Hi all thought it was about time i posted up my new GQ i picked up at the start of the year.
It's a 97 GQ ST 4.2 diesel.
I bought it from an older gent down south, it is the best GQ i've seen - big statement i know but i think it holds true in this case.
The only mods done to it were - 2" lift, dual batteries, long range tank and trailer brake controler.
Since i've had it i added the following
*Rejigged the suspention with softer coils, 2" castor correction bushes aswell as radial arm spacers to push the front diff foward so the bigger tyre dont hit.
*33" BFG KM2's on pro comp 15x8 fake bead lock rims (bit of bling)
*Safari snorkel - new style
*Over head console with UHF
*Cargo barrier
*Alpine head unit, front splits and replaced the rear speakers with some cheapies that will be replaced again when the draws are installed.
*Headlight upgrade loom and H4 insert head lights
*Light force 240's and loom
Aswell as other bits and bobs.
Thanks Dazza, it had 135 000ks on it when i picked it up. The mrs found it on carsales, it had only been posted up on there a couple of hours before we rang and put a deposit down.
Thanks Deccers, the old one was stripped to standard, well as standard as it could! then the brother in law grabed it off me.
Scott and i had already picked up the Mav other wise we would of kept the blue one to do up. Not to worry i kind of like petrol power when you dont have to worry too much about fuel economy.
Bloody Hell Wellsie, that is the cleanest Q i've seen in Ages. Hope you enjoy your straddie trip and the fam has a ball, bet you spend a squillion hours cleaning it after the beach . Cant wait to see the build thread for the Big Mav, how is the DC chop goin?
Edit: Also do i spy a HJ/X/Z ute in the background???
Thanks Matto, id does look great - though my light force 240's sit along way foward of the outer bar so i have my old IPF's on at the moment. If i can get to the shed this arvo ill knock up some brackets to sit them back further.
Thanks Andy, very shiny hey! lol not even a bush pin strip on it yet.
I've spent the last couple of days i've had off of work (not many mind you) cleaning and lanoteching the guts out of it - i'll do it all again when i get back home. I'll let loose with the fire hose at work first.
Yeah the ute is an 84 WB holden, its my other mechinal baby. Was my grandfathers and i got it out of his estate about 12 years ago, stock as a rock and in fairly tidy condition. Dont know what i'm going to do with it yet. Lots of big $ ideas just need the big $ to do it lol.
Mav is coming along slowly - very painfull. Got it all marked out for the cut and have the ute cab there for the rear wall. Suspention is in mostly just want to beef it up a bit, as the 37 super swammpers should have some good grip! It currently has a 2" body lift in it also but i want to take it out but Scotty likes to looks - wonder if he will when he gets it on a good side slope!
I've just got back from the Coffs Harbour trip with the boys from here and BAR WORK is top of the list! sliders are already in the build (have been for some time) and a rear bar is to follow - just got to grow a set to cut the rear quarters.
I actually pulled out of the sunday trip because it was getting a bit too full on for what i wanted to put it through - i am building the Mav for that type of stuff and didn't want to risk the damage on the family rig.
Turbo is also up there on things to do along with a front air locker, can't wait for these!
LOL, yeah Brad i thought that maybe the case! Saturdays tracks were getting tougher and tougher - although if i drove hard it worked well it's just that with this one i don't want to work it hard.
And thanks i try and give this one a bit of lovein when i can so it doesn't turn out like my last GQ!
And these were taken the weekend after the coffs trip at the Patrol4x4 show and shine saturday 10/3/12 (It also won best GQ!) Lots of elbow grease went into it to get it back to a nice finish, it coped a rear caining from the bushes and trees at coffs!
LOL yeah mate it is one from pizza hut!
The olds were throwing it out and my young bloke grabed it and said he wanted it on the front (this is when i had the blue/silver GQ) so it made it's way onto this one when i switched the gear over.
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