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[Real_PhillBert]

Installed a thing today. It's pretty badass if you ask me. Next step is a whole lot of lighting upgrades!

[The1Dickens]

13 minutes ago, Real_PhillBert said:

Installed a thing today.

I need a car squeezer, too.

 

Spoiler

Having space makes a world of difference when doing maintenance...

[Real_PhillBert]

8 minutes ago, The1Dickens said:

I need a car squeezer, too.

 

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Having space makes a world of difference when doing maintenance...

This pic was taken at max extension. Fucking gold. I'm psyched.

[Bitter]

I FINALLY got the seat bottom stretched on but it was like stuffing a size 10 boot up the wrong end of a toy poodle! And then figured out somehow I got the damn thing on there crooked, something shifted while I was grunting, tugging, and pulling. I'll have to take the thing loose again and re-do it. I'm going to let it set on there a couple days to stretch out some before I try again.

[warmmilk]

On 8/1/2020 at 8:44 AM, chaozbandit said:

I didnt even know kswapped FDs are a thing

 

 

2300lbs dry which makes it slightly lighter than factory?

I'm so jealous of this thing...  although my ideal Honda engine for this would be a J32 or J35 built to about 320whp (easily done).  that engine is tiny, so if the rear of the engine is at the same place the front would be further back, so closer to centralizing weight.  and I'm not sure if its lighter than a K20 but its definitely lighter than a K20 with a turbo and intercooler.  and no intercooler means less weight hanging out in front of the wheels.

 

but this is still awesome.

[Bitter]

Huzzah! It's not perfect but it's comfortable.

[atxcyclist]

https://autos.yahoo.com/million-mile-2007-nissan-frontier-150000387.html

 

https://www.autoblog.com/photos/2020-nissan-frontier-and-million-mile-frontier/

 

A delivery driver in Chicago managed to put 1 million miles on a 2007 Nissan Frontier pickup, so Nissan gave him a 2020 Frontier and is putting his old truck in their museum at the plant where it was made.

[XGoodGuyFitz]

1 hour ago, atxcyclist said:

https://autos.yahoo.com/million-mile-2007-nissan-frontier-150000387.html

 

https://www.autoblog.com/photos/2020-nissan-frontier-and-million-mile-frontier/

 

A delivery driver in Chicago managed to put 1 million miles on a 2007 Nissan Frontier pickup, so Nissan gave him a 2020 Frontier and is putting his old truck in their museum at the plant where it was made.

damn

[vetali]

1 hour ago, atxcyclist said:

https://autos.yahoo.com/million-mile-2007-nissan-frontier-150000387.html

 

https://www.autoblog.com/photos/2020-nissan-frontier-and-million-mile-frontier/

 

A delivery driver in Chicago managed to put 1 million miles on a 2007 Nissan Frontier pickup, so Nissan gave him a 2020 Frontier and is putting his old truck in their museum at the plant where it was made.

Ironic that its been nearly the same truck for over 13 years.

[bcredeur97]

6 minutes ago, vetali said:

Ironic that its been nearly the same truck for over 13 years.

The lack of innovation at Nissan is real (except for the variable compression thing)

[vetali]

59 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

The lack of innovation at Nissan is real (except for the variable compression thing)

Nissan is in a really bad spot. They didn't innovate enough in the past 7 years and had an extremely flawed transmission during that period. It would of been hard for them to recover in the good economy we were riding 9 months ago, let alone now.

 

Also not feeling too hot about Mazda right now. Adding the 2.5 turbo into the 3 is a day late and dollar short at this point.

[atxcyclist]

1 hour ago, bcredeur97 said:

The lack of innovation at Nissan is real (except for the variable compression thing)

The Renault merger really did Nissan zero favors. Most of it comes down to the CVTs they put in everything, but the general longevity of their cars has gotten to be so abysmal. I had friends in high school with Sentras and Altimas, they drove the absolute hell out of them and they never quit. I knew people that drifted their KA24-powered S13s and S14s and never had a problem with them either. This Frontier is impressive, but there are scores of Nissan Hardbody pickups with many hundreds of thousands of miles on them still out there, on average they're way better than a Frontier from the 2000's. I'd trust a '92 Hardbody to still be on the road; I wonder how many 2007 Frontiers will be usable in 2040.

[vetali]

7 minutes ago, atxcyclist said:

The Renault merger really did Nissan zero favors. Most of it comes down to the CVTs they put in everything, but the general longevity of their cars has gotten to be so abysmal. I had friends in high school with Sentras and Altimas, they drove the absolute hell out of them and they never quit. I knew people that drifted their KA24-powered S13s and S14s and never had a problem with them either. This Frontier is impressive, but there are scores of Nissan Hardbody pickups with many hundreds of thousands of miles on them still out there, on average they're way better than a Frontier from the 2000's. I'd trust a '92 Hardbody to still be on the road; I wonder how many 2007 Frontiers will be usable in 2040.

Honestly the frontiers are pretty solid. We used to always have on on the used lot because they were so common at the dealer auctions. Only problem is every one I did an inspection on had a leaking axle seal. The seal is a huge pain to replace on those style diffs too.

[atxcyclist]

7 minutes ago, vetali said:

Honestly the frontiers are pretty solid. We used to always have on on the used lot because they were so common at the dealer auctions. Only problem is every one I did an inspection on had a leaking axle seal. The seal is a huge pain to replace on those style diffs too.

That's good to know, I figured they were sub-par like the rest of the current lineup.

 

Nissan right now is like Mitsubishi was in about 2005: Nissan makes one amazing sportscar in the GT-R, but nearly the rest of their lineup is a bit meh with questionable quality. Mitsubishi made the Lancer Evo, but everything else burned oil because of bad piston rings from the factory, and it all just fell apart.

[bcredeur97]

9 hours ago, vetali said:

Nissan is in a really bad spot. They didn't innovate enough in the past 7 years and had an extremely flawed transmission during that period. It would of been hard for them to recover in the good economy we were riding 9 months ago, let alone now.

 

Also not feeling too hot about Mazda right now. Adding the 2.5 turbo into the 3 is a day late and dollar short at this point.

me either. I feel like mazda chasing combustion perfection with the skyactiv-X is more effort than it is worth, when they could of done some unique twist on a hybrid powertrain instead.

 

that said, who knows what they are working on right now.

[bcredeur97]

9 hours ago, atxcyclist said:

That's good to know, I figured they were sub-par like the rest of the current lineup.

 

Nissan right now is like Mitsubishi was in about 2005: Nissan makes one amazing sportscar in the GT-R, but nearly the rest of their lineup is a bit meh with questionable quality. Mitsubishi made the Lancer Evo, but everything else burned oil because of bad piston rings from the factory, and it all just fell apart.

the GT-R is still good, but arguably they can do something much better after 11 years. 

They just haven't really.. updated anything.

[vetali]

1 hour ago, bcredeur97 said:

me either. I feel like mazda chasing combustion perfection with the skyactiv-X is more effort than it is worth, when they could of done some unique twist on a hybrid powertrain instead.

 

that said, who knows what they are working on right now.

skyactiv-x is 99% ded in NA. I doubt we will ever see it. Them putting the 2.5t in the 3 solidified it. Mazda and Subaru need to get going on hybrid/full electric drivetrains because thats what the kids are gonna want. Toyota has been doing hybrids forever. Honda finally stopped with the IMA meme and is making solid hybrids. I think the Honda-E will sell like crazy in the states. Especially if they offer a bigger crossover version here. Nissan has the leaf, and I don't count Mitsubishi because they pretty much make cars as a side project.

[PandaCopyRight]

4 hours ago, vetali said:

skyactiv-x is 99% ded in NA. I doubt we will ever see it. Them putting the 2.5t in the 3 solidified it. Mazda and Subaru need to get going on hybrid/full electric drivetrains because thats what the kids are gonna want. Toyota has been doing hybrids forever. Honda finally stopped with the IMA meme and is making solid hybrids. I think the Honda-E will sell like crazy in the states. Especially if they offer a bigger crossover version here. Nissan has the leaf, and I don't count Mitsubishi because they pretty much make cars as a side project.

soobaroo already offer hybrids over in Europe.

The current forester is a hybrid only thing... 

[TVwazhere]

On 8/1/2020 at 8:48 PM, Real_PhillBert said:

Installed a thing today. It's pretty badass if you ask me. Next step is a whole lot of lighting upgrades!

 

Spoiler

 

I like how you got a multi ton car scissor lift just to use as a foot stool. Those must be some heavy boots ya got there!

[Real_PhillBert]

22 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

I like how you got a multi ton car scissor lift just to use as a foot stool. Those must be some heavy boots ya got there!

LOL!

 

I posted this pic on Facebook as a really subtle flex on the poors, and you're the only one so far who's noticed!

 

Post a $3500 two post lift and people lose their minds, post my feet on a $10k in floor lift and no one even notices... LOL

[bcredeur97]

12 hours ago, vetali said:

skyactiv-x is 99% ded in NA. I doubt we will ever see it. Them putting the 2.5t in the 3 solidified it. Mazda and Subaru need to get going on hybrid/full electric drivetrains because thats what the kids are gonna want. Toyota has been doing hybrids forever. Honda finally stopped with the IMA meme and is making solid hybrids. I think the Honda-E will sell like crazy in the states. Especially if they offer a bigger crossover version here. Nissan has the leaf, and I don't count Mitsubishi because they pretty much make cars as a side project.

The Honda E is actually really nice lol. Apparently lot of people complaining they didn’t bring it here. i suppose they might later

 

that interior! Interiors have come such a long way. I remember when the S class had a screen across the dashboard and it was like WOAH. Now every car will have it 

4 hours ago, Real_PhillBert said:

LOL!

 

I posted this pic on Facebook as a really subtle flex on the poors, and you're the only one so far who's noticed!

 

Post a $3500 two post lift and people lose their minds, post my feet on a $10k in floor lift and no one even notices... LOL

I didn’t even notice first time I had to look again.. I literally lol’d 

[PandaCopyRight]

18 hours ago, Real_PhillBert said:

LOL!

 

I posted this pic on Facebook as a really subtle flex on the poors, and you're the only one so far who's noticed!

 

Post a $3500 two post lift and people lose their minds, post my feet on a $10k in floor lift and no one even notices... LOL

i just figured that you bought it to rest your feet.... 

[Jarsky]

Upgraded the brake rotors on my R33 Skyline, slotted/drilled DBA T3 4000xs rotors with new DBA performance brake pads. 

 

GReddy finally finished my new Front Mount intercooler and shipped it last week from Japan, so should be here in a few days. Will be installing it while i tear down the front to do the aluminum rad, belts, water pump, etc.... 

 

[bcredeur97]

Finished up a full brake job myself on my dads A6. Just basic stuff. 
 

learned you can actually take the rear rotors off of his car without taking the brake caliper bracket off. I’ve never seen that before. Kinda neat. Needing vcds to retract the parking brake is kinda annoying tho lol

 

also the top rear caliper bolts have this weight on them and are quite heavy. Anyone know the purpose of this? 

[vetali]

39 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

also the top rear caliper bolts have this weight on them and are quite heavy. Anyone know the purpose of this? 

NVH dampening