Hello from Canada! Long Time Owner, First Time Poster

Nd4SpdSe

First Fill-Up (of many)
Location
Quebec, QC
Hello everyone. I'm Mike and I'm from Ontario (near Niagara Falls), but am living in Quebec City, being posted here with the army over 2 years ago. I'll be going on 6 years this spring that I'll have my truck, and despite it being a rough 5 years (spend a year struggling for work and been going on 4 years in the army, so I'm just a Private until March), she's been good to me. I've been on other sites like XOC, XF and CX, but I've sadly and oddly never gotten to here. I spend most of my time on the CNTC (Canadian Nissan Truck Club) boards.


My truck is a 2003 SE Supercharged, 4x4 and 5-Speed. In the best color, Yellow!
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Mods:
Performance
- Resistor Mod (Replaces the Knock Sensor Relocation)
- Doug Thorley Headers (Non-SC)
- 2.5" Stainless Exhaust - Catless (for now)
- Volant Intake (To be picked up at the post office and installed)

Tires & Rims:
- 265/65 Goodyear Wrangler SR-A on 17" SE/SC rims (Summer)
- 31/10.5 Yokohama Geolanger I/T on Pathfinder 15" rims (Winter)
- 32/11.5 GoodYear Wrangler MT/R Kevlar on Pathfinder 15" rims (Off-Road)

Suspension:
- Grassroots4x4 Center Link
- Rear Sway Bar Removed
- Idler Arm Brace
- SLR Upper Control Arms
- Revolver Shackles
- Rancho 9000XL Front Shocks
- Bilstein 5150 Rear Shocks (Ask me about my experience with my 3 sets of Rancho's in a year and a half)
- Low Profile Pump Stops
- Heavy Duty Torsion Bars
- Heavy Duty Tie Rod Adjusters
- Military-Wrap Leaf Springs
- Rear Shocks Relocation / Inbound Shocks
- Extended Rear Brake Line

Exterior:
- 2" Body Lift
- Shrockworks Sliders
- UB Skidderz
- SuperWinch LP8500 w/In-Cabin Controls
- Heated Mirror Mod (Drivers side mirror only for the meantime)
- Nissan Pathfinder/Navara Hardbody Snorkel (Fiberglass knock off - To be installed)
- High-Lift with Lock on Roof Rack (Clears the RTT!)
- Tail Light Guards
- Class III Hitch
- Titan Winch's Roof Top Tent
- Reinforced (and functional) Brush Guard (In contruction, to be completed in a week or two)
- Custom Fabbed Rear Bumper with no tire carrier (In contruction, to be completed in a week or two)


Interior:
- Heated Front and Rear Seats w/Nissan OEM Switches (Pathfinder/Maxima)
- Auto-Dim Rear View Mirror
- Lotek A-pillar gauge pod w/Boost & Oil Pressure gauges
- Volt gauge mount on lower right of dash
- 1750w A/C inverter under the passenger seat & outlet in the rear cubby hole
- Sgt_Logo Shelf Mod
- Fire Extinguisher mounted on top of the factory sub trim panel
- Deeper Center Dash Cubby Hole from a Frontier (Since the OEM amplifier is no longer there)

Entertainment
- Pioneer Premier 980BT Head Unit
- Claron Tweeters, 6.5" front speakers and 6x9 rear speaker driven from the head unit.
- PAC SWI-PS Steering Wheel Controls Interface
- Custom CarPC install mounted above the glovebox with 7" LCD (Monitor and motherboard current dead)
- Cobra 18WXSTII CB radio mounted under the head unit
- Rear Seat Headrest TV's
- Pioneer 10" Slim Subwoofer in OEM Enclosure powered by a Pioneer 700w Amp.

Electrical
- 165amp Alternator
- Dual Optima Yellow Tops (in OEM location) using PAC 200amp Isolator
- Alarm with Remote Entry and Remote Starter
- Block Heater
- Clutch Bypass Switch
- Fog-Light Bypass

Future Mods
- Differential Drop Bushings (To Be Installed)
- Megasquirt Engine Management System (To Be Installed)

RTI Test:
Total Score of 905. Front: 384, Rear: 521 (2013)

I've done some detailed How-To's posted on CNTC on some of my mods. I tend to document what I do for my projects, so feel free to ask for any info.
 
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yellowx16

Need Bigger Tires
Founding Member
Location
Rochester, NY
Nice X! Yellow is the best color! I really like those inbound rear shocks.
what degree was that rti ramp?
 
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Nd4SpdSe

First Fill-Up (of many)
Location
Quebec, QC
Thanks guys :)

I'm trying for a certain stock-like look on the truck with the mods. This is no offence to anyone, but I'm trying to stay away from the cookie-cutter look that modified X's have. Understandable with the limited (but not limiting) aftermarket we have, but I like to do my own thing and my own ideas.

yellowx16 said:
what degree was that rti ramp?

I dont remember, I could of sworn the owner said it was a set standard for what he was saying. I want to say 24, but it seems people tend to make them 20 degrees. I'll have to ask when I pick up my bumper and brush guard.The score is based off of a formula on the wheelbase on the truck and the distance it goes up the ramp. The owner was extemely impressed and shocked at how well she did' we did it right after the inboard shocks mod was done. He said he's given out first place's to scores in the 800-850 range.

Prime said:
Welcome!

Now tell us more about the heated seats?!

No problem. It actually really easy. I'll be doing a set soon on a friend's truck once they arrive and will document the process ;) I was jealous cause the set he got comes with Nissan-style switches. I had searched wrecking yards to grab them off of Pathfinders and Maximas (also found in Subarus)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-seats-ins...Parts_Accessories&hash=item25793cc302&vxp=mtr

You can get the tool to use replace the hog rings, but I just use tie wraps. I would see the tiw wraps being much easier to route and attach everthing well, I hightly suggest that route, just use good tie wraps.


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The front are easy, it's the rears that are a much bigger job.

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And I had to modify the inside console cigarette lighter to accomodate the switches since they/it are too deep and was in the way.

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