BlackX - 2007 Xterra Off Road

[BlackX]

Hello. Thought I'd introduce myself here.

Year: 2007
Make: Nissan
Model: Xterra
Trim: Off Road Auto
Color: Super Black

Mods:
BFG All-Terrain 285/75/r16's
Stealthed wheels
Shrockworks sliders
Shrockworks skids
Shrockworks rear bumper
Rancho Quicklift
Calmini shackles
2' Firestik
Cobra CB
Yaesu FT/7900
400W Inverter
KC long range driving lights
K&N drop in filter
Campinglab Roof Top Tent
Custom BajaRack
Total Chaos Upper Control Arms

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/08-02-08%20Heart%20Break%20ridge/MrBriansBigBearHoorah080911.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/08-30-08%20Big%20Bear/IMG_3777.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/12-21-08%20Pinyon%20Canyon/IMG_4177.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/12-21-08%20Pinyon%20Canyon/IMG_4264.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/BajaRack/IMG_3109.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/BajaRack/JohnBullEast01.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/BajaRack/JohnBullEast02.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/BajaRack/JohnBullEast04.jpg

[Rev]

Nice looking rig! How did you mount those lights on the front? Any shake?

[Something]

welcome!

[BlackX]

Nice looking rig! How did you mount those lights on the front? Any shake?
Thanks! Originally I was going to mount the lights in the lower air dam which I have seen people do. It would have involved making a mount. Before I did that I decided to see where else I could mount the lights. I ended up putting them in the current location because there's a metal support behind the bumper there and all I had to do was drill in and mount. There is very little shake. From what I've seen there's less shake than others who mount them on light bars. It might be because the plastic part of the bumper helps sinch it. I don't know.

I'm hoping it's only temporary until I get an after market bumper. But that's what I said a year ago.

[Rev]

cool! So did you have to take the bumper off, or did you just measure it out and drill through the bumper and metal behind from the top? It is hard to tell exactly where they are mounted from the pic.

I hear ya about the bumper, it is expensive. Part of me wants to be different and keep the stock bumper though. I sort of like it anyway.

Anyway, your looks really good and the lights are well done. What kind of lights did you get (fog, driving etc...)?

[BlackX]

Here's a close up if it helps. No I didn't need to remove the bumper. Just measured very carefully since there was no turning back once the first hole was drilled :) I use the KC Slim Lights Long Range Driving lights. The light is too concentrated though. My plan is to eventually change the 2 outside lights for a wide beam of some sorts or just add some sort of shim to point them outward a little.

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/IMG_2837.jpg

[Rev]

thanks!

Where did you run the wires through?

sorry for all the questions.

[BlackX]

No problem with the questions. I drilled a hole for the wires just above the hole I drilled for the mounting point. Ran the wires along the passenger side fender in the engine bay, across the firewall to the drivers side, poked a hole through the rubber boot in the wall with a wire hanger and pulled them through. I put the switches in the two blanks on the left of the steering wheel.

[mcm4090]

Nice looking you got there X.
I also like how you mounted your lights. Nice work.

[calamaridog]

Nice Xterra and welcome to the Portal.

[OzX]

bad @ss truck - I've seen it!

[07OffRoadXterra]

Welcome! you have the same truck as me! Except, yours looks a whole lot cooler than mine! I'm hoping to add some lights but haven't decided on which ones yet.

[IZVERG]

Good to see ya over here;)

[BlackX]

Thanks everyone. As you all know it's a project always in the works.

[BlackX]

Just installed a new differential cover from Blue Torch Fab. The cover is very solid :smiley_drive:

and a Yaesu FT-7900.

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Picture1.jpg

[mcm4090]

Just installed a new differential cover from Blue Torch Fab. The cover is very solid :smiley_drive:


Do you have a picture? Where did you get it from?

[BlackX]

New pictures of my new BajaRack with RTT mounted added to the first post. Taken on the east side of John Bull in Big Bear, CA.

[IZVERG]

Mmmm, RTT. Nice!!!

[Goldfish]

Looking good Jeff. Hope we can get out on trail together again someday.

[spencerswahoos]

I've been contemplating getting a Baja Rack, The RTT model looks nice.

[CaliMobber]

Awesome X, Im loving the light mounts as well. Im a big fan of putting the lights around there vs above the hood. Im always worried about hood glare. Im planning on getting an X soon, I have the same radio setup in my frontier now Ft-7900 and cobra 75. What kinda antenna setup do you have for both? Im using a nmo mount through the roof on the frontier.


kg6szs :)

[hovenator]

Are those the 800 series lights or the standard 6" slim lights?

Your X is bad@ss dude!

[SnowJunky]

really like the bajarack!!!! was thinking about building something like that!

[BlackX]

It's been a while since I posted anything. Recently completed the Titan swap and had a friend build me a front bumper.

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/San%20Francisquito%20June%202012/IMG_1989.jpg

[Saiyan66]

The bumper looks good. What is the Titan swap that you mentioned?

[drbandkgb]

You add the Titan diff to the Xterra... Gives you a few more inches and the Titan diff is a little stronger than factory Xterra diff.

[BlackX]

You add the Titan diff to the Xterra... Gives you a few more inches and the Titan diff is a little stronger than factory Xterra diff.

Yeah and control arms and axle shafts and extended tie rods. Added Radflo 2.5 coilovers for Titan as well.

I was getting a little too much wheel well rub with it so this weekend I cut into the fenders.

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Fender%20Trimming%20July%202012/IMG_0296.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Fender%20Trimming%20July%202012/IMG_0300.jpg

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[Allahades]

The line on your fender cuts looks really good, especially the little uptick right behind the bumper. It's a nice looking truck!