well i bought her with a 3"BL already installed this is my dedicated trail rig... i have many mods to come to this pathfinder.....

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h255/jsongrl/jason/thpathy1.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h255/jsongrl/jason/pathy2-1.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h255/jsongrl/jason/pathy3-1.jpg

when i bought it the head lights didnt wirk but the marker lights did so i rewired them... Sorry no pics... LOL

removed the panel for the snorkle install
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h255/jsongrl/jason/0204081812.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h255/jsongrl/jason/0204081811.jpg

the snorkle that is finished...
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h255/jsongrl/jason/IMG_2560.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h255/jsongrl/jason/IMG_2558.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h255/jsongrl/jason/IMG_2559.jpg

soon to come i am adding dustins SS TLB's some lights on the bumper, i am welding a tow bar to the front, will be doing a 3" PML, after that i will be adding a front and rear bumper and a winch... more oics to come...

Are you a plumber? Just curious!

Any plans on an SAS for the dedicated trail truck?

nope no plumber!!!!!

and it all depends on what i really want to do to it... i proab will somewhere down the road..... any suggestions on what i would need to make it go smooth...

Lookin' good! I'm impressed with the DIY snorkel.

thanks all i have to do is get a test plug and seal the small hole in the airbox.... i already used dilicone to seal the rest of it up... cant wait till i get the shoes she will look more like a trail rig.. lol

The Calmini crossmembers make it really easy. They won't fit the X, but they were designed for the Pathy! I did mine cheap and easy.

Nice start though! Love the Pathy!

Hmm, didn't know there was a PML for the pathy. You've got the coil sprung rear end right? What do you do back there? I'd love to know, if you've got a link or something. I've got a pathy myself that might be getting bumped down a notch from daily driver status. Might be time for some mods. :mocking:

you get the jeep grand cherrokee front coils and put them in the rear, then you get new uca's and crank the TB.... the uca's are like $200 and the coils you should be able to get from a junk yard for less than $50, then you have whatever shocks you want to put it.... either way it still costs less than anywhere else.. lol thats why i call it the PML... oh and you get 3" lift out of it....

I'm guessing the new UCA's come from AC? And you don't have to make any changes to the links out back? Can't you crank it a bit without the UCA? Maybe 2"?

they say to get the uca's from rough country i believe... and i bet you could crank it just like the X then put coil spacers in the rear.... i know mine needs new shocks so that is on my to do list.. LOL

woot for jason's pathy!
i saw the snorkel in person last weekend, i dont care what jason says, that flat black looks freakin sweet

j, im pickin up my new meatz today, if have nothing to do sunday, come by nan's and help me with BL i have sittin in my living room, and you can take those swampers home with you

ok if im not working we will be there....

Yeah Dilicone works well Jason, but I think that I would go with RTV, if I were you.

Megalolz

this isn't normal silicone we are talking bout... it is industrial strength you cant even buy it in the store.. lol that's the one thing i miss about my old job inside of DOW

alright, cool, The rig is looking nice bro. Keep up the good work!-J

i will be trying to mount my tow bar to the pathy this weekend and i was wondering what yall think about this idea???? it will be removable so when i get to the park i can take it off and put the hook back on......

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h255/jsongrl/clubX%20stuff/towmount.jpg

i just noticed the bracket that i am welding to isnt to scale... it is only 1/4" thick

****BUMP**** i need some ideas so i know if its going to work...... if yall have any other ideas let me know, i am looking for the metal so i can start this tomorrow afternoon.....

Damn dude... wish I could help you out on this one but I'm not sure I'm in any condition to give advice on structural integrity at the moment. :kaffee-big:

I think I have the basic jist of what you are wanting to do and it sounds like a good idea but I'm gonna hope somebody of clearer mind chimes in here and helps you out. hahaha Sorry bro...

Well I'd probably have some input for you, but I'm not sure what you're getting at. You have a picture of the bracket and bar? I'd have to see where the stuff is mounting on at, and how you're attaching the bar. What's the difference between what you're doing and how the kit is normally designed? Also, I'd make darn sure that the welds holding it are good ones. Practice on accessories and what not, but the tow bar should be legit. I'd hate to think about the pathy coming unattached on the freeway. :eek:

So what's the material in question here, square tube? What's your wall thickness, or is it plate?

the material i am using is plate steel... i am mounting to the place where you put the factory tow hook... ( same on all nissan trucks ) i will drill two bolt holes where i will mount them.... the reason i am building the bracket is cause 1 dustin cut up one of the brackets and 2 there is no place to weld them straight to the pathy... also i have a pro welder doing the welds for me.....

Well if you got a pro welder doing the welds, I'm sure he'll be able to give you the structural insight you need. I don't really know what everything looks like, so I can't really tell you much. I like to make things overkill though, that I can tell you. And if those tabs sticking out are 5" long, they ought to be tube or something, or 1/2" plate and up. Something like 5.5x2x1/4 plate sticking out that far would easily bend sideways - unless gusseted.

gusseted gusseted gusseted you bet your arse it will be gusseted... LOL i will post up some pics of what i come up with as soon as i get it made.....i have no doubt in my mind that will work......


whatever i do before i will take it on the road i plan on playing tug-o-war so to say..... i will hook it up and have my girl in the X and me in the pathy, i put the pathy in reverse and have her pull forward at the same time...... if it holds then we are good to go.. LOL

I want video footage of that! :fan-big:

i will see what i can do about that..... LOL

Sounds like you got a plan then. Gusset the gussets if you have to....

And upload the tug-o-war vid! Might even answer some questions I have in my head concerning my X vs my Pathy. I'm so conflicted.

yes i will see what i can do about the vid.... and i guess it all depends on where i do the tug-o-war the X has a mild a/t and this weekend i will be putting ltb's on the pathy..... i just need to remember to take 30 sec vids so i can post woth no problem.... LOL

here are some of the pics with the new shoes.... i also need to take a pic of my yard where i was testing the 4x4 and i put it in 2wd and steped on the gas ..... needless to say i have a bigg a$$ rut in my yard.. LOL
i get some rubbing on the drivers side fender well so i am going to put the ginder to it after work tomorrow
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h255/jsongrl/jason/IMG_3052.jpg
installing new lights.....
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h255/jsongrl/jason/IMG_3053.jpg

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Lookin' good :thumbsup-big:

I'm sure your neighbors across the street appreciated the premature sunrise when you flipped on your light bar. hahaha

yes it was like daylight.. lol i used the same brand lights as whats on the X.....

lookin good J
it looks like a truck now!!

here is a few more pic's

this one is a side shot of the pathy
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h255/jsongrl/jason/0318081841.jpg

here is two of the rear light i isntalled since the tint is so dark and im going to be doing some night wheeling at the end of this month...... cant wate
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h255/jsongrl/jason/0318081923.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h255/jsongrl/jason/0318081923a.jpg

Bro I sure hope you aren't bankin' on that spare to get you home. lol j/k

Lookin' tough man. I'm still seeing too much paint though. I'm ready to see a little mud on the tars! hahaha

i took it into the field across from my house just to make sure the 4x4 worked.... i had a blast for about 5 min, then i went home.... i didnt want the cops to get called..... LOL


and the thing about the spare it is flat..LOL but i have 4 others that are good.. LOL

Lookin good man!

Soo, next time is the pathfinder going to make it past Friday night?

hey wuz up buddy..... lol yes it is....... i just need to get it fixed first.. lol

Have you had time to mess w/ it? Find out if it's that front seal leaking?

I haven't gotten that far yet.But I found some other problem's along the way....