HUGE maxima overhaul
11-22-2010, 11:38 AM
#122
correct. that stuff does wonders!! thanks for all the coments guys.
it really does come down to money but also the creativity you have in your mind. i love being different despite what others think i will always have my own style. the whole idea of this project is to do something nobody else has. as for the engine i dont have a cover so i figured i'd make it as presentable as possible. paint the valve covers polish anything i could, keep that crazy looking fuel rail. love it!!
i really just want a clean tasteful looking engine bay. nothing over the top but still stands out from the rest. as for the money part, i have spent maybe 30 bucks making the engine bay the way it is. other then the fpr its just paint, polish and having a creative mind that makes my car the way it is.
it really does come down to money but also the creativity you have in your mind. i love being different despite what others think i will always have my own style. the whole idea of this project is to do something nobody else has. as for the engine i dont have a cover so i figured i'd make it as presentable as possible. paint the valve covers polish anything i could, keep that crazy looking fuel rail. love it!!
i really just want a clean tasteful looking engine bay. nothing over the top but still stands out from the rest. as for the money part, i have spent maybe 30 bucks making the engine bay the way it is. other then the fpr its just paint, polish and having a creative mind that makes my car the way it is.
11-22-2010, 07:04 PM
#124
11-22-2010, 09:41 PM
#125
well i got my liquid filled gauge installed. i like the location but i dont know how im going to feel about that vacume line going up in the air. i dont want it going too high and looking sloppy.
well it started raining before i could do anything else so i decided to mess around with an extra exhaust i had from my S14. just took a blotorch to it and it came out like this. knid of like how it turned out
well it started raining before i could do anything else so i decided to mess around with an extra exhaust i had from my S14. just took a blotorch to it and it came out like this. knid of like how it turned out
Last edited by TheArtist; 11-22-2010 at 09:43 PM.
11-23-2010, 04:30 PM
#129
Sorry, I can't help but is that exhaust SS or aluminum? Also, why the liquid filled guage? I was told to go with a liquid filled gauge but when I went to my local speed shop to buy one I was told that early gauges couldn't handle vibrations but modern gauges are built better.
11-23-2010, 08:13 PM
#131
Sorry, I can't help but is that exhaust SS or aluminum? Also, why the liquid filled guage? I was told to go with a liquid filled gauge but when I went to my local speed shop to buy one I was told that early gauges couldn't handle vibrations but modern gauges are built better.
exhaust is aluminum
11-24-2010, 10:38 PM
#133
oh man, well i bought a motor out of an 05 maxima and thats how it came. STOCK!!
11-24-2010, 10:44 PM
#134
so i finally got around to putting white led's into all my interior lights. pretty pleased with how they turned out.
finally fould some black plastic that could go inside my lights to make them look more horizontal then all diamond. before and after picture, then i decided the red was too dark so i sprayed it a little with some silver to lighten it up a bit. probably going to keep all of them like the last picture
finally fould some black plastic that could go inside my lights to make them look more horizontal then all diamond. before and after picture, then i decided the red was too dark so i sprayed it a little with some silver to lighten it up a bit. probably going to keep all of them like the last picture
11-25-2010, 11:35 PM
#139
oh white eh? thats a really good color. pretty sure i saw your olw white one the other day on the freeway but it could have been just another white max with a different color bumper lol
11-25-2010, 11:43 PM
#141
well i cant exactly tell if i like it or not. so im going to keep it on for at least a week and try it out. good thing is i can just peel it off while its still in the car.
HUGE HUGE side note. ill be trying to start the car tomorrow. hopefully i dont run into too many issues or else ill be back on here asking tons of questions.
HUGE HUGE side note. ill be trying to start the car tomorrow. hopefully i dont run into too many issues or else ill be back on here asking tons of questions.
11-26-2010, 08:42 AM
#142
well i cant exactly tell if i like it or not. so im going to keep it on for at least a week and try it out. good thing is i can just peel it off while its still in the car.
HUGE HUGE side note. ill be trying to start the car tomorrow. hopefully i dont run into too many issues or else ill be back on here asking tons of questions.
HUGE HUGE side note. ill be trying to start the car tomorrow. hopefully i dont run into too many issues or else ill be back on here asking tons of questions.
11-26-2010, 06:07 PM
#143
Very nice. Great attention to detail. Something to be very proud of.
I'd take off the white CF stack. Black is cleaner, not as ricey. Can that stick shift be shortened at all? Looks kinda long.
Otherwise, love the car, especially the engine bay. Beautiful.
I'd take off the white CF stack. Black is cleaner, not as ricey. Can that stick shift be shortened at all? Looks kinda long.
Otherwise, love the car, especially the engine bay. Beautiful.
11-26-2010, 06:30 PM
#144
umm as far as i know they dont make a sts for the 6speed tranny, thats why its so high. i wanna try one out off the sentra but who knows if it will even fit.
engine didnt start but sounds like its turning over. i either dont have fuel or spark so gonna trouble shoot that tomorrow
11-26-2010, 06:50 PM
#146
did that. what was weird though i was able to turn the engine over with no grounds on the im and no ecm hooked up. kind of blew me away that it would even turn over without that thing hooked up.
11-26-2010, 07:09 PM
#147
so the grounds on the IM are hooked back up right? just asking...
did you sand the engine/tranny mating surface before installation? that seems to be the really really important ground...every time ive forgotten to sand it down weve always had starting issues. you can try adding grounds to the bellhousing of course...
did you sand the engine/tranny mating surface before installation? that seems to be the really really important ground...every time ive forgotten to sand it down weve always had starting issues. you can try adding grounds to the bellhousing of course...
11-26-2010, 07:18 PM
#148
yes they are now hooked up. naw i never did that although that mating surface looked very clean to me. i have my battery ground going fron the battery to the body to the tranny back by the filler plug. ill try and get another one to the block and on the starter bolts. seems like a simple fix/check. i really wish our ecu had a light on it so i could know if its getting power to it or not
11-28-2010, 10:28 PM
#153
checked all grounds those are good im getting fuel, havent checked the spark yet and i have a feeling it might be the cps sensor for the timing ring on the flywheel. i checked voltage and it was only .5 vs the 5v it should be. and my fuel pump isnt turning on without me giving it direct power. im going to check the ecu tomorrow so we shall see.
i just dont understand why it wouldnt come on considering i never did anything to it.
i just dont understand why it wouldnt come on considering i never did anything to it.
11-30-2010, 06:18 PM
#155
ok so im pretty sure this is what going on with my car
From what I've gathered, it's most likely the crankshaft position sensor causing the problems. I think the camshaft sensor detects misfires, while the crankshaft sensor on the side of the engine block detects when cylinder 1 is at TDC (and therefore when fuel should be fed to the engine during starting). Does that sound about right?
so either the sensor just isnt lined up or bad. im like 100% positive that i put the flywheel in the right place (where the dowl is for it to be at TDC) so we shall see what happens when i have daylight to work on it. thinking about buying a new sensor just because
From what I've gathered, it's most likely the crankshaft position sensor causing the problems. I think the camshaft sensor detects misfires, while the crankshaft sensor on the side of the engine block detects when cylinder 1 is at TDC (and therefore when fuel should be fed to the engine during starting). Does that sound about right?
so either the sensor just isnt lined up or bad. im like 100% positive that i put the flywheel in the right place (where the dowl is for it to be at TDC) so we shall see what happens when i have daylight to work on it. thinking about buying a new sensor just because
11-30-2010, 08:20 PM
#158
thanks man. im really liking how the tails are turning out. here is an updated shot of the tails together. yes i realize the inner red is a bit lighter its been fixed and is drying at the moment. i had to reseal them with some black rvt silicone sealent. after they are all sealed ill be sanding them down and reclearing. i want them to look fresh and clean
i got pretty bored tonight considering it gets dark at 530 here in Cail so i did this to my window switches.
here is the latest shot of my engine bay. still trying to figure out why its not starting
i got pretty bored tonight considering it gets dark at 530 here in Cail so i did this to my window switches.
here is the latest shot of my engine bay. still trying to figure out why its not starting
Last edited by TheArtist; 11-30-2010 at 08:23 PM.
11-30-2010, 08:31 PM
#160
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Gwinnett, Georgia
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I am doing everything to this car myself! Paint engine work and tons of custom fabrication. Some parts will become carbon fiber here pretty soon and others will be painted pearl white.
Interior colors will be mainly black with a tiny bit of white. All lights will be white LEDs maybe some purple under the seats when the front doors open. I havent decided about this just yet.
I'm still looking for some black leather seats but Cali seems to never have any maximas parting out. They are all on the east coast
Interior colors will be mainly black with a tiny bit of white. All lights will be white LEDs maybe some purple under the seats when the front doors open. I havent decided about this just yet.
I'm still looking for some black leather seats but Cali seems to never have any maximas parting out. They are all on the east coast
Yeah, you are right about all the parting out maximas on the east cost, Here in Georgia every other car on the road is a maxima, specifically 4th gens. Typically our lovely VQ's are relentless, basically 