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Old Jan 2, 2018 | 09:34 PM
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Hi everyone, this thread will be to show a bit of progress on this car.
Pictures will be huge

First engine pic





After Wash


Debadgin


It was here when it started getting real for me, The NO turning back point


Laying it all down


Degreasing and destaining the engine


Same


After the wash


As you can see, the result is totally worth it


It looked like this because I removed the pan after washign the top


This was after the treatment


Starting to see less colors


Runners are painted


More measuring


Top manifold is on and front cover was painted!


Prefer the look of this badge


When the vision started to become a reality


Something I did to the cover, unsure about it


After a month in the garage, removed the pinstripe


Running!


Polishing oem muffler


Current picture


Again, like the roundness of this emblem.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2018 | 12:51 PM
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Looks nice, did you replace the battery that was in it? I noticed a significant amount of corrosion on the battery post in one of those pictures so the battery is probably shot.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2018 | 01:16 PM
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Looks nice, did you replace the battery that was in it? I noticed a significant amount of corrosion on the battery post in one of those pictures so the battery is probably shot.
I thought so too at first however according to the test they passed so I just ended up cleaning everything and added some Dielectric grease.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2018 | 01:49 PM
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It can pass a tester if the cells are still in good condition but that type of corrosion is caused by one thing only, leaking gas. If it's a vented battery then I would just clean everything with an acid neutralizer since they do vent atmospherically. If it's a sealed battery I personally would just replace it since it probably has broken the seal around that battery post but you could just acid neutralizer the area, apply anti-oxidation grease and see if it ever comes back.

The G has air ducting directly into the cabin via the cabin air filter and I wouldn't want any corrosives ingested into the AC system, or damaging the electronics inside the sealed battery compartment.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2018 | 02:14 PM
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It can pass a tester if the cells are still in good condition but that type of corrosion is caused by one thing only, leaking gas. If it's a vented battery then I would just clean everything with an acid neutralizer since they do vent atmospherically. If it's a sealed battery I personally would just replace it since it probably has broken the seal around that battery post but you could just acid neutralizer the area, apply anti-oxidation grease and see if it ever comes back.

The G has air ducting directly into the cabin via the cabin air filter and I wouldn't want any corrosives ingested into the AC system, or damaging the electronics inside the sealed battery compartment.
I know exactly what you're talking about with that fresh air Inlet. That's how I was able to find the source of the stink once I would switch to Fresh. I found stagnant water on the battery tray. I made a couple holes on it and cleaned it up so this doesn't happen again. I will keep a good eye on the battery, it will eventually be changed with a AGM.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2018 | 07:35 PM
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It looks super clean. Props. I have a white G sedan too.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2018 | 07:51 PM
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It looks super clean. Props. I have a white G sedan too.
Thank you, yours looks very clean also. I see you're in central fl, I used to live in orlando from 06-10
Cheers!
 
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Old Jan 3, 2018 | 08:05 PM
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Looks good
 
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Old Jan 3, 2018 | 09:08 PM
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Thank you, yours looks very clean also. I see you're in central fl, I used to live in orlando from 06-10
Cheers!
Thanks bro! Im actually in Nashville now. I gotta update that. Lol. Cheers!
 
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Old Apr 3, 2018 | 10:21 PM
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I've been driving the car for a couple of weeks now and my only complaint is gas mileage but in the infiniti world that world is almost non-existant.
Bought some 2010 g37 coupe wheels and fished the wire tuck.
Passenger side
Front, also upgraded horns
Drivers Side
Engine bay shot after headlight harness was relocated
Current stance
The Main Idea.
 
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Old May 6, 2018 | 11:10 PM
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Love where this is going! Great job OP
 
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Old Feb 8, 2019 | 09:46 AM
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Woah that is a super clean motor and engine bay!
 
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Old Feb 11, 2019 | 10:53 PM
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Any updates?! Car's coming along fantastic
 
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Old Feb 12, 2019 | 06:55 AM
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It's been a sweet and sour ride. I've been driving the car daily and it's starting to wear down on me.

I ran over a piece of truck thread at night that destroyed both my bumpers and rad support. After getting a bumper I get rear ended, luckily it was just a bumper and trunk lid.

A week ago my Ypipe broke so I sound awesome.
On another note I found the skins for the passenger side seat. Decided to work on the melting dash, this by far has been the cheapest of fixes. I'll upload some pics later. Thanks for checking in.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2019 | 10:30 AM
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Sooo, I've discovered the power of liquid nails and it's many uses. After seeing some fixes and I realized fillers for the cracks had to be flexible. This meant a silicone/rtv adhesive would best, bondo and solid fillers would crack again.

Put the tube in a caulk gun and fill away. For excess use a dentist pick to scoop the excess and remove the extra from the dash pattern.
You might get it on the first try and on some you might have to re do them.

As for the paint, this part I half assed. Use interior paint for a better finish.
I used HOUSE PAINT WITH A ROLLER BRUSH, YES I DID. The results were far better than expected, after doing this I realized I could have used black and yeah...
So far it's been 3 months and no signs of fatigue. I'm happy with the results 80% happy with color.



 
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