DADDY LONG LEGS

THIS GU PATROL WALKS TALL ON 35S AND PORTALS … AND WITH V8 POWER IT HAS THE KIT TO GO ANYWHERE

MATT RAUDONIKIS

LIKE many Australian four-wheel drivers, Craig Bartlett recognises that Nissan’s GQ and GU series of Patrols are some of the toughest, go-anywhere 4x4 vehicles ever made. With big diffs, oversized gearboxes and sturdy chassis, these are almost the perfect vehicles for off-road travel anywhere you want to go in Australia or the world. We say almost as, while theTD42 engines are strong and reliable, they aren’t what you would call powerful, so motivating a heavily loaded Patrol with one is usually a slow affair. And let’s not even mention the many and varied smaller capacity engines Nissan once offered in these Patrols. Craig, or CB as he is known to most, saw the potential of a Patrol as the perfect bush tourer but also knew the weaknesses in them. “Other…

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4x4 Magazine Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2024

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