My build..the good, the bad, and the downright awesome
04-30-2009, 12:13 AM
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My build..the good, the bad, and the downright awesome
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 (:cheers
and 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
and 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 hondaihatewiring
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
Last edited by bbs350z; 04-30-2009 at 12:15 AM.
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