FishOnDan Build Thread

FishOnDan · Jan 24, 2015

I finally put aside some time to create my build thread. Here it is:

User: FishOnDan
Year: 2006
Make: Nissan
Model: Xterra
Edition: Off-Road
Color: Granite

MODS:

Armor:
-Bucksnort Rear Bumper with Custom Tire Carrier
-Hefty Fab Works Skid Plates
-XT Fab (BoonDox) Front Bumper with 2" Hitch Receiver
-Trail Gear Sliders
-Shock Skids
-Rocky Road Outfitters M226 Diff Skid

Exterior:
-Nissan Window Deflectors
-Ironman 30W 7" Modular LED Lights (Front Bumper mounted - 2 Flood and 3 Spot)
-Tuff Stuff 4" Square LED (3 rear facing + 1 tire carrier)
-Flush mount LED Pods (2 rear corners)
-Insain Fab Rear Light Mount
-Rear Diff Breather Mod
-SMOD Mod
-10" Electric Fan For Trans-cooler
-EZ Accessory 2" wheel spacers
-DepHep Roof Rack
-Forward Facing Front Camera
-Forward Facing Left Tire Camera
-Forward Facing Right Tire Camera
-Reverse Camera
-2" Body Lift
-4' Firestik CB Antenna
-Roof Mounted Shovel and Axe
-Airflow Snorkel
-Black Stealthed Hood
-Gobi Hatch Ladder
-48" Hi-Lift (tire carrier mounted)
-CARR Hitch Step
-Warn 32966 Quick Connect Kit (for rear Winch connection)

Suspension / Tires:
-285/75/16 Pathfinder Sport S A/T Mounted on Stealthed Factory Alloy Wheels
-Nisstec Adjustable Rear Shackles
-Add A Leaf
-Radflo 2.0 Emulsion Rear Shocks
-Radflo 2.0 Front Coilovers with External Reservoirs and Nisstec 1" Spacers
-Rough Country Nissan Titan UCA
-Moog Nissan Titan Tie Rods
-Moog Nissan Titan LCA
-M205 with 4.10 gears
-M226 regeared to 4.10 gears
-ARB Front Locker (for M205)
-ARB Rear Locker (for M226)
-Nisstec Extended Front Brake Lines (for Titan Swap)
-Nisstec Extended Rear Brake Lines
-Rear Timbren Suspension Enhancement System

Interior:
-Extensive Tool Kit (hand and power tools)
-Custom Cargo Rack
-Superchips Cortex Programmer
-Ultragauge
-PowerTank With Digital Tire Inflator
-CB Radio
-Mag Lights
-Camping Knife and Machete
-Otrattw Switches (8)
-Fire Extinguisher (2)
-Raingler Upper Half Divider Net
-Raingler Large Ceiling Net
-Raingler
-LED Interior Lights
-MaxTow Transmission Temperature Gauge
-MaxTow Volt Gauge
-Full Pillar Gauge Pod
-ARB CKMA12 Air Compressor
-ARB Inflation Accessory Kit
-Viair 2.5 Gallon Air Tank With 8 Port Manifold Attachment
-Pressure Gauge (2 - 1 rear and 1 front)
-DepHep Rear Window Molly Panels
-DepHep Hatch Molly Panel
-Upgraded Rear View Mirror Gentex 177 (compass + temp)
-Condor Molle Bags (3)
-Pure Android Head Unit
-Video Multiplexer to combine multiple cameras

Recovery:
-Bandlads 12K Winch Mounted on a Smittybilt Hitch Mount
-Smittybilt 3/4 D-Ring (7)
-Smittybilt Recovery Strap 30' x 3" - 30,000 lb
-Tuff Suff Xtreme 10' x 3" Tree Saver Strap
-Winch Rope Dampener
-Snatch Block

Misc:
-150db Air Horn
-Ironman 4x4 Tire Deflator
-GoPro Hero 3+ Silver (multiple mounting)
-Schumacher Pro Series 2200 Peak Amps Jump Starter
-Bluetooth OBD2 Scan Tool
-PowerTank Tire Repair Kit
-Hitch Mountable Table

Trail Spare Parts:
-Moog Titan Tie Rods (1 Inner, 1 Outer Left, 1 Outer Right)
-U-Joints (all 3 of them)
-Front Wheel Bearing
-Titan Half Shafts (2 of them)
-Brake Lines (front and rear)
-Moog Problem Solver Ball Joint
-Fusses

Trail Spare Parts That I Need:
-Alternator (05 - 08)
-ARB Locker Repair Kit

PHOTOS:

I bought it in July of 2013 from a local GLX Club Member.

After a few Mods:

NXM3:

My Hitch Table Project:

GLX Spring Fling:

WENT 2014:

Titan Swap + Regear + ARB Lockers Project:

Outside Latest:

Inside:

My Train Horn:

[video]http://vid1283.photobucket.com/albums/a557/dancha33/Xterra/20141213_181811_zpstf2emkms.mp4[/video]

Rear Light Mount (Insain Fab):

FUTURE MODS:

-35" Mud Tires
-Change Rock Sliders (too big for 35" tires)
-Upgrade Head Unit
-Upgrade Video Monitor (to a quad view monitor)
-40" LED Bar
-Dual Battery Setup
-Upgrade Winch Rope to Synthetic
-Upgrade Leafs to Alcan

FishOnDan · Jan 24, 2015

Head Unit Upgrade:

Rear corner LED pods:

FishOnDan · Jan 24, 2015

Reserved 2.

FishOnDan · Jan 24, 2015

Reserved 3.

metzican · Jan 24, 2015

I like your rig, You always have everything you need hidden in some nook. Did you ever figure why the winch was acting up?

Fromfrontier2Xterra · Jan 24, 2015

Dang. I had no idea your build was so extensive. Very nice! Looks great.

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dixie1865 · Jan 24, 2015

can't wait to see it in person

FishOnDan · Jan 24, 2015

metzican said:
I like your rig, You always have everything you need hidden in some nook. Did you ever figure why the winch was acting up?

Yes, it was the Power Interrupt Solenoid that came with the Warn Quick Connect Kit. I now have the cables connected directly to the battery.

Fromfrontier2Xterra said:
Dang. I had no idea your build was so extensive. Very nice! Looks great.

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Thanks! Can't wait to get and install the 35" mud tires and take some photos of the X "in the wild".

dixie1865 said:
can't wait to see it in person

Hopefully we can both make it to the GLX Spring Fling Event.

Macland · Jan 25, 2015

That hitch table is awesome!

JeffPro4x · Jan 25, 2015

Is the pvc mounted to the rack a rod holder?

FishOnDan · Jan 25, 2015

Macland said:
That hitch table is awesome!

Thanks! I was looking for a place to put my smoker and this is the main idea that emerged. It uses a hitch vise holder, so I can mount a vise if needed.

JeffPro4x said:
Is the pvc mounted to the rack a rod holder?

It could be, although I have not used it for that. It is an all purpose storage area. I can fit two R180 half shafts in there.

JeffPro4x · Jan 25, 2015

Ah. Gotcha

davemj98 · Jan 28, 2015

Awesome Dan!

TheRenderJunkie · Jan 28, 2015

Nice build! Second on the table hitch, that thing is sweet!

FishOnDan · Jan 28, 2015

davemj98 said:
Awesome Dan!

TheRenderJunkie said:
Nice build! Second on the table hitch, that thing is sweet!

Thanks!

ericcris10sen · Feb 1, 2015

HOLY CRUD that is one MEAN looking xterra! That's the most hi-tech X I've seen yet! Your trunk looks kinda like the inside of a MRAP! Dude, that's an awesome xterra no doubt!

FishOnDan · Feb 1, 2015

ericcris10sen said:
HOLY CRUD that is one MEAN looking xterra! That's the most hi-tech X I've seen yet! Your trunk looks kinda like the inside of a MRAP! Dude, that's an awesome xterra no doubt!

Thanks! I put a lot of effort (and $) into it, so a really appreciate the compliments.

FishOnDan · Feb 1, 2015

I installed my Insain Fab Rear Light Mount. I like the look of it. Those Tuff Stuff LED Square are plenty bright for a very affordable price.

drbandkgb · Feb 2, 2015

The mount looks great

FishOnDan · Feb 2, 2015

drbandkgb said:
The mount looks great

Thanks!

FishOnDan · Feb 19, 2015

Latest project completed! Installation of a Pure Android Head Unit + Video Multiplexer Device to run all of my cameras. I have a camera connected to the reverse light, and hooked to the units Reverse Input. I also have 4 cameras (front, left tire, right tire and back) controlled via power switches connected to the multiplexer, and the multiplexer hooked to the Unit's Auxiliary Input.

J Everett · Feb 19, 2015

Oh, the cameras and multiplexor unit is a legitimately cool addition. I really like that!

RATTFINK · Feb 24, 2015

Dan, your X is badass.

You always have the cool stuff and a large amount of tools.

FishOnDan · Feb 24, 2015

J Everett said:
Oh, the cameras and multiplexor unit is a legitimately cool addition. I really like that!

Thanks! And thank you for bringing that Android Head Unit to our attention.

RATTFINK said:
Dan, your X is badass.

You always have the cool stuff and a large amount of tools.

Thanks! All my tools are available for loan during events that I am part of, so if you ever find yourself in need of tools, you know who to ask.

FishOnDan · Mar 8, 2015

I added flush LED pods to X's my rear corners as additional reverse lights...

Here is the setup:

Night shot of the pods:

Pods + roof LEDs:

Fromfrontier2Xterra · Mar 8, 2015

FishOnDan said:
I added flush LED pods to my rear corners as additional reverse lights... Here is the setup: Night shot of the pods: Pods + roof LEDs:

Sweet!

Did you wire them into the pigtails for reverse or up front to switch?

Edit the one pic shows they must be on switch as I don't see your tail reverse. Mind if I ask where you ran your wire/harness? I'll be doing this soon and am curious. Thanks!

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FishOnDan · Mar 8, 2015

Fromfrontier2Xterra said:
Sweet!

Did you wire them into the pigtails for reverse or up front to switch?

Edit the one pic shows they must be on switch as I don't see your tail reverse. Mind if I ask where you ran your wire/harness? I'll be doing this soon and am curious. Thanks!

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You got it, they are wired individually. I ran the relay cable through the firewall to the engine compartment (that is where the relay is) and the LED power cable back through the firewall and below the plastics under the drivers doors and the pillar in between the front door and rear door, went under the plastic protectors in the rear and under the hatch rubber.

Fromfrontier2Xterra · Mar 8, 2015

Awesome. Thank you kind sir.

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