1.5″ Shackle Lift

July 2nd, 2007


The shackle lift was a cheap way to add a little character to my Xterra. The cost was well worth it.

Cost: $67($50 + $17 s/h)

Before:

After:   

I ordered direct from Calmini(http://www.purnissan.com) by going to the contact page and calling them.

 UPDATE: Oops.. I noticed those are both “After” pics. for some reason, I can’t find the “Before” pics I took anymore.

Garage Door Opener Mod

July 2nd, 2007


My garage door opener had been sitting in the little pocket under the shifter for the longest time. I decided to modify my garage door opener to mount flush in the dash. Here was my solution.
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 Cost: $3.53

You can find my full writeup at:

http://www.xterrafirma.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=4121

Blog Started

July 2nd, 2007


I just started this blog to cover everything I’ve done to my 2003 Nissan Xterra 2WD XE.

Why do all of this to a 2WD? That was what was available at my time of purchase. I paid $12,500 “drive off” for it at the Landmark dealership.