So i've got a rough list of the mods i'd like to do in the coming months..
-PML
-Sliders
-Skids
-Steering stabilizer
-Some type of cat-back exhaust
-Bilsteins all around
-Shrock bumpers

What would u guys suggest i should do 1st?

and i'll be gettin a cb in the next few weeks.. any recomendations on a good antena?

Thanks! :wink-big:

Either PML or Steering Stablizers....they'll be easier to do when the skids arent on

PML first. It's easy, relatively cheap and gives a better stance to the X.

I would at least get an idler arm brace if not a hoohaa centerlink to beef up your steering before getting into heavier mods. The stabilizer won't actually strengthen the linkage. It's more for just better steering control and helps with bump steer.

Depending on how serious you want to get into off-roading, tires will be the most productive mod you can do. All the mods in the world won't do squat if you can't put the power to the ground.

For CB antennas I prefer Radio Shack mainly because they're cheaper and I like the stainless whip which is more flexible than a fiberglass antenna. That said Firestick and Wilson also have a good name out there. Once they're tuned there's probably not much in it especially with all the variable in RF.

What k1 said! i have the 5 foot "whip" it is called and i love that thing, can get hit anywhere and nothing happens to it

So for an idler arm brace, one of these? https://www.4x4parts.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=2584

Whats a hoohaa centerlink?

That would be a good package to get if you are wanting the stabilizer too. Really nice setup and with the IAB in that package, it will help you out a lot especially when going up in tire sizes which can really strain the steering linkage.

The centerlink is the main bar connecting your pitman arm to the idler arm. It's the other weak link in the xterra design. Hoohaa is an upgraded beefier CL but I'll have to let Dustin or Jason give you a tip on them.

the guy that makes the hoohaa CL is a member of a texas nissan club... here is the website you can get one from...

http://grassroots4x4.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=8&category_id=3&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1

Aight. thanx guys. i think i'll get that IAB w/ the stabilizer soon

I picked up this
http://buyreliant.com/cb/images/pro520xl.jpg
and this
http://www.wilsonantenna.com/LilWil3.jpg
from a friend of mine that wasn't using them in his car. any pros or cons of havin only a 3' antenna? its on the center of my roof

i think i only have a 3 foot antenna and it works just fine

Ok cool.

I'm still tryin to figure out the whole tuning process w/ a swr meter lol

I'm still tryin to figure out the whole tuning process w/ a swr meter lol

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/question490.htm

I've found the articles on howstuffworks.com to be fairly useful, plus at 02:40 in the morning I'm more of a linker than a thinker. :)

I picked up this
http://buyreliant.com/cb/images/pro520xl.jpg
and this
http://www.wilsonantenna.com/LilWil3.jpg
from a friend of mine that wasn't using them in his car. any pros or cons of havin only a 3' antenna? its on the center of my roof

I have heard excellent reviews of that antenna FYI! And Cobra makes Uniden IIRC so you should be good there too! Good score Shaun!

i have a question regarding the tuning also, lets say you have a whip, does that need tunning also?

I have heard excellent reviews of that antenna FYI! And Cobra makes Uniden IIRC so you should be good there too! Good score Shaun!

Thanx! i got it for free :D

The previous owner put the cb and antenna on his car but my friend never used it

I took this out of the F-150

http://www.imxming.com/imxming/B000AUQICO.01._AA280_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

and put it in my X today :)

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06219.jpg

I'm really happy w/ the location of it... its right near my hand.

I'm talkin to a guy on VAXC about gettin some Calmini sliders as well for pretty cheap.. they haven't been used much and the guy lives about 45 min from me so i'll hopefully be getting them soon

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06219.jpg


Do I see what appears to be a hand grenade in that little cubby beneath the radio.... Do you live in LA

LMAO!... its a grenade... a smoke grenade lol

you planning on using that grenade to throw those cops off your bumper....? lol

Hahaha.. nah.. i just haven't taken it out of the X yet lol

Do I see what appears to be a hand grenade...

Wow, you've got sharp eyes. /me makes a mental note to check pic backgrounds before posting!

LMAO!... its a grenade... a smoke grenade lol

LOL! I see you're still using the same picture you used in the other thread! You might as well put a disclaimer at the bottom explaining that it's a smoke grenade :)

LOL! I see you're still using the same picture you used in the other thread! You might as well put a disclaimer at the bottom explaining that it's a smoke grenade :)

Nahhhh.....just let the others wonder...lol or put a disclaimer on there that says "You ride my bumper, your car sees the crater on road..." lol

Nahhhh.....just let the others wonder...lol or put a disclaimer on there that says "You ride my bumper, your car sees the crater on road..." lol

LOL!!! nice!

Nahhhh.....just let the others wonder...lol or put a disclaimer on there that says "You ride my bumper, your car sees the crater on road..." lol

Hahaha!!

Soooo....im about to leave my house to take a short road trip to roanoke, va... im meetin' up w/ a guy to get his Calmini sliders!! :D:D

I should have pics up by tomorrow

Awesome! Looking forward to the pics!

Sweet! Do share :D

Just watch, he'll have a gernade in that picture as well!

Sweet! Do share :D

Just watch, he'll have a gernade in that picture as well!

Of course, its a must for him to have a grenade handy in every mod he makes....

Of course, its a must for him to have a grenade handy in every mod he makes....

LOL!!! It's his trademark!

Hahaha!! thanx guys... i'll put that grenade in there somewhere when i take pics tomorrow :D

Aight so here's the pics of my sliders... and a special 'I Spy' one for stevin and dave :D lol

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06299.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06300.jpg

Can u spot the Grenade in the last pic?

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06302.jpg

Nice looking sliders. You'll appreciate the extra protection around the rocks.

And I see the grenade but I'm not tellin' :mocking:

are those black calmini sliders? since when do they come in black? i had to paint mine black cause they were that original gross calmini grey color

and fyi, i agree w/ what they were saying about the stabalizer package. i just got it this weekend and tossed it on, be sure you have the right tools and take off the skid plate when you put the iab on...makes it take 45 mins as opposed to 6 hours like it took me. but i love em, the ss actually has made a difference, it gives me tighter control on the steering, i love it.
my hoohaa cl should be in soon too, and once i toss that on, my sterring is gonna be beefy, im pumped.
good upgrades though, if you plan on getting into offroading.

Damn it! It's like trying to find waldo...

THERE IT IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!


LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice spot for that one!!!!! I'm definitely looking forward to future mod pics!

By the way, sweet sliders :D

are those black calmini sliders? since when do they come in black? i had to paint mine black cause they were that original gross calmini grey color

Yea the guy i bought them from painted them black

good upgrades though, if you plan on getting into offroading.

O im already into it lol. i put them on saturday afternoon then wheel'd all day up at Shoe Creek in the George Washington National Forest w/ another modded X and a sas'd suzuki samari.. search shoe creek on youtube.. theres quite a few vids on there

THERE IT IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!


LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice spot for that one!!!!! I'm definitely looking forward to future mod pics!

Hahaha thanks! i should have my PML done by this weekend, so more pics are to come :D

Sweet! look'n (literally) forward to it!

Here's a few of the vids of the samuri that went w/ us..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvCGlKdCVrA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbDbQAv8UHY

this one is the damage incured from 'picture rock'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNhDEntP3Y8&feature=related

and this is what happened to the other X in our group when he smacked a tree goin' up that trail the samari went through... he was just glad he didn't bust out his window!

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06296.jpg

Dang....still lookin for the grenade.....

I see the grenade!!!!!!!!!

Whoo hoo!!! Good spot for the grenade! LOL

Nice sliders btw!

Looking forward to finding the grenade when your PML's are done! LOL

Dang....still lookin for the grenade.....

I see the grenade!!!!!!!!!

Whoo hoo!!! Good spot for the grenade! LOL

Nice sliders btw!

Looking forward to finding the grenade when your PML's are done! LOL

Ahaha... maybe i made that too easy... i guess i'll have to try harder next time to hide it :D

sweet

My apologies for asking, but what is a pml?

PML, is for "Poor Man's Lift".


A PML is for the 1st gen X and consists of cranking on the torsion bars and adding a shackle = ~$70


FYI, here are some threads that can help:


http://www.clubxterra.org/forums/showthread.php?t=4346

http://www.clubxterra.org/forums/showthread.php?t=4395

http://www.clubxterra.org/forums/showthread.php?t=4216

I got my PML done this weekend!! :D

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06333.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06338.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06340.jpg

Another special one for dave and stevin lol (its rather easy tho..)

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06335.jpg

Post #500!! woohoo!! :fan2-big:

Nice job on the PMLs!

Did you do it yourself or have some help with it?

Hahaha....I see the grenade! I need to get a trademark for myself!

X is definitely lookin' good! Congrats on hitting 500!

Nice job on the PMLs!

Did you do it yourself or have some help with it?

Hahaha....I see the grenade! I need to get a trademark for myself!

X is definitely lookin' good! Congrats on hitting 500!

Thanks man!

I had some help with it from a friend of mine.. here's his previous X

http://www.vaxc.org/gallery/d/26459-2/P1010085.JPG?g2_GALLERYSID=4f8666d68b0081b8858a1ee 8cc0628f0

Sas'd and completely herc'd.. he sold it about a year ago tho and this is his current one... i took this pic on a run up to Shoe Creek

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06294.jpg

pml, herculiner, painted bumper/trim, AC UCA's, custom-made shackles, and prolly some other stuf i don't kno about lol

He actually herc'd the entire X? What made him want to sell it??? I'd have a hard time sellin' that one! lol

Wish there was more of those around here....so far only ones I know is Tuff and Justin...too bad you guys aren't in TN...we'd have a huge Mod day, lol.

He actually herc'd the entire X? What made him want to sell it??? I'd have a hard time sellin' that one! lol

Haha yea, he did it in stages... i think this was the 1st stage

http://www.vaxc.org/gallery/d/11515-2/DSC00080.jpg?g2_GALLERYSID=3a1a991a5fcdb399432b66a f7f58d695

and then he just completely did the whole X lol

his x-fiance made him sell it b/c she didn't think that'd be the best vehicle to take their son around in...

Wish there was more of those around here....so far only ones I know is Tuff and Justin...too bad you guys aren't in TN...we'd have a huge Mod day, lol.

Yea that'd be sweet... i think knoxville is a lil over 5 hours from me

That sucks that the x-finance made him sell it...I'd have a hard time saying "yes dear" to that one, lol.

Maybe sometime, me and the TN guys can work out something about meeting halfway for 4wheeling for the day or something.

That sucks that the x-finance made him sell it...I'd have a hard time saying "yes dear" to that one, lol.

Haha yea.. i sure as hell would have a hard time sellin it...LOL

Maybe sometime, me and the TN guys can work out something about meeting halfway for 4wheeling for the day or something.

Sounds good to me! :D

Here's a bunch more pics of his previous X..

http://www.vaxc.org/phpBB2/gallery2.php?g2_itemId=3045&g2_page=2

pages 2-12

Ok so back to the point... nice job on the PML! Amazing how much a small lift can make the stance look so much better.

That sucks that the x-finance made him sell it...I'd have a hard time saying "yes dear" to that one, lol.

Maybe sometime, me and the TN guys can work out something about meeting halfway for 4wheeling for the day or something.


There's a reason why she is now the X ;)

Ok so back to the point... nice job on the PML! Amazing how much a small lift can make the stance look so much better.

LOL well i kno how ya'll love pics... thanks drake!

There's a reason why she is now the X ;)

Hahaha

So my next mod is gona be gettin some Bilstein shocks... i've been reading through multiple threads and it seems everyone goes with the 5100's... but im still a lil confused as to the whole discussion about the HD shocks and the 3" suspension lift ones.. which should i get?

get the extended length bilsteins for the rear (stock for tacoma t100 I think?) Front bilsteins are same for stock X. You can get them in factory valving, 10% and 20% stiffer I believe... I went 20% stiffer all the way around. It rides like a dream, but I have a bunch of extra steel on my truck.

Aight cool. thanks tuff

I picked up a silver d-cell maglite and some clips from Ace yesterday and mounted them in my X. also relocated my cb

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06570.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06571.jpg

I'll have the pics of my painted bumpers sometime this week.. its rainin' here at the moment

heh, just remount my cb in that exact location a couple days ago....theres no freakin places to mount these things lol

heh, just remount my cb in that exact location a couple days ago....theres no freakin places to mount these things lol

Lol yea thats pretty much the only place i've ever seen em mounted.. besides in the dash w/ a single din headunit

Looks good Shaun. Good location for that Mag Lite. I like how you incorporated the light switches into the dash bezel as well. I may have to do the same when I finally get around to wiring up my roof lights.

Thanks Dave. it was a picture that u posted recently that inspired me :) lol

Yea i really like how i did the switches.. its super clean

Oh, well....good! lol

Haha yea

thanks for the idea

Looking good!
But we're missing something....
Where's that grenade?!?!? lol

now, with the cb mounted where you have it.. what happens if you want to move the seat up more or something? would it be in the way?

Shaun...next you should get some skid plates. either Skid Row or Shrockworks
then some BFGs A/Ts (you can get 32's under there now or after the AC 3" lift)
AC 3" lift w/ Bil 20% stiffer shocks
then front & rear bumpers

Agreed with Jason.
Thats almost the same route I'm going except mine is:
Skidplates, 2" BL, Shrock front with winch, 33's, then rear.....

Yeah dude, skids are pretty much a must do. I still have to order mine and will be doing that when I come back from Christmas vacation. It's annoying that the previous owner of my Xterra sold the full set of skids a year ago...but hey, it was his truck and his skids back then, so it's none of my business. Both Skid Row and Shrock make excellent skids though, and if you go through Eric at KnowWhere2Jeep he can have them to you usually in about a day or two depending on Skid Row's or Shrock's stock at the time.

Would you know if Eric will have the rear carrier in stock for Shrocks?

Damn! i cant believe i forgot the grenade.. lol

yea i think skids will be the next thing i get or some AC 3" uca's and bilsteins

a new clutch will come first though

now, with the cb mounted where you have it.. what happens if you want to move the seat up more or something? would it be in the way?

Honestly.. out of the almost 9 months i've had my X.. i might've moved the passenger seat up once lol

This weekend i'll be swapping my stock uca's for some AC 3" uca's from a buddy of mine from VAXC who's gonna SAS his X in the coming weeks

I'll be sure to take lots of pics :)

Great, you mean another member of VAXC is SASing their X just so they can not wheel it? But it will be not wheeled AND SASd :mocking:

But seriously, congrats on the new UCAs. Happy for ya dude.

Now get some damn skids under that beast and hit the trails with us mang!!!!! ;) Or don't get skids...BUT STILL COME OUT AND HIT SOME TRAILS WITH US haha

that must be something in the water there in VAXC...lets SAS my X...but after that I don't wanna wheel it are you crazy man!!!

Looking forward to the pics of the install.....
Yeah, now git ya some skids!!!

Great, you mean another member of VAXC is SASing their X just so they can not wheel it? But it will be not wheeled AND SASd :mocking:

But seriously, congrats on the new UCAs. Happy for ya dude.

Now get some damn skids under that beast and hit the trails with us mang!!!!! ;) Or don't get skids...BUT STILL COME OUT AND HIT SOME TRAILS WITH US haha

Haha its Nick (offroadxterra01, he used to have that completely herc'd SAS'd '01 X.. u prolly remember it) that's SASing his X. and he does wheel it. i went up to shoe creek with him once and he's been up there a few times since that lol

We'd talked about goin' to Bobcat at some point too

Yea i plan on hittin some trail with u guys at some point.. jus gota get some free time between school and work..

Here's a few pics from the snow i got yesterday and early this mornin :)

This is what i had this mornin on my X

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06608.jpg

I think i had about 8-10 inches on it lol

And a few others..

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06613.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06611.jpg

looking good...

Nice!

I'm lovin the progress...it looks awesome...sometime in the next couple weeks I should have a big change in my X so keep an eye out

Painted my roof rack over the weekend :D

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06623.jpg

I used some Krylon fusion ultra flat black to paint with. im really happy with it

FYI.. anyone whos gona do this, dont bother takin off the feet at the ends of the rails and in the middle. Its a PIA to re-align all the holes

Looking good!

Did you sand off the Xterra decall off the roof rails? Or paint over it?

Where's that damn grenade! LOL

Haha i just painted over it. it looks kinda cool cuz u can barely see it

O snap! i forgot about the grenade.. i haven't done one of those pics in forever!

Ahaha....its ok, we know you've been usin' it to ward off those cops since you don't carry doughnuts in the X! ;)

Hahaha i think its actually sittin on my dresser in my room lol

A few updates..

Put on a SLR IAB yesterday

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06630.jpg

and added 2 more Hella 500's :D

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06628.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06632.jpg

I haven't wired em up yet cuz i haven't had a whole lotta time and i don't have a switch yet.. but it should be done by this weekend hopefully.

i've also got a Nissan Quest alternator on the way

looks great

Whats the nissan quest alternator for?

Cheers :)

Whats the nissan quest alternator for?

Cheers :)

The Quest alternator is a direct swap for the X's...except its 125 amp, instead of the measly 80 amps the X one anemically pumps out.

You use the '99 - '03 Quest VG33 version (Same as X engine)...so all you do is take out the 80 amp POS, and install the 125 amp one.

:D

You CAN use the '94 - '98 from the VG30 Quest engine (like Pathfinder's), but you need to re-use your OEM pulley, and do some mods to make it work/line up right...and, its only 110 amps, instead of the 125 amp, etc.

:D

The Quest alternator is a direct swap for the X's...except its 125 amp, instead of the measly 80 amps the X one anemically pumps out.

You use the '99 - '03 Quest VG33 version (Same as X engine)...so all you do is take out the 80 amp POS, and install the 125 amp one.

:D

You CAN use the '94 - '98 from the VG30 Quest engine (like Pathfinder's), but you need to re-use your OEM pulley, and do some mods to make it work/line up right...and, its only 110 amps, instead of the 125 amp, etc.

:D

This is interesting, but why would I want an alternator that pumps out more amps?

I am guessing it is for an electric winch... correct me if i am wrong.

Cheers :)

This is interesting, but why would I want an alternator that pumps out more amps?

I am guessing it is for an electric winch... correct me if i am wrong.

Cheers :)

Why wouldnt you?

You can hook so much more electrical stuff without worrying about frying the punie 80 Amp'er
:mocking:

Looking good!

Add more Hellas! :mocking: lol

Looking good!

Add more Hellas! :mocking: lol

I just might!

Got some pics of the Herculiner and a few more stickers..

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06696.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06697.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06698.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06700.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06701.jpg

Looks good!

Nice work! Looks sweet!

The X looks good. What I did with the Xterra decal on my roof was I painted over it, and then removed it so you have the silver under the decal showing, looked pretty good.

I think you passed me on memorial ave yesterday. am i right? very nice x, id like to see it in person again sometime

I might've.. mine's pretty hard to miss though so you probably did pass me lol.

i work right off of memorial on wadsworth st.

Yeah i work off langhorne. so youre like 2 minutes away haha. any xterra meets here? id like to come to one if there are

O nice. nah you and me are the only ones on CX in lynchburg that i can think of lol.

theres a few people here in l-burg that have modded X's but they don't wheel 'em any more

yeah i havent seen many, tons of xs but not too many modded ones. maybe we should start having x meets to get it going again here.

Yea theres tons of unmodded ones.. i'd thought about tryin those but i never hear much outta the guys here with the modded ones on the local forum vaxc.org

some of the people in northern va do meets but its like a 4 hour trip so i don't even bother. va4x4.com is a ton more active though, so check that one out :)

will do, im on vaxc.org, ill check out va4x4.com. Maybe we should start finding people and having meets or something. fall and winter are right around the corner so ill be out having fun at least hah.I hope we get a few decent snows here this year. Id like to see how well this thing is in the snow.

Yea i want some good snow too. the day we had the 8 or so inches at the beginning of the year was a lot of fun to play in. 4 wheel drive drifts kick ass :D

hah, i only had 2wd drive on my truck, which, it took me a long time just to get out of my driveway haha. youve probly seen my old truck.heres some pics of it. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3091037
im looking forward to being able to play in the snow this winter vs worry about if i can go anywhere haha.

Ah yea, i recognize that truck, and i realize who you are now lol. My friend danny was sayin a guy he know got an X a lil while ago

whats his last name?

payne

Yup, im friends with him. I used to work with him too

O cool. he was just here at my work chillin for a little while before he went to valley view

word, i used to work there with him a long time ago

Wow i haven't updated this in a while..

i've put on a 2" BL, a hitch, some more stickers, herc'd the cargo area floor, moved 2 of the hella 500's to the bottom of the bumper and painted all the plastics satin black. Here's some recent pics

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06813.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06815.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06817.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06819.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/downsize-1.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/downsize2.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/downsize-2.jpg

I still need to get the slider brackets cut off and new ones made so they're up where they should be

AND cuz everyone loves babies, here's a pic of my newborn nephew :)

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/downsize3.jpg

Congrats on the nephew............Oh and your x is looking great.

congrats on the X mods and the family mod!

i want a BL so bad

hey man, how, and what did you use to paint your plastic? I was told that if I painted mine it would bubble and peel....

wheres the grenade?!

are hellas any good? i noticed in your later pics they arent on top. did i just miss em, or did u take em off. im planning to put 4 on top of mine too.

Haha its somewhere lost in my room.. I've yet to find it.

the Hella's are great!! i took the ones off the top a few months back to tidy up some of the wiring and i just now put them back up there a few weeks ago.

so u would recomend them to put on top of mine? any particular kind? i found some 500s, thought id put 2 in the middle, then i found some halo eye lights, thought i might put a pair of them on the outside of the 500s.

Hell yea! I'd say go for it. they're a cheap and easy to do mod

I've got 4 Hella 500 driving lights on the roof and 2 500 fogs on the front bumper. They're super bright

what door do u have the wiring running through? or do u have a sunroof? can u post up some pics of ur bar? i need some ideas.

I ran the wires down the passenger side of the windshield.. i just tucked the wires down in the weather stripping. i actually dont have my lights mounted to a bar.. i cut some 1" square tubing (it fits exactly inside the squares on the roof basket) and bought some longer bolts to mount the lights

Here's a pic from a while ago.. i'll take some updated pics tomorrow now that i've cleaned up the wiring it looks much better

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06204.jpg

lol. um pic not working?

nvm. i just had to reload the page.

Oh ok. cool

let me know if ya have anymore questions about wiring, mounting, etc

u have those pics yet? heres the link to the angel eye lights. they're only 4" diameter instead of the 6" 500s. If they end up looking strange or anything, i could still mount them somewhere else.

Crap I totally forgot gettin those pics for ya soulsaege.. i'll get em as soon as i can.

On another note though, i met up with a guy today and dropped off my Calmini sliders; He's gonna build me some out of all tube in exchange for the Calmini ones for measurements for more Xterra sliders. He'll also be using my X to build a plate steel and a tube front bumper as well as a rear bumper, which means a sweet deal for me :D. It'll be a while till bumpers get built tho as i have to have the funds.

awesome man. cant wait to see the bumpers. if they wrap around the fenders like frontyfusion's id love to get y hands on some. and thnx for rembering those pics. (scrolls up to see what pics i requested)

Yea man I'm excited. He's been building bumpers for over 10 years so he knows his stuff. I'm thinkin something like this

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa63/Frontier2k1/2003%20Xterra/DSC01599.jpg

thats one helluvan xterra...
this one guy that goes to my church owns a cycle shop down my road. he has a 4runner for sale that looks alot like that x. but it has an arb frontbumper instead. i wanted to buy it, but then i realized how broke i was =(

Hey Shaun, i just decided that our x's need to look like that very soon, well be the top x's around here if we do haha

Hey Shaun, i just decided that our x's need to look like that very soon, well be the top x's around here if we do haha

You 2 would just need about $15K or more and you can have that :D

You 2 would just need about $15K or more and you can have that :D

yeah 15k+ and a while off of work in order to do it all being my x is my daily. but it would be insane offroad, soo worth it!

how bout those pics?

Very Nice X!!!

Made a new parkin spot at work :D

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/snowflex2.jpg

Made a new parkin spot at work :D

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/snowflex2.jpg

LOL I do that at the gym after a snow storm.

Always loose my parking spot when it snows...because they plow a bank into it....but now that I have a X its no big deal! LOL

lol awesome.

Just scored a set of 15x8 white wheels from CL..

http://images.craigslist.org/3kc3pe3l35Oc5T95S3a2e58e67dd243f61be9.jpg

Im thinking I'm either gonna strip them down and paint them all black, leave the inside/spokes of the wheels white and paint the rest of the wheel black from where that black circle is outward, or do the opposite of the 2nd option.

what do you guys think?

All black

im thinkin black insides, white outsides would be a different look. kinda like having white wall tires. but otherwise all black.

im thinkin black insides, white outsides would be a different look. kinda like having white wall tires. but otherwise all black.

Yea that's what I'm thinkin.. I'll prolly end up doing one wheel like this and see what it looks like and if i don't like it I'll just paint them all black.

Something like this

http://static.summitracing.com/global/images/prod/large/usw-94_w.jpg

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/USW-94-5860-SPEC/?rtype=10

definetly two-tone

good find on the rims

Thanks. I think I'm definitely gonna go with black on the inside like the above wheels

oh yea! lol and if u dont like it, just finish the paint job instead of repainting it white if u dont like all black.

Picked up the wheels today.. turns out they're 16'' wheels but oh well. That just means i can use them sooner :D

Ground all the little bits of surface rust and primed one of em

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/downsize7.jpg

looks great dude. cant wait to see the finished product.

Yea man. I can't wait. I was talkin to a friend of mine last night about the wheels and he offered to sandblast them for me for $10 a wheel. I said hell yea! I dropping them off tomorrow morning and they should be done that night. Then I just gotta wait for it to warm up so I can start painting

sounds like a blast. (no pun intended.)

Updates brah!

i just realized something. those look exactly the same as the wheels on my camper. are those trailer wheels? cuz if so, i might just have me a set just like em soon.

Updates brah!

Don't have much for updates besides changing the oil and rear diff fluid yesterday.. Also cleaned the outside for the first time in a few months. I've been so busy with school I haven't had much time to work and increase my mod fund lol. Only got about a month left though!! :D

i just realized something. those look exactly the same as the wheels on my camper. are those trailer wheels? cuz if so, i might just have me a set just like em soon.

That I don't know.. the guy I bought them from said he had gotten them for one of his trucks but the size was off.. I've seen wheels like these on older jeeps and chevys and on trailers so who knows lol

http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06831.jpg

Took the day off to catch up on some homework and yardwork lol

Got the truck cleaned saturday morning, the X saturday evening, and the John Deere today :D

Looks good Shaun!

Nice strips in the yard :D I love mowing...
PS X looks good too:D

Nice strips in the yard :D I love mowing...
PS X looks good too:D

Haha thanks! Yea man I love it too. I've been cuttin' grass since like I was 8.. (which is only 10 years).. but i've always enjoyed making the yard look good :D

Did you use the AAL on your SL from A/C?
If so, did it give you 3 inches of lift?

I bought the shackles and UCA's separate so I don't actually have an AAL. I plan on adding one this summer though

I went with the AAL, you can see the pics in the latest pics on my build thread. I didnt measure it but it is sitting really nice.

Will have these

http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o398/dsacredg/IMG_2031.jpg

and these, 285/75/16s

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/tires_005.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/tires_006.jpg

on my new wheels in about a month. Can't frigging wait!!

Also will have my new sliders on in a week or so. My buddy is finishing up the mounts this week

Will have these

http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o398/dsacredg/IMG_2031.jpg



PURE SEX

are those the ones that kyle had?

Lol no a guy in roanoke, va had them on his sas'd X but decided he didn't want them anymore.. IIRC Richard in NC made em

Ian(silverbullet) has the ones Kyle used to have

Nice! Can't wait to see them on your rig!

Freaking awesome Van!!

NICE those tires look sweeeeeet!

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, sorry for askenen a stupid question but,
What the heck is those black thingies hanging in the garage?

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, sorry for askenen a stupid question but,
What the heck is those black thingies hanging in the garage?

Tube doors!

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l109/silvx00/Random%20Pics%20of%20the%20X/IMG_3215.jpg

^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Behold... the tube doors <Annnnd Que the angels...>

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, Thanks. They looked so much smaller then that in that
one picture.

My buddy worked on my sliders yesterday and they're about finished. Just got finish up welding a few places and cap the ends and then they get powdercoated :D. Will have them back on wednesday or thursday. Can't wait!!

took a few pics

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06850.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06849.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06846.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06845.jpg

Nice brah! But why is there a weld in the middle of the round bar?

Dude i hope youre coming to gwnf in june with us!...want to see your X in person!

Nice brah! But why is there a weld in the middle of the round bar?

I think its cause of where his tube bender is situated at in his shop, he wasn't able to bend the whole pieces. I jacked my truck up at both ends of the sliders and in the middle with no problem. They're beefy as hell and didn't flex at all

Dude i hope youre coming to gwnf in june with us!...want to see your X in person!

Haha yea man I should be able to make that

Looks good Shaun! I want a set now! lol

Looking good Shaun!

Thanks guys!

Oh yea, my 5' tall gf approves of them too. They make a better step then my old Calmini ones LOL

Picking up my freshly powdercoated sliders tomorrow morning around 9. Can't f-ing wait!! :D :D

Picking up my freshly powdercoated sliders tomorrow morning around 9. Can't f-ing wait!! :D :D

Nice dude! i expect pictures up by 10! hahahahha just playing but seriously cant wait for the pics!

LOL if I don't go into work they should be up soon after that!

Very nice.
How much do you think they weigh?

Very nice.
How much do you think they weigh?

Not sure.. prolly around 45-50 a piece?

Put em on this morning before I headed to work

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/Slider%20Pics/DSC06851.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/Slider%20Pics/DSC06852.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/Slider%20Pics/DSC06853.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/Slider%20Pics/DSC06855.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/Slider%20Pics/DSC06856.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/Slider%20Pics/DSC06857.jpg

I think its time for some new shocks LOL

those sliders look siiick!!!

Thanks! Hey I almost got them up by 10! haha it was 10:10 when I posted em

Let me know if you'd be interested in a set.. I can send you the guys email. That goes for anyone as well. His website is down at the moment but hopefully it'll be back up soon He wants to make more sliders if theirs interest. He's also gonna start building me a rear tire carrier in a month or so

Thanks! Hey I almost got them up by 10! haha it was 10:10 when I posted em
haha i noticed the time stamps on the pics! Good Job!

Updates!

Spray painted over my herculiner earlier this week cuz it had started to fade.. its nice and shiny now!

Going to pick up my tube doors on friday!! woohoo!! :D

I've got all the parts that i need to make mirrors for them coming in the mail so they'll be street legal

Picked up a set of 3" lift bilsteins

Still working on the wheels.. LOL. My paycheck got messed up so I won't be picking up my 33's till the week of July 4th

Did it adhere good? I keep wanting to take my grill off and spray the center sections yellow....but I keep thinking it wont work good

Yea its held up fine! My buddy herc'd his entire sas'd X and he said he used to do that in the places where the white paint would show through lol. It worked great for him so I figured I'd give it a try

nice shaun! id ask for picutres but i only have to wait till next weekend :D
cant wait to see the x in person on the 26th!

I was going to paint in inside of my grill black and forgot too... :( now its primmer gray... but if that primmer wears off its black under it :D Big Dog id do it

nice shaun! id ask for picutres but i only have to wait till next weekend :D
cant wait to see the x in person on the 26th!

Haha hell yea man! I can't wait. Its gonna be a big turnout.. almost half the vehicles will be X's lol

Haha hell yea man! I can't wait. Its gonna be a big turnout.. almost half the vehicles will be X's lol

haha yeah i noticed that

Thats how our NOAS Coal Creek run went I think we have 12 Xterras and about 5 other Nissans

Thats how our NOAS Coal Creek run went I think we have 12 Xterras and about 5 other Nissans

Nice i think we have 7 X's and a mix of jeeps/toyotas/fords

http://www.vaxc.org/gallery/d/26459-2/P1010085.JPG?g2_GALLERYSID=4f8666d68b0081b8858a1ee 8cc0628f0

Sas'd and completely herc'd.. he sold it about a year ago tho and this is his current one... i took this pic on a run up to Shoe Creek

Sorry to bring up an old pic...


Is it just me or is that revolver flipped backwards...

Looking forward to wheeling with you on the 26th!

LOL yea he realized right after the pic was taken that they were backwards cuz the flex was terrible

backwards how? ive never seen how they should be.

Think of it as pacman...
On that SAS x pacman is going towards the front of the truck.
He should be going towards the rear.
Sorry for the second grade explanation, it's 12:30 gimme a break.

no that makes sense. the bend goes towards the front rather than the back. any reasons?

Cause that's the way they designed it...lol

Ok, what's PML?

Ok, what's PML?
Poor Man's Lift, Use the search function and you will find all kinds of info on it.

It sucks that the most commonly asked question on this site has to do with a 3 letter acronym...
You can't just search PML.

which is why they ask what it is, so they can search poor mans lift for better results.

which is why they ask what it is, so they can search poor mans lift for better results.

Yep.

Put my freshly painted tube doors and new to me bilstein shocks on friday evening after work then went wheeling saturday. Its a huge difference with the Bilsteins on there, I can't believe how good the ride is now :D
Got my wheels all primed and painted so those will go on the X wednesday.. can't wait! I've had those damn things since january LOL

Some pics from the trip to GWNF saturday

http://ellini.net/pictures/gwnf-6-26-10/pic035.jpg

http://ellini.net/pictures/gwnf-6-26-10/pic030.jpg

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u206/mike_nismo/gwnf6-26-2010/P1050747.jpg

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u206/mike_nismo/gwnf6-26-2010/P1050745.jpg

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u206/mike_nismo/gwnf6-26-2010/P1050749.jpg

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u206/mike_nismo/gwnf6-26-2010/P1050787.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06870.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/DSC06871.jpg

Put my freshly painted tube doors and new to me bilstein shocks on friday evening after work then went wheeling saturday. Its a huge difference with the Bilsteins on there, I can't believe how good the ride is now :D
Got my wheels all primed and painted so those will go on the X wednesday.. can't wait! I've had those damn things since january LOL

i dont think anyone has to tell you buuuuut.............we expect pictures asap :D

i dont think anyone has to tell you buuuuut.............we expect pictures asap :D

Already ahead of ya! I was editing my post :mocking:

don't have any pics of the shocks or the finished wheels at the moment.. will on wednesday though :D

Already ahead of ya! I was editing my post :mocking:

don't have any pics of the shocks or the finished wheels at the moment.. will on wednesday though :D

hahah looks great dude, and hey thanks again for spotting on the trails. it was great wheeling with you dude!

hahah looks great dude, and hey thanks again for spotting on the trails. it was great wheeling with you dude!

No problem man! Had a great time! You guys should come to Shoe Creek sometime.. its about like flagpole.. some more rocky sections though and less mud-that-smells-like-ass LMAO

There's 3 or 4 creek crossings and some nice shots as you wind up the mountain

Those tube doors are awesome! I really want to rig up my doors so I can take off all four. Your doors are an inspiration to me!

Those tube doors are awesome! I really want to rig up my doors so I can take off all four. Your doors are an inspiration to me!

Haha thanks! man its easy as pie! its only 5 bolts and then putting a quick disconnect on for the wires. Luckily I don't have but 2 speaker wires

I've got an older version of one of these I use to hold the door while I take the bolts out. works great!

http://toolmonger.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/post-workmate.jpg

Sweet! I might have to plan for this. Not tubes, just taking the doors off. I have 2 speaker wires and the wires that unlock my two front doors.

Sweet! I might have to plan for this. Not tubes, just taking the doors off. I have 2 speaker wires and the wires that unlock my two front doors.

Cool man! I'm not sure how many that'd be.. best thing to do would be to cut a little slice in the wrapping around the wires and see how manys in there.. Do you have power windows as well?

Cool man! I'm not sure how many that'd be.. best thing to do would be to cut a little slice in the wrapping around the wires and see how manys in there.. Do you have power windows as well?

Nope. The front two doors unlock via aftermarket remote and I have one door speaker on each side. I would assume 3 or 4 wires per side, but i'd have to take a look. I was just telling my step son I wanted to do this.

Nope. The front two doors unlock via aftermarket remote and I have one door speaker on each side. I would assume 3 or 4 wires per side, but i'd have to take a look. I was just telling my step son I wanted to do this.

Ahh gotcha. Yea I wouldn't think there'd be more than 4 or 5 in there

Ahh gotcha. Yea I wouldn't think there'd be more than 4 or 5 in there

hmm I'm just waiting for approval from the wife. Then the planning begins!

Got my wheels on yesterday evening! Headin to Myrtle Beach tomorrow morning so the X is all loaded up and ready to go! I'll be picking up my 33's some time next week :D

Here's some pics, they're kinda crappy cuz I took them with my phone

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/downsize9-1.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/downsize10.jpg

Dude the wheels look sick!!!!

wheels look awesome!!!!


gotta admit, im not a HUGE fan of the tube doors. maybe if your back doors were the same? idk. im into locking my doors since i have over $1100 worth of stereo crap in my truck.

but i bet the breeze is amazing!

Looks great. I bet them tube doors are god like

Lookin mean, dude. Can't wait to see it with the new meats.. you're a hero around here for those doors!

that things gonna look stellar on 33s

Looks bad ass Shaun! Can't wait for the 33's!

Looks real good man...love the black and white colors and the white letters on the tires stand out nicely...I could not make up my mind about in or out.

Are you going to put white letters out on the new tires too?

Looks good!

Nice! Welcome to the white X with black rims family!

wheels look awesome!!!!


gotta admit, im not a HUGE fan of the tube doors. maybe if your back doors were the same? idk. im into locking my doors since i have over $1100 worth of stereo crap in my truck.

but i bet the breeze is amazing!

Thanks! Yea I've thought about having my fabrication buddy do that.. but the location of the latch on the rear doors is higher than the front so I think it'd come out looking wierd if the lines don't match and all.

Looks great. I bet them tube doors are god like

Haha man they're the best damn thing ever!

that things gonna look stellar on 33s

Yea! I should be picking those up tomorrow or thursday!

Looks real good man...love the black and white colors and the white letters on the tires stand out nicely...I could not make up my mind about in or out.

Are you going to put white letters out on the new tires too?

Def. gonna put the white letters out, i like the look of it

Looks real good Shaun!

Picking up my 33s at 11am on friday! Woohoo! :D havin a buddy of mine mount them that evening. Can't wait!!

I decided to just have them mounted on the stock wheels, that way it wouldn't be as much a strain with steel wheels and 33s.

Picking up my 33s at 11am on friday! Woohoo! :D havin a buddy of mine mount them that evening. Can't wait!!

I decided to just have them mounted on the stock wheels, that way it wouldn't be as much a strain with steel wheels and 33s.

You should be fine with steelies. Did you try weighing both rims? It shouldn't be too much more.

You X looks good! Well done!

dude just put them on the steelies....i noticed NO difference going from stock wheels to steel.

You should be fine with steelies. Did you try weighing both rims? It shouldn't be too much more.

Nah I never weighed them, but I could tell the difference when moving them around, etc. Plus my 265/75/16s rub now that they're on wheels with a 4" B.S.. i can't imagine what the 33's would do haha

which reminds me, I need to go trim the plastic some this evening when its not 100 degrees outside

Nah I never weighed them, but I could tell the difference when moving them around, etc. Plus my 265/75/16s rub now that they're on wheels with a 4" B.S.. i can't imagine what the 33's would do haha

which reminds me, I need to go trim the plastic some this evening when its not 100 degrees outside

what are you doing with the steelies? you should sell them and get different steelies with specs closer to the stock rims.

cut some metal you pansy

what are you doing with the steelies? you should sell them and get different steelies with specs closer to the stock rims.

I'm keeping them and using them with my 265/75s. I'm not gonna run the m/ts all the time since I've got about 50mile round trip on the highway to work everyday

cut some metal you pansy

Haha eventually I will. I just got the tires and wheels balanced and all so it'd be a lot of work to mount and balance 8 wheels instead of 4

Saw zaw time

Snapped a couple crappy pics with my cell phone of the 285s before it started raining hard

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/downsize12.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/SVandeBogart/downsize11.jpg

I trimmed a little bit of the front part of the bumper.. but other than they they fit damn good. Can't wait to take em wheelin!

where are those damn 33's? :D

bhaahhahahahahah damn perfect timing!!!

damn dude those look sick!!!

werent you gonna mount them on the new wheels?

They're right above your post, genius!

Haha yea I was, but I decided to put them on the stock ones since they're lighter and it'll give me more room to stuff em up in the wheel wells without having to trim a lot. Plus I have to drive a lot on the road so I'll be running my a/ts more than the m/ts

They're right above your post, genius!

hahah i was literally aminute after you :aufkopfhauen-big:

Haha yea I was, but I decided to put them on the stock ones since they're lighter and it'll give me more room to stuff em up in the wheel wells without having to trim a lot. Plus I have to drive a lot on the road so I'll be running my a/ts more than the m/ts

nice man! they definetly look sick! cant wait to see what you got planned next for your X!