i have to declare that MaximaDrvr has pretty much pwn'd the garage.

1.) he has actually followed through with a crazy idea that all you wanna be queers doubted him on.

2.) in general, he's about to complete a project that basically anyone would doubt him on.

it doesn't make a difference if it works at all or not. this nigga had the balls to dive into a project against all odds, on a tight budget, and it's going to be completed.

[Edited on September 21, 2006 at 1:24 AM. Reason : PAGE THREEEEEEEEEE]

9/21/2006 1:23:50 AM

i wonder how effective heat wrap would be on the parts in the cabin?

what are your plans for shielding?

how long do you think it will be before the tranny craps out?

9/21/2006 1:41:34 AM

^^tr00 tr00

9/21/2006 1:44:58 AM

I have many plans for the car that I just don't have funds for right now.
-I do plan on heat wrapping almost every pipe.
-I plan on adding a 16-18 guage sheet metal wall with insulation to separate the cabin

The tranny will probably shit a brick in less than 10,000 miles anyway. I expect to cut that in half now. So, 5,000 miles.
I have found three maximas that are $200 a piece. I figure I will just buy them and swap the transmissions as I eat them.
That will give me plenty of practice, and I can start the teardown of the block for my second iteration of this maxima. The future plan is a built bottom end, a port and polish of the head, new/upgraded valves and springs, and then real turbos pushing 18psi. This would also be with a 5spd swap and a limited slip dif.

Thanks BigBlueRam

9/21/2006 1:53:13 AM

wow

9/21/2006 5:50:04 AM

^^ok, when it gets that involved ($$) you need to find a new better base car

[Edited on September 21, 2006 at 7:02 AM. Reason : dff]

9/21/2006 7:02:20 AM

do you really feel like that hood scoop is going to be effective for the i/c? oh, and, i like the mustang wheels. i gotta agree with BBR on this one. this is one nigger-rigged pos but it has me checking up on this thread 'cause like he said, you are actually following through with the nigger-rigging plans.

9/21/2006 8:26:37 AM

to be honest i really think its cool

i don't really think its practical but i do think its cool that he did it...
it has me taking inventory on turbo jeep parts cause i might as well do something while i can't drive right?

9/21/2006 8:29:46 AM

Quote :

"So when are you and mark going to get that compilation DVD together from the AutoX 3 years ago? You guys still working on that?"

gg


This thing will definitely be interesting to see driving around to say the least.

9/21/2006 8:34:02 AM

Quote :

"this nigga had the balls to dive into a project against all odds, on a tight budget, and it's going to be completed."

i agree.. and i never doubted he would do it.. i just doubted he would do it on his original budget.. which i'm sure he's gone way over by now.

9/21/2006 8:45:22 AM

Well, about the DVD: if you go look in that thread, I was the first person (and pretty much the only for like months) to say it would never be done because I know Mark well enough to figure that a longterm project like that won't ever be completed. You and others, including my own roommate at the time, kept insisting that it would be. Don't believe me? Search.

Secondly, whether you stated you were going to do it or not doesn't change the fact that your project is a nigger rigged peice of shit. I mean if you like it, thats fine, but there's absolutely no finesse and redeeming design quality gone into it. But its your time, money, and project so obviously what I say has no value. I will call a spade a spade though.

9/21/2006 9:35:23 AM

^Thirdly, you need to quit being a goddam shitbag about it, SandSanta...

I bet a lot of money that, even if Daryl's project doesn't do as well as planned, it was a damn good learning experience, and he wasn't afraid to do it.

9/21/2006 10:16:28 AM

Yea you're right.

I need my morning coffee.

9/21/2006 10:57:01 AM

This shit looks pretty cool. You're gonna need to make a vid from inside the car just so we can see how much turbo noise there is.

9/21/2006 12:07:06 PM

it doesn't seem like you planned it out very well - more of a "well nowhere else to put this so why not in the passenger seat" - was that your original intention? is the car going to be street legal in the end? if you get in an accident will you have a chance at survival?

9/21/2006 12:10:14 PM

and i really hope you don't think this will be legal

and i agree with the noise and the heat factors

you will need ear plugs 4 sure.

9/21/2006 12:13:40 PM

Who the fuck cares? He's got a daily driver. This is just a fuckin' around toy...

9/21/2006 12:14:43 PM

i agree that it's not crucial that it's going to pass emissions tests and whatnot - but if most people were going to spend 1200+ they would at least have it planned out somewhat - it was just my observation that it doesn't appear planned out

9/21/2006 12:16:22 PM

Quote :

"yeah, underneath and in the engine bay there was no room. I thought about putting them in the trun, similar to a STS setup, but that would have been even more work, and even less efficient with the turbos I have."

Quote :

"I plan on making a heat shield/ explosion guard that will seperate me and them somewhat. I know they are going to get very hot, but I don't plan on having this be a traveling vahicle. I already have earplugs, I think I will hear them spool plenty. Even over the sound of the exhaust."

Sounds planned out to me.....

9/21/2006 12:17:19 PM

its the exhaust into the cabin that will fail it.

i would leave the windows down just incase there is a slow leak somewhere.

9/21/2006 12:22:35 PM

You gotta admire the effort, more than nearly everyone else in here has shown.

9/21/2006 12:24:52 PM

his car doesnt have to have emissions dip shits. leave him alone this project pwns at life i like to think i helped fund it by buying a reptile cage from him way back!

9/21/2006 12:39:41 PM

I wanna see the first AutoX he takes this thing to...the reactions will be priceless, lol

Thumbs up overall though man, I like it. Who cares as long as you're learning, I say.

Still think you need to get off of automatic transmissions though

[Edited on September 21, 2006 at 3:30 PM. Reason : .]

9/21/2006 3:30:35 PM

You can't infer that he didn't plan this out just because he didn't design it they way you would have. I know he put a lot of thought in to this thing.

Daryl, it looks cool as hell. Didn't you completely replace your transmission back in high school though? How do you make your car eat those things so quickly?

9/21/2006 5:17:09 PM

Quote :

" Didn't you completely replace your transmission back in high school though? How do you make your car eat those things so quickly? "

[Edited on September 21, 2006 at 7:11 PM. Reason : h]

9/21/2006 7:10:25 PM

I think its definately one of the coolest projects I have seen in a while. It took some serious balls to go through with a project like that. I hope it runs well and I agree with the above comment that the reactions at the Autox will be priceless.

Hell Darryl I remember the first time you took that thing down to Rockingham and were pissed you couldnt get into the 15s I think. I guess you were determined to make something out of it.

9/21/2006 8:11:55 PM

niggers please.

you all can eat a PEN 15

9/21/2006 8:54:35 PM

darryl is also helping me out with my new motorcycle project.

9/21/2006 11:22:20 PM

bitch ill eat you!

9/21/2006 11:25:33 PM

^dig them itty bitty brakes on that motherfucker...

9/21/2006 11:30:40 PM

^holy fuck dan i think i done found a picture of you on a motorcycle

http://www.joe-ks.com/archives_may2006/1stHybridMotorcycle.htm

[Edited on September 21, 2006 at 11:50 PM. Reason : .]

9/21/2006 11:48:09 PM

AHAHAHAHAHAHA....GODDAM THAT ROCKS!

9/21/2006 11:51:57 PM

My new seat.

9/22/2006 11:10:44 AM

wow i am in shock at the african engineering going on here. i am really impressed that you can ride and not pass out from any exhaust leak? do you need a cool suit for warm days? i have admit its nice to see some do something totaly worthless and enjoy it so much.

9/22/2006 3:39:05 PM

ehh its nice to see someone besides me making a blog thread and following through, but talk about polishing a turd. i mean my scooter is nig rigged but damn it was free.

9/22/2006 5:18:16 PM

aint the car i would spend time on, but good job with everything

but just dont drive with windows up, and make a sturdy firewall for that

9/22/2006 5:21:25 PM

gg Daryl,
i want to see it in person

9/22/2006 5:34:47 PM

go ahead and remove the windows, weld the passenger doors shut and shit too

9/22/2006 8:20:02 PM

I don't care if it's nigger rigged, that's fucking awesome. Great job Daryl.

9/22/2006 8:23:14 PM

I already only drive with the windows down. Haven't found any exhaust leaks yet.
It may look it, but I promise that it isn't "nig rigged". Yes, it is rigged though.

For all those that say it is the wrong platform:
I have had this car since late 99. I am not going to sell it unless it is totalled. I love the body on this car, so I figured I would make it a more fun ride as opposed the family car that it is meant to be.

9/22/2006 9:06:18 PM

4DSC

lol


I meant remove the windows because you dont need them. weight reduction man.

9/22/2006 9:32:35 PM

well, the rear glass is glued up, and the doors are hollow.
The fronts I am leaving, so it doesn't rain in the car. I plan on removing the sunroof, and putting a blank in its place.

9/22/2006 10:07:55 PM

Quote :

"I promise that it isn't "nig rigged". Yes, it is rigged though."

"i riveted on sheet metal side skirts, but no nig rigging going on here"

9/26/2006 9:43:10 AM

I have never riveted on side skirts. I used 3m tape because I didn't want them permanent. They were a half way completed project that got scrapped instead of completed.

9/26/2006 1:04:55 PM

so this fucking car actually drives, much less runs?? shit.

and why did you not save money and buy baonest's seat?

9/26/2006 9:10:42 PM

$200 is much less than $400.

9/26/2006 9:33:05 PM

MaxDrvr, yer famous.

http://forums.offtopic.com/showthread.php?t=2795514

and that's a link from a link on probetalk.com

Props on the project thus far.

9/28/2006 7:39:35 PM

^that page isn't viewable. I tried registering and still couldn't see it. Want to copy paste here?

9/28/2006 7:54:33 PM

You'd probably rather I didn't.

You're getting toasted pretty good over there, although, to be fair, if you just saw pictures of that buildup and nothing about budget constraints, it'd garner about the same results.

It's on page three or so, now, with mostly the same comments as here, some almost word for word.

9/28/2006 7:59:43 PM

good stuff.

9/28/2006 8:02:54 PM