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Old 07-28-2006, 02:46 PM
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My 87 Maxima

Paid 350.00 for it, now fixing minor bumps and odds and ends.
Runs great, nice and quiet, need to put a new Cat and muffler on her.
Any ideas on which exhaust to run?

Work I have done on the interior.






New back seat head rest install.





Will add new ones as I progress along. Plan on one color, probably grey.
Closest match to our interior color is Sequioa paint color.
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Old 07-30-2006, 11:28 AM
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Any questions or comments, I welcome both.
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Old 07-30-2006, 12:15 PM
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Did you order those parts from nissan or what?
 
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i am wonderin what you used on the door pannels
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Old 07-30-2006, 04:25 PM
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Other than the driver side door vinyl door panel, the rest came with the car.
I disasembled eac door panel, primed and sprayed with a color called Ladera.
The seat back I got from the wrecking yard (Ecology) $11.50 and painted it myself.



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Old 07-30-2006, 07:05 PM
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you need to project your future......
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Old 07-31-2006, 01:36 PM
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Project my future? Ok if you mean my future plans, well here goes.
I want to keep my interior stock other than a cd unit 6 speakers, changing the steering wheel to a Grant type. Tint the windows, would like 18 inch rims, but will settle for 17s if 18's will rub. Lower the car 1 1/2 in front and 1 inch in the back. Some kind of AirIntake. Engine mods, not really sure, thats where you guys in the group come in. Want it dependable, and some power when I need it. Thought about pulling heads from another Maxima and having them polished and ported. A new power antena, the short kind.
Paint will be a deep grey, losing the two tone look.
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Old 08-01-2006, 05:00 PM
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no i mean like this.......



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Old 08-01-2006, 05:44 PM
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dude seriously Big E dog i was about to buy those ones you threw away , Make some more and i will buy them.
 
Old 08-02-2006, 08:27 AM
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I got you Big E. Well I did edit the pictures, but I can only post 5 at a time.
Let me add a few more
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Old 08-02-2006, 04:48 PM
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hey i am thinking about doing it again cuz i do have some parts laying around would you want xenon projectors or 9005,9006 but the middle ones will be standard H3
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Old 08-02-2006, 08:25 PM
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Do you got any thing that could plug right up to 9007 ?

Because the person who did the wiring on this car i would have no clue where to begin.

Witch would be the brightest and look the nicest ?
 
Old 08-02-2006, 09:26 PM
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well xenon of course but 9005-9006 will look good when im donewit em ill also mahe a lil wiringharhess its straight foward not hard
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Old 08-03-2006, 08:23 AM
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Well what ever you could make bright and look good.
 
Old 08-03-2006, 11:13 AM
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wow that's a quite a project you done, i wish i could do something like that, it's satifying once it's done cuz you know you did it yourself
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Old 08-03-2006, 11:21 AM
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Hey Fantacmadmax, which project are you talking about, lights or interior?
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Old 08-14-2006, 02:44 AM
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good work,i like your style
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Old 09-08-2006, 09:07 AM
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New paint, also posted in 1 and 2 generation photos.
Bumpers getting a redo next friday.
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Remember,keep it simple.Those cars were great rides and the only problems I've heard of were electrical.Did your car ever have the injector recall?
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Old 09-08-2006, 08:14 PM
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Injector recall i just did a swap from 87 engine to a 88 engine and i cant get pulse from the injector's no matter what injector's i use!!!
 
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check te fuses

thher than that i think that youe ecu is jacked
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what fueses should i check i checked the fuel pump and that ones fine so i dont know..

I need a damn 88 5 speed ecu
 
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if you have an 88 5 speed then yes you would need a 88 5speed ecu from a maxima or a 88 300zx non turbo 5 speed
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nah i did a engine swap from a 87 non w block VG30e to a 88 VG30e W block.

And the ecu in the car is a 87...
 
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