Vsicks Pathy Posted October 14, 2005 Author Share Posted October 14, 2005 For those that are interested the relays are in and everything works fine. As you can see, I was not able to get a late model dash. I will keep looking though. The new steering column is out of a Navara (hard body) and is much better than my old one. It is longer (better fit for a BL) and has a uni instead of a rag joint. I will post a pic if anyone is interested. The two wires sticking out of the dash are for the rear work light. It used to have a toggle switch. I will be replacing it with a rectangular switch with a an indication light on it. Hence it is not connected yet. The glove box is starting to get pretty cramped. All in all the job was very easy but a pain in the arse none the less. I am glad I got rid of all the joining clips I had too. Not that anyone will ever see the work I did, It's all hidden. Relays from left to right are....... 1. Parkers 2. Low beam 3. High beam 4. Driving lights 5. Horn and 6. Rear work light. I wired 1 2 and 3 so they will only work while the ignition is on. Not that I have ever left the head lights on before. This just assures that it can never happen. I am not sure of the legality of that though. I still have to put the guards back on and the kick board on the passenger side before I can declare the job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramithepimp77 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 NICE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie4x4 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Vsicks, That looks like a fun job but I suppose it is easier than lying on your back under the dash like I did. The relays for the headlights 'I think' are up the front right inside the guard behind battery. I had problems and could not easily find the relays so I totally re wired the High, low, spotlights, rear work light, thermo fan and extra fan on the intercooler. All are connected to a new bank of relays on the right inner guard. Geordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vsicks Pathy Posted October 14, 2005 Author Share Posted October 14, 2005 This old location shows a thermo fan relay. It was a hang over from the 2.4 and I never used it with the V6. One less to put in the glove box. I seriously dislike wires in the engine bay. That's why I have opted to remove as many as I can and relocate things. The Commodore relays are in the box behind the battery. They consist of... Fuel pump, air con, thermo fan, starter motor and efi. If I could move those inside the cabin I would. There isn't enough space though. Besides that, the box is water tight and there is no risk of them getting damaged. As for getting under the dash. Been there and done that. Not pleasant at all. The extra 10 to 20 minutes to remove the dash is well worth the effort. The perplexing thing is that I did not notice the lack of relays when I did the engine swap. Then again, it was not the thing I was focused on I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 It looks good V6... great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILLVOX Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 It is longer (better fit for a BL) Hey V6, What do you mean by that? The reason i was wondering. Ever since i put in my A/C 3in. body, my steering felt like it had a little to muh play in it. There was nothing in the lift kit for the steering. the directions just said if i can remember something about undo the spline bolt then tighten it back up after the lift is in. Can you enlighten me on this :cool2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vsicks Pathy Posted October 15, 2005 Author Share Posted October 15, 2005 Hey V6, What do you mean by that? The reason i was wondering. Ever since i put in my A/C 3in. body, my steering felt like it had a little to muh play in it. There was nothing in the lift kit for the steering. the directions just said if i can remember something about undo the spline bolt then tighten it back up after the lift is in. Can you enlighten me on this :cool2: Your steering might feel like it has play in it because of the extra hight you have. You may be mistaking you extra body roll for play. A body lift does not effect the steering directly. What I was saying was, that with the 3" lift, the link between the steering box and column was short. Not short enough for it no ot reach, but it was at the end of its reach. The Navara (Hardbody) column is longer by an inch or two giving the apperance of a standard fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILLVOX Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 V6, could i replace my column with one from a hard body or would i be wasting my time because it ist that big of a deal? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vsicks Pathy Posted October 18, 2005 Author Share Posted October 18, 2005 V6, could i replace my column with one from a hard body or would i be wasting my time because it ist that big of a deal? Thanks It's not really required. If you want to return your steering back to an almost stock setup then do it. I have since discovered that my new steering column fouls on my exhaust manifold when I turn the steering. So I have to put a Pathy one back in. I will post a pick later in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vsicks Pathy Posted October 20, 2005 Author Share Posted October 20, 2005 Given the issue I have with the Navara steering column I decided to strip down the Pathy one to see if it could be saved. Fouling on the manifld. The Pathy column in all of its glory. I was able to extend the shaft and the housing. The only thing left to do now is put it back in after I modify the section that bolts to the dash innner. The grease denotes where the shaft was. I extended it by about 13mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Given the issue I have with the Navara steering column I decided to strip down the Pathy one to see if it could be saved. Fouling on the manifld. The Pathy column in all of its glory. I was able to extend the shaft and the housing. The only thing left to do now is put it back in after I modify the section that bolts to the dash innner. The grease denotes where the shaft was. I extended it by about 13mm. So you ended up doing what the rest of us do, and extended the slip joint on the steering shaft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vsicks Pathy Posted October 20, 2005 Author Share Posted October 20, 2005 So you ended up doing what the rest of us do, and extended the slip joint on the steering shaft? Is that what you guys do? I only extened it because it colapsed after a bad landing. Can I extend it further? How far in does it go and wouldn't it be restricted by the housing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vsicks Pathy Posted October 22, 2005 Author Share Posted October 22, 2005 I want to thank Mr. Pickles for getting back to me about how far you can stretch your steering column, NOT! I had to do it like this in the end. Remove the column. Whie it was out again, compare it to the Navara/Hardbody column. Pathy is closest. Stretch the column a little more. Size and clean up the new retaining plate. Weld in place, drill mounting holes and paint. Fit into place. This set up will not let the steering collapse slide ever again. It will still collapse in a collision but from the engine bay side. The Pathy reatainers can break very easily and the way it was setup allows it (the steering column) to collapse in toward the fire wall. This new set up is more or less the same as the Navara now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vsicks Pathy Posted October 27, 2005 Author Share Posted October 27, 2005 (edited) All electrical work has finished with the installation of these. Yes, twin thermo fans. Friggin job was not as easy as I thought it would be. The fans are mounted to the radiator support panel. I used rubber grommits to insulate from any posibile vibration or noise. They work a treat. The reason I did this was....... I had a 16" Davies, Craig in the engine bay side attached to the radiator. You have all more than likely see the pics of it so I will not post up again. When I put the Holden in, I moved the gear box 65mm forward from the stock position. I did that so I could remove the throttle body, if I ever needed to, without having to rip half of the donk apart to get it off. This gave me very little room between the water pump pully and the fan. In fact, the pully would touch the fan on very hard tracks when the engine had to work extreemly hard. The 16" fan is too large to fit on the side the twins are on. I even had to cut a section of the grill away for the lower fan to fit. With the twins, 'it begins' has finally ended. Almost forgot. They are 10" fans. Any of you Aussie guys need a 16" Davies, Craig thermo fan? You know how to get me. Edited October 27, 2005 by Vsicks Pathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Nice job... But now that it's all done, would you do it again?... meaning was it worth the time spent.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vsicks Pathy Posted October 30, 2005 Author Share Posted October 30, 2005 Nice job... But now that it's all done, would you do it again?... meaning was it worth the time spent.. Yes it was RP88. I like things to be in their place and am totally satisified whith how the old girl is now wired up. Not that I had anything better to do with my time at the moment. Next I want to do front and rear lockers (you guys have got it so so good). But if a Commodore 5 speed comes up first I will put that in along with a divorced transfer case. The Pathy is just about done now. The only thing left after the last couple of important things is 2 new guards and a respray, black on black this time as opposed to the silver on black. I will only do this when it comes time to sell her. If that time ever comes that is. I am still trying for the late model dash too. I am not holding my breath though. Thanx RP88 for your encouragement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 All that really matters in the end of any project is that it turns out and works the way you hoped and overall, your satisfied with the end product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 (edited) I want to thank Mr. Pickles for getting back to me about how far you can stretch your steering column, NOT! Hey man, sorry, I've been busy and forgot. Besides, its covered in-depth on one of the body lift threads. Remember that search thingy? Edited November 1, 2008 by RedPath88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vsicks Pathy Posted October 31, 2005 Author Share Posted October 31, 2005 I want to thank Mr. Pickles for getting back to me about how far you can stretch your steering column, NOT! Hey man, sorry, I've been busy and forgot. Besides, its covered in-depth on one of the body lift threads. Remember that search thingy? Thats fine. I realised that you were not talking about the same thing as me. You were talking about extending the link between the box and the column and I was talking about extending the column only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vsicks Pathy Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 (edited) Sorry to dig up an old thread but this is after all a next step and it was mentioned. As you may or may not know I am putting in a divorced transfercase. It is not an easy job by any stretch. Well, it's not too bad really. Just coupled with trying to get the getrag to mate up to the wrong engine and all of what that entails not to mention having to fabricate EVERYTHING from scratch....... it certainly makes it seem hard. If anyone is contemplating a divorced transfercase I'd certainly think twice about it though. They will only just fit with a 3" BL. The unit I chose is from a 720. I think I posted a pic somewhere but I have not been able to find it. The Pathy has been off the road since the gearbox sh!t itself last November or December. I have been super busy and have a little time to myself for such indulgences such as the Pathy or this forum. I heard that sigh from some of you! Have you no shame? Anyway... I thought I'd put up some progress pics to see what you lot think and to get some feedback.. perhaps? Steel cut to shape and size. This mounting plate is also seconds as the bash plate and it is all 5mm thick. Some rounding off. Holes drilled and ready for welding. Next was to cut the old torsion bar crossmember up and refab it to be used for a whole new purpose. The guys at Nissan never had this in mind. lol. Some close ups of the custom matching that took place. Each end was different. Bugger! Welded in place. Note the top section is still to be bent to shape and welded in. I will post up some pictures of the mounting plate in place on the Pathy soon. Edited June 29, 2007 by Vsicks Pathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vsicks Pathy Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 On a lighter note.. I did buy my son his first car. We saw an old Kingswood (1970 model Holden) and he liked it. Without him knowing, I bought it. It needs a bit of work but it's not too bad. It is a 4.2 with an auto. He has a year and a half to work on it. I will try and find the time to help him. That is my son in picture. Oh, and this is my work car that I bought last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Mods are looking good V6. Hope you get her back on the trails soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vsicks Pathy Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 Mods are looking good V6. Hope you get her back on the trails soon. Hopefully soon. I am still waiting a spigot bush to be turned for me. When that comes I can fit the gear box for the final time and make the rear xmember for it. And then she should be bullet proof. Next will be coil overs for the front. That will be when the standard MQ diff goes in. More than likely next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88_Pathy Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Your Divorced t-case is sick but why a 720 case? Why not a Toyota with a 4.7 gear or something. Your fab looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vsicks Pathy Posted July 2, 2007 Author Share Posted July 2, 2007 Your Divorced t-case is sick but why a 720 case? Why not a Toyota with a 4.7 gear or something. Your fab looks great. I used a 720 case because no one (here at least) has ever heard of one sh!tting itself. They are run behind modified everything including big V8s and take it all. The choice was an easy one... Besides that, I don't want any Toyota parts on my Nissan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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