Forged Performance: Project 370Z Race Car Build!!
07-21-2009, 04:55 AM
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Seriously? Sharif you guys are insane. I really hope Nissan recognizes your shop's effort and backs you guys up with some support.
Hopefully I can check it out when I go back for New Years. Good luck man!!
Hopefully I can check it out when I go back for New Years. Good luck man!!
07-21-2009, 06:19 AM
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Everything that has been removed from the car is for sale 
Just PM me or Sharif and we can give you pricing. Look for a huge partout thread as well.
Yes, in due time
We have not put her back on the scales quite yet. We hope to do this very soon. We just did our baseline and were very pleased with the results. The 370 has proved to be much stronger than the 350 when comparing baseline runs. We are learning more about this car everyday.
Just PM me or Sharif and we can give you pricing. Look for a huge partout thread as well.We have not put her back on the scales quite yet. We hope to do this very soon. We just did our baseline and were very pleased with the results. The 370 has proved to be much stronger than the 350 when comparing baseline runs. We are learning more about this car everyday.
07-21-2009, 06:25 AM
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i'm guessing an oil cooler is in your future... are you going to just go with the stillen one or cook up something of your own? 350 whp doesn't seem too far of a stretch, good luck and can't wait to see how this turns out!
07-21-2009, 06:55 AM
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Alright, we have updates! Our first stage of this project was to remove the basic interior out of the car. This included carpet, seats, pillar covers, etc etc. We were quite pleased with the amount of weight we were able to remove from the car with very little effort. We were able to remove over 300 pounds of just interior pieces. Our current weight is 3009 which is down from 3323, a 314 pound difference!
We are about to start moving forward with our second stage of this project which will include more in depth weight reduction. This is where it starts getting a little bit harder to get significant weight off. We will be removing sound deadening, AC, door crash beams, etc. Keep in mind the car is still bone stock, so we havn't even installed new exhaust, suspension, and other aftermarket parts which will drop a nice bit of weight out of the car. Stay tuned to our progress! Here are a few more pictures
Lots of sound deadening to remove
Down to 3009 pounds (314 pounds less than stock)
We are about to start moving forward with our second stage of this project which will include more in depth weight reduction. This is where it starts getting a little bit harder to get significant weight off. We will be removing sound deadening, AC, door crash beams, etc. Keep in mind the car is still bone stock, so we havn't even installed new exhaust, suspension, and other aftermarket parts which will drop a nice bit of weight out of the car. Stay tuned to our progress! Here are a few more pictures
Lots of sound deadening to remove
Down to 3009 pounds (314 pounds less than stock)
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07-21-2009, 07:58 AM
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Hey Ryan did you change the host location for the pictures? I can't see them at work now (several online storage sites are blocked) but I can see Sharif's pictures. Can you possibly use the same host as Sharif?
Only so i can slack off more at work
Only so i can slack off more at work
07-21-2009, 09:12 AM
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Yes, but keep in mind the 350z also had a full roll cage. This 370 should still be noticeably lighter, but the cage will add a nice bit of weight.
