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Also something to be said about Nissan Seals... When I built my new engine the rebuild kit came with all OE branded gaskets but some other brand seals. Both cam seals started puking after 7k (your supposed to change them every 100k, so they failed at 7% of its change interval) I got some OE seals (Timken or SKF if you shop locally) and now I can r

How many hours did it take to get to this point? How many hours until you are able to drive it again? How much grunting, cussing and knuckle busting was involved in the whole job? If the RMS started leaking a week after you got it all back together how would your feel about doing all the above AGAIN? For reference, my RMS had 15k on it when I was in there and I STILL CHANGED IT. Estimated RMS life expectancy is up to 200k and I STILL CHANGED IT. See that sleeve around the input shaft? At the base of the sleeve there is a weep hole so that any leaking gear oil goes straight down into the bell instead of dripping all over your clutch. Its a safety feature that lets you have a leak without ruining your drive home. FYI if you do need to change that seal it goes in from behind, once all the bolts are out DO NOT USE THE SLEEVE FOR LEVERAGE OR HAMMERING it will break off. There is a tab on the bottom left and bottom right of the casting that you can use for leverage. This one really sucks if the factory paper gasket needs removal/cleaning (re-install with a wet RTV gasket makes easier next time) If its not leaking I would still do it if it has more than 50k on it. See above for reasoning.

There's no seal there. That's a cast in Boss to receive for the pivot pin of the t-case shifter. In other words is solid aluminum keep looking for another source maybe its leak down from someone filling the trans from the top. ...

you don't have to pull off the door, just the panel you have pictured.

I think There were 3 sizes of speakers that came in pathfinders. 1)The 2 doors got round 5.5" and most 6" could easily be mounted in its place if you remove the reducing ring from the door The 4 doors came with 5x7 or 6x9 2)IIRC the 5x7 had a metal reducing ring which needs to be used with the new speaker. 3)The 6x9 came in the premium sound packages and had a resin impregnated enclosure the speaker sits into. The opening on the back of the enclosure faces down to improve bass and reduce window rattle. This is based on my 89, 93, 94 and many pathfinders I've seen in junk yards.

Yes and no. Given your career training and experience you probably already know this but I'll put it out there anyway. In most vehicle collisions a properly mounted child seat will move a few inches. No matter how hard you strap a seat down it should be allowed to move about and inch under a firm tug. It should also be able to push into the cushion by about an inch under a firm shove. This inch of movement reduces the declaration/acceleration forces that are transferred to the child seat. Snug is good but using ratchet straps so its completely rigid is bad. I think An extreme example would be you if had 2 identical children (ok test dummies) in one car and one was in a seat belted car seat and the other was in a car seat firmly bolted to a roll cage. Then run the car into a wall. I think The child seat bolted to the roll cage would suffer severe bruising from the shoulder straps because the deceleration is INSTANT and possibly internal head trauma from the brain moving inside the skull etc. On the other hand I think The child in the lap belt car seat would have a few inches of deceleration as the belt pulled tight against is anchors and the injuries would be less.

This is a good reason to upgrade to a VG33. Front mount oil Filter near the Steering box with the open side Pointing up FTW!!!

IIRC the electrical difference between a Z24i and a vg30i is the ECU and the distributor. (yes the 2 injectors and the throttle body are the same) so if you find a complete VG30i with ECU it should be all plug and play. The bell housing patter is different so you would have to do a trans swap as well. Anything else requires a rewire of the engine electrical but KA24, VG30, VG33 and TD27 are known fits with factory parts. Matching transmissions will be required...

yes the pumpkin is the 3rd member. Each shaft has to come out a few inches and pumpkin will unbolt from the housing and come out. 87-95 pathfinder 3rd members will all fit but some of them have a thrust block that the shafts would but up to. This thrust block must be removed if your axles do not slide all the way in. There are 4 bolts holding each axle in place but I highly recommend disconnecting the the parking brake, unbolt the the caliper and hang it in the wheel well so you can fully remove the shaft. Reason being is the axle seals are over 20 years old and when we partially pull the shafts we tend to "hang" the shaft on the seal which stretches/wears/cracks the seal and can lead to leaks. So now is a good time to pull the shaft all the way and change the "inner" oil seals. Go with Timken of SKF if you want them to last another 20 years. The "outer" seals can be left alone(lot of extra work) they are a grease only seal and will not leak as long as your inner seal is good.

"Because race car" Its fun! Where I live you sometimes encounter 80+ mph traffic (128+ km) My wife's truck struggles a little with this on the flat 5 lane freeways but my modified 3.3 passes people uphill even on the steep mountain passes at theses speeds. Sure a pathfinder has all the power it needs for trail runs, I never wanted for power on the trail even trail riding my half dead vg30tbi but everywhere that the roads are paved I did want it.

I have no personal experience with them yet but members on here have installed their S1 cams and been happy with them in N/A application. http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/topic/15422-fitting-of-jtw-s-1-billet-cams-in-a-vg33e-engine/

Hey, that's what I've got... (Just not assembled yet) JWT S1 Cam (ground from new cam blank) power comes in about 2k and up. (will be going into my vg34er) or call Isky and tell them what you want (reground). I'm running a Euro cam myself in a 3.3 and its decent. A little More power 3k to 5k no loss in bottom end.

I drove it Its been sitting a lot since the clutch screwed up. Clutch is fixed and new headers and 2.5" exhaust in the process but I've still got more stuff that needs done... But I was able to load it up and sell some stuff from CL today so I'm happy.

They are getting pretty scarce. Back in the early 2000's they could (wow it weird saying that) be found for $2-300 and new units were available for $600 (nismo Frontier LSD) Now used sometimes go for $600 and up. Every Z31 I have ever seen in a JY is either open diff or the Diff has already been removed. MR510 had one in the front his pathfinder (the rear was also modified) and it managed to give us quite a bit of fun... (the better the wheeler the more stuck it can get) The Z31 CLSD's are ramped so the more torque that is applied the harder they lock up.

I think he meant the first gen 300zx (z31) CLSD (except the white shiro edtion which was the only Z31 to get a VLSD all others were open or CLSD)

lol I'm running a wd21 fan and clutch on it right now... Most of it will be so custom that what fits on it may not fit other S30's

Going into an AWD conversion for an S30

I wonder if that shaft tube would bolt to the other side? On the R200 version it is pressed in and welded...

I have a R180 rear diff from a Z that will be becoming a front diff... It will be off center just like the pathfinder It just doesn't have an extension tube on it (yet)

Moreso I was interested in the extension housing and long Stub shaft that runs under the engine but I think In the long run I may end up making my own custom.

I meant the old r180 if/when you are done with it... I have a project that involves an R180...

So what are your plans for that R180 if you find an R200? I would like to see pictures of it and possibly may need more after that...

87-95 WD21 & D21 Pathfinder and Pickup 00-04 WD22 & D22 Xterra and Frontier They all fit the same BUT THERE IS A DIFFERENCE... In the early 90's they started running a narrower chain. (everything else internally is the same just the chain is different) The narrower chain only effects the most hard core rock crawlers with lockers and T-case gears And those who get airborne a lot in 4 wheel drive... <if you are one of these two the narrower chain stretches faster (It was $400 from Nissan). But for everyone else the chain should last a lifetime.

I told him on the 15th, Its only been a few days. He's fallen pretty far behind this time and he's probably started with the oldest first... SQUIRREL! Wait what? Give him a few more days and then Quote this message if you want me to reach out to him again. (I do not receive PM, or thread reply emails, only quoted post emails... odd but that's how it works.)