Taking a break from the front bumper because of the chill. Decided to redo the trunk lid. The first one didn't come out right... so this is the 3rd lid on this car.

I found the best piece of metal to fill the middle of the lid is a piece of another maxima's roof! Being I had a spare, the metal already has some bracing, and a prefect curve. So after 4 hours or labor so far. Here's where I'm at.








bonus.
Being that the gears from my last vg transmission only lasted long enough for a trip to Vermont and back to move my father in law and family. I decided that I should give the gears to him for Christmass .

 

 

That looks pretty good, any other plans for the back end to try and stay with the aggressive look you have going on the front?

 

I need to do something with the rear kit. It has square cuts out for dual exhaust, but it doesn't match the round tips I have. So I might make the openings round and simple. Or Cut that whole section out and the rest is a secret.

 

lol alright, I like that little thing you made out of the gears.

How'd you learn to fabricate?

 

Just bought tools and learned to use em . O, cutting sheet metal for a living helps.

 

haha I knew the roof would work. That is exactly what I was going to do if I filled in my trunk piece. At the time I had 3 roofs to chose from but I only have one now since I got rid of the other two cars. Glad its going well. Looking good.

 

Lookin good goon...

 

Thanks everyone

 

i'd ship you mine, but yours looks liek it was done better.


better yet, drive up here and take it so i dont have it as a lawn ornament anymore

 

I'd like to get the whole car... I can't haul crap in my lil truck. Well... You do have it in pieces.

 

you can always send me the lights and I can copy both of you

na too much work on a car I will probably not keep. I have seen a couple other tail lights I wouldn't mind trying though.

 

Wanna do that to mine whenever I'm ready to send it to you?

 

Nice work Goon. The trunk looks good and I really like that gear art piece that you made. How's, the new tranny doin' for ya??

 

The new trans is sooooooo sweet. I havn't understeered at all. Feels more planted on the road.

I'd shave other lids for ppl.. But I don't have a car with stock tail lights, the parts car is to banged up to make one

 

itll definately fit in the truck now......................

 

yeah if I still have a roof panel to do it with .

 

Lid is just about done. Now to work on the tail light pockets and routing the fuel filler behind the tail light.





Shavedmax I used a straight line sander. It's Tight!

 

i told ya! WTF HAPPENED TO YOUR BUMPER?

 

The dumbass that lasted work on the rear end F'ed up.


...I'll get it right this time.

 

Altezzas should be here any day...?

 

Just something to look at. Redoing the tail light pocket to shave the gas filler door. Goldmembers altezza tail lights, compliments of Shavedmax.

 

thats really sick man!
keep it up
that sheet metal looks mad thin. i bet welding it is tricky

 

Makes Me Cry..........

 

looks great...did you make new brackets or did Juan give you his?

 

he's got mine. at least theyll go to good use

 

Damn dude...thats a lot of hard work. Not my cup of tea but man I give you props on the hard work. Wanna help me install a sunroof on le base GXE? I see you're good at cutting off roofs

 

that's a hell of alot more work than it's worth, even with an aftermarket sunroof.