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Old 07-21-2009, 09:49 AM
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nice shariff... if you sell off the parts - ebay?
would be interested in quite a few things. god knows there are
a few wrecked 370s that could use that interior.
Old 07-21-2009, 10:19 AM
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Great work FP. Looking foward to the results.
Old 07-21-2009, 11:15 AM
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WOW CANT WAIT
Old 07-21-2009, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Ryan@Forged
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.
Exactly. The idea is shed as much weight as humanly possible, knowing that about 100-130lbs is going to immediately go back in between the cage and safety gear.
Old 07-21-2009, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Sharif@Forged
Exactly. The idea is shed as much weight as humanly possible, knowing that about 100-130lbs is going to immediately go back in between the cage and safety gear.
For maximum weight savings just teach Sandy to race the car.
Old 07-21-2009, 04:00 PM
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can't wait for the results, i'm in.
Old 07-21-2009, 04:19 PM
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Subscribing, I look forward to seeing where you go with this. I am very interested in keeping my car N/A and have been waiting for this kind of testing
Old 07-21-2009, 04:23 PM
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Old 07-21-2009, 06:30 PM
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nice nice in for the project.
Old 07-21-2009, 06:37 PM
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What are your plans for the exterior?
Old 07-21-2009, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by rromero
What are your plans for the exterior?
We are brainstorming the exterior right now. We're going to fabricate our own splitter, and rear difusers. A rather large rear wing will be added to the deck.

And of course, we need to come with a graphics scheme.
Old 07-21-2009, 06:45 PM
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Dashboard, steering wheel, and AC/useless engine stuff is coming out tomorrow.
Old 07-21-2009, 06:47 PM
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Nice!! Will you be mass producing those exterior parts for sale?
Old 07-21-2009, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by rromero
Nice!! Will you be mass producing those exterior parts for sale?
To be honest, probably not. Many of the parts will be custom fitted to the race car, and won't be bolt-on for a stock car. For instance, but completed removing the rear muffler, we can create a very nice underbody difuser. This is thing that would not bolt onto a normal 370Z with a traditional rear section exhaust.

But as the project progresses, we'll look at offering any bolt on parts for sale.
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Damn good work guys.
Old 07-22-2009, 08:09 AM
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Ok I am drooling at work

Good luck with it, I am subscribed
I am intrigued to see how you are going to get 350whp...
I see myself ordering some stuff once you hit that mark
Old 07-22-2009, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Datona Jess
Ok I am drooling at work

Good luck with it, I am subscribed
I am intrigued to see how you are going to get 350whp...
I see myself ordering some stuff once you hit that mark
I don't think 350 will be all that hard. Baseline was 267whp. So you figure after you do the basics, intake, exhaust, midpipe, headers, etc We should be able to pick up a pretty solid amount. We can still play with the head/cams a bit too. If we still are not at 350 after that we may have to get a little creative
Old 07-22-2009, 11:21 AM
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Sweet! Thanks for giving the community a bird's eye view of a dream-build.
Old 07-22-2009, 12:56 PM
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subscribed!
Old 07-23-2009, 07:04 AM
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Made quite a bit more progress, and the pile is getting bigger.







We're about to pull off the interior crash bar, and pull out the heater core/blower, and all the other uneeded items from under there. THere is a quite a bit of weight locked up under the dashboard.


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