- Location
- machesney park IL
Goal: Make a expedition type vehicle capable of long distance trips as well as being extremely offroad capable and comfortable.
Current mods as of 4/9/13
Engine Performance
Drivetrain Performance
Steering suspension
Exterior
Interior
Audio Entertainment
Ideas brewing
Pics
Stock
Sept 12th 2008 (Moab trip)
August 2009
Gonemoab 2010
UP Michigan overland 2010
UP Michigan 8-9-11
Chicago blizzard 2-2-11 (not stuck)
Kettle moraine state forest 3-11-12
If you want pictures of my specific mods just let me know.
Current mods as of 4/9/13
Engine Performance
- Volant intake
- NGK platinum plugs
- Quest Alternator
- Doug Thorley headers
- Modified engine mount
- 3/8 Phenolic Plenum spacer
Drivetrain Performance
- ARB Air locker front
- ARB Air locker rear
- Calmini 4:1 transfer case gears
- 90's Pathfinder transfer case (stronger chain)
- Redline Mt-90 gear oil
- Extended rear axle breather
- Hardbody manual hubs
- SLR diff drop kit
- Shortened transfer case shifter.
- Sickspeed shift knobs
Steering suspension
- SLR UCA's
- SLR front shock hoops
- SLR lower arm gussets
- SLR steering kit
- 4x4parts HD adjusters
- Ruff Stuff Specialties lift shackles
- Alcan 3" lift leaf packs
- Rough Country steering stabilizer
- Removed rear sway bar
- Bilstein 7100 Series with remote reservoirs for the back
- Fox Emulsion remote reservoir shocks for the front
Exterior
- Skidrow rear bumper with custom tire swing gate
- Shrockworks sliders
- Shrockworks Winch bumper
- Custom skid plates
- Repainted roof rack charcoal gray with 2nd gen Xterra decals
- Eagle eye headlights custom fitted with Morimoto H4 HID 4300K projectors
- Ridid industries Dually LED back up light
- Hella 500 series with HID 4300K bulbs
- LED corner bulbs
- LED third brake light fit in spare wheel
- LED license lights and custom plate mount
- Smittybilt 8500lb winch with synthetic winch rope
- Desert Runner 15x7 wheels from a Frontier
- 32X11.50X15 BFG A/t Ko's
- misc decals from travels
- 3" shorty aluminum antenna
Interior
- Scan gauge II
- Lev o Gauges fore and aft
- Uniden CB radio
- MV-40 Tire compressor
- Husky Floor mats
- USB charge ports
- High amp Powerpole connectors for 12v accessories
- Custom cargo track rails in trunk for securing cargo
- Edgestar 43qt portable freezer (when camping)
- LED 4300k dome bulbs
- Digital thermometer
- Carling rocker switches for all accessories
- Factory neoprene Xterra seat covers
- Raigler Mini net (lobo rack)
- Tinted 10% rear 35% front with 8% windshield strip.
Audio Entertainment
- Second Skin audio Damplifier sound mat through out.
- JVC bluetooth Head unit
- Infinity components
- Infinity subwoofer.
- Starmate Sirius satellite radio
- Custom Dash faceplate
- MB quart speaker amp
- Legacy sub amp
Ideas brewing
- Fridge slide
- 33x10.50x15 or swaping to 16" rims
- Cams
- Insulating the roof for more silent ride
Pics
Stock
Sept 12th 2008 (Moab trip)
August 2009
Gonemoab 2010
UP Michigan overland 2010
UP Michigan 8-9-11
Chicago blizzard 2-2-11 (not stuck)
Kettle moraine state forest 3-11-12
If you want pictures of my specific mods just let me know.
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