k9sar Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Looks good. How's the frame? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01Pathmaker Posted September 29, 2014 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 So just a quick update, haven't been doing much with it lately except driving it to and work, running errands, basic dd duty. Running quite well, drives great, and getting better mileage than my Titan. Only real problem is the release cable for the spare tire carrier snapped today, anyone have a part number for this? I searched on my Nissan parts software, but couldn't find the carrier anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2004LEPlatinumNJ4x4 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Wow looks like you got a steal!!!! That thing looks amazing for $400!!! Watch out for the distributor cap tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltaR50 Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 U beat my find! Got same 96 se 4x4 for $600 lol. Previous owner dont wanna deal with because it wont start. I found the prob starting with a bad starter! Congrats! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01Pathmaker Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) Just digging this back up as I will be updating it soon. After much research, I ordered a bunch of parts and some tires. Hopefully I'll get 'em all on late next week/weekend, then I'll update with details amd pics. Teaser: It will be quite capable after I'm done. Oh yeah and total cost will be under $2500! Edited March 11, 2015 by 01Pathmaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9sar Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Still wondering about the deal you got. Have you checked for blood splatter? lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01Pathmaker Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 Hahaha! Nope, no blood splatter or involvement in criminal activities. Sellers were quite well off with too manny vehicles, this was the oldest in their "fleet" and once it started giving them issues they just wanted it gone. If I didn't buy it they would have scrapped it! They had a phone offer from a junkyard of $400 so I matched it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9sar Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 what else do they have? I'm only a few hours away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedss85 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Great find man! Looks pretty solid for the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01Pathmaker Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 So was finally able to pull a full garage day! Things didn't go as smoothly as I'd like, took all day, 11 sawzall blades, ate up a full cutting wheel on the angle grider and gave the air hammer a workout. I can say that my entire rear suspension is done. I'll post more details and specs soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01Pathmaker Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 Got the front done today after work! This thing rides amazing now! Never expected it to ride this good! Now for a quick list of parts I just threw at her (I'll tally up the $ another time). Rear: Shocks, Trailing arms with bushings, 1.5" Spacers (thanks Steve!), all new associated hardware. Front: Struts, 1.5" Spacers (I'm lovin Steve!), all new associated hardware. Took more time than I wanted it to, but almost 20 years of road salt, beach driving and at least 8 years of launching a boat into salt water made for a tough and crusty go (hence all new hardware). Only a few more minor things to do, then my budget build will be complete. 4th tire should be here tomorrow (other 3 arrived Saturday?). Off the top of my head, I'm still in it for under my $2500 max, tally will come soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01Pathmaker Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 Ok, here's the tally. Before this latest "shopping spree" I was at $1015 (rounding up and keeping it simple), which included purchase price and all parts for work done prior to now (I've been doing all the work myself), but does not include things like title, registration, inspection, insurance, as these are just necessary evils that would have to be paid no matter the vehicle. The recent parts purchases have totaled $700, breakdown as follows: complete set of trailing arms $180 (eBay), shocks/struts/mounts $165 (eBay), 1" wheel spacers $100 (eBay), 1.5" strut/coil spacers $165 (4x4designs eBay), all new oem hardware for all these items $75 (nissanpartsdeals.com), 24 new extra long lug nuts $20 (eBay). All these prices include shipping (all the eBay stuff was free shipping). So this bumps me up to $1715 total. Got my tires from treadwright.com during their "march madness weekend" sale, a set of 4 Guard Dog M/T 31x10.50's delivered to my door $480. Had my buddy who owns a shop mount and balance for $20 (I threw him an extra $10 as I caught him in a really good mood! Lol). This brings my total to $2225 to date! Still a few inor things I want to do here and there, like replace the dryrotted speakers that sound like tin cans, tint the windows, maybe paint the wheels, run some seafoam through the motor, maybe a little bondo to hide the holes in the rockers. All this will be done as inexpensively as possible as well. I'm still confident that the total build will be within my original budget of $2500. I'll post some updated pics whenever it stops raining (probably Friday or Saturday). Overall, I'm very happy with the results. The drastic improvements that I've made in the way this thing runs, drives, rides and looks are amazing, and for such little expense. I'm very glad I came across this deal and that I pulled the trigger, especially since I really didn't need another project, and I'm also proving to the wife that I can still put a good, reliable and capable vehicle together on a low budget (which is priceless). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Good to hear it's going well! Make sure you treat that rust before you cover it up or it'll be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3DN1CK Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 So just a quick update, haven't been doing much with it lately except driving it to and work, running errands, basic dd duty. Running quite well, drives great, and getting better mileage than my Titan. Only real problem is the release cable for the spare tire carrier snapped today, anyone have a part number for this? I searched on my Nissan parts software, but couldn't find the carrier anywhere. If you have the FAST program, it's 57260- whatever applies to your VIN#. 57260-0W010 -1095-0100 - SE "f/over fdr f/spare tyre hanger" 57260-0W710 -1298-0999 - XE "f/spare tyre hanger on back pan.." 57260-2W600 - 0100-...... - SE/XE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01Pathmaker Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Thanks, but I did find it and it's all good now, never thought to look in the rear floor section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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01Pathmaker Posted April 7, 2015 Author Share Posted April 7, 2015 Picked up a set of 4 gently used 6.5" Pioneer speakers, for a whopping $30 of craigslist today! I have an Alpine head unit, MTX amp and a sub with all necessary wiring in the garage (removed from a previous vehicle before selling), also picked up an aux input cable that'll play nice for $8 off Amazon. Might get rained out of work tomorrow, maybe another garage day? Hmmm... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01Pathmaker Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 Wow, completely forgot about this thread! What can I say, life got crazy for a while. So, to bring this thread up to speed, the old 96 was in fact a great find. I installed the audio equipment that I had accumulated and just kept up with maintenance, while using it as my DD. In March of '16, someone offered me a 99 GMC Suburban, 4x4, 135k-ish, clean and well-kept, so I thought "yeah, why not". The price was very fair, so I pulled the trigger, then sold the 96 for $2k. I later figured out that this was not my smartest move. I've dumped that $2k into the 'burb, transfer case, intake & vc gaskets, power steering pump & lines, front-end parts, complete brake overhaul, tires, the list goes on. About a month ago it started consuming coolant, this time it the head gaskets, which I am not getting involved in. These heads are known to be prone to cracking, wouldn't surprise me if that's the root of the hg issue, and I'm not sinking another dime into this pig. Yes, having all that room was great, came in very handy, but I'm done with it. Going to get what I can for it,as-is and walk away. As for the 96, I sold it to a guy that lives 2 blocks away, he loves it, has done nothing but maintain it. I REALLY should have kept it, but live and learn. Now I'm looking for a 08-12 R51 for the Mrs and I'll reclaim the 01 as mine. Once that happens I'll be throwing a few more mods on, and be happily living the R50 life again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micahfelker Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Bummer that you sold it. How did you like those TreadWrights? I've been thinking about getting those guards dogs (or maybe the claw) in 33's, but I'm kinda wary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01Pathmaker Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 Loved the tires actually, and so does the new owner. Very good road manners for an aggressive mud tire, balanced well and are wearing well also. I wouldn't hesitate to get them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micahfelker Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 How is the road noise and gas mileage with them? Do they air-down well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01Pathmaker Posted May 18, 2017 Author Share Posted May 18, 2017 I would consider the road noise moderate. They're not what I consider loud, but they are quite a bit louder than typical AT's, but not obnoxious. I've had super swamped tsl's, up to 44" and thornbirds up to 35", those are loud. Lol. I had no issues with airing down, which since they are a full bead to bead remold, shouldn't be a problem. It's their older "retreads" that you'll have issues with from airing down, in fact it states in the warranty that airing down retreads voids the warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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