Newbe from Plymouth with a Terrano II

[Uncle Silvia]

Hi all im Scott From Plymouth :thumbs

Im a bit of a Jap car nut and have had lots of Jap toys over the years! (Ill make a thread in the "other Vehicles" section soon).
I currently run about in a Classic Datsun but I now travel a bit to see my Girlfriend each evening so needed something a little more comfortable and reliable.
Ive never had a 4x4 but fancied one without breaking the bank! I looked at Vitaras but they were to clunky and uncomfortable for me!
I got recomended to look at Mavericks/Terranos............ so I did :D

Well after 2 months of looking and finding nothing local to me (most were way up north!!) I found one on ebay In Plymouth so i went for a look.
After a good look about and a drive round the block I drove this away for £800 :D .........................

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And I couldnt help getting a little arty all be it at IPhone quality lol..........
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Well its a 1996 T2 SE Touring 2.7TDI with 150k on the clock.

There is a few little bits that need sorting like a leak in the clutch fluid system and a few stuck windows but not much to worry about.

I love driving it and its soooo comfy :cool:

I plan to do some light off roading with it as well so im gonna jack it up a bit and make it look the part too lol:D

Well i hope u like it and ill be on here often

Cya :thumb2

[96terrano]

welcome, nice looking terrano you've got there:thumb2

[makeitfit]

Good effort there mate it looks sweet :thumb2

[Fez_uk]

looks very nice for the price. Not even bubbling on the front arches

[zippy656]

welcome


so what mods you thinking of then ?

looks like the front could do with coming up an inch or so..

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

nice!

btw that last shot in dark, reckon tyres look slightly oversize....

not much room in arches to front and rear, unless as zippy says
needs lifting to factory height anyway.

[spinna]

Welcome, that looks a fine truck especially at that money:thumb2

[geoffdown]

Hi all im Scott From Plymouth :thumbs

Im a bit of a Jap car nut and have had lots of Jap toys over the years! (Ill make a thread in the "other Vehicles" section soon).
I currently run about in a Classic Datsun but I now travel a bit to see my Girlfriend each evening so needed something a little more comfortable and reliable.
Ive never had a 4x4 but fancied one without breaking the bank! I looked at Vitaras but they were to clunky and uncomfortable for me!
I got recomended to look at Mavericks/Terranos............ so I did :D

Well after 2 months of looking and finding nothing local to me (most were way up north!!) I found one on ebay In Plymouth so i went for a look.
After a good look about and a drive round the block I drove this away for £800 :D .........................

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/403030_10150475455329092_511144091_8671632_8514925 21_n.jpg

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/402291_10150475460149092_511144091_8671636_2723384 03_n.jpg

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/408622_10150475463104092_511144091_8671642_6476710 57_n.jpg

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/406295_10150475468069092_511144091_8671653_1403892 666_n.jpg

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/394155_10150475472444092_511144091_8671657_7629832 98_n.jpg

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/408900_10150475476264092_511144091_8671683_8723294 03_n.jpg

And I couldnt help getting a little arty all be it at IPhone quality lol..........
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/378518_10150475478504092_511144091_8671704_4766263 58_n.jpg

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/387580_10150475480939092_511144091_8671712_1896562 424_n.jpg

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/390631_10150475499019092_511144091_8671784_1869590 074_n.jpg

Well its a 1996 T2 SE Touring 2.7TDI with 150k on the clock.

There is a few little bits that need sorting like a leak in the clutch fluid system and a few stuck windows but not much to worry about.

I love driving it and its soooo comfy :cool:

I plan to do some light off roading with it as well so im gonna jack it up a bit and make it look the part too lol:D

Well i hope u like it and ill be on here often

Cya :thumb2 cool and welcome to a good club some1 else from devon im nr exeter i have a standard t2 x reg and do some greenlaning with no problems where do u go off roading nr plymouth

[Uncle Silvia]

Cheers guys!

Yea I think the tires are a little oversized! I'm not too sure what should be on it? Nothing rubs tho!

Is raising up the front as easy as winding up the tortion bars? Do these sag over time then?

I haven't been off roading yet as I've only had the truck a few days but lots of my friends do it so I guess I'll find out soon lol

[makeitfit]

Tyres are way too small, get some proper big boots on :sly
Looks good to me :clap

[geoffdown]

Cheers guys!

Yea I think the tires are a little oversized! I'm not too sure what should be on it? Nothing rubs tho!

Is raising up the front as easy as winding up the tortion bars? Do these sag over time then?

I haven't been off roading yet as I've only had the truck a few days but lots of my friends do it so I guess I'll find out soon lol

What size r on there now think if 15"alloys then 235 75 15. or with 16"alloys 235 70 r16 in the pick looks like u had the car up on the grass on the drivers front wheel will look low if all 4wheels are not on level ground and yes the front version bars can sag easy to lift the truck back to standard ride height don't even have to jack car up to get underneath car:thumbs

[Uncle Silvia]

I'm running 235/75/15 Falken-RV on the rear and 225/75/15 Goodyear Wrangler AT/R up front.

I'm planning bigger rubber after the lift :D

The truck was on level ground in the last pic with the moon! Sounds easy enough to adjust tho!

[clivvy]

yh yh yh lovely car yh lovely 4x4 yh yh BUT, I WANT PICS OF THAT DATSUN please!!!!

what Datsun do you have? I'd be loving a 160y...dont ask me why....I just love 'em!!

p.s. great Terrano for the prince mate, absolute bargain! Hitachi MAF so thats easy to clean, probably Zexel pump I dunno, but that car looks really flipping good for £800!!! Nice find, love it!

[zippy656]

yh yh yh lovely car yh lovely 4x4 yh yh BUT, I WANT PICS OF THAT DATSUN please!!!!

what Datsun do you have? I'd be loving a 160y...dont ask me why....I just love 'em!!

p.s. great Terrano for the prince mate, absolute bargain! Hitachi MAF so thats easy to clean, probably Zexel pump I dunno, but that car looks really flipping good for £800!!! Nice find, love it!


NO CLIVE that's to sad!!

[makeitfit]

I'm running 235/75/15 Falken-RV on the rear and 225/75/15 Goodyear Wrangler AT/R up front.

I'm planning bigger rubber after the lift :D

The truck was on level ground in the last pic with the moon! Sounds easy enough to adjust tho!

Make sure they're all the same size when you get the new ones :thumbs

[Uncle Silvia]

Yea I was gonna get a matching set of tires next time

What are these like to run on veg oil????

Oh and the datsun is a rare 1978 140y coupe with a 5 speed dog box!
I'll put up pics when I'm next on my computer :-)

[makeitfit]

Veg oil will be fine but you'll need to mix with some diesel at this time of year. 50/50 easy but I ran mine neat and put up with the lumpy start:augie
Tesco have a deal on at the mo £4.50 for 5litres :D
Veg oil will also pick up any sludge and muck in the tank and this will choke the filter. Once that's out the way you're good to go and save loads a money :cool:

[Uncle Silvia]

Excellent!!! So there is no other mods required and the fuel pump is totally fine with it?
It's due a service anyway so I may run some veg through it first then change the filters! How many tanks do u think will clear the sludge?

Saving money FTW :)

[makeitfit]

The only mods you could do is to fit various warming devices for winter running with neat veg. Dont bother though just stick a bit of diesel on it. I dont know how many tanks as it depends how much yuk is in there to start with:augie
Just go with it and when things start to slow down a bit, check your filter:rolleyes:

[Uncle Silvia]

Cool I'll give this a try! Need to see if my uncle still has his cash and carry card ;)

[clivvy]

NO CLIVE that's to sad!!

oops sorry, I meant the Datsun 120y

[SPARKIEDOO]

welcome m8........nice wheels :D

[Uncle Silvia]

Heres a thread with all my other cars past and present............. :D

http://www.nissan4x4ownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?p=165113#post165113

[Uncle Silvia]

Heres my full build/Picture thread which Ill update whenever I get up to stuff :thumb2

http://www.nissan4x4ownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?p=166555#post166555

[(RIP) PLANK]

Excellent!!! So there is no other mods required and the fuel pump is totally fine with it?
It's due a service anyway so I may run some veg through it first then change the filters! How many tanks do u think will clear the sludge?

Saving money FTW :)

You don't need to change filters for veg oil, it doesn't cause those issues! that is bio diesel! I have run mine on veg oil and not changed the filter.

But to be fair the running around you do for veg oil, and the very small cost difference, I don't bother anymore. Especially when you dilute the saving with diesel. I was paying 90p a litre for rapeseed and sunflower oil in the summer and running it at 100%!

[Uncle Silvia]

Can they be run ok on Sunflower oil as well?? I thought it was only Veg oil??