Anyone have access to a Q45 parts car?

[elwesso]

I am need of a few junkyard parts...

First, I need both rear ashtrays.. $62 each from Joe!!!!!!:eek: $125 for 2 ash trays, sorry not going to happen..

Tan is needed...

I also need the EGR-C solenoid valve, not the thing that hooks onto the plenum, but the one on the front of the car.. $60 from Joe, and I think if a junker saw it he wouldnt konw what it is and hed give it away for like $10. Plus its an electronic device, so it works or it doestn.....

In the lovely town of anderson Indiana we dont have any parts Q.

[SFBayQ45]

I think I saw the ashtray parts you're referring to when I last visited the junkyard two weeks ago on a '96 Q (just pulled in from a frontal hit). The interior looks awesome, and from what I can remember the tan leather seats looks good as well. They wanted $500 greens for the complete set of tan leather seats since there weren't any rips or cracks...but now it's been sitting in the sun for the last two weeks. It's quite a bargain for good conditioned OEM leather seats considering the cost of reuphostering the current seats. Too bad I don't have the greens to jump on it then...or now.

[elwesso]

email me about those seats, [email protected] ...

[PalmerWMD]

Wes you do know Andy still has my old Q right?

Fred..

[Wes94Q]

Its wes...

Fred, your old Q has the black lower parts, and I obviously cant use that on my tan 94...

He also doesnt have the engine parts I need.....

[AZhitman]

Wes, your account is fixed.

[pito11213]

Hey I noticed there that there is a parts Q with black lower.

By any chance are there

1, passenger sunvisor2, front ashtray3, rear drivers side ashtray4, sunroof/interior lights console.

Just trying to see if I am lucky

I have the grey and black interior.

[elwesso]

I think Fred's old Q might have that...

[pito11213]

Please fred or whoever let me know!!!

I really want to bring this Q back to life.

Also a drivers side grey seat would be in order.

[Mr1der]

you could always get some black ones to expand your search

they'd probably look kinda neat in there.

[elwesso]

Were you talking about my Q 1der??

Man that was a weird night, with you, skwerel, and Greg in my Q... Didnt think that would ever happen!

[one ton garage]

This "local" fellow in norcal was parting out a '94 Q45t recently and I believe he had all the door-related components still...you can reach him at:[email protected]His name is Frank Powell

[MiniMan]

Welcome to NICO one ton. That's a STELLAR Q you've got! Post up some pics if you can, I know we'd all like to see it.

Corey

[rsiwicki]

Whoa!!! $hit.....I like that Q. We need some more pics and details on those rims....I did not think that you could get rims with that big of a lip on the Q....looks awesome.

[one ton garage]

Thanks guys... I actually used to be on here several years back, but just didn't have time to keep up. Now I'm trying to find as many Q-related resources as possible, and noting that there really isn't too much out there!

EDIT: Oh yah, about maximum wheel/tire fitment... what you can fit really depends on several factors:- are you willing to roll your fenders, and by how much?- how much camber would you want to run?- is fender flaring a consideration?

The last one will usually, of course, require loads more bodywork and a new paint job, so most people would probably answer no to that.

So assuming you're willing to roll the fender lips flat, and even pull them a little bit (as is the case with my car), then you could potentially fit up to a 9.5" wide wheel up front with an offset of about +5mm. In the back, you can safely step up to an 11" wide wheel at +15mm offset. This is considering an 18" wheel, and running stretched tires (in the case of a 9.5"/11" combo, I'd run 225s up front, and 245-255s out back). If you go up in diameter-say, to a 19" wheel-then you should figure on upping the offset about 5 to 8mm for every inch increase in diameter just to account for the clearance needed for the increased overall diameter. Oh yah, and this would require running about the same amount of camber as I am running in the back....which I must admit I have not had the time to measure yet, but I estimate to be at about -6 deg or so...

If you don't want to run such "extreme" amounts of camber in the back, then you will have to go a little more conservative on the rear offset... figure on adding at least 17 to 20mm more offset to the figures above to keep the rear wheels under the fender lips without cambering.

Hmmmm... maybe I shoulda put this info in a new wheel-specific post huh? >HAHAHA<

[MiniMan]

Damn dude, SICK camber! Do you have tire wear problems? I'm lovin those pics! Awesome rim choice too... I was quoted $3k for four nice wide 18" VS-XX wheels. If you ever decide to sell em, you know you've got a buyer!

You should apply for featured car of the month with a ride like that.

Corey

[MiniMan]

That's a damned nice green Q too...

Corey

[rsiwicki]

Thanks for the info on wheel fitment....

I am going with:

18x9" with 40mm offset (Rear)18x8" with 35mm offset (front)

I am putting all my monies into speed mods for now...then maybe I will consider rolling the fenders. Your rides are certainly sweet.

[one ton garage]

You mentioned performance mods... may I ask what sort of parts you have been able to find? There really doesn't seem to be much support in the US for the Qs... and I remember some dr. that had a web page a while ago, with plans of an eaton supercharger kit, too... but that seems to be long gone. I've been looking at modifying the car's exhaust system from headers back, and have been test fitting a Vortech V5 head unit... but I'm curious if there are ready-made options available out there...

EDIT: Corey... tire wear with extreme camber actually isn't a big issue as long as you correct your toe. I have been slowly playing with the car's alignment, and after a little hiccup with the HICAS earlier on, I ultimately don't anticipate the tires to wear too much quicker than if the car had stock camber...but the added benefit is the fact that the inside edge will be the one wearing first, so after flipping the tires side-to-side, I can potentially end up using a single set of tires for longer than if the car was riding at stock susp settings!

[AZhitman]

Welcome one-ton!

Glad to have ou back aboard.

Dr. Birkmire (founder of NICO) handed over the reins to me in February. I purchased NICO, BRM Exhaust, 240sx.org and the supercharged Q (and the rights to the manifold design) at that time.

The supercharger project is coming along (albeit slowly), as money and interest are lacking among all but the most hard-core of us... Seems there are only a handful of lunatics interested in major mods to the Q, and 99% of them are here on NICO.

I currently have the 4.08 rearend upgrade available ($850), and we are introducing the headers and catback in a matter of a week (both are built, dyno testing is happening next week). FSTB is still under development, just seeking a machinist to churn the "feet' out at a reasonable price.

There's always the JWT ECU, Tokico blues, Eibachs, adjustable tension rods, 20-24mm rear sway bar, poly rear subframe bushings, ACPT CF driveshaft, etc...

You're in the right place.

[MiniMan]

one ton garage, the good Dr. Rex sold his supercharged Q45 to AZHitman (the board admin, Greg). Greg is planning on doing a supercharger setup for the Q. As well Thomas Knight was the original maker of the supercharger kit and is willing to make more for us, using a larger supercharger this time.

As far as the exhaust system goes. Rob (rsiwicki) has had a custom exhaust made for his car which includes the headers (still being completed) and a full cat back exhaust. Greg is going to be reproducing these for the rest of us before too long.

If there's anything particular you're looking for, we can usually hook you up. I've already bought a Jap active suspension controller for my car and plan to buy more before too long.

Good to hear about the camber! I never would've thought... what a great setup!

Corey

[MiniMan]

Ah, and the BIG (effing BIG) brake kit from a guy who does Wilwood brakes! 6 piston 14" setup up front... $1800.

Corey

[one ton garage]

If I remember correctly, the Z32's front struts have the same mounting pattern as the Q, so you could always source stb end brackets from there. In fact, as far as suspension is concerned, one could technically run Z32 coilovers front and rear, as long as you swap rear top hats to the Q units. The front Z32 struts are a tad bit shorter overall, so it might be best to get a coilover that has adjustable perches to fine tune the height if you don't want to slam the car. Hmmm, all this might be old info for you guys though... I've been working on compiling all the random tidbits of info I can find regarding modifications on the Q... but maybe there is already such a resource out there?

Dang, do you guys have links to pics to the supercharger setup, the big brakes.... just anything and everything you all mentioned?? This is the kinda stuff I've been dying to find out more about lately!

EDIT: Whoops I meant it'd be best to get coilovers with adjustable brackets. Z32 fronts are 1.5" shorter than the Q's, stock for stock, and it's safe to assume most aftermarket coilovers for the Z32 would be even shorter than that, so being able to adjust the bottom mounts down a bit would give you a good range of height adjustment from close to stock, to super slammed. Of course, springs with different rates would be needed, but those are easy to source..

[MiniMan]

one ton garage, do you have AIM? I have pictures of the supercharger setup and the big brake kit. If not, I'll see what I can find online. There was an old thread rsiwicki started regarding the big brake kit and I'm sure Hitman's posted up the supercharger setup some time ago.

That'd be a great idea for those people out there with "normal" Qs. Great way to drop them... someone should give'er a shot! Q's look amazing slammed. Yours is no exception.

Corey

[elwesso]

Miniman, my AIM is elwesso69, hit me up sometime