Black Wolf

Also , if it matters, the tacoma with the 6 speed manual is butter.

 

Model year 20 Frontier's got the 9 speed auto made by Jatco, a Nissan owned company, under license from Mercedes. This tranny kicks ass!!! Maverick is a compact, not a midsized.

 

But..the V6 sucks....underpowered. Boring...

 

This^^. ...

 

I had an early 90's hardbody that need a rebuild at about 60k and a Stanza that had trans replaced with about 20k. I'm sure the new models bear no similarity in design but it still gives me pause. I also had an Infinity I30 that was rock solid.

 

This 22 is a new truck that has absolutely nothing to do with the 90's. The old hardbody actually still has a great reputation. This is my slow build thread, not a bash thread.

 

I kinda like the idea of a compact. My 2004 Tacoma was a great size for what I use a truck for except for towing and that would be a non issue if I sell the trailer.

 

Sorry my friend. Totally did not intend to bash. I'll butt out. My bad.

 

No problem. I've been driving this 22 for 10 months now. No regrets at all..

 

If you had a hardbody with a tranny problem it had to have been an anomaly. Plus nissan since 2000 or so is a renault joint venture, so the new stuff pretty much no relation to the old nissan /datsun venture. Not to mention if you had a hardbody without a stick could it really even be considered a hardbody ??? just messing with you..... Wtf is a nissan stanza ? Lol

 

And just so black wolf doesn't feel lonely with his nissan in this thread, I got you brother lol this my 99 , 206k 5 speed , 3.3 4x4, also speaking of compact trucks...... lol

 

Nice pics! Yeah, the Datsun days are long gone. Good Ole days....

 

You probably haven't heard of a Rambler either, but I also had one of those, lol. I'm old as dirt

 

We had a Rambler station wagon. Fun times....

 

I was born in 83 , just never remember a Stanza. 100 percent don't know what a rambler is haha

 

I was born in 55!!
This is similar to the one we had............

 

Got the 1.75 gallon water Rotopax mounted up on the headache rack. A bit off kilter using the existing holes on the rack but good enough for me. Not OCD. It's a freakin water jug. Will order another setup now for the other side now that I know it works. Two 1.75 water Roto's will refill my WaterPORT. I have a couple Wavian NATO Jerry cans that I use for spare gas.

 

I might add the Rotopax's are beefy as heck. I could drive over it and park on it and not frack it up. Seriously.

 

Good info. I've always wondered why they are so damn expensive. I guess I'm just cheap.

 

Freaking $$$. You can use it to level out a RTT setup under your tire. FYI.....Rotopax has 2nd's with minor blemishes for 50% off from time to time!

 

Hmmm....OCD kicked in. Got the drill out.....

 

Thank you! That was triggering my OCD.

 

Sorry.. ha.. I get you. My grandson asked "why is it crooked Grandpa?" Damnit.......heh...heh...

More OCD....I need to get another Rotopax mount and 1.75 water pax for the other side.....quickly!

 

A have several various sized axe's. This Fiskar's sharp as heck axe fit perfectly on the Quick Fists that I mounted next to my WaterPORT. Thin Blue Line stickers still visible. A plus of course!

 

2nd RotoPax up! My Frontier prefers 87 but Circle K had 85 40 cents off from 4pm to 7pm yesterday. Had a half tank so I topped it off for $3.13 per gallon.....

 

Did your truck get caught in the current parking pawl recall?

 

No. Only .03% are apparently affected.

 

Mine wasn’t in the initial batch last month, but when they expanded it last week mine was added. I hope the fix isn’t too intrusive on the transmission.

 

Some of the pawls are a bit short on the engaging end and could possibly not make good contact. I think there has been 4 reported instances of it not engaging properly and some damage occurred from a roll away. Stupid little part......

 

It seems the pawl itself may not be the root cause. The pawl works in combination with a wedge and parking rod. This assembly is getting some resistance which is causing the possible rare malfunction on some Nissans with the new 9 speed transmission and is a safety issue. Weird since this 9 speed has been used on three model year Frontiers, Titans, and the Z. Hmmm......