heres my 82 maxima
bought for $420 deal of a life time lol
started all stock
so far the upgrades done:
- rear 280zx eibach lowering springs
-msd blaster 2 coil
-taylor spiro pro 8mm spark wires
-280z steering wheel
-new fuel pump
-power steering removed
-A/C removed

upgrades on the way:
77 280z L28 transplant with 80k
along with manual tranny swap
msd 6-al ignition
electric fans
alternator upgrade
kyb rear struts
lowering springs and struts for front


these pics are before i put on the lowering springs and new rear tires ill have more when i get a camera

 

Wow man hardly see these around anymore, and when I do there all beat up and look like crap nice find need more pics of exterior and interior gl with the modding.

 

ok ok thats where it start off i never seen one in pic before the car is looking good for 82 keep me posted i wanted to see how it looks when yur done with it

 

Looks good and in great shape especially for that age

 

Wow, awesome condition for a cars age.. Can really appreciate the car when well kept

 

post vids of the Max and Cressida doing tandem drifts

2 of my favourite old school RWD sedans there though

 

thanks haha the guy a bought it off of had it sitting in storage or in his garage im pretty sure, there are a few parking lot dings though. that cressida was nice but i sold it haha. ill keep updating this thread as my build goes on..

 

Wow that car is almost immaculate. I don't understand why you would lower the rear without lowering the front though..

 

im on a budget hahah im finding parts as i get the money. i bought a full set of old school 240z eibach springs on craigslist for $50 but i can only use the rears so only the back is lowered right now, im going to put on the front cut springs off my old maxi for now but ultimately im gonna swap out all that suspension with a coilover set up when i get the money.. and those pics are with all the stock suspension lol ill have new pics tomorrow

 

Seen this old man driving one the other day, i was like "holy d***"

 

I believe your struts and front brakes are the same as the 280zx. I was looking into other options when i did my 280 front end swap on my 510 and i thought i remember that they were the same as the maxima...may be wrong...

If so you should be able to cop some shortened shocks (Tokiko Illuminas) off of an MR2 and shorted the strut housings, cut off your spring perches and either buy some shaft collars from granger or just weld some new spring perches.

I have my front perches welded on my 280 struts and i also have the shaft collars holding up my home made rear coilovers. They work great if properly installed....

I am kind of curiuos as to what camber plates you can run tho...that would def help finish off the front end

 

any pics of that? sounds like somthing i can do.. ive heard about the shortened mr2 struts

 

I have some pics but i have to sort through them along with like 200 photos for my soon to be posted build thread haha

I could try and post them, but the information is already out there, and i may lag like a ****..

Check out and search www.the510realm.com

Or even www.ratsun.net

You may even want to post up a build thread on ratsun, there are ALOT of knowledgable peeps on there.

 

not bad, i would like to work on build a one of these...

 

Nice looking Maxima you have there! - not to mention that the Cressida is looking pretty sharp too.

 

lovin the old school....trying to find one of these in oz is hard...i been looking lol

 

put in the front springs heres a few new pics

 

Clean first gen son

 

lol diggin the zx wheels on the front haha...

I got the same wheels just polished the crap out of em and painted mine pearl white

 

What did you end up runing for springs? did you just cut em?

EDIT: you should take out the bezels for the headlights so you can slant crooked em hehehe, so dope

 

haha how does that look? i have old school eibach 240z springs on the rear and cuts on the fronts. 3 of my struts are blown. and when i say blown, i mean BLOWN.

 

People do it on cressi's alot...suprised u haven seen it before...boso styling iguess u could call it haha

let me c if I can find a pic..

 

Seeing this makes me miss my 2nd gen.



Glad to see folks keeping up the classic Maxima's.

 

rub a dub-dub

 

hahaha the fronts rub some, i forgot to take out the plastic guards and tuck the fenders. i was gonna do it yesterday morning but my car is too low to get a jack under anymore lol ill find a way to get it under there. nice maxi i wanna get the front lip too haha

 

Are you planning to do a 5spd swap?

I have always wanted to c someone attempt an RB swap of some sort in this...

Given its an L28, i am sure it should be fairly straight forward to do with a swap kit for a z/zx...I think Mckinney sells a kit...or some other company...

Edit : IBnewb

 

yeah i already have the clutch pedal and cylinder on, its the L24 so after i smog it im putting the L28 in it with a 4 speed for now

 

great looking first gen. both my mom and dad had first gens when i was a kid. my dads one was 2 toned brown and beige with gold enkie rims with polished lips(that i still have), white writing tires, front lip (which i still have),fog lights, custom maxima embroidered bra, tinter headlight covers, rear spoiler (which i also still have), window vent shades, digital dash, leather, plus more. my moms one was grey and all stock.

 

when i get a chance i will take and post pics of the front lip and rear trunk spoiler. (super rare parts). when i find them i will scan and post pics of my dads old maxima. r.i.p. to that car. i wish it was still here

 

oooh sounds nice.. i hope you can find pics.. ill buy that front lip off you lolol

 

Nice Max cant hate on a Classic!!

 

lol some idiot tried to get into my car last night messed up the driver door lock and trunk lock stupid *** couldnt even get in the car lol

 

wasnt me

 

hahahaha

 

Very classic! That car is in awesome shape for its age.

Oh and High5Maxi! It really wasn't chrome, it was..................... ME! I decided to teach you a lesson for having such a nice car.

 

hahah i take my steering wheel off and disable my ignition system now lol

 

LOL, the more "kill switches" you have the more effective it can be!