gu bonnet scoop

yeah there's always one...nissan dealer that is..ha ha

Mick I have a 93 MU with the 2.8 TD and I purchased an intercooler and bonnet scoop along with all the brackets and hoses and even the rubber boot from the scoop from Truckbits in NZ for less than $500.

They arrange them in a kit from the imported Bighorn (jackaroos) and they are complete, thae scoop is off the UBS 90 mod and I have looked at the 3.0l TD rodeo and they are the same!

Goodluck Matt.

Matt, can u supply some contact details

Mik, sorry for the delay, just spent the last few days driving home to Sydney from Perth! I need some sleep BAD!!

Umm try www.truckbits.com and if that doesnt work do a search for truckbits on Google or MSN and you will find it for sure.

I didnt have to arrange freight, I was over there for a holiday but Im sure they would be reasonable, especially considering what we would pay at a wreakers for the same!

If you want anymore details give me a buzz at macca2801 at bigpond dot com
Matt.

i think you will get a shock from the nissan dude as the 4.2td sticker on the side of the doors are 25 bucks good luckgu bush basha

yeah thanks for that will be ringin the nissan fella in the morning.seeya.

Roachie, I'm assuming you cut a hole in your bonnet to fit an intercooler. If so. What intercooler system are you using? Is it DTS, or an original 2.8 or 3.0 litre one?
Did you fit your scoop offset like the factory ones or have you centralised it in the bonnet?
Could you give an idea of prices for all of us here in the group?
Regards Andrew.

G'day Andrew,
Na, sorry to disappoint (both you and myself!!), but I haven't fitted an intercooler yet. The reason for the scoop, as I've mentioned a couple of times in follow-ups to previous posts about overheating etc, was to try and cool the motor. For this reason, I cut the hole above the turbo, rather than the inlet manifold. Once I bought the scoop, the 1st job I did was to make a template of it using masonite, so I could then place that on the bonnet and mark where to cut/drill. Of course, nothing's ever as easy as it should be. The scoop has 6 lugs molded into the plastic (which is grey in colour by the way). There are 6 short bolts attached to slide-on metal clips which attach to these plastic lugs. The 2 lugs half way along each side are not equa-distant from the front and back lugs. Also, the front and back lugs are not the same distance apart from each other. (ie: the front 2 lugs are say 6" apart, whilst the back lugs might be say 7" apart) My original idea was to mount the scoop backwards in the belief that I would expell a lot of hot air out of the engine bay up onto the windscreen. On 3/1 we went for a drive from here (Kadina, SA) up to Port Augusta and then over Horrocks Pass and down to Melrose etc. The outside temp was about 38 and the temp gauge started to climb over half way and air-con off-ed itself before I even started the main part of the climb. So, when I got home, off came the scoop and some more holes were drilled so I could face it forwards. The only test I've given it since then was to attack a smallish hill-range near Port Wakefield (the Hummocks) with air con on etc and outside temp about 30. The gauge also started to rise then too. So I'm back to sqaure 1, looking at radiator replacement and/or viscous fan.
Are we having FUN yet?????
Cheers,
Roachie

Hey roachie, have you considered shimming up the rear of the bonnett to allow for extra airflow through the engine bay, it is fairly common with v8 streeters . Just a thought.. Check the fan asap.Moo... everyone knows what a Jackaroo looks like :-)

i reckon