NK Project Update

[MikeinNC]

Few things accomplished     Esty's awesome carpet set is going in very nicely.   If you need an NK carpet she can fix you up.    Note the dash pad is now installed and defroster vents modified and hooked up too 

 

 

The more I add the lower this thing gets.    Maybe some air bags, pumps and controls and skid bars       Just kidding

 

 

Did not get it done in time for this weekend's 02berfest though  

[Mike_B]

Looking good!  I like how you incorporated the vent into the dash where the radio normally goes.

 

Is that new U-channel trim around the doors?  It doesn't look like the stock stuff.

[MikeinNC]

Mike

Thanks    I hope you will like what I have done for the side vents too.  They go in the underdash covers not yet put on   I will post up pictures when I get to that mounted.   I hope it all looks like it belongs there when I get done

 

The door seals are from an E28 (Thanks  to my friend Al Taylor for that suggestion, and they work great)    I had not yet put in the window channel yet, that is the old stuff, but just today thanks to Bret Luter, I am tweeking the channel sfrom an E30 and that is working out great.   Much cheaper than buying new stuff.     I am such a cheapskate. 

[jgerock]

Mike - did you use a 2002 front subframe in your car?  Please excuse my NK newbness here.  

 

Just a thought - maybe add a couple of "4DSC" window stickers from an older Nissan Maxima (4 door sports car)..

[jmon0261]

^{Mike- WOW.. Thanks for the how to on the dash. Keep up the great work there Road Runner !}

^Joseph

[MikeinNC]

Thanks guys

 

Jim   Yes that is a 2002 cross member.   See one of the early pictures in this thread.    Since the motor on an NK sits about 3.5 inches further forward I had to make up mounts using those from a late NK as a pattern.   The big 22 mm front sway bar I have on there just clears the pan and AC compressor.   Thank goodness!!!!

[MikeinNC]

As some of you know you cannot put something like this together without the help of others

 

Some folks I need to thank are Steve and Brandon at Blunttech for all of their help in getting me the stuff I need for this old car.   Things like gutter trim, trunk trim and even a piece of door trim below window, none of which are in the US, have been located and obtained for me.  And those front and rear window rubbers and locking strips!      So thanks a bunch guys

 

And Neil (Mcmil) sent me some NOS door catch parts that are NLA

 

Carpet all but finished   Thanks again Esty for making this up for me.  Guys, if you need an NK carpet set, see Esty, it went in very easily

 

 

[jgerock]

Keep up the excellent work Mike. You make the rest of us look like beginners. 

 

[kris]

You're really not helping my desire to buy and restore a NK with these great pics!

[BLUNT]

Beautiful and thank you for the kind words Mikey

[rey949]

Looks great! Nice work!

Rey

[MikeinNC]

Oh boy  This one is going to get folks upset    

 

To avoid cost of having original seats recovered right now I modified some E30 sport seats (I have those in my blue 02 and love them ) to mount in the NK stock platforms and seat tracks.   Forgot to get a picture of what I made but essentially it was a rectangular frame made out of 2 inch wide steel stock.   I then cut off the attachment points from the E30 tracks and welded them to the frame and put the seats on.   They retain all of the original functionality of the sport seats    

 

I will get the originals recovered and in the car I promise guys    Just wanna get this thing finished and on the road.

 

Next major step is redoing the door panels and making the console (don't want to destroy my perfect original )

 

[Mike_B]

I thought Nick and his Scheel seats were pushing it, but E30 sports seats...  You are just destroying the car.  

 

Seriously, they will do the part of getting that beauty on the road and making the drive comfortable.  Well done!  I'm quite envious of your progress.

[rey949]

Mike

Looks great!! Let's get another NK on the road!! We need Brother Jim in here posting too. His car is sweet with the vintage buckets, but e30 sports seats are good seats . This must mean you will be taking some fast corners!! I like it !!!

Rey!!

[MikeinNC]

Me?  Drive fast??   Never!!!