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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 08:57 PM
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95 GLE in need of Serious love( Showoff of the "new" unloved ride)

Ok, new member of the .Org but not new to fixing up someone elses beaters, picked up this "Gem" of a 95 for 20 Bucks and it was obvious what it needed, including the non obvious, front struts(ripped out of the car jumping through corn fields), LBJ, LCA, SBL, and alignment, but im piecing her back together bit by bit, so i thought i would show it off a little...(note, my cameras date is wrong, i got this car july of 2010)





Yes, even the roof is dented...
After i good was and i little bit of love and a new (to me) set of 17" Rays rims she started looking better...

then i needed a little something to offset the muffed front end...

than decided that, the dented 95 deck lid(that i stuffed a spoiler on...STUPID) was getting old and started to leak, so i had the chance to grab up the deck lid and inner and outer tails from a 98 for 70.00 so i jumped on it

finally, the body shop next door to the garage i work at decided that he had enough of his maxima parts kickin around, and gave me(for free) both pass side doors, a hood, a drivers fender, and the sunroof deflector, i still need to get more pics, but ill keep it updated

visit my WTB ad for the list of parts i would like to grab as i can
http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...-bolt-ons.html

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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 09:46 PM
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great to see a new orger putting another max back on the road and fixing her up welcome and good luck on the rebuild
Old Dec 12, 2010 | 09:52 PM
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awesome man! spoilerless FTW!!!

but no sunroof deflector! permanent scarring will ensue! it always messes up the roof. not worth it imo. theres really not much noise when its open...
Old Dec 12, 2010 | 09:56 PM
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awesome man! spoilerless FTW!!!

but no sunroof deflector! permanent scarring will ensue! it always messes up the roof. not worth it imo. theres really not much noise when its open...
thats true, but its temp, once the body work is done it my not go back on, im thinkin i want to spray it Caddy pearl White, and hell yes...i dont like the spoilers...stock or otherwise, the smoothie is a cleaner look
Old Dec 12, 2010 | 09:58 PM
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thats true, but its temp, once the body work is done it my not go back on, im thinkin i want to spray it Caddy pearl White,
pearl is super expensive and very difficult to match later! looks sick as hell if done right though! you dont like our stock white? its got a little pearl in it, just not that ivory look
Old Dec 12, 2010 | 10:07 PM
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pearl is super expensive and very difficult to match later! looks sick as hell if done right though! you dont like our stock white? its got a little pearl in it, just not that ivory look
i do...but my boss has a 71 Caddy fleetwood and he painted it caddy pearl...so we have 4 gallons of the stuff still kicking around, so he said lets do it up, should only take a gallon and a half, but that wount be till the summer
Old Dec 12, 2010 | 10:08 PM
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well then heck yeah! might as well! just be sure and keep some after the car is painted! never know when some retard will side swipe ya!
Old Dec 12, 2010 | 10:11 PM
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yea, i think im gunna grab a half gallon of unmixed, so ill have a ton of extra
Old Dec 26, 2010 | 01:10 AM
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What a pickup! Have any more pics of the interior? From the bit I managed to see, it seems to still be in good shape.
Old Dec 26, 2010 | 01:13 AM
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its ok, dirty and the leather is peeling... ill bust out the cam in a few hours when the sun comes up, and ill get a few more for the updates...glad yall are liking it so far
Old Dec 26, 2010 | 01:16 AM
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Man if you get her back up to par properly, Im nominating you for Maxima of the Month. A rags to riches story!
Old Dec 26, 2010 | 01:20 AM
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might take a while...but shes getting there...it just broke my heart when i seen her, and needed a car bad( totaled my S/C 91 3.0L 5mt dodge daytona) and ever sinve i have been in love
Old Dec 26, 2010 | 01:26 AM
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Well you gotta crawl before you walk so long as you get there bruh.
Old Dec 26, 2010 | 01:28 AM
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yes sir, i feel ya, i have a heavy back round in modding, built a 383 LT1 vette stroker for my old pick up, and im building a twin turbo BOSS 331(302 stroker) for my 82 mustang
Old Dec 26, 2010 | 01:38 AM
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Aha then a VQ should be a breeze.
Old Dec 26, 2010 | 01:43 AM
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cake walk...lmao
Old Dec 28, 2010 | 03:01 PM
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MaxJammin any updates ? is the exaust flexpipe still rotted to hell ?
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Hey Jammin can u take a picture of the engine bay when you can ?
Old Dec 28, 2010 | 03:47 PM
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Very nice pick up for that low fee wish I could get one for that price I would love to bring it back to life, but out here they will still want like 1500 or more. But great steal and good luck on it...
Old Dec 28, 2010 | 06:09 PM
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Don't worry my friend, I will give your car the serious love it deserves!

Although there might be a few more dents, but that is the price to pay for serious unadulterated uncensored uncontrolled unstoppable... love.
Old Dec 30, 2010 | 12:53 AM
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Don't worry my friend, I will give your car the serious love it deserves!

Although there might be a few more dents, but that is the price to pay for serious unadulterated uncensored uncontrolled unstoppable... love.
HAHAHAHA no updates yet, but i will be getting some...hopefully today or friday,its been redic cold and i dont want anything to break while im playin doctor with the plastic pieces
Old Mar 21, 2011 | 03:21 AM
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FINALLY a few updated pics and A LOT of work/money spent, the winter was rough on this old girl, was hit by a plow(pass fender only), fallin ice on the trunk (crushed trunk only) and i had to sell the rays , but, with the bad came the motivation(and the girlfriend) to fix the car, now for pics...


new trunk(again)

some noise

brand new fenders and bumper(OG style) and my grille project

she claimed it as her own, (eye candy) lmao(shes a member here too)

my project grille (GTR inspired floating emblem) still workin on it

thats it for now, more to come soon

Jammin
PS i need someone to make me i sig lmao
Old Mar 21, 2011 | 10:45 AM
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Waddup Jammin? Definitely made a gang of progress since we last talked. No wonder you were MIA. Im glad you decided to stick with the OG 95-96 style. Not too many ppl do nowadays.
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Great to see a Max being brought back to its former glory! And we got another 95-96er! Good luck and keep us updated!
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i dont know man, love to see a max restored to running condition but at what cost?? when i was youmger i might have fixed up a car but now its too time and cost consuming. i bet those subs add at least 20 hp....
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Originally Posted by max ride 41
i dont know man, love to see a max restored to running condition but at what cost?? when i was youmger i might have fixed up a car but now its too time and cost consuming. i bet those subs add at least 20 hp....
The car cost him $20, and he got alot of the body parts for free lol.
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Let's just say I convinced him to keep the '95-'96 front end lol. Making progress homie.
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Let's just say I convinced him to keep the '95-'96 front end lol. Making progress homie.
You must be on a mission lol, you convinced me too. We need a 95-96 Max club lol.
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maybe for a crash derby, not a real max fer sher
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Originally Posted by max ride 41
maybe for a crash derby, not a real max fer sher
huh?
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huh?
He's just being a ****.
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nah, chris. im all about fixin up a car if your short on cash. gettin free stuff is good too, i just wouldnt do it myself, id rather buy another max in good shape is all. i mean, it went through the ringer from what he's sayin so im thinkin hes gotta a long road ahead of him is all.
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well all, everything is MAD cheap cuz of my connects, i work at a body shop, so all the body parts together so far are totaling 350.00, as for the subs, well, the 20hp is nice but i love my music, so i had to splurge, other then that, mechanically this car is still perfect, with another round of LCAs(warranty) and a fuel filter, but next is rims, exhaust, paint and a little more body work, and i just grabbed up a set of near mint 98 headlights for 30 bux...just sayin and yes 95-96OG front end is my favorite, but alas, it is getting the 97+ rear swap,
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You must be on a mission lol, you convinced me too. We need a 95-96 Max club lol.
ill second the 95-96 OG maxima club, Shift and Chris can be founders lol
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well all, everything is MAD cheap cuz of my connects, i work at a body shop, so all the body parts together so far are totaling 350.00, as for the subs, well, the 20hp is nice but i love my music, so i had to splurge, other then that, mechanically this car is still perfect, with another round of LCAs(warranty) and a fuel filter, but next is rims, exhaust, paint and a little more body work, and i just grabbed up a set of near mint 98 headlights for 30 bux...just sayin and yes 95-96OG front end is my favorite, but alas, it is getting the 97+ rear swap,
Im doing the same, I hate that "dent" Nissan put back there lol
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Care to enlighten me? I know about the differences with the front but not the rears....

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Originally Posted by VQ'rInWLA
Care to enlighten me? I know about the differences with the front but not the rears....

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Dent-95-96 Maximas:





No dent-97-99 Maximas:



Old Mar 21, 2011 | 10:06 PM
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^^^^ what he said
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I feel like an idiot right now lol. Like a wheres waldo game.... Dent youre referring to the one on top of the trunk?
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Oh wait, the bottom of the trunk right?



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