Turn your Patrol into a Hammer (Hummer)

Submitted: Monday, Jan 07, 2008 at 11:10
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I have seen reference on this site for the Blizzard conversion, but now, for a mear $20,000 or so, you can upgrade the appearance of your boring old Nissan Patrol into a mean looking Hummer lookalike.

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Reply By: Footloose - Monday, Jan 07, 2008 at 11:34

Monday, Jan 07, 2008 at 11:34
Cheaper to put a huge lift and aggressive tyres on ! If ya really want it to look mean, get it signpainted with a lairy design. You still won't have spent 20K !!!
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Reply By: Member - Coyote (QLD) - Monday, Jan 07, 2008 at 12:39

Monday, Jan 07, 2008 at 12:39
Do they sell kits to trun yor humme rinto a Patrol??? surely there would be a bigger market for these??? anyone who spends 20k on making one vehicle LOOK like another has got have rocks in their head... in fact enough rocks to go out and actually buy a hummer..... has anyone actually driven one of these pices of cr#p??? I would own a hummer if you paid me... the mil spec ones are trashed and the "civvy' one are all "all the gear and no idea"
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Follow Up By: Member - Coyote (QLD) - Monday, Jan 07, 2008 at 12:41

Monday, Jan 07, 2008 at 12:41
add to that I can't type for crap... that should read I WOULDN'T own a Hummer if you paid me.
DOH!!!!
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Reply By: Member - Matt (Perth-WA) - Monday, Jan 07, 2008 at 12:58

Monday, Jan 07, 2008 at 12:58
Looked into this as a novelty project years ago... plenty of old MQ and GQ in good order but suffering from red cancer.

Drop the body and fit the new one...lots of traction aids and accessories for the nissan driveline and endless engine configurations including the 6.5 Chev.

You would end up with an original and very capable rig but without the Hummer quirks, size, trans tunnel etc.

Back then the wagon was about 15K and the soft top was only about 10K and was justifyable but now 20K????

I guess the new look website must have some serious overheads to operate, thats a huge jump in cost and now out of reach...making a rig in the $40K bracket doing it yourself. That equates to one hellava well setup 80 series touring and fun machine for $40K!!

Project shelved.

Matt.

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Follow Up By: Gerhardp1 - Monday, Jan 07, 2008 at 19:37

Monday, Jan 07, 2008 at 19:37
I've been contemplating these for quite a while, but no shed to do the project in !

I think the price increase is mainly due to the original owners selling off this part of the operation to concentrate on their buggies.

There's also probably a massive overhead for the new owners having to deal with the Reg authorities in every state wanting a different thread pitch for the clutch master cylinder mounting bolt.

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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Monday, Jan 07, 2008 at 22:18

Monday, Jan 07, 2008 at 22:18
been a few forsale round the place over last few yrs, and the owners cant give them away..

I think they are pathetic! Like those VW Beetle Porsche kits the PORAGA or something

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