JamesRich

For the A/C I'm hoping the lines off the frontier will just hook right up to the pathfinder lines! Yea right not with my luck! If they don't I can cut the ends off and get a local shop to crimp them on the lines from a WD21. I should have grabbed the A/C lines too, I'll have to go back. From my research all the VG blocks are the same so the WD21 motor mounts will bolt right up. Use the exhaust manifolds from your VG30. Also use the VG30 intake and everything else from on top of your VG30. You may need to use the thermostat housing from the frontier motor because it meets a short steel pipe that bolts to a bracket above the P/S pump idler. The VG30 thermostat housing might not have the right angle to meet this pipe. I plan to use everything on the front of the frontier motor from the timing belt covers out but all the fuel injection from the VG30. James

While I had my headliner out I put some sound deadening material under the roof and then put insulation under that before putting the headliner back. It makes it a little quieter and cooler inside. James

Sounds like a good deal as long as he does quality work. Have you seen any trucks he has converted? James

Just make sure who ever you get to do it has a good reputation. I've been trying to install a set of Experimental Engineering headers and keep running into problems. These are some awesome looking headers by the way! Thick flanges, beautiful welds, should last the life of the truck. My main problem is time, but the biggest problem I hit so far is that some ass clown previously changed one of the studs on my truck. He drilled it out of place so the header flange wouldn’t fit. Then when I backed the stud out I realized he drilled into the water jacket and coolant started leaking out! So basically the head is screwed! It looked like he put JB weld to keep it from leaking so I will try that with a plug and not run a bolt in that spot. James

I got the rivet tool at harbor freight for $14 with a few different size rivets with it. It is a duel purpose gun that does threaded rivets and regular pop rivets. I also got a box of threaded rivets for around $8. The factory used rivet nuts but they used a hex shaped nut. Hex would work better because it wouldn't turn if it got a little loose but those were really expensive online. I just missed a short rack from a 02 frontier at our local pick a part. Maybe someone could have used it. James

I'm gonna have to find myself a rack and do this too! I have a sunroof so it was more of a pain in the . I used threaded rivets instead of jacknuts but what ever works! James

The frontier accessories are on the same side as the older WDs. Look what I got. This should have everything I need to fit a VG33 into my pathfinder with the VG33 crank and the oil filter in the front. All the accessories will have the Vrib belts, but not sure what I will do with the A/C compressor. The compressor mounts different on this motor and the lines are probably different than the lines on the pathfinder. I think the oil pan would fit too they look the same but I'll just use my oil pan with the oil pickup from this motor. James

Aren’t the frontier accessories on the same side as the WD pathfinders? There is a 02 frontier in the local pick a part I'll have to go check out. James

My wife's 01 quest van just started this too. It has the integrated video system so I don't want to just put an aftermarket radio. I could just tear into it, if I had the time, but hopefully someone has a link! James

I watched my buddy's video from over there. When a truck with tractor tires as tall as me gets stuck and someone pulls him out in three separate pieces I don't want anything to do with that mud hole. So I wouldn't even bring my pathy so I wouldn't get tempted after too much liquid courage! My weekends stay booked up lately that’s why I couldn't make it. Working 55 to 60 hours a week and sometimes saturday too doesn't leave time for much else especially when your old and need sleep. It was so much easier when I didn't need to sleep! James

The last three years I've been wanting to go check that out. A guy I work with has a hunting camp close by there. Was trucks gone wild there this year too? James

Some of the pieces looked like aluminum, I collected them all in a paper towel for later inspection but haven’t gotten back to it. When I got the truck it was overfilled (106K) so I'm assuming a dealer did it so it should have been the correct oil. They even put some of the gray silicone that the transfer case is sealed with on the fill plug. I changed it out with amsoil GL4 that I ordered from there site. It wasn't jumping out of gear when I bought the truck and now with 116K and amsoil gear oil it is. Kind of kills my confidence in amsoil. I should have just left the damn thing alone! My first truck, a ford ranger lost fifth gear one day all of a sudden around 130K. I had to replace a little check ball and a clip that was letting the main shaft move pulling the gear out of engagement. Easy fix because I did it myself but the trans still had to come out and apart. My next truck 90 model chevrolet, input bearing started humming around 180K so I pulled it and rebuilt it. The synchronizers in this thing were steel with friction material bonded to them and the friction material was coming off so I would have had to pull it for that later anyway. My brothers 94 Z71 chevy, I changed the input bearing twice and had to replace a part in the shift mechanism that broke while he was acting the fool and jamming gears. And now my pathfinder with only 116K miles, I give up! I've seen autos go over 200K without even changing the oil. So far my titan is still going strong, I'd better shut up though with my new 8000# camper beating on it, it might be next. It's still warantied till 100K though so it will probably make it to 101K and then burn up. The titan has a factory trans temp gauge though so I can keep an eye on it. End of rant. James

Finally got the transmission back in, I had to take off work to have time to do it. I separated the transfer case and trans so I could put it back in without fighting with a jack and found this! It jumps out of third gear every now and then and I was planning to pull the rear case to see if I could find anything obvious. After finding this I said to hell with it and just stuffed it back in. I will run it till it gets worse then find a used one to replace it with. I give up on standard transmissions! They should last forever as long as I keep them full of oil but every truck I've had with a manual I had to pull it for some reason. From now on I'm only buying autos! James

No feminine products here! It's much manlier to have the doctor grind metal parts out of your eye. I must be really manly (or stupid) because I've done that twice. Yes I had safety glasses on but when you are getting crazy with a grinder sometimes the shavings bounce around the glasses. Seriously though I might have to try the q tip next time, but if I get a nose bleed there is no way I'm sticking a tampon in there! James

Holy crap that VG34 has some power! The only thing I ever saw loose traction at 60 mph was my Dad's dodge cummins with a banks power pack on it. You gonna need a new trans soon! Now your making me want to leave the throttle body on mine. What kind of fuel mileage has that VG34 been getting? James

I got my lockright here. http://rocky-road.com/lockright.html They list for $270 on their page but I called them and they gave it to me for $250. James

I've had a headlight harness sitting behind the seat for over a year! I'm planning to install a relay box to hook it to because I don't want too much stuff connected to my battery post, already have the winch. one day I'll get to it. James

Mounting it on top would put an angle on the front bushing. It may work fine but I wouldn't do it. James

Or you could buy a cheap lockright and let it do all this for you. James

Did you pull your distributor cap and make sure its dry inside? James

I end up doing a lot of jobs by myself that I should have help with. I will take the transfer case off to put it back, should be easier. Usually with aluminum case transmissions I remove and put them back in by hand. It beats fighting with a jack. This one seams really heavy or I'm just getting to old. I'll see when I get back on it. James

Jack up both rear tires and put some stands under it. Leave the truck in gear so the drive shaft doesn't turn. If you have a lockright when you try to turn one wheel it shouldn’t turn. Hold one wheel with tension in the forward direction and the other wheel should turn towards the rear direction with clicking. Then hold the other wheel in the rear direction and the opposite should turn in the forward direction with clicking. It's easier to show than explain how to test it. I saw a video back when I installed mine. James

That's awesome! I had thought of doing this a while back when I couldn't get all the air out but didn't think I could find the right fitting. Thanks for doing the home work! James

I bought some for my titan, now I just need to find the time to put them in. They were the cheapest plug that advanced had, I hope they are not crap. James

You just earned a spot on the list of people I'm not going wheeling with! Lol! Of course I don't want to go wheeling where there are any cliffs to drive off of either. Pitty someone didn't get some video of that arial cliff dive, would have been awesome. James