MK84 Suspension.

Installed and painted Calipers Red:

Leafs installed with Nisstec's Ubolt flip Kit

 

Installed Locking Gear Box Handle

Breather Extension

Painted Exhaust

Painting all the trim Matte Black

Por15'ed the entire underbody. A LOT of prep and sanding

Prep'ed and bedlined Hefty Engine Skid

Installed:

 

ZheKings Interior LED set

New ViAIR 300p

Misc Riding around on the plains

Not obvious but I took this pic on top of the cliff from the pic above.

Putting it into good use when the trip was over.

 

Nice work on the underbody protection with the POR15. Will definitely extend the life of the rig!!

 

Sharp looking rig!

 

Got a nice surprise Friday but unfortunately it poured the rain and then I had to do a long shift Sat but we good now!.

This should help regain some of my lost HP.

 

Went wheeling in the woods again. Not special but enjoying the day.

Put on the red hood struts after waiting 3 weeks for them.

Got some recovery boards and auto tire deflators

Did Surf and Snow bracket how to on brake extension

Also ordered an AuxBeam X-series 22" lightbar that I'm going to stuff into the bumper mouth.

 

Ordered an Auxbeam X series 22" led bar and put it in my bumper mouth today. Thing is BRIGHT!

Bar only - Amber - Flood Outer/Spot Inner

Bar only - Clear - Flood Outer/Spot Inner

Bar/HiBeams/RoofLights - Amber - Flood Outer/Spot Inner

Bar/HiBeams/RoofLights - Clear - Flood Outer/Spot Inner

 

Ordered an Auxbeam X series 22" led bar and put it in my bumper mouth today. Thing is BRIGHT!

Hey IssacHunter, I know it's been a while; but how did you mount the bar in the mouth of the bumper? Thanks!

 

Well a few things have happened since my last update. I've ordered a Hardcore Offroad Full guard front bumper due to be finished in 2 weeks and got a Smittybilt X20 10k synthetic winch ready to put in it.. Got my Shrock sliders installed, made a RAM mount for my iPad for navigation, ordered a Hefty aluminum transmission skid and got a Midland 822 CB mounted in the cab (got an external setup coming in tomorrow to finish it).

 

Got my external antenna mounted on my rear hatch using a Diamond K400c2

Installed my Hardcore front bumper along with remounting my lightbar and winch.

Installed new backup lights: Should have been my first mod.

 

What do you think of these lights? Youve had them in for a few months now. Any flickering? Good quality? I see them on Amazon for $14.99. I've been wanting to upgrade mine for a couple years. I originally had my eyes on a pair from DiodeDynamics, their most powerful 921 bulbs. But couldn't get myself to drop $90 on them.

 

Sweet looking X

 

What did you use to paint the plastic bumpers, and how is it holding up? Looks great!

 

I used a green brilo pad to rough up the plastic and cleaned them with rubbing alcohol then sprayed 3 coatings of Adhesion Promotor followed by 3 coatings of Rustoleum Trim and Bumper Paint in Matte Black. On the side trim, grille and door handles I instead used Rustoleum Acrylic Enamel Auto Semi-gloss black which from my experience isn't really that much more glossy but is a deeper color black than the T&B. Either is fine.

The steel portion of the rear bumper I sanded down, cleaned with rubbing alcohol then used 3 coats of Rustoleum Self-Etching Primer followed by 3 coats of Rustoleum Acrylic Enable Semi-Gloss. The step that attaches to the bumper I bedlined instead of paint.

What I have left on here has been fine so far except for the scratches that happen due to tree limbs scraping me while I wheel. Prep work is king.

Sweet looking X! I'm not sure how I haven't saw your build page until now but I see I'm finally within 2 hours-ish of someone with a modified Xterra!

Right on lol. It's been lonely here in SWVA :grin: Thanks.


Few updates planned come warm weather too:

M205swap in with Pathfinder axles unless I get some big change to go full Titan swap lol
Maxterra rear bumper w/ Jerry can holder ordered ETA around March
Gonna be cutting my fenders to open them up for wheel spacers until the full swap happens.
I'm be sanding/por15/Raptorlining around the fenders and side that falls in line with the rear plastic panel. Similar to how Chris did his.

 

Sweet looking X! I'm not sure how I haven't saw your build page until now but I see I'm finally within 2 hours-ish of someone with a modified Xterra!

 

Well I ended up getting some new lights. KC Daylighter LED's. These definitely punch out further than my Auxbeam lightbar. Gonna head out at night and adjust them later. Along with them I relocated my winch control to the center of the bumper. Now it finally looks right lol.

 

Out with the old.

In with the new.

 

Got in my Nisstec shock skids today to put them on. I also have Offroad Gorilla's m226 diff cover coming Tue.

Last night I installed ZheKings version 2 interior led bulbs. If you haven't snagged you a set I highly recommend it.
http://www.thenewx.org/forum/78-mem...mps-product-updated-int-6smd-led-lights-bulbs-stock-12-red-bulbs-stock-6-a.html

 

Got the OG diff cover in today. Setting out and painting it. Will install probably Thur since mother nature likes flooding the area.

I should also note but if anyone gets this cover you will need a size 14mm Hex socket and a size 5/16 12point for the hardware.

 

Got the new diff cover on.

Notice how thin our OEM cover is :/

Filled her up with Amsoil Severe Gear 75w-140

 

Nothing too major today. I replaced the burger patty with a Patrol emblem (one can dream it comes here anyway) and made a shovel/axe mount using quickfists and muffler clamps to get them out of my cargo.

 

Nothing too major today. I replaced the burger patty with a Patrol emblem (one can dream it comes here anyway) and made a shovel/axe mount using quickfists and muffler clamps to get them out of my cargo.

I had been wondering where people where getting those. Looks awesome tho! And somehow I just now noticed you’re 2 hours-ish away from me. If you get time we should hit some trails, you planning on going to WENT?

 

Added +5HP today. Also Dave got in touch with me and I'm around 2 weeks from my Jerry can Tire Carrier bumper now.

 

Ended up doing the http://www.thenewx.org/forum/23-exterior/236106-cheap-$100-aluminum-roof-rack.html today. Overall a pretty nice and cheap package but ran into issues with it. Here's the good, the bad and the ugly.

Good: It's a very cheap (I paid $62) and lightweight alternative to a lot of options out there.

Bad: Instructions are junk

Ugly: QC is MIA on this. My rack came with the wind guard scratched, holes didn't line up and the washers they send you are really too small for the size holes it has. One of my crossbar covers was broken as well. It wasn't worth mailing back and it's gonna get banged up anyway so /shrug. Also, the holes you drill into the brackets and the bolts you put in are the main force holding the rack onto your crossbars so get the highest grade bolts you can get. I used 1/4x2" bolts grade 8 but you "may" be able to fit a 5/16 bolt if you're careful on how you drill (not a lot of room) and the basket didn't fit exactly between the McMaster ubolts so I had to force it squeezed in. Regular muffler bolts wouldn't have this issue.

Overall though it holds what I want it to and for the price if you don't care to drop a few F bombs you can make it work. I also opted to trim my crossbars (they come REALLY long) and the front plastic pieces to fit my boards better.

 

 

Yep can’t have all 3 but it works for now. I’ll eventually get a Gobi on there (I really would like an aluminum version but /shrug) but until then this will suffice as the roof isn’t a priority for me.

 

awesome build! subscribed

 

Wheeling Event (Pic Heavy)

Well WAW 2018 got cancelled but TerryD managed to get us into a combo group of Mid Atlantic Overland and Overland Bound. It ended up being @TerryD, @PipeFighter and myself as the only Xterra's of the group of 20 and a well diverse group at that. We wheeled away the day and Terry and myself camped with the group later but PipeFighter had to head home for work the next day.

The nice part is the leader of MAOS said they would never underestimate an Xterra again

 

I had a great time man! We'll have to work out another ride this fall.

 

Awesome shots! Looks like a fun trip.