On thanksgiving night i was rearended by a drunk driver. the insurance gave me 6-7K to get the frame pulled, rear quarter panel replaced, exhaust replaced, rear bumper replaced, as well as paint labor etc.... I do body work myself, so my mentor and I (the guy who taught me body work) went at it. I was able to get the frame pulled, SAVE the quarter panel, buy a bumper, and paint the whole thing for $800! and for $800 i must say it looks pretty good! a few blemishes here and there, and a few body lines are SLIGHTLY out of whack, but no complaints...

Anyway, i had so much money left over i decided to spoil myself.. My birthday was last monday so i figured what better present that work meister s1's, CF hood, tonneau cover, and trunk (<3 jim@showstoppers).. and of course 4.08 gears (<3 adam@z1). also got some CF door handles coming in the mail (<3 dspiel@m1autosport). below are before and after pics (sorry, all i have is an iphone.. if anyone wants better pics im sure i can get my hands on a legit digital cam):

 

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Nice I like! Black out those reflectors and paint your headlights black and get the clear diffuser strips!!!

 

I realize I took some ugly angles lol but after 4-5 hrs of work I was just happy to see the final results. Overall, the shipment of the CF was GREAT no cracks, scratches, anything. Fast shipping on all items. Fitment was great on all the CF parts as well (I still need to adjust the hood some, but ill do that tomorrow) My front bumper IS a different color but that will be replaced shortly. Hopefully I can wash her up and take some better quality pics tomorrow. Thanx to all the vendors and thanx for looking!

 

I was thinking about doing the blackout to the reflectors already lol especially after this install. I want the 06+ headlights so I may wait to see what custom things I can do with those.

 

Sounds good. Yeah +1 on the 06 headlight idea. No painting needed those things are nice stock.

 

Congrats, you got lucky and got off easy. Im jealous of your nismo exhaust

 

lol do you have an exhaust? if so, what kind

 

of course i have an exhaust, 07 stock ;( i need a nismo so baaaad.

 

Wow! You made out like a bandit. Congrats. Car is looking good. Plan on doing anything else to it?

 

Very nice. I'm looking forward to more pics. You're car is the exception to prove the rule. The CF pieces look very, very nice. Good work all around. Lots of effort and skill goes into body work, one reason why I'm never going to do any more. ;-)

 

I plan on a whole bunch! I was thinking about dropping it some, but I have 40 aspect tires on it and honestly wheel gap is minimal. If I make a semi-sharp turn at 25-30 mph my tires hit the fender lol. I dont think 1k of coilovers are worth it -yet-. I'm close to getting the nismo v3 front and (undetermined some brand) sides , and nismo rear pieces. Then I plan on clutch (maybe flywheel.. but with the 4.08 and a flywheel ill roast tires all day). by the end of summer im looking to get a BBK and APS TT kit. As long as my stock trading goes well ill be in good shape for the above.

 

Just washed the car and decided to take some pics with some friends from work at FSU's stadium. Enjoy!

 

 

Wow, I never thought carbon fiber on the ZR would make such a big difference. With the carbon fiber, now the wheels your off to an awesome start.

That ish looks dope dude !

 

I hate Z roadsters but I have to hand it to you.. Yours looks sick, perfect choice of parts so far..

 

thanx jim, ill def be looking for more from you! matter of fact... you have pm!!