AK370Z's Monterey Blue 370Z
 

Hi guys,
Here's my Monterey Blue 370Z. I picked it up on February 27th 2009. It's only a 5 day old baby! :icon17:

It's equipped with Sports Package and splash guards from factory. For those aren't sure what's included in a sports package, I'll list the items here:
Here are some pictures from the day I took delivery. I am going to update this thread from time to time with new pictures.

Thank you for visiting my thread.

Some pictures at the Dealership with my Old Z :(

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...ealership2.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...ealership1.jpg


At home :tup:

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...m/DSC01280.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...m/DSC01284.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...m/DSC01286.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...m/DSC01287.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...m/DSC01288.jpg

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http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...m/DSC01292.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...m/DSC01295.jpg


Some interior pictures:

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...m/DSC01297.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...m/DSC01300.jpg

The car looks great. Does the dealer put those decals on all their cars?

That's the exact car I have on order. I drove an hour and a half just to see the color before I made my decision. Congrats!!! :)

yay for AK... have fun with it man:driving:

Congratulations Kaiser - ENJOY! (as if you wouldn't!)

About time man! :) Nice color too!

Get those stickers off and it will look great!

Thanks everyone!

I think they usually put one in the back, that's it but since it's their first 370Z sale, they got a little carried away I guess!
All the stickers (decals) are off as of 03.01.09 ;)

http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1235939540


http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1235939540

very nice ! walking the walk FTW!!!

god love the car, but lackluster radio

Congratulations

I dont know which color I like more!! Mont Blue of Platinum Graphite :confused:

so what are the plans AK?

Great Car
 

That's exactly the car I ordered and am still waiting on. A great combination! You must have gotten my car lol...
Enjoy!

Probably tint first and then may be a nice 2 DIN nav system. Hoping to go to Milleville track for Road course in the summer maybe.

haha :icon17:Possible. I wasn't expecting the car until mid March but they were able to locate one on the truck with exactly my options. It's a great color. I get positive feedback everywhere I go.

I absolutely love this instrument panel :drool:
http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...m/DSC01321.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...m/DSC01320.jpg

HID cutoff
http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...m/DSC01325.jpg

hmmmm...I do like the splashguards after all..haha

Nice car BTW

such a beautiful color.

Congratulations!

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Those gauges are so sharp. Love it.

Me too! Every time I see pics of the MB, I like it more and more. I was going to go PG, but now dunno..Nice pix Kaiser and congrats.

I was stuck on those two also, but am leaning towards PG more. I would rather see the darker blue they had on older models.

Wow, amazing color AK !

Finally got a chance to wax my Z.

Discussion Thread: http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...70z-today.html

Here are some pictures

First some evening pictures with sun out (from sony camera, regular shutter speed)

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...x/DSC01497.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...x/DSC01500.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...x/DSC01501.jpg
Reflection :tup:

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...x/DSC01502.jpg
Not too bad for a quick wax.

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...x/DSC01505.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...x/DSC01507.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...x/DSC01511.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...x/DSC01519.jpg


Some nighttime pictures with various shutter speed (1.5 sec to 7 seconds). NO enhancement was done. I just uploaded them as is.

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...x/IMG_0463.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...x/IMG_0469.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...x/IMG_0476.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...x/IMG_0480.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...x/IMG_0483.jpg

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Tinted all the windows with 40% tint.

Discussion Thread: http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...ted-today.html

Here are some pictures:

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...f-DSC01523.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/DSC01531.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/DSC01532.jpg

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http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/DSC01534.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/DSC01538.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/DSC01541.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/DSC01542.jpg

I was messing around with my Canon point and shoot and found this cool mode of taking pictures. It's called "Color Accent". Here's how they turned out. NO photoshop was involved (except adding my s/n on the image)

Please discuss these pictures here: http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...res-share.html

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/IMG_0542.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/IMG_0534.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/IMG_0535.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/IMG_0536.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/IMG_0537.jpg
This one is my favorite. Because I just waxed it the day before, the shine is amazing!

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/IMG_0540.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/IMG_0541.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/IMG_0544.jpg

Heh, I know the mode you're trying to use - I have my on my Canon too, AK. But, I think you're using it a little wrong, unless you WANTED to ignore the actual color of the car :). You need to make sure to actually highlight the blue on the body. Once you do that, it'll ignore everything else thats a non-shade of blue, and the blue comes out. Here's some examples that Ive done:

http://images46.fotki.com/v1444/phot...onDC012-vi.jpg
http://images47.fotki.com/v1455/phot...2009016-vi.jpg
http://images45.fotki.com/v1481/phot...2009015-vi.jpg

Didnt mean to whore up your thread, but if you intended to get the blue and only the blue, just making sure ya knew you had to pick the color through the viewfinder first!

AK, I'm diggin the 40% tint. :tup:

That's an odd percentage though. Most places only 5, 15 30-35% and then like 70 something. I think your 40 looks nice. I need to find a shop that offers it.

Very happy with the 40%. At night time, it looks even nicer. Doesn't give off the "blacked out" ghetto look. Very classy. I would recommend anyone to get this hue.

Yes, it does look classy. I actually just found a place near me that offers 40%. It's in Feasterville, PA. They're called 'Shades Of Gray.'

I don't know if you saw my discussion thread, but that's where I got it done too. Tell them you want exactly like the blue 370Z that was there last tuesday ;).

http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...ted-today.html

GET OUT!! AHAhaha...I had no idea. No, I didn't take a look at your other thread.

Yeah, I took a look at some of their work last night and they do seem to do a nice job.

Damn, so how far do you live from Feasterville?

Yeah, they are pretty good. You won't be disappointed. I live approx. 100 miles away.

I like it in blue but I wish you got the lime, then it would really be a chick magnet

^ ....and get a "lemon" ? No thank you :P

I wasn't too fond of the new blue at first, but I really liked it after seeing it person. Drive it like you stole it man http://smiliesftw.com/x/boratdp7.gif

My First Road Trip
 

Okay.. Today was a VERY hot day and possibly one of the hottest day we will see this season in NorthEast (95 degrees). I took a 2.5 hours road trip today in my Z. I was very surprised to see how well the Z drove. The suspension is just right - not too harsh or soft. All aluminum lightweight suspension parts really makes quite a difference.

Despite the hot and humid temparature, my oil temp NEVER rose above 220 degrees. This includes WOT - in the acceleration lanes and from toll booths. I stopped at a rest stop to use the restroom about after 1 hour of driving. When I turned the ignition off, I didn't notice the 2nd fan kick in too cool the engine down meaning the car was running nice and cool.

I was getting at least 26+ MPG on the highway cruising from 75 - 80 MPH. As soon as I took my foot off a little (about 70 MPH), my MPG rose close to 28.6 MPG. Pretty impressive. Please note that gas mileage is LEAST of my worries since I DIDNOT buy this car for gas mileage. But I just posted in case someone wanted to know...

With this road trip, I'm assured that I won't be able to overheat this car (during normal driving whether on highway or roads). Not sure if my Redline oil helped keep the temp down or no, but I'm am happy. Now, if you're taking this car to a track, oil cooler is your ONLY friend ;)

YouTube - MOV01825
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Sorry you can't see the temp, but it's right below 220 degrees (about 215). I should have taken a pic instead of vid :shakes head:

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...m/DSC01823.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/s...m/DSC01818.jpg

P.S. Who changed the thread tag to "wally Martin Blue" LMAO...:icon17:

Cruising around the way you are on that same day in 6th I wouldnt surpass 185-190 temps (thats right when the thermostatic plate opens up), the oil cooler really does make a huge difference.

In fact during that rally event I went too I did not once pass 220 in temps...it was alot of highway, but definitly in the upper RPMs for a large portion of the time.

That's cool danny (literally!;)) I do not have a oil cooler installed (unless Nissan installed a hidden one) but I didn't cross 220 during my whole drive.

BTW, Just saw your exhaust video and it sounds great. :tup:

Hey do you still plan on installing an aftermarket built in nav system into your Z. Im very curious/excited to see how this looks in the 370. I have yet to see anyone in these forums that have done this and I believe I remember you mentioning that you wanted to do this.

I currently have a built in nav system installed on my 350, but once i purchase my 370 I want to get the base model so that i can transfer it over. I believe it will be a much cleaner look than actually buying the touring/nav package. Just my thoughts.

that factory gauges look great