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    2WD->4WD Conversion

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted

    awesome thnx, i'll try to e-mail him and see what i come up with.. after i got up and got out of the house today i went and was talking to my dad and got talking to his friends..and so on.. i think i'm going to just go get another pathy like someone mentioned earlier and just start swaping out parts. as much as i would like to do a SAS i'm gonna just keep it nissan. this way i can have everything rebuilt and have it all in during one of my breaks from school. this will be quite a project but i'll learn alot in the process. and since i'm only 19 and love this stuff i'm sure this isn't the only time i will be doing this type of work in my life :D i know i'll be building something that will turn heads in the future.

    2WD->4WD Conversion

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted · Edited by SteeevO

    sorry about the confusion. I should have been more clear the first time.

     

     

    as for getting the parts... it's time to start making a list..... :hide:

     

    i know i'm going to need a new tranny so i can so i can rebuild it and then have it when i swap everything out. my original thought was to tear it apart and add the transfer case. becasue the chilton's book sad it's the same tranny...but that way i think i will: 1. run out of time and 2 cause way to many headaches.

     

    there are a few salvage yards that i have found in the last few days that i think i will be able to getthe majority of these parts

     

    so the list...

     

    thnx

    2WD->4WD Conversion

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted

    ok about this 4WD front end thing... when i went to get the aftermarket torsion bars they said they diddn't make them for the 2WD and i said give the me 4WD ones they are the same.. i know this because of the manual.. in the 2WD pictures in the book....the way the torsion bars mount are different for the 2WD ..many times when i am looking at the book i need to follow the 4WD directions and pictures because the 2WD simply is just different.

     

    i am probably just going to put the nissan 4WD instead of doing SAS becasue i am in school full time student and $$ is a bit of a problem.. i don't need n e thing that will turn heads i just want a half decent 4WD system...

     

    oh and i do have a center console...it just ends before it gets to the stick :D

     

    this pathy is also my daily driver so all the conversion will have to take place during a break from school my longest break is 3 weeks and i figure if i have the new tranny and front diff and all the other goodies rebuild and ready to put in by the beginning of my 3 weeks break, i could have it done b 4 i get back to school.

    2WD->4WD Conversion

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted · Edited by SteeevO

    So by SAS u mean just put in a straight axle off of something else??

     

    wouldn't it be alot of guess work? and hoping things go together ?? if i were to just do the conversion wouldn't it be easier as i have a book to go by more or less?

     

    i know pathy's are great even w/ 2WD but there are OHV areas are ound here that u need 4WD to get into...they won't let u in w/o it. as fot trails up in the mountains thats fine... it just getting into the designated OHV canyons...

     

    also what would be the cost difference between SAS and just converting it to a reg. 4WD pathy?

     

    also chilton's book shows that all the VG30i and VG30E engines use the same oil pan.

    Water in the door...

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted

    i did not see a screw up there. but even if there was a temporary way to plug them just for when i go out on these adventures it would be nice. i do realize they are drain holes but...honestly how much water actually gets inside??...i don't think much ...maybe a little damp but i think it would just be able to evaporate through the other vents higher in the side of the door near the latch and also the speaker grill is right next to a large hole in the door panel alowing for evaporation....i think...just a thought

     

    ha ..i'm just too worried about my frigg'n speakers :D

    2WD->4WD Conversion

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted

    wow, thanks for looking all the prices up.

    i know this will be costly but i'd rather convert this pathfinder than get a entire new vehicle.. this one has been too good to me.. :D (we are the original owners and now has 336,000 on it!!)

    what is SAS??(dumb ? but not used to the abrviations)

    do i have to use auto lockers or can i put manual ones in?

     

    also i was looking in the chiltons repair manual and it shows that all the hardbodys and pathfinders from 89-91(2WD & 4WD) with the VG30x engine use the same manual tranny which is the FS5R30A. therefore i am thinking i can use the same tranny and add the transfer case..?? :shrug:

     

    i have the VG30E engine ....just for the record..

     

    and i will resize those pic right now...

     

    thnx

    Water in the door...

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted

    recently i realized that on the bottom of the doors there are what look like drain/vent holes... i was thinking if i were to cross a stream water would get inside the door and wet my aftermarket speakers and the motor for the electric windows...would it be safe to plug these holes and if so what do u think would be the best way to plug them?

     

    thnx

    NEWBIE HERE

    in New People Start Here!

    Posted

    thnx, i am planningon converting my pathy to 4wd. as it has the 4wd front end w/o the 4wd..ha!.. i have a few pics 'n things in another post in the 90-95 section.. please reply if u can help me out or if u need better pics.

    thnx again

    NEWBIE HERE

    in New People Start Here!

    Posted

    just wanted to say whats up. just started in the forum today. i'm in So. Cal. For the last few years i have been driving a 90 pathy and now i'm starting to fix it up.. i have always loved off-road.. i also ride dirtbikes, scuba dive and i am a ham radio operator.. i have lots of hobbies and now i am here on the NPORA looking for help and hopfully will be able to helpout others here as i learn.

    thnx

     

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    2WD->4WD Conversion

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted

    My parents were the original owers of my pathfinder. while i was replacing bushings and installing new torsion bars, I realized that i have the 4WD front end ...just w/o the 4WD.

    Where can i find parts for a complete 4WD system to convert my pathfinder to 4WD?

     

    i have M/T...so i have to tear into the tranny or can i just add the transfer case right on?

    thnx

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