unccpathfinder

i know on the WD21's u have 2 sets of "seals" inner and outter...1 of them is a pain and possibly ure mechanics said they were doing them but just never got around to it if the work is extensive...i just did my inners (i think) b/c the outters were gonna be too mcuh for me to try to do right now esp with no shop to use the press...

for basic ones the way they were explained in one of my dynamic systems courses if its a fluid based setup it has a variety of holes drilled in a plate to get the desired stiffness and # of oscillations..but that was basic design and i havent cut a shock apart yet to see how it works...but hopefully i'll learn this next sem in road vehicle dynamics... i searched around a lil bit and didnt find nething too helpful but try searching in topics of road vehicle dynamics and shock absorbers... if your around a college campus that has mechanical engineering you could go to their library (i know u dont have to have an ID to get in ours unless ure checking something out) and look up some dynamics books read/photocopy what your looking for

if u didnt want to make mods to the truck itself when i 1st read the post i thought about taking some 2" or 3" square tubing and (not looking at clearences and what not) just a rough idea...could be cut and welded to the frame as a reciever w/2 on both sides to sturdy it up and build something like they have on the tacoma...and build a rear hitch attachment that would allow the same for the rearthat could be hooked into the side guards to sturdy it up even more...wish i could draw up my ideas that'd help out a lil bit cuze its hard to explain in words...but some1 might get the general idea... another thing would to build some "rock sliders" and if i remember like on my pathy the back end would fit in the end posts on the hitch and could weld something to the frame near the back of the rear wheel well to make a uniform slider all the way down the truck? possible downfalls i see is the sliders breaking or flexing and doing more damage to the sheetmetal then what would have just typically happened without any mods as well as possibly effecting ground clearence coming out of holes/creeks and what not...i know my hitch drags a lot esp in the creeks i've crossed around here...

yea if i ever roll mine i want it to look like that after its done rolling esp since that back (side) glass didnt break truck looks awsome if i can find me an older pathy for cheap that runs i might look into doing something like that...cant wait to see pix of the final product

bought a 86 bronco II (2wd) had it 5 days got hit head on while i was sitting at a stoplight in the left turn lane (thats a story in itself)...insurance co gave me 4200 for the bronco so my parents took 1000 to redo their bathroom and i went to the POV lot on Ft Bragg daily watching for a car and i didnt really like how the pathy sat (rear being higher) but it sat out there for about 3 months and kept it was only for $3800 and had 192k miles on it...so my aunt talked me into taking it for a test ride and loved how it rode and her husband (died a couple years B4 due to lung cancer) had always had nissans/datsuns so i liked the way it handled and she influenced it...so it wasnt really my choice to get the truck cuze i was still leary on the look of it but everything had checked out and it passed the offroad tests and a full inspection by a mechanic friend...only incident it had was taking out a deer with the pass side bumper...so i was painting a house 1 day to make a lil extra $ and they pulled up in it and it grew on me very quickly and i love that truck now... he took the 1st offer of $3200...shes white...4x4...MT...244k...2 doors...came off the line the 1st month they made pathy's this is how she sits now... http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_image...0078_3_full.jpg

had the same problem...sorry i didnt see it B4 now or woulda linked u 2 the other board i posted it on... http://www.nissanoffroad.net/messageboard/...?TOPIC_ID=16855

i use purple power let it soak for like 5-10 mins and then wash it off with the hose...gets her nice and clean...on an 87 i know the hardest place to get dirt out of is between the intake and the block...when i did my rebuild i found 3 spark plug sockets and about 5 lbs of dirt...

i've had that happen a couple times cuze i'd be checkin out the susp or other add ons put on the truck and they'd just get pissy over it...just wanted to be like nice truck man

i like slicks front glass sticker...although i'd like it better if it were solid vinyl about 6-8 in tall with a solid background color b/c the 1 on my truck now is kinda rice lookin but it actually keeps a lot of the sun out of your eyes esp cuze i hate using the sunvisors b/c im too tall and they get in my way...im glad i put it on there(only reason was cuze it was a gift from my uncle) and i think a NPORA would be nice up front also liked the idea of every1 coming up with their own...im thinking of doing this and throwing my handle on the underside and possibly if some1 goes to the site they might would be more willing to post if they recognised some1's handle all the designs are looking good

i pulled my bracket out and dont plan on reinstalling it b/c my sub and amp are mounted there...if your interested make an offer cuze right now its just layin around back at he house its outta an 87 pathy

^^i used a 5 ft bar and a BFH to break it loose...about 5 good whacks and then i held a cam with 1 hand and it came off fairly quickly with the ratchet after it was broken loose

if doing a clutch change in an apmt complex parking lot...to drop the tranny by opening both front doors....have 2 buddies (or 1 buddy and have the other end tied around a fairly strong tree or something heavy enough to not move) hold a tow strap thru the doors and run it around the tranny going down around the removed shifter/boot) and have some1 under the truck slowly kick,pull do whatever to get it off of the studs and slowly lower it on a floor jack if available...this was very effective i belive it was a 92 pathy and i saw the torsion bars layin on the ground so i thought he was doing a lift and he said he was doin the clutch so i asked if i could help/watch cuze i have the 87 and wanted to see how to do a clutch since i havent ever done 1 and it was a good experience he was very thankful cuze it was his sons truck and he drove 4 hrs to fix it for him and his son wasnt the best mechanically inclined fellow nor did he like being dirty...but after some pizza and getting the 1st hand experience im ready to do mine when she finally wears out

i saw a huge argument in sears over a torque wrench that some1 broke and they said it wasnt under their lifetime warranty b/c if they are used wrong they break and the guy was a lil PO'd and told them he was never buying craftsman again...so i guess dont break torque wrenches... u can also heat bolts with a torch and quench them (pour cold water over them) and that will usually break them free due to the quick expansion and shrinking of the bolt usually breaking the bolt free... u can also make ure rachet...wrench or nething work like an impact wrench...if u place it on the bolt and hit it with a hammer it'll break bolts free...i wish i had a pic of my socket wrench to show the handle...its a cheapo but it hasnt broken with a 6- hommade breaker bar and lots of action from the BFH if u r on the trail and dont havea torque wrench handy but need approx foot lbs...have a 12 in bar put it over ure wrench and by using ure body weight u can get approx torques...ie if u weigh 200 lbs and need 100 ft lbs put half of ure weight onto the end of the bar...

usually get between 320 and 340 on roughly 18 gals of gas....but like i said i did a buncha burnouts B4 getting the new tires the other day and noticed that i usually have about 150-175 at half a tank and i barely had 100 then 3 days later i put 31s moving up from 235's and plus i went wheeling a couple times...so a mpg reading this time is prob way off...so i need to refill and check it all over again and hopefully it'll still be up around 17....but i do have a cracked manifold and a rich cond cuze i puff some black smoke every now and then along with the black ring on the tailpipe...so im pleased with the milage i've been getting i juts hope it hasnt gone to crap

theres a fuse for it...but i think its connected with some other stuff too...im thinking maybe the clock or possibly the cab lights...i know i blew it somehow and something else quit working but u could prob follow it from the fuse box to the bell... just a thought

well my 87 vg30 was getting about 17-18 city and 20-22 highway until this past week...and hopefully i burned .25 a tank doin burnouts cuze if not i've got serious problems cuze i've gone about 120 miles on 10 gallons of gas and going up 2 ins in tire size shouldnt drop my milage that much (i hope) cuze 12 mpg would just suck

just leave the key in...put a toggle switch (or something like the prolock that u can take with u out of the truck) under the dash to the ign lead so when u get out u kill the switch or pull the chip and then u dont have to worry about some1 stealing it...maybe they'd try to break in to steal it but i doubt it if the doors r locked

thanks for the input fella's...since the SC deal didnt work out for SR design i might take into consideration building my own air compressor system...as long as i could make it have many uses (ie tire fill ups, rafts etc etc as well as coming up with a possible air bag system to place under the truck to lift it up if i were to get stuck...) hmm adding to list of possible design proposals....

yea thats the way i feel esp if its inoperable for me as it sits...

haha well on a diff forum some1 suggested using the compressor as an air compressor which might be possible and usable esp around the coast if u have to let the air down... i'd much rather put it to use then have it sitting in there doing nothing...

not the steering wheel lock correct? ie move the steering wheel one way or another if the wheel is locked and it should loosen things up...i have the inverse issue on my 87 i cant get the key in sometimes but its getting better since i put some liquid wrench in it

my compressor is done as well as most of hte other components due to my dad backing into my truck after an argument between him and my mom about 4 years ago and he knocked the living piss outta my truck resulting in the cond and evap being messed up along with bumper brill headlights and corner lights... thanks for the input guys i'll prob just leave it there now

i've got an 87 vg30 which i recharged the ac about 3 years ago and it lasted for 2 months due to the leaks thru out the system and i personally dont mind not having AC and would like to remove it bc i dont plan on selling my truck but with this i had a couple of questions 1. would i need to leave place a belt tensioner pully where the compressor used to be so that the crank has all the appropriate forces still applied (cuze i was thinking that removing the belt and brackets and compressor would put the forces from the alternator and pwr steering out of balance and give me more vibration and possibly some form of engine damage... 2. would i have to get a new harmonic balancer to deal with issues in ? 1 3. is this a dumb idea...i just want to lighten my truck up just a little bit and maybe pick up the 1 or 2 hp by removing the ac