Be careful with those relays outside the bay, specially if you go through creeks or water crossings. Could ruin a trip real quick and leave you stranded. Looking forward to seeing more.🤘

im officially invested in checking this channel for new vids everyday, doing the same thing with my wagon and would love to know someone is going through the same stress as me haha, 100% weld the holes and do as much as you can because I'm sure everyone who wants to watch a good build series wants to see a bit of everything and i sure do to

@RoamLyfe

7 ай бұрын

You legend 🤘🤘

"ThE rElAyS aRe GoInG tO lEaVe YoU sTrAnDeD"... settle down kids, it takes 5 mins to take the guard off. I love the tidy engine bay idea.

@RoamLyfe

6 ай бұрын

😆😆

I like the tucking visually but when you blow a fuse on the track you'll have to remove guard to get to it.

Im with a few others here, not a fan of relays & fuses going inside guard, creating possible issues, certainly creating difficulties diagnosing simple issues, and blown fuse, what a nightmare. At least leave fuse box accessible, you'll regret it later when a fuse blows, especially if its a niggling issue, blows randomly. You could just encapsulate all that wiring under bonnet in a housing with topside access that would tidy it all up. Just my thoughts. Regards, Wealie.

Awesome safety boots 😂. Love this car, think I want one.

Loving youth imagination with this one. We were watching & both thought putting the relays would be dicey but think the way you've planned this, it'll work out. Your work on these engines is just next level so really looking forward to this! Such a classic engine & vehicle! ✌️👍

Hell yeah 🔥 😎 2024, let's go!

I reckon do a basic 4x4 build, a small - ish lift, 33's, basic barwork, (compound turbo would be bloody awesome btw)

Relays in the guard are gonna cause u a mischief I reckon. Just my opinion. Great channel mate 👍🍻🎯🇦🇺

I'm sure many people have already said about relays being inside the guard, Maybe a simple tin inner guard/ relay guard to prevent mud etc flicking up on it, but have removable to access should you ever need to troubleshoot.

Don’t bother with thermo fans they are no good ufi clutch fan only way.

@sweetrider34

7 ай бұрын

2nd this, thermofans just wont cut it on a td42, and UFI fan clutch all the way

@MarkValascun

7 ай бұрын

If you run around patrol hub looking at blokes who’ve done it that know what they’re doing (from what I understand) a good set of thermo’s, good copper core radiator and a correctly set up water pump (probably a Derks or the like) is fine for most normal blokes TD setups.

@Sethjxl

7 ай бұрын

​@MarkValascun There is a lot more to it than that. Yes, thermos can work for a TD, but you need to have all the areo in place for it, restrictions infront of the grill removed, correctly set thermostat, good condition head (not clogged up coolant passages). What most people don't realise is that the factory viscous fan pulls 10+hp when full locked up. Rough google convetsion says you would need to put over 7000w through a thermo fan to match that, a 16" SPAL is about 500w, there's a big difference there. In short, it can be done, but you are reducing your ability to pull heat out of the radiator and thus likely to end up with kettle issues. It's not a solution to overheating, rather itnis done to free up some HP drain.

@Chris-xb2ei

6 ай бұрын

​@@MarkValascun Thermos and copper core radiators are the things everyone says to avoid. Standard rad and ufi/quikaz fan is the way to go.

@MarkValascun

6 ай бұрын

@@Chris-xb2ei there’s no way you’re arguing while knowing this little about the subject😂, tell you what I’m not the biggest douchebag in the world so I’ll help teach you something instead of the losers pointing you in the wrong direction. Go look up ‘thermal conductivity of aluminium’ and ‘thermal conductivity of copper’ the bigger number is better and make sure they’re both in the same units. A PROPER copper core radiator is the best radiator you will ever buy, super expensive for a really good one compared to aluminium. Now thermo’s is the interesting conversation. Extreme airflow can Band-Aid/offset bad area’s of the cooling system. If you get the rest of your cooling system right (radiator, thermostat, water pump and clean system) AND aren’t going for 250hp with a complete black cloud coming out the exhaust when you step on it, thermos are supposedly adequate according to a few guys on patrol hub who have actually done it properly. Most of the TD owners you talk who hate thermos will either be dyno-hp-chasers or guys who haven’t set up their system right. If Roam ends up chasing 160-180hp with a 16G or smaller and a medium front mount cooler without bulk soot he’ll do just fine with thermos. If you guys were listening tho he’s doing it because he wants the looks, if he wanted an 18g, 220hp, sooting, high rpm TD I’d 110% agree with yous NO ARGUMENT WHATSOEVER.

Great video bro I know have missed a couple of vids but man I gotta say this series of the gq is going to be amazing bro I love the good old gq patrols man so keen to see this hit classy 🤙

Yeeeewwwwwwww, this is good watching bro, frothing for this build.

Looking forward to this build. And I love the new shed upgrades. Glad to see you & Diesel are going great! Happy new years🎉

Great work mate! Buy yourself a cheap set of terminal release tools and save cutting wires. Rather depin connectors, re-route wiring and then repin the connectors. Works for fuse and relay blocks too. Perhaps consider hiding the electrics under a beauty panel in the engine bay? Under the guard seems like a corrosion nightmare! Happy new year, will be following your project closely!

Wanna hope you don’t blow any fuses would be annoying having to rip the inner Gard off to check them

Loving the videos. Can't wait to see the build come together

If u put clutch in and noise goes away it will be ur input bearing in the gearbox

Perfect timing. i'm currently doing a fresh gq single cab to replace my old rusty one and want to hide as much wiring as possible, cheers for the ideas and happy new years. (weld the holes)😉

Loving this build already I’d weld up holes but how ya gunna access ya fuse box if needed

Heaps keen for the build!!

I reckon you should do something special with that feont grille. Whether its a fancy paint job or custom replacement or something z but the front of GQs look mint so show it off!

GQ's are a classic looking 4wd!

Gday, it doesn’t take long for a basic build to blow out but it should be worth it, top job mate, cheers

Should weld up the holes to reduce the amount of water an mud getting into the engine bay but also reduce the amount of air exhausting from the bay little but still

Paint the front cut under gaurds n studf

Great vid, id like to see more on this build, go for it

Looking forward to this new build in the new year.

Cool idea with the fuese box and relays mate but going to be a prick if you need to change anything!

Weld the engine bay!!!

I reckon weld the holes and I reckon you went the right way about the relocating everything very budget friendly and easy

what degreaser did you use? it worked a treat

The fine for releasing gas is huge. Probably would not be advertising it 😂

Those relays are going to be a nightmare under the guard unless the car never leaves the shed. If anything, put them in under the dash.

@RoamLyfe

7 ай бұрын

It’s a good point and I definitely thought about it a bit before I did it, downside to in the cab is electircal fires, upside is you can change them easier if they fail. both would suffer same fate in water but i cant see that being an issue anyway. mounting them where i have them is soooo much easier, 8x 10mm bolts and it’s out, it’s really not to hard to get too, I’d almost argue leaning under the dash would be harder haha 🤘 Both have benifits, I’m just going the simplest way at this point!

@Wickham09

7 ай бұрын

I think only reason the relays and fuses are under bonnet from factory is for good access + close to battery. Consider relocating from in guard to close to battery wherever the battery goes. That way they are as protected +accessible as your battery. In guard wouldnt be too bad to get at but if battery is in the back then you're looking in multiple different places for any fault. If it's all in the back a good chance to make it all look mint. But you will need to make a custom loom. Love the Shaved Bay GQ though

@RoamLyfe

7 ай бұрын

@@Wickham09 what I’m thinking of doing is just running a large cable to the engine bay and putting a positive stud mount in there, that way there’s basically a battery in the engine bay! It certainly won’t be as clean as a custom loom, but I don’t get many hours a week to film so I think this is the best option!

@Wickham09

7 ай бұрын

@@RoamLyfe That'll work, but when this build reaches the tipping point and you're looking at it with a sick Turbod donk, beautiful painted engine bay with (I assume) beautiful custom snorkel and airbox and exhaust - remember this idea. I've been subscribed for ages keep up the good work I'm watching them all.

@NoMatureContent

6 ай бұрын

@RoamLyfe if you can, try to find. Way to seal them a bit more then. Its not so much flooding that will be an issue but the dust that turns into sludge with any sort if moisture ive found years ago doing the same thing on a commodore.

I’d like to see you when you solder them wires back together please 👍🏽

How rough are you cutting holes in the wheel arches ? De pin the plugs pull through the fire wall?

Good work on the girl 👍

Happy new year m8

Look on the bright side. The only thing that will hold you back on a full build is your bank account. But I am not complaining about a GQ build 👌

Yes raom lyfe you make some of the best videos can you please do more videos on 4j swapped patrol

Ufi fan over thermos on td anyday

That fuse box might be a bit hard to access

Definitely go to the trouble of welding up the holes and smoothing the bay with how much trouble you're already going to

Thermo fans are is the worst thing ever on a TD. Quikazz or ufi fan upgrade. Otherwise you’ll be chasing massive over heating issues

If you're going to all that trouble anyway, when you're done, will you want to see all the holes in the engine bay? I know I wouldn't and it would piss me off that I didn't take the time to do that. Depends on your chill level, and I have none. :)

🔥🔥

Yesss, love this channel

@RoamLyfe

7 ай бұрын

Thanks heaps mate! 🫶

keep for the next video mate

instead of zipties for that loom use some p clamps. much neater and more secure

Slings are very cheap at Bunnings bro 😂

Just be careful you don’t cave that front guard in and pinch cables or destroy relays

Where do u buy parts for a gq?

And put dialectic greese in the plugs

Definitely stick with a clutch fan

All I have to say is with those NDC bearings I do not trust them. NDC and TDC are unreliable in my own experience and with other people I've spoken to about them. I had NDC bearings just straight up delaminate themselves at 42,000kms in a fully turbo spec built silvertop only running a 10mm and 11psi of boost. I only caught it because I sent the car to the mechanic to have the sump gasket done, they found the sump was FULL of copper shavings. Rang the engine builder, he went over to the mechanics workshop that the car was at, pulled the bearings and found they were delaminating themselves.

What happens when the relays go faulty?

Is this thing registered? coz be mindful of relocating things otherwise engineering may have to come into play. Loving the build 💪

No point slapping a big turbo and pump on a NA blacktop it’s just gonna die

@RoamLyfe

7 ай бұрын

Won’t be going that hectic, she’s a silver top too so should be able to handle it

If the noise goes away with foot on the clutch, then the problem is in the gearbox, because the gearbox stops rotating when you depress the clutch. If the noise begins when you press the clutch, then it is the throw-out bearing that is shot.

Number 1

@RoamLyfe

7 ай бұрын

🫶🫶

@rhysfergusson3890

7 ай бұрын

Keen for this build

DON'T put relays where you cant get at 'em !!! Hide the wiring in the fender but pass the wires back to the relays in the engine bay. Learn how to make new relay sockets, a good skill

Shoulda bought a Jeep

Time for an 80 lol

@Moretrailsmorecamping

7 ай бұрын

gross

Cool video interesting to see ! 🛻😎🤙📹

Keen for some more episodes! I’ve DM’d you on insta mate