SE5spd

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I saw SharX59 thread and it inspired me to finally make a recap of the last 3 years with my car and updates in the future.

Car is a 2007 350z base.

bought it September 2009 >>> my original hello thread https://my350z.com/forum/new-owners/...w-z-owner.html

The first day I had the car
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When I first bought the car I wanted to get Tein basics, work meisters, an exhaust, test pipes, tune and be done with it...that didnt work out. As soon as I started reading up on the car that's when my fascination started going crazy with what I could make the car.

First mods - Tein S techs/ichiba v2 25mm spacers all around
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it stayed like that for a few months and then I got bored one day so my friend and I rattle canned the wheels grey.

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after owning the car for a while at this point I thought it would be time for some bolt ons.

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now at this point I loved the car, I knew I wanted to do some sort of motorsports, but what?

tried drag racing
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wasnt really for me.

tried autox
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it was pretty fun for me then. At my third AUTOX event I was working the course and got hit by a car that lost control. I was pretty out of motorsports for a little bit after that I wouldnt even go gokarting.

6 months later I ended up ordering some wheels
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July 2011 I went to my first HPDE
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after that it was game over, I fell in love with road racing. No more random mods at this point, I wanted to focus all my time, effort, and mods towards what could make me faster on a road course.

ended up getting an amuse bumper
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then 3 track events later I went off 3 times in 3 sessions and broke it!

ended up going back OEM bumper.

ended up dropping some cash on one of these things
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TIREEESSS!!!
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so that pretty much brings me up to 2012. At this point im just tracking the car as much as I am able to, I would like to eventually go SPEC Z in about 5 years. I dont really have a set path other then putting stuff on that will make me go faster, oh and seat time!

My last event - Buttonwillow Raceway Park - 13CW
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wish list - id like to get a 4 point roll bar, fixed back seat, and harness sometime in the next 6 months, not only a safety thing but staying in place in corners really helps.

I will keep the thread updates as I do new things to the car, this winter the car is getting a few new upgrades, im pretty excited about it!

SharX59

iTrader: (3)

I feel like we are sorta walking the same path lmao. Looking good!!!

jdmlove1

hiii, i am behind u in your route, i am in the process now of trying different motorsports.. i tried drag racing, next week i will try drifting and then auto x. i feel also at the end i will focus in tracking the car!!

did u do rear spring mount cut when u went to the s-techs?

SE5spd

iTrader: (17)

No I didn't do any spring mount mod. I still haven't been to a skid pad or anything
If like to try it!

KingBaby

iTrader: (3)

Y u no update thread

SE5spd

iTrader: (17)

I started tracking, loved it, started racing, loved it. Now my cars a daily driven track car with godspeed parts.

Vietzboi87

Nice love the track look