JohnMasters

I'm sorry to hear about your frame. My repair seems to be working pretty good. I have finally been able to drive this thing with some peace of mind. It figures, I went to the junkyard this weekend. There were 9 Pathfinders and NONE had frame rot.

Thanks for the quick replies! I think I'll pick up a set of 6.5" PPIs for the front and get rid of the 6X9 boxes in the back in lieu of a sub.

I hate to post a thread regarding what should be an easy question. But... All of my searching, including Crutchfield, states that the 91 has 4X6 speakers up front but they appear to be round to me(either 4" or 5.25"). Am I missing something? Can a pair of 6.5s be installed in the doors without to much modification? Thanks in advance!

I'm sure they could be done pretty cheaply. Since my friend has the waterjet, he is just looking for projects that he can program in and then just hit "print" when someone places an order. Maybe $50 each. I guess several templates could be made for the front, back, top and bottom and someone could just order the one(s) they need. Are there any other parts that you guys need that are not readily available that are similar to this?

Sorry about that, I was reorganizing my Photobucket. Fixed!

Harvey, I am going to give you the name of a forum where all of your questions regarding car stereos can be answered. Just be warned, this forum is very addictive and you wont believe how much there actually is to know about car stereos. This is one of my very favorite forums to date... www.diymobileaudio.com Thats the only site you will need to have the best sounding Pathfinder in the UK.

I can vouch for just hammering a 19mm over the locknut and using a cheater bar. Worked good for me!

I forgot to answer this. Although I saw the rust at the lower corners of the rear doors, my eyes never set foot on the frame rail. It would seem impossible to miss(and will be in the future) but keep in mind, I bought this thing 16 minutes after it was posted on CraigsList during my lunch break without doing even 5 seconds of research. I didnt even realize it was a 4X4. Obviously its worked out pretty good because I had a friend to help fix it. Without him, $1000 would not have been a great deal.

So far, this is exactly the kind of feedback that I was looking for. When I sent the link to this thread to my friend with the waterjet, he also thought that the $ should be less than I had stated so that shouldn't be a problem. I will get him to join the site so that he can follow this thread and answer any questions you may have. Can I have the forum email me every time a thread I have started receives a response? We DID NOT do the top or the bottom of the frame rail except in one small place on the passenger side. I was wondering if I should drill a few holes in the new pieces in order to be able to clean it out. Do most of you agree that this should be done? My friends name with the WaterJet is Arthur so hopefully he will start chiming in soon.

Greetings NPORA, My name is John Masters. I am new to the Nissan Pathfinder and the NPORA forum. I recently purchased a 1992 XE off CraigsList as somewhat of an impulse purchase for $1000. 205,000 miles, Timing Belt changed at 199,000, nice interior, runs good, passed emissions, new tires. etc... Well, I wish I had known then what I know now regarding the notorious frame rot found above the rear wheels on these vehicles. Because mine has it... I am lucky enough to have a friend who owns a performance shop in town so we got busy figuring out how to get this fixed up so I can get some use out of the vehicle without worrying about it breaking in half. In this thread I am displaying pictures of the Drivers side repair. The passenger side was worse. You can see all of the pictures by following the link at the end of this thread. We made a template... Got busy with the Plasma Cutter... Then some welding and filling in... And some undercoating... Keep in mind, we did this in one afternoon without removing the gas tank or any suspension parts or jacking up the body so the repair is only on one side of the frame. SO, I have two questions for you guys... Firstly, do you think that this is a satisfactory repair? IF SO... Secondly, If we could have this type of "repair plate" reproduced on our WaterJet machine, how many of you guys(& girls)would be interested at around $80 - $100 per side? Of course, you get to handle the welding. And, are there any other similar parts that pathfinder owners find themselves needing but not finding that could be made on a WaterJet? You will find all pictures relating to this repair here... Visit My Website Thanks! John Masters