Updated Pics on Page 3!!

Some pics of my 95 SE 5spd. I bought it off the second owner he had owned it since 25k He took very good care of it mechanically. Synthetic oil changes and whatever else it needed. It drives great. Unfortunately he didn't take care of the body that well. He attempted to do body work of his own and well he failed lol. This weekend I will be picking up a new front bumper, fender and door. Also a set of 17" Titanium 6 bars. Im looking foward to getting this car 100% again. I missed not having a max for 3 years. Its the best feeling to get back behind the wheel. Anyways heres some pics!

Current Mod List!!!

Performance:

Weapon R Cold Air Intake
00VI Swap
Apexi Vafc2
Warpspeed Y-Pipe
Greddy SP2 Catback Exhaust with Custom Tip
EGR Delete
Evap Delete
ACT Stage 2 Clutch

Suspension:

Maxspeed Lowering Springs
KYB AGX Adjustable Struts

Interior:

White LED Dash Lights
Hyper White Clock Mod
Full Leather Interior Swap
I30 Woodgrain Trim
I30 Chrome Door Handles
I30 Visor's with Homelink
I30 Autodimming Rear View Mirror
97+ Center Console
Hyper White Clock Mod
Eclipse GSX Weighted Shift ****
Custom Leather Shift Boot

Exterior:

R34 Style Headlights with 8k HID Lights
Fog Light Mod
Tinted Tail Lights
OEM Moonroof Visor
Wingless Trunk
16" 300ZX Wheels
Black Bumper Lights
Custom Mesh Grille with Black Nissan Emblem
Custom Painted Valve Covers and Coil Cover


When i got it:







After:


Added wood grain trim to doors.

Debadged and Tinted Tail lights

 

The Max and my moms Murano.

 

needs alot of TLC, goodluck...

 

Here are some updated pics its going to be alot of work to get this car looking great again but thats the whole point in a project right? Ive got alot of plans for the car. First is trying to source some decent body panels. Front bumper DR fender and Dr door. Ive gone over the car and buffed it. Spent a good 10hrs on the paint getting it to look good. It was worth it. Thanks to DJ420 for the rims and alot of help along the way!!!

 

Thats for sure and i plan on giving it all the attention it needs.

 

whats going on with that residue around the foglight, never seen something like that before

 

Looks like the previous owner taped the fog light in so it wouldn't fall out? My guess.

 

yea just get some goo gone..and (some people shy away from acetone) but the way i use it it will come off with no problem, i just always apply a wax/polish after i use acetone. looks like a nice platform, interior looks great

 

my car has rust too. it came from maine. my rockers are pretty bad but nothing that cant be fixed, just gonna take a little longer than i thought

 

You have already done some great work with adding the wheels, headlights, and good buff job... Can't wait to see more!

BTW, I spy a quart of Mobil 1 in your garage... Good Call!

 

It's got potential. Suggestion, just remove the fogs until you decide what to do with them. Prob look less 'damaged' and much cleaner w/o the cracked, fogged lenses. IMHO...

 

Needs work but it's not a bad start.

 

One foglight was missing so he taped over both of them with black duct tape. Im getting a new front bumper so im not concerned with getting the tape off. Im just having trouble finding a set of used foglights at a junkyard.

 

Thanks and yea I use mobil 1 in all my cars.

 

I was thinking about it but then it may just look like somethings missing lol.

 

Here are some updated pics. Got LED's in the clearance lights also cleaned all the excess tape off the front bumper and removed the foglights until i can get some that aren't broken.

 

Looks good but throw some lowering springs on that B1tch!!

 

This winter i will be fixing the fender, door, foglight, coilovers, warpspeed y pipe, catback, dek intake mani, jwt ecu, 97+ trunk with m3 lip, short throw shifter, and a few other things. I just finished putting a decent system in and doing a few other things. Its moving along pretty quick.

 

Definately drop that thing!

 

So the car is coming off the road in the next few weeks and my struts are blown anyway so I cut the springs. Its bouncy but not as bad as i thought it would be but who cares! Ksports on order

 

i rolled around on cut stock and eventually cut sprint springs on stock stuts for a while. rode fairly well, all things considered - was bottoming out on some bumps in the road, but the handling was very similar to "out of the box" setup D2's just with the D2's having more room for movement and adjustment..

 

So I decided to start my winter project a bit early. Today I started disassemble of the maxima to prepare it for a ton of work. So far I removed the hood, lights, grill, bumper, bumper support, fenders, and splash shields. I need to fix the body (fender, door, bumper) and i am going to pull the motor/trans. Going to tear the engine down and remove everything except the cyl heads and replace any gaskets needed. Im also going to put in a new upgraded clutch and possibly flywheel, and repaint the engine/trans. Headers, warpspeed ypipe, cat and catback exhaust will be going in as well. Then I will most likely do a dek intake mani and install the coilovers. Can't wait to get it done for next summer. Ill keep this updated as I go along here's some pics of what ive done so far.

 

watch that rust on your quarter panel...seems to be eating away at the lip. i had the same **** on my 99 se, not sure if its even repairable after a certain point.

 

Fortunately theres only surface rust on the pinch weld. The car is in amazing shape for being in NE its whole life. Given it was garaged.

 

Nice work dude! Car has come a long way. I'll be interested to see the progress throughout the winter.

 

Thanks man! Can't wait tell its done!

 

Got bored today and decided to do some buffing with a new foam pad I got. Im extremely happy with the results. Got rid of alot of swirl marks.

 

polishing can work wonders! look good

 

Thanks! Its really comming along. Picked up a gauge pod along with a leather interior recently. The leather really made it look more upscale. I need to do something about the steering wheel. I like the look of the 97+ SE i just gotta figure out if the plugs are the same. If not im gonna try and find another 95-96 steering wheel in better condition.

 

Look good! I'm loving the light tint on the taillights!

 

lookin good. same year as mine, but mine is white and auto.

 

Great progress man I know how much hard work it is to keep it up mechanically and physically can't wait to see what you get done at the end of the year good luck bro

 

Just scored a set of 300zx N/A wheels tonight. Trying to decide what color to paint them. Ideas? Im thinking either black or bronze.

 

graphite with some clear coat to give it a shine

 

CREAM!!

 

paint the wheels??? why ruin a nice set of 03's man? same ones i have, cant tell if they're the hyper silver or not. if not, i dont blame you...

 

hes not talking about painting his 5.5 gen wheels, hes talking about some
300zx wheels he just got his hands on

 

I sold the bars and they were titanium lol. Picked up a set of 300zx wheels.

 

Picked up a new drivers door its pretty much mint. Still looking for a fender, bumper is going off to the body shop soon to get a respray. Trans is out just waiting on my ACT clutch and B&M STS (when I find one lol). I also picked up a I30 auto dimming mirror, wood trim for the center console and dash and chrome interior door handles.

 

great progress man. glad youre keeping at it!