SPEEDELEMENT Nismo 370Z Build Progress

nismo 1234

what alignment specs are you running? i have the same set of rims with same spec lowered in kw v3. im running 245 front and 275 rear.. from looking at it, if i run any wider it will rub but i want to run wider tires

SE

You should be fine with running at least a 255/35 up front and a 305/30 rear. My alignment specs are very close to OEM. OEM specs are slightly goofy (more negative camber rear vs. front).

Red__Zed

They do that to keep idiots safe

SE

^^VDC failsafe!!

Red__Zed

haha, pretty much. They basically designed the car to understeer at all costs.

Kingbaby

More!

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TongMan

how much do you guys charge for the headlight paint job and whats the turn around time?

SE

My interior setup is coming!

SE

It depends on the amount of work that you want done. For a basic job (just blacked out with matte/gloss/semi-gloss paint with a reflector delete we can do it for $350 with a 1 week turn-around time.

theDreamer

What are your interior plans?

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SE

I've had Recaro race buckets on order for about 2 months now. I'm assuming that Recaro's stocking orders have been on hold from Europe pending their recent take-over. They have the shells but they're still waiting for the materials as the model that I ordered has new materials for 2011. The brackets (from Bride) are already here from Japan though.

I have a steering wheel setup coming in this week as well. It's a Nardi off of my old car but I had to buy a new Works Bell hub/quick release.

After everything's test fitted I'll be taking it over to AM Performance (we used to work with Mike and Brian before they formed AM Perf.) for a full or half roll cage install depending on our future plans for the vehicle. I'm still hesitant to race the car competively due to it still being relatively new so a half cage/harness bar (like the GT3 RS) may suffice for my occassional track outings.

theDreamer

Sound like a similar plan to mine I have coming soon.
Bride Stradia seat, with a wheel & hub/quick release, working with a local company here who does some great roll cages but we are still debating on what the exact layout will be.

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SE

Yeah...one thing about the Z is the relatively compact cabin area doesn't leave much room for caging. Are you planning on retaining any interior?

theDreamer

I want to keep all the interior.
Our current plan/idea is removing the bar behind the seats and building off that possibly. Seeing if first we cannot just make a solid harness bar replacement for that area, retaining some of the interior pieces (maybe some minor cutting), then looking at the next step up.

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SE

I think the old Robispec car (I think it was the blue one?) had just a harness bar and no cage. I believe it was just a big steel tube in place of the old support beam. He managed to retain the full rear interior with that setup. I looked at some of the Autopower offerings- they don't have very much diagonal bracing but still retain the full interior. Last time I checked they had the street and race roll bar in addition to a full roll bar that goes around the dash. All of them are bolt-in and interior compatible but the main hoop needs to be welded in.

I'm curious how your setup will look after it's done.