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02-26-13 Updated

Traded in Wife's Z for an Xterra for various reason main factor buying her a big *** house!

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Cleaned up first post again to reflect some changes. Purchased another 370z its progress can be tracked later in the thread. From the time we purchased our first 370 I was not happy with the power of the car to say the least. I purchased it for my wife so I opted to not get the M6 so she would be more comfortable driving it.

I started to do visual mods as I found time (and money). Spent almost two years also saving for a FI option. Long story short I decided to not go with FI on the 7AT. A deal came up from a member on the forum on a sweet 09 M6 that he had already installed a TT kit on. The rest is history!

May 2010 Wifes car purchased

Found the only picture of it stock lol
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June 2010 First mods commenced

Modified headlights, custom painted wheels, tinted tails, color matched handles, and clear bra.

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October 2010 Exhaust Upgrade

Berk HFC's and GT Haus Meisterschaft CBE

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During this time I was shopping for body kits/working on a custom fender with UAM and their partners.

December 2010 Second round of mods

Ordered CF Amuse, custom fenders, EVO-R door handle overlays, GTR start button, and started looking into CF interior parts.

April 2011

Custom fenders finally done! Time to start putting this beast together. Decided on a custom wrap vs painting at the moment.
Ordered CF Interior parts, custom wheel from CF Element, and a Seibon CF TS-Style Hood.

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Car as of 4/16/2011

Wheels repainted, headlights redone by 180 Customs with new LED Orb, Custom paint job on the hood, and custom wrap by RedlineDesigns.

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12-9-12
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4/26/2011

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September 2012 Another 370 to add to the family!

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November 2012 Teaser Pic

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First Car Show

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Mr&Mrs PhotoShoot
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If you have not browsed the thread yet do not hesitate there is alot more detailed posts of the build and some helpful tips for installing the Amuse and Zele kit yourself.

Thanks for looking!

Very nice! So the taillights have purple tint?

No the taillights are just candy black and clear, when I get my body kit it will be accented with the same purple to help bring the color together over the entire car.

Which body kit are you planning on getting?

I like the Vestito kit for the most part, im kinda iffy on the front bumper though.

Baker Tuning can hook you up on the Amuse Kit, and for a good price. I think that kit would look great in black.

ya the amuse kit is awesome! its worth it!

That is very cool, and very different!

those taillights are pretty dark :tup:

Pretty cool. I'm not quite sold on the wheels (I think the silver would look better in black) but I'm interested to see how this all turns out.

Alot of my buddies who looked at photos felt the same way, until they seen it in person. I did want the ones that have the black on the inside and just the mahcined face to bad it didnt come in the offsets I wanted =(.

Ok need some thoughts on how to paint my Amuse kit. I will be ordering it in time to have it by the end of the year. Im no photoshop person and I actually used MS Paint to do these so dont be mean about the editing! I just wanted to have a rough idea on paper of what I was thinking in my head. My car is black not white, and the purple on these pics will match the purple that is on the actual car. Let me know what you think or if you have any other ideas. Thanks!

The kit would look pretty good in black I think, but the rear wing is just too much

murrrrdderrred out! great looking Z!

Ok guys little update. I now have a Meistershaft CB sitting in my spare room. Im debating going to LTH or Stillen headers with Berk HFC's. I want to put it all on at once.

Body Update. I just had a very nice phone call with Seibon today and im now not going with the Amuse Kit. Lets just say look for the Seibon 370z in SEMA November =)

nice stance, what size and offsets are you running?. are you lowered?

I kinda forgot my offsets I will dig up some old emails to be for sure but I think it is +25 front +15 rear. That could be completely wrong though lol. Stock ride.

Soon as my cats get here I will be installing these.

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So im hoping by Friday of next week to have the install pics and maybe some videos up for you all.

looks shinny! Good luck! wanna hear it.

Please get new rims or put stockers back...
D:

I have a feeling that black with that custom purple would look pretty sweet on the body. Can't wait to see pictures.

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Originally Posted by ThoriumHotdog (Post 736948)

I have a feeling that black with that custom purple would look pretty sweet on the body. Can't wait to see pictures.

I hope the body kit brings the purple all together myself. I agree the wheels look a little out of place right now, but once its all done it should all flow together well. If not I will be getting new wheels =)

it looks great and shiny !

good job :)

Got my Berk HFC's yesterday leaving the car at the shop tonight. Hope I can have it picked up by tomorrow after work. I should have pics and vid up by Sunday. I cant wait this is going to sound so sick!

It's going to be one LOUD 370Z!

Well picked up the car on Friday night, looks good, sounds even better. Got some shots on the lift and a video of Misc Cuts.

My Camera does not have the best Mic so its hard to get a real good idea of the sound. Or maybe its my dime size laptop speakers lol.

Anyway overall im very happy with the outcome. This exhaust is not for everyone but if you want something with a growl not a groan this is the way to go. It has a very exotic sound to it.

I had a clip with a couple revs in it but I forgot to block my tag and I dont want it plastered on the net. If you guys want me to get another vid with revs I will.

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Well quite a bit has went on recently with my build. I do not update much so I will try and make it brief. I am back to the original plans of the Vestito kit (which is currently in hand) because Seibon IMO Seibombed the Wide Body I was waiting for. I hope to one day make the Vestito wider but is not my main goal right now.

I am waiting on my custom fenders and new wheels and plan to do a wrap on the car. I am debating a few color choices. I have kinda messed up my original theme by talking myself into doing a different color, so the purple has to go. Which sucks because now I have to repaint the headlights and try and sell these wheels.

I hope to have another update (with pics) by the end of the month or next.

Ok started the body work today with the help of member kellyfields. So big thanks again Kelly would not have gotten near this much done without you, it was fun. We got all the stock parts off minus the hood and spoiler. I will post some pics up soon.

rear bumper looks great. The issue i am worried about is the side skirts though because they bend out ward at the part inside the door. I don't know if you can put a heat gun on it a little to reshape it. I can push against it and it will line up but i think that would be alot of stress on just double side tape. Let me know how yours are if you could please. Still waiting to get mine installed. With the possible goverment shutdown on april 8 I am scared to spend money because we wont get paid then.

I will post asap on the skirts. I am just waiting on my fenders I need to line the whole front of the car up to them so they are the missing link. They will be here by Thursday.

cool ty i need to buy some mesh for my kit for the front and rear bumper

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Originally Posted by Mr&Mrs (Post 1013903)

I will post asap on the skirts. I am just waiting on my fenders I need to line the whole front of the car up to them so they are the missing link. They will be here by Thursday.

Fyi with the side skirt your going to have to drill that small part in the body of the caar. The part toner is talking about it sticks out because it has to be drilled into. Ill send a pic for you also.

looking good man, cant wait to see the final outcome

Huh -- didn't know you were local.

Yeah, looking forward to seeing the end result -- looks great so far :tup:

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Originally Posted by Jamaica@UAMotorsports (Post 1013998)

That would be great thanks!

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Originally Posted by Jordo! (Post 1014049)

Huh -- didn't know you were local.

Yeah, looking forward to seeing the end result -- looks great so far :tup:

Yea man you need to come out to the zclub meets. The second Friday of every month at Nissan of Brandon starts at 7PM but people start showing up around 6:30PM.

Heres a couple pics

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Nice Z....I like the headlights.