Brandon3434's 2007 350z Nismo #0277

Hello all,

I made this thread to track the progress of my z instead of making different threads here and there. I like to take a lot of pictures and I've been getting into photography a lot more, so chances are there will be a lot of pictures. I'll keep this thread updated with anything I do to my z, and maybe ***** out a few pics while I'm at it. Hope you all can learn a thing or two, enjoy!


I got my second z (Nismo) on August 22, 2010. I flew to Newport News, Virginia, then drove my new z home to Cincinnati, Ohio. Between driving my beautiful new car by the beach, to driving on the curvy roads in the mountains of West Virginia, I had a blast! (I even had a moment of immaturity and raced a 370z, and pulled him! Just made the trip even better!) My first z was an 06, which I loved. I decided to sell it because I didn't see the need for a "sporty" car at this point in my life. Well that all changed when I saw a sale add for my now current nismo. I called Mike (original owner) after seeing his add and told him I could fly to Virginia in a week and drive it home. When I saw it, I immediately fell in love. I actually was not a fan of the nismo body kit, but I can now say that I am changed! It is hands down the best looking z I have ever seen, I love the look of a Nismo Z. I actually bought the car with some stuff done to it, which I wasn't too excited about. After seeing it in person and getting to know Mike, I knew the z was in great hands before me, so I had nothing to worry about.

Now, I am making the z my own. I absolutely love every day of owning this. (Yes, even now as it is 10 degrees and ice/snow is everywhere haha.) I do all the work myself with the help of friends here and there, and it really makes it a fun, learning experience. So far I have worked a lot on suspension. I actually had a thread covering the new suspension parts I was working with, but accidentally deleted it thinking it was an old for sale add I had open. After owning it, I have added spacers, redone the suspension (almost every part), bought different tires due to previous size problems, long tube intakes, and have done some exterior work. Like I said, I am making it my own slowly, and I'm excited to see whats in the future for #0277! I have been able to track it a couple of times so far, and I love the way it handles and performs compared to my old z. The HR engine is much better in my opinion, and the nismo's handling compared to a regular z is honestly noticeable.


Hope you all enjoy! I'll try and play catch up with some of my posts in this thread covering what I have done so far...If anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask me!



-Brandon

 

These pics were taken by Javier Santiago, and a few at the bottom by Adam Olding...Click on the pictures to go to their Flickr account.

 

Amazing

 

beautiful Nismo

 

every mod goes perfectly with the car, i am truly jealous

 

is the colored reflection on the headlights natural reflections or was it just added in when photoshopping the pictures?
Just asking because ive seen that on many other pics or 350z's and when i take hi-res pics of my car theres no reflection like that

 

Love the stance of the car!

 

You might be looking at the - Blacked Out/Demon Eyes/LED Headlights mod

 

^^^

correct paint inside the housing gives off the rainbow effect..


Brandon nice thread! I hope more owners create nismo build threads even if there stock/mild/wild is always fun to read another owners experience...

MOAR!

 

 

Thanks! I agree King, its always good to see different tastes and experiences...I don't see much about Nismos on this site, so the more the better!

Also, yea in that pic, the orange/rainbow effect is on the headlights because of the demon eyes...

Calin, haha.

 

Great pics, great mods. Great car overall.

The only thing your missing is a nice lsd and 4.08s and thats just nitpicking.

 

^^^I couldn't agree more! I want to get a better lsd for sure, but I have decided with the gears...I may go TT sooner or later, so I'm not sure yet.

 

Within the next week or so, I'll finish reviewing my new suspension setup to help anyone who's thinking about going a similar route. I have everything done, but I'm waiting on front SPL a-arms to fix my front camber. I'll update the thread+lots of pics when I am completely done installing/adjusting everything. Like I said before, I accidentally deleted the Stance/Swift review thread I made that some of you may have saw.

 

perfect!

EDIT:

well this side of the website was very active during 07/08 lmao seeing nissan bamboolazed us with the nismo 370z...still got a bad taste in my mouth from that...

users like

Ataru074
Lakeside
s2k2nismo
TheShaddix

look up there threads lots of info and ideas...

 

wow....I just can't lower my Z that far, the utter fear of possible rubbing would kill me but that stance is sooo sexy

 

^^^Haha, thanks man...I'll explain more once I finish the suspension and everything but I only rub in the front due to camber, which will be fixed once I get the a arms...My suspension is pretty darn stiff tho, so I don't rub much as it is. It's all about camber at this point for me...

 

sexy indeed you won't rub if you don't go too agressive...
https://my350z.com/forum/wheels-and-...ei-rpf1-3.html

 

Those wheels and that stance perfect the car. It needs NOTHING else on the exterior.

 

my last post was for Ricky...

like said before your car is perfect...