Charlie_Brown Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 I think those drawings, make boring reading fun Agreed haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CO_pathfinder Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Dropped a tin of Altoids while I was driving yesterday and they spilled everywhere. When I reached under the driver floor mat to grab a couple, I almost burned my hand the carpet was so hot. Checked underneath when I got home and lo-and-behold, the y-pipe gaskets were blown through on the top side. Replaced them (took forever), and then went a step further and wrapped my exhaust header/collector all the way back to the cat. Should deal with heat a little bit better, and the weirdness of my exhaust sound is gone now. Hopefully will get some better gas mileage, as the leak was before the O2 sensor, and maybe this will help with my rich fuel mixture. Also, changed the oil with Mobil 1 and a PureOne filter. Fun news: a friend of mine hooked me up as a surprise for helping him move with a new subwoofer/amp setup to replace the one that was stolen 2 years ago. He found a discontinued JBL W12GTi MkII 12" at a warehouse supplier (4000W power handling at 3ohm), and got me a 3000W amp with 1500W RMS handling.... Installed it at 3ohms and it frothed my gas so badly that my truck started to have issues running. So I rewired it at 12ohm, and holy cow am I impressed. Bad news: found 4 separated screws in my tire, including 1 in my sidewall. No serious issues, just annoyed by the fact that I now have to wait to drive my truck until the tire store can get a replacement in stock. Next steps: Buy new Sway-Away torsion bars and install, along with my Rancho coils, then get an actual alignment, and not one of these cheap-ass "free alignment with $100 purchase" deals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawairish Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 (edited) Edited June 12, 2018 by hawairish 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Nguyen Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 I still need to fix my speedo input needle. I fear the Texas heat has made it brittle and broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeekyal Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 i swaped in a intermintent wiper switch from round dash year quite easy and so nice also installed jgc springs also easy to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpyboy Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 (edited) Put in a new starter. It was as hard as everyone says it is. Edited November 12, 2016 by Grumpyboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatDes Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 (edited) Hey Hawairish, did you do a rear disc brake conversation on your R50? If so I would love any info you have on it! Please PM me if you don't mind Sent from my SM-G870W using Tapatalk Edited November 12, 2016 by PatDes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawairish Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Hey Hawairish, did you do a rear disc brake conversation on your R50? If so I would love any info you have on it! Please PM me if you don't mind Yes, WD21 discs on my R50. Just finished bleeding it, actually. Hoping to take it for a test drive tonight, but gotta change my driveshaft u-joints first. Stay tuned, I'll have a write-up for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03TroutFinder Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Hey Hawairish, did you do a rear disc brake conversation on your R50? If so I would love any info you have on it! Please PM me if you don't mind Sent from my SM-G870W using Tapatalk X2. Would love to know the process myself! Looking forward to the write-up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleFR Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 (edited) New exhaust!!! New Y pipe then a 1-1 flowmaster 40 2" out to a 2.5" tip in stock location. Sounds like a rumbley little 350Z now. Not too much drone or cackle just a nice low growl until you crack Into It and it gets good and loud. Edited November 12, 2016 by LittleFR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatDes Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 New exhaust!!! New Y pipe then a 1-1 flowmaster 40 2" out to a 2.5" tip in stock location. Sounds like a rumbley little 350Z now. Not too much drone or cackle just a nice low growl until you crack Into It and it gets good and loud.Are you getting any exhaust drone? I had a similar setup in my 2000 maxima with the 3.0 back in the day and it had some low rpm drone Sent from my SM-G870W using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatDes Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Guess I should've probably read the whole post first lol Sent from my SM-G870W using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backpacker Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Clutch damper bypass and new master/slave cylinders. Gonna try to get the plugs/wires and maybe distributor done today as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleFR Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 (edited) Guess I should've probably read the whole post first lol Sent from my SM-G870W using Tapatalk The exhaust tip extends all the way to the rear of the R50 the tip goes clear to the hitch welded all the way. Haha, it really doesn't drone once the TQ lockup hits, kind of finds a sweet spot. Plus I have 32" MTs... It's def not louder than the tires. The truck has good sound dampening. With the windows up I don't hear the tires either. Edited November 12, 2016 by LittleFR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nefarious Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Reinstalled bumper, lights, wiring through the engine bay and rad support area, tightened all the lines up, mounted the fenders. Just have to change the filters and add the fluids and a few more wiring connections and I'll be ready to fire up the diesel tomorrow. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DcrPrz Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Waiting for all the wiring for my front end swap. Write up and pics to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DcrPrz Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Replaced the tired arm rest on the door with some I found on eBay. Pretty nice product Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03TroutFinder Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Installed new wheels/tires and manual hubs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawairish Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I did...nothing! Been working on it for the last several days, nice to finally feel caught up. But, eyeballing a roof rack that could use some customization... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Nguyen Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Highway test ride went uneventful so that's good. Still need to fix some engine issues and resolve handling. Issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 When you think your rig is "done" you find something else. Picked up a set of sliders from an Xterra part out this week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Nguyen Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Spent 4 hours trying to clean two seats. Grueling manual labor. I wished I had a wet cleaning vacuum. After all this it's scotch guard and seat covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Brown Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Went to pick and pull and got to play around on a 91. Always fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawairish Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Did a 150-mile highway + off-road shakedown on the truck to test lockers and disc brakes...on a scale of 1 to 10, it's awesome. Aimed it towards one particular obstacle that I've bypassed for a lesser obstacle twice before. Made it my bitch this time. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Beat on the console a little more and mounted up some cheap silicone wiper blades. I've heard good things about them... let's see if they hold up to winter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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