first of all i would like to give my left nut and many thanks to louie (eagletanggreen) for the amazing hookup on the motor/fcon/defi's/evc/ etc. without your patience this car would not be what it is today. thanks to minus500 for the 60-1 swap, joel seidel (my best friend and helped with the build) ryan (eltness350) for the help, jason (deyj) for the moral support lol, chris @ sp for the triple pump, and all the support, shariff @ forged for the support, and louie for the volks and track z (:cheersand if i forgot anybody im sorry, but ill get to you.

oh yea, and rmedix..because im sure everybody that f/i'd there own motor has made more than a dozen visits to your diy. so thank you too sir!

heres the rundown on my car..bought in 12/05. started out as bolt on, then tn single, then greddy tt..sold everything and pretty much started from scratch as of 11/07. since then it has been a nonstop quest buying parts, researching, breaking ****, pulling all nighters before and after my classes/work/girls.

i've honestly never been so pissed at an inanimate object..but also never been in such love with it either..i guess theres a different feeling associated when you tear apart and rebuild your car in your own garage (or cuz im too broke to pay for labor charges lol) i dont want to sit around and figure out how much i spent because i would be dramatized lol, but around 15k give or take.

this build..no wait let me rephrase..this car has been such a turning point in my life, not only for the good times, but mostly for the people i've met through this car (such as joel). it has taught me responsibility in a sensse (and after a few close encounters too lol), and also taught me how to spend money like water haha.

**chicagoz.com crew-
i've met a great deal of you guys lately, especially on the chicago z forums, including jason, neil, keith, larry, danny, diamond bob, jeremy, vlad, thom and im sure theres more, and you guys are great. i look forward to many other meets and shows together.**

honestly, if i could do it all over again..i would in a heartbeat because as much pain, sweat, anger, frustration, and blood that has been poured over this car..it has brought me so much happiness and gratitude...until something goes wrong during my tune lol. FML


onto the pics (cant find alot of the ones we took, ill post them up if i find them lol

front before the build


rear


my interfooler. just needed to fill the gap (before my new front and 08 headlights)


random shot


on my old stock rims..did what i could with what i could lol..stock offsets ftl


my z, dad's zo6


interior before the build


motor when i picked it up


after some work


motor and tranny out


doing the clutch pivot ball and throwout bearing


spec flywheel


spec twindisk


350evo race shortshifter (1 piece!)


yum yum


quickshot


new amuse sideskirts


new transmission


jethot coated greddy manifold


rear coolant bypass


custom fuel setup, kinetix manifold (wanna see what kinda power this makes!)


motor mockup


SHIFT_aww shitt i grinded


twin 60-1's



empty bay powered by hopes and dreams...kinda like a honda


ihatewiring


WIN


tightening something lol


old harness..no pic of the revup harness


working on medusa aka triple fuel pump


more work on medusa


biggest pain in the *** ever..stupid feed line banjo bolt. snapped this..ordered one for $50 total after shipping..never got it. snapped another. then i bought 2 for $65 from a guy on g35driver.com..turned out i read it wrong and got the return banjos. called forged and sandy sent me their upgrade kit...still needed the damn banjo bolts..so i just converted to fittings from ace hardware lol. plumbing aisle ftmfgdw




chris, you should be proud lol


rear prior to the 3.3 vlsd and nismo finned diff cover. AAM 3"


breaktime lol


after some playing..got it all situated


as it sits now..


08 headlights.. fresh baked!


angry eyes? transformer?



everything is going on this week (front end, new front bumper, etc) interior is pretty much done (knock amp, fcon navigator, gizmo shiftlight, defi's, led conversion, aem wideband, and very soon, the brides!)

pic of my toys..the z is pretty much done after the tune.. gotta do something to the g lol. anybody selling a vortech hahaha

 

Nice title... Looks like a great project, in for the dyno numbers and pic and vids of your new toy on the streets .

 

Nice work.. Wish i could do that...

 

cant wait to see this project finished and see how it runs and what numbers it makes, looks great so far

 

very nice

 

Noice!!! GL!!

 

Noice!!! GL!!

 

mod list?

 

Cool....

 

Sounds like fun!!! .... did you do the headlights yourself also????

 

huh... you're ambitious and talented. dangerous combo. looks like a winner.
in for a cleaned up, complete engine bay shot.

glgl

 

damn, that is one great looking build. keeps the pics coming and maybe a vid when it gets out on the road.

 

freakin sweet setup man!

 

Good Luck Man. Thanks for the props.
Looking forward to some positive results.

 

teh win for DIY!

 

So true, wish I could do it myself as well. Would feel much better at the end of the build.

 

thanks alot guys. to answer the questions above, headlights were done by myself. modlist will be up soon, its actually on my work computer so ill just send it to my email and post it here lol. more pics coming soon!

 

ahhh d it looks great homie!! its gonna get there even if i gotta lose my knuckles yet again! lmao!

 

tell your dad he needs to put some dry wall up in his garage.

 

Why are you always flexing...relax...we know you have 3% body fat.

Looks good man..you have some serious ***** and/or lots of time on your hands to tackle this on jack stands.