Australian Safari here we come

[FTGAutosalvage]

Myself & navigator Wayne Smith will be heading over to compete in this years Australian Safari

Over the past 2 years we have built what we hope will be a strong production class vehicle to withstand the 3600ks of torture its going to put through.

The car is a 4.8 GU patrol. It started life as a nice clean flood damaged car and was quickly stripped to a bare chassis. the chassis has been stregthened & painted white so cracks are easier to find.
The diffs have been laminated by Andrew @ on track and fully rebuilt with 4.6 diff gears front supplied by Hobzees 4H and the rear by Induro .
suspension is custom King springs and King bolt in off road racing shockers & bumpstops. these were set up by Rohan Canavan.
Engine was supplied by Patralapart and rebuilt by On track.
Engine Management was taken car of by Robbie at Wolf aswell as dyno tuning and setting up the gearbox oil cooler electrics to keep the gearbox cool. The new genuine nissan gearbox was supplied by Blackburn 4x4 and Induro .
Roll cage was built by ontrack 4x4 and then the body sent to Stud park panels where the sunroof hole was filled and the interior painted white.
the car has then been carefully built by the guys at FTG auto salvage with every nut & bolt checked & double checked. drilled & pinned where possible aswell as all sump/drain plugs tie wired to stop them falling out.
Wheels are supplied by Dynamic wheels , they are their mines spec wheels and tyres are general grabbers also supplied by Dynamic.

we leave for Perth this sunday (26th) and we will try and keep the forum updated how we are going. the race starts in Perth on the 1st August and finishes on the 7th august

web site for australian safari is http://www.australiansafari.com.au/Index.htm

pics of the car almost ready to go







we would like to also thank the following companies for their support

FTG auto salvage.... late model ford wreckers specialising in FPV & XR
http://www.ftgautosalvage.com.au/Default.asp

Smithi Engineering .... Gigglepin winches & winch accessories
http://www.smithiengineering.com.au/

On Track 4x4 ... 4x4 modifications from mild to wild!!!!
http://www.ontrack4x4.net.au/

Induro Offroad Motorsports ...The parent company of Cheezy racing & F.A.T
http://www.cheezyracing.com.au/Default.htm
http://www.freedomautotech.com/index.html

Wolf engine management
http://wolfems.cart.net.au/cat/3754....FZcwpAodQht5Bg

Dynamic wheels & General Tyres
http://www.dynamictyres.com.au/html/...e.asp?dsb%3D13

Blackburn 4x4
http://www.blackburn4x4.com.au/

LRA fuel tanks
http://www.longrangeautomotive.com.au/

Stud park panels
http://www.studparkpanels.com.au/

Hobzees 4H
http://www.4h.com.au/