2001 Infiniti QX4 (R50) build
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mortonm
Expedition Leader
Don't forget currency exchange, shipping and custom brokerage fees. USPS is usually better than UPS/FedEx
My brother buys his ARB suspension stuff (OME) from Northridge4x4.ca
They are located in Alberta and have free shipping above $100
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marty1977
Adventurer
...and don't forget to bend over to :Wow1: ( note to myself )
I will for sure check them out i hope when i have the $$$$ it will not me so bad that i would have to go with something else.
Today is Sunday so i will spend the whole day in a garage putting the beast together i need to have it on the road by the end of the month.
marty1977
Adventurer
Thx mate. There is for sure some rust to fix but it snot all that bad and slowly it will look like new again.
marty1977
Adventurer
I think I have seen all of there vids and I love their Bush cooking ones. I did Pork Stir-Fry once and it was very good and even my lady said i did a good job
marty1977
Adventurer
So past few weeks i was busy putting the truck together as my better half needed to truck to go visit her family and its about the time to start driving the thing around and see some stuff.
Allof was asking about pressing in the bushings in the arms. I did make few attempts to do it in my garage using a wise but that went no ware and if i would keep trying something bad would happen. I do have an access to 20T press so i went with that option. I think it would be to hard to try to press them in without the press and on the wise gravity was working against me trying to line up everything. So if someone would decide to change the bushings instead whole arm it would be advisable to make sure you have access to a press or go to the shop and get someone press them in. I used a ratchet strap ( idea that i have learned reading stioc thread ) to align the arms and they went in no problem.
I was working overtime to finish the truck and do everything as best as I could. Working after work on weekdays till 1 and sometimes 2 am. At the end all workout good there are no leaks from all the seals that i have changed so im happy with that
I found this little tool box thing on sale so that was a score now i can have all the tools that i need for work handy right next to me.
I did paint the struts to protect them from rust as my rear shocks ( crappy Monroe for now ) already have some rust and i put them on last year in August. Since i was painting why not make them look good. Now i have a pair of fake OME shocks ( i went with yellow as i just like the way it looks )
This is how I put the spring compressors on the struts to change them in case anyone wants to know where to mount them.
I did paint with rocker panel paint all inside the wheel wells for protection and preventing more rust.
Before
After
After putting in all new stuff and belts and the scrubbing the front of the engine looks good
Now the bad news. The problem that I have is that my truck will not idle. One day it just quit and now I have throttle cable adjusted so it will idle but i need to still find out what is wrong and make it run properly.
New Idle Control Valve.
I already put a new MAF sensor and new Idle Control Valve. I was on the forum reading a lot and I hope that my ECU is not broken as that could be a cause as well. So over next few weeks I need to follow FSM best I can and see if I can fix that. It could be the PVC valve as well and that little sucker is buried deep and that would be a lot of work to find out if its working properly. The engine is throwing P0505 code that is for Idle control so im assuming that ECU is working correctly but maybe im wrong. Its a bit frustrating last year the truck was awesome and that that little bugger dose not let me sleep now
On the good side with new struts and bushings plus the spacers the truck drives great :wings:. Huge improvement from what it was and that was money well spend and time. This weekend we are going for our first drive around to see things explore the area and go for some hikes so i will post some pictures after the weekend.
If you guys any any input or questions always welcome
Cheers
Allof was asking about pressing in the bushings in the arms. I did make few attempts to do it in my garage using a wise but that went no ware and if i would keep trying something bad would happen. I do have an access to 20T press so i went with that option. I think it would be to hard to try to press them in without the press and on the wise gravity was working against me trying to line up everything. So if someone would decide to change the bushings instead whole arm it would be advisable to make sure you have access to a press or go to the shop and get someone press them in. I used a ratchet strap ( idea that i have learned reading stioc thread ) to align the arms and they went in no problem.
I was working overtime to finish the truck and do everything as best as I could. Working after work on weekdays till 1 and sometimes 2 am. At the end all workout good there are no leaks from all the seals that i have changed so im happy with that
I found this little tool box thing on sale so that was a score now i can have all the tools that i need for work handy right next to me.
I did paint the struts to protect them from rust as my rear shocks ( crappy Monroe for now ) already have some rust and i put them on last year in August. Since i was painting why not make them look good. Now i have a pair of fake OME shocks ( i went with yellow as i just like the way it looks )
This is how I put the spring compressors on the struts to change them in case anyone wants to know where to mount them.
I did paint with rocker panel paint all inside the wheel wells for protection and preventing more rust.
Before
After
After putting in all new stuff and belts and the scrubbing the front of the engine looks good
Now the bad news. The problem that I have is that my truck will not idle. One day it just quit and now I have throttle cable adjusted so it will idle but i need to still find out what is wrong and make it run properly.
New Idle Control Valve.
I already put a new MAF sensor and new Idle Control Valve. I was on the forum reading a lot and I hope that my ECU is not broken as that could be a cause as well. So over next few weeks I need to follow FSM best I can and see if I can fix that. It could be the PVC valve as well and that little sucker is buried deep and that would be a lot of work to find out if its working properly. The engine is throwing P0505 code that is for Idle control so im assuming that ECU is working correctly but maybe im wrong. Its a bit frustrating last year the truck was awesome and that that little bugger dose not let me sleep now
On the good side with new struts and bushings plus the spacers the truck drives great :wings:. Huge improvement from what it was and that was money well spend and time. This weekend we are going for our first drive around to see things explore the area and go for some hikes so i will post some pictures after the weekend.
If you guys any any input or questions always welcome
Cheers
marty1977
Adventurer
Last weekend we went for a little one night camping trip ( 500km round trip ) and we had a great time ( well maybe except the mosquitoes ). Truck performed great ( well maybe except that my exhaust decided to split in half and that ended trail exploring and now i have to put it back together yes it was rusted ).
Finally few pictures that not involve pieces of the truck from repairs im sure that in not that interesting to look at.
Our campsite by the lake
Dog as always had a great time running with sticks
Few pictures from the hike and from some trail road that ended at the lake ( that was when my exhaust broke i guess after that little rough ride and ended my exploring )
Had to balance my life on the log to take this shot
In all like i said the truck drove fine i still have few things to take care of but we are happy with it.
( well maybe except the mosquitoes ). Truck performed great ( well maybe except that my exhaust decided to split in half and that ended trail exploring and now i have to put it back together yes it was rusted ). Finally few pictures that not involve pieces of the truck from repairs im sure that in not that interesting to look at.
Our campsite by the lake
Dog as always had a great time running with sticks
Few pictures from the hike and from some trail road that ended at the lake ( that was when my exhaust broke i guess after that little rough ride and ended my exploring
)
Had to balance my life on the log to take this shot
In all like i said the truck drove fine i still have few things to take care of but we are happy with it.
marty1977
Adventurer
Pictures dont do it justice and always. That was the reason we moved from down south ( Mississauga ). Now all that is my backyard
. You must come up one day.
stioc
Expedition Leader
Looks great! That's a lot of work you're putting into the truck, I too have to do some proactive maintenance stuff. BTW, what did the ICV cost? I also have had the same intermittent code as you ever since I cleaned my throttle body. Interestingly enough after ignoring it for almost a year it only comes on once every few months. Like my last trip of about 600 miles, no code (I have a scan guage in the truck so I know right away if there's a code and what it is).
wreckdiver1321
Overlander
Great landscape and looks like you're having fun. The QX4 is so underrated.