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Hello all.
Doing a concept thread for everything that I'd like to do to my car.
Open to all criticism and trolling.
Update: Totaled on 02 June 14. RIP.
Buying a new Z within the week. Looking specifically at NISMO's.
Currently watching Engineering Explained videos on YT, they're awesome. Learning about vehicles and lurking on my350's site to learn this vehicle specifically.
Update 12 August: I've had my NISMO for a few days now. Still a noob at driving it, probably going to kill this clutch soon.
Here's the only pic I have atm.
Update 15 September. Can now drive pretty well. Have slight problem going into first uphills in traffic, everying else going well. Have learned a large amount about cars, especially mine. Can't believe how stupid I was at first, the guys on my350z shaped me up pretty quick. New goals in the spoiler below.
Doing a concept thread for everything that I'd like to do to my car.
Open to all criticism and trolling.
Yes, it's an automatic. No, I have no fucking idea how the engine works or what anything does. I'm trying to learn, slowly. My father was one who believed that money solved the problem of everything, and that someone could be hired for every purpose. With this, I wasn't taught anything myself.
Please link me to anything that you think would be helpful.
My buddy has an '11 NISMO 370z with too much money in installations. Anything he replaces, I'll buy off of him if I like it. The first of these are his 19" Varrstoen es1's.
Goals list:
currently on hold, switching to a newer & stick shift!
Picture progress:
Current: Stock
Please link me to anything that you think would be helpful.
My buddy has an '11 NISMO 370z with too much money in installations. Anything he replaces, I'll buy off of him if I like it. The first of these are his 19" Varrstoen es1's.
Goals list:
currently on hold, switching to a newer & stick shift!
- Wheels
Varrsetoen es-1 rimsBlack rims, fewer spokes with a nice lip.paint varrostens blueMatte Black w/ gunmetal gray pearl dip jobStill love matte black, but can't afford a full paint.ED B-2 Widebody kit with professional installationLooking at better kits.- Intakes
- Full exhaust replacement
- Custom installation of second sub, replace BOSE sub, improve stock amp
- Interior neon - blue
- Respectable Wing - z's are very frontheavy
- Other enging improvements that I do not understand
- Skyline engine, cut clutch in, replace a/ss shifter with stick shift.
- Custom interior replacement of stock
- Detachable wheel (will link my buddy's later, it's beautiful)
- Have guages and know what the fuck they mean
- Replace leather seats, probably buddy's racing seats
- Keep the paint/dip maintained (learn how to do this)
Picture progress:
Current: Stock
Update: Totaled on 02 June 14. RIP.
Buying a new Z within the week. Looking specifically at NISMO's.
Currently watching Engineering Explained videos on YT, they're awesome. Learning about vehicles and lurking on my350's site to learn this vehicle specifically.
Update 12 August: I've had my NISMO for a few days now. Still a noob at driving it, probably going to kill this clutch soon.
Here's the only pic I have atm.
Update 15 September. Can now drive pretty well. Have slight problem going into first uphills in traffic, everying else going well. Have learned a large amount about cars, especially mine. Can't believe how stupid I was at first, the guys on my350z shaped me up pretty quick. New goals in the spoiler below.
Plans:
-Stealth Radar Detector
-Full Suede/Alcantara/CF interior accents/reupholstered. Have already been quoted and planned this out, every part is decided it's just getting the money together and taking leave down to GA.
-Single cat-back exhaust, not 100% on the brand yet.
-Motordyne XYZ pipe with Resonator.
-HFC's. Going for legal and good sounding, trying to keep zero rasp/drone.
-DC Headers most likely.
-Blue footwell LED's and cool white interior LED replacements (Cool white done, waiting for blue until after the interior job. Can't have two accent colours.)
-Head unit from stock to AEM. Not picky on the brand one bit. I prefer the look of the Double DIN but I got the Single DIN from Scoshe for $1 and I already had a Single DIN Pioneer unit from my old car, no reason to spend other money when I have it all. Also need to hook up the custom sub box that the guy included.
-Strut bars, haven't looked around that much on these.
-Eventually check out Aftermarket Wheels, though I'm pretty satisfied with the NISMO Rays.
-Paint my Brembo's Blue to match interior accents.
-VA (Which includes most other states as it's...VA >_> everyone who lives/lived here knows...) legal window tinting on all windows. Professionally done, no corners cut here.
-CF Nismo shift knob if it flows well with the CF interior work, if not most likely a custom leather knob or the ti/black Nismo knob. Actually... I might just get the interior guy to overlay the current knob with Alcantara and the same sticthing... But then of course The boot would be the same. Yeah, that's too much. Shit I'm typing not thinking. Oh well!
-CAI's, obviously. Not sure why that's so far on the list, it'll be my first bolt-on mod. Takeda intakes looking like a great price/performance pick here. Can't bring myself to get the K&N drop-ins, just doesn't give the cosmetic appeal.
-Wire tuck under the hood.
-Oh, those hood-suspension whatever-the-fucks. Keeps the hood raised without the bar.
-Motordyne Plenum Spacer
-Eventually I plan on going Matte black. This is a very far (10+ years) change as it'll be at least a $6k+ job on this kit.
-Stealth Radar Detector
-Full Suede/Alcantara/CF interior accents/reupholstered. Have already been quoted and planned this out, every part is decided it's just getting the money together and taking leave down to GA.
-Single cat-back exhaust, not 100% on the brand yet.
-Motordyne XYZ pipe with Resonator.
-HFC's. Going for legal and good sounding, trying to keep zero rasp/drone.
-DC Headers most likely.
-Blue footwell LED's and cool white interior LED replacements (Cool white done, waiting for blue until after the interior job. Can't have two accent colours.)
-Head unit from stock to AEM. Not picky on the brand one bit. I prefer the look of the Double DIN but I got the Single DIN from Scoshe for $1 and I already had a Single DIN Pioneer unit from my old car, no reason to spend other money when I have it all. Also need to hook up the custom sub box that the guy included.
-Strut bars, haven't looked around that much on these.
-Eventually check out Aftermarket Wheels, though I'm pretty satisfied with the NISMO Rays.
-Paint my Brembo's Blue to match interior accents.
-VA (Which includes most other states as it's...VA >_> everyone who lives/lived here knows...) legal window tinting on all windows. Professionally done, no corners cut here.
-CF Nismo shift knob if it flows well with the CF interior work, if not most likely a custom leather knob or the ti/black Nismo knob. Actually... I might just get the interior guy to overlay the current knob with Alcantara and the same sticthing... But then of course The boot would be the same. Yeah, that's too much. Shit I'm typing not thinking. Oh well!
-CAI's, obviously. Not sure why that's so far on the list, it'll be my first bolt-on mod. Takeda intakes looking like a great price/performance pick here. Can't bring myself to get the K&N drop-ins, just doesn't give the cosmetic appeal.
-Wire tuck under the hood.
-Oh, those hood-suspension whatever-the-fucks. Keeps the hood raised without the bar.
-Motordyne Plenum Spacer
-Eventually I plan on going Matte black. This is a very far (10+ years) change as it'll be at least a $6k+ job on this kit.
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