Gorillamel's X- Interceptor Edition

Username: gorillamel
Year: 2005
Make: Nissan
Model: Xterra
Trim: S
Color: Avalanche
Mileage: More than yours. Currently at ~175,000+ and going strong!


Xterra Interceptor Edition (Oct 2012)

Link to pics of my wheeling adventures in Idaho: HERE.



MODS:
Suspension
-Rear Bilstein 5100 series shocks
-PRG AAL
-PRG shackles set on highest setting
-Front: Sway-a-Way 2.5" coilover (c/o MadMike)
-Total Chaos UCAs (c/o davidshourd)
-measures ~38" all around
-self-made front sway bar endlinks

Tires/Wheels
-285/75/16 General Grabbers (Red letter turned around) on stealthed stock wheels

Electrical, Powertrain & Driveline
-Alpine CDA-9883 stereo
-Bluesea fuse distribution block 12 circuit (#5026)
-Deka Intimidator 9A34 battery 785cca
-moved trailer plug-in to under custom bumper
-XTP Intake Manifold Spacer
-K&N drop-in air filter (in stock box)
-Midland 1001LWX CB
-Billet battery clamp (c/o Eternal_Sir)
-OTRATTW switches
-Badlands 12,000lb winch
-CSF Radiator (replaced @174,976mi due to SMOD)

Armor
-NX Rocks Fuel Tank Skid (c/o X_TERRA05) painted lime green
-NX Rocks Tranny skid (c/o Creek) -->p/u in Moab (Thanks, Jeremy!)
-Shrockworks transfer case skid (c/o Afghanski)
-Hefty sliders
-Ballistic Fab Rear Diff cover (c/o Sleeper00) painted lime green
-Custom Rear Tire Carrier
-Custom Rad Skid
-Custom front tube bumper

Exterior
-Xoskel lo pro light bar
-(2) Hella 550 driving lights
-(2) Hella 550 fog lights
-kayak carrier
-Southco locking handle for wetbox
-Bottle opener mounted to rear bumper
-stickers
-grab handles on roof rack bars
-Stealthed (and some OD green touches):

• Front grille w/ OD green Nissan badge --> replaced by Zombie Outbreak badge c/o Killswitch
• Rear & front wheels w/ lime green Nissan badges
• Rear bumper steps area (steps OD)
• Hood
• Windshield cowl

-Nissan Murano 14" rear windshield wiper blade
-RIGID LED dually floods for fogs
-Hanma 7" LED light bar mounted on front bumper

Interior
-replaced rear hatch struts w/ 175lb force ones (Part #9416K147)
-"open rear hatch from inside" mod
-Window screens
-Quickfist mounted billy club on rear hatch
-Allweather OEM floor mats (front/rear) c/o Riehle
-Honorable mention: replaced front seat belts 2x and rear seat belts are non-existent (care of my former furry 4-legged buddy)

Other Accoutrements
-SPOT GPS
-Mini snow shovel
-Mud shovel w/ bedlined handle -> mounted on roof rack
-Fire extinguisher
-Mag-lite flashlight
-NATO gas Jerrycan x2
-Bone Collector seat cover (yep, I'm a burgeoning redneck)
-SOGfari Survival set (machete, knife, hatchet, shovel/pick)
-48" Allcast Hi-Lift -> mounted with bedlined: Bauart Cell clamps
-Yellow galoshes
-Sunscreen
-various other survival necessities
-Plano Sportsman Trunk to store all the abovelisted crap

Removed
-step rails
-splash guards
-Curtain airbags c/o stupid pitch/yaw crappy system from Nissan & NOT from a collision (grrrrr)
-Rear sway bar
-front tow hook --> victim of Moab
-Firestik II tunable tip antenna -->trail victim in Boise NF

Coming soon.../Wish list

• Dual battery: either put spare in rear or make room in engine bay
• 40ct refrigerator ($650)
• Aftermarket roof rack that can hold an RTT (or a lot of weight)--> DepHep
• More water tanks (that can withstand abuse)
• Scangague: to monitor engine/oil temps (~$160)
• Build up storage shelf in back for drawers
• Convert inside lights to LEDs
• maxtrax (or cheaper brand) (~$150)
• trasharoo ($44.99)
• Get 2nd full size spare and store where original spare was
• Beef up AAL (Alcans or go to Boise Springworks)
• Get a better on board air compressor --> ViAir ($200)
• Snorkel
• Get Hi Lift tire adapter and off road base and slider holder
• Tablet or some sort of small computer to map routes and monitor GPS (see previous post about what Toyman uses in his X)
• Beef up survival/first aid kit
• Get smart phone so can have GoPro app, monitor altitude, speed, pitch/yaw etc.
• back up lights
• awning (~$200)
• lunchbox locker
• re-gear to lower gears (3.69 vs 4.10)

Xterra represent! (Feb 2012). I volunteer at the State Capitol. And thus took a pretty pic. (May 2011)


Caribou 4WD Trail, CO (Sept 2011)

New sliders- already broken in irate: (from Storm Mtn Trail, CO) Sept 2011

Wheeling w/ local X's in Colorado @Kingston Peak (video of some of it here) Sept 2011


custom rear bumper w/ gas cans and tire mount (Boise foothills) Jan 2013


Video of 3-wheeling moment @Top of the World trail, Moab, UT) May 2012 c/o Sean/nmterras:
[video=youtube;JEQUXiocrz8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEQUXiocrz8[/video]

What it looked like before they all climbed on...

Video of me entering/having fun on the Crack (c/o tighthams):
[video=youtube;gMJ0LPtbvaU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMJ0LPtbvaU&feature=youtu.be[/video]


Allday Fab diff cover (high centered on Hell's Revenge, Moab, UT) May 2012

Attempting the harder line on obstacle on Fins n Things (c/o sexy6chick) May 2012


Video going down Whale's Tail on Tiptoe through Hell, Moab, UT:
[video=youtube;rHaqPRqDyFc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHaqPRqDyFc&feature=youtu.be[/video]


Chillin' @Rye Patch Reservoir, NV (Aug 2012)

The rest of the bumper (almost done, needs paint and tabs for Rigids) (01.2013)


Taking a break and making use of a bedlined hood. (@Tiddy Springs trail, Silver City area, ID)


Poser shot near Jarbridge, ID/NV (06.2012)


Front suspension (09.2012)


Stickers! (01.2013)


Wheeling @Tillamook State Forest w/ NWX Club (04.13) photo c/o Jesse Baker


Thanks, pals!


Storage shelves in rear hatch area (pre-overland trip) July 2013
GoPro3 time!
Magruder Corrdior/FS468 (July 2013)

Cool truck and nice build thread.

gorillamel said: "even though it is rather pathetic compared to most"

Are you kidding me? Looks great!

Looks awesome more like!

That is one kickass X!! Love everything about it. Keep up the good work.

Posted from the depths of Hell.

Thanks! I am putting some serious thought into getting a rear tire carrier (and thus putting my credit card bill into the depths of hell, Johann, haha). Kinda leaning toward KMA since they seem the most versatile and bang for your buck. Also kinda want to fab my own...just no one around here that I can find to help me, alas.

Def a work in progress, as you all know!

For sure unique.... Baseball bat mod hahah I was thinking of doing something with my hood too.. I like the blacked out look

GlamisDunesStar said:

For sure unique.... Baseball bat mod hahah I was thinking of doing something with my hood too.. I like the blacked out look

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well you would expect a cop to carry a billy club right?

Thanks all!
Yes, I love my billy club mod. Now I just need to find a good place for the gun. I keep my OC in my door pocket thingy and knife in the spare space under my aftermarket radio. So, yeah...at least I am somewhat prepared when out in nature, bwahahaha! I was seriously considering a mod for mounting an AR on the ceiling, but in a crash it would be a flying projectile. Still fun to think about tho...

Nice X you have there sir.

Xterraforce said:

Nice X you have there mam.

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just a heads up

Nice X! Really digging the look of the hood.

Uh oh. I guess I should have taken a closer look at the very first picture. Sorry.

^Haha that's ok. My boobs were hidden, so you were not able to tell since my ass is not a great way to tell apparently.

Speak for yourself Mel is all woman and part Tiger.

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Nice rig! Looks awesome. I'm diggin the green accents as well.

KChurch86 said:

FWIW, I noticed...

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Hahaha thanks!

Hugetanker said:

Nice rig! Looks awesome. I'm diggin the green accents as well.

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I actaully painted over almost all the lime green with OD green. I did my rear bumper mods while in CO at a fellow X-er's place and all he had was OD Green to do my touch ups. Hub cap hamburger things and skids are still lime tho. Gotta have a bit o' flair!

I love that hood. I am surprised you didnt paint that white part green on your hood. I think it would accent both your grill and your bumper. just my .02

^I thought about it. But like the contrast of the black and white. And, well, when I bedlined the hood I did not have the OD Green with me at the time, haha.

Glad to see you enjoying some Rocky Mtn trails! Love the X

Oh heck yeah! I drove out there in Sept and met up with quite a few Xers from TNX and loved the trails! Gonna try to go back come spring time to hit up more trails and pick up some parts from Xers out there. CO rocks and makes the X and me very happy. Someday I plan to conquer Red Cone (it snowed on there before I could do it last time).

Today I added another touch of lime green:


Installed the Allday Fab rear diff cover I got from Sleeper00 on TNX.

Also installed the XTP Intake Manifold Spacer. No good pics of it. BUT, it is bright blue, so it gives a tad bit o' color to the engine bay, haha!

That diff cover looks sweet! Yeah, I'm a big fan of your hood also.

gorillamel said:

Oh heck yeah! I drove out there in Sept and met up with quite a few Xers from TNX and loved the trails! Gonna try to go back come spring time to hit up more trails and pick up some parts from Xers out there. CO rocks and makes the X and me very happy. Someday I plan to conquer Red Cone (it snowed on there before I could do it last time).

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Thats awesome. I haven't done Red Cone, but I hear its a beautiful run! Hit me up the next time your in CO!

Will do! Hopefully sooner than later. But since I plan to go to Moab, my trip to CO will probably be postponed.

*Posted up new pics from my Xmas eve wheeling*

Very nice X, love to see females that like to get a little dirty, like yourself and a few others on here.

jmac289gt said:

Very nice X, love to see females that like to get a little dirty, like yourself and a few others on here.

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^Ahahaha! Thanks. And, to keep this thread clean (b/c goodness knows my mind is not), I'm gonna go with the dirty = muddy line of thought.

X is gonna get a face/butt lift this week *fingers crossed* pics will be posted then...

gorillamel said:

^Ahahaha! Thanks. And, to keep this thread clean (b/c goodness knows my mind is not), I'm gonna go with the dirty = muddy line of thought.

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Hey look, if you like mud wrestling then so do I, but pictures or it didn't happen.

Psh, you either like it or you don't.

Proof:

Hells to the yeah, I likey.

gorillamel said:

Psh, you either like it or you don't.

Proof:

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wow mel was this pig wrestling at the fair? kinda looks like it might be

Yes it was. Sept 2009 Team: Kermit's Harem. Man, I nearly had that pig, too...freaking 80lb greased thing! Dragged me around the arena like I weighed nothing. Got mud in my eye, hence the odd face in photo.

Oh that's funny I'm pretty sure I was there


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Nice X!

civicjoe said:

Oh that's funny I'm pretty sure I was there


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Dear Lord, I can only imagine what we looked like from the stands....

MississippiGal said:

Nice X!

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Thanks!
Friday is the X's day of judgement. I shall drop it off and when I get it back, it will have a new addition. *grins*

gorillamel said:

Dear Lord, I can only imagine what we looked like from the stands....

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to be honest it looks like hellish fun, i considered it my first year here thinking it was little pigs, i know now better haha

I know this is not the best pic, but you can sorta see how big the pig is. The pig is behind the barrel a bit, but you can see its evil glowing eyes. I am on the far right about to lunge on the MF-er.

There is my baby. Getting a butt build.

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Very nice!!!

gorillamel said:

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Xterra's should never be that far off the ground. LOL