Brett's X

[brett]

Brett's X - Maxterra/Maxgear Roof Rack Installed 8/22/2015

Intro Comments: This is my second xterra, bought my first one in 2007 which happened to be a 2wd. I quickly determined that I wanted 4wd, so my wife bought my 2009 OR for Christmas 2008.

Username: brett

Make: Nissan
Year: 2009
Model: Xterra
Trim: Off Road Edition
Color: Navy Blue

MODS

Interior:
Weather tech digital fit floor liners, 1st and second row.
Replaced the factory rear hatch lift cylinders
Added the interior hatch release mod from the the cargo area
Gentek 50-GENK50 rear view mirror (homelink, temp, auto dimming)
Autometer transmission temp gauge (custom install via sensor in transmission pan)
Relocated the VDC switch to accomodate the transmission temp gauge
OTTRATW switch for Derale fan (manually controlled, center console, side mounted)
Factory dash mount with Garmin 765T GPS

Exterior:
RockyMtnX winch mount, integrated into front plastic bumper
Maxgear drop in roof rack
Warn M8000, contactor, series wound, with synthetic line
Off road tires on steelies: BFGoodrich KM2, 265/75-16
On road tires on factory alloys: Michelin LTX MS2, 265/75-16
Ice/snow inclement weather tires, on steelies: Firestone Winterforce UV
Rear diff breather modification
Installed nissan bug deflector
Weathertech side window deflectors
Grill black out using Rustoleum Bed Coating
Locking roof box mod
Melt mod
Removed factory mud flaps

Armor:
Shrockworks skids: rad, engine,transmission, transfer case, gas tank, and rear differential
Shrockworks sliders
Maxterra rear bumper, receiver hitch and recovery points

Engine:
Odyssey Battery 34R-PC1500T-A
Spacer for underneath Odyssey battery
Wix air filter
Warn winch Contactor mounted on lid of fuse box lid
Derale 16618 electric 8â€￾ fan installed on air-ATF cooler
Marine brass battery terminals

Fluids:
Mobil1 installed in diffs, engine, transfer case. Nissan Matic-S in transmission.

Suspension Front:
OME 2608 coils
OME 90003 Nitrocharger sport struts
Prothane 14-1123-BL front sway bar bushings


Suspension Rear:
OME CS061R Emu medum duty leaf springs
OME 60017 Nitrocharger sport shocks
OME Greasable rear shackle kit, poly bushings, Ubolts/nuts
Timbren springs/bump stops JRC01
{removed rear sway bar}

Gear:
ARB Awning 2000
Hi Lift Extreme 48â€￾ jack, off-road base, handle keeper, and lift mate
Tetrax Hi Lift slider bar adapter
Viair 300P portable air compressor
ARB Orange Speedy Seal Tire Repair Kit
Truck-bedz Expedition series mattress
Staun Tyre Deflators
Yeti Tundra 50

PHOTOS

How it sits today:

This was the day I brought it home, 12/26/2008:

September 2009:

maXTERRA Rear Bumper:

This is from the road leaving out of Yankee Boy Basin:

The bung I brazed into transmission pan, later the sensor screwed in here:

The Autometer ATF temp sensor:

Where I mounted the transmission temp gauge in the dash:

ARB Awning 2000:

Maxgear drop-in rack:

ARB Awning attached onto the Maxgear rack:

Derale ATF cooler fan and switch:

RockyMtnX mount and Warn m8000 winch installed:

 

[gamecock257]

Great pics man! Thats a great start to a build thread

 

[drbandkgb]

Wow!!! This is a great build.. Thank you for sharing

 

[metzican]

Awesome pictures, Nice build. I can't wait to see further pictures and mods. Looks like you put a lot of time and effort into your X making sure every mod is done right.

 

[brett]

Appreciate the kind words... what can I say.. I likes the pichers...

 

[Roadwarrior]

Dang, I love this build that front winch mount is beautiful

 

[J Everett]

Great Build! In fact, we clearly share similar tastes. We both have blue Xterras, both on a second X after a 2wd, both have same rear bumper, I also plan to have the RMX front winch mount. *GASP* Are you my twin?! Were we separated at birth?!

LOL, awesome rig, Brett. Glad to have you in the Nation!

 

[Cruecible]

Awesome build and rig sir. Frankie is a very handsome little man

 

[brett]

Great Build! In fact, we clearly share similar tastes. We both have blue Xterras, both on a second X after a 2wd, both have same rear bumper, I also plan to have the RMX front winch mount. *GASP* Are you my twin?! Were we separated at birth?!

LOL, awesome rig, Brett. Glad to have you in the Nation!

LOL, I bet you also had fun finding 4wd in LA, in 2009 an OR was non-existent in AR (mine came from Blue Springs, MO). Make sure to get get 608 coils with your OME lift, you'll need it with the RMX winch mount. I had 607's, which were fine until I added the winch/mount - I swapped the coils myself. In the rear I still have the medium duty leafs which seem fine - I do have the extra leaf if it ever starts sagging back there.

 

[brett]

Awesome build and rig sir. Frankie is a very handsome little man

Thank you, Frankie is a very special little guy to us, he's ridden many thousand miles in both X's, seen a lot of the western US. He's just gotten too old - poor fellow. I figure he's that dog that we all have one of during our lifetime, the one we judge all of our other dogs by. :happy:

 

[J Everett]

LOL, I bet you also had fun finding 4wd in LA, in 2009 an OR was non-existent in AR (mine came from Blue Springs, MO). Make sure to get get 608 coils with your OME lift, you'll need it with the RMX winch mount. I had 607's, which were fine until I added the winch/mount - I swapped the coils myself. In the rear I still have the medium duty leafs which seem fine - I do have the extra leaf if it ever starts sagging back there.

I actually walked into my local dealer, told them what I wanted, color and all, and waited 6 weeks for them to find it. They had to give me the leather for free because I really wanted the cloth interior with the fold flat front seat like I had in my '08. I'm happy with the leather, but I wasn't gonna pay $1000 for it.

Thanks for the tip on the OME coils!

 

[brett]

I had pictures in my build thread of my old co-pilot Frankie (dachshund) but I had to remove them - hurts. After nearly 16 faithful years, Frankie passed away late last fall - hopefully he's terrorizing all the squirrels he wants to in doggie heaven. There's a new co-pilot in training, this time I opted for the newer, larger model - his name is Lukas. He'll be 1 y/o on tuesday, and he'll make his first long trip out west in a couple of weeks.

 

[Cruecible]

Love your build thread man! Lukas is a very handsome gentleman, I bet my Jojo would flirt hard with him.

 

[brett]

Love your build thread man! Lukas is a very handsome gentleman, I bet my Jojo would flirt hard with him.

Lukas would love to flirt with Jojo, he's got a little sister named Lucy that he just loves to death. Lucy whips his arse on a daily basis, but he keeps coming back for more. Until Lukas got over about 20 pounds, Lucy would drag him around by those big ears - he's simply too heavy now, so Lucy just pulls on them with her 11 pounds of might. This little video is of the two of them, last November right after we got Lukas. The activity is mostly the same now, except Lukas is over three times that size now at 27 pounds

 

[Cruecible]

That's way too flippin cute dude lol. Jojo gets a little weird about big dogs, but she LOVES dogs that are her size or smaller. Luckily with Megatron, we got him at 8 weeks so she has gotten used to him and how big he is now (and still growing). He's pretty submisive, which is good because Jojo kicks his arse on the daily too. Her flirting is hilarious though; she'll stiffen up her front legs and penguin waddle to the boy dog and flop over. She's such a goof.

I added pictures on my build thread if you wanted to take a look