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Dcocci · 07-11-2015, 09:57 PM

I've finally decided to start a build thread for my car. This is my first Z, and have loved it so far. The intention with my build is to start from scratch and mod as I go along. My end goal is to have a competitive Enthusiast class time attack car. I'll also provide some reviews of parts I've installed and tracked. All of the work will be done myself. I'm a Porsche technician and I have a kick *** shop at my disposal

I've had this car since Sept 2014, so I have to catch you guys up in the first few posts. Here goes...

Back story- I was in the car scene in New England since like 2001 or so, back when I was a 16 year old little bastard in my 95 Miata. I did a handful of track days and auto-x, and even some karting leauges however I was never really a "track guy" as I never really went regularly. In 09, and after a bunch of cars (02 WRX,86 mr2, 83 alfa spider, sr20 240sx, some ran, some didn't lol), I bought a mk5 GTi and left it bone stock as a commuter. Leaving it as a commuter pretty much put a stop to me being in the "scene", minus a couple Waterfest runs. I did that for about 5 years or so, then I moved to California in April 2014. Once I settled in, I was ready to become involved in the massive car scene here in Southern California. I made the decision that I wanted to build a car that I can regularly run in Time Attacks and HPDE's. I wanted to be a "track guy" and have a track car.
I decided I wanted something BONE STOCK that I could mod as I went along. I wanted to really feel the difference between mods and have fun with the whole journey. As my driving progresses, the car progresses.
Because of the weather out here, I didn't have to worry about a winter beater or an AWD car being a must. I love the EVO's and STi's, however I feel that they are a little overpriced. You're either paying too much for a beat down used car that was more than likely beat and modded, or you're overpaying for a new car. Either way I wasn't convinced. I looked for s13's and s14's as well, only to be disappointed in the selection. Either you're buying a non running shitbox for 1k, a beat drift missile with a welded diff and a "drift tax", or a completely done and modded car for 15k. Nope. After that I looked at the FRS/BRZ and the 350/370 z's. The FRS was ok, but my god was it slow. Then one day I was surfing the web and found a 2014 black 370Z base with 4k miles on it. The right color, the right condition, the right mileage. I was happy. I rushed over there the next day and drove it home. BOOM! Just like that I had my new track car project! It was September, and I was stoked I finally found my car!

My GTI was traded in. You can see it lurking in the backgound
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I'll be working on the car in this pictured shop
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I wasn't bummed about it being a base. I never really liked the rev-match, and I figured if I'm planning on modding it for the track then whats the difference? It was super clean and the mileage was LOW. Good enough for me!

07-11-2015, 09:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dcocci Base Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 215 Drives: 2014 370z black 6spd Rep Power: 11	Dcocci's Track car/Time Attack build I've finally decided to start a build thread for my car. This is my first Z, and have loved it so far. The intention with my build is to start from scratch and mod as I go along. My end goal is to have a competitive Enthusiast class time attack car. I'll also provide some reviews of parts I've installed and tracked. All of the work will be done myself. I'm a Porsche technician and I have a kick *** shop at my disposal I've had this car since Sept 2014, so I have to catch you guys up in the first few posts. Here goes... Back story- I was in the car scene in New England since like 2001 or so, back when I was a 16 year old little bastard in my 95 Miata. I did a handful of track days and auto-x, and even some karting leauges however I was never really a "track guy" as I never really went regularly. In 09, and after a bunch of cars (02 WRX,86 mr2, 83 alfa spider, sr20 240sx, some ran, some didn't lol), I bought a mk5 GTi and left it bone stock as a commuter. Leaving it as a commuter pretty much put a stop to me being in the "scene", minus a couple Waterfest runs. I did that for about 5 years or so, then I moved to California in April 2014. Once I settled in, I was ready to become involved in the massive car scene here in Southern California. I made the decision that I wanted to build a car that I can regularly run in Time Attacks and HPDE's. I wanted to be a "track guy" and have a track car. I decided I wanted something BONE STOCK that I could mod as I went along. I wanted to really feel the difference between mods and have fun with the whole journey. As my driving progresses, the car progresses. Because of the weather out here, I didn't have to worry about a winter beater or an AWD car being a must. I love the EVO's and STi's, however I feel that they are a little overpriced. You're either paying too much for a beat down used car that was more than likely beat and modded, or you're overpaying for a new car. Either way I wasn't convinced. I looked for s13's and s14's as well, only to be disappointed in the selection. Either you're buying a non running shitbox for 1k, a beat drift missile with a welded diff and a "drift tax", or a completely done and modded car for 15k. Nope. After that I looked at the FRS/BRZ and the 350/370 z's. The FRS was ok, but my god was it slow. Then one day I was surfing the web and found a 2014 black 370Z base with 4k miles on it. The right color, the right condition, the right mileage. I was happy. I rushed over there the next day and drove it home. BOOM! Just like that I had my new track car project! It was September, and I was stoked I finally found my car! My GTI was traded in. You can see it lurking in the backgound 015.jpg I'll be working on the car in this pictured shop 008.jpg I wasn't bummed about it being a base. I never really liked the rev-match, and I figured if I'm planning on modding it for the track then whats the difference? It was super clean and the mileage was LOW. Good enough for me! __________________ -08 Porsche Cayman S Last edited by Dcocci; 07-13-2015 at 09:39 AM.