AdventureRider's SlymerX

Username: AdventureRider81 (same on overlandbound, expedition portal, and TNX (no longer active)

Exploring the great outdoors. 2 wheels, 4 wheels, wings, parachute, feet, whatever it takes.

Make: Nissan
Year: 2011
Model: Xterra
Trim: Pro4X
Color: Avalanche White
Code Name: SlymerX

Instagram - #Slymer_X


MODS

Springy Thingies:

Front

- PRG Radflo's 2.5 t swap spec (600lbs coils)
- PRG hiemed steering (tie rod ends)
- SPC Titan UCA's
- Titan LCA's (Movitech/Rock auto)
- PRG extended steel braided brake lines (front)
- PRG Poly steering rack bushings
- PRG(SPC) cam bolts
- Sway bar removed
- SuperBumps Bump stops


Rear

- Alcan 4 inch leaf packs 600lbs over (Dual AAL removed)
- PRG shackles on middle setting
- 4 degree axle shims (WFO Concepts)
- Bilstein 5165's in rear (24")
- Titan rear brake lines (Rock Auto)
- BORA 2 in spacers (rear)
- PRG U-bolt flip kit
- Timbren Bump Stops (Thank you LBX)
- Shock Skids (picked up in garage sale, don't know what brand)

- 4x4 parts 1 inch Body Lift


Doughnuts:
-Black Rhino Duggers 17x8.5 +10 offset. Mods to accommodate wheels- shaved calipers - cut bash rings to access valves for deflate/inflate. Custom lugs. PITA

-35x12.50r17 GoodYear UltraTerrains (similar to DuraTracs)

Exterior:
- Offroad Gorilla hood shock mod
- MacCarr 175lbs hitch shocks
- Mud flap delete
- Gobi Ladder
- Melt mod
- Trimmed fenders. (2.5 inch on bottom 1 inch on top)
- Stealth side body moldings
- Bedlined rear quarters
- FrotnRunner Slimline II roof rack. chopped and welded for lower profile to roof. Expended 1 addtional slat up front for more length. (SOLD) Returned to stock roof rack
- Vhiggs Hood blackout

S%$t to bang on rocks aka Armor:
- Front Bumper- Hefty Aluminum
- Rear Bumper- MaxGear with tire swing, dual Jerry can holder and Front Runner table for my odd 1 inch body lift.
- White Knuckles rock sliders
- Hefty Fabworks aluminum skids (cut corner off gas skid to fit with WK sliders) (Removed and SOLD)
- PRG diff cover

Naughty Bits:
- Interior L.E.D lights
- Dep Hep rear window molle panels - Thank you NickX
- Dep Hep front door molle panels
- Home made no slide cargo mat. Used DeeZee 4x8 bedmat from Amazon
- CoverKing tactical neoprene seat covers with molle panels.
- The Original SunShade (best mod evah!)
- Dometic CFX-35 (The real best mod evah! )
- Dometic PB-40 to power the fridge. No dual battery, No Solar, 100% portable, 11lbs. Charges through 12v lasts 2-3 days between charges depending on environment.

Brainwaves:
- Cobra 75WXST / 4 foot firestick CB
- Kenwood TM-V71A / 24" Diamond antenna Ham Call sign- KM6GPB
- Midland 7122 handheld C.B. backup
- Baofeng UV-5R83 handheld ham radio

Under the skirt:
- Titan 3 rib M205 - Thank you BuckSnort
- Rugged Rocks 4:10 Gears
- Titan CV's (Cardone HD)
- Offroad Gorilla rear diff breather mod
- Stock Nissan rear e locker. Open front.
- Stock driveshaft

Motavation:
- BullyDog GT Pro tuner -
- Volant (05' version)
- Airflow Snorkel / Snorkel to Volant adapter sealed
- Custom relocated horn for Volant easily 100 hp
- XTP Intake Manifold Spacer (IMS)

Gear:
- Rhino Rack awning,
- Nemo Roamer 4" backpacking air mattress with integrated sleeping bag for in car camping (This thing rocks :headbang:
- WeatherTech Dog Ramp (For my 11 year Retriever to get in easily)
- Raingler nets - Thank you NickX
- Traction Boards (for sale)
- Viair 440p portable air compressor (This thing is a beast. Fills up 35's without issue. Side note: it takes a little time to cool down before I am comfortable packing it back in the truck
- HF 20 ton bottle jack
- HF 12 ton bottle jack
- PowerBilt 3 ton jack/jackstand combo
- Rhino USA 20' tow strap

Sitting in garage waiting install:
- Morimoto MLED 2.0 headlights and mod parts. AuxBeam 8 switch panel. BD ditch lights/ MaxGear light brackets.

Future Mods:
- Desert pin striping
- Custom Moab ocean waves in quarter panels
- Custom crater faced skids
- Limit straps for front end
- I actually found a need for aux lights. So that will go down soon. Probably BD Squadron pro ditch lights.







Items for Sale: (PM) me

- Complete X is available for sale 80k miles on it at time of this post 1/24/2024 contact for details

- Traction Boards (2)

- PRG 1 inch coil spacers for after market coils

I keep this updated if it's here it's still for sale

Mod 1 - Titan Swap with M205. I used this video.
M205 going in



A arms, Radflo's, brake line install



Alcan's, Bilstein 5165's, PRG shackles, titan brake lines, PRG diff cover, Timbren's, u-bolt flip kit, shock skids





All done




Mod 2 - made 2 cargo mats out of a truck bed mat bought on Amazon. DepHep Rear Molle panels installed. Sprayed the rear corners in Kraylon bedliner





Mod 3 - Installed used WK sliders (sandblasted and PC), used shrock rear bumper, volant (12470) total PITA, and snorkel


If I had to do this over again I would modify the box before I started installing. Install came out good.... but, there was a lot of fussing and cussing

Here are some photos of the amazing time I had trying to fit this square into a circle.

I did perform a melt mod to the area that touches the brake lines. Unfortunately the pics don't show much.

Reason Why opted for a snorkel is this pic. And the sandy desert air when trailing other rigs.


Admittedly, drilling holes in the fender was scary at first. Honestly, nothing to worry about. The holes are way oversized and do not require perfection for a clean install.



Sealing it up


Riveted the adapter on. A must do before installing the box. It is a very, very tight. I had to gently bend brake lines and an AC hose to get it in there.

Note: The newer model Volant is easier to install. However, it has a gigantic hole in front of the box by the horn that most would want to seal. The 05 version (12470) is already sealed.



Mod 4 - Hefty front bumper and aluminum skids. Took 7 months from time of purchase to get these. At the time Hefty stopped offering options for this bumper. Can't get full cage they only make it one way now.

Future installers - Be sure to check all items at FedEx before you sign. I was missing a bracket for the gas tank skid. Hefty promptly shipped new ones to me.











My best friend (da pup) likes the new bumper. Wrapped up the install during the super bowl.




Mod 5 - Max Gear roof rack install Thank you Dave (Maxterra)

The green bag is a Gazelle T4 pop up tent. Its commonly bought for way less on other sites.
https://www.gazelletents.com/Product/gazelle-camping-hub-tent-7177

The box

Raingler Net is the DepHep model. Works fine. Use ratchets and bungees for smaller loads











LBX came over for a visit and a tune up

Big Bear Fun.

The inspiration for SlymerX Sometimes you just need 4 wheels.

The ride: 2015 BMW R1200GS (Bought new. Now has sh#t ton of miles).

Mods:

Armor:
-MotoArt valve cover guards,
-SWMotech upper/lower crashbars
-AltRider driveshaft skid
-BarkBuster hand guards
-BMW headlight protector
-BMW engine skid plate

Luggage:
-Bumot Panniers/rack/rack mounted toolbox.
-BMW duffel.
-BMW GS tank bag
-Givi 80L drybag.

Misc:
-Rox handlebar risers
-BMW GPS
-AltRider RotoPax rear seat delete mounts
-BMW tented screen
-PivotPegs w covers
-AltRider rear brake extender
-Stickers!
-desert pin striping, custom rock bent mounts and crash bars with patina, custom wave shaped panniers.

Completed Trips: Dalton Hwy AK, Copper Canyon Mexico,
Black Bear Pass CO, Bear Tooth Pass MT, Entire PCH, 89 from Mex to Canada, Utah route 12, Going into the sun road (Glacier NP)MT, Black Hills S.D., Idaho BDR, The Pig Trail AR, The Dragon's Tail N.C.,

Note: I have no idea how some of the photos in this thread turned themselves sideways one day....... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot


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My apologies for the crooked photos. Haven't figured out how to fix it yet.
















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Action pic time! GoneMoab 2019. Overland Expo West. Camping in the Mingus Mountains AZ. Fun trip. Had a blast meeting everyone. That is Mr./Mrs. @Un4seen4 and @RikRong rigs included in some pix below.

The custom super extended auto disconnecting Bilstein shock is a result of me not finding time to completely install shock skids before I left. The shock skid caught a rock on Porcupine Rim and flipped up snapping the shocks shaft. Note to self: Use mounting bolts on shock skids. Using just the lower shock mount bolt is a recipe for a broke shock.






What happens when you mount your shock skids properly. You make custom extended automatic disconnecting shocks

Basically my skids were installed with just the lower shock mounting bolt. I didn't drill a hole to mount a bolt to the diff's shock mount to keep it from flipping and snapping my shock in half. $240 lesson learned. Don't do what I did here.

Its been fun watching this progression of Slymer over the last year and a half or so. Thanks for all of your help with my Xterra, and in the Xterra community as well!

Solid rig, and even more solid person!

Looking good!

@LBX Thanks for the kind words. The garage is open starting tomorrow and through the weekend for a body lift installation date. Swing on by and take a cargo mat with ya.

Great pics

Very Nice

Lot of nice shots. I went wheeling like a dozen times last year and I think I got maybe 10 pictures, with 5 being ok to good(ish) lol!

PhullD said:

Lot of nice shots. I went wheeling like a dozen times last year and I think I got maybe 10 pictures, with 5 being ok to good(ish) lol!

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Thank you very much.

I'm generally not a fan of stopping and taking the time to do it. But, when the lady is spotting she can take photos at the same time! Lol

Fyi, you seemed to be looking for suggestions on our upcoming trip. I well throw one out there. The Alpine Loop in Southwest Colorado (Silverton) is a must for this guy. You can do it before Imogene has a warm up. The trail heads aren't to far from each other. Black Bear is great too. If I was picking 2 though I would pass on Black Bear. Might already be snowed out by the time you get there. Last time i went, it was dumping snow the week after Labor Day. Become friends with mother nature and I wish you better weather luck.

AdventureRider81 said:

Thank you very much.

I'm generally not a fan of stopping and taking the time to do it. But, when the lady is spotting she can take photos at the same time! Lol

Fyi, you seemed to be looking for suggestions on our upcoming trip. I well throw one out there. The Alpine Loop in Southwest Colorado (Silverton) is a must for this guy. You can do it before Imogene has a warm up. The trail heads aren't to far from each other. Black Bear is great too. If I was picking 2 though I would pass on Black Bear. Might already be snowed out by the time you get there. Last time i went, it was dumping snow the week after Labor Day. Become friends with mother nature and I wish you better weather luck.

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I was planning on spending about a week or so in the area so the suggestion is a welcomed thought. It's one thing to see something on a map or the Funtreks book, but it's another to actually have gone there and know the routes and what's worth seeing. I'm used to harsh winters and my tires are winter rated....but I'd rather not have to deal with winter during the "summer" vacation, hopefully mother nature will hold out. Snow 7-8 months of the year is enough lol!

Lets see some new pix man!

Nice rig!

thats one detailed mod list, nice rig too!

More pix just for @LBX. Lol

Cut fenders, added 1" body lift, 35's installed.

Measured for fender cuttage. 1 and 1/16 inch on top, tappered to 2 and 3/8" at bottom





measured for bending. (This was attempted, but failed)



used a flanging tool for bend



Cut out the factory mounts for wheel well liners to reinstall to new postion.



Cut around the 2 areas I planned on pop riveting the mounts back on too.



Pop riveted the mounts and bent them in. After test fit the wheel well liner didn't even come close to working





So back to the drawing board/ More cutting



Fenders cleared. On with the 35's





Off with 33" DuraTracs. On with 35" UltraTerrains







See a problem here? How the heck do you get air in these with the rash guards on? Oh, Black Rhino engineers screwed up. Will have to cut a half moon shaped hole with a pincel grinder in the bash rings so I can inflate/deflate my tires. Dammit man.






2 of them used a lot of weight. 7oz. Other 2 were 2-3 oz. Not bad. Not the best. They were road forced.




Still need to reinstall the wheel well liners, sliders, and finish the edges on the fenders.

Nice job on the fenders! I tried to do mine that well. The drivers side came out perfect. Passenger side, not so much.

Prime said:

Nice job on the fenders! I tried to do mine that well. The drivers side came out perfect. Passenger side, not so much.

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Same here. The passenger side was the one I experimented on with the bending that didn't pan out. Drivers side was all dremel. I like the way that one came out. Still gonna add door edge guard to them so I dont cut myself on the sharp edges

Those are sweet rims.

Agreed, nice job on the fenders, looks professional.

I was able to bend mine by cutting the edges into 3” portions. A lot easier to bend that back.






Afterwards I painted the bent in pieces with POR15 sealer and put the fender liners in. I had to use self tappers on the bottom but otherwise it fit nicely. You’ll get some paint flaking but that is normal, especially when you try to bend large sections.

PhullD said:

I was able to bend mine by cutting the edges into 3” portions. A lot easier to bend that back.

Afterwards I painted the bent in pieces with POR15 sealer and put the fender liners in. I had to use self tappers on the bottom but otherwise it fit nicely. You’ll get some paint flaking but that is normal, especially when you try to bend large sections.

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ooo i like this, this will help me when i throw my spacers on.

A few pix from Big Bear Snow Run last weekend.

More Big Bear

Looks like a good run. That's a lot of Xterras, was this organized way ahead of time? I can barely get 2-3 trucks out when I want to do runs lol!

PhullD said:

Looks like a good run. That's a lot of Xterras, was this organized way ahead of time? I can barely get 2-3 trucks out when I want to do runs lol!

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Sent out a FB invite, and somehow 12 rigs showed up. Some from Vegas, 1 from San Jose, SD, LA. Not bad for a little FB invite. I think location is the reason that many showed up. There seems to be good attendance to any events out here.

Looking good.

what offset are the wheels? they look good. mine are +01

Would a X -Pro with a 2" leveling lift and 285/75/16s be able to make the Big Bear Snow Run?

Henry said:

Would a X -Pro with a 2" leveling lift and 285/75/16s be able to make the Big Bear Snow Run?

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On the standard run, Yes. On the optional squeeze section, You would need rock sliders.

Fun run through El Camino Diablo with the SCCX folks. A nice 4 day trip before the Covid lock down.

Mods since last update - Dometic fridge with Dometic solar rechargeable battery pack (This is now 1 of my favorite mods. May never use a cooler again)
Painted grille and headlight bezels.
New 4 legged auto pilot in training
Custom cracked front windshield (Thx Arizona desert rocks)


New desert camo mod

Auto pilot mod in training

very cool! what color is that wrap??? lol

bigskypylot said:

very cool! what color is that wrap??? lol

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This right here.

AdventureRider81 said:

This right here.

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Ha! Au Naturel!

whats the story on the planes?

13ADVX said:

whats the story on the planes?

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One was an f-14 crash site. 1 was an F-4 crash site. The area is part of an Air Force training base. We couldn't find details on what happened. Though the sites tell a good bit of the story, when able to see it all in person.

AdventureRider81 said:

One was an f-14 crash site. 1 was an F-4 crash site. The area is part of an Air Force training base. We couldn't find details on what happened. Though the sites tell a good bit of the story, when able to see it all in person.

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some background info for y'all

http://www.arizonawrecks.com/wreckchasingresources/yuma2.html

Another trip in the books. 20 days, 5000 miles. Visited Utah and MaxGear Headquarters for the new ass implant. Other states visited. Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Oregon. Last few days in the Sierras of CA.

Ass Implant details: Made for my oddball 1 inch BL. Options: All LED light options, Dual Jerry's, tabs for Front Runner table, satin black tex powder coat. Really like how the hinge bolt on this is greased. Does not make any noise when open and closed.

What is that? Is that a Jeep??? Looks like you had a great time!!

bigskypylot said:

What is that? Is that a Jeep??? Looks like you had a great time!!

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Why yes, yes it is. It's a Jeep JXU with sasquatch package. Straight off the Toyota show room floor.