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whats up all, my name is  Misael form salt lake city, utah. i have been on this site for a few months now i think, well i finally decided to get into this VIP scene.  i have currently an sr20 s13, a  p10 g20 and b13 se-r. i work for a nissan dealership here in utah, i deliver parts in a titan =).  i want the first gen Q45, seems like be called G50 as a chassis code? well i have set it as my goal to have one now. i recently found one on some local ads for $1000, owner says it needs a new head gasket for it. never really worked on one before, are they hard to work on? wat is the reliablitiy of the Vh45? thanks for and help

should i go for this q45 or save up a bit more and get a running one?

Just buy the car (It's a steal!) and have a shop change the head gasket for $150...

If you work at the dealer can't you get a discount on the repair?  Check the rest of the car out first to be sure that THAT is the only problem.  You don't want to be suckered in to someone else's nightmare that they're trying to get rid of.  If all checks out..then have at it.  Might want to ask one of the mechanics at your work go take a look at the car first to be sure that's it.

Changing the head gasket on a G50 is a pain.  If your paying someone to do it, it will not cost $150, easily 3-4x that

oh dang, well ima check it out then, yea i get the hook up, this mechanic there knows his stuff, he has done vh45 swaps into z's, he wouldn't charge me much, or he would tell me how to do it there at the shop.

i'll let you guys know how it is, anything in paticular i should look out for in it?

Check the injectors to make sure they're firing well...if not replce them ALL..not just one.  They can be a PITA and you don't want to have to dive in there if another goes.  Also see which model of Q45 it is.  The suspension varies in them with the Q45t and Q45a having HICAS.  The base Q45 would be a better candidate for suspension work in my opinion.

welcome to VSC!!!

thanks for that info elpresidente, i talked to the dude at work he said if the car is clean, then its worth it. he said it will be a pita. He also said might aswell to do the water pump and timing chain. i asked and the head gaskets cost 80 bucks a piece, don't know if they included my discount in that price.

well i got one!! it wasn't the one i was talking about, i found another one for $1100 running, its black. body is straight clean cept for messed scratches on both right pass doors. carpet is kinda drity. runs great and smooth, quiet engine. all electronics work. :biggthumpup:

Head gasket on that are is a real big pain! if you guy the car and do the gasket. you may as well do the sparkplugs and some other stuff while you have half the engine compartment taken apart. Good luck with it though. I have a CD with the whole brake down of the car (shopmanual) but sounds like you probably have access to it, since you work for the dealership. let me know if you need it

thanks dude, but i didn't buy the one with the head gasket problem , i had found this other one