http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1875Copy.jpg

Keep counting...

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/563125656.jpg

Any who... pic of the latest project..

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1877Copy.jpg

Nice!

Sweet. :D What axle, axles, are in the Pathy?

It is posted up on a few other forums... it will have d44's front and rear with the stock pathy 4 link rear and radius arms in the front. TrueTrac limited slips front and rear with 4.88's. It sports 35 inch tires with one inch of lift total... 17 inch frame height...

Bitchin!

How come the older units are all SAS'd but that silver thing on the side of the drive is still IFS?

Don't make me come down there and start cutting stuff off! Or worse yet, just cut it off mine and have to have you Torchmate me out some brackets 'n stuff. Oh the horror! :D

What do those look like?

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1719800x600.jpg

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1881Copy.jpg

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1603800x600.jpg

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1610800x600.jpg

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1565800x600.jpg

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1625800x600.jpg

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1633800x600.jpg

Just made these for your viewing pleasure.. Cyclemut...

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1893Copy.jpg

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1895Copy.jpg

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1896Copy.jpg

Receiver and other items to go...

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/534864.jpg

Now that the bumper support is known... the fender trim job can be patched up.
http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/65564.jpg

You do know that every day the midwest test mule gets a little closer.

That rear bumper looks sweet!

Nice idea about cutting out the rounds. More and more things just lend themselves to using that 'toy' of yours.

You could probably make some variable spring perch mounts (with the center pin holes in different spots) to locate the axle precisely where you'd want it to. If one were to go with leaf spring front ends, that is.

More and more things just lend themselves to using that 'toy' of yours.

Imagination is the limitation...

For the rest of the story....

Everyone loves our little VG engines for being bullet proof... however they don't tend to have an abundance of extra power when it comes to using the passing lane.

I tend to be a pack rat when it comes to parts. So when this project started I figured it was time to use an old VG30et that was waiting around for a few years.

Here is a list of what the engine has so far..

VG30et
440cc injectors
Nistune
Custom GrandpaX exhaust manifolds and down pipes.
The twin turbos off a JDM VG30dett.
Intercooler rated for up to 900 horse with two inlets and one out.
Custom GPX Intercooler shroud with two 1200 cfm efans that turn on at 3 psi.
Pathfinder VG30e intake
2.25 to 3 inch exhaust setup
Mercury Villager alternator with custom mount on passenger side.
Relocated power steering pump with custom mount to drivers side.
Custom poly engine mounts
ATC HD Clutch
Fidanza aluminum flywheel
Custom oil filter/cooler setup
Customized oil pan for turbo oil return lines and more oil quantity.
Relocated radiator into the bumper (300zx style)


All the custom stuff (along with the sas) is being made right here in my garage. The VG should end up putting out around 450 horse.

Here are the custom turbo down-pipe flanges.

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1578.jpg

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1576.jpg

Turbos with the plumbing mockup.

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1635800x600.jpg

Intercooler
http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1579800x600.jpg

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1580800x600.jpg

Stuffed in.. placing the intercooler here cut the amount of ducting by about 60%.
http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1591800x600.jpg

Oil cooler location..
http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1674800x600.jpg



I figure there is about a months worth of tinkering left in these next two pics....




http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/dfgad.jpg

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/fhghfdt.jpg

Time for some receiver hitch material...

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/soeo.jpg

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/5d5d5.jpg

For the rest of the story....

Everyone loves our little VG engines for being bullet proof... however they don't tend to have an abundance of extra power when it comes to using the passing lane.

I tend to be a pack rat when it comes to parts. So when this project started I figured it was time to use an old VG30et that was waiting around for a few years.

Here is a list of what the engine has so far..

VG30et
440cc injectors
Nistune
Custom GrandpaX exhaust manifolds and down pipes.
The twin turbos off a JDM VG30dett.
Intercooler rated for up to 900 horse with two inlets and one out.
Custom GPX Intercooler shroud with two 1200 cfm efans that turn on at 3 psi.
Pathfinder VG30e intake
2.25 to 3 inch exhaust setup
Mercury Villager alternator with custom mount on passenger side.
Relocated power steering pump with custom mount to drivers side.
Custom poly engine mounts
ATC HD Clutch
Fidanza aluminum flywheel
Custom oil filter/cooler setup
Customized oil pan for turbo oil return lines and more oil quantity.
Relocated radiator into the bumper (300zx style)


All the custom stuff (along with the sas) is being made right here in my garage. The VG should end up putting out around 450 horse.

Here are the custom turbo down-pipe flanges.

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1578.jpg

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1576.jpg

Turbos with the plumbing mockup.

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1635800x600.jpg

Intercooler
http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1579800x600.jpg

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1580800x600.jpg

Stuffed in.. placing the intercooler here cut the amount of ducting by about 60%.
http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1591800x600.jpg

Oil cooler location..
http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1674800x600.jpg



I figure there is about a months worth of tinkering left in these next two pics....




http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/dfgad.jpg

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/fhghfdt.jpg

Very cool. :) I wondered why the radiator was in the bumper...makes total sense now. For all the brackets and the plates are you using a CNC plasma cutter?

For all the brackets and the plates are you using a CNC plasma cutter?

Yes, That is the tool Cyclemut is talking about. I had withdrawel when he went into surgery... So I bought a table! :feuerkopf2-big:



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Here is how a stubborn bastard does a 2 1/2 inch body lift....

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/56145614561.jpg

Made a receiver hitch and welded it directly in the frame. The tube bumper does not support the hitch in any way...

Now it is time to finish capping off the bumper...

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/RDFUGPO.jpg

sweet

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/fasgtfa.jpg

Rear wheel well together...

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/5458255.jpg

looks freakin sick

Nice!

The last owner had installed some really descent speakers... however the 6x9 units in the rear were so deep they pushed out against the body panel.

So I made some 1/4 inch spacers to alleviate the problem.

It should also make the mount job stiffer in general.. thus providing a little better sound.

Can see where the magnet was rubbing..
http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/GFab/100_1936800x600.jpg

Spacer from 1/4 inch plate... made to it will fit inside the interior panel when it is reinstalled.
http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/GFab/100_1938800x600.jpg

Mounted up..
http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/GFab/100_1937800x600.jpg

Just enough... The old owner spent over 200 on speakers and used wire nuts??? Needless to say these kinda fixes are all over the rig.
http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/GFab/100_1939800x600.jpg

Body panel snapped into place...

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/GFab/100_1940800x600.jpg

Excellent!

Nice!

New lower links for the rear..

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1977800x600.jpg

Truss/ mounts for a Dana 44 being fabricated too...

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss55/nissansas/lowblo/100_1970800x600.jpg

i think i just felt it move a little...

soooooooo awesome.

Better finish that thing up, we got stuff to do G'Pa!

And since I buried my X today while trying to get up my road, I need the SAS quick. As I sat there, waiting for my neighbor to come back and strap my butt out of the ditch, I was about ready to shoot myself in the head over selling the PhoeniX, and the Frontier.

Now you gotta shovel snow off of it to get that axle under there. A lot of snow.

LOL Al... everything happens for a reason... the next will be your best build ever!!!!



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