Welcome to my little slice of Nissan 4x4 offroad enthusiasm. I don't claim to have the biggest lift, best tires, loudest stereo, fastest quarter-mile time or the most engine power. I just want to show what I've done to and with my Pathfinder.
Check out the Nissan Pathfinder Offroad Association(NPORA) forums!
Pics: 5/31/05
Offroading at the Tillamook State Forest again with new TSL Super Swamper LTB 33 x 13.50's mounted on some silver painted/clearcoated 15 x 8.5" Outlaw II aluminum wheels with 3.5" backspacing.
New stuff: 4/16/05
Upgraded rear axle lower control arms by welding on 3/4" angle iron to deflect rocks and strengthen the arms.
I also built a custom bracket to drop the end of the panhard rod down 3" to accomodate the 4" of lift on the rear axle.
Fresh mods: 4/2/05
Upgraded steering components courtesy of L&P Performance and myself. I built the idler arm brace.
Added 11/20/04: 5 lb aluminum CO2 tank with custom fabbed handle/guard, adjustable pressure regulator and 25 foot coil hose with air gauge and chuck.
Added 10/20/04: SuperLift greasable front upper control arms.
Added 10/14/04: Replaced my old rear axle lower control arms with tubular arms. Looks better, new bushings work MUCH better, and they're a nice shiny white.
Added 10/10/04: Added a pair of PIAA 520 110W ion yellow driving lights and a pair of PIAA 540 hyperwhite driving lights to a custom-built roofrack light bar. Added two LED-lit rocker switches to the stock console for them.
Added 9/15/04: Replaced catalytic converter with a 2.25" Flowmaster Red Hot glasspack muffler. I can definitely feel a difference in power, and I'm pretty happy with it now.
Added 6/30/04: Placed new rear battery box tie-down points, secured battery, fixed stereo capacitor to battery box and moved spare tire from inside to the roof rack. I know, it's messy, but it's functional and I've got everything tied down so it's not a problem.
Added 6/10/04: Full belly skidplate made of 3/8" thick aluminum plate.
Added 6/2/04: Installed my newly fully ported and polished custom modified throttle body injection unit from L&P Performance(no longer in business). It adds a full 10+ HP that I can really feel and looks AWESOME. I'm very happy with the money and time spent on this modification. I got the power back that I lost when I put my 33" tires on, basically.
I also cleaned up the stock air cleaner and removed the entire EGR system, including removing the TBI coolant lines, shaving and smoothing the air cleaner, repainting with Testor's lacquer BlackandBlue paint, and adding a K&N crankcase breather filter.
Additions 5/11/04: Added KYB GR-2 nitrogen charged rear shocks from a 1995 Chevy 2500 4WD, yielding another inch of rear axle travel. Added TWO 3/4" coil spring spacers for rear springs, one top and one bottom. Purchased complete steering system from junkyard Pathfinder for trail spares, also purchased junkyard brake master cylinder for future rear disc brake swap.
Fresh addition 4/24/04: Smittybilt brush/grilleguard, PIAA 130W 70 series yellow fog lights and 100W PIAA 1500XT ion yellow driving lights. I've added a 110 amp alternator out of a Nissan Quest minivan to replace the weak stock 60 amp unit. I also added a Dynasty Broadband Service gel cell battery in the rear. Dual batteries and 110 amps! :D
03/1/04:
Added LED accent lights to clear bumper lights, added underchassis rock lights front and rear, added in-dash lighted PIAA switch for the front PIAA's and an Isuzu Rodeo lighted fog light switch for rock lights(fits perfect!).
1/15/04: Added a 16.5" dual speed high-flow electric cooling fan and shroud transplanted from a 1995 Nissan Quest minivan along with an adjustable thermostat control from Hayden.
11/1/03:
Installed a PowerTrax Lock-Right rear diff locker. Added a Uniden Pro 520XL CB with underhood 8 watt P.A. speaker; added 4 foot 5/8 wave Firestik II CB antenna to roof rack. Moved PIAA 520 lights to 1/4" steel 90 degree brackets on front bumper. Replaced stock rubber tension rod bushings with polyurethane bushings.
Lock-Right install:
7/1/03
Diamond plate rocker panel protection.
5/5/03
Chrome bumper and third brake light from a 1994 Pathfinder SE, added onto the 1988 XE.
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Check out the new offroad music videos I've made for my offroad club, NWORC. This is recent footage from the Tillamook State Forest OHV area of Oregon.
This video is the most recent one, from the beginning of March, 2004.
11.4 MB, WMV format.
http://nissan.damagedreality.com/AFBMar2004Small.wmv
From the end of November 2003. It's 27 MB, in .WMV format.
http://media.damagedreality.com/BCNov2003II_small.wmv
This one is a 7 MB WMV. It's a slideshow style video. Ditto on the media player.
http://media.damagedreality.com/BCNov2003.wmv
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VEHICLE SPECS:
Suspension/Steering Mods: 3" Trailmaster body lift, 3" Superlift front UCA suspension lift, 4" custom rear suspension lift with modified 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo front coils & dual custom 3/4" spacers, L&P Performance complete steering system(double-shear braced idler arm, pitman arm and spherical bearing-equipped centerlink), custom idler arm brace, tubular rear axle lower control arms reinforced with angle iron for rock protection, custom bolt-on panhard rod drop bracket, Energy Suspension polyurethane bushings: (upper and lower control arms, tension rod, and ultra-low profile bumpstops), both stock swaybars removed, Rancho RS5000 shocks in front, Rancho RS9000's in rear, Rancho steering stabilizer & mounting kit, 33x13.50x15 Super Swamper LTB tires on American Racing 15x8.5" Outlaw II wheels with 3.5" backspacing, custom 3.5" e-brake cable drop brackets, custom gas filler hose protection, custom front/rear fenderwell liners.
Body Mods: Black Smittybilt brush/grilleguard with PIAA 130W 70 series fog lights, PIAA 1500XT ion yellow 100W driving lights on welded brackets inside front bumper, PIAA 520 110W ion yellow driving lights and PIAA 540 55W hyperwhite driving lights on custom removeable light bar that bolts to the Yakima racks, heavily trimmed front and rear fenders, '93 Pathy SE rear chrome bumper & LED third brake light, '95 Pathy roof/hatchback spoiler, clear front turn signal lenses with two 8500 mcd hyperorange LED's each, 35% window tint all the way around, custom Pathfinder windshield decal, custom diamond plate lower rocker panel guards, custom 3/8" aluminum oilpan/exhaust/transmission bellypan skidplate, Yakima extended roof racks with doublewide snowboard/ski racks, tow hitch w/8000 lb. shackle towpoint and full wiring with recessed plug, custom welded front bumper supports, dual stock Nissan tow hooks on front.
Electronics/Etc: Optima red top battery up front, Dynasty Broadband Service gel cell battery in rear, upgraded grounding cables, modified Uniden Pro 520XL CB with 4 foot Firestik II 5/8 wave grounded roof mounted sprung antenna and P.A. speaker under the hood, stock alarm with hyperwhite warning LED's, Alpine CDA-7982 head unit, Cerwin Vega 6.5" two-way fronts with 1" Clarion tweeters as separates/Sony 6x9" two-way rears, 1000W Legacy LA690 sub amp, Phoenix Gold Power Flow 1.2 farad cap, Audiobahn AW150XS 15" sub in bass tube with 4" port, 800 watt Coleman AC/DC inverter, custom in-dash recessed illuminated PIAA switch, custom LED-lit roof light switches set in stock console, Isuzu Rodeo rock light switch, Rally 55W yellow rock lights mounted under the body, hyperblue LED accents in front of radiator, CEC Diamond White 55W low/100W high headlights, dual hyperblue 5mm LED accents in headlight housings, 50W high-output halogen bulbs in stock reverse lights, 130dB Fiamm horn, 33x10.50x15 Super Swamper spare, 5 lb aluminum CO2 air tank for filling tires, 2.5 lb ABC fire extinguisher, First Aid kit, full tool kit/toolbox, 3 D cell Mag light...
Engine(VG30i 3.0L V6): L&P Performance fully ported and polished throttlebody injection unit, dual custom 3/8" TBI spacers, removed AIV/EGR/recirc system, smoothed, shaved and repainted air cleaner(Testor's Black and Blue Pearl lacquer), MSD 6 Offroad ignition system w/rev limiter, Taylor Spiro-Core 8MM custom spark plug wires, K&N drop-in air filter, 1995 Nissan Quest 110 amp alternator transplant with 4 guage charging cable, ground cables and dual battery isolator, dual speed electric cooling fan from 1995 Quest minivan with fully adjustable electronic thermostat, dual external transmission coolers, removed catalytic converter(replaced with Flowmaster Red Hot 2.25" glasspack) and 2.25" Dynomax muffler with turndown.
Drivetrain Mods: PowerTrax Lock-Right rear differential locker, Warn premium manual hubs w/grade 5 stud replacement bolts(8mmx1.25x50mm), rebuilt CV axles.
Future Plans: Rock sliders, rear disc brake conversion (already have most of the parts), steel braided brake lines, 9500lb. winch with synthetic rope, custom front and rear bumpers...the list goes on. ;)
Page One: Current pics and info on my Pathfinder.
Page Two: Interior pics, engine pics and stereo pics, etc.
Page Three: Off-road pics.(old)
Page Four: Off-road pics from Brown's Camp(TSF)with the MVC off-road club and my NWORC club.
Page Five: Sand Lake 2001 pics.
Page Six: Stuck pics.
Page Seven: Sand Lake 2002 pics with my NWORC club.
Page Eight: Fresh Brown's Camp/TSF pics from 2003 with my NWORC club.
Page Nine: Stuck pics from Archer's Firebreak, March 2004
Page Ten: Flying Pathfinders
