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Tested it 3 times now... works better everytime!

Well, Got a Grip! Cork Tape.. Plenty knuckle room.. And the most important part..The built in opener!

Looks like a bunch of fun from this end...

Setting here waiting on a high output oil pump... The engine will come back out for wiring/line routing. At that time the VG will get some refreshing...

I agree... it is just a handle until you are setting there without one!

I am setting here waiting for an oil pump to show up. Why no play a little... This beta version is made from stuff I had laying around. In the morning I am going to head down for some smaller tubing and some 1/8 inch plate. For those who ride b1tch on occasion.

That is sweet!

I grew up in a farming community. Our High School was more of a trade school than a college prep beast that schools tend to be nowadays. We learned the theory and how to weld in multiple processes. We rebuilt 350 Chevys, learned how to frame houses, built pole barns, read blue prints; we had to design, draft, and build projects. Looking back I wasn't quite as ready for college as most. However, I graduated in three and a half years with a four year degree... (Work ethic and task planning learned in high school maybe?) Not sure there are many schools left of the sort. It becomes obvious on the internet.. folks can say the answers that have been read on whatever forum (good or bad information). However applying this knowledge beyond the keyboard... Questions like this make me smile. Looking at the flange instigated and answers most of what you asked. (Just poking a little fun, I think the answer you are after is good one.) Each side of the engine requires a different routing. However, the "collector" (I think that is what you are wondering) on both is about 10 inches downstream. The main pipe is 1.75 and the bypass is 1.5. They collect into a 2.25 downpipe to a 2.25 exhaust in which both sides and the engine join into a 3 inch tailpipe. This has yet to be totally fabbed up, however the parts are all here.

I have made a couple of the gutted plenums in the past.. here is some good reading on the subject. Here is the graph.. And the link to the whole writeup.. CLICKY Made this unit a couple years ago.. gutted maxima intake.

Downpipe flanges for the turbos.. I have a couple turbos laying around from a z32. The application they may be used for requires a custom downpipe. So started mocking up a flange... The turbo.. The initial flange... Homebrew divider..

The software reminds me of the Apple IIe in high school... The 2x2 can be expanded later to the 2x4. I find myself changing sheets of whatever thicknesses quite a bit. I guess moving the 2x4 sheets of steel would make a manly man out of a fella. Like that do ya! The man knows his bolt grades... Sweet!

Yep 300z style. The radiator is an aftermarket with e-fan and cowl. There are a few things coming up. I need to get this rig done. Then the Xterra is going to get some marketable items. It is probably be a EBAY type store that shows how many on each item is on hand. If they are out of stock.. they are not in the store... Just easy that way.. The first thing you will probably see for our older rigs is custom grab handle for the A-Pillar. Give the passenger something to haul themselves up in the rig with. I have the 2x2. Perfect size for a garage type operation.

that is where the fill cap is on the 300z's.

Distance from turbo to intercooler.. both sides. The start of the custom downpipes are there too... Intercooler stuffed in... with fan shroud and two 1200cfm fans. The driver motor mount worked fine.. a custom low profile mount had to be made for the passenger side..

Yep, they'll learn ya!

These turbos (stock) max out around 400 horse. We'll see how addicting the ponys are... two disco potatoes (the fastest spooling turbos out there) bolt up to put out up to 700...

A band saw... been working with equipment everyday for 34 years. Guess I was due... A piece of tubing caught and twisted my hand into harms way. Probably would have been worse if my hand would have been within a foot of the blade in the first place. It looks really lovely this morning..

Ya it worked fine before the stitches... They killed the feeling with an injection! Should feel really nice by the time morning hits! It was kinda wild... looked like I had gutted a fish...

Now this is a piece of work!

Putting a Quest alternator in place of the A/C is not too bad. However putting the A/C below would be a problem... not a bunch of room down there and custom A/C lines are always a pain. If you want an Alt bracket where the A/C is at it shouldn't be a problem. Looking at it... it would almost be easier put the alternator above the power steering pump. There may be a problem with the new belt and the thermostat housing though... I'll have to look at it down the road. Remind me!

Finished the power steering and alternator setups...

Ya, My wife may get a 4 door wrangler as her next dd.. The whole top off thing is of her liking also.. I do those cuts in my garage... have a cnc table now. It is something I have wanted for years... You may see some production items out of me down the road. With this bumper I cut out the lower front valence of the body (the part the radiator normally sets on). I like to try and have the least amount of frontal bumper area as possible. The front of the frame is also a nice area to mount the bumper in general..

The one ton idea could work really well! Tell Krystal I am thinking this Pathfinder will be a daily driver for many years. However, there is one in your driveway that is a solid axle away from being very similar..

Mo...

Forcing a Quest alternator onto the passenger side of the block... 1/4 inch.. Checking it against the old junk block...