What do you mean you forgot the nip
started putting some parts back on to get them off the shelf, I have a rebuild kit and ceramic pads for the calipers, might even clean them up really well and paint them when I rebuild them. I do need to get new bushings for the torsion bar 
did my tension rod bracket spacers, will have to drill and tap some holes in them for bracing but not sure how I'm going to do it for sure yet have a couple ideas 
"just a few more parts and the box is ours"
picked up my hose for the center diff clutch last week, think I'm going to use the carrier bearing stud for a holding bracket 
then open up the extra slot a little and use the E-brake bracket 
up along with the fuel lines
and in to the pump
"so what about that nip"
so ran into a issue, which I should have brought up when I picked the hose up, but had to get to work and thought I would just going in to pick it up since I had left the parts the week before, but I walked in and the guy started running around looking for the parts I left which the fitting for the transmission would be impossible to track down if he lost it, took him a few to find them and by the time he got it done I didn't think about the issue just needed to get to work and get the shop opened
he mentioned about making this part (banjo to AN) 6 inches long and I said no it needs to be like 3 inches other wise it will hit the spare, well it's like 8 inches
so I need to take that back and have it redone, I wanted them to just make that part a hard line with the sensor bung but the did the banjo to An then a T for the sensor which is fine other then the one part being to long 
other then that just a couple more parts and front suspension will be complete, need to get lower ball joint pins and outer tie rods, think I'm going to end up using the ball joint pins from a GM since I think they are the closest to the Altima size have to call to make sure, then for outer tie rods think I will end up making the insert for drilling out and flipping it or if I can find a pin that will be big enough on the small side and a taper reamer..... but the geometry isn't to bad.
I will have to take a BFH to make a little more room here 
"don't forget the nip next time or else"
think I'm going to get my engine up on the stand and start getting it taken apart so I can start getting that all ready and use the heads to start working on the exhaust which is going to be a adventure, there are a couple tight spots where it needs to run although a side pipe has crossed my mind
Jun 20, 2017, 8:31 pm · #101