Hello all

I have been on the forums since February 2008 researching my new Z perchance. I bought my car in May 2008 and have been to 2 meets with it so far but have not posted any pictures on here yet, so I thought I would today.

Here are some details:

2004 Nissan 350Z
Track package
Daytona Blue
6 speed
Bought with 30,000km
now at 37,000km

Mods that came on the car already

-Clifford 2 way pager alarm
-Window tint (15% rear 35% front)
-Clear front reflectors
-Nismo lip on rear bumper

MAY 2008

What the car looked like when it bought it.





















The grit on the plenum was really bothering me so



3 hours later, after lots of cleaning and polishing

 

MOD PLANS:

Super white interior bulbs

Super white license plate bulbs

LED front parking light bulbs

Eibach lowering kit (1inch)

SPC camber kit

AEM cold air intake

06-08 style oem 5 spoke rims

Upgrade HID bulbs TO 6000K

Remove and re tint windows (18% front and 18% rear)

2 new rear tires, Falken 452s

Double din in dash screen (7inch style, DVD all that stuff)

Optima yellow top battery

Custom audio encloser in spare tire area

1 or 2 10inch subs

Infinity front and rear speakers

Infinity 4 channel amp

Infinity 2 channel amp

body kit

tint front reflectors

Exhaust

Aftermarket 20 inch rims

black housing headlights

led taillights

Ect ect who knows?


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JUNE/JULY 2008

then ... mods begin

Car trying to fly



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car taped up, "what is he doing?"




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I am a bit picky with my cars. I didn’t like seeing blue in the inner wheel wells when viewing the car from the side.. so

After pressure washing, lots of scrubbing and taping here is what I had:

Before.. Rear


Before ... front


After ... rear


after front ...


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I also wanted to freshen up the paint on the rotors because it was bothering me



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Did anyone notice the new shinny springs in there?

Eibach prokit (1 inch drop) installed
spc camber kit installed

Stock height was 2 fingers front, 3 rear.
Lowered height is 1 finger front, 1 rear

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2006 18 inch OEM rims and tires installed (thanks Mike "Risky_Business")

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And how she looks now







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AEM cold air intake installed





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And a final pic of me and the cops... See my License plate BDPD 911 -- BRING DA POLICE DEPATMENT 911....... HA HA HA

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AUGUST 2008

I was looking for some more sound than stock but didn’t want to spend a ton doing it. I have a few other plans for it and I would prefer to spread the money out among various mods not just audio, so this is what I came up with.

This is what I have done so far:
-installed front speakers
-installed rear speakers
-installed deck
-installed 100 sq feet of fat mat
-Installed all audio wiring

What still needs to be done in the spring:
-Build custom sub box
-installed sub
-install amps
-Build custom trim plate/false floor


this is what is going in



fat mat installed



rear speakers and wires installed











front speakers installed




deck installed



2nd glove box

 

APRIL 2009

i killed the the last 50% of the tread i had left on my tires last summer so i had to buy new new this spring. Ive had them a while just not had a chance to post.

old used ones, yes i had fun!!!



new ones
Falken 452s 245/45R18

 

I also bought a Optima yellow top battery to help with the audio system.

 

JUNE 2008

When I bought my car the windows were already tint, the fronts were around 35% and the rears 20%. But I didn’t find the front dark enough and they were tinted using a metalized or titanium style tint. This tint is a very good tint but had a greenish goldish look to it. I didn’t like way it looked against blue so I wanted to get it re tinted.

Here is what the old tint looked like.






After I removed the old tint.






After the new tint, 18% front, 18% rear. I was going to go with a 5% rear but the 350 is hard enough to back up as it is lol.

 

new window tint is done --- check

body kit is done -- check

tint front reflectors done -- check

PICS ---- CHECK

The kit is a:

-Veilside front lip molded to stock bumper
-ING type N sides
-ING type N rear


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IF ANYONE IS LOOKING FOR MORE INFO OR DETIALED PICS OF MY BODY KIT INSTALL VISIT MY BODY KIT INSTALL THREAD

https://my350z.com/forum/east-canada...many-pics.html


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more

 

a few more from the track

 

i am STILL working on the audio product but i will post on here once done.

Here is my mod plains for the car.

MOD PLANS:

Super white interior bulbs – last season ---DONE

Super white license plate bulbs – last season –DONE

LED front parking light bulbs – last season -- DONE

Eibach lowering kit (1inch) –last season -- DONE

SPC camber kit – last season -- DONE

AEM cold air intake – last season -- DONE

06-08 style oem 5 spoke rims – last season -- DONE

Upgrade HID bulbs TO 6000K -- last season -- DONE

Remove and re tint windows (18% front and 18% rear) -- this season -- DONE

2 new rear tires, Falken 452s -- this season -- DONE

Double din in dash screen (7inch style, DVD all that stuff) – last season -- DONE

Optima yellow top battery -- this season -- DONE

Custom audio encloser in spare tire area -- this season -- BOUGHT

1 or 2 10inch subs -- this season -- BOUGHT

Infinity front and rear speakers -- this season -- BOUGHT

Infinity 4 channel amp -- this season -- BOUGHT

Infinity 2 channel amp -- this season -- BOUGHT

body kit -- this season -- DONE --

tint front reflectors -- this season -- DONE --

Exhaust

Aftermarket 20 inch rims

black housing headlights

led taillights

Ect ect who knows?

 

wow good job the fatmat looks very clean and professional...how are the improvements?

 

i would suggest a tad bit more agressive front bumper, doesnt quite flow. otherwise very clean car keep it up!

 

^ agreed... Front bumper doesnt really work with the rest of the kit, but good progress so far!

 

Everyone knows, wheels before bodykit. When will people learn?!?

 

Before you do a new front...I think wheel spacers are a must if you're going to keep those stockers! They look great and I do love those wheels ... but with the kit they look more sunken in then usual!
But great great lookin' db!

 

agreed that the bumper is not as aggressive as the rest of the kit, but i don't like 90% of the kits out for the 350s, i don't think they flow enough. They dont use the natural lines of the car, i like the clean look. I would have went with nismo v1 or the style that just looks like a molded lip but i didn't want to go with fiber glass on the front. F/G chips way too easy, this way i only have a lip to worry about.

About the rims, they do need spacers they are in too far. I had 03-05 style rims before, i really like the 06 + one. I plan on buying aftermarket rims maybe next year but ive not found a set i like enough more than the oem ones to justify the cost. I dont really care for 80% of the rims i see on 350s, just not my taste. If i can find a good set of spaces for a good price i will do them, if not then i ll just use that money towards the rims in the future.

 

i've been dealing with statikperformance for my spacers and they gave me a great deal. I'd talk with Henry...mrwong@statik

He should be sending mine out tomorrow!

 

Great attention to detail. Great looking car. Some nice 19's with a good offset and some wide tires would compliment very nicely.

about the only thing I can say I would have done different is the dynomat... adds too much weight for me. the Z is heavy ehougy, but i bet it sounds good...

 

the Fatmat was around 50 pounds, i figure that mine is a track pack so i am still lighter than a grand touring model even with the extra weight. More audio will be going in soon though, tire is coming out but ill still probably be adding another 50 pounds or so. It should end up being around the same as a grand touring model or just a bit more by the time i am done. I am fine with it though, i would rather have a good sounding car. Power can wait a bit.