Hey guys,
I posted a topic about doing a conversion to an 02 I35 back in March.
The car has been done since July (minus paint) and i thought i would update anyone interested.

Back story behind the car, I bought it in March with damage to the front end. It had sat for 8 months at a apartment complex after the owner moved away. I drove it around a few days and fixed the coolant leak from the water neck being broken from the accident. I started tearing it apart, removed the radiator support and found the frame rails were bent pretty good! Towed it out to my work and straightened the frame rails and welded in a new radiator support. Went to my local wrench n go and sourced a whole front end off of a 03 maxima! Heres what i have for parts.

-Hood, front fenders, bumper -$75
- Front crash parts- $40
- Headlights -$35
-Wiring pigtails- Free
-Foglights- Free

Let me know what you think!
More to come! 350z anniversary wheels (gunmetal) going on soon! as well as exhaust and K sport springs!

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That's totally cool! Glad to see you finished it....only one problem.
Why o why use 00 01 headlights. Hope thats temporary. Ruins it for me. One mans opinion but I'm sure others may agree.

 

Completely temporary, gonna go with hid 03s to fill the gap on the bottom by the bumper. Just had em sourced for cheap so decided to use em for now. I need a grille and side markers and headlights!

 

Guys have been doing this in nyc for years now. The Maxima parts were much cheaper to replace than the i30/35 parts.