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Welcome to the bulid in progress of my 2000 Nissan Frontier XE V6 Crew Cab.
Color: BW2 (Denim Blue)
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
Wyoming/Colorado Boarder. April 2020
Tincup Pass, CO. July 2020
Imogene Pass, CO. July 2020
Woodland Park, CO. January 2021
Argentine Pass, CO. October 2021
Suspension/Wheels/Steering:
Front locker coming by end the 2022 maybe.
I would pull the transmission and replace the clutch and main shaft seal eventually.
This was the first time I took her out wheeling near Idaho Springs in Colorado.
She got a lot of use hauling bikes around to different MTB trails throughout Colorado and Utah.
Stay tuned for more! I'll try to keep it as organized as possible. Hope you'll enjoy!
Color: BW2 (Denim Blue)
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
Wyoming/Colorado Boarder. April 2020
Tincup Pass, CO. July 2020
Imogene Pass, CO. July 2020
Woodland Park, CO. January 2021
Argentine Pass, CO. October 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 Goodyear Wrangler UltraTerrains
- 4th gen Toyota 4Runner wheels (wheel stud swap + wheel spacer to use Toyota lug nuts)
- 4x4parts (AC) 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
- Powerstop Rotors
- 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)
- 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
- Cheap Amazon-special Long-tube stainless headers
- Magnaflow catalytic converters
- 03-04 Supercharged Frontier muffler (2.5" diameter pipe)
- JVC bluetooth head unit
- Cobra CB
- LED dash lights conversion
- Custom cup holders for larger items
- Infinity door speakers
- 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!
Front locker coming by end the 2022 maybe.
I would pull the transmission and replace the clutch and main shaft seal eventually.
This was the first time I took her out wheeling near Idaho Springs in Colorado.
She got a lot of use hauling bikes around to different MTB trails throughout Colorado and Utah.
Stay tuned for more! I'll try to keep it as organized as possible. Hope you'll enjoy!