Insurance check is on the way. Time to start searching! - Infamous Nissan

wheelmanron · 04-19-2018, 02:23 PM

Good morning everyone. So, last month I bought a 97 Hardbody. My first one. Literally the day i said out loud "I really like this truck!" I was rear ended by an idiot texter. And now, the insurance check is on the way to me! And the search has begun. Mine was a 5 speed, 4 cylinder, 4 wheel drive. Ideally, I want another just like it, but I'm open to considering others. I live in Massachusetts, but I'm willing to travel some. Let me know what you have and we'll go from there.

jp2code · 04-20-2018, 10:42 AM

This one just posted in our Facebook classified group.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...3806118824374/

Probably one of the nicer ones I've seen in a while.

Just FYI, though: Everyone else here just saw that post, too.

alabama_lowlife · 04-20-2018, 11:08 AM

That is quite nice. If it were a V6 I’d be on that

cadillacdude1975 · 04-20-2018, 12:35 PM

Do yourself a favor and go south for an older vehicle. We don’t have those frame eating road chemicals everywhere during the winter (ha ha).

alabama_lowlife · 04-20-2018, 01:30 PM

Are you wanting regular cab or extended cab? I’m constantly looking. Here is a regular cab.
https://savannah.craigslist.org/cto/...563709001.html

Slaminsunfire · 04-21-2018, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jp2code

This one just posted in our Facebook classified group.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...3806118824374/

Probably one of the nicer ones I've seen in a while.

Just FYI, though: Everyone else here just saw that post, too.

I want this. Looks so clean

djs · 04-28-2018, 04:50 AM

Not what you are looking for, but I'll throw it out there. I got a 95 2.4 auto 2wd extra cab with 100,xxx miles. I am second owner. It was a Florida truck until 2014. Original paint is very nice and interior is extremely clean. Runs excellent. No timing chain noise. I got it with approx 50,xxx miles and have done a lot of maintenance and preventative maintenance on it. Only annoying issue I have with it is one of the rubber trans lines from the radiator to the hard line is weeping at the radiator connection. Not enough to drip, just enough to piss me off. I thought I fixed it, but it started again. I will probably give it another go and see if I can fix it. 3500.00. Truck is in NY 12542. Pics are a real pain to post here for me, pm me and I will email them to you.

wheelmanron · 05-04-2018, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djs

Not what you are looking for, but I'll throw it out there. I got a 95 2.4 auto 2wd extra cab with 100,xxx miles. I am second owner. It was a Florida truck until 2014. Original paint is very nice and interior is extremely clean. Runs excellent. No timing chain noise. I got it with approx 50,xxx miles and have done a lot of maintenance and preventative maintenance on it. Only annoying issue I have with it is one of the rubber trans lines from the radiator to the hard line is weeping at the radiator connection. Not enough to drip, just enough to piss me off. I thought I fixed it, but it started again. I will probably give it another go and see if I can fix it. 3500.00. Truck is in NY 12542. Pics are a real pain to post here for me, pm me and I will email them to you.

Thanks for the offer, but I REALLY want a 5 speed. Good luck with the sale.

wheelmanron · 05-07-2018, 12:15 AM

So, the search is over. I found a 98 Frontier. 4 cylinder, 5 speed, 4 wheel drive. Unknown miles due to the typical odometer issue, but judging by how it drives and the lack of wear on the pedals, I'm not worried about it. The only issue is the bed is pretty rotted out. I haven't decided if I will try to find a used bed or build a wood bed. What say you all?

alabama_lowlife · 05-07-2018, 01:32 AM

In the amount of time it will take to build a wood bed you can drive south and get a metal bed...possibly one that’s the correct color.

04-19-2018, 02:23 PM	#1
wheelmanron Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Attleboro, MA Posts: 4 Vehicle: 97 Nissan Hardbody Thanks: 10 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Insurance check is on the way. Time to start searching! Good morning everyone. So, last month I bought a 97 Hardbody. My first one. Literally the day i said out loud "I really like this truck!" I was rear ended by an idiot texter. And now, the insurance check is on the way to me! And the search has begun. Mine was a 5 speed, 4 cylinder, 4 wheel drive. Ideally, I want another just like it, but I'm open to considering others. I live in Massachusetts, but I'm willing to travel some. Let me know what you have and we'll go from there.

04-20-2018, 10:42 AM	#2
jp2code Software Developer Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Longview, TX [USA] Age: 49 Posts: 8,686 Vehicle: 94 LB 2x4 Manual VG33e Thanks: 1,248 Thanked 1,083 Times in 955 Posts	This one just posted in our Facebook classified group. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...3806118824374/ Probably one of the nicer ones I've seen in a while. Just FYI, though: Everyone else here just saw that post, too. __________________ Joe (not a mechanic!) • Don't have an account? EMAIL ME Free Service Manuals: https://ownersmanuals2.com/make/nissan Walk-through: Checking Nissan Trouble Codes 1994 VG30E to VG33E with H256 Cams

04-20-2018, 11:08 AM	#3
alabama_lowlife Owner and Administrator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: jack, alabama Age: 39 Posts: 8,883 Vehicle: 2011 Nissan Frontier, 08 altima, 1970 Datsun 521, 1995 Nissan Hardbody Thanks: 569 Thanked 1,556 Times in 1,270 Posts	That is quite nice. If it were a V6 I’d be on that __________________

04-20-2018, 12:35 PM	#4
cadillacdude1975 The Gear Jammer Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Chattanooga, TN Age: 46 Posts: 8,679 Vehicle: 87 D21 SE KC V6 2wd 5sp & 86.5 V6 SE auto Thanks: 316 Thanked 956 Times in 885 Posts	Do yourself a favor and go south for an older vehicle. We don’t have those frame eating road chemicals everywhere during the winter (ha ha). __________________ "Im officially lost" - wildbill

04-20-2018, 01:30 PM	#5
alabama_lowlife Owner and Administrator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: jack, alabama Age: 39 Posts: 8,883 Vehicle: 2011 Nissan Frontier, 08 altima, 1970 Datsun 521, 1995 Nissan Hardbody Thanks: 569 Thanked 1,556 Times in 1,270 Posts	Are you wanting regular cab or extended cab? I’m constantly looking. Here is a regular cab. https://savannah.craigslist.org/cto/...563709001.html __________________

04-28-2018, 04:50 AM	#7
djs Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: marlboro, ny Posts: 605 Vehicle: 1995 2wd hardbody Thanks: 66 Thanked 55 Times in 52 Posts	Not what you are looking for, but I'll throw it out there. I got a 95 2.4 auto 2wd extra cab with 100,xxx miles. I am second owner. It was a Florida truck until 2014. Original paint is very nice and interior is extremely clean. Runs excellent. No timing chain noise. I got it with approx 50,xxx miles and have done a lot of maintenance and preventative maintenance on it. Only annoying issue I have with it is one of the rubber trans lines from the radiator to the hard line is weeping at the radiator connection. Not enough to drip, just enough to piss me off. I thought I fixed it, but it started again. I will probably give it another go and see if I can fix it. 3500.00. Truck is in NY 12542. Pics are a real pain to post here for me, pm me and I will email them to you. __________________ I'm a mawg...half man half dog.... I'm my own best friend. 1995 HB XE Extra Cab 2wd 2.4 auto

05-07-2018, 12:15 AM	#9
wheelmanron Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Attleboro, MA Posts: 4 Vehicle: 97 Nissan Hardbody Thanks: 10 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	So, the search is over. I found a 98 Frontier. 4 cylinder, 5 speed, 4 wheel drive. Unknown miles due to the typical odometer issue, but judging by how it drives and the lack of wear on the pedals, I'm not worried about it. The only issue is the bed is pretty rotted out. I haven't decided if I will try to find a used bed or build a wood bed. What say you all?

05-07-2018, 01:32 AM	#10
alabama_lowlife Owner and Administrator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: jack, alabama Age: 39 Posts: 8,883 Vehicle: 2011 Nissan Frontier, 08 altima, 1970 Datsun 521, 1995 Nissan Hardbody Thanks: 569 Thanked 1,556 Times in 1,270 Posts	In the amount of time it will take to build a wood bed you can drive south and get a metal bed...possibly one that’s the correct color. __________________

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