HardBody???

[silentsamurai]

They are all being used as paint trucks and carpenter trucks in California.

haha he right! come to santa ana or los angeles. Home of nissan hardbody's.

 

[mauricio_28]

Is the Hardbody the great grand-father of today's Frontier?

 

[silentsamurai]

You could say that

 

[ThomD]

Funny. We have a 1996 Nissan Pickup. Dull and dependable. I didn't realize that it was a Hardbody, I thought they were just calling the "Pickup". I certainly never thought of making it an expedition vehicle. It is so unremarkable, I don't even have a photo of it. OK: So the wife asks, "It's a gutless wonder. Can you put a bigger engine in it?" Anyone care to guess what a V6 swap would run?

 

[Steel_City_X]

I believe I was with Kramer the day that there frontier was photographed Shown above).

 

[hardbody4x4]

97 4 cyl 4x4 single cab

 

[hardbody4x4]

They are all being used as paint trucks and carpenter trucks in California.

its because the can do work and play

 

[stioc]

Love those trucks! They're so underrated like the Pathfinders.

 

[duckhunter71]

Love those trucks! They're so underrated like the Pathfinders.

Agreed! I've always been a fan. I think I actually prefer them to the Toyotas only because I like having something a little more unique. Both are very capable, well-built machines, but there's just something about the Nissans.

My best friend had a 96 reg cab 4x4 when we first turned 16. I had a Chevrolet Silverado Z71 and even I was jealous of his awesome little Nissan.. they just have lots of character!

I love my Frontier and would love to pick up a mid 90s Hardbody or Pathfinder for a knockaround rig one of these days.

 

[hardbody4x4]

mine

 

[hugh_h]

and that's mine

still working on it ...

 

[MTWheeler]

My Baby! 1989 Nissan Hardbody I bought when I was a freshman in HS and built up over the 6 yrs I've had her!

When I first got her
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New wheels, tires, chrome, and paint!
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In the Beartooths...on a four-wheeler trail..... Little pickups rock!
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Up on the rims in Billings, MT
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Hardbody wheeling!!!
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In April of '13, my poor Nissan found the back hatch of a Jeep Wrangler....
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REBUILD!!!

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Back in action! Updated hood, grill, and new ARB!!
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Insane flex!! Hahaha!
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My favorite picture by far...


Playing in the snow this winter!!

 

[Piranha]

Before.

After.

 

[stioc]

Before.
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I want one in my driveway!

 

[BigM4x4sc]

This is my first post on this website, been lurking around for a while. Mainly looking around to see if anybody was running a hardbody for expedition wheeling. Mine is currently set up more for trail wheeling from a base camp, but i would love to set it up to do some expedition wheeling. Although it has been horribly neglected for the past couple years, and would take a complete going through to insure complete reliability. '90 SE-V6 4x4 418K miles.

Anyway here are some pics of mine. Got it in high school (2000, first car). One pic of the first wheeling trip i took it on in 2003. Then some pics of what it looks like today on the last wheeling trip it took.

Specs:
3" body lift
sway-a-way 30% stiffer torsion bars
Self built winch bumper
Self built skip plates
self built rock sliders
Rear hitch flipped
33x12.50x15 maxxis bighorns
15x8 crager soft8 wheels
in-bed light bar w/55w hella driving lights
light bar mounted spare
self built snorkel mounted under spare tire carrier

everything else is stock and mostly original!!