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Popped by the paint shop to check on the Troutfinder and it was done, so I brought her home and put her back together-Mostly! Complete color change. Color is Thunder. Toyota color from the 2018 Toyota 86. Pre-pictures are over in the Garage forum. Really like the outcome. It came out Sick! More of the blue comes out when in the shade as can be seen in some of the pics. They were supposed to leave the decals off of the back. I was gonna paint them flat black or just leave them off. Gonna have to prep them and spray them black now! Daylight was running out, so I still have to put the rear tire, jack and rod cannon back on. Although I'm debating the cannon or switching over to an awning. Next up: -Put the interior back together -Build custom slim line nerf bars from stock mounting hardware. -Cleaning and painting the under carriage black including visible exhaust piping, accenting some pieces in Red. -Detail the engine and engine compartment-Blackout with Red accents.

So I'm relatively new here and thought I'd post up a build thread for my 2003 R50 Pathy that I have dubbed the Troutfinder since that's the primary reason I bought her. To get back into the mountains of NE GA in search of some wild trout and take on road trips back home to FL for some inshore action in search of some Specks! As I have stated in previous threads, I was drawn back to the R50 due to it's style and reliability. I had a 96 SE 4x4 about 15-20 years and really enjoyed it. My new "to me!" Pathy is an 03 SE model, also 4X4. I hope you enjoy the journey as much as I am building her. Feel free to comment on the progress and deliver feedback/criticism! Here's some pics early on when I bought her: [/url]">http:// [/url]">http:// [/url]">http:// My first "mod" was to label her:

I've been looking for an R50 for a while now, and went to check out a few that were posted on FB/Craigslist today. I ended up walking away with this diamond in the rough. It's a 1997, 4WD, with the LSD (of *course* I checked for the sticker...before even test driving it!). It's got around 220k on the clock, but the previous owner had taken very good care of it. No real leaks, the interior is clean, and while it's got a few little bumps from being 22 years old, the paint is surprisingly not completely oxidized (pretty common in Arizona heat). I'm going to spend the summer just combing through everything and getting it back to 100%, but the first mod on the list is tires and a mild lift. Maybe a keyless entry for convenience before that.

Thanks to everyone on this forum/thread. Here’s my first mod after 8 years of ownership OME 2928 Fleury +1” KYB GR2 KYB Strut mounts OEM strut bearings LR NRC9449 Bilstein 5125 (29”) Before: On old,tired, saggy and blown suspension Loaded for camping and weighing in at 5480lbs After: No more rubbing on 265/65r17 at this height. But now I need more tire. Haha Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The paint was only $.98 a can too!

Yeah, I guess the previous owner put them on. I'll probably end up replacing them completely when I do tires.; they have a good bit of road rash on them. I honestly thought it was black in the ad, but I'm more partial to the blue myself....I haven't seen many that color, mostly white, black, or red around here. I kind of like the "classic Nissan" look to it, but the post-facelift ones are sexy in their own right. I've just been working on cleaning it up today (the above pic was just a quick spraydown at the self-serve wash). All that chalky gray fender plastic is black and shiny again. Some of the black metal painted parts I'll get around to removing and painting later on, but just getting those back to blackish goes a long way. Will do! Maybe on day we can all do a mini PHX area meetup.

Saturday I welded my exhaust back together.. it was extremely difficult! I had to turn the MIG all the way down to 14 volts and wire speed was at 85. I basically had to spot weld the crack all the way around until it was completely solid, then I drug the weld over the spots for larger surface area penetration. If I slowed down at all it’d blow a hole in the pipe instantly.

Als, your brake line has way too much tension on it. Remove the caliper or reposition the hub so that it’s not as stretched.

Maybe the snap-ring never got reinstalled, or wasn’t fully seated? Might be sitting inside the wheel hub. If missing, might be able to substitute it with another from the hardware store, but note that the snap-rings are specific thicknesses for providing the right amount of play, and there were part numbers for each thickness...you may need to order the replacement from Nissan.

thanks for all that! got the 9448s and 29” bilsteins and i love the way it drives now also that looks way better too Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Currently Running 2" spacers with my LR9448's and no longer need the airlift helper units. They worked well for my rig as a tow vehicle but off roading with them in caused the bags to fail. They don't have a way to re-seat properly when articulating the rear axle so the fragile neck of the bag that goes through the spring perch gets pinched. The rear OME MD's give around 1.75" of lift and the bags worked great with that setup. When the load was enough to cause the OME MD springs to droop the bags brought the truck back up and improved handling. If you need load handling the cost of a set of LR springs around the same as Airlift load helpers ( the airlifts cost around $80 bucks and the springs were about the same to my door from the UK) and will never fail you. The ride is not harsh and they are one of the best upgrades for the R50 for the cost, hands down.

Probably more trouble than it's worth to take the harness apart and remove it entirely. I'd just push the wiring back against the harness it comes out of and wrap it with electrical tape, if you can access that harness without major surgery. Otherwise, zip-tie it to something else so it doesn't flop around. Insulate the ends if they're cut just so they can't cause new/interesting issues down the line. Out of sight, out of mind, but still there if for some reason you end up needing it again, and one less thing to check if you have electrical issues in the future. And yeah, mine was nasty too. I knocked out most of the crusties and put it back on. EGR's not a bad idea on paper but it's no surprise that hot combustion byproducts leave deposits on (comparatively) cold surfaces and cause problems.

Dude! You're in 1A! I have an F150, But my Girlfriends R50 is going to be going under the knife soon. Is there a way I could take a peek at your suspension setup? I am in South Boise near Cole and Lake Hazel!

Like he said, they only make MD for the rear but would have run HD if they made them available because of the trailer I tow. I run HD in front for the weight of the bumper and winch (yet to mount the winch but sits under a workbench waiting)