After over a year of being a member on this site and almost a year of owning my Z, I figured I would start a journal. I have used the journals of others to find just what it is that I want to do to my car so I figured I'd share just what I've done with mine
I never imagined that I would have done as much to my car as I have. And I'm not done yet!
But are we ever really done?
I found my car online in Connecticut. I live in Indiana now but I used to live in CT so I recruited a friend to pick me up and bring me to the dealer.
Purchased 3/31/10
I was so excited that I really didn't give the car a good once over. Don't be like me.
I got about 50 miles away and stopped to buy lunch for my friend and saw this:
I called the dealer right away and emailed the picture but, long story short, I didn't get anywhere with them. They knew they'd never see me again so customer service wasn't high on their list.
I decided, after some schooling on here, that It was my fault for not checking the car properly before signing the papers. Lesson learned.
I fixed it myself with some touch up:
So, on with the good stuff.....
Here she is after getting her back to Indiana:
My first mod was Berk high flow cats. I ordered on 4/14/10. I got the cats on 4/21/10. I also ordered the CBE and wound up waiting until August for delivery. But in the end it was well worth it.
That demon bolt was a bitch though:
Why is it always the LAST *@#$& BOLT!?!
Second mod:
My dad had a 1970 240Z and told me all about the Fairlady Z so I had to put this on.
Nismo engine cover:
Some tape and red paint is all you need!
Cobb Post MAF Tubes:
My Berk CBE arrived August 2010:
Love the sound with this exhaust. Looks stock but with HFC's or TP's it's pretty loud under throttle. Nice and quiet at cruise.
I swapped out the Berk HFC's for resonated test pipes over the winter. There was very little change in the sound. Maybe a little louder under throttle but still quiet at highway speeds.
Here is my thread about my powder coated calipers:
Had my sport calipers powder coated by Mike
Then, right before I was to put the car away for the winter, my girlfriend backed into it.
I found a great body shop and it was fixed in about a week.
I did a little shopping over the winter. Nismo Springs and shocks along with Eibach sway bars and some H&R spacers.
Added a TWM Type R shift knob in satin finish and dyed my stitching blue.
I came up with a neat solution for making the shift boot fit better with this knob. If you remove the plastic ring that is zip tied to the boot and replace it with a section from the bottom of the thread area of a water bottle, you get a ring that is smaller and will still allow you to zip tie the boot in place. I'll try to post pics when I get back home next week.
Here is the thread about changing the stitching color:
Stitch dye? Anyone brave enough to try?
This is where I got the confidence to do the headlight mod:
DIY: Headlight LED's and blackout
I did not like the headlight blackout look but I did want to accent the inside of the housings so I just painted the rings and added the angel eye and landing strip mod.
I also added a switch panel inside of the center console to control the headlight LED's
I have done all of these mods myself. I love working on my car even if I am not 100% sure what I am doing. That how you learn!
That is what I have right now. I am planning on getting the GTM stage II supercharger when it is released later this month.
As far a other mods.... Well, you never know. If I see something that I like, I'll do it. Maybe some body mods next year.
Big thanks again to everyone on here for the ideas and support!!
