Well i finally got around to cleaning my engine bay up a little bit. And since ive only posted maybe one pic of my swap i think im due to finally show what i did..........















Yeah i know the TC cover needs to be cleaned up a little bit but the sun was going down so i didnt have much light.

I know i also have to tidy up all the vaccums and electrical. That will more than likely next with some more cleaning

I will probley wind up doing more cleaning and posting some updated photo's

Heres all what was done
2003 maxima
73k on motor
DE-K Timing components
DE-K fuel rails and injectors
KS Bypassed
3.0 coils(DE-K coils in rear)
TB conversion to cable driven(I am in the process of getting a PFTB)
Stock internals
3.5 heads and cams
Vias delete
Shiny chrome breather for VC :P

 

Here is some pictures of the Beast









Keep in mind this car has probley spent half its life in salt. So after i do the little things to get my swap going real good(Tune,PFTB,Y-pipe) i will probley start working on the exterior.

 

thats a true sleeper. would never guess it has 3.5 power under da hood

 

+1

 

+2

 

Thats what i want

The only exterior mods i have is the blacked out amber turn signals and the maxima.org sticker.

My other mods consist of

vq35 swap(obviously)
EU
LC-1 WB
I finally put a muffler on(OBX catback)


Things i need to do are(in order)
suspension(tighting it up so i can get some traction)
Exhaust
body work(both fenders,rocker panels,trunk lid)

Hopefully ill be able to update this thread with updated progress

 

+20

I'll be watching your progress

lookin good

 

looking good man. let me know if you want any help with anything.

im liking the clean engine! haha i still have dust on the 00vi.

 

I would like to see the looks on faces of Mustang drivers that you pass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Props for the swap...that is a definite sleeper...however IMHO an engine swap w/o crucial things like lowering springs or even wider tires in the front to put the power down is kinda you have any plans for exterior mods?

 

Yes i plan on doing my suspension when after i fix the little things wrong with the swap(PFTB and a oil leak out of the bottom pan)

I know i need a decent setup for suspension cause i break loose in all of first and sometimes i spin in almost all of second.

I dont really have any plans to do exterior mods. The only things i really will wind up doing to the exterior will be fixing up the rust.

 

Nice work man.

 

why did you blur your license plate in the last picture, but not the rest?

 

Cause i used that last pic as a sig. I just got lazy and didnt do the other ones

 

Well you guys seen the goods. Im going to show the ugly

But hopefully these will be repaired in the winter(since i will be getting a beater to drive during the winters)

 

 

And this is how she lays now(as of today lol)





As you can see minnesota really has a number on this car.

The nice part is that most of the rusty areas are easy fixes IE new fenders(which i already have off the 97) and a New trunklid.

Suprisingly the core support isnt in to bad of condition. It does have some surface rust but that is pretty much the extent of it.

Note the oil patches on the driveway(broke off a bolt for the lower oilpan which i belive the lower oil pan needs a replacement anyways)

 

that 1st pic of the rust was what mine looked like...not pretty.

when i saw your car i didnt think it was that bad but its probly cause i was fixed on ur 3.5. haha

 

Not to be a jackass, but why throw in a big motor in a car in poor condition? Seems like you are doing everything *** backwards. Should have worked on suspension, brakes and at least some performance tires before throwing that engine in IMO. Not to mention a better platform.

 

man i hate rust. my 3rd gen had that rust on the wheel wells and some on the back right/left bumper. 2 weeks later, no rust at all.

My right wheel well had a eaten-through part. Shaped some metal to the fender, and you cant even tell there was rust

anyways, 3.5 looks sick

 

lol. Yeah thats why i was trying to peep out your side where you had that to give me some ideas

My brother gave me the money so he could see me put in a 3.5 into a 4th gen. I didnt really have a choice. He wanted me to have it in by the time he came up here. This was probley the most budgeted 3.5 swap on the .org. Probley ran me 450 all together. Hell i still retained alot of 3.0 stuff.

Yeah i agree with you it is alittle out of order, but there will be a makeover you could say this winter. when i buy my beater and let the max sit over the winter.

At minimal i expect to put in new suspension by the end of the summer. and replace the fenders and trunk lid.

 

Your car looks just like my bro's car. Nice job on the swap.

 

^^^^

and your sig looks like my old 97



I miss my 97 wish she could of got the 3.5

 

hey man nice job with that maxima!!!!
I am thinking of doing the same thing to my I30, just have a quick question, if I get the 3.5 engine with throttle body injectors and all I need, do I still have to replace those injectors to 3.0 and the timing stuff have to be done also? do all electric connectors and sensors fit perfectly or I have to repleca it with my old 3.0 ones?
thanks

 

lookin good man comin along nicely

 

Good luck with the rust repair ... Are you going to replace, or repair?

 

were could i look to drop a 3.5 in a 1995 maxima

 

I'd rock the car just like this. Plus a drop. Just for the sleeper mode. Good job.

 

i would just put a traction bar and drive on slicks. lol. big wing to fool the prey.

 

sleeper FTW!

 

lookin' good

 

Hi ya doin,

I'm new to this forum and I have a 98, me and my mechanic got a boneyard
3.5 from a 02 Max, we noticed some or many things are different, I was wondering if you are willing to share what you had to do 4 the swap, it looks like u did a nice job. Do we need the whole harness? what throttle body do we use? mine is a 5 spd. does that matter? etc....


Thanx......Appreciately, Miguel

 

nice

 

http://forums.maxima.org/all-motor/4...swap-info.html

 

sleeper

 

the rust sends shivers down my spine with memories of colorado salt...

 

For Real