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87BeachCruiser

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  1. Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious.
  2. Yes, manual trans. Need to keep it drivable for time being. Also have a ton of parts and a 1991 auto (parts car). Am going to start making a list and take pictures this weekend, will start the parts thread next week, stay tuned. Goal is to fully divest by Thanksgiving....
  3. It's that time, unfortunately. I'm sure I'm not the only one around here that is a bit sentimental for their vehicles, and I kind of feel bad for it. I sort of wish I could give it to someone to use as a farm or hunting camp vehicle... like that would be better, I'd feel less guilty... crazy, right? It's only a little less worse than losing a pet. I want to send the truck to spend its last days on the farm, like a retired racehorse or something.... I had a lot of fun with this truck, many days and nights on the beach, lots of fish and friends and good times. Towed a few less capable off the beaches of Long Island. Lots of ski trips too; we had a "snowicane" and they closed the roads to ALL vehicles and me and a buddy took off into the blizzard and skied feet of fresh snow when everyone else stayed home... more than a few rescues from snow stuck vehicles over the years. Lots of hauling wood and moving rocks around my (very small) property. Truck is so rusted now, underneath, inside, everywhere... registration is due, inspection overdue... needs everything, and my life and needs are changing, space and time limited, family growing. But still, when my DD (same age!) wiper linkage broke and I took the truck to work for a couple days, started up no problem, gave no complaints and took me to job and back. Truck has given everything and asked for nothing. I have generally abused it these past couple years, and it asks for more. So I'm a bit bummed to see it go, but it's time to let go and move on. What to do with it? I wouldn't even really want to sell it "as is" on Craigslist, I'd feel liable. I mean it brakes worse than a Model A at this point, someone would crash trying to get home. So I guess it's part it and scrap it. Not much in the way of usable parts to sell, but lights and so on are intact. Scrap yard might give me 250.... When is NPORA moving to new servers? I'm gonna start taking some pictures and stuff this weekend and start a part out thread. Don't want to start that whole process then lose half of it in a switch over. Edit: I should add I'm about 30 mi north of NYC if anyone reading this starts thinking about a parts truck. But I'll make a proper FS thread when it comes to it.
  4. Thanks, had to take a picture. PO went from the stock smaller tires to legos at some point, so it's probably a bit higher. I live in the big city, commute by train, so the past five years have been mainly weekend driving. But I've still managed to put 10K / year on somehow.
  5. Woo hoo, lots of work to do. [/img]
  6. Lost my rear wing (wind deflector) during some spirited highway driving on a very gusty day. Screws pulled right out of the brackets / pillars attached to the hinges. Pillars showed some cracks along / around where the screw holes were, no idea if those cracks were a cause or result of the failure of course, but they were faded and maybe sort of brittle looking. Not something I ever paid much attention to... so I figured I'd let people know that after 25 years of rain, sun, salty air, (and loading canoes), etc., they should be investigated. I'm just happy no one in a convertible was following too close, coulda been brutal.
  7. Thanks for the responses. I meant to come back with some ride height measurements but the weather and laziness kept me from getting under the truck. Regardless it's definitely time for replacement shocks and coils, rear end sags, especially when loaded. I'm hoping to put an order in today to take advantage of Rancho's debit card special (50 bucks, which may go towards the purchase of an SS). I'm leaning towards the AC coils. They're 30 bucks more than the moogs. I think I'd like a little bit of lift when I'm done (although I'm keeping the 31s), mainly to clear the ruts in the beaches entrances around here. Plus it'd look cooler. Other than the extra 30 bucks, anything I'm losing here? I don't imagine the extra 1.5" will affect ride / rollover quality too much. Grim Greg, which shocks are you using in the rear? I'm thinking the 5116 will give a little extra travel and fit with no problems. Sound right? Interestingly, the Rancho site is listing these as for stock - http://www.gorancho.com/shock_lookup.php?year=1987&make=NISSAN&model=Pathfinder+&drive=4WD&height=Stock+-+2.50-in.&submodel=w%2F+Rancho+System&x=45&y=8 Thanks again y'all.
  8. http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/06/diy-weapons-of-the-libyan-rebels/100086/
  9. I've heard one of the biggest theft deterrents (in the city, anyways) is a manual trans.
  10. I find that the removal of one ten amp fuse really lets me sleep easy when I leave the truck somewhere sketchy. Could still lose everything in it, but not the truck. Glad to hear you got it back!
  11. I've done quite a bit of searching and reading all the suspension lift threads, but have a couple questions and appreciate any help. I'm driving a two door (87) without a spare carrier and with a donut (but planning on carrying a full size spare when I find one). Plus tools, gear, dirty laundry, etc. whenever I leave the neighborhood. Is anyone here using the shorter AC coils (https://www.4x4parts.com/nissan/pathfinder-rear-coils-15-inches-of-lift-p-497.html)? In all my searching I couldn't find anyone using these as opposed to the 3". My truck is sitting low, and these aren't much more expensive than stock replacements, so I'm wondering: - How much lift did you get? How's the ride? How does it look? - Which shocks are you using? From the big shock size thread I've got: Stock: Rancho RS5118 Ext - 22.250" Coll - 14.00" Lift: RS5116 24.000" / 14.875" RS5112 26.250 / 16.00" So I guess it's either 5118 or 5116- any opinions? - After the corresponding torsion bar lift in the front, will the smaller lift still screw up my front end geometry to where I'd need aftermarket UCAs? I read somewhere on here that the stock setup was good enough up till about 2" of lift. Basically I want to return to stock height or gain a little bit but keep my 31s and keep it simple and inexpensive (and more importantly, easy enough to do on an NYC street in an afternoon without running around to junkyards looking for the perfect Jeep springs). I do 90% of my driving on the highway, although I occasionally go off-road camping/fishing/driving through big ruts on a sandy beach with four fat fisherman in the truck/etc. No rock crawling though. Thanks.
  12. I'll put this in the free stuff section. http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/580/pathfinderdoorchime.jpg
  13. I pulled mine not too long ago, should work fine if you want it. Clip, brackets, etc., still intact. It's under the carpet by your left foot.
  14. I use it almost everytime I start the truck. Start it, then run around and throw items in, pull up antenna, etc. Give it a sec for the idle to come down before I drive off. I love it and wish it was on all vehicles.
  15. This is at a junkyard? That's surprising, as there's a pretty good market for Thule and Yakima racks. The fairing alone, at least around NYC, is probably worth 30 to 50 bucks. Grab it and sell it if you don't want to keep it.
  16. It's probably 90 percent there, at least as far as I've needed to go (thankfully I haven't had to do any major work on the intake). But it'd be nice to have the diagrams and diag procedures for some of the TBI-specific stuff. Sometimes I get a little confused trying to figure out what was changed between 1987 and 1994 (aside from hair metal giving way to grunge....), but it's 90 percent the same stuff.
  17. If we could just get someone to scan the EF&EC Section from an 87-90 we'd be all set, no? Who can we bribe to do this?
  18. Tmoore- nice website and nice pics. Are those regular 31s in your before and after photos?
  19. Yeah, you went from best case scenario to worst case Ontario in two posts there. Good luck.
  20. Stupid question: the dual filament bulb will act as both my parking lights and turn signal. How does that work with only two leads coming from the 1157 socket? I'm assuming one is ground- how does the bulb know which is the parking feed and which is the turn signal feed? Pardon my ignorance here. Aha, it does seem there are 1157 sockets with three wires, so I guess that's what I need. Another edit: searching the web reveals this is a common mod on lots of vehicles. There may even be a Nissan dual filament, three wire socket that will fit w/out any cutting (taillight socket?), I'll have to take my housing to Pepboys and try a couple out. Also, everyone's favorite lighting guy, Daniel Stern, has a write-up here: http://dsl.torque.net/images/Markerflash.pdf This example uses the stock bulb and housing, so that the turn signal will interrupt your parking light. This seems to be what Cuong is saying above (didn't understand that at first). I might give that a go.
  21. It seems at least a couple of you have converted your side marker parking lights to work as turn signals. In this post (http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=4175&view=&hl="marker lights"&fromsearch=1) Mookie writes: "On my old Pathy, I just relaced the stock 1156 socket with a 1157 socket to hold an 1157 bulb (dual filament). Ran the stock wires up to it and done. There are other ways of doing it to (search on the other Nissan boards). I just used my dremmel to make the hole for the socket a little larger to fit the 1157 socket in." That seems like a pretty straightforward modification. I suppose the toughest part is adapting the assembly to hold the dual filament bulb. Another option would be to add another bulb. Again you'd have to figure out how to cut a neat hole to hold the bulb in there nice. In another thread he mentions there's a write up somewhere- I can't find it though. If anyone comes across it, please post a link. Perhaps the easiest option would be to buy some separate side blinker assemblies and screw 'em right into the fender, or perhaps into the side of my (square-sided) brush guard (this would look kind of lame, but I wouldn't have to start drilling holes in my nice fenders). Anyone ever do something like that? Whatever solution I go for, fast blinking blinkers would probably drive me nuts. So to avoid this I need to make sure that both blinkers are using the same watt bulb, correct? Thanks.
  22. We are a more upscale group, living a more refined lifestyle, than truckers! Nice!
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