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    Nugget Adventures. (99 r50)

    in General Forums

    Posted

    6 hours ago, Dozzerwd21 said:

    True. The Facebook NPORA page is way easier to work with but it's just not as official.

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    Also full of rubbish, but that's just my :my2cents:

     

    Also if one takes the time to host photos securely, a forum acts as a fantastic archive, which Facebook doesn't do nearly as well, hence the same 3 questions posted there every single day.

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    R50 to Qx4 part conversion?

    in General Forums

    Posted

    13 hours ago, Dozzerwd21 said:

    Whoa that pretty cool. Although I never use cruise control.

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    With how I treated the vehicle the sensor broke pretty quick so I had to get used to no cruise lol, although now my 4Runner has working cruise (only the regular kind sadly) and I love using it on the highway.

     

    7 minutes ago, Mr_Reverse said:

     2002? I knew that Nissan was a very early pioneer of the system, but didn't realize it was that early. 

     

    Yep it is great. They have really refined it to a great level in the new Nissans. While I was working at the dealership, I decided to give one an in-depth test after going through a training module on it. On my test drive loop I used, I set the cruise at 60 on the freeway, then got off onto a trunk road that the dealership was on about a mile from the freeway. I never touched the brakes all the way back to the dealership. It was kinda freaky that the car slowed down and matched the speed of the car in front of me and kept the distance pretty well. What was really wild was at the red light, the car in front stopped and so did the one I was driving. When the light went green, we both started going again. 

    A few months later, I had a chance to try out a Maxima with the propilot, that was really crazy, the car pretty much drove itself as long as I kept my hand on the wheel. With my hands off, after about 30 seconds (was on a lightly traveled surface street with a 30 mph limit) the car pulled itself over to the right and stopped. It was beeping and flashing warnings to me, but the system worked surprisingly well. I have driven a few different cars with lane assist, but to me, the Nissan system seemed the least intrusive, but calibration of all the cameras and sensors is a PITA. 

     

    It's really insane how far car tech has come, especially about cruise control related stuff.

     

    For a 2002 that thing was really well equipped, it had touch screen sat nav, 4 heated seats, memory driver's seat, intelligent cruise control, auto 4wd, and other features that I don't even remember, quite a lot of luxury features for a "truck"! If I get another R50 I'm very tempted for it to just be an immaculate and well-optioned QX4 for a nice daily driver.

    R50 to Qx4 part conversion?

    in General Forums

    Posted

    8 hours ago, Mr_Reverse said:

    Yep, bodywise, the parts can be swapped around. 

    A little thing I discovered while working at the Nissan dealership, the QX4 in 2004 I think it was offered an early version active cruise control. 

     

    My 2002 had that, it was pretty awesome. They called it ICC (Intelligent Cruise Control). It even had several options for following distance.

     

    8 hours ago, Dozzerwd21 said:

    What's active cruise?

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    It allows you to set your cruise control to some speed, and if you come up behind slower traffic it'll automatically slow you down to match their pace.

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    R50 to Qx4 part conversion?

    in General Forums

    Posted

    That should work. Not sure how much behind the bumper and so forth you'd have to grab to make sure everything bolts up properly (I don't think you'll need anything other than the superficial stuff, but I'm no expert), but the vehicles are the same width and so forth so not massive issues like you're worried about; it's all the same unibody structure. Depending on the year, the QX4 may have HID headlights, so there may be some wiring to do to get them going, but if you can they look great in my opinion (shape and light output), so worth it. The plastic flares on the QX4's fenders on post-facelift models does flow into the trim on the doors, so if you're planning to swap all the bits front to back you can make the look smooth and complete, but otherwise you may have some compromises.

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    1991 with td27 swap in NH

    in New People Start Here!

    Posted

    Looks good! Nice that it's a clean southern truck too.

     

    As far as posting pics on this site, the file attachment tool isn't designed for pictures to be able to be shared, hence the small size limitation. You're better off hosting the pictures elsewhere (imgur, etc.) and posting them here by their direct link like this:

     

     

     

    Prob w/ Bilstein 5125 33-185552 + LR 9447 Spring Mod

    in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders

    Posted

    Sounds like an unusual issue indeed, 5100's are extremely common in the Toyota communities I'm involved in and failures are few and far between, with the only ones I've seen being the end snapping off due to extreme abuse. I wouldn't take unusual premature bushing wear as a reason to jump up in cost on shocks, although if you want longer ones anyways it's a good excuse haha. That's also extremely like Bilstein to deny warranty, from what I've seen it seems that they will only warranty things when they're done precisely as they specify, although that does make sense I suppose.

     

    Personally I think the amount of rake you have is very reasonable and looks good, is the trunk empty in the pic? A couple toolboxes and/or camping gear when on trips should get it level I'd imagine, so if it sits a bit uneven day to day but sits right in the woods, sounds like a good setup to me.

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    April 2020 TotM Nominations

    in Truck of the Month

    Posted

    READ AND FOLLOW THE RULES!
    NOMINATIONS AND POSTS NOT CONFORMING TO THE RULES LINED OUT BELOW WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT NOTIFICATION.
    1. You can nominate only Pathfinder/Terrano/QX4 trucks belonging to Registered NPORA Forum Members. New members will have to wait 3 months and have a post count of 100 before they can be nominated. Members who are banned, currently on suspension or for 1 month after their return from suspension will also be disallowed.
    (If you are banned you won't be able to be nominated for 2 months).
    1a. Include the name of the NPORA Member who's truck it is that you're nominating (even if it is yours)
    2. NO FAKE OR JOKE ENTRIES.
    2b. Only original, unaltered photos with out graphics, advertisement or watermarks will be accepted for nomination. (Actual permanent stickers are allowable.)
    2c. Final acceptance of TotM Nominations pics and winner submissions is at the sole discretion of the NPORA Moderation Team.
    3. First 20 nominees are up for consideration and the nomination thread will be closed after the 20th submission or the 20th of the month, which ever comes 1st. Voting will be from 21st-31th.
    4. One pic per nomination post, pics must have at least 640x480 of usable image space for use in the in the official boarder in the event that it wins the popular vote.All nominations are subject to the approval of the Mod Team and all decisions are final. Try to make it a good one or nobody will vote for your nominee! A recent pic is preferred but if the Pathy is still in the same shape as your last pic, go ahead and use that. An offroad setting or action pic is also preferred, but not necessary.
    5. Only one truck nomination per member per month.
    5a. If multiple people want to nominate the same truck, it is up to the nominee to decide on which pic to run with. In the absence of the nominee, the decision will be made by NPORA Moderating Team
    6. Winner gets 3 pics of their choice of their Pathfinder pinned in the TOTM forum (PM me the links please) and is ineligible for the remainder of the calendar year.
    6a. A Member can only win once a year - multiple pathfinders does not mean multiple wins.
    7. No post whoring. P...
    8. Not reading these rules may result in a zombie attack. :D
     
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    TOTM: THEMED MONTHS

     

    The idea was put forward by packie88 with then intention of getting people out in their pathys to get themed shots.

     

    It is only each alternate month that is themed, so you can post up whatever pic you want in the in between month (Some people will never see snow).

     

    It is a kind of rule, but a loose one. For example, water crossing nominations may be considered if there is a mud crossing, the truck is in water, or crossing the road in a torrential rainpour. If you post up a pic with no water in sight, then that will be removed.

     

    Below are the monthly themes:

     

    January Anything goes

    February Snow pic

    March Anything goes

    April Water crossing pic

    May Anything goes

    June Sand pic

    July Anything goes

    August Flex pic

    September Anything goes

    October Sunset pic

    November Anything goes

    December Mud pic

     

    This nomination thread is open through April 20 or until 20 submissions are reached (whichever comes first).

    Corona Lockdown in your area?

    in Off-Topic

    Posted

    13 minutes ago, Strato_54 said:

    Tims and mc Ds are drive thru only. lordco auto parts has floor stickers you must stand on when talking to the people at the desk and at the register about 6 feet away

     

    Same here. The auto parts stores seem more sanitary than the fast food joints to me lol.

     

    For those of you still going out to eat, don't forget, even if the employees at the drive-thru are wearing gloves, those gloves just touched the credit card of the person behind you, then your drink, and the next person's card, then their drink, and the next person's card, then their drink...matters a bit more now, but that's something to think about always - money and cards are gross!

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    mjotrainbrain's Forbidden Build Thread

    in Off-Topic

    Posted

    Been a while since an update, but it drives good now! Not that I've driven it a lot in the past few weeks...thanks Corona. :deadhorse:

     

    New rotors all around solved all of the shaking issues from what I can tell, and a rebuild on the parking brake made it work; some bits were entirely missing, and the rest was well worn. Also have some DuroBump bumpstops up front, which has the suspension at a point that I'm happy with for the time being. Put a radio out of a 2007 Scion TC in to replace the Jensen head unit, as it was buggy and didn't match the rest of the interior very well. Also put on a new passenger front wheel bearing and ProComp Series 69 wheels after I had a tire fall off during some New Year's wheeling. Done a few other odds and ends since, but mostly been trying to just keep it in good shape and enjoy it.

     

    Also has a 1" body lift and a full factory exhaust now.

     

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    Corona Lockdown in your area?

    in Off-Topic

    Posted

    Here in Michigan lots of people are staying inside like they're supposed to, but there's also plenty who aren't. I work fast food and that's considered "essential" so I still have some income thankfully, although reduced hours. It's strange not driving to class or anywhere else. Getting lots cleaned around the house and hoping to kill some time with wiring projects on the 4Runner soon.

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