Nytrosfinder
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Yeah, it can get bad if left unchecked. I planned to remove my rear seats before I even found out how bad mine was, so just slapping sheetmetal over the hole was no biggy because I wouldn't have to figure out how to remount the seat belts. I turned the space into a storage compartment with the lid acting as an extention of the cargo floor. Here is my phot album for my 88, you can see more of the rust and repairs:
http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y143/grim...8%20Pathfinder/
So you just threw sheet metal over the rust holes and then turned it into storage space?
Now I can see that working, but i still want to have functional Rear seats.
Would you recommend the Idea of cutting the floor panels out of another pathfinder with that section being rust free? Or go get sheet metal and fabricate my own panels?
And I checked under my pedals and i got some surface rust so i might just through a few layers of black rust-oleum paint over that...
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Most common anymore is Jeep Grand Cherokee V8 springs.
For the Body Lift, Performance Accessories is the main brand available, a lot of companies carry it.
Do you know what years of the Jeep Grand Cherokee... hehe cause my dad's is sitting in the driveway.... just kidding
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I know Calmini makes a lift and there is one on 4 wheel parts...
I have also heard stories such as you can take the coils from from a '71-79 Ford F150 or F100 and use them in the rear for a 3" lift.
I have heard you do the same from the very first Ford Bronco's and it works the same way.
Does anyone know or have any proof of these concepts working?
And does anyone know of any other things they have heard that work as well?
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You have it dropped eh. In that case drain everything out of it and leave the openings open and work away on it.
I ment fill it with gas, if it was on the truck and you didn't want to catch a stray spark, then having the tank full greatly reduces the fire hazard because there will be almost no fumes.
Thanks man I appreciate it... Any words on the topic are really helpful...
And the reason I dropped the tank is because she stopped running. The motor will crank, but wont start so i assumed it was the fuel pump or filter. ( she has over 250,000 on her so i had to take a look) and my sending unit is bad as well....
Here are the photos of my interior rust:
http://s121.photobucket.com/albums/o207/SF...=0218091756.jpg
http://s121.photobucket.com/albums/o207/SF...=0218091805.jpg
http://s121.photobucket.com/albums/o207/SF...0218091806a.jpg
http://s121.photobucket.com/albums/o207/SF...=0218091808.jpg
http://s121.photobucket.com/albums/o207/SF...=0219091454.jpg
Best ones, and you can see the top of my coils in this one
http://s121.photobucket.com/albums/o207/SF...=0219091721.jpg.
http://s121.photobucket.com/albums/o207/SF...0219091721a.jpg
And yes, I know i have carpet to remove on my wheel wells to look under as well...
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Actually on the tank? Or on the skid, the access cover(cargo floor)....? My access cover rotted out on the 88 also, so I made a new cover for it (the brown square at the top of the rear seat area pic).
If it is on the tank its self then fill the tank, and then take a wire brush to the spot and gently scour the spot and hope it is surface only. I would also hit it with some naval jelly, or other rust converting chemicals then paint it.
fill it with what exactly?
Here is my tank right now:
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o207/SF...0219091726b.jpg
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How my 88 looked after I cut out all the rust.
You might also want to look under your carpet at all the panel seams, they tend to rust out also leaving holes that aren't noticable with the carpet covering them. This is what I foune under my pedals:
Had the same issue on the passenger footwell allong with the seam in the rear seat footwell, and the seam where the cargo floor meets the dip for the rear seats.
My floor board looks EXACTLY like that! I will take a look under my driver seat area... but so far from the under side of the car, when i washed it off with my pressure washer, behind the rear seats is the only place where i found rust, besides a little surface rust on the frame which i cleaned up with a wire brush and some rust-oleum paint.
any ideas about the gas tank? Got a small spot forming on there...
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I got my '88 pathfinder with a 3" body lift on BFG all terrain 32's
I am wondering if there is any way in the world to change the gear ratios in the transfer case so that way I can put the Calmini 3" Suspension lift and then BFG Mud terrain 35's on it.
The rear axle is easy, but considering I have IFS in the front its not something I know to much about.
Please correct me if I am wrong about how to change gear ratios in the front end (or if its even possible).
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Under my back seat the floor has rusted out completely to the point that I can see my suspension coils through the floor... if anyone has some info about panel fabrication let me know.... My plan is to go to a local junk yard where i know there is an 88 pathfinder and cut out the floor if its in good condition and weld it back in....
I also gotta do the same an fabricate a new passenger side Rocker panel...
I am replacing my rear brakes due to rusted out mounting brackets and surface rusted calipers...
I will be putting a coating of paint on the under side of the whole car...
I will also be rebuilding the rear axle cause of a leak and a bad wheel bearing...
I will also be painting it flat black like I saw on my friends 1991 Toyota Tacoma... which looked hot!
If anyone knows about blacked out lights, painting, body fabrication, brakes, FRONT MANUAL LOCKING WARN HUBS for IFS.... please share your information
SEE MY POST ABOUT PARTS IN THE CLASSIFIED!
RUST and Cosmetics
in 86.5-89 WD21 Pathfinders
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What do you mean by GG?
And the Frame was beautiful! I know nissan pathy's had rust problems with the frames but this was so clean... few spots where i took a wire brush to it, but nothing past slight surface rust. I ended up painting it too!