Body Lift mod day June 16

RomeoEJ · **Posted:** Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:04 pm

ultrapc40 wrote:

how is the PB blast progress?

Good, hit it everyday, except the past two days since it was raining...

RomeoEJ · **Posted:** Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:13 am

I just want to thank Both mikes, Suresh and Spencer for helping out this weekend! it was much appreciated! See you guys around at the next event!

:cheers:

theplasticone · **Posted:** Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:27 am

What, no pics?

Sorry I couldn't make it!

MtDewMike · **Posted:** Mon Jun 18, 2012 12:20 pm

Sorry I couldn't stay longer, Rome. You lucked out with the weather - it was a perfect day! The install went rather smoothly. What did you end up doing with the front bumper?

ultrapc40 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:48 pm

It was a fun day. Let me know if you need help with the radiator when it comes in. I should be able to help with the heater core too.

RomeoEJ · **Posted:** Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:52 pm

Ok so today I

Sleeved the heater core pipe with 3/8 inch copper tubing and sanded it down so it would slip in and then used a epoxy that glues copper and PVC

Replaced radiator and top radiator tube with longer tube.

Changed rear diff fluid. I had to drill out the drain plug because it was smashed to shit.

Tomorrow I have a guy coming with a welder and we are going to modify my front bumper so it fits correctly with the body lift.

So if all goes as planned it will be on the road this weekend!!

MtDewMike · **Posted:** Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:36 am

That's good to hear, Rome! I'm looking forward to the pics.

RomeoEJ · **Posted:** Sat Jun 23, 2012 11:18 am

Bad news... So I drove around a bit and then got home and noticed that the heater core is still leaking... There was another crack in the tube, so I tried once again to sleeve it so I'll see what happens... This will suck if I need to replace it...

RomeoEJ · **Posted:** Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:47 pm

Even more bad news... you can buy the heater core for 50 bucks but the only way to get the tubes that i need is to go through the dealer or get a OEM part which the dealer wants 300 and online i can get it for 222... this sucks. If i cant make sleeving it work again im just going to bypass it and pipe the two pipes together for ECXC then deal with it later...

Svendog · **Posted:** Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:08 pm

Can't you find the parts from a junked xterra?

RomeoEJ · **Posted:** Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:31 pm

Svendog wrote:

Can't you find the parts from a junked xterra?

Good point I'll call the one I went to before and see how much they want of it.

ultrapc40 · **Posted:** Sat Jun 23, 2012 10:57 pm

Did you see this one?

http://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/f8/r ... ple-74922/

You lost the nipple right? is there a way for you to get another PVC nipple and splice them together?

RomeoEJ · **Posted:** Sun Jun 24, 2012 6:08 am

Yes that is exactly what I did. The only thing is he said he used 1/2" copper and actually it is 3/8" that needs to be sanded down so it can be sleeved.

I used goop for plumbing that says it bonds PVC to copper. I think I did a better job yesterday then the first time so i think it will work now. But I'm going to go pick up JB weld just in case and put that over it too. I'll take a picture of how I did it.

RomeoEJ · **Posted:** Sun Jun 24, 2012 5:37 pm

Materials

Coupling in case it doesnt work ill just put the two tubes together for ECXC

Final Product:

MtDewMike · **Posted:** Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:22 pm

Good ol' JB Weld!

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