February 6, 200818 yr well brian has motivated me, so i had to go work on the car. more like changed the tires out this weekend, finally got off my butt and put the tires on. next phase is the pwr steering pump change. then the cooling fans need attention, then the rear shock, then the rear diff. i'm attempting to work in small installments to get it going. the new tires are not very great at approx 8/32's of tread left, but will work for now... all mounted and airsoft bb balanced, smoothest it has every driven down the road!!
February 6, 200818 yr let me know what all parts you need.i have a whole gaggle of them.and we can work somethin out.cheers, brian
February 6, 200818 yr Author let me know what all parts you need.i have a whole gaggle of them.and we can work somethin out.cheers, brian well i have the pwr steering pump (it's in the bag on the front bumper), the front cv is lifetime warranty, i have a spare 4.11 welded rear diff, i had spare ea82 rear adjustable coilovers... but my dad gave them to some friends... grrr... the bushing on the bottom is seperated and tapping on the shock mount. almost tempted to find an ea81 rear suspension and just use shocks. but that will add a lot more cost to the repair. my torsion bars are sagged and already torqued and won't sit level. which is why those ea82 thing-ama-jiggers are on there. i kind of like how they limit the rear travel and keep the axle cups together, but the stub shafts then become my fuse. i'm sure a spare set of tires... other than that i don't know what i need. i know i'll have to bend the exhaust. the way john bent it, the exhaust is right next to the lift blocks, and on side hills it can tap the blocks ever so slightly... scared me the first couple times. i seriously recommend http://www.innovativebalancing.com, you don't have to buy from them. but they have a chart with approximate weights to put in the tires. i did a bunch of research on it awhile ago, on the toyota forums. smoothest balance you'll ever have. go to a sports store and buy .2gram airsoft pellets (non-bio degradeable) and fill the reccommended amount in tires and drive. the subaru has never been so smooth, and these tires aren't worn right. dad is using my iroks, and it's like driving on glass, no vibes at all.
February 6, 200818 yr Author it's definately a lot more motivating to see it on real tires... the 13's were really killing my spirit to fix it.
February 6, 200818 yr they were killing me just lookin at it. but seriously,i was gonna ask about that balance thing.sounds cool. i may be making a visit ,we'll see.how soonish were you wantin the tires again?cheers,brian
February 6, 200818 yr Author no rush, just let me know in advance, cause i only get pay checks at the beggining of the month... i'm going to run these tires into the ground first. so anytime you are this way we'll have to work something out. any more info you need about bead balancing, i'll try to find it. a lot of people seem to be switching to the bb balancing, especially since it's hard to get a good balance on large tires and one good wheeling trip the balance is off. the beads always migrate to spots that are out of balance and naturally balance the tire. that web site should have a bunch of info on it.
February 6, 200818 yr Author they were killing me just lookin at it. you didn't like the mean suby on 13's? it's all the rave, no fender trimming needed!! rofl.... lol... but seriously, i let off the clutch in low low and it just idled forward...
February 6, 200818 yr Author tonight, phase 2, pwr steering pump replacement. or at least i'll be starting the replacement. lots of homework tonight.
February 7, 200818 yr Author lol!!! well didn't get the time to change the pwr steering pump, but i did get a tarp to cover the car and so that i can work in the rain.
February 9, 200818 yr Author well the power steering pump is replaced. pull the blown front cv shaft, i'm headed to autozone right now to get a new shaft. then lots of homework to attend to. tomorrow or monday, i'll be dropping the front diff, change the oil and install an extended breather hose on the front diff. and also installing the new shaft. i'll post pics of progress this evening.
February 9, 200818 yr Author well the only shaft in stock had bent threads. so they'll have another one in for me tomorrow. waiting game... how I love lifetime warranty parts though.
February 10, 200818 yr Author old pwr steering pump pwr steering pump out new pwr steering pump blown cv, this one was a dusy,all the balls were missing. sitting awaiting an axle, diff fluid change, and diff breather hose. so this is the story from autozone, went to replace the axle on lifetime warranty... got a new axle, got to the car, noticed the threads were tweaked and the nut wouldn't go on... went back in the manager fixed everything, and got a new shaft sent out. it's supposed to arrive tomorrow... get a call tonight from one of their lackies, oh your parts in. awesome i thought... till i get there, axle looks similar... take it home... definately the same one. well the retard lacky, thought it had came in, but in reality it was the shaft to be returned... so still waiting on an axle. well, off to homework.
February 10, 200818 yr i'll trade those tires for the 5spd d/r if the axle does the trick. let me know.cheers, brian
February 10, 200818 yr Author if the axle and rear diff do the trick, i'll trade ya the tranny. the axle mainly affected my steering. it was missing the balls and would catch while turning.
February 10, 200818 yr old pwr steering pump pwr steering pump out new pwr steering pump blown cv, this one was a dusy,all the balls were missing. sitting awaiting an axle, diff fluid change, and diff breather hose. so this is the story from autozone, went to replace the axle on lifetime warranty... got a new axle, got to the car, noticed the threads were tweaked and the nut wouldn't go on... went back in the manager fixed everything, and got a new shaft sent out. it's supposed to arrive tomorrow... get a call tonight from one of their lackies, oh your parts in. awesome i thought... till i get there, axle looks similar... take it home... definately the same one. well the retard lacky, thought it had came in, but in reality it was the shaft to be returned... so still waiting on an axle. well, off to homework. looks like all you need now is a clean air filter lol. -Dalton
February 10, 200818 yr Author looks like all you need now is a clean air filter lol. -Dalton it's on the list. the couple summer runs to tahuya made it fairly dirty. but it's been sitting collecting more. the to do list as of now: fix sloppy shifter clean airfilter hose down engine bay change engine oil change front diff oil make front diff extended diff breather to the rear of the engine bay replace front cv shaft swap out rear diff (missing ring teeth in the rearend) new oil in rear diff make rear diff extended breather hose into the cab check tcase oil make or find a shifter boot for the nissan tcase shifter replace rear shock... clean out the inside of the car... anyone have a soob rubber shifter boot laying around that they don't need??
February 12, 200818 yr Author well i got the shaft today, and the wrong tabs... got them for my trailer... oh well it needed them changed also. tomorrow va appointment and then to tend to the front diff and shaft. finally inspected the shifter linkage... well a few bushings are loose and the main mount bushing is tore through. so it's swinging all over the place. which explains why i can't get into reverse while i'm in low low. so a run to pap this week is in order. and to find a shifter boot for the tcase shifter. who's up for a possible run to tahuya on sunday? i think i should have enough done to make a trip to tahuya this weekend for a shake down run. anyone game?
February 13, 200818 yr Author well got a lot done today. dropped the front diff, drained it, refilled it, installed front diff breather to the rear of the engine bay and reinstalled the diff. let me tell you that's a lot of hard work, that diff doesn't drop out easy like the rear does or go back in worth easy. it's a maze of lining stuff up. installed the new front cv shaft, easiest one i've ever installed... with a little wiggle it just slid through... tightened that down and lost the cotter pin in the dirt... got to go buy one of those tomorrow... for tomorrow, swapping out the rear diff, installing the rear diff breather and finishing the front diff breather install. trim the hose and find a nice location for the end in the engine bay, then tie it off so it stays away from the exhaust. i only got one or two pics, post them in a minute. the car is off jackstands and back on the ground! after tomorrow it can be wheeled, but sometime this week i'll go get the shifter linkage, rear shock, and shifter boot. i'd prefer to get those done, but have all day saturday to finish up the little details for the run to tahuya on sunday. what's left to do: install cotter pin on front shaft fix sloppy shifter clean airfilter hose down engine bay change engine oil swap out rear diff (missing ring teeth in the rearend) new oil in rear diff make rear diff extended breather hose into the cab check tcase oil make or find a shifter boot for the nissan tcase shifter replace rear shock... clean out the inside of the car...
February 13, 200818 yr Author i guess this is the only pic i actually got, all the others were too dark. it's the breather hose into the engine bay. still have to finish it.
February 13, 200818 yr at least your actually workin on the car. i'm still *#@*woodworking to be able to work on the car!:-p looks good.are you gonna take it through the firewall?thought you said about takin it into the cabin?? anyways, if that is the case,there is that big rubber plug on the passenger side of the engine bay.i ran my battery cables through it when i relocated them,it is agood spot.it comes out inbetween the dash and engine bay.pretty much over the passngers feet really.looking good bro. i wish i lived on the west side sometimes.cheers, brian
February 13, 200818 yr Author the front one i haven't decided to go into the cabin yet. but the rear one is going through the rubber plug under the rear seat. might just go inside with the front diff breather also, now that you mention it... i was just going to put it behind the old strut tower.
February 17, 200818 yr goin on a shakedown tomorrow? tell us whats up.........gotta plan on that tranny or not...
February 17, 200818 yr Author installed the rear diff, all the breather hoses, finishing touches... going today, might need the tranny. the whir noise is still there. sounds like the general direction of the tranny :-\ we will see what happens.
February 17, 200818 yr Author it sounds like it's the rear output of the tranny... sorry brian, it looks like i'll need that tranny. grenaded a cv shaft today also... missing brake pad tore up my front right brakes. it was real interesting i installed the damn pad. i just can't see how it got out. i can't find it anywhere near where i was working on the car, so it was on the car. to do list... swap tranny ea81 torsion bars rancho shocks limiting straps front right caliper front right rotor rear cv shaft (already on order. lifetime warranty) make or find a shifter boot for the nissan tcase shifter clean inside of car find spare front and rear cv shafts...
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