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Wroth

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  1. IIRC those H4 units are European, and they have a cutoff on the right side of the vehicle to avoid blinding oncoming traffic. I didn't use them because here the oncoming traffic is on the left, and the deer that sit and wait to jump out in front of my truck are on the right. It's been a while since I looked into it though, and I went with a xenon HID projector setup anyways. Like @edicer2 did, but with the original headlight units and cheaper projectors. Also no angel eyes for me. I thought it looked pretty awesome, but I just wanted to be able to see the ground when people high beam me and have the option for retaliation. Now when I flash my lights at them they switch to low beam right quickly, the silly wankers.
  2. I thought so too, but I've never had anything custom machined like that, so it's good to hear someone else say so. This swap has been crazy, and I keep running into problems, but I love my truck and I'll do anything I can to make it run again. It's gotten me through a crazy blizzard on a cracked head on the way back from buying it off Craigslist in Phoenix, a freaking flood in Fayetteville, AR trying to get my little sister to her senior prom with 'fuel injector seats' made of a cut up rubber hose (it took a while to source the right ones and even longer to get them, don't judge me), and many less memorable incidents. When I pulled the engine and started taking it apart I found out that the previous owner had also had it out and partially apart, but hadn't torqued ANYTHING to spec! I can't believe it lasted that long! I drove it a couple of thousand miles without the stabilizer bar hooked up to the passenger side at all! Huge face-palm when I realized that... I got rear ended at 65mph in Oklahoma on the way to Denver (heh, the 2018 Equinox that hit me totally lost the front passenger side wheel, spindle, etc and everything else from the quarter panel to the engine block), continued to Denver, then down to Santa Rosa, then back to Arkansas and all I replaced was the tail light. I'm putting in an entire new exhaust system now, by the way, which I bought with the insurance money before the 3.0 blew. Sorry, I kind of went off on a rant there and I never did get the hang of paragraphs, but I have had several people suggest the truck isn't worth it (the undercoated frame suggests otherwise to me), and there seems to be a general disparaging attitude towards older vehicles prevalent in today's society. The insurance rep I dealt with after being hit was flat out rude, implying constantly that my precious was a beater just because it's 25 years old. She also refused to believe that my XE had LSD until I emailed her a picture of the sticker. I hope to keep driving my Pathfinder for the rest of my life, or until my eyesight fails and I become a danger to others...
  3. I had an adapter made. It took about three weeks and cost me $125 at a local shop. I have two extra.
  4. You are brilliant. I never thought to check that section. Thank you so much! It's the 31009, that's exactly what I needed, the part number. I owe you one, @Cuong Nguyen!
  5. That would be great, if had at least two, and could mail them to me. May I PM you about it?
  6. I couldn't find them on either of these sites. Anyone have any other ideas, or a part number, or a link to a listing? Or even just the specs?
  7. I have TWO extra adapters for putting the Vg30e accessory pulley on a 32mm crankshaft snout on the vg33e. Now I'm FINALLY putting the 33 in the WD21! Note: I've been working on the pathy almost every day for the past couple months. I've painted most of the interior trim, both bumpers, and the roof rack. I painted most of my seats. I modified an Xterra roof rack and painted it (bars coated with bedliner). I installed an oil filter relocation kit. I lost track of all the things I've done, and I really suck at posting my progress.
  8. (yesterday) I went to a machine shop and ordered three adapters for putting my Vg30e pulley on the VG33E crankshaft, since I cannot source a Mr.510 adapter or part number 1230312G03. I will have two extras in a few weeks, with pictures to follow. I had been researching the swap before my 30 blew but I hadn't realized it was so hard to get the part. Anyone doing this swap, if you want to run your old accessory setup you will need an adapter. I should have taken the pulleys to a shop two weeks ago instead of trying to get one that Mr.510 made. That being said, I much rather would have one of his because I have utmost respect for him and his work with the wd21. I would like to support a fellow wd21 owner and onetime forum member though he evidently went quiet well before I bought a Nissan. I understand he was unwell, and I sincerely hope that he is doing better. Mr.510, wherever you are, I am thinking of you. Respect.
  9. Totally forgot to check in for a while, sorry guys. If anyone is still wondering (and still remembers) it turned out the timing belt was pristine. I have no idea why this happened, still, but when I got the oil pan off I found two shattered pistons and rods in cylinders one and two, heavy gouges in said cylinders, and that heavy rail thing (don't know the specific name...) that bolts around the crankshaft is busted up badly. Timing belt looks new. So what I did to my pathfinder today was stare at it with its empty engine compartment and the new 33 in front of it, shake my head sadly, and then go back inside and look for a Mr.510 adapter or a Canadian hardbody 3.0 crankshaft pulley part number 1230312G03 to finish the swap without involving a crankshaft swap. If anyone wants, I think I have pictures of the damage to the old motor, and even though it doesn't matter any more I still wonder why it tore itself apart... I did notice the driver side motor mount was broken, and several of the bell housing bolts were loose when I took it all out.
  10. Can you still get one now? His website is down, eBay says his store doesn't exist, and his Facebook page hasn't been updated since 2015. I really need one of these adapters. Sorry for the thread jack, but it looked dead. Hopefully someone will notice the revives I'm doing, the rules said to use old threads for the same topic as opposed to creating a bunch of new ones that say the same thing.
  11. Revive. I'm trying to complete a 3.3 swap into my 93 pathfinder and I'm having problems. I thought the frontier 33 was supposed to fit into my truck with the 33's accessories, but (maybe because the frontier was Japanese right hand drive?) the alternator hits the frame and the power steering pump banjo bolts are only about 1/4 inch from the steering box, with the adjustor bracket off to figure out how to get my oil filter relocation kit in. So I have to swap on my old accessories, which will probably make the wiring easier anyways. I can't find anything about Mr.510 that's later that 2015, I can't find one of his adapters anywhere, and I can't find the Canadian pulley 1230312G03 anywhere either. I bought one from Bay Ridge Nissan last night, but they canceled the order without telling me (thank goodness I checked the status this morning) and when I called said they didn't have one and the refund should be complete already (it still isn't). I would prefer not to bore out my 3.0 harmonic balancer because it looks like the snout bit on the back would be really thin after that and I have seen references to them breaking and taking out the crankshaft after doing that. I really don't want to swap the crankshaft because I like the idea of the bigger snout and I don't want to tear into this beautiful, low-mile JDM 3.3 any further than I have to. So, does anyone have a spare adapter or Canadian pulley, or know definitely where to find one, or know how I should otherwise proceed? I'm still looking for these online but I'm getting desperate to drive my own truck again... So thanks for everything, guys, if not for these forums I don't know what I'd do. I would have no clue about the Canadian pulley or the adapter, for one. I probably wouldn't be putting in a bigger motor, for another.
  12. I think I threw the timing belt. I have a new one, and a water pump, and the other belts but I've been putting it off because I wanted to put in my altima electric fan shroud at the same time. But i've been waiting for the electric controller. Lesson of the day (and apparently a lot of other days before now) is DO NOT PUT OFF THE TIMING BELT Change. Sorry for yelling. Now I'm looking for a good 33 swap thread.
  13. Jumped in, started it, drove two miles, wondered why it wasn't shifting after running at 3000rpm for a minute, and threw a rod. Hit neutral, shut down the engine (not quick enough) and pulled over, called roadside assist, hitch hiked to my dad's house. Waited for the tow truck, went to get my truck, brought it back to dad's house, and found a small hole in the oil pan where something was violently shoved almost through it. Found a good VG33E online, and put it in my cart. Buying tomorrow.
  14. Thanks for the quick response, djeffrey, that's very interesting. I wonder which is the more durable... Cool. Learn something every day on here.
  15. I went to a salvage yard the other day looking for exhaust parts and bumpers, and I came across this pathy that turned out to be a veritable gold mine. It had a heavily modified looking rear end in it, with air bags in place of the coils and a bunch of other modifications that confused me (I haven't done much to my rear suspension yet, I'm way more familiar with the front suspension and steering systems right now since I've been having to fix so much up there). Anyways, it had these really beefy trailing arms on the back, so I grabbed them. The one from the passenger side looks bent, but before I think about straightening it, has anyone seen any like these before on a pathfinder? Are they aftermarket, stock on a different year than mine, or stock on another vehicle? The ones I have in now are just those rods, and these seem way stronger. I'm not sure if they'll fit though, since my rear end is pretty much stock (I have LSD on my XE!!!) and that one was customized. If anyone can identify these and confirm whether that one is supposed to be bent, I'd really appreciate it. It looks bent but the coating isn't cracked around the curve like I would have expected. Either way, I'm really excited about my finds that day. I couldn't figure out how to get the air bags off the rear, let alone into mine, but I did get a working onboard air compressor for about $50!
  16. Awesome. Dude, your dash looked way better than mine does even before you started. I bet it'll look great when you're done. I haven't decided whether to paint mine as a final step or not. I've used duplicolor vinyl and fabric on my glove box and my R50 console, but I have to do it again with the right kind of paint. Someone suggested to me doing flocking like you are, then going over it with a clear fiberglass type resin (I don't know what I'm talking about yet on that one). I'll have to look into that, theoretically it would give me a fibrous colorful dash that doesn't trap dust and pet hairs. I swear my carpet mat is the next thing to having an in cabin air filter. On your dashboard. But that's just my opinion of the carpet type dashboard, some people really seem to love theirs with their own situations. Good job man, you're inspiring us.
  17. Seconded. I had to look that up too, and I definitely would like to see the dash with the bondo dry before you go ahead with the flocking. I have an Arizona dash (worth it for the lack of rust!) I need to fix but I'd be more likely to paint it at that stage because I really don't like the carpet dash mat I got with the truck. Maybe a picture of the socket organizers too? We like DIY.
  18. Took it to a U-Pull-&-Pay in Denver (near Thornton?), and got a tail light, a rear speaker grill, and a factory skid plate (splash guard? It's pretty thin but it's better than the sheet of rubber I had bolted under the radiator to keep water off my belts...) and put the tail light on so I won't get pulled over on the way home. I kept the smashed one, I'll put it back before I go get the damage I sustained the other night surveyed.
  19. Hi, I got rear ended in Oklahoma on the way to Denver, and ended up driving it the rest of the way anyways. I think I need to have the damage assessed and the frame checked (to be billed to the insurance company later) and i'd like to do it here before I drive back to Arkansas. Would this guy be a good call? Or can someone recommend a good place? Should I take it to a dealer? Thanks!
  20. That thought had crossed my mind. I'm considering putting that reflective tape stuff on the sides of the back window. I still haven't found a NPORA sticker to replace the NRA one I removed. Personally I'm not sure how I feel about the camo, it was the PO's doing. He told me it's military surplus (spray?) paint. I think the truck might look really nice cherry red with a nice gold flake undercoat, but I get a lot of compliments on it in Arkansas. Either way, the rear corner is a bit dented, so with the custom paint Hartford fire insurance will probably have to pay to weld in another one and paint the entire truck shop so it all matches...
  21. Totally. Interestingly enough, the only reason nobody was hurt is that I don't have airbags and when the guy hit me his didn't go off. I was in the right lane and someone flew up behind me, went around, and suddenly there's a loud crunch and my rear end jumped sideways at least a foot. I had my left hand at the one o'clock, a bad habit but it's comfortable, and my finely tuned arm reflexes corrected (yes I'm proud of myself). I looked in my side mirror and this blue Chevy... Thing... It was sideways, keeping up with me, and still stuck to my truck, I think... It all happened so fast. https://postimg.org/image/4wuef4gxx/
  22. Crap, I'll reread the post on posting pics and fix that soon. Back on the road. Colorado awaits.
  23. I screwed a generic truck stop trailer marker to the tail light someone changed lanes into last night when I was on the way to Colorado. I blessed the workmanship of Nissan which allowed me to stay in my lane at 65mph while being rear ended at 80-85,total the car that hit me, and kept my truck from being damaged beyond the smashed tail light, dented bumper, and a bent tail pipe. I started humming "I've got a golden ticket as I surveyed the damage to my custom paint. https://postimg.org/image/82f05qzol/ [img/]
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