My 1969 Nissan Patrol.

[]2eDeYe]

I like that it's so modular, nice job so far :)

[Son of Lars]

2eDeYe' timestamp='1333731003' post='667048']

I like that it's so modular, nice job so far :)

 

Thanks. It's basically made from rusty Japanese Lego. If it wasn't so simple to tear down and rebuild, I wouldn't have saved it.

[Son of Lars]

More body removal progress today. So far into it now, I think I'll just keep on going.

 

 

Here you can see part of the floor repair that the previous owner began. His repairs made body removal into more work than it should have been. And by the way, I lifted the firewall off the truck by myself. I don't suggest that to anyone else. hahaha

 

[Son of Lars]

Took the last of the front end of the body off today. Also drained and removed the rad.

 

 

Tomorrow I roll it outside for a major pressure washing. Plan for this coming weekend is to lift the engine off the frame, and begin to paint and detail the driveline and frame.

[Zendar]

Nice project, keep up the good work!

 

Shame we don't have these in Finland, I really want one <.<

[Son of Lars]

Thanks. I think unless you're in Australia or South America, these things are rare. This is the only one I've ever seen in the flesh in Canada.

[Z chopper]

Thanks. I think unless you're in Australia or South America, these things are rare. This is the only one I've ever seen in the flesh in Canada.

 

though a small horde of them is known of near you

[Son of Lars]

Funny how that works, isn't it? Never seen or heard of one, then one pops up locally, so I buy it. Same week I buy mine, 14 more pop up in the same city. I should have bought lotto tickets instead of wasting money on an old Patrol. hahaha

 

Seems most of those trucks are US imports though, not original Canadian units.

[Z chopper]

there a few that had BC plates

[Son of Lars]

Buddy of mine is a fancy schmancy photog guy, and came by the shop a few weeks ago, to snap some pics of the Patrol. Finally got them tonight, so figured I'd post a few here.

 

[dennis]

I love this project. i would love to have an FJ40 or a Patrol. Keep up the good work. subscribed.

[banzai510(hainz)]

I alwasy think of Crockidile Dundee when the kangaroo shoots the front windshield out at the guys in the Patrol at nite.Yes it was a Patrol

[Son of Lars]

Gave the starter a quick and dirty cleanup, inspect and repaint. It worked great before, so I had no reason to give it a total rebuild. Same as the alternator, just a cleanup, some new hardware, a new belt, and a splash of paint. Ignore the painted spark plugs, I've got new ones, of course.

 

[dennis]

I would clean up that ground on the starter and make sure that you have bare metal on the starter case where the ground comes into contact with it.

[Son of Lars]

Done. It was masked off before it was painted, and wire brushed before it was masked.

[Tomakze]

Subscribed! This is such a cool build!

[Z chopper]

any updates??