For Sale 1981 Nissan Patrol LG-61 for sale $29,900 (1 Viewer)

These trucks are hard to find in this condition in Colombia as they were used as rural taxis. These two I found were owned privately most likely by cattle ranchers for personal use.

This yellow one is a rarer LG-61 medium wheelbase model. It has a 4 speed transmission and upgraded axels and slightly more power from the big six.

The paint is not perfect but very nice. The floors were repainted and the interior is original and very nice. The engine was repainted and detailed.

I test drove this truck and it drives GREAT. The Nissan sixes are very smooth. This truck shifted very nicely. Stops strongly.

This one has the fiberglass hard top. The price includes a full soft top similar to the blue one listed for sale. My interior and soft top guy is fantastic.

This truck gets new exhaust, paint the manifold, 5 new bigger tires, new shocks and steering stabilizer, power steering, thorough mechanical review, full soft top with rear metal half doors, new stereo and protective undercoating/paint.

The color is a pale-ish yellow and with the bigger tires and soft top you will stop traffic.

All the customs and shipping included.

I take a deposit in the name of Volcan 4x4, LLC in my bank in Florida and ship the truck. You fly to Tampa and we ship it to your state (your cost). Let me know what state you are in if you are interested as these trucks have no emissions controls.

more pics on my facebook page at "volcan4x4".

 

[Gun Runner 5]

That thing is way cool.......

 

[Devils Paw 80]

Yeah, I love it. Parts? Make your own.

 

[CHAS404]

ebay.com usa or direct ebay australia english speaking. or send me an email and I bring it and ship it to you.

It is not a ferrari!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nissan-Patr...Parts_Accessories&hash=item3ccab490e8&vxp=mtr

plenty of specialists willing to ship parts to the US.

but yes that is the general response.

 

[SNLC]

Yeah, I love it. Parts? Make your own.

Not correct.

G61 Patrols have the engine and trans and t-case and axles from 160-series Patrols. They are just like your late production FJ40s in that they share most everything in the drivetrain with the next gen of truck. Even more so than FJ40s since they share the axles. So, with a G61 Patrol you buy parts for a 160-series. It also allows you to do many things to it you could not do to a G60 Patrol. Such as upgrade to a 5spd, install power steering, install front disc brakes, re-gear the axles and install lockers in the diffs. Granted these 160-series Patrols were never sold in the USA but you can get everything I mention easily from Australia. Also in Colombia where these trucks are from, nearly everything is available including new body parts.

Now a G60 Patrol you can't upgrade any of the drivetrain or get lockers or gears. This is for your 1960-1979 Patrols. However, again most all parts are available in Colombia.

Now if you want to restore a very rare USA Patrol or even keep it on the road and don't have connections in other countries. Yes it can be difficult. But making your own parts only applies if you want to do a frame off resto on a Patrol and have no connections and or want to keep it original and correct for the 1960's. Motors can still be rebuilt, axles can be rebuilt, trans & t-case can be rebuilt using only USA sources but it is a real pita. And yes if you want it just perfect or like new a few things may have to be made.

Nice G61 Patrol! GLWS!

 

[SNLC]

This one has the fiberglass hard top. The price includes a full soft top similar to the blue one listed for sale. My interior and soft top guy is fantastic.

You should not get rid of that hardtop. That is a very nice hardtop, made in Colombia for the Patrols. Out of 4-5 different style fiberglass tops made for Patrols in Colombia that is the best one. It has vents built into it above the windshield. Baffles in the top allows these vents to blow fresh air inside the cab. The whole hardtop is also baffled which helps keep the truck cool.

Great to make a soft top and include that also but do not get rid of that hardtop.

Cheers

 

[Devils Paw 80]

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Great to make a soft top and include that also but do not get rid of that hardtop.

Cheers

For sure. The hardtop adds a lot more value, IMO, than a soft top.

 

[CHAS404]

Thanks for the comments on the hardtops. I am torn at times. This one has the nice fiberglass rear doors too and is the luxury model. Made by Fivres which is a company that made all the tops for the FJs and Patrols. The 'luxo' models you can tell bec they have the vents on the roof at the front. On the inside they have cool 6.5 speakers and more vents. I will post a picture of the inside of an FJ43.

To my eye they look 'bulky' but I think with bigger tires it balances out. The reason I would add the soft top is that I can have it custom fitted and made down in Colombia for a good price.

RMP is the expert on Patrols and I really appreciate his comment. I think the Patrols are so cool and I can not wait to get the blue one over to Florida. I think that in the future I will focus on the 61s given his advice and also given my experience test driving the yellow one.

So interesting to have driven a Patrol a week ago and now in Florida driving the 83 FJ40. They are very different character trucks.

I need to post my video of me driving the mean streets of Colombia in an 81 Patrol you guys might get a kick out of it.



Here is the luxury model hard top for an 1981 FJ43. Very similar. This FJ43 has the cool integrated roll hoop which the Patrol does not. I love the speaker insert and the vents.

I guess being in Florida I dont value the hardtop as much as I should.

 

[CHAS404]

Another photo or three of the yellow Patrol...







Engine was detailed not rebuilt. Seller thinks it has 160,000 miles on it. This truck is not as 'pretty' as the blue one but is much more original. Seller repainted the front and rear tub floors reason why so shiny (also you can see a touch of overspray on the gas pedal).

This is a great truck for a 4x4 enthusiast. I plan to ship the blue one for myself and use it as a photo promotion truck for my business but this yellow one is the one to keep and upgrade maybe even with a lift and bigger tires.

I can bring the price down on this one and de-content some of the options. The two Colombian options that make sense are the custom soft top at $2000 and the power steering at $1250. It stops fine but I can do discs and even a five speed.

The paint is fine as it is or do a respray in Colombia.

I guess what i am getting at is honestly I would love to see an enthusiast pick up this yellow one.

 

[CHAS404]

FYI I just emailed yesterday Sunday an Australian parts specialist about a lift suspension and they emailed me this morning that they have a Florida distributor. Not as easy as ordering on ebay one click but I think it is not a big deal. I will line up 3 to 4 specialists. I see what RPM is saying though the next model style Patrols were still in service into the 1990s yes?? so the parts are less of an issue.

I am finding some on ebay australia though for the pre 79 too.

A Colombian parts specialist commented that the axles are stronger on the LG 61s. He said some of the earlier 60 models had problems breaking the axle shafts. Remember though most of the patrols were used for 30 years as rural mountain taxis.

 

[CHAS404]

another photo...

Question for RPM... This plaque says P engine not the later P40 engine. Says rated at 135hp (the plaque on the blue one is 130hp). My understanding is the P40 engine is rated up to 145hp.

question is is this is a P engine then? Remember the specs would be different from Colombia to Australia. Just like with the FJs the Colombian models came with drum front brakes into the 1980s.

Could just be that Colombia puts "P" for all the series P engines including the P40.

All I can say is between the motor and the gearing/spacing this truck is much faster feeling than my 1983 FJ40.



entre ejes means wheel base 2500 mm (the medium model that we call 'long'). around 98.4 inches.

cylindrada is the engine size 4.0 liter

My understanding is this is the 6837rd LG61 made out of I THINK 8000 units worldwide. I could be WAY wrong on this but I think these are rare even in Australia ( I think I read 500 units ). I could be way OFF on this.

In the USA there are only about a handfull of these trucks.

 

[CHAS404]

If you buy this truck you can say my truck has 3 windshield wipers and air vents in the dash! I love these Patrols I think have Patrol fever.



FYI I took all these photos myself and test drove the truck.

 

[CHAS404]

Anyone interested just PM me. I can take a deposit with my FL LLC and ship this one with the blue one hopefully March. You can fly down to Tampa and see the truck. If you dont like it I will give you back your deposit. I sincerely think these Patrols are underappreciated the more I learn about them. I think in the $20k range a nice longer wheelbase Patrol is a bargain compared to an FJ43 that sell for $30k to $77000. I am going to be shipping some FJ43s soon but I cant do them for much less than $35K because the Colombian candidate trucks have gone up in value. just had a Colombian quote me $35k for his 1977 FJ43 soft top. Beautiful all original truck but I cant do that and ship it etc. Sorry for all the shop talk enjoy the photos.

 

[SNLC]

That Patrol is in great condition. Great pictures too. All the knobs present on dash, not cut up dash, gauges in tact and in good condition, steering wheel clean and un-cracked. No rusty floor boards. Dash pad not cracked or in bad shape. Often a not so good restoration the windshield gasket has been cut out and re-used. You can always see the cut in the gasket or even a gap. Don't see that on this Patrol. Love the triple wipers and triple washers!

Drive train is 160 series Patrol from 1980-1987. Axles are C200 front and it could be a H233 rear or C200 rear. Likely an H233 as the bigger rear diff is common in Colombia in G61s, a picture would clarify. The number is ring gear size in mm. H233 has drop out 3rd member, C200 does not. Axle shafts are fine spline. It is all very similar to Cruiser stuff standard closed knuckle birfield axle but the front the center is cast. It will have 4.10 gears but can be re-geared to 4.6, 4.8 and aftermarket 5.3's. ARB lockers can be bought as well as other lockers. Pre-1980 it is coarse spline shafts, only 4.11 available for gears. No drop out 3rd member. Axle model is C216, that is a 216mm ring gear.

The engine is P40, the oil filter is the obvious sign. On a P engine the oil filter has a steel canister and a cartridge goes inside it. On a P40 it has a spin on filter. They are very similar motors, the P40 being gen2 and produced at least to the end of the 160-series. The P40 can be found in the USA in Nissan forklifts. Starters, dizzy and other parts are easy to get using P40 forklift parts. We rebuilt the P engine in the 64 soft top Patrol using P40 parts. During the 27+yr run of the P/P40 Nissan rated it anywhere from 125-145hp. A Colombian Patrol doesn't have the emissions junk which is good. Both P and P40 have 235-245 torque at a low rpm.

What else? Brakes are drum all around but front disc brakes from a 160-series bolts up. Steering is manual but power steering from a 160 bolts up. Trans is a fully synchro'ed 4spd but a 5spd from a 160 Patrol bolts up with the right bell housing. T-case is gear driven single stick, just like a FJ60 split case but it doesn't split! No gears are available for the t-case. Just like Cruiser stuff it is pretty overbuilt. Original free wheeling hubs are even Aisin. The trans and T-case can be found in some Nissan 2.5ton 4wd forward cab trucks from the same era. Pre-1980 is a 3spd with only syncho's on 2nd & 3rd. Twin stick t-case which is bomber and gear driven. You can not swap trans from G61s to G60s as the drivetrain is completely different.

As I said, I would not get rid of the hardtop. Especially if you are going to import and sell this truck. Most of N. America is cold in the winter! Being a Colombian Patrol it does not have a heater. You could source a USA Patrol heater, every USA Patrol got one or just use a Vintage Air.

Yes you can buy parts on Ebay Australia. As mentioned you buy 160/MQ/MK Patrol parts. 160 series is known as MQ/MK in Australia. I have bought many things from Roo Dogs Spares. They have Japanese bearing axle rebuild kits and much more. Be careful buying a lift kit, you need to verify if the G61 has 160 springs or G60 springs or it's own springs. I would have Alcan make the lift kit myself. Take measurements of the springs, send them the specs and a request for 2-3" lift. Weigh truck and give them weights front and rear. Use some Old Man Emu shocks. With a 2-3" lift the truck can run 33" rubber no problem as long as you keep it skinny.

Hope this long post helps anybody interested in a G61. If you like an old Patrol the G61s are the best Nissan ever made. Oh and they only came in MWB soft top but in Colombia most have aftermarket hardtops made. And as the picture shows, they are very nice tops.

Cheers

 

[SNLC]

My understanding is this is the 6837rd LG61 made out of I THINK 8000 units worldwide. I could be WAY wrong on this but I think these are rare even in Australia ( I think I read 500 units ). I could be way OFF on this.

In the USA there are only about a handfull of these trucks.

To be exact there is two known G61 in the USA. One Marv Spector imported from Saudi Arabia, it's vin number is super low, like #55. It is an original soft top with the all steel soft top full rear doors. Another was imported from Colombia by Greg Mushro and is in Virginia or one of those eastern states. I hate to give Mushro any good words but it is a very nice truck that is a soft top.

I have a December 81 & 82 G61 parts book. It shows 7,572 G61s by 11/81 and by 11/82 9,753. This is LHD vehicles only, I think. So Nissan probably made around 15,000 LHD G61s worldwide averaging 500 or so a month for the run of the trucks. In Australia, they got 500 or less G61s, it is very rare there.

BTW, vin # 6837 makes this LG61 a 8/81 production truck. 8/1981 started with #6762 and 9/1981 starts with 7122.

Cheers

 

[CHAS404]

Wow this is so fun learning about these trucks. Here is me driving the truck. I really was impressed the way it drove.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCVvPTZhKcE&feature=youtu.be

See if you can hear the engine. smooth. the spacing on the 4 speed was very nice. The 4 drums stopped well they pushed a little to the right. i think it needs shocks too.

RPM is the king of Patrols. I really want to keep one of these for sure.

 

[CHAS404]

The air filter is different on the blue one too. Has the oil bath type I think.

 

[CHAS404]

This truck was sold I believe. Nice truck. I will be bringing the blue one into Florida soon. If anyone wants a G61 1981 or later I can find them. I can sell them in Florida in the $25,000 range with a soft top depending on condition and options. Thanks.