A First-time Owner of a Z33
04-25-2013, 07:48 PM
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A First-time Owner of a Z33
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My wife and I bought an '8 Enthusiast Coupe five days ago. It's a Carbon Silver with black interior and manual transmission. The car came with a rather fancy Kenwood double-DIN head unit with GPS navigation.
As with my other vehicles, the Z was "modified" right away along with overdue thorough cleaning of interior and exterior. First wave was to remove engine beauty cover and spare tire, then the clutch-starter interlock switch was bypassed. If the car had come with OnStar, satellite radio, or DRL, I would have attempted to bypass or disable them.
Over the next few days after the purchase, HomeLink was programmed, a few interior things adjusted/calibrated to our liking, WaterWetter was added, Hotchkis anti-sway bars were acquired (not installed yet), and 15% window tint was installed. I was tempted by a used set of double-adjustable Koni dampers valved by TC Kline for a little over half the price when new; seller claimed under 100 miles of driving. I also came across two GTSpec braces for sale; supposedly near new, never installed 4-point mid and front braces.
For next week (Friday), paint correction and custom clear bra installation is scheduled. Julius Poa will perform the duties; he has also done the same to some of my other cars.
Right now, I'm considering getting a set of 19x10 Nismo LMZ5 (surprisingly inexpensive) to replace the stock 18" wheels which likely will be for sale soon. As with my other cars, the Z is also getting a set of "fashion" wheels. We haven't picked a wheel, but I've been scouring the internet looking for an affordable set.
Pictures are below. First three were taken before window tint; the rest were after. Hope to learn more from this forum !
Safe in the garage for the moment.
My wife and I bought an '8 Enthusiast Coupe five days ago. It's a Carbon Silver with black interior and manual transmission. The car came with a rather fancy Kenwood double-DIN head unit with GPS navigation.
As with my other vehicles, the Z was "modified" right away along with overdue thorough cleaning of interior and exterior. First wave was to remove engine beauty cover and spare tire, then the clutch-starter interlock switch was bypassed. If the car had come with OnStar, satellite radio, or DRL, I would have attempted to bypass or disable them.
Over the next few days after the purchase, HomeLink was programmed, a few interior things adjusted/calibrated to our liking, WaterWetter was added, Hotchkis anti-sway bars were acquired (not installed yet), and 15% window tint was installed. I was tempted by a used set of double-adjustable Koni dampers valved by TC Kline for a little over half the price when new; seller claimed under 100 miles of driving. I also came across two GTSpec braces for sale; supposedly near new, never installed 4-point mid and front braces.
For next week (Friday), paint correction and custom clear bra installation is scheduled. Julius Poa will perform the duties; he has also done the same to some of my other cars.
Right now, I'm considering getting a set of 19x10 Nismo LMZ5 (surprisingly inexpensive) to replace the stock 18" wheels which likely will be for sale soon. As with my other cars, the Z is also getting a set of "fashion" wheels. We haven't picked a wheel, but I've been scouring the internet looking for an affordable set.
Pictures are below. First three were taken before window tint; the rest were after. Hope to learn more from this forum !
Safe in the garage for the moment.
04-26-2013, 10:32 AM
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The FC's are not mine; they are owned by a buddy of mine. The red coupe is going in the direction of a race car; it has a few mods (Turbo 2 brakes, Turbo 2 wheels, Turbo 2 torsen diff, BC Racing coilover, welded sunroof, and half-stripped interior). The white convertible is for parts; a few things including hood will be going to the coupe.
04-26-2013, 10:35 AM
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The FC's are not mine; they are owned by a buddy of mine. The red coupe is going in the direction of a race car; it has a few mods (Turbo 2 brakes, Turbo 2 wheels, Turbo 2 torsen diff, BC Racing coilover, welded sunroof, and half-stripped interior). The white convertible is for parts; a few things including hood will be going to the coupe.
Congrats on your HR Z man!
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04-26-2013, 10:45 AM
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Yep, people do still play with FC's. He's teased a lot about the rotary engine among our auto-enthusiast friends; something about torque.
Thanks for warm welcome !
Thanks for warm welcome !
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