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    Chuckamazuk's Build Thread

    I sold the Xterra to a offroad-friendly family yesterday. Although I no longer own it, it will be in good hands and properly maintained. That said, thank you to the Xterra community for all the years of camaraderie, troubleshooting help, and offroading fun! Unfortunately, without an Xterra in...
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    1st Gen - For Sale 2004 Xterra XE 4x4 - Thermal Red

    SOLD Admins: Please close this thread
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    Chuckamazuk's Build Thread

    FYI y'all. It has been a nice run but this rig is for sale: LINK
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    1st Gen - For Sale 2004 Xterra XE 4x4 - Thermal Red

    The time has come to sell my Xterra; a 2004 XE 4x4 in Thermal Red. I am the second owner - I bought it when it was ~14 months old with less than 15K on the odometer. It’s at ~172K miles and still running as strong as ever – it has been my daily driver and weekend warrior for over 13 years. I...
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    How-To: General Wiring

    You're welcome!
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    How-To: General Wiring

    The relays in the photo are 30 amp.
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    How to know if the steering box needs replaced?

    I've had the classic steering box leak for years and until now have had no problems. It all started after a wheeling trip that got my engine bay extremely muddy. My power steering belt would squeal if I had to turn my wheels while standing still or at very low speeds. The squeal rarely happens...
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    1st Gen Radiator Question

    I went with OEM Nissan parts (many highly recommend this). Many buy them from Courtesy Parts. [LINK to 2002-2004 Timing Belt Kit]
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    How-To: General Wiring

    I haven't had any problems with the fuse box; I like it. Yes, I think I actually used 8 gauge since it was such a short run. Make sure to get the heavy duty fuse and put that inline to the fuse box. The diagram shows a 100A fuse but I think I actually have an 80 in it right now. I never draw...
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    How-To: General Wiring

    Amazon. There are a few different types of fuse boxes from BlueSea to fit your needs.
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    How To: Replace PIAA 525 OEM Switch [with a Carling Tech Contura V Switch]

    How to replace the PIAA 525 OEM switch with a Carling Tech type switch. Obviously, there are many variations of this type of install; this is only how I chose to do it. You will need the following for this writeup: - PIAA 525 lamp set with all OEM wiring and relays: Link to PIAA website -...
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    How-To: General Wiring

    HA! Thanks, Deltaphi!
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    Gen 1 Hitch-Flip with Stock Bumper

    Thanks for the inspiration to cut the OEM bumper! I have more pics in my build thread (link in sig) but here are a couple of my final pics.
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    Indiana

    There are 4 known X owners in Bloomington, IN; me, Noxious007, hopelesshumansrus and wb9tlh. Redbird SRA and Badlands are relatively close to us. Just making us known to others in our region.
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