TheFaux's - Ugly Guacamole

TheFauxFox

Titan Swapped / SAS'd
Founding Member
Location
Huntsville, AL
2005 Nissan Xterra Off-Road
Solar Yeller
Purchased Miles: 125,500 miles
Last Update Miles: 198,000miles

- NOTICE: Most mods are click-able links -

Current:

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The Story: There's always a story behind a new toy. Feel free to skip if you don't like story time. Jerks.
Bought a TJ around this time last year. Loved it, but it was eating up my wallet. Finally sold it 7/3/14 for extremely close to what I wanted. I had been eying this yellow X for about 2 weeks prior to selling. On my way back to my temporary housing assignment, which happened to be 2 miles from said X, my current 2000 X started sputtering... Bad. The next day, after work, I had decided I wanted a second look at the yeller-colored X... My old X dying half way there pretty much made the decision that much easier. I limped home and had my roommate drop me off to look at it. I had driven it, checked the fluids, kicked the tires, what-have-you prior to selling the Jeep, so I was already on the hook. Sticker said $9250. Turns out, that was the out-the-door price after TTL. Furthermore, I don't live in this state (AL) so I don't pay the sales tax. New price? $8150. Guess who talked him down more? This guy.

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Interior Mods:
-Kenwood Excelon KDC-X597
-Stock Rockford Units
-Cobra 19 DX IV CB Radio

Exterior Mods/Armor:
-Bunch-o-Stickers
-WeatherTech Window Deflectors
-Taillight Guards
-285/75/16 Goodyear Duratracs
--P&P Type II Sliders
-Ballistic Fab M226 Differential Cover
-Firestik Antenna Mirror Mount (on taillight guards)
-Firestik Tunable Tip Antenna (Black)
-The Faux-Jeep/Poser/QD Doorless Mod
-Hardcore OR Front Bumper

Suspension:
Front:
-PRG Titan Upper Control Arms
-PRG Tie Rod Extensions
-PRG Extended Brake Lines
-2.0 Radflo Titan Swap Coilovers w/ Ebiach 650# Springs
-A1 Cardone Titan CV Axles
-OEM Titan Lower Control Arms
Rear:
-PRG X Deluxe Rear Kit
--PRG Adjustable Shackles
--PRG 3* Shims
--AAL
--Bilstein 5100s

Engine/Drivetrain Mods:
-Radiator Bypass
-M205 (3-rib) w/ 3.36
-TorqFlo Auxillary Trans-Cooler #403
-M226 E-Locker Anytime Mod
-Royal Purple 75W-140
-K&N CAI: K&N 57-6014

In The Works:


Wishlist:

-RAM X-Mount
-LEDs for the dome, map, and plate
-Custom rear bumper
-Aftermarket front bumper
-Skids
-4.10 Front and Rear Gears
 
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TheFauxFox

Titan Swapped / SAS'd
Founding Member
Location
Huntsville, AL
Very nice find! I was wondering why you were so interested in deadpilot's t-swap parts. :)

I was pretty sold on doing a T-Swap after riding in my buddy's second gen with only a few mods. I've decided I'll stick with a stock gear ratio until I can regear both the front and rear at the same time... thinking 4.10s in the distant future. I definitely want to build my own rear bumper and sliders now that I have a little more welding experience than I did when I build sliders for my TJ. Building it in Solidworks or PTC Creo is just for practice (if you were following what I was doing in TGPWS). Money always seems to be the problem...

Heck Yeah!!
Another seXTERRA Second Gen!!

Shoot yeah. Love my gen 1, but its old and its definitely seen better days... and it doesn't have DIFF LOCK or 4WD.
 

Slasa

Lockers Installed
Location
Denver
I was pretty sold on doing a T-Swap after riding in my buddy's second gen with only a few mods. I've decided I'll stick with a stock gear ratio until I can regear both the front and rear at the same time... thinking 4.10s in the distant future. I definitely want to build my own rear bumper and sliders now that I have a little more welding experience than I did when I build sliders for my TJ. Building it in Solidworks or PTC Creo is just for practice (if you were following what I was doing in TGPWS). Money always seems to be the problem...



Shoot yeah. Love my gen 1, but its old and its definitely seen better days... and it doesn't have DIFF LOCK or 4WD.
You can still do t-swap with just the suspension bits and keep the R180 diff and current gearing. The difference is that you don't have to swap the M205 in and you get the rebuilt, titan length r180 cv shafts.
 

TheFauxFox

Titan Swapped / SAS'd
Founding Member
Location
Huntsville, AL
You can still do t-swap with just the suspension bits and keep the R180 diff and current gearing. The difference is that you don't have to swap the M205 in and you get the rebuilt, titan length r180 cv shafts.

I want the "better" diff though... lol. I'm not about to start this argument on which is better.

Thanks, Dave!

EDIT: I don't really like bumping my own thread for something small like this.
HP! I finally have a place to rep the site and Creepy.
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(Other pic going here was blurry. Just Solidworks Stickers and GYG rep.
 
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NismoFire

Titan Swapped / SAS'd
Founding Member
Location
Smyrna, TN
I want to. I probably couldn't leave Alabama until midday Thursday. I really don't know yet since I'd be missing Friday classes.

... Whats that supposed to mean?


It means, IT'S YELLER!!! LoL. ;)


I actually almost bought a yellow 1.5 but I couldn't get the guy talked down enough to fit my budge. 04 with less than 100k and he wanted 8k 3 years ago...yeah. Not happening.
 

TheFauxFox

Titan Swapped / SAS'd
Founding Member
Location
Huntsville, AL
I hate that you have a yellow xterra XD My next Xterra WILL BE A YELLOW ONE! Imo, best color for them (that or a nice blue color)!

I actually wanted a Night Armor or White one. The only color I didnt really care for was the gold/sand color.

While we're talking about colors, I eill explain the name choice. Ever cut open an avacado? Yellow and Green, right? This X will have similar traits... Or at least it does in my mind. And I the person who taught me their guac recipie called avacados "guacamoles."
 

Maxterra

Wheeling
Founding Member
Location
West Haven, UTAH
You had me at. "Ugly Guacamole" ;-)

That's priceless!

From somebody who just completed the Titan swap, I have a couple words for you...


DO IT!!!!!!
Best mod ever. Just start buying a little piece at a time. Lca's, tie rods, brake lines, etc.
keep an eye out for deals on the more expensive parts as you can.

Nice X!
 

TheFauxFox

Titan Swapped / SAS'd
Founding Member
Location
Huntsville, AL
You had me at. "Ugly Guacamole" ;-)

That's priceless!

From somebody who just completed the Titan swap, I have a couple words for you...


DO IT!!!!!!
Best mod ever. Just start buying a little piece at a time. Lca's, tie rods, brake lines, etc.
keep an eye out for deals on the more expensive parts as you can.

Nice X!

Haha, thanks. The big thing I'm looking out for is a diff. I've already sourced out, on paper, most of the other parts. I just need to find one for the right price and ratio. Once I get the M205, its pretty much a buying-bonanza until I get all the parts.

Also, put the new Kenwood radio in. It was a little bit of a pain to get it to work with the RF amp, but it works well now.
 

TheFauxFox

Titan Swapped / SAS'd
Founding Member
Location
Huntsville, AL
I don't get it, what's this?

Transmission fluid. Gen2's are susceptible to transmission failure when coolant from the radiator erodes the plumbing and mixes with the trans-fluid. The result is a nasty mess that tears up your transmission.

As a note, I did change out the fluid and bypass.
 
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