The Forum Wars Featuring the Bardabe Peformance Development 350Z
03-15-2010, 07:39 PM
#1
The Forum Wars Featuring the Bardabe Peformance Development 350Z
http://www.streetfire.net/video/roya...ars_741275.htm
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Hey guys, if you guys recall a few months ago there was a search for a 350Z to represent my350Z.com in a TV event that will be known as "The Forum Wars" well My Shop's 350Z was selected for this task (junk yard bought 350Z) and with the Help of a few 350Z vendors we put together a 350Z to compete with an SCCA Mustang Shelby GT in 4 Days! the show will Air on April 5th on Speed Channel (the exact time will be posted once known) and well i am very proud of this and thought I would share.
Car was put together in 4 days, it's definitely not the coolest 350Z out there, its By all means not the fastest 350Z out there. (we ran it on a Recall oil burner engine) but hey making a little piece of History. I would like to thank all the sponsors that helped us put this car together and well can't wait to see it in action!
Bardabe Performance Development 350Z
Nismo Ver 2 All body work was done by DTM Auto House
Tuning Software and Lisence Provided By UpRev
Dyno Tuning Provided by Specialty Z
Springs and Swaybars Provided by Progress
Shocks Provided by Tokico
All Graphics by C4Media
Car was Put together by Me, in only 3 Days (4th day was shake down and Graphics) I droped the engine transmission and everything in on Monday after getting back from Sema on Sunday, Engine was Dyno Tuned on Tuesday, Wednesday the car was at the body shop getting wet sanded and polished, Thursday Full Suspension install Graphics and shakedown at the local track.
then we went out to Filming.
www.Uprev.com
www.specialtyz.com
www.progressauto.com
www.tokico.com
www.c4media.com
www.Bardabe.com (http://www.facebook.com/bardabe) for now.
yeay
Hey guys, if you guys recall a few months ago there was a search for a 350Z to represent my350Z.com in a TV event that will be known as "The Forum Wars" well My Shop's 350Z was selected for this task (junk yard bought 350Z) and with the Help of a few 350Z vendors we put together a 350Z to compete with an SCCA Mustang Shelby GT in 4 Days! the show will Air on April 5th on Speed Channel (the exact time will be posted once known) and well i am very proud of this and thought I would share.
Car was put together in 4 days, it's definitely not the coolest 350Z out there, its By all means not the fastest 350Z out there. (we ran it on a Recall oil burner engine) but hey making a little piece of History. I would like to thank all the sponsors that helped us put this car together and well can't wait to see it in action!
Bardabe Performance Development 350Z
Nismo Ver 2 All body work was done by DTM Auto House
Tuning Software and Lisence Provided By UpRev
Dyno Tuning Provided by Specialty Z
Springs and Swaybars Provided by Progress
Shocks Provided by Tokico
All Graphics by C4Media
Car was Put together by Me, in only 3 Days (4th day was shake down and Graphics) I droped the engine transmission and everything in on Monday after getting back from Sema on Sunday, Engine was Dyno Tuned on Tuesday, Wednesday the car was at the body shop getting wet sanded and polished, Thursday Full Suspension install Graphics and shakedown at the local track.
then we went out to Filming.
www.Uprev.com
www.specialtyz.com
www.progressauto.com
www.tokico.com
www.c4media.com
www.Bardabe.com (http://www.facebook.com/bardabe) for now.
Last edited by bardabe; 03-20-2010 at 07:06 PM.
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04-01-2010, 10:18 PM
#14
well I had 4 days to put the car together, i did what i could with the money we had, and the time we had, there was no limits to the mods the car would have. we where approached about the opportunity for this on Saturday, at SEMA over email and phone. we had literally got the car on Friday.... without an engine... so i was starting with a blank canvas. I never imagined all the sponsors would come through for us. but it actually came together very last minute very fast, and not so smooth lol but it came all together and we made it there in 3 work days and 1 body day. well i guess if you litteraly count a whole day of towing car to Dyno, preping it and Dyno tuning as work then yeah 3. if no then 2 wrenching days.
04-07-2010, 04:43 PM
#20
yeah it was a completely unfair match up. I pretty much had to do it. since the producers where looking for a 350Z but no one stepped up. I actually was told I was doing this while i was at sema with some friends haha. the Mustang was pretty much race ready. it had Hoosier Race Tires, Carbon Tech Brake pads, Crown Lines, KW Suspension, (Springs shocks sway bars) car was already corner balanced and aligned, it of course had that fancy intake and Borla Exhaust. that's all i was able to see who knows if it was tuned, test pipes headers? idk sounded real mean. not only that but the driver of that car was Season Trained, and had allot more practice on the road course than we where even allowed.
on the other hand, I only had a couple other vendors help me out and its mainly because we have good friends that work there. but the the Z i was able to slap together in a couple days had
Megan Headers, and Testpipes
Nismo Replica exhaust (don't even know what brand lol)
Custom Intake made by yours truly
my Friends over at west covina nissan let me have an Oil Burner Motor off a 2004, and a recall Transmission with a very fun 2nd gear.
Stock VLSD
Stock Brembos
Some really worn Toyo tires (new tires did not come in like i was told i was getting if i would of known I would of at least bought some Falken RT615's or Kuhmo's )
Tokico Shocks
Progress Springs and Swaybars
then my buddy over @ specialty Z managed to tune the car to make some sort of respectable power (the car's Cylinders 4 and 6 spark plugs are soaked in oil) I'm very surprised they where able to get 270whp out of a bucket **** motor that was in there.
from the second i got to see the mustang I knew i was going to get ****in owned. I drove the 350Z there, the friggin mustang got there in an enclosed trailer. and yes we HAD to talk smack on each other (that is why richard could not stop laughing) at the end of it all i did not take it as anything seriously because like the other members in here have said if it was a real representation of my350z.com or any other forum it would of been allot more organized, there would have to have been some voting going on, and Auditions. not to mention it was Richard's first time driving the Z, and didn't know a damn thing about it it was fun though.
if they do a rematch, i can say my 07 Can do allot better, as you guys will see in this coming event at willow springs. the silver car will be there too in the same condition it ran the TV event so you guys can see how we where staged.
-Juan
on the other hand, I only had a couple other vendors help me out and its mainly because we have good friends that work there. but the the Z i was able to slap together in a couple days had
Megan Headers, and Testpipes
Nismo Replica exhaust (don't even know what brand lol)
Custom Intake made by yours truly
my Friends over at west covina nissan let me have an Oil Burner Motor off a 2004, and a recall Transmission with a very fun 2nd gear.
Stock VLSD
Stock Brembos
Some really worn Toyo tires (new tires did not come in like i was told i was getting if i would of known I would of at least bought some Falken RT615's or Kuhmo's )
Tokico Shocks
Progress Springs and Swaybars
then my buddy over @ specialty Z managed to tune the car to make some sort of respectable power (the car's Cylinders 4 and 6 spark plugs are soaked in oil) I'm very surprised they where able to get 270whp out of a bucket **** motor that was in there.
from the second i got to see the mustang I knew i was going to get ****in owned. I drove the 350Z there, the friggin mustang got there in an enclosed trailer. and yes we HAD to talk smack on each other (that is why richard could not stop laughing) at the end of it all i did not take it as anything seriously because like the other members in here have said if it was a real representation of my350z.com or any other forum it would of been allot more organized, there would have to have been some voting going on, and Auditions. not to mention it was Richard's first time driving the Z, and didn't know a damn thing about it it was fun though.
if they do a rematch, i can say my 07 Can do allot better, as you guys will see in this coming event at willow springs. the silver car will be there too in the same condition it ran the TV event so you guys can see how we where staged.
-Juan