So I now also have a 3rd gen.

[DasTeknoViking]

So like I said I got a hooptie.

1991 Maxima SE A/T w/144K miles.
A/C works, BOSE- doesn't work well but I will fix that.... I got amps etc.
Everything works and there is no rust. Car has new fuel injectors, all new hoses under the hood, everything is OEM. Timing belt has been done 10K miles ago, it has a new trans I done up for it while back.... basically its mint. Interior is black but the flash made it look gray- everything was still drying from the interior detail. I'm going to have TY put his magic Zaino to the test on the exterior.

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[TurTLe]

this isn't the all mighty neon you had us going at for a while is it

[Pablito]

what a beautiful machine

[THT]

Mmm...bring it by and I'll go to town on it.

[Brian]

No VE No Care :o










ok, so I'm kinda jealous.
don't forget about the timing belt :nervous:

[Nissan 6]

wow looks in great shape.........

[DasTeknoViking]

Belt has been done 10K miles ago along with cam and crank seals.
It has OEM Nissan injectors, all new hoses, gaskets etc.

I just had it up to 110MPH without even needing to downshift. VG has tons of low end power. I remember my old 90 SE 5spd would pull like crazy- its peak TQ is at only 2800RPM.....

No rear working speakers kinda annoys me, and the tires have like 15K miles on them- Potenzas.... they feel kinda soft on the sidewalls.

4DSC FTW :) This marks it as my 2nd 3rd gen and 3rd Maxima overall :)

I might give this to my old lady.... its waaay too nice for a beater.

[Cousin Ryan]

That looks like a damn nice car jez... super clean.

[RobSE]

Wow, what a great looking car, too bad its not a 5spd but it should do you well. How does it ride compared to newer maximas? Any rattles or is the car rock solid? So you got this on a trade in or what? Keep it clean!

[nismo3112]

That looks really mint. Nice find.


I also bought a hooptie..
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a309/surfhawaii99/IMG_0097.jpg

Need to get the front speakers working, hook up an o2 sensor, re-tape the engine harness, get 2 missing tranny bolts, get stock intake, re-wire the driver headlight, re-wire oil psi sending unit, uninstall coilovers, get matching lugnuts, get new ks, check for other codes, exterior/interior/engine bay detail, install new pass. fog, paint the grille, de-paint the 2 driver side rims, return interior pieces back to black, install moonroof visor, fix moonroof cover, and bang out driver fender.


Shit.


I'm sure there's more.

[Pablito]

wow what a gem

[DasTeknoViking]

Woman is really attached to the Legend, that car has done us very good in the last 2 years we've had it. I rebuild the motor from head gaskets up when the head gaskets blew on the previous owner.... only reason I wanna get rid of it is the rust.

Both cars will hit 300K miles without a problem.

Maxima rides kinda "sloppy" but it feels like its more tires than anything else- and thats only at higher speeds. I might throw on some Tokico Blues on it with some ProKits and the Aussie bushing kit to make it tighter. Friend of mine has a set of 5.5 gen wheels for sale. Overall its quiet, no rattles anywhere. My 90 SE 5spd had 320K miles on the original VG when I sold it. I'm a big VG30 fan, they are simply indestructible engines. Old school as hell, but simple, powerfull and most of all reliable and dime a dozen.

I have to get the car over to Cesar for a tint job maybe next week or whenever the weather gets nice- thats the 1st mod.

[TurTLe]

that neon is going to look even more sexy with tint

[DasTeknoViking]

I also got a 1992 Infiniti M30 now to restore as of today..... rare beast.

[Pablito]

damn jez.....those cars are nice finds....RWD VG30 ftw!

[TurTLe]

yes that is a rare one. i think i've only seen 5 or so on the road.

[SuperVinN]

nice find! good luck on the car =) it looks very mint
http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/pictures/ment_05.jpg

[DasTeknoViking]

I'm restoring the car for a customer, its not mine.

Its very "old school" looking inside.

[SuperVinN]

whats his plan for this car?

[DasTeknoViking]

Most likely my woman is going to drive it. I'm going to sell the Legend - very hard to part with that car.

Tinted windows,
New OEM exhaust system.
JWT POP intake,
Tokicos/ProKit + new bushings.
5/5.5 gen 17" wheels.
Fix the BOSE system.

[Brian]

I also got a 1992 Infiniti M30 now to restore as of today..... rare beast.
convertible?

[Brian]

Woman is really attached to the Legend, that car has done us very good in the last 2 years we've had it. I rebuild the motor from head gaskets up when the head gaskets blew on the previous owner.... only reason I wanna get rid of it is the rust.

Both cars will hit 300K miles without a problem.

Maxima rides kinda "sloppy" but it feels like its more tires than anything else- and thats only at higher speeds. I might throw on some Tokico Blues on it with some ProKits and the Aussie bushing kit to make it tighter. Friend of mine has a set of 5.5 gen wheels for sale. Overall its quiet, no rattles anywhere. My 90 SE 5spd had 320K miles on the original VG when I sold it. I'm a big VG30 fan, they are simply indestructible engines. Old school as hell, but simple, powerfull and most of all reliable and dime a dozen.

I have to get the car over to Cesar for a tint job maybe next week or whenever the weather gets nice- thats the 1st mod.
read a couple of books on suspension before you start with it.
I've been reading up on suspaension lately, very interesting info I'm getting.
some of it is very contradictory to common thought.

[DasTeknoViking]

Its a M30 coupe- not convertible.

Well I know the bushings are all worn out.... and since I am going with 17" 5/5.5 gen wheels on it.... dropping it mildly on ProKits should make it look and ride much better. I am almost positive those Potenza RE92s are whats causing the suspension to feel "sloppy".

I dunno exacly what I am going to do yet.... woman has to make up her mind as to what she wants to do.

[Brian]

never rode on potenzas before.

M30 coupe FTL.
to me the M30 is a pimped out Z31 N/A

we'll discuss some ideas on it a bit later. ;)

[Cousin Ryan]

In the pics, it still looks kind of silverish. But i see the blue now that i saw the car in person...

[DasTeknoViking]

So.... long trip in the 3rd gen last night. 352 miles- 11 gallons of gasolina. Average speed about 85MPH, with bursts up to 100MPH. Crazy drivers out here on I-69 - mostly doing 90-95MPH whole 100 miles.

I got lil over 1/4 tank still left.... not bad for a 16 year old car. Old cars = Da shizzznit !

Oh and I got a nice tan on my dome, I had the sunroof open 90% of the trip. I wish my 5th gen had one.

[ColombianMax]

Hey Mike, nice find on that 3rd gen. Pretty damn clean! Wish mine was as clean but I've spent too much getting it to run nice to not fix up the body so hope I can get it to look like that this summer.

How much did that one run you?

btw keep in mind I have a friend that has pretty much almost every maxima generation Bose headunit in stock for sale 2000 and below IIRc

[DasTeknoViking]

Car was less than a 1K dollars :) How much less..... I can't say.

I need 2 rear BOSE amps for my 3rd gen.... I do not wanna get rid of BOSE. I like the way it sounds when it works.

[TurTLe]

So.... long trip in the 3rd gen last night. 352 miles- 11 gallons of gasolina.


better then my 4th gen when i was making those trips from the D to right before the toll bridge i would be down 11 gal at like 280-300miles. same type of speeds actually almost exactly.

[Brian]

Car was less than a 1K dollars :) How much less..... I can't say.

I need 2 rear BOSE amps for my 3rd gen.... I do not wanna get rid of BOSE. I like the way it sounds when it works.
sorry mine went with the car when I sold it.
Though the whole car is up for sale again, no clue why though.

[kkozy1982]

In the pics, it still looks kind of silverish. But i see the blue now that i saw the car in person...

silver's really really really really rare..... at least i think it is anyway.

[DasTeknoViking]

I like the blue.... its grown on me alot. I used to make fun of that color when my buddy owned the car.

Most of the 3rd gens I see are eighter, black, burgundy, gold or white- like Hectors.

[Grzesiu]

I like the blue.... its grown on me alot. I used to make fun of that color when my buddy owned the car.

Most of the 3rd gens I see are eighter, black, burgundy, gold or white- like Hectors.
:ninja: ................

[Brian]

I <3 grey 3rd gens.
my old one is still up for sale :ninja:

[ColombianMax]

Did Mike confuse my name for Hector? :ninja:

[Mr Grey]

:ninja: ................



You homos sure know how to ruin a surprise. My car is Gangsta...with bullet holes to prove it. I'll post pics probably tomorrow....some of you have seen it already. It's pretty fun to drive. 5sp VE FTW!!!!

[DasTeknoViking]

Shieet U know that 3rd gen owns..... I passed on that car. Mine was more mint :P

Hows the driving/powa !!!?!?!?!?

[Mr Grey]

I like the power it has....it's lots of fun. the steering seems to be a tad flimsy. Like you stated before, i might switch to some wider rims and tires to fix some of it. I know it's not mint...it wasn't supposed to be. It's a straight out beater for when the 4th gen's put on jack stands.

[Grzesiu]

I like the power it has....it's lots of fun. the steering seems to be a tad flimsy. Like you stated before, i might switch to some wider rims and tires to fix some of it. I know it's not mint...it wasn't supposed to be. It's a straight out beater for when the 4th gen's put on jack stands.
did the vtcs quiet down after grounding? throw a cone filter on there, it will sound like a beast

[97SMG]

It does have some nice quick to it. I have been driving to get lunch for the past two days and I was amazed at how well it handled and the speed it was picking up.

[Grzesiu]

It does have some nice quick to it. I have been driving to get lunch for the past two days and I was amazed at how well it handled and the speed it was picking up.
its cause of the catback exhaust :) lol

[DasTeknoViking]

4-5th gens don't handle well stock. 3rd gen does handle much better but the whole time it feels like you got something REALLY heavy in the front- its the engine. Its MUUUUCH heavier than the VQ and thats why the car feels so front heavy.

3rd gen with a VQ- now that would be a cool car.

[Brian]

3rd gen with a VQ- now that would be a cool car.
it's been done a couple of times.
3rd gen with a vq(only cause it's alloy) > all other maximas

[DasTeknoViking]

VQ>VG>VE. I like all Nissan engines, but I am not a fan of the VE. Those VTC sprockets are stupid and unnecessary. VQ makes same power without em... DE-K makes more power with out em and pulls alot smoother. VG is just a good ole reliable lump that will last a nuclear blast... Not a smooth engine, but damn bullet proof.

[Brian]

meh, the VE is amazing for what it was.
if it was an all alloy motor it'd be worth another 10-20 horses (aluminum heads)
the VTC issue is really hit or miss, if it was maintained with quality parts, they last no problem. but most people consider changing the oil with whatever is on sale and the $2 filter to be maintenance. it needed a better filter to last.
and nissan used the VTC setup on several motors then. the rebuild kit for them is cheap too BTW.
of course my subi feels faster when it's running right :gotme: my original subi felt that way too though.

[Mr Grey]

The VTC quieted down quite a bit......it doesn't bother me. I'll say one thing though. I have driven the thing close to 220 miles in 2 days, and I'm surprised how good top end is. I'm on the e-way cruising at 65mph, tap it alil more and then I'm at 85. All of this without hearing the exhaust get louder or anything like that.

[Brian]

yeah, VEs are viscous on the top end.
that was part of the reason I liked it more than the VQ. Spinning motors are fun :spin:

[ColombianMax]

Hey Hector I saw your white one yesterday on a quick run to Harlem and its pretty clean from the drive-by look I got to give it. Not bad at all son.

[RobSE]

blackbird, you take your co-workers on rides like this?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=kRI-Ntc9BpA

[DasTeknoViking]

I like ! I must say thou.... never been a fan of the 4th gen. :wall:

[ColombianMax]

I like ! I must say thou.... never been a fan of the 4th gen. :wall:


but they're so nice, why dont you?

[DasTeknoViking]

I don't like the interior.