WreckDiver1321
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Hey guys, new member here from all the way over in the United States. I really like the touring/overland type builds, and I've gotten a few ideas from what I've seen on this forum. I thought some people might be interested in seeing what an American D40 owner does with his 4x4.
A little background info on me first. I live in the state of Montana in the northwest US, only an hour drive away from the Rocky Mountains and about seven hours from the Canadian border. My D40 is a way to explore the awesome scenery out here. I started out back in school building large American trucks until I realized that a 5.7l petrol engine and 35 inch tires really wasn't practical for long distance travel. Then I bought a V8 Disco II, which turned out to be another bad idea. It was just a very unreliable money pit. I then wised up and bought my first Nissan, a D22. Owned that for a little over a year, modified it, and found that with my modifications the 3.3l supercharged engine had dreadful fuel economy. So I sold that and finally got myself a D40, known here in the states as a Frontier.
So here she is! This is Lola, on the day I brought her home.
A friend of mine and I drove a 2,340 km round trip over the course of a weekend to go get this truck. When I bought it, it had 180,250 km on the clock. This truck came in the Nismo trim, which includes a nicer interior, sunroof, uprated suspension, Rockford Fosgate stereo, factory subwoofer, and a factory rear e-locker. It has the 4.0l V6 petrol engine which produces 265 hp (197.6 kW) and 285 lb ft (386.4 nm) of torque. This is a silky smooth and punchy powerplant that I think suits the truck pretty well. My goal is to make this a go anywhere touring rig to explore North America.
A little background info on me first. I live in the state of Montana in the northwest US, only an hour drive away from the Rocky Mountains and about seven hours from the Canadian border. My D40 is a way to explore the awesome scenery out here. I started out back in school building large American trucks until I realized that a 5.7l petrol engine and 35 inch tires really wasn't practical for long distance travel. Then I bought a V8 Disco II, which turned out to be another bad idea. It was just a very unreliable money pit. I then wised up and bought my first Nissan, a D22. Owned that for a little over a year, modified it, and found that with my modifications the 3.3l supercharged engine had dreadful fuel economy. So I sold that and finally got myself a D40, known here in the states as a Frontier.
So here she is! This is Lola, on the day I brought her home.
A friend of mine and I drove a 2,340 km round trip over the course of a weekend to go get this truck. When I bought it, it had 180,250 km on the clock. This truck came in the Nismo trim, which includes a nicer interior, sunroof, uprated suspension, Rockford Fosgate stereo, factory subwoofer, and a factory rear e-locker. It has the 4.0l V6 petrol engine which produces 265 hp (197.6 kW) and 285 lb ft (386.4 nm) of torque. This is a silky smooth and punchy powerplant that I think suits the truck pretty well. My goal is to make this a go anywhere touring rig to explore North America.