jcollins

The damage was minimal. It was basically an excuse for me to use my new DeWalt recip. saw and buy a new truck!

Thanks Vengeful! I still need to toos in the rollbar and get the soft-top finished up. It's all show & no go, but it serves it's purpose. On-On J Collins

No damage was done to the Passenger side

The back end got a little shifted after the landing too, so the rear hatch would'nt close.

Hey Vsick, here are a couple of pics for ya.

Hey 4Hummer, You get some serious props from me on the 4-Runner!! I checked out your page and the whole thing looks like it came like that from the factory! I only hope mine turns out that good! On-On JCollins www.iowanights.com

The sides are surprisingly solid. I have'nt decided what to do for a tailgate yet. A friend of mine gave me a roll bar from a Dodge p'up, so I'm hoping that I can modify that to fit into the Pathy. Other than that I plan to cover the back end with sheet metal/diamond plate, and to have the local boat cover shop make a soft top for it (with window). The kicker is that now I'm almost forced to put a lift on the front because the back end sits so much higher without all of the extra weight on it! Trust me....the pics will definitely keep coming!

So, I did it! Here's the first pics of my Pathy after surgery. Next I plan to weld on "bed rails", cover the inside of the bed with sheet metal, construct a mini-wall where the back seat was, and spray the whole back end with bedliner.

You guys have ALL been a great help! The plan is to start cutting into it tomorrow. I'll post some pics on Monday. Wish me luck!! On-On JCollins

mws, So what you're saying is that I won't need to install a roll cage for stability? I don't use my Pathy for off-roading since there's absolutely no place to ride around here. That would be great if I could do it without the roll cage for now. What do you think?

That's a good idea too. I lost my license for 6 months after the accident so I think I'll have plenty of time to work it out. My only concern is that Rob's on N4W has an internal roll cage that extends out into the "bed". I'll probably need to have one custom built. $$$$$$$$

OK. After taking Mookie's advice, I checked out the pics on N4W. I must say that it's pretty sweet. So, this weekend I'm going to the farm with a sawzall. Wish me luck!!

So, last Thursday night I rolled my '86 Pathfinder 3 times. The only damage is to the roof and the driver side. I've already made plans to find a new truck, but now I'm stuck with this Pathy that I'll get around $100 for if I decide to sell it. My thought was to cut the top off (Jeep style), build some type of roll bar and have a drop top/dune buggy Pathfinder. My questions are. Has anybody done/tried this? Is it going to look retarded? Am I an idiot for even thinking about it? ON-ON JCollins

Well, I finally replaced my digital camera and posted some pics of my homemade roof rack/basket project. If anyone is still interested, all of the pictures are here: http://www.cardomain.com/id/fnweenie Here's the finished project...

I got a Fisher Wahoo a couple of months ago, and I love it. A few small changes and I'll be ready for RAGBRAI. Has anyone here ever ridden RAGBRAI in Iowa? It's a bike ride from the western side of Iowa to the eastern side of Iowa. This year they are expecting around 230,000 people. If anyone is interested check out www.ragbrai.org