arctic_mark

My rocker panel is bent up pretty well, had to attack it with a rubber hammer just so the door could open and close properly. Doesn't appear to be much damage to the inner panel though, just the outer. Like the idea of covering up the ugly dent it with diamond plate, adding rock sliders and forgetting about it!!

Got bitten by a rock out wheelin' a while ago and pretty much crushed the passenger side rocker panel! Took my Pathy to the local body shop and they wanted CDN$ 785 to pull it broadly back into shape, cut out the main damage and weld in a new section. Right now I got better things to spend my cash on (like rock sliders!!!). Is it possible to drill out the spot welds on the old damaged panel and bolt on a new one or is this a job best left to the experts? If it can be done at home, has anyone done it, and what is their advice? Thanks Arctic Mark

Hi Folks What mods should I be making to my (pretty-much) stock '94 SE V-6 in order to cross rivers deeper than my wheel hubs? :allclean: I can think of the obvious, extended breather tubes on diffs, trany, t-case etc; relocate ECU from the floor to somewhere dry; snorkel. But am I missing anything? Are there any electrics in the engine bay that are particularly vulnerable and how can I proof these? Also, central locking keeps locking by it self in the cold Edmonton winter? Any solutions/fixes? Thanx Mark

Thanks for the link, I'll look into it. I did come across a system from Brazil called the FlexTek (http://www.flextek.com.br/?lang=eng) that you wire in between your ECU and injectors. You set the ethanol/gasoline ratio in the unit, including all mixtures as well as pure gas and pure ethanol. Apparently it interprets the signal from your ECU in the light of your ethanol percentage and adjusts the injectors accordingly. They say that the system isn't supported by Nissan engines but the problem is simply one of incompatible connectors. They tell me that Nissan drivers do use the system successfully but have to hard wire it rather than just plug-and-play. Think I may have to go for this and give it a try. Just need to get into home brewing now! javascript:emoticon('') smilie Mark

Hi all Newbie to forums but got some questions. Hearing a lot about alternative fuels here in Canada right now what with high prices at the pump and environmental concerns. I know they’re big into Ethanol in Brazil with cars running on anything from E10 through all the grades to pure ethanol. Does anyone have any info on running either blends at higher than E10 or mods required for running pure ethanol in a ’94 SE V6 ? I guess there may be duel fuel conversions out there but have come across any, and what are the pros and cons? Heard on CBC Radio 1 this morning that later Brazilian engines are designed as flex fuel engines to automatically sense the percentage ethanol content of fuels and adjust automatically. Can you retrofit an old VG30E to these standards or is this a stupid question?! Failing that could you drop a used flex-fuel engines available in Brazil into my Pathy (or is that an even more dumb question)? Any help or advice would be appreciated! Cheers Mark

Hi there, just saying "hi" as I'm new to this whole forums thing. Got a few questions about my '94 SE V-6 that I hope that you friendly folks can help me with and I look forward to chatting about this and all things Pathy related. Cheers Mark