NC95Pathfinder Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 I put in my UCAs and upper ball-joints yesterday and since I had some extra time on my hands I also put in my dual exploder tranny coolers. With a little more time to kill, I did a little experimenting with the 3.8 Taurus fan I picked up at the JY. With a little trimming I've found the Taurus fan will fit inside the existing Pathfinder shroud. Might be something someone else might want to try. I still have a little trimming to do and maybe fill in the gaps with some expanding foam. But it didn't turn out too bad. ps. I did have to relocate the overflow tube because one of the screws comes through in that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyb33 Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 awesome man, looks really good!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerranoNZ Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Lookin good man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 :cool2: i wish i had the time to do a bunch of work to my 2 kids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unccpathfinder Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 cool...well im shooting for 3 or 4 weeks to have my pathy 100% done (i know this is been going on for almost a year now) but we should try to make a run to URE soon... right now i have to find an electrical short (discovered it this afternoon), replace the front windshield, install UCA's and an alignment, get my radiator patched up where i accidentally put a screw driver thru it and i think i'll be read to ride...ohh yea gotta get it inspected...do u know any joe blow shops that will pass a safety inspection without too many ?s...i dont want to get the run around about my engine swap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC95Pathfinder Posted April 3, 2007 Author Share Posted April 3, 2007 Here's an update on the UCAs. I'm sure many have noticed that the sleeves that come with the new RC UCAs are a little long. Well to try and make a long story short I found that the UCAs were sliding back and forth on the bushing (started getting clunking noises when braking in forward and reverse) As a fix I went to Ace Hardware and purchased 4 flat washers with an inside diameter of 7/8" to fit on the outside of the sleeve. Since the new washer fits outside the sleeve it does not affect the tightening of the spindle nut, it just pushes the bushing into the UCA where it belongs. And centers the UCA on the spindle. (sorry about the crappy pics, the only camera I have right now is my PDA.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC95Pathfinder Posted April 3, 2007 Author Share Posted April 3, 2007 Continuation of the weekend into Monday... I've had my JY JGC springs on for about a year now and they have sagged about 1 1/2 - 2" (I used to be able to walk under the rear hatch when it was open, now I hit my head) so I went out and bought some 3" lift JGC springs. It sits a little high but if these springs sag too they should be about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Where'd you get them? My springs have sagged horribly over the last couple of years as well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC95Pathfinder Posted April 3, 2007 Author Share Posted April 3, 2007 Where'd you get them? My springs have sagged horribly over the last couple of years as well.... I bought them new from 4 wheel parts here in town, they were a bit pricey at $160, but worth it if they work out. The ride isn't as bad as I thought it would be, a little stiffer but still comfortable. I believe they are part of this kit. http://www.4wheelparts.com/PDT1645.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SuperSon Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Looking good man. It looks like its got more lift than others. Did you have to cut the new JCG coils too? That fan idea is great.Im assuming everythings flush with the old shroud. Im having that same dunking noise too now. Need to put another washer on the outside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC95Pathfinder Posted April 7, 2007 Author Share Posted April 7, 2007 (edited) Once completely trimmed the taurus shroud will set at least 1/4" back from the radiator. I put the shroud back on for now with the regular fan, it's going to take almost two weeks for the fan controller to get here from Summit and I want to take it on a test run this weekend. The springs still need to be cut the same way. The guy at 4wheel Parts had never heard of anyone doing that before so I took it back to the store to show him after they were on. He was surprised how well the springs fit. Edited April 7, 2007 by NC95Pathfinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SuperSon Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Right on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeV Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC95Pathfinder Posted July 22, 2007 Author Share Posted July 22, 2007 Here's the latest on the electric fan. I've finally got around to actually finishing mounting the electric fan inside the Pathfinder fan shroud. Lack of funds and the fact that the pathfinder is still in the transmission shop (they can't figure out why it will only go into reverse intermittently) has kept me from getting much done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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