El Pathfindero

Headed off to auto body/custom street roddesign in 4 months and was wondering is a sliding rag top (think 60's VW vans and bugs) could be done on a pathy? already have a sunroof so, might be able to base off the existing cut as a basis for the rest of the way back. the slight rise in the roof may pose a problem there, but are there other supports in the roof i'd have to worry about? -thnkboutit- El P

Well folks, as you all know the Pathfinder has been down for weeks now, and while its down I ve ben fixing stupid little things like repainting my interior So heres my next question? what steps do i need to take to prep up my center console for painting so far i've got it down but ive never painted something that is made to stretch like the armrest on the console does Is it the same basic procedure 1.scuff with light sandpaper/scotchbright, clean with alcohol (not stolie, thats too sticky -alcohol- ) then spray away using plastic paints like Krylon's Fusion, or Rustoleum's Plasticote? the trim and stuff is alread all painted up using a textured plastic paint that makes it look like hammered metal, and all gray trim has been coated with black, an now am looking to paint armrests and console black..... :confused:

The guys at my local stereo place actually told me to buy that stuff, they all run it in theri own rigs...

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Welcome to the club Rami, Welcome to the club rebuilding the one in El right now

I called the Local JY 's and onl was a able to guarantee one tranny-one with 150,000 on it for $1100 :o - not buying that! one other JY said they might have a couple of hardbody's on hand they could steal the tranny out of- will that work? and then I found a rebuild kit for $350 and a buddy of mine who used to work at a toyota dealership (I know I know toyota's and Nissan's are completely different animals, but its better than a VW tech right?) He says he'll do the work for me, and Ill help him out - If i go this way, and put on a B&M cooler would that be the best bet? And as for looking on Ebay for one- you guys need to realize I live in SOUTH DAKOTA, there isnt a nissan off roader for miles, let alone a decent pathy. so far the closest pathy to me I've found on Ebay was 500 miles away in iowa El P

As you all know my Pathy's tranny took a crap on me about a month ago, tore it open this weekend and found out I had sheared a plastic bushing inside completely off, thus forcing the clutch packs to seize And now I've thought about my options: 1. go out and buy a Jeep Cherokee and be like everyone else on the trails 2. Buy a Full size blazer and shoot myself in the foot every time I fill up the gas or 3. rebuild the Pathfinder, even with the high mileage it has SO: my question is how much does it run to have the autotragic rebuilt?? or would I be better off buying another used one and swapping 'em out Let me know before I join the Jeep world........

I used to take the pathy off-roadin every weekend before it died.... had mud up to the windows, drove through a pond up to the door handles, and many hill climbs moral of the story: I've only used 4WD twice on all my local trails, and once I wouldnt have needed to switch to 4WD if I had a little more speed Overall just a good (but underrated) 'wheeler

Agree on the angle grinder its almost a swiss army knife when it comes to metal, but a Dremmel tool is easily a close second- used one to prep the metal on my rack, cut my fender flares back, and take rust off my grill guard Miller makes pretty damn nice "110 buzzboxes" there '87 We have one at school and it will outweld anything in the shop when you're running 3/16 or smaller

i know it sucks that i have to do it but thats only "if" the tranny is toast

Figured it out...traced the power wire back into my steering wheel of all places and found that it had been cut off (probably to keep fuses from blowing) rewired it into my acc. and now they work great sly

Solenoids are $385 direct from nissan for teh 4 speed autotragic I think the tranny's toast now-no second gear at all Fear not my friends a jeep is out of the question. A frind of mine has a '97 S-10 ZR-2 for sale 10" lift SAS-front dana 44 rear axle swap-GM 12 bolt lockers front and rear 4.3 v6 35 inch TRXUS STS's dual t-cases !! $4000 !! Hopefully I wont have to replace EL, but if I do at least I'll still wheel in style :cool2:

looks good, If my pathy lives through a little transmission surgery, Im doing the same thing. If ot, im doing t to the '97 SAS'd S-10 I'm buying to replace mypathy sly

Post Jacking for a second here: some of you mayrememberme thinking my tranny had bit the dust a couple months back. (wouldnt shift into second easily) well now it wont shift to second at all I ordered the solenoids like 88 said it probably was, just havent put em in yet. but a mechanic friend said solenoids almost never go out.....Is it really toast?? dont want to get rid of El but at 230,000 its time to let it die if the tranny's toast :help: :help: :help:

4runner.....by most peopl who dont know Jeep by almost every girl....

Vox, that duplicolor stuff doesnt stick worth a damn, and after about a week in the sun it will start to fade in spots so your stuff looks like it got sick with some wierd disease Trust me, thats what I used on my Roofbasket. I sanded, cleaned and primed the metal first too Just a heads up....try sealing it off with clear-coat maybe that will help

what the heck is this?? i post up my tail light idea (which was primarily the same as Vox's, just lines instead of circles) and I get the boot -argue-

What is this emissions stuff you guys keep talking about?? I live in SD.....not enough people to have 'em :cool2:

So explain to me where this thing is again.....

RapidcityRacing: just a bunch of local car guys (rapidcityracing.com) and me and a buddy are in the process of starting our own club...but its only 4 members strong sssh C.C.O. Controlled Chaos Offroad

Agreed!!

that would be easy but like luker said ever frickin hick in the world does that with thier dodges and chevys ...... belive me I live in South Dakota Maybe if I could make the Nissan Logo look a little diferent...or find a NISMO logo

It will be PAINT when its finished

...not very many hicks drive imports

I was planning on making it bigger than i did today