Dieselboy Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Hi, I'm Mark. Posted on here a couple of times but . . . Now I've finally got my truck, well almost! Its in Vancouver waiting to clear customs and ship to Edmonton. 1992 Terrano 2.7l R3M WBYD21 turbo diesel with only 53,000km on the clock!! This is going to be a major build, after learning on my old 1994 SE V6 Pathy. Sadly, frame rot and a whole bunch of other issues turned that into my parts truck. I was running a 3" SL on 31x10.5R15 rubber, snorkel, manual hubs etc. Much of that can swap over to the "new" diesel truck, but will be adding a 3" body lift as well, winch bumper, hydraulic winch, front and back lockers etc. Want to run 33" rubber as well. I'm still scouring all the threads to find the best 15" rim (best width? best backspace?) and 33" tire (best width?, brand suggestions?) for a Pathy/Terry with a 3 & 3 lift. But I can't seem to find anything informative. Perhaps I'm just being dense! Any suggestions on what's best to run, or directions to the "rim and tire thread of all knowledge" would be very gratefully received. First thing though is to get it through the out-of-province inspection, the body lift in, and then coat the devil out of the underbody and frame with POR15!! Anyway, here are a couple of picks of the truck in Japan awaiting shipping plus one of my old Pathy in action before she died! Happy wheeling. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonianwalk Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 (edited) I wish to congratulate you but, uber-jealous rage is forming in my head right about this moment. Edited November 3, 2011 by devonianwalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 First thing you need to do is rip all that horrible RHD stuff out and ship it directly to me to be properly disposed of... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieselboy Posted November 4, 2011 Author Share Posted November 4, 2011 First thing you need to do is rip all that horrible RHD stuff out and ship it directly to me to be properly disposed of... LOL, yeah, that RHD stuff may prove a little interesting, but I'm a UK ex-pat so used to the wheel on the passenger's side! RHD is proving a pain in the rear end when it comes to getting meaningful insurance though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonianwalk Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Really? RHD has a direct impact on insurance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieselboy Posted November 4, 2011 Author Share Posted November 4, 2011 Yeah, apparently Canadian insurance companies think right hand drive is dangerous. That's despite thousands of "indigenous" right hand drive vehicles such as garbage trucks, mail delivery vans, road sweepers etc running on the roads every day. Some study done in British Columbia "proved" that they were more dangerous, but their stats were pretty suspect, and skewed by the fact that most RHD Japanese imports are high performance sports cars driven by young kids!! Means I can pretty much expect basic personal liability and property damage insurance only. Hard push to find comprehensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert89 Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 You can find a tire and rim chart at www.purenissan.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Well you DO have a parts truck you can use to make the deisel LHD... And like I said I will personally take every step to properly dispose of every last nut and bolt of the RHD stuff... (bastage, I want RHD dammit!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieselboy Posted November 4, 2011 Author Share Posted November 4, 2011 Think I may keep the RHD. I like being different Anyway, was thinking of running 33X12.50R15 Interco IROK NDs on 15"x8" rims with a 3.75" back space with my 3" body and 3" suspension lift. Happy to accept a little trimming and panel beating! Just wondering what people thought about that and if anyone has practical experience of running that set-up. Don't want to get this selection wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Too bad about the old one, but nice score. What's the thing on the door of the new one? Looks like an agency truck or something... kinda cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieselboy Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 I think the logo on the door is actually something the previous owner added. Can't really see it on these pics, but the auction photo showed a shield emblem with NISMO on it and a bunch of other stuff. Seeing as the truck's got an aftermarket NISMO steering wheel, I think the previous owner added it. Looks pretty cool though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teixeira Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 (edited) Looks like it's in a really good shape, congrats and good luck with it. Terrano 2.7 TDiesel rules. Oh, and show us the aftermarket NISMO steering wheel, I'm curious. Edited November 8, 2011 by teixeira Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NissanNismoZ Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 i want to hear how it idles and revs.. I believe you should make videos of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieselboy Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share Posted November 16, 2011 i want to hear how it idles and revs.. I believe you should make videos of it. OK, as soon as I get the paperwork through and I can get it out of the freight company's lot I'll do a full video investigation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kafike Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Hopefully not much longer for you. Nice new toy to play with. Everything here in Kosovo is diesel. Wish I could bring one back with me but noooo. They won't let me put one in our shipping containers to come home with us. Grrrr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowTied Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Any luck with insurance? My company was fine with it, but I can't afford the truck I'd want to import! Good luck, looking forward to more pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieselboy Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 Hopefully not much longer for you. Nice new toy to play with. Everything here in Kosovo is diesel. Wish I could bring one back with me but noooo. They won't let me put one in our shipping containers to come home with us. Grrrr. You cold always try driving it back across Europe and then Roll-on-Roll-off to the US of A, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieselboy Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 (edited) Any luck with insurance? My company was fine with it, but I can't afford the truck I'd want to import! Good luck, looking forward to more pics. Managed to get the insurance sorted with my home and present car insurer TD Meloche Monex. That's the difference between calling up the company at 10:30pm and talking to some bint (great British slang word, lol) in a call centre versus dropping into the company's downtown high-rise and chatting with someone who knows what they're talking about. Managed to get some dirt cheap basic liability, and then once its inspected and I can get it appraised, they'll offer me all the whistles and bells - until I start modding it! Then I'll have to go with a specialist insurer and probably need another appraisal. May just wait and stay with the basic liability until the build is done. Edited November 18, 2011 by Dieselboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathybuilder Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Saw this post after I PM'd you, NissanMan himself. How the build coming, any updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fukinitupagain Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 you lucky bastard! My DD is a diesel Ford but I want the TD27i for my R50. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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