WWJD's Track Journal
 

I'm a big fan of Z since watched the movie F&F Tokyo Drift. However, for many reasons, I never got to own one every time when I was buying a car. Until my friend shown me the pics of Amuse 370Z last year, I decided to have one. But things didn't go smooth either. I test drove a manual Z and ended up with full of disappointment. I have to say that I hate the clutch. (I know "hate" is very strong word here) Later on, I borrowed a Z from a friend of mine, and wanna give it a try if I would like it after a few days. It was hopeless. Coming from Porsche's and S2k, no matter how much I loved the Z, I couldn't get over the wired clutch feel. So the Z dream was held on for a few months.

Anyways, until yesterday, I saw the speedhunters.com posted up a new series photoshoot of the amuse Z. I was completely sold! The buying process was simple, test drove a manual, a nismo and an auto. So here is my pick, 2011 370Z basic with auto. Let the modding begin! :happydance:

Current mods:
Exterior and Interior:
Amuse full bodykit
Satin Guard front hood
Full clear bar on Amuse parts
Sparco Fighters
GTM tow hook
Hood lift

Brakes, Suspension & Chassis
KW V3
Quaife TBD
Sport pkg BBK
Endless MX72 F&R
Z1 SS brake lines
Stillen sway bars
SPC front upper arms
SPL rear camber kit and lock bolts

Performance & Engine
Z1 34 row Engine oil cooler
Z1 Powersteering oil cooler
Auto tranny oil cooler (Converted from R35 GTR OEM engine oil cooler)
Fast Intentions resonated test pipes
K&N intake

Wheels and Tires:
Volks CE28n stage 4 bright silver 19x9.5 +22, 19x10.5 +22
Volks G12 Gloss blakc, 19x10.5 et30 x4
Volks RE30 Mercury Silver 19x11 et20
Hankook RS3 275/35/19, 305/35/19

Coming mods:
DBA 2-piece Rotors (F&R)
Amuse Progress STTI exhaust
Amuse R1 Titan brace bar w. harness attachment
Nismo Diff Fin
Takata 4 Point Pro 2 Seater Harness
PPE Engineering Long Tube Equal Length headers in Black 1600F Ceramic Coating
Motordyne XYZ Y-pipe with resonators
Motordyne Intake Manifold

Mods looking for: (doesn't matter used or new, if you think your price is reasonable, PM me.)
Amuse Ti y-pipe
Amuse coilovers
NAV

Have anyone seen 20" LM's on Z in real life? How do they look like? Too big? Too busy? Or classic as usual?
I have a set of Lm's in size 20x9.5 +40 and 20x10.5 +20 off from my GTR. The offsets are kind of weak, and I don't have the right tires for them. However, I'm thinking of putting on my Z. but dont' wanna waste $$$ on tires if I'm not gonna like them.
Opinion welcome!!! Thanks!

LMs would look nice and size isint that bad you might need to run 10mm spacers front and back

They look sick on the 370z.

good luck with your project :)

hit me up when you ready for amuse kit, we would love to help you making that sexy Z look even sexier :)

^^ Thank you for the comment guys. I will mount them on the Z tomorrow and see how I like it.

I got Sport pkg BBK, 34 row oil cooler, power steering cooler (I'm going to convert this into tranny cooler instead), Nismo fin from Z1. Excellent customer service!!

Subscribed. Looking forward to the build ... :tup:

Thank you.
Ce28n just installed. Hmm, huge wheel gap... pretty ugly.

Nice wheels ;)

Thank you buddy!! They look awesome. Now I need a drop...

:D Drop it like it's hot.

Wheels look great man! If you're looking for a drop on a budget go Swift Spec-Rs, I have them and love them!

Thank you! I actually got the Eibach springs. I will eventually get a set of track/street coilovers when I get used to the car. So everything is just for now.

Some pics of work in process
 

some notes on the mods I have installed right now

- Eibach springs, fronts actually higher than rears for some reason...
- stock seats are much lighter than what I thought. probably not saving anything by changing out the seats. But I track my car so i did that for the harness.
- Stock sport bbk are stupid. You can't even see how much pads you have left from outside! WTF!!