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Old 02-27-2016, 11:24 AM
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Did these 10 years ago for another car I had.

Mother's Mag & Aluminum polish, terry cloth and some elbow grease. No need to use a buffer. Since the lip on your Works are already polished, it should be really easy. Maybe 20 minutes for each wheel.

Originally Posted by CJM

Looking for advice on polishing the lips.
Old 02-27-2016, 12:10 PM
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Finally upgrade head unit kenwood ddx470 pre-owned. I kept the hated bose system. I installed myself 😁

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Old 02-27-2016, 12:25 PM
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Finally got my lower polished grill on my roadster done today, it was a pain to get the hooks aligned, but it's sweet now.
Old 02-27-2016, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Narutonish
Finally upgrade head unit kenwood ddx470 pre-owned. I kept the hated bose system. I installed myself 😁

Attachment 377225



Attachment 377226
Nice! same one I got, good unit. I had Infinity Kappa's put in rear and doors. Next project is Subwoofer. Baby steps.
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Old 02-27-2016, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by dboyzalter
Just ordered that bish some continental extreme contact tires for the back because who needs a matching set of tires.

Ouch Man. She may not handle too good. Especially if one set is directional at all. I had a mismatched front/rear set. No bueno.
Old 02-27-2016, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by mr. sparco
Did these 10 years ago for another car I had.

Mother's Mag & Aluminum polish, terry cloth and some elbow grease. No need to use a buffer. Since the lip on your Works are already polished, it should be really easy. Maybe 20 minutes for each wheel.
Appreciate the response. Got started on them last night and it's coming along. Previous owner neglected them pretty bad.

Old 02-27-2016, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Narutonish
Finally upgrade head unit kenwood ddx470 pre-owned. I kept the hated bose system. I installed myself 😁

Attachment 377225

Attachment 377226
Here's a wallpaper I made for mine:



You can download it here:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...san500x240.jpg
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Originally Posted by DudeNaZ
Nice! same one I got, good unit. I had Infinity Kappa's put in rear and doors. Next project is Subwoofer. Baby steps.
Yeah baby steps 😁 next time I'll install rear camera and mic.
JL speakers. I also need to replace my clutch 😑
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Originally Posted by dcains
Here's a wallpaper I made for mine:



You can download it here:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...san500x240.jpg
Thank you Sir. nice addition to the unit 👍
Old 02-27-2016, 10:29 PM
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Finally got my Eibach sport springs installed today and it looks much better without the rear wheel gap. Now needs a lip on the front bumper to complete the look.
Old 02-28-2016, 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Nismo350z#0310
The Bank of TH


More to go, still need Fuel return system, fuel pump setup and more than likely Haltech

Will spend a little coin on material for front end and TT kit Im making as well.


Getting there little by little
1000 whp 350z -__- would rather have a r33-r34 awd with that type of power........

too many traction issues with the 350z.....at high hp
Old 02-28-2016, 03:12 PM
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^^ LOL. All those supra owners must be idiots according to this guy
Old 02-28-2016, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by IIQuickSilverII
^^ LOL. All those supra owners must be idiots according to this guy
to be fair, if you look at his other posts, this is one of his more educated post with actual facts.

the 350z does suck with hooking up, how are you big hp guys not burning 1-6 gears? haha
Old 02-28-2016, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by CJM
Appreciate the response. Got started on them last night and it's coming along. Previous owner neglected them pretty bad.
It's going to be a never ending battle to keep them shining. Might want to consider looking into Ceramic Pro coating.
Old 02-28-2016, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by AdvanZ33
It's going to be a never ending battle to keep them shining. Might want to consider looking into Ceramic Pro coating.
Will do. You aren't the first to mention it, so it is definitely worth looking into
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Just reassembled Z33 Nismo shocks (NOT existing setup in Niz) with S-Tune springs direct from wife's cousin in Japan.



Will install these as sustitute set up for Koni/Eibach setup in my '03. Expecting great things.

And MAY move the Eibachs over to the Nismo..... haven't thought that far ahead yet.

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Old 02-29-2016, 02:54 AM
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Originally Posted by MicVelo
Just reassembled Z33 Nismo shocks (NOT existing setup in Niz) with S-Tune springs direct from wife's cousin in Japan.



Will install these as sustitute set up for Koni/Eibach setup in my '03. Expecting great things.

And MAY move the Eibachs over to the Nismo..... haven't thought that far ahead yet.
of wife's cousin in Japan

But ummmm your expecting them to be superior to the koni setup?
Originally Posted by rich2342
Ouch Man. She may not handle too good. Especially if one set is directional at all. I had a mismatched front/rear set. No bueno.
I have bfg comp2 that are in good shape that im going to keep in the front, I have a set of continental for the front also I just dont know if im going to swap them over to the summer wheels.

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Old 02-29-2016, 04:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Justin100
1000 whp 350z -__- would rather have a r33-r34 awd with that type of power........

too many traction issues with the 350z.....at high hp

R34 overpriced and overrated IMO.

Edit: "rather have 1000whp R34" Yeah ok, sign that $150K check, bub.

R33, I like, but I dont like both the RB or the exterior or the interior styling better than my Nismo.

parts are also $$$$$$$$$


I took a good long while to decide my direction, which included sellign the car and going a completely different route. Like GT350. Or 2003 1000whp Cobra, 600ish whp GTR. Or wait 5 years and do an R33. My heart keeps coming back to the Z, and the Nismo styling is one of my all-time favorites. People like what they like. I've had this thing since new for 9 years as well. Cant part with it.


Also, hardly anyone runs 15-16" wheels full time on the street. You can find better traction with going different suspension routes and then running some sort of larger sidewall 15-16" wheel/tire combo. Which I will.








Originally Posted by IIQuickSilverII
^^ LOL. All those supra owners must be idiots according to this guy

Which is the setup I will be running. Most +1000whp supra run 15" wheel and large side wall MTs with exceptional traction.

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Originally Posted by dboyzalter
of wife's cousin in Japan

But ummmm your expecting them to be superior to the koni setup?
I would but don't have a pic of HIM handy.

And to the latter question... "don't know".... that's the purpose of the experiment. I love the Nismo/Yamaha/Tokico shocks in my Niz so we shall see.
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Originally Posted by MicVelo
I would but don't have a pic of HIM handy.

And to the latter question... "don't know".... that's the purpose of the experiment. I love the Nismo/Yamaha/Tokico shocks in my Niz so we shall see.
What's your opinion on my mismatched tire selections you think ill notice any negative effects? Only reason I didn't get the bfg is because the continental tires are 5lbs lighter.


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