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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 05:26 PM
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Default Finally! HREs, Stillen, Injen, JIC, Toyo, AP Racing...

I preordered last May and received my Z in November and it's been sitting in the garage awaiting it's rebirth in the hands of Paul at Avalon Racing ever since. Well last weekend was the big event and she's done (for the moment). Upgrades include JIC coilovers, Stillen Exhaust, Injen intake, AP Racing 6 piston brakes with Stop Tech lines front and rear with motul fluid, Stillen drilled and slotted rear discs, 19" HRE 445s, Toyo T1s, JIC rear camber arms, the Nismo body kit and an S2000 antennae. The car was lowered about 1 and 1/4 inches. Paul has the JIC front camber arms and Stillen sway bars on order and as soon as they arrive they will get slapped on too.

All I can say is that it has transformed the car. The brakes are incredible and the exhaust and intake really add low end grunt and the sound now has a lower toned burble that makes a every poke of the accelerator a blast....

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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 05:28 PM
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How the ride with that wheel size and JIC's ?
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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 05:33 PM
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looking good!!
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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 05:34 PM
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All I can say is, WOW!

Awesome looking, great job.

Can you make it Nazar's meet next week? I would love to see it in person.
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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 05:36 PM
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nice looking kit, sanderman!!!!!!!! where did you get it! J/K

how was fitment for the whole kit?

anyways, looking good!!!!!!!!!!! keep up the good work!!!!!!!!

also, more pix please!!!!!!!!!

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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 05:50 PM
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Originally posted by 350z4steve
How the ride with that wheel size and JIC's ?
A bit firmer than stock but liveable. And it sticks in the twisties like glue.

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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 05:56 PM
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Originally posted by john350Z
nice looking kit, sanderman!!!!!!!! where did you get it! J/K

how was fitment for the whole kit?

anyways, looking good!!!!!!!!!!! keep up the good work!!!!!!!!

also, more pix please!!!!!!!!!
Thanks again for the help on the kit, man. I'll post more pics when the sun comes out and I quit driving. I'vd had the thing since November and it only now hit 400 miles due to our long New England winter. Now that it's done and the snow's gone I can't stay out of it.

And I keep going out in the garage at night and just staring at it....

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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 06:14 PM
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I like it.......you wanna swap z for z
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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 07:02 PM
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cool, I am NOT much of a body kit person, BUT EVERYBODY take note, IF, IF you want a body kit, look at this example for how to do it right!!! if everyone did it that way, body kits would never get a bad name.

btw, nice wheels, If I went HRE, those are the wheels I would have got, looks great!!
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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 07:20 PM
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The more I look at it, it seems like that Nismo kit was made for the Daytona Blue.

Every blue one I've seen with this kit looks awesome.

For some reason, I don't get as wowed when I see it on other colors. For some reason, to me chrome silver looks better in stock form with some nice wheels. Just my opinion.
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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 08:33 PM
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good god that is nice!
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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 09:03 PM
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Wow! Very sweet!!
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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 09:25 PM
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Originally posted by vics350
The more I look at it, it seems like that Nismo kit was made for the Daytona Blue.

Every blue one I've seen with this kit looks awesome.

For some reason, I don't get as wowed when I see it on other colors. For some reason, to me chrome silver looks better in stock form with some nice wheels. Just my opinion.
I agree, comparing these pic and Skidazzles pics to the NISMO silver Z, that we see so much, there is no doubt, it looks better on blue.
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Old Apr 21, 2003 | 05:42 AM
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Sanderman,
Talk about done right......... Look at that thing...WOW!
Nice Job!
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Old Apr 21, 2003 | 06:31 AM
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That car is part of a Limited Edition series we are building. The cars will be ssold through a Nissan dealer here in the Northeast and fully warranted.

Joe's car is ARZ #2. Number 3 is at the dealer and I own ARZ #1. There will be a full feature on the cars in an upcoming magazine feature and cover.

Call us or Team Nissan Nissan @ 603-644-8326 for details.

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Thumbs up Car looks Awesome!!

Wish my car can look like that!!
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KJ-350 posting the "Oh" face. Priceless.
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Originally posted by rodH
cool, I am NOT much of a body kit person, BUT EVERYBODY take note, IF, IF you want a body kit, look at this example for how to do it right!!! if everyone did it that way, body kits would never get a bad name.

btw, nice wheels, If I went HRE, those are the wheels I would have got, looks great!!
I'm thinking of just putting on the front bumper and sideskirts... I dunno about that wing, I feel that it ruins the most beautiful part of the car, it's rear..
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Old Apr 21, 2003 | 06:06 PM
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Originally posted by z461
I'm thinking of just putting on the front bumper and sideskirts... I dunno about that wing, I feel that it ruins the most beautiful part of the car, it's rear..
Funny thing is, the wing is what I had the greatest doubts about too. I see too many boy racer ricer wings and it worried me that the car would look over the top - but....

...the more I look at it, the more I like it. I think it's the way it mirrors the shape of the tail lights. And when the rest of the kit is on the car I think it would look a bit unbalanced without it. I bought the kit for the nose, but the more I look at it, the more I like the rocker panels and the wing even more.

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