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  1. Wow, didn't know TC was doing anything for older models.

     

    i just shot them an email. to get some info on them and other nissan hardbody parts they might carry. i got a little excited when i seen them.

     

    P.S. Happy 4/20 everyone :fireworx:

  2. anyone know about the UCA's with welded in ball joint spacers, compared to whats out there now? It says ball-joint spacers are the best way to lift the front. For the tubular ones it also said they provide a full 2" of lift.??

     

    Awesome pics BTW, i love the retro stuff.

    All those pretty UCA's, in their pretty colours... :blush02:

  3. I think they call my problem "axel wrap". Articulation with the supple springs is good. I have looked at a ladder bar set up, but believe it will fight/restrict articulation. A single, long top link would probably be better. More homework required I think

    Cheers

     

    i think i seen something like that,Called an anti-wrap bar. I think the axle end had a johnny joint, and i seen one with a shackle on the other end...

    http://www.currieenterprises.com/cestore/johnnyjoints.aspx

    Currie's Johnny Joint® offer 30 degrees of unrestricted movement in any direction as compared to 22 degrees on a common heim joint.

  4. Can my ECU be tuned? So you think I would be better off finding a 300zx and take the turbo components off it and just putting it on my engine?

    some of the parts..

    The thing about a normal turbo is all the exhaust and air piping that takes up space under the pathy hood. With a centrifugal supercharger there is only an air intake. it also reduces engine temps and all the rest. No need to have to fit in a down pipe and all the rest. If you get a 300zx ECU, you can get it tuned. There is a product called Nistune, they install a chip/computer port to connect a laptop to it and the Nistune program lets you tune on the fly, with 3D air/fuel charts displayed in real time.

  5. Do they even make super chargers for that engine? And what would the price be compared to a turbo kit?

    you might want to look at centrifugal superchargers. belt driven, easy to mount. They also make more power at low RPM than a standard "roots" style supercharger.

     

    this one the V-9 series is designed for engine compartments with limited space.

    http://www.vortechsuperchargers.com/view.php?pcat=21

     

    It sounds like your building a nice truck, give em hell.

     

    note: I know you said 3.3, but others might find it useful that to put a turbo or supercharger on a vg30e you gotta get an ECU from a late 80s 300zx with the VG30ET (Z31) engine, not the VG30DETT(Z32) as i thought before.

  6. You'd be cheaper making your own proably than buying that AND getting the hardware you actually need and can use.

     

    ive thought about that, but not sure where to get the lift blocks. Ive heard of hockey pucks, but i dont know how good that would be. im always up for suggestions.

  7. Does it even have the right number of spacers?? Does it have metric bolts of the right length and pitch?? My guess is a big fat No Way!!

     

    A new Nissan Pathfinder lift kit is about $150. I recommend going that route... ;)

     

    B

     

     

    thanks for the info B, but its for a D21 not a pathy.

    i do think it had the right amount of spacers. im not sure on the pitch of the bolts, i think they were 6 1/2" long. Anyway, its only 75 bux, so i thought it might be worth it.

     

    The one on 4x4parts.com is $188.00, is that the one you were thinking of? i might get that one.

  8. Hey guys and gals, I have the chance to get a body lift for cheap, but its for a '97-'02 jeep TJ PART#9375. I was wondering if it would work on my D-21 hardbody?? Its brand new and he only wants $75 for it!.. so if it would work i would save a nice bit of cash. anyone have any ideas?

     

    Note: my truck is off-road only, and i can remove the box if need be...

  9. Its called axle hop. its something that old drag racers would worry about too. To help the reduce axle hop, on the '69 Camaro, chevy mounted the shocks on opposite sides on the axle. and thats your dose of useless knowledge for today..

  10. The venerable Cummins 4bt would be sweet in a WD for sure, but the transmission and T-case that one would have to use to mate to one would be an awful tight squeeze, unless maybe you used a 4L60 and a NP231 from an s-10 or something, then who knows if it would handle it...

     

    it would be a tight squeeze for sure. Maybe some day when its on 1 ton axles haha. There is an old transfer case i want to use for a mud truck at the Local JY, its a NP200 from the 50's gear driven, no chain. from a 3/4 ton dodge military truck

     

    oh and theres a video on youtube with a 3.9 4bt in a rat rod. very neat

  11. Lol Slade...Use whatever is handy.I think i learned some of that from my Dad....always looking to improvise.HEY Marathon...not too far from me.Hows the job situation your way?

     

    Job openings are few and far between here, especially since Tembec closed the pulp mill. But in the next couple years i fully expect a new mine to open. theres lots of drilling and exploration goin on.

  12. nice job man!

    On my old dakota floor i used computer case panels, on my old blue pathy, i used the tailgate from my dakota! now i need to fix the floor in my D21. what should i use? the old pathfinder hood? haha just kidding, or am i?

  13. my "new" d 21 is auto, its not too bad, i dont mind it. But my pathy that is now a donor is a 5 speed and i loved wheeling with it. even in 4 hi i found the tranny to geared pretty low. and it was/is a 4 door.

    im starting to miss the ole' girl. sometimes i think about putting the pathy body on the hardbody frame. :blush02:

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