60Patrol

A few of you know how much I've appreciated your most generous gifts of spare parts and I've bought my share along the way too. In the process, we have returned six Patrols to fully operational condition. Though many of the parts have been used. Many more were stored in my barn in Colorado...along ...

60 Yrs of Nissan / Datsun. Show us your latest patrols !! https://australia.nissannews.com/en-AU/releases/stories-patrol-in-australia-over-six-decades-one-legacy?fbclid=IwY2xjawS8X6xleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFIUXZlYXM4aW1wVDYzODJ5c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjnOF4W9ifGiowhsVEE2smnf9dERAne4c...

RiverPatrol wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2026 10:58 am You added running boards as well. Looks great! Those tall tires make a huge difference in highway speeds.

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You could call them runners, but they are custom rock sliders. Still need to put a sheet of checker plate on top to stop the sticks coming up through the bars.

L60Boerne wrote: ↑Wed May 20, 2026 5:37 pm Now Eddie just needs to finish out the tool boxes and seats and a few other things.

Nice looking rig

The finished product. Drives like it was brand new. It helps when you put soundening sheets it (much quieter then the high pitch whine when traveling at speed). Sits on 100Km/h without raising a sweat. Temp sits constaintly between 80-90 deg celsius. Have given it a good run up some very steep windi...

This is my solution for the totally roached fuel sending unit in my heavily varnished fuel tank. https://youtu.be/kQRmDoAns3Y This is a link to the Amazon purchase. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BQ3SD66R?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1 You order these in various lengths to accommodate you...

i have updated the patrol with a custom bullbar

Welcome to the forum! Nice rig. What size are the tires? They look good on there! They are 285/75/16 (approx 33 Inch). I went the bigger size to compensate for the final gear drive of the 3 speed. Also if you have the larger tyres you wont be able to fit them on the wheel carrier as you cannot open...

I got this gem from central west here in NSW Australia. Owner deceasd in 2012 has been sitting in his wifes yard since then. Got it home gave it a good clean as it hald half of central NSW dirt and mud everywhere. Body is straight no rust at all except for the general surface rust on the chassis and...