sinner720st Posted November 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 last night i was cruising Datzen Mike's posts, and found great info on truck LSD, then on my way to a beaverton ratsun meet, i realized that my truck would not get traction for shit.... today i got a bit of a wild hair and went to sherwood pnp and started looking under hardbody trucks and pathfinders looking for the ilusive LSD sticker, i spun axles and came up with open diff.... found a pretty nice pathfinder with an LSD sticker disc brakes and 4.63 (or so) gears, the gears wont be too great on the highway, but thats the price we pay just 111$ for everything in the pics. i thought about taking the five link setup also, and welding the brackets onto my frame, that would give me some pretty good suspension, but i will just stick with leaf springs Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 nice did you measure it all out yet. from what i am told it is 5/8th's wider Quote Link to comment
sinner720st Posted November 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 (edited) i preffer wider, get my tires out a little more for that mean stance, kinda like the front of your dime. i will pull the tires off my truck tommorow for some really good measurements, i will let everyone know the width of everything so i just took some pretty good measurements, and the pathy is 2.5 inches wider... stock 720 is 56" and pathy 58.5" Edited November 8, 2010 by sinner720st Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 so with the right wheels it sound totally doable! Quote Link to comment
sinner720st Posted November 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 i think with the wheels i have now, it will be sweet just roll the fender lip out a bit to try and get a touch more flair... it should be sick, i want to get this done this weekend (not goin to happen) Quote Link to comment
Sealik Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 I'd love to slap one of those in my ST... :cool: ...but, then my 4x4 'option' is now somewhat MIA.... :D Quote Link to comment
sinner720st Posted November 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 so i started grinding on the pathy rear end last night, didnt get too far before one of the neighbors walked out, normally i wouldnt care but, i kinda didnt want to do it anyway... there is so much shit to grind off its hard to get the grinder down on the weld to cut Quote Link to comment
sinner720st Posted November 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 So this weekend i got some good stuff done on the pathy rear end, too bad i have to work tomorrow, or else i would just aboot have that bitch in first i had to get all the five link brackets off and grind the welds down, i found the fastest way of cutting this thickish metal was to use a sawzall with a fine metal blade i took all the mounts off except the sway bar mount, and brake line stuff, that sway bar is massive i then set the axle plumb at the driveline flange, and upside down since i will be welding the perches on the bottom of the axle here are the perches i bought from central four wheel drive, they stock them so no waiting $18 i then found center of the axle so that i can center up my perches, if you dont your truck will crab walk in the rear. i also measure three different ways to make sure the width of the perches were correct for my truck tach six per perch then make sure they are perfect then buzz them on there, make sure your welder is able to weld 3/16" + steel, you dont want these breaking off. im using a 220V Hobart wire feed welder Quote Link to comment
sinner720st Posted January 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 just some random piics i found that i took before i went to hawaii. just testing out the new camera Quote Link to comment
sinner720st Posted January 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 so i was fuckin round on gimp, and created this i was a touch inspired by mad max... i would change color to black, but i dont know how yet. this is my very first photo chop Quote Link to comment
sinner720st Posted January 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 new photo chop im thinkkin some of these things will get done before canby Quote Link to comment
Bulletside Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Looking good! Loving the lsd! May have to look around for one. Still have the front bumper and if so would you sell? I'd need it shipped to 19802 (delaware). If so shoot me a price shipped please. My email is jeffsmith304 @ gmail.com Thanks, -jeff Quote Link to comment
sinner720st Posted February 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 just some random pics of my beach trip i took sunday... i just wanted some good clam chowder, the best is just an hour + away... looking at these pics reminds me that i need to warsh my truck sumthin fierce Quote Link to comment
sinner720st Posted February 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 and some pictures of the work i got done with the pathy rear end over the weekend the paint i used is a rustoleum metallic rattle can... layd very nice, no unevennes in this photo you can see a faint outline of an iron cross, im planning on painting it in in a slightly lighter color all thats left is to rebuild the calipers and fill with diff fluid.... should be in as soon as this whole hawaii work thing is overwith Quote Link to comment
sinner720st Posted March 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 UPDATES!!!!!!!!!!1!!1! so this last weekend i actually got something done... i rebuilt my calipers for the pathy rear axle (not fun) worth the money saved... painted some more, and get hardware for the calipers you can see how sweet of u setup i have for a shop ( NOT), i have like three little projects going ATM And now for the other thing, i have been messing with my carb and noticed that the throttle shaft was a little wobbly in its bore. So i ordered one set of throttle shaft bearings, two idle jets (diff. sizes for tuning) and a SYNCHRONOUS KIT!!! (installed today after work, and went for a test drive ) a couple pictures of the linkage, cause i know there are a couple people with questions now for the new parts for your informaton, i had to file the inside of the secondary sliding linkage to get the pin so it glides back and forth, i also had to bend the secondary slide linkage so it will clear the primary idle stop linkage, before they were rubbing, i like how smooth everything is now, and the bearings deffinately helped. so i first took off and my idle is a little high (1000 rpm, i like it at aboot 800) but no big deal, it runs pretty smooth for not tuning it. turn right at the stop sign into a 25mph speed zone, but kind of stand on it nonetheless and it sits me back in my seat, i emidiately start to grin from cheek to cheek. cruise out of the 25 zone right into a 55 mph zone, roll on the throttle and again, awesome response... i would say the synchro kit helps a lot coming off a stop, or pulling out of a corner. it feels amazing, and breaks the tires loose way easier. now i just need to bolt that rear axle in to regain traction Quote Link to comment
sinner720st Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 just a huge update for the good ol' 720... new rear end is in, has ben for two weeks now, slides oh so good and pics to follow suit just sittin and waiting got the old one out, not to hard H-190 new one in, pathfinder rearend, with LSD, discs, and 4.60 gears bolting up the new one inch shorter driveline overall view the funny things that happen, my left tire is flush and my right tire is under wheel well. took some measurements and my rear axle is within 1/8" of perfect center as measured from fram to wheel on both sides, then measue my bed, it is off by quite a bit, then heres the kicker... measured the cab to frame, and its off by almost 5/8", so i got some lineup shit to do to make everything look right. on the good side, i dont lose traction in hard corners, and when i want to get sideways, it just takes a small pop of the clutch. all in all, i give this addition Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 I think we used the cab mounts to squar my truck. Quote Link to comment
sinner720st Posted June 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 so, i got bored and started cleaning up an extra cam cover i got from pnp... ended up good, not perfect, but its not the best candidate... enjoy OLD new Quote Link to comment
Wide14u Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 how long did you spend on the valve cover Quote Link to comment
sinner720st Posted June 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 uhh. about 8 hrs. just started with cutting mounts off, then the file to get all stuff knocked down i didnt like. then 260 grit, then 500 wet, 1000 wet, coarse polish compound, then fine compound. picked the compound up from harbor freight for next to nothing Quote Link to comment
Wide14u Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 thats not bad looks like it took longer Quote Link to comment
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