stabworthy

Decision made, looks like a vg30e rebuild is in order. I would love to do a "cool" swap , but i will save it something ... faster. I want to keep the personality of the truck. On the other hand, it is going to be open, apart, on the bench, a pair of cams may just fall in the heads,a die grind stumble in opening up some openings, bigger values might... ok ok ok I'm drop some old school hot rodding skill on the Asian beast. This will also be time fix more problems she has. This is going to be a slow build , this has forced my hand to start a daily driven project (because I can't have a "normal"DD and I can't settle for a running stock car.) I just move out to the less urban area, so a backroad blaster is in order.

Almost a year ago, I was driving home . About 4 blocks away at a red light, I notice a tick feeling in my shifter . It grew while sitting there, to audible tumbling rock in can and bigger feeling in shifter. Limped her home. Just doing a rush job on my clutch a month before I figured , it was a bolt loose or something dumb. Pushed her in the garage. Fast forward to yesterday, moving day . Pushed her out to load her on a trailer. Went to crank it to help load it up the ramps. There is loud clanking like something is hitting the inside of the oil pan. I knew it was a matter of time for the engine to go. It's time to cut my loses and let go of a good friend... nah, I just need to figure what the next phase looks like. Straight rebuild vg30et? 1uz?

Wow, can I get the part number on those coilovers?

I'm thinking about going black pacesetter with a "fireproof" paint job. Thoughts?

http://www.marks4wd.com/patrol-portal-axles.html This is close. I can see it working with a LOT of fab.

I left my plug open over night, but that's me. It's drain and fill. Fill though your shift hole for your full 5.1.

+1 with redline, stuff is not cheap but my trans runs so much smoother. I thinking about running redline in My diffs.

Cams, Go vg30et?. There is still nismo parts for vg30e around.

If they are below the hood release. the big rectangle one is the diagnostic port, and the smaller one I was told is has something to do with the abs

I have pinned many fan clutchs in my life. Mine is ... "stuck in the on position" for like 6 years, it's whatever. Buuuuttt I never used no fan clutch wench , 10 mm and breaker oil. But if you are getting to the timing workings , you will need a pulley puller and it's helps to have a chain wrench and 1/2 breaker bar.

Well I know it's not the driveshaft,it's not attached.

I have my rear end in the air, I turn the wheels the opposite directions with a little force , that is a clunk in movement and sound. Normal?

buggy it , keep what is good, cage the rest.

with the horn/cruise ring installed: That's what I remember seeing. So basically to keep my cruise control horn and signal reset. I have to find a way to attach that ring

Really??? That's cool