unccpathfinder

Another late night at the office but I'm clear coating tonight...got the anti skid zone mapped out so I can clear everything (except the masked area) and come back and pull the tape and roll that after I add in the anti skid for the walkway

At least now when she can't get up something shell understand y I need to spend $ to upgrade...but ill have to spend it twice for both trucks

Worst I have to worry about is jacks and jackstands...I stopped at the door and I blacked out my windows so the fading shouldn't be an issue...I plan to keep a clear kit and grey kit to touch up (divide and measure out the ratios between epoxy and catalyst) but wiping up messes is a big thing and it looking half decent...we don't plan on parking in the garage with hot tires so I hope that gives us some more longevity

Lol neck is a compliment...one of our project managers was making fun of us BC we pulled a replacement 12v battery out to replace the one I drilled thru and made leak everywhere...used alligator clips to a 12v cigarette lighter socket...to an accessory speaker teathered to my phone jamming to my randy Houser Pandora station while we worked...like my title says I'm and an engineer and imma redneck...I'm taking a vehicle that's nothing close to our new vehciels and have hacked,welded and tabbed parts up to make it happen...I plan to be done at 10 am tomorrow before they go beat on it at noon... First time I drove my pathfinder in 6 ot 7 people approached me asking if that was my truck...I asked what color and chuckled...white and green is what everyone said...all that can bring said is I R one

Our son is only 13 months...last wheeling I've done was moab last may (he was only 3 months then and she stayed home with him)...my pathy has been "BROKEN" since moab...her pathy is her only mode of transportation so I don't want to go break it but we are planning on going to gulches on the 21st to watch some rock races and pop her trucks cherry...I have a feeling she's already got the bug from me but now with her wheeling will make 2 of us...this can't be good

Saw this at work...and we were able to use it BC a schrader valve was missing and we were able to use this cap to swap one from a bad tire...could be helpful overladen if u pop a bead and don't want to fumble with a scraper valve tool to reseat a tire bead (I've done this too many times) So it screws on like a normal valve stem cap but the facing out side is the schrader valve tool The first pic is schrader valve side...the other side is the standard valve stem threaded side

Gf calls me...guy 2 doors down I guess got stuck and stopped by BC he saw the Pathfinders and asked for a recovery...well I was at work and she's never put her truck in 4x4 before...she couldn't find my strap so she grabbed some rope and some tie straps.... I folder her how to go to 4lo but we haven't trimmed the floor yet so it wouldn't go to low but I guess she was able to get him out... Now for the rest of the story...she pulled out a Jetta hurried to the frame...as soon as I got home she has demanded that we go to gulches and take her truck wheeling...guy I guess wants to get me new rope and tie straps that they broke and a dinner...told him not to worry about it but now the guys at work think I'm a huge [red]neck BC my woman went and pulled someone out...sadly she didn't get pics... She had also explained that she bent tie rods...come to find out she meant tie strap which was a relief BC bent tres aren't uncommon Just thought it was a funny story worth sharing ...

Well there r roller marks...but I'm going to clear coat it BC I can life with it...I just got home from work...solid 14 hr day so clear coat isn't going on tongith

Tomorrow is clear coat and the following day a 2' wide strip down the middle of the garage with the anti skid additive...holy crap tho....I couldn't have the door open BC winds were ~15-20 MPH and I'm not feeling so hot now...definitely couldn't huff paint for a past time

Prepped Coated I have some concerns on a couple spots that are lighter than others but we shall see tomorrow

Checked it...I'm good to go...epoxy is cooking and going to start trimming and rolling in 15 mins

I wasn't getting any more beading after several different degreasers but its still visible so I'm hoping that its just deep stains...it being a 2 part epoxy should hopefully bond better than paint...the floor looked good this morning before work...ill do a water break test again tonight and if all is good on goes the first epoxy and hopefully the clear coat tomorrow

Grade 5 or 8.8 is fine for manifold bolts as long as they don't "shear" (fail in tension)

So whose done it...I'm doing the quickcrete...etched it tonight but holy @!*% I scrubbed the oil stains from the previous owner but I swear he dumped all his used oil on the floor or his lawnmower and both cars leaked a quart a week on the floor...stains lightened up a bunch but still visible So...I hope it sticks good...gonna do grey without flakes then clear coat it and hope for a showroom shine So anyone else used it and if so hows it holding up? I didn't get pix of the before but before coating tomorrow I plan to take pix...share uses if u got them

Pictures didn't post...drums are easy...just like any other vehicle...if u can't get them loose by tapping them with a dead blow u will see 2 tapped holes...think its like an m8 (whatever the body panel bolts are) that u can use to press the drum off the shoes

That's cool...never really thought about a scaler on that scale...looks good

And yes what ole blue said...if Its not every time it could be there is a bad spot in the solenoid...getting the starter tested won't necessarily show this problem. Eventually the bad spot gets bigger and the starter won't work...starter test just tests the starter not the solenoid

Its a pretty basic principle...I was intimidated by relays for a while until I got one and figured it out...basically the relay u need has 4 posts (poles)...what I did is looked at the schematic and got 4 pieces of wire and a relay...I ran 1 wire down to the starter and had my relay and other pieces of wire up at the battery... 1 wire goes to the + terminal of the battery and then to 1 of the poles on the relay (if u post a pic of the relay it will have pole #s on it and we could tell u What wire to go where) the pole th..at coorelatss to that is typically across the relay and it will go to ground but typically the ground is hooked up and the positive has a switch BC when these are closed it causes the relay to engage...one of the other relay poles will follow to 12v+ on battery and the other to the starter solinoid...so basically now when u connect the original + it will close the relay and tell the solenoid to turn the starter over...before u do any of this make sure the vehicle is in Park or neutral BC if its in gear it will roll...once you get the poles figured out u can mount the relay in the fender well and basically run back to the key switch or put a momentary switch in at the dash...mine is push button start right now... Now with all of this don't worry the truck won't start unless the key is turned over to position 3 BC its not getting furl by bypassing the starter I watched a few mins of this and its pretty good http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=Mru8BbTGDwM

New switch panel drivers side should fix it...or maybe one of the others..iirc they are all in series so one bad will cause problems

I hate ABS....I've got to bypass it on my Tacoma but want to figure out how to trick the wiring so I don't get theABS light on all the time...I learned how to drive without ABS and ABS has almost fskced me several times...when I did the 95 swap the rear ABS module was left off intentionally...if u know how to drive u can actually stop faster without ABS than with it. Especially on wet or snowy roads

Ebay is like Google...u gotta email them

350 swap cheaper easier faster? I'm just kidding...good @!*% man...I'm looking to do some engine upgrades down the road...so this whole project could be useful...before swapping from tbi to mpfi I wanted to throw the Eaton m90 on...there has been thoughts to do nistune with the 3.3 SC but this just throws more into the mix...keep the updates coming

I think a few folks have...maybe my1path or nunya

A rotary cutoff wheel makes nice trims...I had issues with my sawsall bending the fenders up...I never said u couldn't run 33s on a stock truck...I said you can't run 33s on a stock truck without modifying something or rubbing... I'm def over cranked tbars and wearing out IFS components...saving for the SAS and 37's

Forward one is amp...oj Passenger side right above the harness laying in air