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damn. at least you're ok. Good thing they had the divider between the lanes. it may have been worse if you skipped through the median into oncoming traffic like 87pathy says, i bet they will scrap it. There are too many mashed parts on there, but since the airbags never went off (drivers side?) you never know. will the insurance company at least let you pluck all the aftermarket stuff you have installed in it?

is that one of those lancor land anchors?

yeah, but i still like to choose what I hear. I have cd holders on both my visors so they stay out of the way. If i tried it for a few months, i would probably enjoy it because i hate commercials on regular radio even more than the playlists.

me two. 100 or so odd songs on each cd keep me entertained. I am saving my money for when alpine makes a deck with usb or audio in lines for most mp3 players (not just crummy ipods)

I have AC UCA's and have not had major alignment problems. They got rusty pretty quick up here, but i am content with them.

i sometimes had to push my clutch in twice to get my old miata into reverse or first. somtimes it would go really smooth if i shifted to reverse, and then first gear

Great job Pete! Did your front end sag at all from the extra weight?

get an older dodge 2500 then. I think big trucks are useless unless you're some sort of contractor, big boat owner or farmer. I am still baffled as to why Nissan doesn't bring their own diesel engines to the market. I mean Chrysler doesn't know anything about diesel so i don't think they're meeting about that. I think Nissan is looking to them for some pointers on how to make the truck cheaper to manufacture. I think they would be talking to cummins or caterpillar if they needed help designing a bigger diesel. Maybe sw or one of the other aussies and kiwis can let us know how the big diesels stack up against cummins. I would personally rather want one of these if they were available as opposed to that s****y titan. At least the sas is done for you already.

for reference, I paid $324.95 for my nickle plated set from Rocky Road Outfitters August 2005

Looks good though. I like those tires, but they are soo expensive here

have you taken it in for an alignment yet?

sounds like you have some steering and suspension damage. Possibly the lower control arm or the x-member where the t-bar anchors. If the frame is bent where the control arms attach, it will be costly to fix -but perfect time to SAS!. Post up some pictures with the front tire removed and we can give you a better idea of what you'll need to fix.

I don't think the pitman arm had a taper to the hole. The output shaft from the steering box was tapered. I would like if someone could confirm that for me.

right on. i have a few leftover wires to clean up under may dash too. I also had a remote starter system in mine from the P.O. which i've removed most of so far.

here's a quick one for now. you can just barely see the grease nipple on the idler arm. I don't think you could simply flip the idler arm upside down to work with your RHD model. You can see that the arm isn't centered on the tube that the kingpin goes through. The pitman arm would probably work, but you may have to alter the idler arm bracket to make it work. I will get you a picture of the idler arm mounted on my truck when i get home. I'm on my laptop now.

I bought my kit secondhand. My idler arm was a little sticky because brackets were making contact with the bushings when i tightened down the kingpin, but I added a couple of really thin washers on top and underneath the brass bushings between the brackets and it moves very smoothly now. You will want to drill and tap for a zerk fitting on the side of the idler arm so you can easily grease it. I can post a picture of mine to show you what I mean. I never had steering problems to begin with, but i figured I would after I move up to a 33" tire.

now that would suck

thanks for the info

there is also a little coolant hose coming off the t-stat it's around $10 for the part and you might as well replace that while you have everything opened up. Both my cam seals were leaking on my truck when i had the t-belt done so get a couple of them and if you don't need them you can always return or sell them on here.

that happened to me the first time i switched the plugs on my truck. I had to use an easy-out to remove the piece of the plug. anti-sieze is good

they look too dukes of hazzard or a-team van for my taste

nice job pete. the rear bumpers on the pathfinders up here have extra holes to mount the rear bumper a little higher on the frame. That's a unique snorkel you have there. What brand is it? I don't seem them like that for sale in north america. We have the ones that look like this (i think they are safari snorkels):

hopefully he can tell you when he pops the fuse (turning on the defroster, pushing the brake to shift from park) so you don't have to go hunting for shorts in some of the more complicated circuits. judging by the season, i think you can safely rule out the airconditioner edit: d'oh, just realized you live in cali