My 350Z Progress
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My 350Z Progress
Hey I recently got a 350Z, and wanted to start a thread showing some of my progress, its not going to be too much since $ is a little hard to come by and Z parts aren't cheap. But some stuff here and there. Anyways, here are some pics of the Z as I got her. Its a 2003 Base 6spd, I got it with 82k on it, and it seemed to be in pretty good condition. Below are some pics...
So far i have done a 5000k HID conversion, AEM short ram intake, Oil changed to Royal Purple 10w-40, restored headlights with PlastiX
So far bought, but haven't installed...
New rear hatch shocks
Tein S.Tech springs....waiting to get my Tokico HP's that I ordered.
Kicker 6.5' Components for the front
S2000 shorty antenna
Here are some pics, tell me what you think, and any suggestions for future mods....
I'll have more pics soon, prolly this weekend or next weekend will claybar and wax the car, so should have some pics from that.
So far i have done a 5000k HID conversion, AEM short ram intake, Oil changed to Royal Purple 10w-40, restored headlights with PlastiX
So far bought, but haven't installed...
New rear hatch shocks
Tein S.Tech springs....waiting to get my Tokico HP's that I ordered.
Kicker 6.5' Components for the front
S2000 shorty antenna
Here are some pics, tell me what you think, and any suggestions for future mods....
I'll have more pics soon, prolly this weekend or next weekend will claybar and wax the car, so should have some pics from that.
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Yeh, so far its pretty much stock...I just got it about 3 weeks ago...now saving some $ to do some mods...suspension being number one, then will go from there.
@Bubble Z, although I actually like the Infiniti Rays...these have some nice curbage on them, so once the tires are gone, I will most likely replace with some nicer rims, and will prolly go down to an 18, with a little taller tire, as well as a wider rear with better offset. I looked at other members rides, found a few that look sick...
@pcressey - I dont know if I want the stock spoiler or something a little different, and no i dont mean HUGE taile wing rice... just something that might set me apart from the rest a little, but still tasteful
As for exhaust, from what I read, on the DE motor, its pretty much more about sound than performance, and I know I will get hated on for this, but I heard an ebay "godspeed", HKS knock off and I actually really like it, plus its like $400 - $500 shipped and I can install it myself...so that might be an option....other than that...the Borla or the Basani sound great too (youtube'd those, still waiting to hear in person)
@Bubble Z, although I actually like the Infiniti Rays...these have some nice curbage on them, so once the tires are gone, I will most likely replace with some nicer rims, and will prolly go down to an 18, with a little taller tire, as well as a wider rear with better offset. I looked at other members rides, found a few that look sick...
@pcressey - I dont know if I want the stock spoiler or something a little different, and no i dont mean HUGE taile wing rice... just something that might set me apart from the rest a little, but still tasteful
As for exhaust, from what I read, on the DE motor, its pretty much more about sound than performance, and I know I will get hated on for this, but I heard an ebay "godspeed", HKS knock off and I actually really like it, plus its like $400 - $500 shipped and I can install it myself...so that might be an option....other than that...the Borla or the Basani sound great too (youtube'd those, still waiting to hear in person)
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Regarding the headlight restore, a couple months ago I used the Turtle Wax brand of Plastix and it worked great for a month and then the hazing took over again. Recently, I did the same again, but applied car wax on the lights after the headlight compound. It seems to be working much better.
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Guess you didn't read much about how crappy RP oil is for the VQ.
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Installed the speakers today and wow what a difference that made, like night and day. The stock speakers are crap, the new Kicker comps sound amazing and no more crackling at minimum bass, haha. Followed a pretty good DIY and used the stock speakers as spacers....worked great. Also FIY, the kicker 1" tweeter easily goes into the stock mount and can be held by the stock metal bracket. Forgot to take pics to show this.....but made the install much easier.
Also installed the new rear hatch shocks, got the original OEM Nissan ones from ebay, they were a breeze to install, work great. The whole install took about 30 minutes.
Now springs and shocks are next, then solid differential bushings! and a break for a while hahah, gotta save up for a new front bumper...mine is cracked
Also installed the new rear hatch shocks, got the original OEM Nissan ones from ebay, they were a breeze to install, work great. The whole install took about 30 minutes.
Now springs and shocks are next, then solid differential bushings! and a break for a while hahah, gotta save up for a new front bumper...mine is cracked
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Installed the speakers today and wow what a difference that made, like night and day. The stock speakers are crap, the new Kicker comps sound amazing and no more crackling at minimum bass, haha. Followed a pretty good DIY and used the stock speakers as spacers....worked great. Also FIY, the kicker 1" tweeter easily goes into the stock mount and can be held by the stock metal bracket. Forgot to take pics to show this.....but made the install much easier.
Also installed the new rear hatch shocks, got the original OEM Nissan ones from ebay, they were a breeze to install, work great. The whole install took about 30 minutes.
Now springs and shocks are next, then solid differential bushings! and a break for a while hahah, gotta save up for a new front bumper...mine is cracked
Also installed the new rear hatch shocks, got the original OEM Nissan ones from ebay, they were a breeze to install, work great. The whole install took about 30 minutes.
Now springs and shocks are next, then solid differential bushings! and a break for a while hahah, gotta save up for a new front bumper...mine is cracked
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Regarding the headlight restore, a couple months ago I used the Turtle Wax brand of Plastix and it worked great for a month and then the hazing took over again. Recently, I did the same again, but applied car wax on the lights after the headlight compound. It seems to be working much better.
In for pics of finished product!