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    Jwelch's 1st Gen Build Thread - That Escalated Quickly - LS^X

    Well I can truly say the LS has made this thing way better! Its got the power to actually spin the tires as fast or as slow as you want while wheeling with the lower 1st gear and lower low range plus the extra 120hp helps too. One of the biggest things I have learned in the whole swap is that a...
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    Jwelch's 1st Gen Build Thread - That Escalated Quickly - LS^X

    The two plug wire swap was a success! it added another 130hp! Both of them fit surprisingly well underneath the hood of the x. All Jokes aside I have completed the functional part of the swap (How the front core support will look isn't finished) from an 5.3 05 Silverado. This is mated to a...
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    Jwelch's 1st Gen Build Thread - That Escalated Quickly - LS^X

    Thanks man! Between the end of august, September, and October it should have another 3-4 posts worth of updates, with possibly a first from my understanding at least in a first gen. At some point I need to come out to one of the two xterra event's and see your rig!
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    Project Flexicab. SAS'd and supercharged.

    Prior to rock sliders, front fender bars, and radius arm swap it was 4900lbs with me in it with no tools(I carry 3-400lbs worth of tools), no spare, and half a tank of fuel. Once my two other coil wires get put in ;) I will re weight it. How much did the Supercharger swap cost you?
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    Project Flexicab. SAS'd and supercharged.

    It's good to see you are still pushing this build along nicely! I thought you were going to get rid of it when you went quite for a while during the sas. Do you know what weight you are sitting at now? I forget is the truck a manual? I have run my auto with 35's on a NA vg33e and either the...
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    Jwelch's 1st Gen Build Thread - That Escalated Quickly - LS^X

    Well I just realized how long it has been since I have posted anything, and man has a lot changed, from windrock and the body damage that it bestowed from another trip as well as upgrades I have done since last winter.:) I will just put a couple photos up for now and do a full post at the end...
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    Jwelch's 1st Gen Build Thread - That Escalated Quickly - LS^X

    Figured I would do a quick photo dump/update Leaf Springs are Best Springs! :cool:
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    Project Flexicab. SAS'd and supercharged.

    Looks great dude! It seems like you had it ready to go on leaf springs and decided to go to links, other than links being great what made you switch? Can't wait to see this thing wheel!
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    The Free Xterra Build

    You can do a swap to the 31 spline axle shafts and brake parts and use a mechanical locker for cheaper than an arb if you can find all the parts from a junkyard. http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/topic/42436-31-spline-swap-or-how-to-install-a-rear-mechanical-locker-in-the-r50/
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    Jwelch's 1st Gen Build Thread - That Escalated Quickly - LS^X

    Thought I would do a quick photo dump from windrock, these photos are from trail 16 and 15 a black and double black respectively. Did over 200 miles of trail in 7 days of wheeling doing a lot of black trails and headed out to caraval flats one day. It was dry all week so many of these trail were...
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    The Free Xterra Build

    Someone wants to party:cool:, while not the most streetable option you could always do the old Lincoln lock rather than dumping 1200+ into an air locker and compressor system and put a lunch box locker in the front. My rear is getting welded in the next few weeks.
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    Project Flexicab. SAS'd and supercharged.

    I would be interested in a doubler group buy! Glad to see you got everything worked out with the axle, you will be much happier with the HP axle, can't wait to see this thing done!
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    Project Flexicab. SAS'd and supercharged.

    No Problem! HP is definitely the way to go, I have struggled to maintain good driveshaft angles since my SAS due to my lp j10 44. I would still recommend doing the nissan nut Xj driveshaft with the old SAE flange and a custom adapter so you don't have to worry about large angles at max flex(Or...
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    Project Flexicab. SAS'd and supercharged.

    I have never heard of anyone having a issue with a waggy 44, and I wish I could say for sure but mine is a full width 44. Are the springs equal-distant from the inner c's? If anything the picture makes it look like the axle is to far to the driver side if it is a waggy 44 because my full width...
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    Jwelch's 1st Gen Build Thread - That Escalated Quickly - LS^X

    Also I will be at Windrock Off-road park March 7th-12th with my club if anyone wants to meet up to do some wheeling.
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