snowboard419

I adjusted my rear brakes, and installed a fire extinguisher in the cab. I may also go install a new cheapo intake this evening.

Looks like I found this a bit late but if anyone drops the ball on payment or ends up not wanting what they have purchased send me a PM I am very interested, just wish I had seen this thread before now.

My 91 SE is at 241xxx and is running great.

I was going to use the rivetnuts but I am cheap and the tool alone is like $80

Hey I was able to snag a roof rack off of a friend of mine and thought I would share how I went about mounting it. You will need: Roof rack from an Xterra Misc hand tools (sockets, screwdrivers etc.) A drill and bits A measuring device Something to cut/trim the rack with( die grinder, or hacksaw) Jack Nuts(for mounting threads in blind holes) and a Pathfinder I also used construction adhesive to re mount the foot pads to the rack after I had trimmed it, but im sure there is a better way. First thing I had to do was measure and trim the rack to fit my roof. I think I took 3 to 3 1/2 inches off of the front and 2 inches off the side but dont take my word for it. ( I also dont have a sunroof) Next I dry fit the rack onto my roof and after making sure it was as centered as possible I marked the four corner holes with a center punch. I had also removed the headliner so I could be sure I was not going to drill through it or something else, it is not necessary but it would be really easy to put a hole in it. Now it is time to drill holes to fit the Jack Nuts, I ordered the nuts from Fastenal a local hardware company. It was the only place I could find jack nuts that fit the original roof rack mounting hardware bolts size M6, and after ordering what I thought were standard run of the mill jack nuts I received these. Jack nuts made to mount roof racks Even better, I did not even know these exsisted, I drilled 7/16" holes after a pilot hole and it fit perfectly. I did this on all four corners and set the jacknuts with the POS tool that you can get to mount them, I found the tool at ACE hardware for $2 but buy at least 2 or 3 because they are easy to ruin, it also would not be hard to just make one, there is also a fancy tool like a rivet gun to install these but Im cheap After getting the four corner nuts installed I mounted the rack and marked the rest of my holes. Also make sure and get extra nuts because you will F a few up before you get it to work, and it would be wise to practice installing one in a scrap piece of sheet metal so you can get the feel for it. With the rubber dip on these particular nuts it made them a bitch to install. I used my drill, a spare bolt in the proper size,and a washer between the bolt and the tool to set the jacknuts and it made it A LOT easier and faster. Also after you get the bolt started into the jacknut before you tighten it down let the nut spin into the hole to help wear some of the rubber coating off and give a better fit. This Is what they should look like. Notice a few holes you may be drilling through two pieces of metal. Repeat for all of your holes and mount your new rack. If you have any questions or if I missed something let me know.