paulforeman
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2000 Nissan Frontier, CC, SB, 4x4, 5-Speed Manual, 3.3L Supercharged V6
ORIGINAL BUILD THREAD on ClubFrontier forum.
I will keep my original thread going on the Nissan forum, but I think that I may have some more interest on this forum. My build and adventures are probably more in-line with peoples' interests here, so I'm going to adding my build thread here too. If you like the truck, go check out my other thread for some of the other things I've done to the truck. I'm not going to copy everything over, but it's worth reading (in my opinion). It's all there (and kinda wordy - sorry).
SO, here it is. My name is Paul and so the name "Babe" was suggested to me by a friend who aptly noted that, like Paul Bunyan's Blue Ox, I am named Paul and the Frontier is kinda like my Ox (conveniently, blue). I bought the truck in August of 2016 from the 2nd owner. It had 160,000 miles on it at the time, but no leaks, dealer maintenance, etc. I originally got it as a work truck for my previous job and didn't really foresee ever using it for off-road playing (other than the usual mountain biking and camping trips, etc). HOWEVER, after one of my friends took me out wheeling, I was hooked. I don't have a lot of pictures of the truck as it was when I bought it, but I'll put some in the thread somewhere if I run across any.
Recent/Favorite Pictures:
Moab, UT. May, 2019
Tincup Pass, CO. July 2020
Imogene Pass, CO. July 2020
Colorado Front Range. Jan 2021
ORIGINAL BUILD THREAD on ClubFrontier forum.
I will keep my original thread going on the Nissan forum, but I think that I may have some more interest on this forum. My build and adventures are probably more in-line with peoples' interests here, so I'm going to adding my build thread here too. If you like the truck, go check out my other thread for some of the other things I've done to the truck. I'm not going to copy everything over, but it's worth reading (in my opinion). It's all there (and kinda wordy - sorry).
SO, here it is. My name is Paul and so the name "Babe" was suggested to me by a friend who aptly noted that, like Paul Bunyan's Blue Ox, I am named Paul and the Frontier is kinda like my Ox (conveniently, blue). I bought the truck in August of 2016 from the 2nd owner. It had 160,000 miles on it at the time, but no leaks, dealer maintenance, etc. I originally got it as a work truck for my previous job and didn't really foresee ever using it for off-road playing (other than the usual mountain biking and camping trips, etc). HOWEVER, after one of my friends took me out wheeling, I was hooked. I don't have a lot of pictures of the truck as it was when I bought it, but I'll put some in the thread somewhere if I run across any.
Recent/Favorite Pictures:
Moab, UT. May, 2019
Tincup Pass, CO. July 2020
Imogene Pass, CO. July 2020
Colorado Front Range. Jan 2021
- Suspension/Wheels/Steering:
- 30% Over-Stock Torsion Bars
- ARB OME Rear Leaf Springs + Add-A-Leaf from original leaf pack, minus 1 overload leaf.
- Bilstein 5100 Rear Shocks
- Bilstein 4600 Front shocks
- LT 285/70/17 Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/T
- 5th gen Toyota 4Runner wheels (wheel stud swap + wheel spacer to use Toyota lug nuts)
- Blackhawk Australian D22 Upper Control Arms
- 4x4parts (AC) Idler Arm Brace
- Bandit4x4 Idler Arm Bushings (these made my steering SUPER heavy - had to grind them down a hair to make them fit).
- 4x4parts (AC) HD Tie Rod Adjusters
- Grassroots4x4 Center Link
- Stainless braided front and rear brake lines
- Nissan 300ZX Front Brakes
- 2004 Nissan Xterra Brake Master Cylinder Upgrade (I got a junkyard one, but it's this version)
- 300mm R50 Pathfinder front brake rotors
- Exterior Modifications:
- ARE V-Series Topper with lots of custom interior work
- Thule tracks on cab of truck
- Thule tracks on topper roof
- Sherpa Equipment Company Antero Rack on roof (modified to fit)
- Sherpa Equipment Company Crows Nest Rack on topper
- Roofnest Falcon Roof Top Tent
- Offroad Town LED DOT approved fog lights
- ExtremeLED flood lights roof sides
- ExtremeLED flood lights flush mounted in rear bumper
- ExtremeLED 44" light bar
- HID Retrofit Headlights (Custom Build by Josh Bluestein)
- Coastal Off-road front winch bumper
- Warn Evo 10 Winch
- Factor 55 Flatlink E
- Custom rock sliders from First Choice Fabrication in Denver
- Shrockworks Rear Bumper (it's been modified a lot at this point)
- Engine Performance:
- Clutch start cancel over-ride switch.
- Supercharger installed from 2003 S/C Xterra
- Rebuilt by Jon Bond Performance with ceramic rotor coating and 2.4" pulley (downsized from 2.65" factory pulley)
- ECU Swap from 2002 S/C 5-speed Xterra
- 03-04 Xterra manifold/CAT combo (from a friend's wrecked Xterra) holding up well compared to OEM ones that always crack on the Frontier.
- 03-04 Supercharged Frontier muffler (2.5" diameter pipe)
- Drivetrain:
- 5-speed manual transmission
- Warn manual locking 4x4 hubs
- Stock differential gears (4.636:1 or something like that)
- Differential Drop Bushings
- 3.7:1 Lo Range Transfer Case Gears!
- Trakmotive Extended Travel CV Axles
- Interior:
- JVC bluetooth head unit
- Cobra CB
- LED dash lights conversion
- Custom cup holders for larger items
- Infinity door speakers
- In Progress:
need to pull the transmission and replace the clutch, main shaft seal, and oil pan gasket eventually.
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