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    Nd4SpdSe 2001 Frontier turned Expedition Trailer - "The Frontrailer"

    From there, November thought itself to be January and not only did we get constantly get dumped by snow, but temperatures dropped to January-like temps, averaging -15*C and even down to -18*C. My garage having no insulation and only one of those 4000w heaters, I had to wait it out. Eventually...
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    Nd4SpdSe 2001 Frontier turned Expedition Trailer - "The Frontrailer"

    At this point, this is where all this starts to take it's toll on me. I knew the Xterra needed brakes soon, I could see the performance dropping, and eventually the brake light comes up, figuring I'm low on fluid from the worn pads. With that, I ordered some brakes. In the local Nissan club...
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    Nd4SpdSe 2001 Frontier turned Expedition Trailer - "The Frontrailer"

    And as well this year, I was able to get a week off for going volunteer work and spend 8 days living on site. It would of been 9, but my girlfriend had came up after work and had the Friday off, so I went back with her to come back the next day. I was kind of happy since my nice new Eccotemp L5...
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    Nd4SpdSe 2001 Frontier turned Expedition Trailer - "The Frontrailer"

    Come middle of August, this is when the weather took a huge change and we got a few weeks of an actual heat wave that lasted into the beginning of September. During this time, we got a call from the wife of the Rona that sponsors our haunted house saying that they had a bunch of material that...
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    Nd4SpdSe 2001 Frontier turned Expedition Trailer - "The Frontrailer"

    Finally getting back to the trailer, I jumped on a deal for an annex for the RTT. I was told that my tent was made "in the same Chinese factory as the ARB", but don't they all say that? Anyways, an annex was always on the wishlist, but I could never make the leap of faith to give it a try. On...
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    Nd4SpdSe 2001 Frontier turned Expedition Trailer - "The Frontrailer"

    The girlfriend has a 2008 Dodge Avenger (2.7L SXT) and rust had been getting worse over the last few years, and my goal was to stop it, patch it up, and extend the life a few more years. I've never done major body work, but I figured if I took my time, I could handle it. I needed to pick up some...
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    Nd4SpdSe 2001 Frontier turned Expedition Trailer - "The Frontrailer"

    One of the reasons for leaving and getting some distance in Sunday, was to arrive in time to see the Foo Fighters playing in Quebec at the F.E.Q. Monday night. Last time they were in town, I was in course in Kingston (Ontario) and my girlfriend being a HUGE Foo Fighters fan, as opposed to coming...
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    Nd4SpdSe 2001 Frontier turned Expedition Trailer - "The Frontrailer"

    As it always seems to be, things were just crazy and non stop. I did get a little fun in July with my yearly pilgrimage to Mosport to watch some races with some of my best friends from Ontario. This time, we managed to bring my girlfriend's best friend along and her new boyfriend. Since I wasn't...
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    Nd4SpdSe 2001 Frontier turned Expedition Trailer - "The Frontrailer"

    Sorry, I've been meaning to get back to you, but they're 3cm long. Pitch and thread I haven't figured out yet, but should be easily findable. I'll look in my gear when I get a chance From here on it, I found some time to work on a prototype jerry can holder. While I wanted to have it ready for...
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    Nd4SpdSe 2001 Frontier turned Expedition Trailer - "The Frontrailer"

    I ended up cheating and got them from work, there the mechanic's shop are supplied by Fastenal. What I ended up doing is measuring how much the bolts stuck out of the bottom of the stock auto hub and compared that to the length I needed if inserted in the manual hubs since they obviously don't...
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    Nd4SpdSe 2001 Frontier turned Expedition Trailer - "The Frontrailer"

    I was starting to get frustrated since I hate having to ask for help, and took a few bypasses around some of the mud holes where I could. The stockers in the back where complaining that we were tearing up the trail by the time they got though. They weren't wrong. The picture that follows was...
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    Nd4SpdSe 2001 Frontier turned Expedition Trailer - "The Frontrailer"

    Fortunately it was a little over an hour away for us, so it wasn't too bad for the fact that we left late and would get a good night sleep. Oddly, in almost 10 years, this is the first time that I'm camping and that I'm not the only person using a roof top tent. We didn't pack the warm...
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    Nd4SpdSe 2001 Frontier turned Expedition Trailer - "The Frontrailer"

    With the brakes technically done, it was time to get some work done on the truck. I was working pretty crazy (as always) for about 2 weeks trying to finish up the truck while working on a haunted maze for our gang of the haunted house for family-friendly event. I reinstalled the roof rack with...
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    How To: 00-04 Xterra P/S Bypass + Electric P/S Install

    I don't think it'll affect engine temps, as more the heat from the radiator/condenser more affecting the temp of the pump itself and it's performance. It's true that my cousin had also suggested adding a cooler; another tip from his drift car mechanic days. I could easily add one. I should look...
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    How To: 00-04 Xterra P/S Bypass + Electric P/S Install

    And after all these years, lets finally finish this installation! The electrical is easy. I use the front posts from my Yellow Top for the power and ground for the pump. It used to have a bolt in connector, which I assume was installed directly on the battery posts without a fuse. A...
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    How To: 00-04 Xterra P/S Bypass + Electric P/S Install

    Back, way back in 2016, I had started a project, which I finally completed about a week ago. I had started it at the end of 2016, but literally ran out of time before the fall craziness started that is the haunted house. 2017 we bought a house and constantly needed the truck on the road for...
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    Photobucket Drops Pricing that Angered Millions-New CEO Hopes to Unbreak the Internet

    They can burn in hell. Gready scumbags. I hope they close down
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    Nd4SpdSe 2001 Frontier turned Expedition Trailer - "The Frontrailer"

    I also got the next big piece for getting functional brakes on the trailer, is to actually have a way to control them. I've been thinking about installing a brake controller in the Xterra almost since the start, but not only did I have no need, but I couldn't really decide on where to install it...
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    Nd4SpdSe 2001 Frontier turned Expedition Trailer - "The Frontrailer"

    For those that see them posted on the Facebook Xterra groups, Manny has been making up illustrations of members trucks in his spare time. I asked him to do mine, and he was more then willing to, admitting he wanted to before I asked him. I think they turned out absolutely great! If anyone...
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