92 Maxima Project - Update
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92 Maxima Project - Update
I know its been a while, but I have been steadily working and progressing.
For those who may not know, I started with a BEAT TO HELL '92 SE that I paid very little for.
I completely replaced the interior, have done extensive work to the engine, and have stripped (to bare metal) and reworked the exterior.
In the process, I added a few custom touches like a shaved rear deck lid (top and rear), shaved side mouldings, and a few other small things.
Before - This is from the day I bought it
And here are current pictures (as of today)
For a more extensive list of pictures (I have about 500 pictures of the entire process), check out
http://www.brockbr.com/MaximaProject
For those who may not know, I started with a BEAT TO HELL '92 SE that I paid very little for.
I completely replaced the interior, have done extensive work to the engine, and have stripped (to bare metal) and reworked the exterior.
In the process, I added a few custom touches like a shaved rear deck lid (top and rear), shaved side mouldings, and a few other small things.
Before - This is from the day I bought it
And here are current pictures (as of today)
For a more extensive list of pictures (I have about 500 pictures of the entire process), check out
http://www.brockbr.com/MaximaProject
Car looks very nice. Excellent work on the body and paint and putting everything together.
Personally, I think black interior would have been a little better with blue, but it's all about your own preference.
I am not digging the steering wheel, mostly because you lose cruise control and the horn (?) My steering wheel was trashed and I bought one out of an s13 (late 89-91 240sx) with the cruise buttons. You can also get one out of a non-airbag z32 (90-92 300zx) with cruise buttons. Both steering wheels line up with the Maxima steering column and are thicker and sportier feeling. They are also three spoke instead of four.
Personally, I think black interior would have been a little better with blue, but it's all about your own preference.
I am not digging the steering wheel, mostly because you lose cruise control and the horn (?) My steering wheel was trashed and I bought one out of an s13 (late 89-91 240sx) with the cruise buttons. You can also get one out of a non-airbag z32 (90-92 300zx) with cruise buttons. Both steering wheels line up with the Maxima steering column and are thicker and sportier feeling. They are also three spoke instead of four.
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I didn't lose the horn or the cruise. If you look close, the wheel has 3 horn buttons - 1 in the middle and 1 under the leather near where your thumbs rest if you hold the wheel at 10 & 2. All are fully funtional.
As far as the cruise goes, the slider rings and pins inside the hub are intact, and I have run the wires behind the spokes of the wheel itself. What you can't see (because it's not there yet) is the small cruise switch that I modified from a '93 (think airbag wheel with the small switch pod). The switch pod will be located in a new slot in the right spoke of the wheel. It will look very clean - I've already prototyped it out.
Keep in mind the car is a '92, and did not have airbags, so I didn't lose anything there.
generation3
All of the dash trim is (except one peice) from a 93 donor. 93's had airbags, and because of this, the steering wheel tilt is in a different spot (slightly bigger then the 92). The black peice that holds the main cruise, mirrors, fog light switches etc had to be reused. But that's it.
I didn't lose the horn or the cruise. If you look close, the wheel has 3 horn buttons - 1 in the middle and 1 under the leather near where your thumbs rest if you hold the wheel at 10 & 2. All are fully funtional.
As far as the cruise goes, the slider rings and pins inside the hub are intact, and I have run the wires behind the spokes of the wheel itself. What you can't see (because it's not there yet) is the small cruise switch that I modified from a '93 (think airbag wheel with the small switch pod). The switch pod will be located in a new slot in the right spoke of the wheel. It will look very clean - I've already prototyped it out.
Keep in mind the car is a '92, and did not have airbags, so I didn't lose anything there.
generation3
All of the dash trim is (except one peice) from a 93 donor. 93's had airbags, and because of this, the steering wheel tilt is in a different spot (slightly bigger then the 92). The black peice that holds the main cruise, mirrors, fog light switches etc had to be reused. But that's it.
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