CO_pathfinder Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Got mad at myself for how poorly I've treated the truck since I bought him 2 years ago. Also, turned my A/C off so that I could beat a 4Runner at a red-light on ramp. Got my ass kicked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagabond Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 swapping parts to the 3-3 might be able to set it in tomorrow. Stil lwaiting to hear fromMr.510onthe crank pully and alt and ps brackets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 3.0 Pathfinder vs a 3.0 4Runner... that's a pretty sad drag race LOL. I had a look under the hood just to see how stuff was doing and was surprised to find all of my upper intake manifold bolts were loose. I could swear I ran all those down the last time I had the intake off, but I did have it off a few times, so maybe I forgot on final assembly. Still ran just fine. I ran them down again and plan to keep an eye on them, maybe add some loctite if they back out again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 They make a thing for that, it's called a torque wrench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9sar Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Apologized to both of them after letting them sit for 2 weeks as I kicked around in the Caribbean on a cruise ship. I'm back now ladies. Let's get dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terranovation Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Finally got around to wiring up my Cree led bar. I learnt a lot how relays work lol. Hardest part was trying to squeeze the wiring through the grommet in the firewall. I had to also unscrew the centre console that surrounds the T handle to thread the wiring under the carpet and up through a spare switch hole next to the hand brake. The switch hole was square and of course the switch that came with the wiring kit was round! So I had to fab a piece of mdf that was square, make a hole in it to fit the switch and covered it with a piece of stick on carbon fibre. Bit on adjustment on the led bar to get the right lighting angle and 3 hours later I was set to hit the tracks. Also found a plastic gutter thing that I found fits my phone perfectly so I mounted it to the top of my centre console where the centre air vents are with some double sided tape. Looks like a factory option. Will post pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therepairgod Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Starter replaced Radiator flush Oil change Fuel filter Plugs Rotated tires And those pesky strut arm bushings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Nguyen Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Fixed my Harbor Freight torque wrench. It sounds like a manly clicker torque wrench now. Lol it was not clicking anymore since I backed out the spring too far allowing the clicker thing to rotate inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terranovation Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Gave the interior a most needed vacuum and washed the front floor mats. Also installed grease zerks to the front bushings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 I relocated my oil filter relocation last night. Wasn't happy with the previous location next to the Power steering reservoir. Always had to pull the battery to avoid getting oil everywhere. Used two pieces of 1/4" aluminum to make a sandwich mount for the tranny xmember. Ran the hoses through a heat shield tube, so hopefully will minimize the heat pickup from the headers. Had to extend the lines about a foot. Used some brass splicers and double clamped every connection. No leaks/issues yet, but I'm looking for a decent hydraulic shop to make me some new lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagabond Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 the 3.3 is sitting in the 88 and bolted in slowly working on removing the 88 wire loom and installing the 95 loom, but it's too dam hot during the day to work on it so only working on it early mornings and late afternoons. Still trying to come up with a crank pully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebelord Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Front carrier out, disassembled, started Lokka install. Ran into a few snags, but will have more time this week for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CO_pathfinder Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Getting close to needing new tires - not what I wanted to find out, because new tires is going to require me to get the front end aligned, which is going to require brand new parts everywhere, or decent JY parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickmutante Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Change oil and oil filter today... Swap to Mobil 1, 5w30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABCAB Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Took my SAS'd South African Pathy for its first long run (180km), after doing a castor correction from 1,5 to 7deg. Not overly impressed and have now got death wobble from 70km upward. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKdraws Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 (edited) Wash, painted the flag pole to match the tire carrier and painted the hood with the Destroid logo Edited July 25, 2016 by AKdraws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasttunes Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 I finally had the time to vacuum the carpet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathyAndTheJets Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Finally replaced the transmission harness that the PO hacked up. Got reverse lights now. Replaced the broken headlight adjusters and aimed them. Put an unbroken rear dome light in. Put new block off plates in the dash and center console. Put my power mirror switch in, not quite sure how to get it wired up yet though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaBigPerm Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Technically not today (last week). Took a little drive to Telluride 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terranovation Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Just showing my relay install for my led bar, the wiring going through the grommet in the firewall and the plastic rail thing I found that was perfect for holding mobile phone, plus added benefit of keeping it cool in summer because it's location in front of the air vents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CO_pathfinder Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Finally finally finally found a pair of 33 spline Warn Hubs. Made the mistake of buying some 32 spline's last year, and have been looking ever since. Super happy with them already, and have seen a 1-2 mpg boost over what I had been averaging for the 2 years that I've owned the truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dupersc Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Replaced the Bose stereo with a JVC unit from crutchfield. The harness made it an easy swap. Surprisingly, it sounds much better and now I have bluetooth streaming for phone too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagabond Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 (edited) went to pickapart this morning and pulled a complete dash from a 95, pad has some cracks but I'll pick up a cover for it. Dash and a steering wheel with the cruise buttons on it and a light switch and wiper switch total i27.00 military discount. Slowly getting the 88 back togetherd Edited August 1, 2016 by vagabond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CO_pathfinder Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 New tires, new shocks, new bushings, fresh alignment, new fluids all around, new e-brake cable and drum pads, repacked bearings. Spent so much money and so much time that I am now officially broke - and officially plan on not spending another nickle on parts for this truck ever again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dupersc Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Ordered the Magnaflow 12280 to replace the Dynomax 17758 Turbo which was leaking bad after more than 10yrs. The truck sounds much better and quiet now. I can hear with wind noise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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