2009 Desert Shadow 370z
This is my 370z which is one very very improbable find.
It's a 2009, one of the first 370z's, with 15.000km on the clock (9500 miles).
The story is odd. The first owner was a german guy with loads of cash who bought the car and stored it in a garage in Croatia, so that when he comes to the coast for summer, he has a summer car there. Other than his driving at the coast, the car sat in a garage.
The owner died, so his daughter inherited the car. She sold it to a young guy in Germany who had the car for 10 days before losing his license due to speeding. So best course of action for him was to sell it. And that's how I got it.
So...the car has every item that was available back then (no camera). I'm not sure there was anything else available in 2009.
Condition of the car is absolute mint. Smells like new, still has original tyres on. Disc brakes are original, pads original, everything as it left the factory.
My intention is to keep the car for a long time....and only modify it a tiny little bit. So far I did just a few things (thanks to this forum DIYs!): I added a "drift switch" and I colored the fangs and the rear diffusor. Yes, I also changed the oil and the oil filter. Brake fluid is OK, antifreeze also OK.
Next on the list is to have a look at the galley gasket, I'd really like that peace of mind. Also, I was thinking of pulling out the fuel pump and simply adding an epoxy or something else over those prongs to make them stronger so that they don't break. Any other ideas perhaps?
Thanks for your comments and tips.
Edit: this part below is regularly updated as time progresses and the car gets minor upgrades.
(Regular service not included in the list, i do it yearly anyway, as I do ~3000 miles per year.)
Every year during the winter while the car is stored in the garage, I replace the oil and the oil filter. I also wash the K/N air filters that are reusable.
Oil
Stock Oil filter
Mobil 1 ESP 5W30 oil
CAR CHECKLIST:
2021
1. Switch installed for turning off VDC June 2021
2. Clutch slave cylinder - changed July 2021
3. Clutch master cylinder - changed July 2021
4. Steering wheel fuse pulled out July 2021
5. Galley/gallery gaskets changed for newer November 2021
6. Clutch pedal spring removed November 2021
7. Rear hatch weight removed November 2021
2022
$. Sava UHP2 low grip tyres to practice handling
8. Whiteline rear anti-roll bar installed April 2022
9. Invidia Gemini V2 catback exhaust installed April 2022
10. K&N air filters installed June 2022
11. Cabin air filter installed July 2022
12. OS Giken LSD installed July 2022
13. Eibach Pro Lowering Kit (-20mm/-25mm) installed September 2022
14. Eibach Spacers 20mm (all around) installed October 2022
15. Z1 Setrab Oil Cooler+thermostat + RSP Oil Pressure Gauge, installed February 2023
2023
16. GK Tech differential brace, installed March 2023
17. Spacershop steering wheel spacer, installed April 2023
18. Switch for enabling gas/brake pedal combo
19. Braided steel brake lines - installed May 2023
20. EBC Bluestuff - installed May 2023
21. RBF Motul 600 - installed May 2023 (planned change every 2 years)
22. Steering angle spacers + new tie rods - installed May 2023
23. Adjustable rear camber arms - October 2023
24. Adjustable rear toe arms - October 2023
2024
25. Steering fluid cooler upgraded Mishimoto and new servo oil LiquiMoly - January 2024
26. Final drive swap 3.69 -> 4.08 (Sent for installation to Hardeman Motorsport NL), new oil (80w250 OSG) - February 2024
27. Goodyear Eagle F1 Assym.6 245/40/19 and 275/35/19 - April 2024
28. New transmission oil - Mannol 75w85 - April 2024
29. Rear wiper arm removed - July 2024
30. KW V3 coilovers - installed August 2024
31. DBA T3 5000 rotors - installed October 2024
32. EBC RP1 pads (front+rear) - installed October 2024
33. Whiteline front anti roll bar - installed October 2024
Upgrade list:
Engine:
Setrab oil cooler
Servo oil cooler
K&N drop in filters
Nvidia Gemini V2 catback
Drivetrain:
OS Giken LSD
4.08 FD
GKTech diff brace
Suspension:
Toe arms Silverproject
Camber arms Silverproject
KW V3 coilovers
GKTech steering spacers
GKTech tie rods
Eibach 20mm spacers front+back
Brakes:
DBA T3 5000 rotors
EBC RP-1 pads front+back
Braided steel brake lines
Motul RBF600
Wishlist:
1. Fuel pump upgrade
2. Fuel starvation kit
3. FUCA
Last edited by filip00; 10-13-2024 at 02:26 PM.
Reason: updating stuff
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