OffRdX Build Thread

OffRdX · May 10, 2014

Year: 2010
Make: Nissan
Model: Xterra
Trim: Offroad
Color: Black

Automatic Trans
50,000 Miles as of October 16, 2013

Performance:
Bully Dog GT 40415 running premium tune
Transmission cooler fan

Suspension/Tires:
285/75 16 Duratracs
PRG UCA's painted red
Radflo 2.0 w/700# Springs
Alcan custom leaf pack
Bilstein 5100's
Removed front and rear sway bars
1.5" Wheel spacers

Exterior:
Windows tinted (don't remember how dark but they're really dark)
All plastics and badges Plasti-Dipped
White Knuckle Sliders powdercoated red
Ballistic Fabrication rear differential cover (11/18/13)
Custom Aluminum roof rack (April 2014) http://www.thenewx.org/forum/showthread.php?t=97697
Gobi passenger side ladder

Lighting:
(1) 41.5" LED light bar http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
(3) 21.5" LED light bars http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
(2) 16' LED light strips for rock lights http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Engine bay LED's

Misc:
Cobra CB installed in the center console
4' Firestik mounted behind driver taillight
Roadpro Ext speaker mounted under dash
PA speaker behind front grill
Diff breather mod
48" Hi-Lift mounted on roof rack
3D Maglite mounted to driver side door

Planned:
Hefty front/rear bumpers
Hefty skidplates
T-Swap or SAS
35" Tires
Front Locker
OBA

Before the addiction:

Currentish:

CB and Gun mount:

Diff Breather:

Rock Lights:

Roof Rack:

Thanks for looking!

OffRdX · May 10, 2014

Mounted my Hi-Lift and Maglite to my door today.

metzican · May 10, 2014

awsome

CaptainMorgan_SOS · May 10, 2014

Good to see you got on here!

Prime · May 11, 2014

Took me a minute. Sitting here thinking, "Damn that truck looks familiar..." Then I saw the garage and it clicked. Heh.

Glad you made it over. The rack came out awesome! Gonna paint it or leave it bare aluminum?

Nice job on the rock lights too. I might have to swing by next time you guys are working on something and check them out.

GhostX · May 11, 2014

Nice. Welcome to The Nation.

TheFauxFox · May 11, 2014

Very clean build.

Macland · May 11, 2014

CaptainMorgan_SOS said:
Good to see you got on here!

Ditto to this, I am really liking this build. I was excited when I followed the amazon link for that light bar and saw the great price, until I saw $50 shipping lol. I really like that you include links for your stuff in the build. Very well put together.

Dimo · May 11, 2014

Nice Setup, those lights look great in that rack. what kinda of wiring harnesses are you using?

obi_krash · May 12, 2014

Wooo!!! Nice man, glad to see you make the switch!

OffRdX · May 12, 2014

Macland said:
Ditto to this, I am really liking this build. I was excited when I followed the amazon link for that light bar and saw the great price, until I saw $50 shipping lol. I really like that you include links for your stuff in the build. Very well put together.

I didn't pay shipping for anything, I was able to get them all from Prime eligible vendors. Thanks for the comments!

OffRdX · May 12, 2014

Dimo said:
Nice Setup, those lights look great in that rack. what kinda of wiring harnesses are you using?

Thanks! I custom made all of my harnesses. I can turn on all the lights individually or turn all lights on at once via a single switch (apocalypse switch). I have a build thread for the my rack and lighting setup over on TNX. I suppose when I get some free time I will make a few build threads for the stuff I have done.

CaptainMorgan_SOS said:
Good to see you got on here!

Ya thanks for reminding me to get over here bro!

GhostX said:
Nice. Welcome to The Nation.

TheFauxFox said:
Very clean build.

obi_krash said:
Wooo!!! Nice man, glad to see you make the switch!

Thank you all for the welcome!!! I already feel at home haha

Macland · May 12, 2014

OffRdX said:
I didn't pay shipping for anything, I was able to get them all from Prime eligible vendors. Thanks for the comments!

Nice!!! That's something I hadn't thought of. Any way about it, that rack is awesome.

Jack Stilts · May 12, 2014

Mannnnnnnnnnn that light setup is killer! I wanted to wire mine the same - have one switch that turns everything on. Too big a pain. Kudos to you for an awesome wiring job!

OffRdX · May 12, 2014

Jack Stilts said:
Mannnnnnnnnnn that light setup is killer! I wanted to wire mine the same - have one switch that turns everything on. Too big a pain. Kudos to you for an awesome wiring job!

The worst part was dealing with removing the headliner. I HATE messing with the interior, and it sucks that you have to start from the bottom and work your way up to remove the healiner. I also mounted my relay panel in the overhead above the passenger visor. That took a little thought to make it all fit. Like I said earlier I'll make a detailed thread covering all my mods so you can get a better idea of how it is laid out if you really wanna do it. If you put your switches and relays somewhere else it would make the job way easier. Thanks for the compliments though!!!

OffRdX · May 18, 2014

Changed up the color on the badges and dipped them red. Also got the BullyDog GT 40415 installed with the blendmount. I went with the Premium tune and removed the WOT limiter, the biggest difference I have noticed so far is how smooth acceleration is now. I've only driven about 5 miles though.

Fromfrontier2Xterra · May 18, 2014

Loving the red emblems.

OffRdX · May 18, 2014

Thanks man! Me too, more red to come, a BIG piece of red haha. Probably gonna have to wait until I get back from vacation though.

Prime · May 18, 2014

Looking awesome! The red is a great contrast.

metzican · May 18, 2014

I am in love with that red accent. How was it running all the cables for the bully dog from up there.

OffRdX · May 18, 2014

Not bad at all, I'm becoming pretty proficient with my headliner haha. I was able to get away with just removing the clasp knob for the visor and stuffing the HDMI cable up there. The A pillar is easy to pull. You have to run the power from the fuse box if you want a keyed power source. I did have to buy a little adapter because the piece BullyDog supplies doesn't work with our low profile fuses.

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drbandkgb · May 18, 2014

Welcome to the nation!

Nice rig, very well done

OffRdX · May 18, 2014

Thank you and thank you!!

akinc · May 22, 2014

Fine build......

Oh yeah, love the seXTERRA sticker

OffRdX · May 22, 2014

akinc said:
Fine build......

Oh yeah, love the seXTERRA sticker

Thanks man, ya I don't see too many seXTERRA stickers out here.

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2011XTERROR · May 22, 2014

i was looking at this and I was like "I could have swore I was on xn, not tnx" lol. your rack came out awesome!

OffRdX · May 22, 2014

Haha ya, I converted, spending less and less time on TNX. I wasn't able to get everything finished on the rack before vacation. I've been super busy, but hopefully when I get home it'll be mounted for good!

Next project is going to be bumpers if I can get the $$$ together. I want a tube front winch bumper and a wrap around tire carrier for the rear. The goal is to have no more plastic.

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Fromfrontier2Xterra · May 22, 2014

OffRdX said:
Haha ya, I converted, spending less and less time on TNX.

Haha same here. Question for you, how hard was it getting emblems off? I'm thinking of going black then painting the Nissan lettering in blue.

OffRdX · May 22, 2014

I didn't remove them, it's PlastiDip so you can just peel it off. My buddy does body work and he told me to not remove them unless I absolutely had to cause they are a PITA to get back on correctly. He even said that if I did it's better to just buy new emblems.

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Fromfrontier2Xterra · May 22, 2014

Awesome thanks. Half day at work tomorrow. I know what I'm doing in the afternoon.

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gardy · May 22, 2014

How do you like that bully dog.? Fits real nice above the mirror

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OffRdX · May 23, 2014

I've only driven about 30 miles with it. I love the monitoring it does, I'll have to see how it does when I fill up next time. I love having it up above the mirror though. I'm not a fan of clutter on my dash and windshield.

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OffRdX · Jun 30, 2014

Need to play some catchup, a lot of updates.

First the roof rack is painted and mounted.

Transmission cooler fan installed

Engine bay lighting

Switches for both the fan and lights

7 pin harness moved into the bumper

Alcan rear spring pack installed

Before:

After:

Prime · Jun 30, 2014

woooooowwww....you got some serious lift out of those springs!

Like the hood lighting too!

/where did I put those extra LED strips.......

OffRdX · Jun 30, 2014

Thanks man, just had some extra laying around from my rock lights. I proved to myself why "mechanics" should not be playing with electricity. Burnt the **** outa my hand with the soldering iron while attaching the leads to the strip I used.

Where else can I put LEDs??? I'm thinking I should put some on the rear hatch and tie it into the hatch light circuit.

Sitting here I'm thinking I need to move the power for my CB to my bus bar. Right now it's coming off the power outlet in the center console which is fine but it is a keyed source. I would like to have my radio on without my key on for trail runs that way I can just leave the radio on all the time when wheeling without the key being on.

Prime · Jun 30, 2014

Yeah, I need to do that as well. Mine is currently tapped from the cig lighter in the center stack.

There's always more places to put LED's! You've got some epic lighting on that rack. The only critique I have is that the side bars should have angled down just a bit more. So its effective work light on the ground instead of lighting the trees 50' away.

Prime · Jun 30, 2014

You also need to post a picture of the top of the rack. The way you have all the expanded metal up there is just awesome.

OffRdX · Jun 30, 2014

I played with the angles a little bit. The rock lights do a pretty good job of illuminating the ground around the X. With the way I did the floor and protection for the lights I couldn't really rotate the lights anymore than they are. Maybe this means I should look into something more to mount underneath and point outward.... Interesting, damnit now you've got me thinking. Now I'll be on Amazon for the next week looking for the right lights.

OffRdX · Jun 30, 2014

This is the best I can do for now, I'll have to take a pic tomorrow to get a better angle.

akinc · Jun 30, 2014

That reds makes a statement!! I love it! Curious about the hood led strip. How did you wire it up? Is it switched?
Glad you brought this to the Nation!!

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