Q45.org suggestions?

[elwesso]

Just wondering if you guys have any suggestions for new stuff on Q45.org.....?? I guess i'm in a chatty mood, and wouldnt mind adding some new things.

[ceningolmo]

Walk through for some of the more basic stuff... maybe something akin to the "Perfect Oil Change" I was trying to assemble.

Definately would like to see something like a check list for noobs... like me. Maybe a list of things to check, and given the findings, a prioritized list of what should be handled first.

A list of a practical, plausible maintenance schedule.

A list of tools that are "must haves", "should haves", "might need", and "only need if you are Wes/Squeefoo and plan on doing a chain guide job for fun"

I can probably come up with more suggestions... but these are the ones that would have been useful for an idiot like me.

[Jesda]

We're due for a new car of the month (well, season I guess). Any takers? Been a while since we've shown an F50 or Y33. Drop me an e-mail!

[CrimsonQ]

What Jesda said, plus maybe a new logo.

[jamesmost]

Dancing Girls

[hardmoney]

How about something on super hicas cars? Many peoples first realisation when it comes to hicas is much like mine was. The hicas lite comes on and they wonder "what the hell is hicas mean?" Its something that isn't there currently which is surprising considering it was a performance option and the drivers of these cars are usually performance people.Another thing perhaps would be to explain how groundbreaking and unique the car was in 1990. I had a conversation with a buddy last night about how the guy that designed many engines for Ferrari was hired to design the vh45de. This being the first production Japanese V8 they wanted to get it right. As a result the car had many parts only found in race cars of the time and even now(I.E Ferrari). I often look at our beloved #&%*ing Plenum and think how much it looks like plenums designed Ferrari, which makes sense considering it was penned by the same guy. How many other cars had sodium filled valves, aluminum blocks and cylinders machined within 1/10,000 of an inch and put out 300+ hp? As much as we all hate the leather in the early Q's it was actually the finest leather on earth. If you ever get in a Rolls,Bently,Ferarri etc. you'll notice its stiff, just like the Q. You'll also notice the leather has no flaws, no creases, barbed wire gashes on the hide etc. Ive forgotten now but I remember reading it took some insane amount of cows for each car. They wanted hides free of any defects. There's a lot of other things that people that bought the car in 1990 could inform you of even more.From what I understand the buyers were given a little education and loads of literature on the making of the car including a beautiful coffee table book detailing some of the things Ive mentioned. Someone who you may want to speak to is Dennis, If Im correct I believe he purchased a Q45t in 1990 new, and if memory serves I believe him once posting he even visited the factory in Japan. Just my 2 cents Wes, if you really want to know the truth I think you've done a wonderful job with Q45.org but Ive also realised its a dynamic web site that you want to make as informative as possible. hope this helps

[elwesso]

Thats a good idea my friend.....

Anything else? Anyone? Bueller?

[qsiguy]

Wes,

I have put together a few files that should be useful and I think would be a good addition to the site. I've been in the car stereo and alarm business for 15+ years and this info should give a do it yourselfer with some basic knowledge just about all the info they need to install a keyless entry, alarm, and/or remote start system. It's also usefull for troubleshooting. The files are on my site http://www.c4caraudio.com but they aren't linked to from there. I'll give you the direct links below so you can check them out and see if you want to use them.

http://www.c4caraudio.com/tech...5.htmh ... itiQ45.htm

Any reference to diagrams #200-239 in these files can be accessed at the following link.http://www.c4caraudio.com/diagrams.htm

Let me know if you have any questions or want any other electrical related information I may be able to provide. I have also drawn up many custom diagrams when someone needs to know how to accomplish a particular job with a circuit (as you can see at the bottom link above for discoweb.org)

[elwesso]

see my other post.

[RobertsnewQ]

How about a part number quick reference?

Sometimes I'd like to find a part number quickly to search an online parts source, or to deal with my local and not very smart Infiniti/Nissan dealer.

[ejXa q45]

defiantly a new car of the mouth, and a new logo sounds good as well. the old one is to plain

[elwesso]

How about a part number quick reference?

Sometimes I'd like to find a part number quickly to search an online parts source, or to deal with my local and not very smart Infiniti/Nissan dealer.

what kind of parts should be on there?

[PoorManQ45]

The entire part book.

Just make it searchable by sections and subsections. Rather then just provding a long lists. Use a serch engine style method.

[elwesso]

hahaha... let me get RIGHT on that ... Theres only like 50,000 parts (not kidding, every bolt has a part number)

Its easier for me for people to just ask me for part numbers and ill look it up.. Many part numbers are different for different build dates.

[PoorManQ45]

Do you have an electronic copy of th epart list?

Or is it a book or what?

If it's just a part book then you could scan the pages and just label them

[elwesso]

Its a windows program, i have it on the site, its just hard to use unless you know how to use it... You have to already know what your looking for to find something.

[PoorManQ45]

How big is the program?

[elwesso]

300mb or so.

[Jesda]

The entire part book.Just make it searchable by sections and subsections. Rather then just provding a long lists. Use a serch engine style method.

That would be nice, but its not going to happen because it requires a lot of effort. Effort takes away from time I could spend drinking.

Mmmmm.... beer.

[HashiriyaS14]

How about some Japanese TV spots for the President/Cima?

Madscientist has shown himself fairly adept at finding Japanese TV spots online. I'd love to see the original G50 President commercial.

Honestly, I enjoy the media section more than any other part of the site, probably because I don't own a freaking Q45 (yet) and thus don't have a ton of need for the tech articles, lol.

[nchopp]

Honestly, I enjoy the media section more than any other part of the site, probably because I don't own a freaking Q45 (yet) and thus don't have a ton of need for the tech articles, lol.

You will though - we have faith in you.

[RobertsnewQ]

More Japanese-market crap would be cool. I see the brochures on Yahoo Japan all the time - someone just needs to buy a few and scan them.

And as for parts, I was thinking more of a viewer-submitted form. So when one of us gets an order from Joe, we just put the part numbers in there. And not just Nissan part numbers, either. It would be nice to have, for example, the NAPA part numbers for the strut boots, or Energy SUspension 300zx bushings that work for the G50. Stuff like that.

[Jesda]

Im not into JDM stuff since I dont speak Japanese, and part of the Infiniti mystique comes from its initial failure in the US market, making the Q even more unique.

But if someone finds stuff, drop me the links or scan it and I'll be sure to put it on the site.

Robert: Thats a neat idea!