I ended my Independence Day Weekend in Vegas this year with a small road trip to Mossy Escondido in Northern San Diego to pick up my Z. It was a 2008 Silver Alloy Base with 43k mileage, one local previous owner, clean Carfax, and Nissan CPO (Certified Pre-Owned). To get it to CPO status they did all maintenance necessary (including a brand new cd009 transmission) less than a month before I picked it up.

Here's the 1st picture I took after leaving the dealership:



Needless to say I fell in love.

Since July I have done minor mods to keep myself occupied while saving up for quality suspension components and coils:

-K&N drop-in filters
-Aspec aluminum shift ****
-Shorty antennae

-3M Matte Black roof vinyl


-'Custom' single-exit exhaust (got plenty of flame for this, will be replacing with a true mandrel-bent Y-pipe back unit eventually)




-Bumper tuck


-GTSpec rear lower tie brace (Thanks Nismonian)


-3M brushed black metallic interior trim vinyl and rear fender roll (thanks John)





-K23 paint-matched rear wiper delete (thanks Mike)

(don't mind the shadow, took these pics ~10am)



-Front bumper grille delete



-JDM clear corner reflectors


-Z1 silicone post-MAF hoses


-Hayden PS Cooler (will be modified/moved when I install an oil cooler)




-I also had the good fortune of purchasing SBC Enkei RPF1's (18x10.5 +15 square) wrapped in Sumitomo HTRIII's (275/35 f and 275/40 r) held to my Z with Silver Project Kics R40 open-ended lugs (thanks to Matt)


Over the past couple months I've hunted for quality suspension parts and gathered these gems:

-SPL TITANIUM rear camber links


-SPL TITANIUM rear toe links and SPL eccentric lockout kit (thanks Kushtech)


-SPL V1 front upper control arms (thanks Jason)


And finally, the Stance Pro Comp 2-way adjustable coil system (thanks Adam @ RCA)


With the 4-8 week lead time after completing payment the beginning of this month, I am currently waiting for this system to arrive in January so that I can install everything and get a proper alignment. Hopefully I will upgrade to Motons or Ohlins down the road.

And this is how my Z sits today


My goal for my Z is what many enthusiasts want... A semi-built NA car that can handle itself well on a track, plain and simple.

I hope to keep this thread updated as much as possible, thanks for looking.

-Peter

 

Looks good, bro.

 

Front arms are beaut.

 

Good progress. Looking good fellow silver alloy brotha

 

Thanks guys, I appreciate it!

Right?!

 

Going in the right direction!!!

 

Damn. Nice to see fresh new builds like these.

Keep it up.

 

Clean build and nice parts! Although I am a fan of the front grill

 

looks good keep up the hard work

 

Gracias amigos. This forum has been a blessing and is f*cking hilarious at times

Can't wait for my coils to arrive so I can install all of my quality SPL goodies

 

nice parts, good luck with the build

 

SPL ftw!

Off to a great start dude

 

motons or ohlins? damn, ballaa!!
keep up the good work Peter.
you know you got my garage whenever you need lol

 

Looking good Peter! Going to subscribe for future updates.

By the way, that's a nice wiper delete you have there

 

Awesome job, very impressed with the attention to detail.

I love the way the single exhaust looks with the bumper tuck! Keep up the good work, the car should look and ride much better with all those new suspension pieces.

 

Great looking Z; you are doing some very nice work with it, congrats!

 

Thank you both!

Always been a fan of SPL, glad I could find their quality parts for a great price for my Z.

Can't. Wait. For. Coils. Matt.

Thanks Mike, nothing compared to your beautiful build but I appreciate the compliment nonetheless.

Thanks I love the exhaust as well especially the sound and the tuck along with the GTSpec brace complement it well imho, but I will get a true mandrel-bent pipe eventually and keep it the natural ss finish.


I apologize for these long quoted responses, but honestly this forum has been crucial in many ways with my progress so I'll take time to reply to anyone I can.


Currently waiting for the coils and fighting my mod bug... Christmas gifts for friends and family have drained most of my disposable income, I'm sure many can relate

The next major update will be when my coils come in January

 

Currently waiting for the coils and fighting my mod bug... Christmas gifts for friends and family have drained most of my disposable income, I'm sure many can relate

The next major update will be when my coils come in January [/QUOTE]

i know this one my self lol

 

pyshin, how does that HR exhaust sound under some good accel?

 

The struggle is real.

Amazing, but incredibly loud under WOT. The Spintech low-profile chambered muffler is a little farther back than where the stock resonator would be, and that along with stock cats are the only things taming the sound. I've gotten compliments from people who have heard it in person, but I will be purchasing a Motordyne XYZ with resonator down the road the replace the stock HR Y-pipe, their HQ is an hour away from where I live.