The patrol is really popular here in Australia. Most of the competition off-road vehicles are patrols. Huge aftermarket accessory industry here also. Hope you enjoy your ride
To be honest , if they had offered those in the US with the turbo diesel , i would have gone after one ( especially with the right hand steering ) . Really cool truck . Oops , almost forgot , Merry Christmas everyone
@@quintonbartolotta merry christmas to you as well ,, one big reason for there being lack of interest on nissan's part in importing the Patrol into the USA is competition for one thing ,, 1996 was the heyday of the SUV which this falls into the category of ,,Nissan
@@wildcoyote34 it is difficult to compare. ,,Gas was cheap,, . Not for us. We (the netherlands) paid 4 to 6 times more for the gas. A van used to transport workmen and their tools went for diesel. The diesel was cheaper, engines could make more miles (gas 200000 km diesel 400000 km) more power to pull trailers and the weight of the tools. We even had small cars with diesel engines. So it was more a sensible choice to drive diesel. Taxes for using the road etc where higher so you had to drive more than xxxxx miles a year to make it cheaper than driving the same amount of miles on gas.
@@henkoosterhof5947 i haven't ever been outside of the US so i can't speak for anything but what goes on here , taxes here are also very low compared to a lot of other places ,,here in the USA the average person drives a truck as a status symbol , they never tow or haul anything more than household goods ,,one of the best selling vehicles in the USA being the ford F-150 ,,since 1978 it has been the best selling truck in the USA ,, there are many examples of this i can cite ,, for a lot of people here Economy is a secondary concern ,as is utility ,, most people want comfort and size , i have noticed this a lot with trucks ,, they have gotten bigger over time ,,,only within the last 5-10 years has economy become much more important ,auto makers are pushing the boundaries of internal combustion engine technology trying to make more power with ever smaller engines ,,,ME personally i would rather have a diesel electric hybrid vehicle
Nice! What about parts (engine and other mechanical pieces (like brakes)?) I imagine you have to see if Infinity has them or order from Australia or similar?
I have been lucky that most parts are indeed available through local parts stores, but if i need something specific to a GQ patrol i just go to ebay or similar
I had talked to someone in Australia an he has a Toyota Landcruiser with a 4cylinder turbo charge diesel cat power plant an it gets good fuel mileage and if we had these out here everyone would be driving them...😎💯✌also they are built heavy duty style like they weight a lot.
Not gonna lie, I'm totally jealous. I love the old Nissan Patrols, but I'm never going to go spend the money have one imported. I'll just stick with my 87 F250 6.9 idi 4x4 project.
Don’t cook it TD42 AKA THE KETTLE poor cooling system The saying in Australia is I’d rather buy a Kmart kettle it’s cheaper and it’s not stuffed after 1 boil
Having owned a landcruiser and now having a patrol. I feel the patrol has the superior drivetrain. There's no one swapping Toyota axles into patrols....
I absolutely love the patrol and wish they were easier to buy here. I'm satisfied with my frontier for now though. You can use titan parts with aftermarket parts to make an absolutely stout truck that handles well offroad.
The Nissan Patrol with Td42 are still well sort after here in Australia , because they are so reliable and well built . the engine is built very well . Way better built than a Jeep . Farmer loved the drop side flat tray with steel frame tray with wood floor .same as the Toyota land cruiser . The Td42 diesel or Tb42 petrol. The td42 was standard non turbo these engines started in mid 80s . A later engine was a 2.8 and 3.0 lt disel turbo which were a bucket of trouble . bad head over heating ,turbo problems . In Australia Ford had a rebadged patrol call a ford Maverick for a few years
I’ve always wanted one of those! They’re awesome. I bought my wife a Nissan xterra which we really like and it’s held up great. Definitely would like to see more of this vehicle
When I first saw the GU Patrol with the coil spring rear I tried to figure out why it had such a large displacement engine when it can’t tow or haul a competitive amount of weight … with out having the excuse of luxury … and I’m still doing that … even with my much improved and expansive acceptance of vehicle design and function … but yeah product differentiation … I like the heirloom rainbow carrots better that the boring orange ones 😊😮 long story
Fun fact : back in the day like 15 years ago, i bought a set of 16" Mickey Thompson wheels with 33" tires to put on my newly acquired 97' silverado. The guy i bought them from pulled up in a Patrol just like yours. They apparently fit the same wheels. But i guess you already found that out. Cool to see a patrol in the us. They are common here, many a friend of mine has has one. Great offroaders, they just rust out quickly in our conditions. Merry Christmas from Denmark
There is at least one of these RH drive Nissans roaming streets of Pinehurst, NC. There also a few RH drive cars I have seen with out of state tags. They have you doing a double take when you first see them.
Yes, I think that Nissan should have imported them to the U..S. I’ve seen these before on videos from Australia and wished that they could be purchased here. I don’t go for frills when buying a pickup. I currently drive a F350 XLT but before that it was a Chevy work truck and the two before that were F150 XL’s
Got a 93 single cab with the 4.2 and 5 speed over in Aus the old patrols and cruisers weren’t really designed for speed they were designed to drive and be used as a small truck really, weapon of a rig though mate
I very much like your Patrol and the BANNING of the Patrols, Utes, and Diesel Toyota Delux-Hilux/Tacoma just pisses me off as the neat trucks that other countries got, and we did not get or have a chance in hell of ever getting. I am in the process of building a Jeep Scrambler with a Cummins 4BT because every newer truck that I look at has SO much electronic crap on that it pisses me off even more! I am 65 years old and have close to 4 MILLION miles under my butt, driving anything from a Honda CIVIC CVCC to a Freightliner Cascadia with a 135inch Condo and TRI axel with custom V12 cat built for heavy haul. I like your videos especially the sound of the kitty cats coming to life. thank you and Merry Christmas!
Having lived abroad, I am familiar with the Patrol and always wished I could have had one. Almost did: found an old one in a wrecking yard but it was too far gone with rust. I drove a 2wd crew cab Nissan 4 cylinder diesel truck in the Philippines and loved it! Do I think Nissan should have jumped through the government’s hoops? No, I think the gummit should have butted out. It works for the rest of the world, good enough for me and better than a lot of the old junk still on the road here.
I watch alot of offroad and camping vids from content creators across the pond and alot of them have amazing diesel SUVs and small pickups. One of my favorites is a Finnish girl with a Diesel Nissan Frontier. Its infuriating how many amazing vehicles that we will simply never see here and you hit the nail right on the head. Nissan has a great vehicle that sells very well everywhere else. Why deal with PITA USA to sell a small share.. Great vid, Quentin!
They for sure should have sold the Patrol here.That would have put a dent in how many ppl jumped on the toyota band wagon.lol I actually have the front 3rd member from a Patrol in my Pathfinder with a Diamond housing, running 39.5s.
The saddest part about the USA is that USA didn’t get the mid sized diesel pickups/suv’s. The sales would have been high if the USA would have built the diesel powered pickups past the early 1980s. I remember being in high school and seeing many of the Datsun pickups along with the Chevy Luv and other makers but they abruptly disappeared.
Americans didn't really want diesel engines back then. Chevy offers a 2.8 diesel in the Colorado and canyon and they are dropping the diesel option for the upcoming next generation because of the low sales.
The patrol is really popular here in Australia. Most of the competition off-road vehicles are patrols. Huge aftermarket accessory industry here also. Hope you enjoy your ride
To be honest , if they had offered those in the US with the turbo diesel , i would have gone after one ( especially with the right hand steering ) . Really cool truck . Oops , almost forgot , Merry Christmas everyone
Merry Christmas
@@quintonbartolotta merry christmas to you as well ,,
one big reason for there being lack of interest on nissan's part in importing the Patrol into the USA is competition for one thing ,, 1996 was the heyday of the SUV which this falls into the category of ,,Nissan
@@wildcoyote34 it is difficult to compare. ,,Gas was cheap,, . Not for us. We (the netherlands) paid 4 to 6 times more for the gas. A van used to transport workmen and their tools went for diesel. The diesel was cheaper, engines could make more miles (gas 200000 km diesel 400000 km) more power to pull trailers and the weight of the tools. We even had small cars with diesel engines. So it was more a sensible choice to drive diesel.
Taxes for using the road etc where higher so you had to drive more than xxxxx miles a year to make it cheaper than driving the same amount of miles on gas.
@@henkoosterhof5947 i haven't ever been outside of the US so i can't speak for anything but what goes on here , taxes here are also very low compared to a lot of other places ,,here in the USA the average person drives a truck as a status symbol , they never tow or haul anything more than household goods ,,one of the best selling vehicles in the USA being the ford F-150 ,,since 1978 it has been the best selling truck in the USA ,, there are many examples of this i can cite ,, for a lot of people here Economy is a secondary concern ,as is utility ,, most people want comfort and size , i have noticed this a lot with trucks ,, they have gotten bigger over time ,,,only within the last 5-10 years has economy become much more important ,auto makers are pushing the boundaries of internal combustion engine technology trying to make more power with ever smaller engines ,,,ME personally i would rather have a diesel electric hybrid vehicle
Great truck. Lovely conversion!
I own a hdj81 because of the 4WD 24/7, TH-cam page. Really cool rig you put together Sir. Keep up the hard work.
Thanks!
The Patrol has a stronger front diff compared to the Landcruisers of the same era .
I don't know about the others but I would rather have YOUR mondified truck !!!!
The US missed out on that one!
Nice! What about parts (engine and other mechanical pieces (like brakes)?) I imagine you have to see if Infinity has them or order from Australia or similar?
I have been lucky that most parts are indeed available through local parts stores, but if i need something specific to a GQ patrol i just go to ebay or similar
I had talked to someone in Australia an he has a Toyota Landcruiser with a 4cylinder turbo charge diesel cat power plant an it gets good fuel mileage and if we had these out here everyone would be driving them...😎💯✌also they are built heavy duty style like they weight a lot.
Cat power, thats cool
Patrol evolved into what is now sold in the US as the Armada. (I lusted after the pre-1993 Aussie Patrols for years)
Ah. Well. I guess I’ll have to plan a road trip in the cj7. With the Toyota Land Cruiser diesel….
Then we can drag race lol
I want to drive it the next time we're up there! I've never driven a car with the steering wheel on the other side.
Its the right side haha
If you are in Japan, lol
Nice truck, who did the modification to the body and how much work involved?
I had a local company in bend oregon perform the body chop
well done they solid in au
tnank for video.i love the patrol wisg i had a deisel
There are so many nice, reliable trucks with 4 cylinder Diesel engines never available in the US and Canada!!!!
This is a straight 6
Classic old Aussie rig, glad you yanks are finally catching on.
We didn’t by them because we couldn’t haha now we can finally get a taste of the good stuff
I’d like to see how the back is chopped?
I can definitely do a better in depth video of that process
Very strong drivetrain on these.
As an Aussie it’s weird seeing that in the USA.
Not gonna lie, I'm totally jealous. I love the old Nissan Patrols, but I'm never going to go spend the money have one imported. I'll just stick with my 87 F250 6.9 idi 4x4 project.
Don’t cook it TD42 AKA THE KETTLE poor cooling system
The saying in Australia is I’d rather buy a Kmart kettle it’s cheaper and it’s not stuffed after 1 boil
That is very cool.
But im hardcore Jeep.
Maybe this spring ill come over and we could hit some trail's.
But yeah its BadAss
Trust you'll care for it unlike another TH-camr who got Japanese cars and pickups with right hand drive and went from there.
For drive-line strength - Nissan Patrol every time. Much larger and stronger components than it's direct competitor, the Landcruiser.
Having owned a landcruiser and now having a patrol. I feel the patrol has the superior drivetrain.
There's no one swapping Toyota axles into patrols....
I absolutely love the patrol and wish they were easier to buy here. I'm satisfied with my frontier for now though. You can use titan parts with aftermarket parts to make an absolutely stout truck that handles well offroad.
Both the landcruiser and the patrol were both designed for the Australian conditions and terrain
The powerstroke is a direct injection engine and has glow plugs...
That's a cool rig. When are you going to be doing another video on the old Hooker Creek 359 Pete ?
I’d love to have a 70 series Ute. Wouldn’t be opposed to a 40 or a 45 either.
Automatics behind a TD42 are very rare.
The Nissan Patrol with Td42 are still well sort after here in Australia , because they are so reliable and well built . the engine is built very well . Way better built than a Jeep . Farmer loved the drop side flat tray with steel frame tray with wood floor .same as the Toyota land cruiser . The Td42 diesel or Tb42 petrol. The td42 was standard non turbo these engines started in mid 80s . A later engine was a 2.8 and 3.0 lt disel turbo which were a bucket of trouble . bad head over heating ,turbo problems . In Australia Ford had a rebadged patrol call a ford Maverick for a few years
it would be interesting to know the cost and convenience of such an operation.
I would like the Patrol with left hand drive as it looks like a nice unit.
I like this truck and would maybe buy one if the price was right. I would have remained with the 16in. tires thought for many everyday reasons. Chow.
go the Patrol ! looks like straight from Australia
It is very popular in West Africa
Mate that was a pooey and now its a ute, ya gotta get the terms correct
I would have bought one! They have a history of being very reliable and pretty much bomb-resistant! Good video !!
I’ve always wanted one of those! They’re awesome. I bought my wife a Nissan xterra which we really like and it’s held up great. Definitely would like to see more of this vehicle
Has your radiator failed and filled your transmission with coolant yet because Nissan is very well known for that.
When I first saw the GU Patrol with the coil spring rear I tried to figure out why it had such a large displacement engine when it can’t tow or haul a competitive amount of weight … with out having the excuse of luxury … and I’m still doing that … even with my much improved and expansive acceptance of vehicle design and function … but yeah product differentiation … I like the heirloom rainbow carrots better that the boring orange ones 😊😮 long story
Worth allot of money here in the UK
I would have definitely rather have that than a Nissan Pathfinder
Me too haha
Excellent buy!! They're not common here in Jamaica either, but very rugged. Very strong drivetrain.
Fun fact : back in the day like 15 years ago, i bought a set of 16" Mickey Thompson wheels with 33" tires to put on my newly acquired 97' silverado. The guy i bought them from pulled up in a Patrol just like yours. They apparently fit the same wheels. But i guess you already found that out. Cool to see a patrol in the us. They are common here, many a friend of mine has has one. Great offroaders, they just rust out quickly in our conditions. Merry Christmas from Denmark
You should barra swap it. The aussies do that. Suppose to give more power.
That would be cool
There is at least one of these RH drive Nissans roaming streets of Pinehurst, NC. There also a few RH drive cars I have seen with out of state tags. They have you doing a double take when you first see them.
Yes, I think that Nissan should have imported them to the U..S. I’ve seen these before on videos from Australia and wished that they could be purchased here. I don’t go for frills when buying a pickup. I currently drive a F350 XLT but before that it was a Chevy work truck and the two before that were F150 XL’s
The late 90s and early 2000s ford full-size are the best trucks ever made hands down
Got a 93 single cab with the 4.2 and 5 speed over in Aus the old patrols and cruisers weren’t really designed for speed they were designed to drive and be used as a small truck really, weapon of a rig though mate
I very much like your Patrol and the BANNING of the Patrols, Utes, and Diesel Toyota Delux-Hilux/Tacoma just pisses me off as the neat trucks that other countries got, and we did not get or have a chance in hell of ever getting. I am in the process of building a Jeep Scrambler with a Cummins 4BT because every newer truck that I look at has SO much electronic crap on that it pisses me off even more! I am 65 years old and have close to 4 MILLION miles under my butt, driving anything from a Honda CIVIC CVCC to a Freightliner Cascadia with a 135inch Condo and TRI axel with custom V12 cat built for heavy haul. I like your videos especially the sound of the kitty cats coming to life. thank you and Merry Christmas!
The jeep scramblers are sweet!
That's a cool looking rig for sure. Thanks for the video
Nice rig. Great job and Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 to you and your family. Thank you 😊
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas from an 81 year old Canadian fan!
Merry Christmas
Great walk around on the truck, reminds me of what Steve Erwins truck from Australia is with that tray on the back,thumbs up great video
I have done many kilometres in them. We had them for work trucks out in Western New South Wales. The 4.2 was as solid engine. Never an issue.
I’ve heard that they may have overheating issues but that’s never happened to me
The smaller capacity yes. Water jackets too small for hot climates. Never had an issue with 4.2 and got mid to high 40s Celsius out there
@@quintonbartolotta Known in Australia as ' the kettle " .
Having lived abroad, I am familiar with the Patrol and always wished I could have had one. Almost did: found an old one in a wrecking yard but it was too far gone with rust. I drove a 2wd crew cab Nissan 4 cylinder diesel truck in the Philippines and loved it!
Do I think Nissan should have jumped through the government’s hoops? No, I think the gummit should have butted out. It works for the rest of the world, good enough for me and better than a lot of the old junk still on the road here.
I watch alot of offroad and camping vids from content creators across the pond and alot of them have amazing diesel SUVs and small pickups. One of my favorites is a Finnish girl with a Diesel Nissan Frontier. Its infuriating how many amazing vehicles that we will simply never see here and you hit the nail right on the head. Nissan has a great vehicle that sells very well everywhere else. Why deal with PITA USA to sell a small share.. Great vid, Quentin!
Passenger-side nose mirror, very JDM look. Likely helps when bush crawling too.
Merry Christmas everyone I saw them in Central and South America in the 80s I'd definitely buy over a Toyota land cruiser
Mits-Alloy trays and canopies are the best in the world! What a cool rig! I'd love to build out something like this!
What a great job with your audience engagement Iron King. Keep that up.
Thanks for sharing…Merry Christmas!
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They for sure should have sold the Patrol here.That would have put a dent in how many ppl jumped on the toyota band wagon.lol I actually have the front 3rd member from a Patrol in my Pathfinder with a Diamond housing, running 39.5s.
Haha
My son had one in Perth Australia great truck never broke down great on fuel
I cant believe how well mine does on fuel, way better than my dodge 3500
Nice Truck.
The saddest part about the USA is that USA didn’t get the mid sized diesel pickups/suv’s.
The sales would have been high if the USA would have built the diesel powered pickups past the early 1980s.
I remember being in high school and seeing many of the Datsun pickups along with the Chevy Luv and other makers but they abruptly disappeared.
Its cool we get to have some of these now but i feel by the time we get them most have already been used up
Americans didn't really want diesel engines back then. Chevy offers a 2.8 diesel in the Colorado and canyon and they are dropping the diesel option for the upcoming next generation because of the low sales.
Sweet ride
Love the patrol. Sweet