Trixter404's 2011 Nissan Xterra Build & Adventure Thread

[Trixter404]

I finally installed the Ballistic Fab rear diff. cover that I purchased a couple months ago from a TNX member. I liked the raw look of it so instead of painting I used Duplicolor Adhesion Promoter and clear coat.

While I under there I also [finally] installed a rear diff. breather extension.

I also changed the front diff. fluid. Mobil 1 75w90 Synthetic now in both.

 

[Trixter404]

This weekends to-do list:

Hefty Fab front bumper
Winch
HID projector retrofit
LED fog lights
Oil change & install No-Spill Systems drain valve
Transfer case fluid change
Side window vent visors
Blue Sea Systems fuse box
22" LED light bar

 

[Trixter404]

Makin' some progress...

Winch, LED fog lights and bumper...installed
Grille...repainted but not yet installed
HID conversion kit and projector retrofit...done
Oil change...done
No-Spill Systems oil drain valve...over-torqued and broken (that's what I get for not following the directions provided by No-Spill and torquing to Nissan specs...oops)

 

[Jhberria]

The bumper looks great, Steve. Well worth the wait.

My snorkel came in yesterday, so I'm primed and ready for install next weekend.

 

[Trixter404]

The bumper looks great, Steve. Well worth the wait.

My snorkel came in yesterday, so I'm primed and ready for install next weekend.

Thanks and yes it was. Arrived exactly 4 months after I placed the order but I really like it.

My snorkel arrived on Friday and is ready for next weekend as well. It's funny that they shipped direct from 4x4parts.com...I'm guessing that they ordered too many for the previous group buy and offered them real cheap to Offroad Gorilla.

 

[Trixter404]

Mini mod day/snorkel install with @Jhberria.

To drill or not to drill...

Drilled...

And done...

 

[Trixter404]

Tonight I wired the winch up and installed the Factor 55 ProLink. Also installed a license plate re-locator bracket on the Hefty and did the easy fog light bypass posted on TNX.

I still need to install a grille (just bought an '05-'08 grille) and tweak the Hefty bumper mounting a bit.

 

[ED J.]

Very nice !! I have 2003, lift with Good year duratrax tires for starters

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[Trixter404]

'05-'08 grille painted and installed and finally installed the Nissan side window vent visors that I got for Christmas.

 

[Trixter404]

A few pics from a recent NWXC trip to Moses Lake Sand Dunes...

Photo credit: Joe & Amy W.

Photo credit: Joe & Amy W.

 

[Trixter404]

Some photos from a second [wet] camping/wheeling/exploring trip in Tillamook State Forest with NWXC a few weeks ago. I learned on this trip that some trails aren't very RTT friendly. On a couple of occasions there were off-camber turns that leaned toward nearby trees...in one case we had to turn around because the tents were not going to get by without damage.

 

[Trixter404]

Had a great Memorial Day weekend camping and exploring with friends from NWXC in Gifford Pinchot National Forest, north of Trout Lake.

Base Camp

We found some snow and Josh (jhberria) and I were the only two willing to cross...I quickly learned that I should have aired down (but what fun is that!)

Stuck (so close to the end!)

Winching Out

Stuck again on the way back out (still refused to air down)

The crew...

Mt. Adams

Back at home and all cleaned up

 

[Trixter404]

Day trip up Fortune Creek Trail with @Jhberria and another NWXC member in hopes of making it to Gallagher Head Lake. Unfortunately there were snow drifts on the trail keeping us just a half of a mile from reaching it.

 

[Jhberria]

Awesome photos and updates.

I thought we were going to tell @Snowtrout that we made it all the way to the lake, and it was the most beautiful thing we had ever seen? Clouds parting, angels singing, scantily clad women rejoicing at our arrival, etc? You blew it.

 

[Trixter404]

Awesome photos and updates.

I thought we were going to tell @Snowtrout that we made it all the way to the lake, and it was the most beautiful thing we had ever seen? Clouds parting, angels singing, scantily clad women rejoicing at our arrival, etc? You blew it.

Yep...I blew it. Damnit!!!

 

[Jhberria]

With what I'd seen when I was out on memorial day I highly doubted you guys would make it to the lake.

It's not about ACTUALLY making it. It's about convincing you we had made it, to elicit jealousy and cause your heart to fill with regret.

 

[Trixter404]

It's not about ACTUALLY making it. It's about convincing you we had made it, to elicit jealousy and cause your heart to fill with regret.

And I did have a shovel, we could have made it if we REALLY wanted to.

 

[Lifestyle Overland]

I have really got to get to the northwest... beautiful shots!

 

[Trixter404]

I have really got to get to the northwest... beautiful shots!

Thanks man! You should do that...just not during the summer. We have HORRIBLE summers here that non-northwesterners would not like.

 

[Trixter404]

A few of us local Xterra guys, including @Snowtrout, spent a recent weekend camping and exploring the Barlow Road Trail. This is an easy (but fun) trail that begins near Government Camp, OR. We camped near the beginning on the first night and followed it the next day to Tygh Valley on the dry, eastern side of the Cascades, where we camped the second night. I think that it's safe to say that we all had a blast. Unfortunately, I didn't get many pictures while on trail...