Nissan GQ swb 1990

[Evil666]

Nissan GQ swb, 1990


Good Points
It has coils unlike my old hilux.

Bad Points
Not enough power

What mods have you done?
2inch spring lift 30mm spaces 3.5inch shocks 2inch body lift modded front bar to suit body lift removed front sway bars put extended sway bar disconnect pins on back.

Front and Rear Adjustable h/d panhard rods

16mm longer h/d rear lower control arms

Pacemaker Exstractors running 2-1/2 inch exhaust with straight muffler

And running 35x12.5 mick radial claws on 15x8 rims

GME uhf with GME ariel

What mods are on the list to do?
Cut rear quaters off and make rear tube bar.
Fitment of turbo kit
and 4.6 diff gears

Why did you buy this vehicle?
Was cheap and its a upgard from my old hilux

How often do you go offroad?
Every 2nd weekend

What will your next vehicle be?
GQ or GU lwb

 

[Evil666]

How it looked when i bought it

After all the mod's

 

[Evil666]

 

[Grumpy]

Good looking rig, plenty of clearance there.

 

[Pure Yobbo]

Looks good mate - nice and high

 

[MICK_]

You gotta love the shorties...

 

[Evil666]

Well on Saturday Got bored with a Mate and built some slider's.
Come up sexie and cheaper then paying this $700 sh!t for slider's from a shop

Slider's

How we mounter them.

 

[Evil666]

Well ive been busy latly so havent had a chance to update my thread!!

Couple weeks ago i made a Snokel for the shorty out of 3-1/2 chromoly tube.


Pic its nothing exciting tho

 

[Evil666]

Also done a couple of trips so here's some pic's of it been used and abused

 

[Wheelin]

Not bad at all mate, i've got the same model love the look of them.

Nice work.

 

[bmurray2250]

greating looking shorty

 

[MICK_]

With the mods mate its getting better and better all the time, keep up the good work mate.

Very nice.

 

[Evil666]

Well put new springs and shocks in the shorty" Went from a sagged 2inch springs to 3inch springs with 4inch shock's

Before

After

 

[Evil666]

Here's a flex pic. Don't blame me for the crapiness of the pic i didn't take it

 

[bmurray2250]

What do you call the beast?

 

[Evil666]

Hmmm never thought of a name for it...

Im open for idea's of good name's

 

[Evil666]

Bit of a Update



Braced up rear door and add a jerry holder for 20lts of water.

Aswell as chopped my qauter's and made a basic rear bar and hanged some mud flaps to

 

[Evil666]

Aswell ive done lots of wheeling lately here's a couple of pic's of her in action

And as you can see in pic's ive started respraying the shorty a brighter red atm car is being sanded and getting ready for the body to be painted

 

[Evil666]

Finally got off my ass and have pulled the shorty off the road for a month or 2 to finish painting it

Aswell as ill be adding a couple new mods... Like a 6 point CCDA cage and a Himount ready for next years Production class :twisted:

Lefted side sanded

Stone gaurd around the choped qauter's

Back Doors sanded

Roof sanded

Cheer's

 

[bmurray2250]

I like some of the tracks and photos, they are great. Your 4by should look like new when the repaint is completed