Not much of a build thread as I commute with the truck, but I do **** with stuff on it constantly so I will this thread to document it. Oh. I don't pay other people to work on my truck for me.
What I've done on it:
- Secondary kitty delete, mandrel bent 2.25" into a single 3" outlet from an Edelbrock SDT muffler and a Summit glasspack.
- Deleted the airbox resonators
- Misc. BS in the interior
- BO'd the headlights
- Swapped to a '00 rear end - necessity mod, not performance
That's about. Her name is Super Bunny.
Bunny hasn't been getting much love lately, but that's the way its supposed to be. Finally swapped out the rear end for a fresh one from a 2000 Frontier. While it physically bolts up, there are a couple amenities that don't translate very well - namely emergency brake and ABS.
I don't really care about ABS so I took the cluster apart, taped over the ABS light and pulled the ABS fuse to disable the system. Done and done. E-brake is another issue. The cable that came with the 2000 rear end came with does not even come close to fitting my '04 so I need to look at some things. I may be able to simply swap axles and then I'll have the right hubs to run my '04 ebrake setup since I no longer care about ABS ('00 exciter rings are on each axle, '04 has a single one on the pinion). While I did give up the locker in the '04, the '00 doesn't howl or cost $350 in parts to fix. Good enough for me.
I added my buddy's present, a nice little red top Optima. I fabricated a downpipe and new tubing before his kitty on his turbo'd Civic and this was my payment.
And then I started addressing the tiny sump issue that I'm not happy with.
Stock oil pan with some Sharpie marks on it.
After the Sharpie marks were removed.
Arts and crafts time.
The same in metal.
I just need to connect the front, a skinny section on the rear, make a drain plug section and also make and weld in a windage tray. Stock dipstick guide is still in place and this should have increased the capacity by around 2 quarts. I'll find out for sure once its all welded and painted up.
What I've done on it:
- Secondary kitty delete, mandrel bent 2.25" into a single 3" outlet from an Edelbrock SDT muffler and a Summit glasspack.
- Deleted the airbox resonators
- Misc. BS in the interior
- BO'd the headlights
- Swapped to a '00 rear end - necessity mod, not performance
That's about. Her name is Super Bunny.
Bunny hasn't been getting much love lately, but that's the way its supposed to be. Finally swapped out the rear end for a fresh one from a 2000 Frontier. While it physically bolts up, there are a couple amenities that don't translate very well - namely emergency brake and ABS.
I don't really care about ABS so I took the cluster apart, taped over the ABS light and pulled the ABS fuse to disable the system. Done and done. E-brake is another issue. The cable that came with the 2000 rear end came with does not even come close to fitting my '04 so I need to look at some things. I may be able to simply swap axles and then I'll have the right hubs to run my '04 ebrake setup since I no longer care about ABS ('00 exciter rings are on each axle, '04 has a single one on the pinion). While I did give up the locker in the '04, the '00 doesn't howl or cost $350 in parts to fix. Good enough for me.
I added my buddy's present, a nice little red top Optima. I fabricated a downpipe and new tubing before his kitty on his turbo'd Civic and this was my payment.
And then I started addressing the tiny sump issue that I'm not happy with.
Stock oil pan with some Sharpie marks on it.
After the Sharpie marks were removed.
Arts and crafts time.
The same in metal.
I just need to connect the front, a skinny section on the rear, make a drain plug section and also make and weld in a windage tray. Stock dipstick guide is still in place and this should have increased the capacity by around 2 quarts. I'll find out for sure once its all welded and painted up.