Well, my project of fully converting my 95 gxe to a 97 is done. I did the full cosmetic conversion as well as the automatic to manual tranny conversion (thanx Hal) and swapped in the 97 engine into the 95.

It took a total of 2 months of working on weekends...sometimes all nighters involved.

I know the first question is going to refer to pics...well enjoy..

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The only noticeable difference between this converted car and my oem manual transmission car is that I can now start the car without depressing the clutch. I just have to be careful. I only have to finish sorting out the CEL codes...no biggie as I have a good idea of what they are related to (1 o2 sensor and also EVAC canister codes). I had to remove the stock evac unit in the 95 as it was in the way of the clutch lines and put in the 97 one...behind the rear wheel (need to finish).

The car runs beautifully...I just changed the plugs...for some odd reason the car had AUTOLITES in there (eeewww) and Pepbizzles didn't have the NGK plats...so I put in Bosch Plats...the car runs great...

questions and comments welcome.

 

oh yea...I know...the steelies suck...now I just gotta pick a color for the car...any ideas?

 

wait hold up.. you can start the car without pressing hte clutch?

 

blue.....

 

Sprint, yea...and I might have that piece you're looking for...if ya remember

Woo,

I was thinking that too...like BIMMER Blue...but I dunno yet...still got time...likely do it in the spring since its already getting cold

 

i say leave the color alone...that sh*t is hot

 

oh **** i forgot all about it.. i might get it.. not sure..

i had my VI opening at 4600 and it felt like the car was running out of breath at 6000 rpms.. i put set it now to 5200 and its seems fine.. but hey.. maybe i might change it anyway..

is it still good?

 

Two-Tone PIMPin'

 

uh...yea...bish

 

hahaha, Good job bro! Probably feels like a 1000lbs was just lifted off your chest huh? Nice work.

 

I'd say a nice deep blue. (I love blue on maximas, I think my sig shows that :b)

 

white (not the OE Pearl white)

by no means am I disrespectin' Sprite

 

Why did you do this? I know I read somewhere, but don't recall.

Nice work!

 

QN0 baby

personally .. i say leave the two tone alone.. i bet you could win a couple trophies at shows down south the way it is

 

dood.. the search function is turned back on now

 

Forget that Blue, go with a titanium look paint. Good job on the car!

 

yeah yeah.. blue is played out

 

good job man....congrats....woohoo

bro...

 

It's going to get played if everyone gets a blue paint job.

 

Why only "down south" Sprint ?? . . . . LOL

 

I say go with BMW steel gray

BTW, it's a great feeling to know that there is someone else out there that has an uglier car than mine.

 

I would paint my car either of these colors:

Daytona Blue (350z Blue)
Crimson Blaze Red (OE SE-Limited color)
dark silverstone (darker than Silverstone Z)
Carbon black with blue pearl

 

I'm thinking about the black with blue pearl...or BMW silver..but that whole blue thing is Played out Ange

I did all this work because I was in an accident...and needed a new car. Had too much money invested (emotionally) into the max to just let it go.

 

That looks hot man! Go with the BMW 5series Satin Silver. That would look HOT.

Starting the car with no clutch is nice isnt it ;-) No worries for remote start hookup :-D

 

I hadn't even thought about the remote start thing...

 

Thats the first thing I did when I had to install the remote start 3 years ago. Make sure its not in gear....

 

why would you? you car will only start in Park or N

 

Black is beautiful.

 

It USED to ;-) Now it starts whenever.

BTW why did this auto joke start in the first place?

 

 

Why dont you just wired the switch on the bottom of the clutch pedal to use that to start your car???

 

in the far away pic it looks like u got carbon fiber everything.
GO WITH QN0!!!!!!!!!!!!!

QN0 Ownz ALLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!

 

dude good job!! quick turnaround some shops woulda taken like 5 months just for the trans swap haha esp here in nj, bastards anyway, go with maybe a silver or a gunmetal grey that would look sick, are ya keep the steelies?

 

nismo...u bish...no I'm not keeping the steelies...just waiting on my replacement rim for the one I lost in the accident...so

 

You did an awesome job with this car. And I agree with Max4Speed...BMW 5series Satin Silver would look hype on it. Do not go OEM or any shade blue of blue.

 

thanx King,

I am pretty much decided on that Satin Silver...or the audi version. Its all a matter of time....

 

That is so TRUE!!

Every rice-o-roni has a body kit, but can't afford the paint job so we have 2 tone pile of ****s running around LMAO. I love TN

 

TN sux

 

get a pearl white color

 

with my 95 GLE that was converted to stick, i could do the same thing. And i had a 97 trans and all 97 parts in it as well (auto to 5 speed conversion parts i mean)