zeppelindrummer

Yup! i've gutted the 91, stickin with the 95. the heated seats, sunroof, working passenger door lock, rear sound bar, tire carrier... etc etc ... reason after reason kept going ontop of the low miles to just stick with the 95.

So i'm in the process of swapping everything from my 91 to my 95, and i need to get my body lift on the 95 before my bumpers will fit. Has anybody done this? any tips or tricks? i was planning on doing one side, pulling out lift blocks from the 91, and then stickin them in the 95, putting the 95's bolts into the 91, and then, doing the same with the reverse side. I'll need a couple jacks, but that's no problem. Are the body lift bolts going to be the same for both trucks? when i lifted my 91, the black bolts that were supposed to be for the rear i think, didn't fit, and i had to use the other chrome ones. I'm not sure where i put the black bolts... so i'm kinda worried i'm gonna need two more? Also, i threw away the directions, so i was wondering if anybody has a link to online directions of how to do this? (basically what i want, is a list of what to unattach. I can remember some stuff, but not everything. Thanks guys! -Zepp

Well the front is an ARB modded to fit the body lift, and the rear is a relatively simple bumper me and my neighbor made. i REALLY like it, it's simple, has similar angles to the arb, and looks good! plus it's got a hitch way up high, so when i go down steep declines i dont have to worry about rubbing my ridiculously low hitch.

And the pictures don't even really do the interior justice. It really is in amazing shape. The steering wheel has wear and that's the only problem with the interior. It even has the center console with cup holders which i've so desperately wanted to get for my 91! I haven't messed with the AC yet, but that doesn't work in my 91... hmmmm... so many options. I swapped everything off my 87 to the 91 in a day, had it lifted and looking good the day after i bought it stock. haha right before swapping from my 87 and later that day and today! : my bumper: before the bumper, and BFG ATs I feel like i would really miss the 91... but if i put all of this on my 95, it would probably look great, and would live forever!

So far its 2 votes for swapping everything to the 95! that's what i posted this on here for... i want as many opinions and ideas as possible. My neighbor works at a junkyard, and has an engine from a quest which he said would easily be swapped in my pathy. Its got 140K and is only 400 bucks. He always gets stuff in too, so... i've always got that option.

I had considered that, but my 91 is in nearly perfect shape, it has the squared dash, (which i prefer) and i've got the fun little clinometer in it (i've replaced the vents since this picture) and i would have to scrap the 91 which i really don't want to do. I want them both to live on! idk though, that's still a very easily considered option. It would just be easier to sell a stock 95 with 74K than a stock 91 with 207 on the dash (even if there is a new engine in it)

Hey guys, so as some of you know my timing belt snapped in my 91 and i found a 95 for 800 bucks that was not running, but had only 74K on the engine. Carfax checks out, and me and my friend towed the pathy home at around 3 in the morning. (One of the calipers was removed by the previous owner) so the brakes were not working. The battery was dead, so i took mine out of my 91, and the sunroof is missing. Every time i saw the truck, it was in poor lighting, around 10 or 11 at night, so i never had a chance to really see how good of condition everything really is in. Other than the bumper, and front driver quarter panel, the truck is straight. Very little rust (only on the running boards) and the leather is in very good shape. Today i wrenched on the truck for a couple hours, and got it running. After sitting for a year without being started, it fired up just fine, and actually runs very good! I'm going to replace the timing belt and water pump, because the water pump seems to be leaking. After thinking about driving my 91 again, i realized how much of a shame it would be to use the engine out of the 95, and just part out the rest of the truck, because everything is really in great condition, it runs, and the little bit of damage that is there, will not be difficult to fix. So i've decided rather than doing an engine swap right now, i'm going to get a new quarter panel, use my old bumper (cuz ive got an ARB on the 91) and i'm going to drive the 95 for a bit while waiting on a new donor engine. I'll then sell the 95, and make pretty good profit! Let me know your guys thoughts! we need to keep as many good condition pathys in this world as possible! sending this one to a junkyard after having my way with 'er didn't seem right. -Zepp

haha, that's what i've been wanting to do, but this is here, and will be a bit easier. I told the guy i wouldn't buy it unless he proved it ran, so he's gonna get the pulley, belts, and fan and have it running for me before i buy it. I almost just want to fix the body damage myself, put my old bumper on, and see if i could turn a big profit selling it as a whole truck. I would have to search for a new engine though, and that isn't sounding too fun, especially if this one really does have such low miles. I'll report back after it runs, and i'll probably post a classifieds thread soon so all the vultures out there can have your pick! everything seemed to be in great shape when i briefly looked over the interior, and the exterior as well. I've got dibs on the center console with cupholders though! :beer: I've got my last final in an hour, so i'm really excited to have that stress over, and to begin wrenchin on my pathfinders! I'll also be able to update a bit more often since i'm not going to be spending every waking minute not at work studying. And i'm sure i'll have some questions when i begin the swap! I'll start a new thread, and will try to take pictures as i go to maybe assist others when they do a first time swap? -Zepp

I just checked out the pathfinder, and it seems to be in really good shape. It was missing the lower pulley and fan, and there were no belts on the engine. The guy said that it had been sitting for a year but ran perfect prior to the accident. I'm a little skeptical as to why he didn't fix it. Could alot go wrong with it just sitting for that long without running? How much would lifter replacement/rebuild run me? as of now, that's looking like a better solution if in reality it didn't get too messed up. Thanks for the offer Navy! i'll keep that in mind. My old pathfinder currently lives in littleton. Its an 87 black/grey two tone with a hell of an exhaust leak. I sold it to my friend when he wrecked his audi, and he lives off of simms and belleview. Maybe you've seen/heard it around! haha Thanks! -Zepp

I almost feel like putting this one in would be easier. The guy doesn't live far, and the engine has very very low miles.

I was thinking the exact same thing. haha, i don't want to have to go through this again. My 207K engine was running amazing too. i feel so stupid, because i've been meaning to check the timing belt since the summer. Work and Class, just got in the way, but that really is no excuse.

Two days ago, my pathy didn't start up. After towing it home, and looking it over with my neighbor, we came to realize my timing belt had gone, so my engine is most likely toast. This happened at a pretty awful time, being the week before finals, and me needing my pathfinder to drive home for Christmas. Luckily i came across a craigslist posting for a 95 with approximately 75K on it only 7 miles from my house for 800 bucks. It was in a minor accident, and is currently not drivable (not due to much), but it does run. http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/2100372526.html So... plan is, start tearing out my old engine when i have time between studying, tests, and work, and drop the new one in the couple of days off i have before i need to drive home. I'm mostly looking for tips on anything to watch out for? This summer me and my roomate took out the engine of his Tacoma, and dropped a new one in which wasn't too difficult. I have the tools, and the general know how... just not necessarily the time, because i haven't done a full swap before. If anybody has any direction to point me in, i'd love all the help i can get! Thanks!!! -Zepp

Sweet!! thanks MY1PATH. -Zepp

Cuz 32702-33G17 would make me accurate with 31s, right? Is there nothing i can do to fix it on my 33s?

MM. i'm not sure on my gears. i had baby tires when i first got my pathy, and it was accurate. I'd say they couldn't have been bigger than around 29 inches. i went up to 31s, and the speedo was off, and on 33s, it says i'm going quite a bit slower than i actually am going. Based on my pathy being a 91 Manual SE, should i know what gears i have?