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    Another Smashfinder

    in New People Start Here!

    Posted

    So I sold my pathfinder last summer, and was riding in a 03 Frontier with a bajillion kms on it. Every day, I missed my pathy.

     

    Last week, I found one online in Victoria, BC that blew my mind:

     

    1993 Pathfinder, SE-V6 4WD, Loaded with heated leather, CC, A/C, sunroof, 4w disc, LSD, ...and 5Spd. It has a custom front bumper with removable 12k winch, 3+3 Calmini SL/Custom BL, 33" Interco Traxus M/Ts, Warn Hubs, pacesetter headers (w/ 300ZX studs), Dual friction clutch, Custom Dual Exhaust, MAF bypass, Steering Stab, custom bracketed Idler Arm, and more. Its throwing a lot of ponies, and its the rarest model I can think of (all the Nissan SE/LE pkg with Manual Trans). Interior is in pretty good shape (though my wolf-dog will probably change that) and the frame and body have been recently treated for all the standard rust spots.

     

    This guy who is a welder by trade, just finished building this rig over the last few weeks. Once he finished, he needed to sell it quick for some house money. I was there, cash in hand. He had literally just finished building this rig, and nearly all the aftermarket parts were brand new. Felt weird buying a pre-built truck, but it will definitely be a project anyway. He built for nothing but off-road, where I like performance on both sides where I can manage.

     

    The truck has lots of pros, but of course there are some cons too. It sucks to drive on pavement and on the highway. There is a crazy amount of vibration that I haven't figured out what is causing it yet (suspect steering components). The stock coil springs are sagged, and allow the 33s to stuff way up into the wheel wells and rub real bad (He built and welded his own coil lift brackets on the axle side). Torsion bars have lots of room to adjust up, but not until new coils. He kept the O2 sensor on the exhaust, but only on one side of the dual setup, with no crossover, so she's running awful rich. Dual Exhaust with no Cats sounds very tinny, but that might be because I just found out the exhaust hangars broke, and the mufflers are sitting on the rear axle. And the last but not least custom body lift didnt use all the mounting points... It appears to be from a kit (maybe the 87-89 kit or HB kit), but there are a couple spots empty, including the rear.

     

    It appears I have an adventure ahead. Let's see how the wife handles it...

    We need picture or it didn't happen :beer:

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    33" tires

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted

    3" BL and some trimming...33 x 12.5R15...i donno the backspacing on the wheels...we havent had it on the trail yet but i expect some scrubbing still but we shall find out soon...

     

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    on my 87 3" BL and 3" SL with 33x12.50R15 and lost of trimming and I still grab from time to time but i think my backspacing 3.75...I also have long travel shocks, panhard relocation brkt and no sway bars...

     

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    Bro how many Path do you have?

    Body lift install in Fairfax , Va

    in The Garage

    Posted · Edited by Islandpath

    Okay we got my BL on with my my friend help. I have a small problem... I cant get the driver side bumper put on with the new bracket. The steering column shaft is on the way. Is there a trick to put it on? Also, my rear bumper how do you adjust it to go up 3"?

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    front bumper build pics please

    in Solid Axle Swaps, Hardcore Custom Fab

    Posted

    If you're a fair fabricator/welder, I love my tube bumper (I used square tube and made a standard offroad bumper...not round tube) vs the plate bumpers such as an ARB..it wasn't too difficult, and is very functional.

     

    If you are not handy with a welder/grinder, http://www.kenmtnac.com/ makes bumpers for ours, although it is a 6-8 week turnaround and their customer service leaves something to be desired.

     

    here's a basic pic of my bumper, I can snap a better one if you wish.

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    Can you please snap your truck on the front? THANKS!

    Body lift install in Fairfax , Va

    in The Garage

    Posted

    I'm doing 2 BL installs next week...1 on a 95 nissan and 1 on a 03 rubicon...how mechanically inclined are you b/c the install isn't terribly difficult and I could do a pretty decent walk thru...there is already one in hte how to section and another one that precise and I contributed on that has some pix on it already...its not too bad if you have some basic tools and 2 jacks and a piece of 2x4 or 4x4

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