transplant, and he battled to get all the instruments working, I don't know if he ever got that right.

A well-done Lexus conversion will be awesome on the road and in sand, less so in the rocks (still good, but not as good as the original engine). But a good conversion is very expensive, so most people cut corners. Check any such car very carefully before you buy.
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Herrie wrote:Two Patrols have burned out with the Lexus motor!

Nee Kobus nee :thumbdown:

Ek het reeds daai selfgemaakte mite vir jou beantwoord:
Lees tog asb hieronder, ek gaan dit nie alles weer uittik vir jou nie.
http://www.patrol4x4.co.za/viewtopic.ph ... urn#p48381

Enige ombouing, trouens, enige mod van enige aard kan vir jou lelike probleme gee as dit nie reg gedoen is nie.
In JG Shelds se geval het hy nie eens 'n Lexus ingesit nie. Dit was 'n 4.8.
En die uitbranding het gebeur weens die suspension lift, nie weens die ombouing nie.

Somtyds is ombouing die beste of selfs enigste roete, afhangende van omstandighede.
En dit sou in meeste omstandighede nie nodig gewees het as dit nie was vir die onwerp foute wat Nissan nooit sal wil erken nie.
Maar 'n goeie Lexus ombouing kan ek jou waarborg sal jou nie teleurstel nie.
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