95 GLE in need of Serious love
12-12-2010, 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
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
Last edited by MaxJammin; 12-12-2010 at 09:14 PM.
12-12-2010, 09:56 PM
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and hell yes...i dont like the spoilers...stock or otherwise, the smoothie is a cleaner look
12-12-2010, 09:58 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
12-12-2010, 10:07 PM
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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
12-28-2010, 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...
12-28-2010, 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.
Although there might be a few more dents, but that is the price to pay for serious unadulterated uncensored uncontrolled unstoppable... love.
12-30-2010, 12:53 AM
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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
03-21-2011, 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
, 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
03-21-2011, 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.
03-21-2011, 01:54 PM
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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....
03-21-2011, 02:06 PM
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The car cost him $20, and he got alot of the body parts for free lol.
03-21-2011, 02:32 PM
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03-21-2011, 08:23 PM
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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.
03-21-2011, 09:27 PM
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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,
03-21-2011, 09:31 PM
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03-21-2011, 09:31 PM
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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,
