Chadbee@Forged

Most of you know I purchased a 2004 Track Edition 350Z back in 2007. I owned this car for a little over a year and added some small modifications here and there to enhance the appearance and give it a little more power. After switching wheels a few times, a mild drop with some springs and full bolt-on's I just became tired of the car. It was painfully slow in a straight line compared to my previous car(410whp SRT4 Neon) and I just could not afford forced induction for the Z at that time. I ended up selling the car to another enthusiast that lived on the westside of Atlanta. As the years passed I went through a few more cars but I always missed my Z.....

A few weeks ago I attended ZdayZ at The Tail of the Dragon. I was there in the Forged Performance Nissan 370Z and driving that car on that road really brought my love for the Z cars back in full force. Within a few days of being back in Atlanta I was on the search for another Z of my own. This became something that was not going to be easy....I am very picky when it comes to my cars. I wanted a 350Z that came with a factory limited slip, so no base models. I wanted a 6 speed car that had never been modified or been in any accidents. I wanted a car under 50K miles in white, silver or red. I'm not easy to please. After searching for a few weeks and looking at two different local cars that matched my requirements but just weren't as clean as I wanted I widened my search.

Last week I found a 2004 Silverstone Touring Edition with only 32k miles that looked to be in immaculate condition. The car was a one owner vehicle that had every oil change done at the dealership according the Car Fox report and was traded in for a new Challenger about a month ago. After talking to the dealership and working out a deal I made the three hour drive to south Georgia to purchase the car. Besides on very minor ding on the fender and the the holes in the front bumper from the stupid front plate holder the car was perfect. I was more than happy to take this baby back home with me!

Plans are simple but very effective: high end motorsports grade coilovers, big brake kits, light wheels/sticky tires, full bolt-on's, two very nice race seats, harnesses and drive the hell out of it. I'm really looking forward to participating in many more mountain cruises and HPDE track events in the future. Mod's will start coming quickly so please keep your eyes open for updates here.

Quick, easy shots with no strobes just to show the car in its current condition....I didn't even wash it! I will do a real shoot once I get some mods:

abarclay

iTrader: (41)

Congrats Chad!

Def in for the future mods & pics

r_seng

iTrader: (9)

Great shots, simple and clean z.

kacz07

iTrader: (15)

Clean.

Chadbee@Forged

Thanks! It is going to feel god to being able to do some really awesome stuff to this Z that I wasn't able to do to my red track edition
Thank you. The pics were just quick snaps at a local industrial park and simple edits but they aren't too bad.

The car is pretty clean over all but I got to get that front plate holder gone, the holes fixed, new antenna and a few other small things done ASAP.

KingBaby

iTrader: (3)

hopefully the love last alittle longer...

Chadbee@Forged

I'm a different type of person that I was back in 2007. I was more of a drag racer/fast street car guy then. I no longer street race and rarely go to the drag strip but I spend a lot of time around circuit tracks(was at VIR yesterday) and doing cruises with friends in the mountains. I think I will enjoy this Z a lot more than I did my 1st one.

pss350z

iTrader: (6)

What do you shoot with? Lens too? great pics!

Chadbee@Forged

Thank you. These are just quick shots though lol Nikon D700 + Nikon 70-200 f2.8 VRII. For the full interior shot I used my Nikon 18-35 f3.5-4.5 wide angle.

pss350z

iTrader: (6)

Is the the full frame that much better? I've been wanting to upgrade to the d7000 but d700 would be soo nice i can only imagine.....

Chadbee@Forged

YES! Massive difference, and I own a D7000 too.

I will be selling my D700 in the next couple months to buy a D800(for the full frame video)....so PM me with your contact info and I will let you know when mine goes up for sale.

Johnnyone

iTrader: (4)

I know u said u wanted some light wheels with sticky tires but what r u thinking?

ImWeeZzel

iTrader: (27)

congrats br0

Chadbee@Forged

Alex@Forged said he would sell me his TE37/RE11 set-up for a good deal. If that doesn't happen most likely 19" RE30/RE11 or a 18" RPF1/PSS combo.

Chebosto

iTrader: (43)

whoa. stock Z. kinda forgot how beautiful a naked Z can be

taryon

Congrats! Looks very clean

BoomerZ33

iTrader: (23)

nice shots. good luck with it man.

Chadbee@Forged

I know right lol everybody at the shop was like "whoaaaa a mint OEM Z!!" haha we haven't seen one like this up close in awhile.

Updates coming today

JDSMotoring

iTrader: (15)

congrats on the new Z. in for more pics and updates.

MeinVinyl

iTrader: (3)

That's a very clean Z. Good luck and happy modding.