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Old May 17, 2011 | 04:06 PM
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Hey Everyone,

My name's Jody (I'm a dude), and I remember wanting a 280z or a 300z when I was in high school and then I wanted a 350z when they came out... but I couldn't afford Z so I always drove little front wheel drive cars.

My first car was a little Celica




And then I got an RSX




And then after years of going to school and working my *** off I finally got my Z (5/16/11)

2005 350Z. I really wanted a stock Z so I could work on it myself. But this one came with a list of mods at a good price.
- Nismo LM GT4
- Greddy Damper Kit
- Greddy Catback Exhaust
- Fujita SRI
- Adjustable Camber Kit
- Random Carbon Fiber accents
etc.

After I test drove it I noticed a burning smell and the sales man swore it was the brakes (typical sales man making excuses)... anyway, after I purchased it I took it home and had my dad drive it to see if he noticed anything. He said the clutch felt pretty worn out. So I took it back today (5/17/11) and the garage manager confirmed that the clutch was in bad shape, but since I just bought it they agreed to install a new clutch

Here are some pics I took with my cell phone yesterday when I brought her home






There's a lot I want to do to this car, but I'll probably leave it as is for a little while
I definitely want to stance it. I'm so use to my RSX that my wheels seem hellasunk to me.


I'll take better pics when I pick her up from the shop tomorrow








I can't wait to learn more about this car and meeting all you other car enthusiasts

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Old May 17, 2011 | 04:09 PM
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Welcome and congrats on the Z. However, I don't think you have a 35th Anniversary model. You have the standard brakes and the 35th should have Brembo brakes.
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Old May 17, 2011 | 04:10 PM
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Congratulations. Car looks great.

Edit: +1, unless the previous owner swapped out the Brembos, it doesn't appear to be the Anniversary edition.

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Old May 17, 2011 | 04:14 PM
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Thanks for the welcome

I honestly don't know the difference. The ad said "35th Anniversary Edition" blah blah blah
I didn't know if it was or not. What else do they come with other than brembo brakes?
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Old May 17, 2011 | 04:30 PM
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Brembos are the biggest give away. Don't they come with 35th floor mats too?
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Old May 17, 2011 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by AdvanZ33
Brembos are the biggest give away. Don't they come with 35th floor mats too?
Ah gotcha, the interior is pretty naked
just all black and it looks like it was swapped in because there were gaps everywhere and i had to pop everything back in
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Old May 17, 2011 | 06:10 PM
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Congrats on your purchase,loving the wheels...
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Old May 17, 2011 | 07:34 PM
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Downgraded from an RSX to a Z?

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Old May 17, 2011 | 08:17 PM
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Welcome to the forum, nice cars
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Old May 17, 2011 | 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Sor
Downgraded from an RSX to a Z?

hahahaha^^^^

WElcome to the Z world.

Nice Z. In my opinion you need spacers for your wheels and updated tails. STAT.
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Old May 17, 2011 | 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by HK350 Z
Congrats on your purchase,loving the wheels...
thanks, the wheels aren't as wide as I'd like them to be and the offset kinda sucks but some spacers will fix it

Originally Posted by Sor
Downgraded from an RSX to a Z?

Lol! pretty much

Originally Posted by ImWeeZzel
Welcome to the forum, nice cars
Thanks

Originally Posted by NoQuestionZ
hahahaha^^^^

WElcome to the Z world.

Nice Z. In my opinion you need spacers for your wheels and updated tails. STAT.
Lol! I know, my wheels are hellasunk
It really does bother me, those are def on the top of my to do list
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Old May 17, 2011 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by ihartmyz33
My name's Jody (I'm a dude)
At first I was like , but then I was like . JK...welcome brotha!!
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Old May 17, 2011 | 09:49 PM
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Those are Nismo LMGT4's btw, not Rays

Grats
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Old May 17, 2011 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by calin
At first I was like , but then I was like . JK...welcome brotha!!
Lol, I've been on tons of different forums and unless I point that out everyone is like that... so now I point that out right away

Thanks man!

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Those are Nismo LMGT4's btw, not Rays

Grats
:faint: that's why I'm here so I can learn

thanks!
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Old May 17, 2011 | 10:35 PM
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Welcome and congrats!
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Old May 18, 2011 | 04:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Sor
Those are Nismo LMGT4's btw, not Rays

Grats
But Rays does manufacture the Nismo LMGT4's.
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Old May 18, 2011 | 05:02 AM
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Originally Posted by KornerCarver
But Rays does manufacture the Nismo LMGT4's.
Indeed, they very much are Rays
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Old May 18, 2011 | 05:14 AM
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You seem to gave good taste. Nice Z
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Old May 18, 2011 | 05:28 AM
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welcome! you should slap some gold rims on your Z just like you did your previous rides
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Nice cars! Congrats on the Z and welcome to the forum!
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