thanks everybody for the kind words. i'm happy to see the car starting to come together.

 

Thats gonna look sick! Everytime is see a red interior I think of a Ferrari Koenig Competition F-50.

 

....and thats as sporty as you can get.

 

I hope you're not modifying the stock Maxima seats. Look into swapping the G35 coupe seats into the car and then do custom upholstery. Then maybe a newer looking steering wheel. You have so many possibilities. I love seeing people convert their cars into the sport/luxury feel. Quiet, thick, flashy, yet not to flash interior is my thing.

I would have personally wrapped the dashboard in leather, and did custom stitching. I think the red is a little OD tho, black dash with red stitching would have looked killer !

 

i'm gonna go ahead with the stock seats. i have some modifications planned for them, but the overall shape is good for me. i'm a big guy so sport type seats can get pretty uncomfortable for me.

i'm set on my the fabulous steering wheel, although i am having some trouble getting it. the price is high and the wait is long, but its what i want.

i had originally planned on re-wrapping the dash. however, once i saw how it was put together dying became the best option. wrapping it would have added to much bulk. oem fit/finish was very important to me.

i went back and forth on doing the red interior for a while, but its what i really wanted and once i saw a car that had done something similar i was sold. its coming out as good as i had hoped so i'm happy.

*edit... now you have me thinking about s14 seats. d**nit!

 

sounds like the possible maxima of the year, didnt they have a thread for that???

 

yeah i read something about that, but it was just talk. i wouldn't be suprised if half the people on the org think its stupid anyway. it will be a show build and a lot of members are more performance oriented. not to say there won't be some goodies under the hood, but it probably wont be too much (haven't decided yet what i'm gonna do).

 

radiused the rear fenders. now i can run large daimeter flush wheels and have a rediculously low ride height.

 

Thats gona be nuts.

 

i cannot wait to see when this is finish.

 

yea, idlike to see more. nice work/ sounds sweet. later

 

what kind of wheels are in the back ? PMed ya

 

ewwww rusty rotor syndrome. gross.
but no handles.... kewl
just kidding.... I'm sure it's going to look killer.
any luck on the steering wheel?
Are you going to do away with the door guards too?

 

Great job man! can't wait to see it done...

 

yeah, i'm gonna need some new rears.

that door is actually my old door from when i was shaving the handles and the gaurds. now i will be getting new doors and shaving the handles only.

the steering wheel plan has changed, if i can get them to match my interior color.

 

i've been wrapping up the interior dying. 95% done.

gonna finish it up and try to make a couple final touch ups.

got some sound deadening coming in from don (pearl96max) and then it will be time to do some wiring and start putting it back together. i left a couple pieces to do last so i can put together a little write up for those interested.

all and all it looks pretty good, i wish i would have waited to do the dash last but i think after some touch ups it should look real nice.

edit - btw, the cluster bezel will be going with the blackwood coating pieces, wasn't sure until i mocked it up.

 

Props to your hard work! It's coming along nicely.

In all honesty, how hard was it to pull the dash? How many hours? Was the windshield removed by chance? I have a crazy idea that I just might pursue.

 

Man the dash looks great....I can't wait for the finished product....thanks for the update

 

i actually pulled it a couple years ago by myself in an apartment complex parking lot. from what i remember it was pretty much just a lot of bolts and some hidden ones. i do remember thinking i should have never done it by myself though, its pretty big and akward.

 

the dash is annoying to pull but it can be done in an hour I think.

Blk- the dash set up looks simply amazing blazing.

 

looking nice

 

big props to yah! if i had the money and resources, i'd be doing the same thing right now

 

yeah, I'm jumping in on this. whats the projection for completion?

 

Niiicee...

 

It's looking good so far. I always thought red interior would look odd in a car until i saw scott storch's lamborghini a while back.

 

Thanks for keeping us in the loop, it looks like things are progressing nicely. I'm ready to see the stance, hurry it up!

 

youre not considering lexan glass are you.... ???

 

Name of those wheels ?

 

mrr hr2. see sig (fs).

 

What I plan to do is top secret and highly confidential..... If I told ya, I'd have to......well, you know the rest.

 

damn hurry up!!! jk lets see more pics looking good

 

i'm workin on it. within the next couple weeks i should be sound deadened, bagged, (s)bbk'd, and shaved (more; rain gutters).

seems like i can do 1,000,000 things and it never gets closer to done.

 

damn!! I cant wait to see how it will turn out. This is gonna be great to see wut it looks like at the end. Keep it up looks really good so far

 

you mean tell me via PM right? and pay me to keep it on the DL.

you;ve got me even more interested now...

 

if you pay close attention i think you can figure it out... (at least i think i did)

 

update (crappy cell phone pics ftl):







uas bags over jic coilovers installed. other progress not pictured: some sound deadening and prototype hybrid brake kit installed.

 

oooh, keep us posted.. can't wait to see finished product..
you running bags on top of the coil overs? can you shoot a pic so I can see what it looks like?

 

i snapped some pics but my phone died and lost them. the car is about 2 hrs away but i'll try to get some more pics in the future.

 

iirc, running bags over coilovers will allow the car to lay frame..or come close to it. a lot of VIP cars run this set up..it offers more drop room over putting bags on struts.

 

i was expecting to lay frame, but came up ~1.5" short. there are some pros and cons but i am going to stick with it like this rather than do the exstensive work it would take to lay it out.