My buddy Tyler in Colorado has done it. First he did the VH45 (V8) swap from an infiniti into his pathfinder, enough power to spin 35's on pavement. Who the hell can even fit 35's on an R50? Not many. He had a 6" subframe lift for a while. Now he went full hydro steering and solid axle swap:

beginning stages:

a few months later:

Source: 7 pages of useful R50 pathfinder SAS talk on his local board: http://www.roninwheelers.com/v...=2825

awesome (but short) video clip of spinning 35's with the new engine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD9Ed0Ql6bM damn i cant even spin 31's anything like that

I'm gonna share some personal information with you...I got a chubby right now 'caue that's the most awesome thing I've ever seen. Looks exactly like I'd imagined mine will. I'm still doing it next year...gonna be awesome. Thanks for the pics and link...I've been waiting forever to see something like that.

Nice! What was the change in fuel consumption like? (providing he doesn't take off from every green like that )

wow lol thats just monstreous

i'm predicting 10 mpg hwy

geez v8 r50!! thats awesome. rock crawling monster!

I bet its the same or better then what he was getting with the VG33.

Adnan wrote:wow lol thats just monstreous

i'm predicting 10 mpg hwy

I doubt it, Tyler has the engine to push the tires properly

thats simply bada$$. id hate to be holding that guy up from getting where hes going. damn good looking R50.

The things I miss on NICO! I haven't been on here in forever and figured I'd have a look around.

The project has gotten a little bit further along than the last pictures Adam put up but it's still not done. I'm waiting on an Atlas 4-speed transfer case right now that probably another 4 weeks out. Not that I have the money to finish it right now anyway.

Appreciate all the comments....gives me some motivation to finish it up. I haven't done the best job documenting everything and it's hard keeping up on so many different sites but I'll try to check in once I make some more progress. Otherwise I'm making Adam responsible for keeping everyone informed once it moves but it will probably be summertime. Don't mind my windshield banner!

Thanks for the updates, Tyler! The project looks SICK! Those H2 wheels look sweet (H2 right?)

That hydro steering is gnarly... man that thing is built right....

Dang, man looks friggin' sweet. That R50 is gonna go places. Keep it up, good luck getting it finished...Looking forward to the first wheelin' pics!

hey bud that looks f*** sick! ive been wanting to do the same with mine i have a 97.i was wondering if ya could give me some tip and the parts you used.. what axles and what tranny you have. like seriously the picture of that flex... i creamed my self.. thanks and if any one else knows about the parts please let me know