FlyingWen's Xterra

[Nuclear Redneck]

I love the seat covers. Living in AZ you'd expect them to be sweaty, but they are quite the opposite. PLUS they are a Hawaiian print. FlyingWil thinks I have gone a bit overboard with the Hawaii stuff. :Wow1: :Wow1: :Wow1:

I grew up in Memphis and have been in Phoenix since attending ASU in 1997.

Katherine and I went to Memphis State University/University of Memphis 1991-1996. Now we go all over the place.

 

[bigreen505]

Love it Wen! I was really hoping to check it out when Wil picked it up. Love the Okoles!

 

[flyingwil]

Currently waiting on my Smittybilt XRC-8 winch to be delivered (due in on the Sept 15th)

Something came early!?

I have a large box, aprox 80lbs, for you once I get home from work... I wonder what it is?
:box:

We can install it some time this week, but you are going to have to wrench a little! :Mechanic:

 

[FlyingWen]

Something came early!?

I have a large box, aprox 80lbs, for you once I get home from work... I wonder what it is?
:box:

We can install it some time this week, but you are going to have to wrench a little! :Mechanic:

Boy Please!!! I was under your Taco wrenching springs while I was 9 months pregnant :av-7: .... AND it was May in Phoenix.

I think I can handle a silly little winch! :REExeSquatsHL1:

 

[flyingwil]

Mmm... they are called Coil-overs... Yup we are the epitome of rednecks when a 9 months pregnant woman works on a vehicle!

 

[toyrunner95]

ok first off, rednecks dont use the word "epitome". they use words like "et" and second rednecks dont work on cars when they are 9 months pregenant. they get the other 6 kids to do it. and third rednecks dont work on cars that run, they work on cars that barly run and they are only working on it because they need to to get to the bar later or there was a sale at schucks and they just couldent pass up that foot print gas pedal or cherry bomb muffler. morgage schmorgage, we will pay it next month, its called lay away!

 

[LaOutbackTrail]

ok first off, rednecks dont use the word "epitome". they use words like "et" and second rednecks dont work on cars when they are 9 months pregenant. they get the other 6 kids to do it. and third rednecks dont work on cars that run, they work on cars that barly run and they are only working on it because they need to to get to the bar later or there was a sale at schucks and they just couldent pass up that foot print gas pedal or cherry bomb muffler. morgage schmorgage, we will pay it next month, its called lay away!

How in the heck do you know??? MR. Washington state...

come to Louisiana and we have diffrent LEVELS of being a redneck.

 

[datrupr]

ok first off, rednecks dont use the word "epitome". they use words like "et" and second rednecks dont work on cars when they are 9 months pregenant. they get the other 6 kids to do it. and third rednecks dont work on cars that run, they work on cars that barly run and they are only working on it because they need to to get to the bar later or there was a sale at schucks and they just couldent pass up that foot print gas pedal or cherry bomb muffler. morgage schmorgage, we will pay it next month, its called lay away!

OK, LMFAO!!

I love the new X Wen. Good job and keep us posted. I can't wait to see it out on the trail.













When are you going to put the safety snorkle on?

 

[FlyingWen]

When are you going to put the safety snorkle on?

Geese.. The Safety Snorkle.
I made such a HUGE deal about FlyingWil putting one on his truck (anti-snorkle), that I am not sure if I will put on one my X.

My only plans at this point are the LightForce lights, winch and that horn...oh, and the synthetic winch line.

 

[The BN Guy]

Maybe I missed it but what horn?

 

[flyingwil]

She wants a Dixie horn, like from the Dukes of Hazard.

 

[The BN Guy]

Noooooo! Air horns or something that plays La Cucaracha!

 

[FlyingWen]

Winch Installed...

We finally got the winch in and running today.

Installation was pretty straight froward.
1.) Remove Bumper
2.) Install Winch via mounting holes
3.) Wire in winch
4.) Re-Mount bumper

Bumper removed:

Frame horns got some POR to address the rust issues:

Prior to installation we wanted to take a good look at the internals of the winch:

I am glad we decided to look inside. Look what we found.

Unfortunately this was not the only spot we found Styrofoam packed into the grease! We re packed the winch with grease and in total found 9 balls of Styrofoam (the size of a BB). You can 4 other "chunks" in the picture above (wiped on the cardboard).


With the Shrockworks front bumper the winch mounts with the bottom of the winch facing the front (so to speak on its side). With this configuration the winch had to be clocked so that the clutch handle could be easily reached. Clocking required removing the 10 screws on the clutch housing as in the picture below:

The solenoid (control box) is not water tight and is overly large for what was in it. With the bumper it would not allow enough room in to mount the unit using the bracket included with the XRC-8. We drilled out the rivets that held the plastic cover on and the solenoid to the base plate. The bracket that held it to the base plate fit perfectly on a cross member on the front of the Xterra.

Since the Shrockworks bumper has a location for a winch plug in, we relocate the controller plug there. I wonder who makes the SmittyBilt winch?

More in the next post.....

 

[FlyingWen]

So once all the wires were installed and connected the bumper went back on...

Looks good all and all. Now to just go out and test it! :safari-rig:

 

[desertgirl66]

Looks good Wen! Don't forget to wear gloves :shakin: