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OzX
02-05-2009, 11:36 PM
White Gen 1 Spotted; Calico Ghost Town 01-31-09

http://www.pacificsurveys.com/DSC_1448.jpg
http://www.pacificsurveys.com/DSC_1449.jpg

Thought someone here would know who's truck this is. Has KM2s on the front and KMs on the rear
miller_au
02-06-2009, 08:49 AM
looks good.. sticker on the back says Where the hell is Ballarat?? theres a Ballarat in oz..
ntsqd
02-06-2009, 04:22 PM
Most likely it refers to Ballarat, California (wiki link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballarat,_California)), which was named after Ballarat in OZ.
adventureduo
02-06-2009, 04:27 PM
Yeah Ballarat in Panamint is what it refers too.
miller_au
02-06-2009, 07:05 PM
ahh well there you go... i thougt we might have had an ex aussie on our hands
sealbeachbum
03-23-2009, 03:31 PM
Hey guys. I just joined your forum. A friend pointed out that they saw my Xterra on here. Glad I found you guys! Anyway, it's my X pictured above. I've put 160,000 hard milies on it exploring the mountains and deserts of the Southwest and it's still going strong!

http://williamacarr.smugmug.com/photos/65059169_XP2F6-M.jpg
Here I am in Ballarat the day I bought my sticker.

Wild Bill
BKCowGod
03-23-2009, 03:46 PM
welcome, Wild Bill!

Looks like a pretty good setup you have, share some stories...
sealbeachbum
03-23-2009, 04:06 PM
welcome, Wild Bill!

Looks like a pretty good setup you have, share some stories...
Thanks! I'm at work right now but you can check out my website (http://www.geocities.com/williamacarr/wildbillsadventures.html).
BlackX
03-23-2009, 05:31 PM
Welcome SealBeachBum. I was with the group that took the picture of your truck that day in Calico. Looks great!
sealbeachbum
03-23-2009, 05:35 PM
Welcome SealBeachBum. I was with the group that took the picture of your truck that day in Calico. Looks great!
Thanks! This is a cool forum. I never knew about it. It's always fun to meet fellow explorers!
proto
03-23-2009, 05:55 PM
Your ride looks 'adventursome'! I like the marine gas container up top (is that what it is?) Do you just run the fuel hose down to the truck's gas filler? Any problems with venting/leaks?
sealbeachbum
03-23-2009, 06:12 PM
Your ride looks 'adventursome'! I like the marine gas container up top (is that what it is?) Do you just run the fuel hose down to the truck's gas filler? Any problems with venting/leaks?
Yes it is a marine gas tank. I was coming home from a trip one day and saw a Jeep Cherokee with that setup and thought "what a great idea"! I bought it at West Marine. I just run the hose down to my filler and sqweeze the bulb pump a couple of times. Real easy! No problems at all. It sure beats pulling a heavy 5 gal can off the roof and pouring it in the way I used to do it!
Co-opski
03-24-2009, 07:06 PM
Welcome,
Wild Bill
Your rig look well thought out and built well.
4Rescue
03-24-2009, 10:24 PM
ahh well there you go... i thougt we might have had an ex aussie on our hands
Nah mate, most of usare trying to move there, why would you ever leave? ;)
Neat looking X, wonder about the tires though??? Has anyone heard of/seen this set-up before???

Cheers

Dave
sealbeachbum
03-25-2009, 03:11 AM
wonder about the tires though???

Haha! There's no secret here, just circumstance. My ball joints were shot and I waited too long to fix it so I ruined my front tires. My rear tires were fine so I only needed to replace the front ones. I had a previous generation on there and when I bought the new front tires only the newer generation were available. It looks a litte funny but it works. :)
Kjell Sullivan
03-25-2009, 12:13 PM
Welcome Wild Bill,
Nice Rig, and interesting site.
We should link up sometime when I'm down in Seal Beach. My wife is from there, and misses the L.A. area terribly. It would be cool to explore some place when I go down...
246_ft_lbs
03-26-2009, 04:09 AM
Hey Wild Bill,
Just wondering on the setup of your X? I like how it looks and was wondering what size tires you're running, lift, and what kind of bar you're running on the front there and if it works well with the winch. Thanks for your help. I'm starting to look into exploring the ghost towns up here (in Canada), it's always interested me.
ddawson
03-26-2009, 04:33 AM
Hey Wild Bill,
Just wondering on the setup of your X? I like how it looks and was wondering what size tires you're running, lift, and what kind of bar you're running on the front there and if it works well with the winch....


Yeah me too. I saw your rig a couple of times last winter when I was surfing Seal and it's pretty sick! I live in Huntington and drive a 99 Frontier, so I'm always interested in other people's Nissans in the area.
4Rescue
03-26-2009, 07:07 AM
Haha! There's no secret here, just circumstance. My ball joints were shot and I waited too long to fix it so I ruined my front tires. My rear tires were fine so I only needed to replace the front ones. I had a previous generation on there and when I bought the new front tires only the newer generation were available. It looks a litte funny but it works. :)
HAHAHAHAHA... Well, guess the simplest answer truly is the right one in this case...

Around here alot of guy's used to/kind of still do run Boggers on the rear and TSL's up front...Same concept as a sand rail, different tires up front for steering and paddles in the back for digging and pushing.

Anyway, again, nice looking truck.

Cheers

Dave
LaOutbackTrail
04-11-2009, 04:04 AM
So what are the specs on your Xterra? What lift, size tires, etc etc?

When did the ball joints go out? I've heard a nice pop on mine the last few mornings while turning around.

I'm about to do a 3" lift and put 33x9.50 or 10.50 and upgrade the steering.

Looks good.