Recent content by blakens

When I did this a few years ago there wasn't a good Xterra specific video out there to walk me through it. I finally decided to put the footage all together in hopes that it may help someone down the line. View: https://youtu.be/SOmKkSXbU7M

I honestly don't know if the car's always done this or if it's been a recent thing that I've noticed (by recent I mean like the past year or two). When starting and running my 05 cold, I can hear a clicking or tapping sound from the engine area, kinda sounds like an old sewing machine. Not super...

Did anyone else know about this secret hook under the rear floor? I was measuring for a tool drawer and found it yesterday. Not that I would ever really need it, but I felt like Sherlock Holmes

Not critical at all, it's definitely heavier than I had hoped. Put it on a floor jack to install it.

Nice! Thanks for sharing. Just for the record, I want planning on putting a winch on till I got it bolted up underneath. I just got to a point where I was too excited to get it on the car to think about it yet.

I did do an FEA with the original winch plate, but apparently I didn't save the file. I think I ran it at 20k# pulling on a shackle point and nothing broke, but it did have a some deflection. I haven't run anything with the new winch plate. Once I figure out a plan to mount to the tow hook...

Got the build thread up if you hadn't seen it yet. https://www.xterranation.org/index.php?threads/custom-front-bumper-for-my-05.8938/#post-485385

It took some creative grinding to reach all the welds, but it's finally ready for paint and final install. Thanks for looking. Final Before and After

Now that the main bumper was built, I had to put the thing on the car to measure and position the bull bar part. I'd reached a point of no return. It was time to cut the center of the bumper out. I sprayed it with some primer since I'd be driving with it on the car for a few days. I got it...

I work at an industrial fab company so I've got access to all kinds of awesome equipment, so I exported the flat patterns of the sheet metal parts and the framework to the CNC plasma table and stared cutting. the face of the bumper is 3/16". The frame is 1/2". Probably over kill, but whatever...

I always liked the C4 Low-Pro bumpers they've got for the 4Runners, and decided to make one for the X. I stared by taking the front end apart to take pictures and get some measurements. I also traced the mounting plate for the front bash bar. That gave me enough info to start a rough design...

Gonna try to put together a thread on it later tonight.

I haven't had much time or funds to do anything to it until recently. Follow cke_offroad on IG if you wanna see more updates and stuff. Thanks for looking MODS Wheels/Tires: Stock SE 17" wheels Terra Grappler G2, LT 265/70-17. Probably gonna up it to 285s once these wear out...

Hey yall, coming over from TNX. Bought my '05 SE in september '17. I haven't gotten to take it off road as much as I like, but I'm working on improving the highway:dirt ratio. So far, I've only put in bilstein shocks with PRG AALs, and built a custom bumper. I've got some other designs and stuff...