I think K&N is the way to go if you dislike your engine. OME all the way.
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Oh hell yeah. K&N air filters give you that beautiful cylinder scoring and premature bearing wear.
OTOH, I do really like (and run) K&N oil filters. Used 'em for years.
60 doors on my 62, I have 1/2 doors as well, switching them back over and the electrical connections were a pain, plus I destroyed my original driver door last time I was out.
Manual windows rule, now all I need is a 5 spd.
Free, so under $50.
Manual windows rule, now all I need is a 5 spd.
Free, so under $50.
TLC Norway
woodwelder
trimming the guide for the transfer shifter made my day!
There are SO many places that are way better to be able to drive 2LO.
Saves a lot of wear on the front too!
free mod, and a real hardcore one!
There are SO many places that are way better to be able to drive 2LO.
Saves a lot of wear on the front too!
free mod, and a real hardcore one!
Couple.
Scavenged a Pathfinder swingout $12 bucks at o u-pull-it. Ground it down to fit, used a rubber gasket, 2.5" washers to back the grade 8 bolts. Had to cut some access points in the tailgate to mount the latch and support. It hangs too low now so I will eventually relocate the tire mount about a foot and ahalf higher on the swingarm to get it out of the rocks.
Cracked dash quick and dirty fix, sanded the dash with 80 grit, filled the cracks with silicone, masked and sprayed with bedliner in a can. Not too pretty but better than before I think.
Scavenged a Pathfinder swingout $12 bucks at o u-pull-it. Ground it down to fit, used a rubber gasket, 2.5" washers to back the grade 8 bolts. Had to cut some access points in the tailgate to mount the latch and support. It hangs too low now so I will eventually relocate the tire mount about a foot and ahalf higher on the swingarm to get it out of the rocks.
Cracked dash quick and dirty fix, sanded the dash with 80 grit, filled the cracks with silicone, masked and sprayed with bedliner in a can. Not too pretty but better than before I think.
What do you mean? What happens? More info please?
wife bought me a communication device. ~2.99
Cheers
J
Cheers
J
Do you have any more pics of what you did to mount the pathfinder swingout along with a parts list?? That would be great to replicate.
Thanks
sandcruiser
....back in the saddle again....
no no no no...
let's not turn this into yet another k&n thread
go search. this topic has been covered in depth.
let's not turn this into yet another k&n thread
go search. this topic has been covered in depth.
Droopy visor fix
might be a repost. No, I didn't search, I was stoked to figure it out on my own, for once.
1) phillips screwdriver
2) tighten
3) check for functionality, loosen/tighten as need.
Best not to perform while driving, unless you live in Nevada.
Now the dang thang don't keep gettin in my sight-line!
might be a repost. No, I didn't search, I was stoked to figure it out on my own, for once.
1) phillips screwdriver
2) tighten
3) check for functionality, loosen/tighten as need.
Best not to perform while driving, unless you live in Nevada.
Now the dang thang don't keep gettin in my sight-line!
Pocket organizer/dog barrier
I always drive with my rear seat folded and usually haul at least one Chesapeake Bay Retriever. We have designed a cheap mod that has eased two problems. Problem #1; The mail, cell phone, checkbook, etc. needed a convenient, secure place to live. Putting this stuff in the passenger's seat often results in it shifting to the floor or getting blown out of the car if both doors are opened. Problem #2: The dogs are always trying to crowd into the front seat area, usually in small increments, but crowding nontheless. Just trying to mooch affection or treats.
What we made was a cordura pocket organizer suspended by a 1" wooden dowel (<$5 at hardware store). The wonderful wife did the sewing. The back of the pocket organizer has a 3/8" piece of plywood sewed in so that it is rigid for the first 12 inches down. There is a pocket at the bottom for my binoculars that goes beyond where the plywood extends. The upper main pocket carries the mail and other documents. There are small pockets for my checkbook, extra pen, notepad and cell phone.
I apologize for the crappy photo, but I think that you can get the gist of the mod. Cost: $5 for the dowel, we had the cordura. The dowel is held in place by conduit clamps around the inboard headrest supports which are less than a dollar at a local hardware store. But, when I told my wife that I was going to post this on the "Mods for <$50 page" she said that there was no way she would make one for that!
I always drive with my rear seat folded and usually haul at least one Chesapeake Bay Retriever. We have designed a cheap mod that has eased two problems. Problem #1; The mail, cell phone, checkbook, etc. needed a convenient, secure place to live. Putting this stuff in the passenger's seat often results in it shifting to the floor or getting blown out of the car if both doors are opened. Problem #2: The dogs are always trying to crowd into the front seat area, usually in small increments, but crowding nontheless. Just trying to mooch affection or treats.
What we made was a cordura pocket organizer suspended by a 1" wooden dowel (<$5 at hardware store). The wonderful wife did the sewing. The back of the pocket organizer has a 3/8" piece of plywood sewed in so that it is rigid for the first 12 inches down. There is a pocket at the bottom for my binoculars that goes beyond where the plywood extends. The upper main pocket carries the mail and other documents. There are small pockets for my checkbook, extra pen, notepad and cell phone.
I apologize for the crappy photo, but I think that you can get the gist of the mod. Cost: $5 for the dowel, we had the cordura. The dowel is held in place by conduit clamps around the inboard headrest supports which are less than a dollar at a local hardware store. But, when I told my wife that I was going to post this on the "Mods for <$50 page" she said that there was no way she would make one for that!
seatb covers?
what brand are those seat covers?if they are.or is it upholstered?
what brand are those seat covers?if they are.or is it upholstered?
Wet Okoles
THey are Wet Okoles. Had them several years and have never washed them yet. Sponge off the bad spots. I really like them because they do not really look like seat covers, all wrinkled. Also, they add an extra layer of padding. You get a lot of options on in regard to colors and contrasting piping. Mine have the little map pockets on the back which for me turmed out to be a waste of money but I highly recommend them.
THey are Wet Okoles. Had them several years and have never washed them yet. Sponge off the bad spots. I really like them because they do not really look like seat covers, all wrinkled. Also, they add an extra layer of padding. You get a lot of options on in regard to colors and contrasting piping. Mine have the little map pockets on the back which for me turmed out to be a waste of money but I highly recommend them.
Mahogany console
First Mod after buying was building a much bigger console that could hold something bigger than paper. A buddy had a bunch of mahogany lying around, so I built a nice console that I could actually rest an elbow on. Looks perdy. $5 in hardware.
Bungee cord holding box o' stuff to the back of the rear seat... FREE
Brand New windshield + pro install...FREE (amazing!!)
First Mod after buying was building a much bigger console that could hold something bigger than paper. A buddy had a bunch of mahogany lying around, so I built a nice console that I could actually rest an elbow on. Looks perdy. $5 in hardware.
Bungee cord holding box o' stuff to the back of the rear seat... FREE
Brand New windshield + pro install...FREE (amazing!!)
Pics or yer lyin'.
I'd love to put up some pics, probably later this week, but...I can't figure out how to post photos. Doesn't seem like it should be hard. Someone help me out here.
ntsqd
technerd
I posted this here: https://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-wagons/350371-brake-fluid-flush-any-quick-tricks.html#post5148927, but it occurred to me that it might also fit in this thread. Not so much a mod as a simple trick for bleeding brakes.
Oh yes, there is something faster!!! How about a 4.2L vacuum pump?
Takes a bit of prep first though. You need an empty small peanut butter jar, one with a steel lid on it, some 1/8" or 3/16" copper or steel tubing, about 25 feet of appropriate size vacuum hose, and an epoxy like J-B Weld.
Drill two 1/8" holes in the lid, give yourself room to work.
Cut a piece of tube about 2" long and another long enough to reach about 1/2" short of the bottom of the jar while leaving ~1" sticking out of the top.
Scrape off the paint etc. around the holes in the lid.
Scuff up the tubes ~1/2" to each side of where they will pass through the lid.
Epoxy both pieces into the lid on both sides of the lid with about 1" sticking out of the top. Make sure that the long tube doesn't touch the bottom of the jar.
Cut a piece of hose about 2' long and attach it to the long tube. Attach the rest of the hose to the short tube. Use Dynosoar's turkey baster trick (HIGHLY suggest buying your own, borrowed ones seem to raise the ire of SWMBO) to fill the jar to just above the bottom of the long tube. Pour new fluid into the reservoir.
Attach the long hose to a suitable vacuum port on the engine.
Start engine.
Bleed brakes.
A note on this system; at idle the engine will pull air through the bleed screw threads. The only way to stop this from happening is to fill the threads with something. Grease will work, but remember that the rubber used in brake systems really doesn't play well with petro-chemicals. So if you use grease be really, really careful when applying it. The other option, if you can find some, is brake component assembly lube. Apply some of that to the threads and you're golden!
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gas cap saver
Zip tie on gas cap.... to keep from loaning it to the next guy that fills up.
just hooks over the lock latch.
$ .01
Zip tie on gas cap.... to keep from loaning it to the next guy that fills up.
just hooks over the lock latch.
$ .01
