Couple of questions for the Nissan wizzards

[aw12345]

This is my almost finished Nissan Pathfinder mutt

 

scrappy by aartjestaartje, on Flickr

 

Here my 2 questions, number 1 what is the best place to order a 4:1 gear ratio kit for the transfercase?

Secondly what is the intended use of the button on the stock auto shifter? give it a somewhat harder shift patter or?

Love this lil thing motor is spunky enough for my use holds oil pressure when standing on it's nose or tail. Will do over 50 mph across the desert floor with 40" Treps, so a happy camper with it. Just need a bit deeper gearing for crawling and long steep downhills.

Any help will be greatly appreciated

[bushnut]

4x4parts.com or Ruggedrocks.com for the gearing.

the button drops the trans from overdrive back into 4th and holds it there at highway speeds. very helpful on hills. it will also change the shift point from about 2500ish RPM to about 3400RPM ( i might not be exact on those numbers).

 

BTW very nice buggy but why did you put a "HeeP" face on it. IMO you shoulda tried to keep a nissan face.

Edited April 12, 2015 by bushnut

[Slartibartfast]

That's quite a build! I'll bet nobody guesses what's under the... well, place where the hood would be.

 

The button on the shifter limits it it to 3rd, not 4th. Basically locks out overdrive (4th). It seems to change when the torque converter locks up too. +1 for using it on hills, mine tries to go up mountain passes in overdrive otherwise, and it just doesn't have the torque to pull it off. It does much better when limited to 3rd. The power switch on the dash changes the shift points and is also quite helpful for hills, if that's hooked up on yours.

[bushnut]

That's quite a build! I'll bet nobody guesses what's under the... well, place where the hood would be.

 

The button on the shifter limits it it to 3rd, not 4th. Basically locks out overdrive (4th). It seems to change when the torque converter locks up too. +1 for using it on hills, mine tries to go up mountain passes in overdrive otherwise, and it just doesn't have the torque to pull it off. It does much better when limited to 3rd. The power switch on the dash changes the shift points and is also quite helpful for hills, if that's hooked up on yours.

 

sorry, counting is not my strong point.

[aw12345]

Been trying to figure out the shift point thing from what I got from wirting diagrams it activates a pressure solenoid. The button on the shifter is not the best place for it. I am using it as tyhe power button, still need to hook up the tcc switch. I am shifting it manually with a rad design shifter, which I really like. Found a tcm for it, mounted it, but haven't wired it into the trans yet. Probably will at some time when I am bored and make it stwitchable betwqeen manual and automatic. Want to swap the transfercase gears in two weeks when I have time off. Right now boring the front D60 unit bearings so I can swap in 35 spline stubs. Got since then 40" trepador sticky shoes for it. One of the next project will be a hood, some skins and finally rear steer. This thing/ mutt has kept me entertained for the last 2.5 years and more entertainment to come. It sports Nissan, Jeep, Ford, IHC and Toyota parts in it.

[aw12345]

Well took my lil put put out to UT and CO for a fun week of wheelin, took it like a champ. One question though, anybody offhand know where the vent on the auto trans is located? Looks like it needs a vent hoese on it to keep the red in. When it stands on it's butt or nose with the engine off it starts puking a bit of trans fluid, cannot find any leaks at the pan, input seals or output seal. Seems to only do it at extreme angles with the engine off. Other than that this thing rocks.

Pics of said trip.

 

DSC_9988 by aartjestaartje, on Flickr

 

Link to album

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/19491564@N00/sets/72157656426693910.

 

Forgot about video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xko7yWi7iaA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzFeBZPI_2s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah6iqW0ERh0