Nissan Safari/Patrol

[jfarsang]

New member/long-time lurker/JDM addict.

I'm on my 2nd Nissan Safari (known as Patrol around the planet) and love them.

The 1st was a 5spd 91 that I had a nice love affair with but my lady did not like driving stick in the city and truth be told it's akin to driving a big rig. Short shifts and hard.

So I sold it and imported an auto with some upgrades.

Mechanically it is rock solid. Frame is solid along with body panels and interior in in great shape. Some rust issues in the rear I will have blasted and fully repaired this summer.

For those wondering what parts are like in Canada/US for these things, you can walk into any North American Nissan dealership and order any part off this thing including body panels. It's pretty neat. I've never had a vehicle with true global parts support. I ordered brakes from my local dealership and they came from Nissan in Oregon. Very convenient.


Here's the goods:

1995 Nissan Safari Y60 (Patrol GQ)
Kingsroad edition (top of the line trim/accessories)
TD42T 4.2L Turbo diesel
Auto transmission
Rear differential locker
Large retractable moon roof

Options ordered from factory:
White exterior color (usually reserved for UN/work grade trucks)
Camping kit (rear outfitted with bed/stove/storage)

Mods/upgrade to be done right away:

Auxiliary transmission cooler (soon)
Transmission shift kit (soon)
WVO/veg aux tank/fuel kit (done)
Pyro/Boost/Trans temp gauges (soon)
285/75/16 Goodyear Duratrac's on 16x8 wheels (done)
Remove all chrome body/accessory parts & replace/repaint black (almost)


Mods/upgrades to be done in the near future:

OME 2" suspension lift
DIY 1" body lift
Fabricating front/rear tube bars
8274 front mount winch
side tube sliders
Top mount intercooler
Interior cabinets/bed/bench platform for camping
roof rack with center open section = removable skylight/box to have interior standing room for cooking/etc..

I've done mods and will post them as I've added them.