1969 Patrol, Take 2: Action!

by **Peter60** » Thu Dec 26, 2019 10:22 pm

Thanks

I like the idea of just a small base for the jerry can to sit in and use a tie down to hold it in place. Its easier to bolt to the tub.

I will try to make a copy

by **yitzac1990** » Fri Dec 27, 2019 4:15 pm

yeah I wanted something secure, yet easy to remove the can from.

In hindsight, I should have made it about 1/4" bigger all the way around. With the rubber pieces all around the inside, it was a super tight fit....kind of hard to get in and out. In fact, since the weather has warmed up a bit, the jerry can expanded enough to keep it stuck in there. I had to open it to relieve the pressure to get it out!

by **yitzac1990** » Mon Dec 30, 2019 7:10 pm

I have a couple disc brake swap kits for sale. I posted a thread in the Parts section of the forum, check it out if you are interested!

by **yitzac1990** » Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:19 pm

i finally got a chance to take my Patrol offroading! I made a boring little video if you want to kill a few minutes :lol:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b0eyhj3AE8

by **RiverPatrol** » Mon Feb 03, 2020 12:55 pm

The POV is so high up!!! :shock:

by **yitzac1990** » Mon Feb 03, 2020 1:38 pm

I guess thats what SPOA swap and 33s will do!

by **yitzac1990** » Mon Mar 16, 2020 12:12 pm

I finally got started on my parking brake install. Since I no longer have the OEM drivetrain, obviously the OEM handbrake system was out. Luckily I have those 240sx rear calipers though! I got an OEM parking brake system from a nissan 240sx and got to work. First thing I had to do was get the rear cables installed and make a custom mount to bolt them to.

This is the OEM nissan handbrake assembly...you can see there is a plate that joins both cables into 1 for the handle to pull on. I will make use of this and adapt it to a custom mounted OEM Patrol handbrake that I ordered from ebay!

Hopefully will have the handbrake complete in a few weeks or so

by **yitzac1990** » Mon Mar 23, 2020 11:04 am

Project "Confuse-a-car-thief" has made some headway (adding more random levers into the interior - this makes 4! :lol:

). I got the handbrake assembly made and installed into the Patrol! Came out real well! Next is "plumbing" the cable to connect it back to the rear cables. I will get some more pics of it installed in the Patrol hopefully tomorrow.

I am using the OEM Patrol handbrake, custom mounted to a 1/4" thick steel plate, and I adapted the "cable pull" section of the Nissan 240SX handbrake to the Patrol handbrake. This is so I can still use the adjusting nut of the 240sx cable to tighten or loosen it up for perfect tension. Works great!

by **yitzac1990** » Mon Mar 23, 2020 11:11 am

Here's a short video showing it working:

https://imgur.com/BWjLpKq

by **yitzac1990** » Fri Mar 27, 2020 9:11 am

Finally have some rear seats! Made some custom mounting brackets and bolted them in and they fit and feel great! There's also plenty of room under them still for storage of my tool/spare parts bag

1969 Patrol, Take 2: Action!

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