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JOE ORDON HAS BUILT WHAT’LL PROBABLY BE THE QUICKEST STREET-DRIVEN NISSAN PATROL IN THE WORLD, AND IT’S HEADING STRAIGHT FOR STREET MACHINE DRAG CHALLENGE

- KIAN HEAGNEY 

A NISSAN Patrol is an unusual model choice for your first street-car build, and that’s not the only thing that sets Joe Ordon’s creation apart.Joe’s Patrol makes an eye-watering 2400rwhp, but it doesn’t use a turbo LS, Barra or even RB mill to do so. The six-pot TB48 in this GQ’s engine bay comes straight from the Patrol family tree, and it will outdo just about any engine-swapped street car out there.

Joe comes from a dirt racing background, but around seven years ago he decided he wanted a change. “I used to do winch challenge and all those types of races, but I got sick of repainting cars and cleaning the mud off after every race,” he laughs. “So I thought I’d build a street car.”

He found himself this tidy 1992 GQ short-wheelbase wagon and quickly tore it apart to start the build. “The only reason I chose a short-wheelbase one is because they look cool,” Joe says.

The initial plan was to slot in the 800rwhp TB48 that Joe had left over from his cut-down GQ offroad racing ute. But then good mate and Quickbitz founder Michael Kalaitzakis (aka Stix) got involved with the project. “Michael actually built the engine for me, and I consulted with him on so much with this build,” says Joe.