I just bought this 2006 Nissan XTERRA manual 4WD for the foundation of my overland build. Just taking it for a drive through Payson, Arizona detour to Woods Canyon Lake before heading back home
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Today I was able to put in the reinforcement bars underneath the 2x6 C-channels, welded the C-channels on for the hangers to mount on with lots of grinding in between. I then tack welded all the hangers on and have one of the axle on there.
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Today I finished mounting the leaf springs on one side, it's been taking longer than I expected. As you can see, I made mistake when mounting the rear mount. I tried to hammer it in but no go. Have to grinded off and re-position it. I cut off the C-chanels for the other side and couple reinforcements pieces. Hopefully I can finish the other side tomorrow.
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Test fire of my diy rocket stove made from 4-in ID round pipes welded at 90 degree angle, series of holes were drilled from the top and placed inside a 30lbs propane tank. Please subscribe for much more contents to come. Also leave questions, comments below.
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This is Leo, my dog when I first got him. I'm not sure of the breed he is, but the person that I got him from said he is half golden retriever half great pyrenees. I can see the golden retriever in him and he has dewclaws.
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Here I'm reinforcing the mount for the leaf spring (not sure if it's suppose to be like that, but I see it as a weak point so I welded them). Also, I'm cutting metal plates to make a mounting location for the rear slipper mount.
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My high top E350 Van driving on dirt road. I've had this van for over a year, bought it for $1000 had to a lot of work done to get it somewhat running safely. I'm planning on converting this to a camper. Please subscribe, thanks
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I'm in the process of replacing the axles on my trailer that I bought a long time ago that I never get to used because the axles on it were not safe for use (to me anyway). I took off those axles but didn't film them. This part where I assemble the slipper leaf springs onto the axles so I can see and measure how wide and determine where to place the mounts for the slipper leaf springs.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPm7iMJZONM