too much damn speculation on this car....someone really needs to just go and buy it from him and put all speculation to rest. I'd buy it but I have a broke 240sx in my garage that needs fixed. to whoever buys it (if anyone does)

 

this is very interesting i cant wait till somone confirms this thing is real

 

no contribution...just want to see the final outcome.

 

..........

 

if the front end is higher it is due to the engine being quite a bit lighter than the vg. i think the vq's weigh something like 100 lbs. less than the vg and/or ve.

 

Same here This could get interesting...

 

Whoever buy's it, please reverse engineer a kit. I know where I can pick up a nice 3rd gen with a blown motor for cheap....

 

Ok, I just talked to the guy, Maxima_Mike and I are going to see it on sunday, I will bring my camera and test drive this baby and compare it to my 5spd and to Maxima_Mike's auto. We both have SE's so it should be a little quicker than the 94 SE auto. Oh and im going to try to take a pic of the motor mounts.

-Larry

 

Should be fun, might be tough acting like it's no big thing though...

 

fill your cameras memory card
If you need a host I can do it without a problem

Also if you dont mind, could you ask what all he swapped? I am confident that he swapped steering racks, but could you try and verify that? pics would be cool nice aswell

Thanks guys! Have fun.
Also try not to get his hopes up, he is trying to sell it after all. That is, unless your semi interested in buying it

 

I'm guessing this swap happened at a bodyshop.
they probably were given a totalled VQ car so they just swapped everything in.
that would explain why so much "donor" stuff was used.

 

yeah, but there must have been more than one donor car. The engine and the steering wheel came out of different cars. Neither of which are cheap.

If the struts and stuff are out of a 4th gen, then he needed to have 3 donor cars.

 

This thing has me so intrigued, I coughed up the $4.99 US (almost $7 for me!!) and did the history thing on the VIN. Doesn't show much, though. Anyone know if the engine serial number can be checked the same way? It would be interesting to know what happened to the car the motor came from.


Abandoned No Abandoned Record Found
Damaged No Damaged Record Found
Fire Damage No Fire Damage Record Found
Grey Market No Grey Market Record Found
Hail Damage No Hail Damage Record Found
Insurance Loss No Insurance Loss Record Found
Junk No Junk Record Found
Rebuilt/Rebuildable No Rebuilt/Rebuildable Record Found
Salvage No Salvage Record Found


Your Vehicle Checks Out! AutoCheck’s database for this 1989 Nissan Maxima GLE/GXE/SE(JN1HJ01P4KT248347) shows no historical events that indicate a significant automotive problem. These problems can indicate previous car damage, theft, or other significant problem.
Problems Checked: Results Found
NHTSA Crash Test Vehicle No NHTSA Crash Test Vehicle Record Found
Frame Damage No Frame Damage Record Found
Major Damage Incident No Major Damage Incident Record Found
Manufacturer Buyback/Lemon No Manufacturer Buyback/Lemon Record Found
Odometer Problem No Odometer Problem Record Found
Recycled No Recycled Record Found
Salvage Auction No Salvage Auction Record Found
Water Damage No Water Damage Record Found


Your Vehicle Checks Out! For this 1989 Nissan Maxima GLE/GXE/SE(JN1HJ01P4KT248347)no indication of an odometer rollback or tampering was found. We determine odometer rollbacks by searching for records that indicate odometer reading that are less than a previously reported value. Other odometer events can report events of tampering, or possible odometer breakage.
Report Run Date: 06/04/2004
Date Reported Odometer Reading
11/18/91 34,890
09/15/98 144,546
10/20/98 144,564
10/14/00 173,554


Information Found! AutoCheck found additional information on this vehicle. These records will provide you with more past history for this 1989 Nissan Maxima GLE/GXE/SE(JN1HJ01P4KT248347).
Problems Checked: Results Found
Accident Data No accident data available
Corrected Title No Corrected Title Record Found
Driver Education No Driver Education Record Found
Duplicate Title No Duplicate Title Record Found
Emission/Safety Inspection Emission/Safety Inspection Record(s) Found
Fire Damage Incident No Fire Damage Incident Record Found
Lease No Lease Record Found
Lien No Lien Record Found
Livery Use No Livery Use Record Found
Government Use No Government Use Record Found
Police Use No Police Use Record Found
Rental/Fleet No Rental/Fleet Record Found
Repossessed No Repossessed Record Found
Taxi Use No Taxi Use Record Found
Theft No Theft Record Found


Below are the historical events for this vehicle listed in chronological order. Any discrepancies will be in bold text.
Report Run Date: 06/04/2004
VIN JN1HJ01P4KT248347 1989 Nissan Maxima GLE/GXE/SE
Event Date Event Location Odometer Reading Data Source Event Detail
11/18/91 TX 34,890 MOTOR VEHICLE DEPT. ODOMETER READING FROM DMV
09/01/96 HOUSTON, TX MOTOR VEHICLE DEPT. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
09/01/97 HOUSTON, TX MOTOR VEHICLE DEPT. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
09/01/98 HOUSTON, TX MOTOR VEHICLE DEPT. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
09/15/98 SOUTHWEST REGION 144,546 AUTO AUCTION REPORTED AT AUTO AUCTION
09/23/98 CA STATE AGENCY PASSED EMISSION INSPECTION
10/20/98 CA 144,564 MOTOR VEHICLE DEPT. ODOMETER READING FROM DMV
10/14/00 SAN GABRIEL, CA 173,554 STATE AGENCY PASSED EMISSION INSPECTION
06/13/01 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA MOTOR VEHICLE DEPT. TITLE
11/18/03 ROSEMEAD, CA MOTOR VEHICLE DEPT. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
11/28/03 ROSEMEAD, CA MOTOR VEHICLE DEPT. TITLE

 

Jeff's edit:

1) I opened back up. What do you want?
2) In no way could you have determined if it was legit. So at that time it was just another stupid ebay auction. Hell we still don't know for sure yet.

Were you "right" or "rite"??

 

Look at the doors really closely. They even swapped in the 4th Gen. window switches. And since when did the 3rd Gens come with speakers in the rear doors?

 

rather insignifcant post regarding the engine swap... but anyways:

somebody mentioned a non-3rd gen hazard switch. i think it is a 3rd gen switch, just relocated, and turned horizontally instead of vertically.

a couple more oddities: check ou the ebay pic of the rear seats. in the rear door, you can see a large cutout for what i assume use to be a 5.25 or 6.5 speaker.

in that same pic, check out the driver door. seems like there used to be a tweeter mounted in the door on the right. but look a little to the left.. a second tweeter? who knows..

this whole thing is just soooo weird. i wonder if the shop he bought this from sold the car to him in such sh1tty condition, or if the seller managed to beat up on the poor car himself during the time he owned it.

walka
(still scratching my head)

 

seller lives close to me, if anyone out of cali is interested in purchasing the car, PM me or email me. i can go see it for you.

i dont see any pics of the engine so be carefull

 

you trumped me by 6 minutes...

walka

 

yeah, it is the 3rd gen switch just relocated

as for the driver's door, I believe the second hole (further to the left in that pic) is just the upper part where the door pull handle mounts

like someone said, it has different window and lock controls on the passenger door (maybe that's why only 3 windows are working)

also, the climate control is from a different car too - not sure exactly which though

it says no ebrake in the listing and you can see the handle is up way too high in the pics. I wonder if he did something on the back end too


That car is really pieced together. It'd be interesting to see it in person and find out everything that has been done

 

Engine pics? There's engine pics galore. If you can visit the guy, take a digicam and take pics of the engine mounts, steering assembly and anything else you can think of. The more the better

 

good point craig..

it seems as though all of the electronics are non-3rd gen, which further indicates that a different wiring harness was used throughout.

yea, and no engine pics? don't be lazy, please read the entire thread before posting a knucklehead comment.

walka

 

It's funny how the guy doesn't realize the rarity of the car. The org must get its hands on this thing for research. If it falls into the wrong hands of a ricer, we're doomed!

 

5th gen engine pics courtesy of the Wangsta!
Note: Either you can't see or they didn't use the VQ front engine mount.

 

if this is photoshopped, someone did a damn good job of covering all their bases as far as things that would give away it being a chop.

 

Me~~><~~

 

new find!!! They DEFINITELY used 5th gen struts. check the mounts in both pics out.

This is no more a simple motor swap...this looks like something out of fbi case files. Classic chop-shop scenario/ project where they piece multiple cars to make one. If they can show proof that all big ticket parts were acquired legitimately, then by all means, go for it...but the fact that the last reading was in november means it's legit...now I'M confused too many different vehicle parts from other models on it..... i don't think this qualifies as a possibility for 3rd geners to participate in due to the frankenstein nature....

 

Too late bro HE IS NOW A OFFICAL ORG MEMBER. This is getting fun now

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=315800

 

To Late Bro he is now a member of the org this should now get interesting.............

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=315800

 

mikebel3:
Could you tell us what all is from a 5th gen on the car? Purdy Please

 

and the plot thickens...............

 

dont you think some vids of it driving would be nice???

 

and the plot thickens...............
BTW why does a 2k maxima have tyhe infiniti engine cover overtop as shown in figure A - http://internetautomart.com/gallery/...d-gen/IMAG0032

just curious???

and where does the intake go after the box since the battery and fuses are right on top of it?


soory for the like triple post, ment to hit edit not reply

 

welcome to page 4, that was page 2/3.

5th gens draw the air in threw some ducting that goes up over the radiator. It goes between the battery and engine, not battery and fender like 3rd gens

 

dam, sorry, im slow, ill try to get in top of the ball for next time

 

check out one of my previous posts in this thread...i already brought up the mounts..no one seems to listen to me

 

Anyone see this thing in person yet?

 

ummm...

he says it's a 2000 Maxima engine, so why did he put an Infiniti engine cover on it?

it could be a 227 bhp Infiniti Motor...

but if the car needed this much work maybe it was in a wreck?

-vq

 

I think it is going to go for less than $2k, that is a steal, I bet he paid that much for the engine/tranny/gauges/suspension all to be swapped.

 

4th gen strut mounts = 5th gen strut mounts? not sure if they do. notice I said DEFINITELY and 5th gen

Don, I don't think he had anything to do with the swap hence his not knowing the true value of the vehicle. IIRC he got it from someone else. That's the person that needs to be found and get his brains picked out.

 

so wasup then, didn't that guy say he was going to check it out...hehe, i'm anxious to see what's up with it