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Hey guys so I've had my 93 se for a couple years and keep saying I'll get to it I'll get to it.
But this is the summer I've got a parts car in the back and Maxine in the front my daily driver.
I've managed a couple quick fixes to start off spring today
Daytime running
Lock timer
Newish wing high mount housing.
I've thrown on some matte black 17 x7.5 wrapped with nitto motivo 225/45r17
Quick list of my to do list for now
Replace both axles with remanned from parts car
New cat back *twin piping *
Cold air or ram
Fix vtc (other solution?)
Coil over (if the money is right)
Fix rust in wells
Plastidip ( matte grey? )
1. ram air intakes suck in hot air and lose power, stock air filter is best
2. you can ground the VTCs
3. you cant run coilovers, 3rd gen suspension is too short to utilize them. lowering springs are about as best as you can do
If you're doing the water pump, good time to do the timing chain and associated bits while you're already digging in there and taking most of the stuff out that you'd need to remove for the chain anyways.
Also, I trust you meant brand new/reman pump and thermostat, while getting a used radiator, correct? Your wording implied used parts all around!
I have a spare that I pulled from this car it needs to be remanned but honestly you don't want it. The last two months I was smacking it with my wheel lock key to get it to turn on again. And the housing is cracked but if you want it it's yours here is my email. Gregpolachuk@gmail.com
Okay guys can we have a moment of silence for a friend who was lost today.
RIP MAXIMUS My gold 5spd has officially been deemed undrivable and become his sister MAXINE's parts car. Today he donated his coolant hoses, suspension, axles.
Update boys and girls.
So axle is in.
Worked a crap ton of surface rust
Thermostat done
Plasti dipped the hood and grille for now whole spray coming
Lower control arms are next
Then exhaust cat back.
Then install shocks/struts and I can call the main list done and start thinking about rebuilding my spare motor and trans (5spd) for the swap and turbo next year giggity.
it's the stamp for who ever the guy was that took the photo on a cruise into our weekly show n shine. Sadly I have the only Maxima but I get a lot of walk around the car and "oh it's a maxima cool"
Sadly sir I have plans for the motor and harness next summer I'm rebuilding and tranny swapping and hopefully boosting.
so obviously summer is over i got a lot done this summer.
i'm looking at 290,000k around the corner i hope this motor will hold i don't have all its history but from what i've come across this car was babied before i got it alas not knowing motor history and not having time to get into the top end this year i can now only hope its gonna last winter (so far so good).
my Plans for spring/warm time in winter (no garage, lost my job so no shop)
correct ebrake tension
Pull Gold car motor/trans work on doing a "rebuild" and 5 speed swap.
Purchase/Create full exhaust system for "new" motor (something that will crush souls)
obtain money for following (sourced)
new struts x4
lowering springs
front links
front rear sways
yata yata everything else that comes with putting a motor back in (bushings, mounts)
So I've been seeing everyone's shiney turbo ve30's and I've decided to be different.
I'm going to be the first to supercharge a ve30 I've got a friend how knows nistune well and after some discussion he loves the idea and is 100% down to tune for free.
There you go guys.
So here's the new to do list and I'm hoping by spring I'll be done
Source vortec v3 and create bracket to make this craziness happen.
Buy nistune type3 board
Rebuild as best possible extra motor and trans 370cc+ injectors so on so forth
5spd swap
Manufacture crap ton of misc non Oem equipment.
Every other nic nac
Cross brace and sway bars
Sway links
Lowering springs
Tune
Get stupid.
Took some initial measurements today for bracket placements
Hardest part of my plan looks to be finding a home for this supercharger.
I might just cut my hood and put a scoop in the lower passenger end... but we'll see if I want looks over function or vise versa haha but this is getting done.
03-20-2014, 04:20 PM
