Big Lap of Australia rig rundown Ep2. Nissan GQ Patrol review, set up + built to explore Australia

The Patrol is finally done, well it's as close as it's ever going to be. It8's been built up to tackle a big lap of Australia.
she's a good old truck and nearly everything has been changed, replaced or modified.
It's a budget truck because we would rather spend dollars on travel not replacing a car ever 10 years.

[@brandonwragg8772]

im slowly building my GQ to do full time traveling! so many ideas from this!

[@noelenewoo8087]

Best of luck on your western explorer. You’ve done so much of the east coast already. And seen so much of our country. Making incredible memories with your family.

[@OverlandPNW]

The Patrol is a thing of beauty ! Great build.

[@GoingOverland]

Thanks, she's a good old truck. Thinking about white raptor coating to the doors to stop any more stone damage, the sides steps are helping a lot though

[@Pete4184]

Have a fantastic Adventure I’m sure your travels will be everything you want and heaps more. Love your GQ Td42 nothing but the best.

[@GoingOverland]

Thanks Peter. The old truck is a family member. Can't wait to hit the road, been a long time coming.

[@stephenrogers9664]

What a great set up guys. Enjoy your trip 👍

[@GoingOverland]

Cheers mate. Everything is finally how I want it. Except we are having a big issue changing the pyrometer gauge 😱

[@andyc1175]

Nice setup man, live the dream

[@GoingOverland]

Cheers for the support 🤟

[@leonardpersin4255]

Nice vid mate

[@cameronembrey2389]

Very clean GQ 👍

[@GoingOverland]

Cheers mate. Don't know what she'll look like when we get back 😆

[@andreassibold4323]

Beautiful Patrol enjoy touring

[@GoingOverland]

Thanks for the support 😃

[@marufali6205]

she's a keeper gq patrols are still one of the best looking weapon truck ever and just a tough looking beast 💪 👌

[@GoingOverland]

Thanks. Its definitely something worth keeping. Could not imagine taking any other 30 year old 4wd on a 30 000km trip.

[@xr88yu]

GQ/GU and 80 series, the 4x4 benchmark all others are measured against. I went GQ TD42 turbo aswell. Love the dam thing and still can't explain why.

[@GoingOverland]

It gets into your blood. I now the feeling

[@Sethjxl]

For your front diff, change over to the Trail Safe inner axel seals. The OEM seal can wear a grove in the axel over time and the Trail safe seals have a different and multiple contact point, after 3 rebuilds in as many years, it is the only seal that has stopped mine from leaking! It's also been suggested that a leak can be caused if the shim stacks on the top and bottom king pins are not equal thicknesses.

[@GoingOverland]

Thanks mate, I'll have to give them a go, I can see the passenger side starting to leak after only 6 months 👍

[@downunderthunder2538]

Yep I got the last ARB bar on my gq in existence

[@tullysika]

How much money have you spend on getting it ready?

[@carlrooke3277]

Hey mate love the patrol! one question how do you run the sub tank and by that I mean fill it up do you pump out of main tank or a seperate filler somewhere?

[@GoingOverland]

Got a duel filler from patrolapart. Electric pump to main tank. Simple setup and works great having extra 75L

[@phantomwalker8251]

@@GoingOverland wheels ,tires,,you need a big side profile. 15"-17" rims, with 35,s. 18" with 36,s. ect. ive been down to 10 psi on sand, with 35,s. no probs. method wheels do a double internal lip,helps keep tires on rims. method wheels 701. i think. but what you do not really nesassery. old school 4x4rs best. A guy had to limp home 1500 ks,,sensor shit.

[@Peter-xtreme]

Nice set up! How's the Gross Combination Vehicle Mass with the van and the Gross Vehicle Mass with everything loaded up?

[@GoingOverland]

Patrol sits a little over gvm fully loaded with all the tanks full of diesel. But we'll only fill the 2nd tank when we need. Trailer has a 900kg payload so most of the gear will go in that, it's max weigh is 2 tons, so no problem there

[@MrDieseldog]

Howdy Adam......I been looking around for one of the locks you have on your back doors for my GQ but no luck....can you remember where you got it from ?? or correct name or maybe a link etc .....and you have a awesome setup on this GQ I have a 1996 LWB TB42E and love it to bits......cheers

[@GoingOverland]

It was from bunnings, it's from lockwood. I love it, so much peace of mind, everyone who's seen it has also agreed with me too

[@jacks86australia]

Hey mate, what did it cost you for the seat? Fuel economy towing vs touring. What's your GVM at the moment? What EGTs do you get towing vs touring? Sorry for all the questions. I run a gq td with a similar set up to you and I'm always curious.

[@GoingOverland]

With the new big trailer fuel consumption is up around 19-20L at 100km/h. Falls to 17L at 80ks. Egts max at around 550 up mountains. We are a little over gvm fully loaded with all the tanks full of diesel. Probably should think about a gvm upgrade but we can put a lot more weight into our trailer

[@GoingOverland]

Seat cost about $450. So good now. I sit a little higher than standard but just enough head room

[@td42dirtygq]

Hi mate love the content 👌 just a quick question how did you run the switch off the a/c iam in the process now of doing it and have no idea if you can help that will be great thanks 🍻👍

[@GoingOverland]

It's pretty simple, power off battery, to switch then piggy back wire to fan behind grille. Works great when needed. Could of times I've had to do work near radiator after a drive and run the ac fan for 10 minutes and you can safely touch the radiator without getting burnt

[@td42dirtygq]

@@GoingOverland good idea thanks for the tip

[@user-or7nc8zm2u]

Крутой аппарат!

[@outdoors5352]

Nice! How do you like your detachable sway bar? Easy? Make a difference?

[@GoingOverland]

Yeah they are fantastic when offroad, I used to snap mounts all the time, but haven't done one since. Only downside is you have to get underneath car to connect/disconnect rear.

[@sandytrooperz914]

That's definitely one awesome touring rig guys! Question is if you guys had to replace the patrol, what vehicle would be the replacement?

[@GoingOverland]

Good question. I don't know. Has to have coil springs for 1. Thinking instead of spending big money on a new car and new setup, maybe a full rebuild on the patrol.

[@noelenewoo8087]

Would you say you have pretty much rebuilt the Nissan Patrol engine ? Sounds like it .. after 300,000kms in it. So glad you know about the mechanics as well. I would tag along with you guys any day. Just sayin ‘ 😃

[@GoingOverland]

@@noelenewoo8087 everything except for the engine internals which is expensive to do. But the patrol engine will do up to 1 million km if looked after. My dad's lasted 750k before someone crashed into it. Yeah definitely want to organise a weekend of overlanding and filming.

[@animalscars3799]

@@GoingOverland what engine choice is the best option for reliability? talking y60

[@MrAdamrom]

Beast, where did you send that seat to be?

[@GoingOverland]

Place down at Underwood, on the service road next to hwy

[@brycebell5763]

How do you go with your GVM did you have it upgraded

[@GoingOverland]

She sits a little over gvm fully loaded with all the tanks full of diesel. Plan is to only fill second tank when we need. Most of our gear will go in trailer.

[@1samwhich]

Hi Adam, I am exploring the idea of buying a 96 Patrol TD42 (turbo and intercooled) in excellent condition like yours. I'm just a bit concerned about the travel comfort for passengers. Currently I have a 2000 95 Series Prado with 2" lift and I feel like you feel every bump in the road. Our daughter has muscular dystrophy and struggles with the constant bumps and vibrations. Are these old Patrols the same? Is it something that can be fixed with better suspension? We are planning to do the Oodnadatta Track on the way to Alice this year and more tracks in the future so trying to find the best vehicle for our needs and as my daily driver too. Thanks in advance!

[@GoingOverland]

Hard to say because I've driven prado, but with a solid axel on the front of the patrol, it would probably be worse in the Nissan on high speed dirt roads. Might be better sticking with what you have and trying new softer coils first. Coils are relatively cheap and also what tyre pressure do you run? Might be worth dropping off a couple of psi to help with comfort ( even on the bitumen) and on dirt roads we drop down to 28psi and been down to 14psi for the Mitchell Falls road!

[@1samwhich]

@@GoingOverland ahh tyre pressure, that could be the culprit. I do a fair amount of highway driving for work so am sitting up around 38-40psi. I'll have a go with that first. The old Prado is due for an engine rebuild and has an ever growing list of work needed doing to get it up to touring readiness. So another reason we're exploring Patrols (that have had all the work done to them already). Appreciate your thoughts and I enjoyed watching your setup demonstration. Cheers!

[@tonymcintyre7701]

Are you running front mount intercooler ?

[@GoingOverland]

Not yet. Been like this for so long, don't know if I'd worry about the extra cost. She's doing a great job on our lap around Australia and was fine in the outback during a heatwave

[@mikebinggeliable]

5 min later.... Haha 😂😂 hilarious!

[@jackdrewitt1832]

how do you change a rear tire without lifting the entire rear of the vehicle by the tow bar ?

[@GoingOverland]

Strap the axle to the chassis. Not hard, but I can't remember ever having to take a tyre off on a trip

[@jackdrewitt1832]

yes I understand that, where do you lift the vehicle from ? The wheel you’re about the remove ?

[@GoingOverland]

@@jackdrewitt1832 if we have the trailer with us yes, we carry a jack stand in it. If not, off the rear bumper. It's got to big bolts each side similar to the bull bar.

[@paulolumbe9992]

Lovely car.. How can I get one like that

[@GoingOverland]

It took a long time to find it, then even longer setting it up. She's looking even better now too!

[@adamalgi7142]

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