SWB MQ Patrol
Submitted: Sunday, Aug 31, 2003 at 02:00
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Member - Scotti
G'day All,
Well after drowning my Challenger(inside & out), and it's still off the road 4 weeks later waiting for part from Japan(should be here monday)I decided I need a cheep 4bie to hoon around in so the wife can keep the family car respectable.I went out and bought a MQ Patrol SWB 4 speed 3.3 deisel.
Havn't been 4wdriving yet but won't be long.Does anyone have experience with one of these as far as capabilities and any info on mods to improve would be appreciated.
Thanks
Gregory Rock on the _Kalbarri.aspx.
Reply By: Steve from Drive Systems Victoria - Sunday, Aug 31, 2003 at 14:14
Sunday, Aug 31, 2003 at 14:14
Must be pre-1984, I'd guess and means the weak link is the
suspension, unless it has already been dumped in favour of an after-market set up. Shockers are short from the factory, change them. They really do need a rear locker to be able to go into any mountainous terrain, as they like to lift front wheels while climbing, but I doubt you'de want to spend that sort of money on a "spare" truck.
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Reply By: Murfa - Tuesday, Sep 16, 2003 at 21:40
Tuesday, Sep 16, 2003 at 21:40
Just a quick question, how the hell did you manage to drown your challenger inside and out. I am going to get a custom
snorkel fitted, but I have driven through a few water crossing, about 3/4 of the way up the front panel, and never had a problem so far. Sorry to hear you had such a bad experience with yours....
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Follow Up By: Member - Scotti - Thursday, Sep 18, 2003 at 21:47
Thursday, Sep 18, 2003 at 21:47
Murfa,
To cut a long story short was going through a long puddle at wheel height then in the middle it dipped rapidly and the whole bonnet went under then stalled.And then the water started to seep in.A tarp probably would've prevented this but was unaware of the dip..
I also have been looking at getting a
snorkel custom made.We have been through river crossings at halfway over headlight height with no probs.Despite all this I'm still happy with the porformance of the vehicle off road.
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