I got more Sunny GTI-parts installed. I bought almost whole interior from parts donor and fetched these from Hanko after the blockage of Uusimaa-region ended in April. It only took 1500 km of Patrol driving to get there and back.
Front seats are quite sturdy and and rear seats have headrests an side handles. Floor carpet is also black and under that is now heat pipes for rear passengers. Luckily that donor car was also with manual windows, so no extra holes there.
Black dash, different wiring loom and meter cluster with tacho and height adjustable steering column are waiting for suitable time and level of inspiration.
I decided to invest a bit on Patrol's tires, since those old Michelins were over 20 years old, cracked and wobbly. My friend at the tire shop told me that my split ring rims were quite rusty inside and were pain to get open so the wheels were sand blasted and powder coated. They look quite nice now, although they might be a little darker shade than in original promotional pictures.
New tires were definitely worth it, Patrol is so much nicer to drive now (for what it is, not actually comfy). I just hope those Good Years will last more than that one good year.
This shop works with service heavier machinery too, tractors, trucks and lorries etc., so those were not so uncommon for them. Altough those too are usually tubeless nowadays.
No worries though, new replacement bumber has been waiting in shelf for about 10 years. I had side brackets refurbished and powder coated and assembled bumber in my kitchen with assistant cats.
This might be too ugly even for my odd taste. Vote no for facelifted tailight panel! Colours are in different order in that panel than in rear lights (because of facelift) and there are too big gaps where there shouldn't be any (because of facelift).
I sell parts for a living and for reasons that aren't quite clear to me we have a ton of oil filters with Nissan branding on them, or rather no branding at all except the Nissan parts number and "Made in Finland". They're made by M-Filter in Haapavesi. PM me if you're interested
I might have done it again, seems like I got myself yet another B11-Sunny. Wagon this time.
Yesterday I followed a hint from a friend and found this one from an abandoned shed. Today I tracked down the owner. After a little bit of chatting, he told me I could get it for free. All I still need is a digital certificate for registration, then I can call it my own. Hopefully I get it soon, no major overhauls before ownership is official.
It seems to be pretty solid and for its kind and its age, 36 years. Engine started too. It has stood still from 2014 so some fiddling might be needed to be drivable and ready for inspection.