makeitfit
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Yep the time has come, the Black Pearl is sold, the Patrol must live again 
I promised the wife I'd not start another project till the Pearl was done, well it's near enough done :sly
The trouble is I left the old Trol ( nissan, not wife :lol ) for the last few years in the exact state I last drove it; covered in mud, full of old food wrappers and coffee cups , and that's the nice bit
The state of it is pretty awful I'm sorry to say. However the project I have in mind won't need a terrible lot of the original beastie.
I plan to make it into a pick up. Bob tail it, extend the wheel base a bit and stick a frothing at the mouth OM606 in it.
Purists best look away , the rest of you watch this space
Basics are the existing stock 4.2 is sold. I'm using some of the money to buy a mechanical pump for the OM606 , this alone will deliver enough fuel for 400 bhp . Add twin charging, super charger and big turbo, should be interesting:naughty
Suspension mods as much as I can do myself to get the most flex as reliable while running 37s.
Details will follow over the long winter nights rapidly approaching
Tonight though was the start and brace yourself chaps, the pics are horrific
The engine started up after two cycles of the glow plugs by the way :thumbs
On the lift and ready to strip , anyone want any spares ?
If you look closely you'll see lots of truck not there any more. Rust has run off with it
Fear not, I'll have it :augie
Started with about a litre of WD40 :lol it's coming appart though, bit by bit.
I'm going to be "trimming" the front a bit too so all this front panel will be out . Rad will be in the back .
Onwards :splif:
I promised the wife I'd not start another project till the Pearl was done, well it's near enough done :sly
The trouble is I left the old Trol ( nissan, not wife :lol ) for the last few years in the exact state I last drove it; covered in mud, full of old food wrappers and coffee cups , and that's the nice bit
The state of it is pretty awful I'm sorry to say. However the project I have in mind won't need a terrible lot of the original beastie.
I plan to make it into a pick up. Bob tail it, extend the wheel base a bit and stick a frothing at the mouth OM606 in it.
Purists best look away , the rest of you watch this space
Basics are the existing stock 4.2 is sold. I'm using some of the money to buy a mechanical pump for the OM606 , this alone will deliver enough fuel for 400 bhp . Add twin charging, super charger and big turbo, should be interesting:naughty
Suspension mods as much as I can do myself to get the most flex as reliable while running 37s.
Details will follow over the long winter nights rapidly approaching
Tonight though was the start and brace yourself chaps, the pics are horrific
The engine started up after two cycles of the glow plugs by the way :thumbs
On the lift and ready to strip , anyone want any spares ?
If you look closely you'll see lots of truck not there any more. Rust has run off with it
Fear not, I'll have it :augie
Started with about a litre of WD40 :lol it's coming appart though, bit by bit.
I'm going to be "trimming" the front a bit too so all this front panel will be out . Rad will be in the back .
Onwards :splif:
