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I would hate to even look under my seats. It'd probably scare the hell out of me if I did!
What have you done for your X today?
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as long as nothing is looking back at you you should be ok!
I'm really digging those X-xlamp things, dare I ask how much they cost per clamp?
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Got the set of them from 4WheelParts for $44. That included tax and shipping. Might be able to find them cheaper on Amazon or Ebay. Be careful if you order though. There are different sizes. I almost ordered the incorrect size at first.
The size I'm using:
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A little field trip last night to try out the new lights. I LIKEY!
Low Beam:
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High Beam:
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With bumper floods:
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ZERO hood glare!
Low Beam:
High Beam:
With bumper floods:
With light bar:
ZERO hood glare!
Didn't get the same X Brackets that Tex did but I found another set that served the purpose. I made a shelf for my roof rack out of some spare metal I had lying around and these decent brackets I got off amazon.
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quick weld job
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now I have a little lip and dont need an additional rack on top of the cross bars.
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quick weld job
now I have a little lip and dont need an additional rack on top of the cross bars.
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Nice. I'm not a DIYer so that's impressive to me.
On my 2004 3.3L, the timing belt is off, all but one gasket surface is cleaned, all of the hose nipples are cleaned, and I bought the bypass hose and both heater core hoses locally.
There was a LOT of gunk built up on the nipples that needed to come off, and my Dremel helped speed the work. Sunday, I'll get the 3 gaskets locally, a gasket scraper, and a new container of anti-seize.
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There was a LOT of gunk built up on the nipples that needed to come off, and my Dremel helped speed the work. Sunday, I'll get the 3 gaskets locally, a gasket scraper, and a new container of anti-seize.
Slowly getting the t-belt job done that I started several weeks ago. Replaced the rectangular gasket for the bypass outlet, then installed a new bypass hose and new worm clamps. I tried to use the stock spring clamps but the new hose is just thick enough that they don't fit. (Won't open wide enough.)
Got almost all of the factory bolts and 1 nut wire-wheeled and cleaned up. Installed the new water pump using the factory bolts with silver anti-seize. Tightened the 6 bolts in a twin-triangle pattern, then final tightening in a counter-clockwise circle. The last bolt was the special one that has a threaded head for the timing cover. Just as I tightened it, it snapped off. Sometimes I hate life!
I added onto my thread with a question about removing the bolt, to save getting this thread off-topic...
Same nut and bolt. (Not kidding!)
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Borked bolt.
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Got almost all of the factory bolts and 1 nut wire-wheeled and cleaned up. Installed the new water pump using the factory bolts with silver anti-seize. Tightened the 6 bolts in a twin-triangle pattern, then final tightening in a counter-clockwise circle. The last bolt was the special one that has a threaded head for the timing cover. Just as I tightened it, it snapped off. Sometimes I hate life!
I added onto my thread with a question about removing the bolt, to save getting this thread off-topic...
Same nut and bolt. (Not kidding!)
Borked bolt.
Drop in a new vg33e 😂 Just throwing that out there before anyone else does.
I love the humor, but you actually aren't far off from what I was thinking. If I spend the energy to pull that engine, I'm gonna look into swapping in a 4.3L GM or maybe even a small V8, rebuilt 4L80 or 6L90 trans, and a dual-shift transfer case. (Hey, a guy can dream big, eh?)
The stock diffs should be plenty tough enough, but I'd want to see about some kind of lockers.
* Checks his bank account, carries 1, divides by π (pi), can't swing it with this job. *
Here's the good news. I took a shower, had dinner, and then my thinking juices started working again. I popped the water pump off and there she was, stickin' out of the block! I removed it with my bare fingers. Niiiiccce.
Nice 👍 easy fixes are the best fixes
today, I replaced the clock spring (aka spiral cable) in the new xterra. The flashing Cruise light went away and what was really surprising was...... it now shifts through all the gears!!!!!!!
had no idea a faulty clockspring would affect the transmission
had no idea a faulty clockspring would affect the transmission
So long as you were either 4-wheelin' and having fun, or defending the honor of someone, then you get not only a pass but a 'good-boi' for that!
Today (Saturday) I got my external trans cooler with thermostatic valve mounted and plumbed. The cooler with fan was already in place last week. I just needed to hang the valve, add a Tee for the temp switch, then run all of the hoses.
That cut-off bumper is from my previous 2001 with collision damage. I used it to hang the new 2004 bumper skin that I did not get when I purchased the rig. The awesome stinger bumper had necessitated removing it, and I fully intend to find a way to mount it back on again, only this time retaining the bumper skin.
More pics in my build thread here.
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That cut-off bumper is from my previous 2001 with collision damage. I used it to hang the new 2004 bumper skin that I did not get when I purchased the rig. The awesome stinger bumper had necessitated removing it, and I fully intend to find a way to mount it back on again, only this time retaining the bumper skin.
More pics in my build thread here.
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