02Xterra's Build Thread

02Xterra

02Xterra

Wheeling
Location
Central VA
2002 5spd XE 4X4

Bought it back in February of 2008

Engine Mods - (as of 4/6/14)

  • Deleted Resonators
  • Volant CAI
  • Doug Thorley headers
  • Custom exhaust: hi-flow cats, flowmaster 40
  • S/C Xterra Radiator
  • NGK Double Platinum Plugs, NGK Wires
Steering & Suspension Mods - (as of 11/8/13)
  • AC UCA's, Shackles
  • 2" Body Lift
  • Bilstein Shocks
  • SLR Idler Arm Brace
  • Bandit 4x4 IA Bushings
  • Custom tie rod adjusters - 1 ton tie rod ends - reamed centerlink & spindles
  • Removed swaybars front and rear
Exterior Mods - (as of 11/1/15)
  • Full set of Skid Row Offroad skids
  • Custom Winch Mount w/ a Superwinch Tigershark 9500 lb winch
  • White Knuckle Offroad sliders
  • Tube Doors
  • 34/10.5/15 Swamper LTB's on Cragar Soft 8's
  • 4' Tram stainless whip antenna
  • Herculined rocker panels/doors/fenders
  • Painted plastics
  • AVS In-channel visors
  • 4 & 7 pin trailer plug
  • Insain Fabrication rear tire carrier
  • ARB CKMA12 Compressor w/ Air-up kit
Interior Mods - (as of 11/1/15)
  • UltraGage
  • Kenwood KMM-BT312U
  • Pioneer speakers
  • Cobra 25 LX
  • Mounted d-cell maglite
  • 2-drawer storage box/platform
  • Garmin Nuvi 1450 mounted to center console
  • Gauge Pod: Oil Pressure and Voltage
  • Aftermarket Nissan rear-view mirror with temp/compass display

Current Pic - (11/1/15)

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3/19/15: The SAS build is now in progress!! I'll update this list as I gather parts and find more things to buy


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Description
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Status
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SAS parts​
Calmini SAS kit​
Ordered 9/18​
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Calmini sway bar kit​
Ordered 9/18​
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Adjustable coilovers​
Ordered 9/18​
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Front driveshaft​
Needs fabrication​
Front Axle​
Nitro Gear 5.13 R&P​
Arrived 3/26​
Wagoneer D44​
Master Install Kit​
Arrived 3/26​
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ARB RD116: Locker​
Arrived 3/26​
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ARB CKMA12: Compressor​
Arrived 3/26​
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ARB ARB750003B: Dif. cover​
Arrived 3/26​
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Warn Locking Hubs​
Arrived 3/21​
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GM 1-Ton steering kit​
Arrived 8/16​
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Brake pads and rotors​
Not Ordered​
Rear Axle​
Nitro Gear 5.13 R&P​
Arrived 4/1​
Nissan H233B​
Master Install kit​
Arrived 4/2​
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ARB RD135: Locker​
Arrived 3/26​
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Weld-on axle perch​
Arrived 8/16​
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U-Bolts/plate​
Arrived 8/16​
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Leaf Springs​
Not Ordered​
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Extended brake line​
Not Ordered​
MISC. parts​
'88-'95 Pathfinder T-Case​
Not Ordered​
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T-case gears​
Not Ordered
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R.R. HD Motor Mounts​
Arrived 4/2​
 
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02Xterra

02Xterra

Wheeling
Location
Central VA
What it looked like when I first bought it in February of '08

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Various pics of transformation throughout the years

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Update - 6/27/12

New tires are on! And I painted the front plastic pieces last weekend

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And a pic with the tube doors

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Update - 9/2/12

I had been wanting to redo the herculiner i had applied around 3 years ago since I didn't take as much time as I should have.. so last weekend (8/24 - 8/25) I taped the X off, scotch-brighted her down, and started rolling on the herc saturday morning! I put on 2 good coats and it came out a ton better than my original attempt.

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Installed the Centerforce Stage II clutch friday night/saturday evening.. started at about 6pm at my buddies shop and worked till 10 or so. By then we had the trans/transfer case out, new throwout bearing installed, new pilot bushing installed and had the rear main, oil pan, and rear retainer gaskets in before calling it a night. Came back Saturday about midday and put everything back in and bolted it up. Adjusted the torsion bars a bit and put it on the alignment rack to make sure it was all straight. Had the X on the road trying out the new clutch by 3:30!

My old cb was making some horrendous noise while transmitting so friday afternoon I picked up a new Cobra 25LX from a local electronics place here in town. Also left with a Tram 4' whip and a fender mount for it that can be seen in the above pic.

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Update - 10/1/12

Installed a 4 & 7 pin trailer plug connector in the bumper.. I popped out the left license plate light and enlarged the hole to fit the adapter

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Also mounted my GPS to the center console.. there's a write-up in the how-to section!

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Update 12/6/12

Finally finished up my second storage box after many months of working on it on the weekends!

The beginning!

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Finished up!

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^The trays come out with more storage beneath and there's a deep drawer behind it

I've also added 4 of these in each corner

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Update 4/21/13

 Mounted my Hi-Lift to the roofrack with some chauvet clamps from Amazon a few months back..

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Around the same time I purchased a gauge pod and 2 Sunpro Gauges: Oil Pressure and Voltage

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^Best pic I have at the moment.. I need to take some in the daytime

**Note, my oil pressure is reading high because the engine wasn't up to normal operating temp yet

Update 8/18/13

Installed my welded front diff before heading to Uwharrie near the end of June

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Threw some more herculiner on in July

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Painted my roof rack a few weeks later

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and ditched the Chauvet clamps for some Yakima Mighty Mounts (28H) to mount my hi-lift to the roof

Around that time i replaced the E3 spark plugs with NGK double platinum plugs and NGK wires.. it definitely seems to run a lot smoother. I've been getting a solid 17.5-18 mpg with mixed highway/town driving.. I'm pretty happy with that!

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Update 11/10/13

Scored a set of desert runner wheels at the junkyard! gonna mount some 34x10.5 ltb's on em eventually.. :D

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Painted my wheels black a few months back too

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02Xterra

02Xterra

Wheeling
Location
Central VA
Update: 2/25/14

On Feb. 22nd, 2 buddies and I drove up to Carlisle, PA to pick up a full set of Skid Row skid plates and then to York, PA to pick up a set of 34/10.5/15 Super Swamper LTBs

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Got 'em mounted on the 24th!

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TN4x4Xterra

TN4x4Xterra

Suspension Lift
Location
Knoxville, TN
02Xterra said:
HEY! I don't need no lip from you jerk! :p

Haha I've had one for quite a while.. but it wasn't structured well. So I had Dave delete the old and I created the new!
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HAHA! I'll always give you crap no matter what! Even redoing your build thread to outdo mine! I just may delete mine and redo mine! It's on! ;) lol
 
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jmnielsen

jmnielsen

Need Bigger Tires
Location
Lincoln, NE
those tube doors are badd ass man. I would love to try making some for my 2nd gen. I think i'll probably get junk yard doors and chop them up though so i can keep my speakers.
 
02Xterra

02Xterra

Wheeling
Location
Central VA
Initial post updated with pics of the new tires!!


Jmac289gt said:
Glad you finally got a build up here now, I remembered yours from another place and time, the first tube door X I had ever seen.
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Yea man! There's only a few people I know of that have these doors

jmnielsen said:
those tube doors are badd ass man. I would love to try making some for my 2nd gen. I think i'll probably get junk yard doors and chop them up though so i can keep my speakers.
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Hell yea go for it!! If you've got power windows, mirrors, etc. good luck with that! It'll be a ton of wires. The only electrical thing in my doors is the speakers, so I just had 2 wires to put a quick disconnect on
 
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Xado89

Xado89

Skid Plates
Location
Ocala, FL
Love the tube doors man, looks badass. Proves the Jeepers they aren't the only ones who can take their doors off! Rig has a sweet stance and the white-out rims look good with it too. Kudos sir.
I'd like to learn how to make the doors as well, does your dash turn on any lights or did you wire it all up nice like?
 
TKDx00

TKDx00

Lockers Installed
Founding Member
Location
S.Subs of Chicago, IL.
This might be an odd question but I'm curious. When it comes to the tube doors, are they street legal (depending on state) or just for the trails? I could see myself with them but in Chicago, I might not have the things inside too long.
 
02Xterra

02Xterra

Wheeling
Location
Central VA
drbandkgb said:
Nice build sir... Now if we could just get you to nXm
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Yea i need to make it out there sometime

TKDx00 said:
This might be an odd question but I'm curious. When it comes to the tube doors, are they street legal (depending on state) or just for the trails? I could see myself with them but in Chicago, I might not have the things inside too long.
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I think as long as you have mirrors(which I do) you're legal.. at least in VA. I actually got pulled over the first night I had these on.. i had pulled out of the Mcdonalds drive-thru at night and didn't have my lights on.. long story short, the cops said they were pretty sweet and asked what I did when it rained lol. And I actually didn't have the mirrors on yet either. I can't imagine that they're illegal.. every jeep bro around here rides around with no doors at all and most without mirrors.. so tube doors are a lot safer in my opinion.
 
02Xterra

02Xterra

Wheeling
Location
Central VA
drbandkgb said:
Thats a killer CB man...
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Thank ya sir

Roadwarrior said:
Looks good, I have been forever jealous of the tube doors. I have to ask though.. How do you keep the white roof rails so clean?
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Well honestly the sunlight makes them look a lot brighter than they really are lol. I just wash them the same as when I wash the rest of the truck.. they're scratched in quite a few places. I really need to redo them honestly. Thanks tho!

TN4x4Xterra said:
Yup, nice cb so he can finally call for jeeps to pull him out! :D
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Hey at least I get in situations where I'd need to be pulled out! Hahaha ;)
 
02Xterra

02Xterra

Wheeling
Location
Central VA
It's been completely replaced and looks like this:

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The OEM sizes are approximate.. but its something like that. The driver's side exhaust is bigger than the passenger side, which comes in at a 90 degree angle.. its a pretty stupid design IMO
 
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Timrich

Timrich

Super Duper Moderator
Founding Member
Location
Central FL
02Xterra said:
Damnit Tim! It's SHAUN hahaha.

And I love em man! They're wearing great. I'm sure I'll get a lot of miles out of them. I've only gone wheeling with them once though.. definitely need to change that soon!
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My bad...lol I've had mine over a year now and they are holding up great! Make sure you keep them rotated. I was slacking on that with mine and I was getting some uneven wear in the front. I rotated them then drove to NXM and that evened them back out. They did really well on the trails aired down to 20 psi.

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02Xterra

02Xterra

Wheeling
Location
Central VA
drbandkgb said:
Well thought out mods sir...
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Thanks!

Timrich said:
My bad...lol I've had mine over a year now and they are holding up great! Make sure you keep them rotated. I was slacking on that with mine and I was getting some uneven wear in the front. I rotated them then drove to NXM and that evened them back out. They did really well on the trails aired down to 20 psi.

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It's all good man! haha yea I'll need to rotate mine next month or so.. I've been running mine at 20 f/r because my wheels are only 7" wide.. if I run at higher psi's they ride in the middle a lot more
 
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