I'm not "more exited" than madmanX is... im simply excited that someone is considering doing it.

It will happen, sooner or later someone will do it. It is quite common on older Jeep cherokees, the xterra is simply a newer vehicle, as time passes it will be debate dmore and more, finaly someone will do it.

Thats it.

If it is gonna be done do I want someone local to do it so I can help/watch? so I can see it done with my own two eyes? hell yes.

As for working on my own vehicles... I do. Or did till i moved and left my tools in CA.