picked up my Z back in 2011. got her about 99% stock. she had some hideous wheels but was stock.

2008 Touring model 6MT

ditched the wheels, got a greddy ti-c cat back, a set of stillen intakes, the eibach pro kit springs and g games 99b wheels and

then picked up a set of tein coilovers, adjustable suspension arms, oem rear spoiler, stillen headers, aam test pipes, brembo break kit and slammed her. that lasted about another 6 months and decided it was time for a change....

sold the ti-c, sold the g games. picked up a set of CE28's a tomei y pipe and cat back. seibon cf hood. and that lasted me 6 months and decided to make some big exterior changes, some sound system changes, and some changes under the hood...

Full mod list.

Engine:
Stillen gen 3 intakes
Stillen headers
AAM Test pipes
Tomei Titanium y pipe
Tomei Extreme Ti rear exhaust
Uprev engine managment
walbro 255 fuel pump

Cooling system:
Mishimoto low temp race thermostat
Z1 upper and lower hoses
Engine ice/antifreeze mix

Steering/suspension:
Z1 power steering hoses
Tein Coilovers
SPC rear camber arms
SPC rear toe bolts
Stillen core support Brace

Wheels/Tires/Brakes:
Pictured wheels are Reps Varrstoen es3's
on Order Volk Ce28n 19x9.5/10.5 +12
Michelin 255/35/19 pilot sport 3 front
Michelin 285/35/19 pilot sport 2 rear
Oem Brembo front and rear calipers custom powder coated red
Stop tech drilled and slotted rotors f/r
Oem Brembo pads
Stop tech stainless lines front and rear
Dot4 fluid conversion

Drivetrain:
Tomei Trax 2 way LSD
whiteline 3pc rear diff bushing kit

Exterior:
Oem Nismo V3 front bumper
Oem Nismo V3 side skirts
Oem Nismo V3 rear bumper and diffuser
Replica Nismo V3 rear spoiler
Seibon Carbon fiber hood
OEM Z34 fender markers (turn signals)
OEM JDM Clear bumper markers
zspeed front lower diffuser

Interior:
Oem Nismo cluster
Top Secret shift ****
Pioneer Avic-x940BT head unit
Pioneer 1200w mono amp
Pioneer shallow mount 10" woofer with custom box for stock bose location
Pioneer 6.5 front and rear speakers
rear ccd back up camera mounted in license plate light.
OEM heated power leather seats

future upgrades still on the list:
bride seats
sparco harness bar
takata harnesses
Greddy 20g twin kit
koyo radiator
stillen oil cooler kit
act clutch and flywheel
willwood clutch master cylinder
zspeed clutch release bearing
stillen short shifter




this is how she looked the day i scored her as a trade in at work...




and after some of my upgrades.






and this is how she looks now!

 

Thank God the original owner didn't do more than those wheels, I could see that bad taste going a long way.

Solid progression though OP , looks like there's plenty more to go but it looks great

 

i would love to do the nismo v3 kit, but i would rather go fast vs look good now.. although i am a bit jealous... when you say at work, assuming you work for a dealership

 

Nice job OP

 

Those wheels the car came with....lol


Clean progress, look forward to those 20gs!

 

Thanks guys, and yes im glad they didnt do more then those wheels either lol. yes i used to work at a GM dealer. it was a chick that traded it in on a lifted deisel truck....

 

was she at least hot, something about girls in trucks......

 

really Tj... "Volks" -____-

 

the pictures ones are not real no. they sold last night, and and i ordered legit ones this morning.

 

hahah she wasn't bad, but wasn't hot....

 

looks quite nice with your upgrades.

The previous wheels remind me of the wheels that are on my car currently which came with the used deal... they aren't great, but I don't see why everyone rips on them so much .
Just looks over the top and kinda bling bling shiny .

 

If those are real Enkei V1's... they're worth more than any of the garbage kits you sell.

**Edit** they're not V1's.

 

Can't imagine the kind of money you have put into this thing. That body kit alone must have been a ton of money. It looks good. You can hardly tell the front bumper isn't an exact match. I'm surprised you went with looks over power considering the car is already pretty sexy looking.

 

Did you actually read the list of engine upgrades he has done??? I'll agree that considerable amount of money has been put into this build, but I think it is a fair balance between performance and appearance. Maybe a bit more on the appearance side, but it could certainly win some Z car shows because of this. Maybe he just want's a sexy looking quick street car to show-off. More power to you OP!!!!

 

I originaly intended to buy a nismo, i have loved the look ever since they were released, but couldnt pass up the deal when this was traded in, got a hook up for paint work and got a deal on the parts from Nissan so decided to make it a clone. i'll do more go fast soon. and its funny that you bring up the color match, its only the front that isnt perfect, the rest of the kit is spot on...

 

With your cooling system upgrades I'm surprised FI kit isn't on your upcoming mods list

 

greddy 20g kit is in its future

 

PPW is so hot. You've made some great progress! The CE28's will match the car much better than the 99B's did in my opinion.

You originally from the Boston area? I ask because I noticed the banner.

 

Good start...keep it coming.

 

thanks, no i am not, my old roommate was a huge red sox fan.