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sfearl1's build journal

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Tune
Uprev by Specialty Z
293hp/248tq

Intake
Cosworth Drop-In Panel Filters
Z1 Post Maf Tubes

Exhaust
Berk Non-Resonated Test Pipes
AAM Short Tails

Interior
PWJDM Stainless Shift Knob

Exterior
Black Chrome/"Pearl" OEM Nissan Cheeseburgers
Evo-R Lip
Z-Speed Aluminum Under Shroud

Suspension/Wheels/Tires
Swift Springs
20x9.5 +12, x11 +11 SSR SP3 Step-lip (SBC finish)
Toyo T1sport 245-35-20, 275-30-20
Nismo S-Tune Sways
Fortune Auto 500 Series Coilovers + Swift upgrade
SPC Rear Camber Arms
19x10 +30, 19x11 +25 Volk RE30
Bridgestone RE11 265/35/19, 305/30/19

A few older pics... (Btw, that's my dad's redline 07 in the pic :tup:)

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Before the Swifts, right after my first full detail w/ Zaino...

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Background
A little back story on how I ended up w/ my Z. I originally had a 2006 Daytona Blue 350Z Enthusiast 6mt. She was a beaut...

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It had a handful of bolt-on mods...

Motordyne MREV2
Motordyne 3/16" Plenum Spacer
Motordyne Shockwave TDX2
Motordyne Adjustable Sway bars
JWT Pop Charger
Koni Yellow Adjustable Sport Struts
RS*R Ti2000 Springs

All good things come to an end I guess. I made the mistake of driving it to work one day in February 2010, with a winter storm in the forecast to hit during the drive home. I was hit by an eighteen wheeler on I-44 in STL after spinning a full 360 and facing it head on (hydro-planed while merging onto the highway during rush hour traffic) :(

And she was gone...

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I miraculously walked away with only a few bumps and bruises. Needless to say, I was pretty scared and timid to jump back into a Z. So I went out and bought a 2011 Evo X. It was a fun car, but it wasn't for me.

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Fast forward 7 months (to this past November '11) and I've got the urge to get back on the horse. I find myself a beautiful Magnetic Black 2010 370Z 6mt w/ Sport package and only 2k miles. I couldn't resist...

So I drove 6 hours down to Memphis the day before Thanksgiving to pick her up...

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And finally home!

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There's a lot more in store for this Z! Stay tuned - and thanks for checking out my journal :tup:

-Scott

Can't go wrong with black! Nice car

Well put together!!! Keep it up!!

Nice work! How was that EVO compared to the Z since you have fully owned both?
BTW those Missouri tags look ugly as hell lol.

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Originally Posted by 370zmarc (Post 1672670)

Can't go wrong with black! Nice car

If its kept clean! Thanks! :tup:

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Originally Posted by quagmire87 (Post 1672742)

Well put together!!! Keep it up!!

Thanks! :tiphat:

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Originally Posted by LakeShow (Post 1672771)

Nice work! How was that EVO compared to the Z since you have fully owned both?
BTW those Missouri tags look ugly as hell lol.

Thanks, those are actually the temp tags from TN. They were fugly! The Evo was a blast to drive, but so is the Z. I have a comparison posted around here somewhere. I'll dig it up.

Z looks great buddy! Keep us updated :tup:

im too lazy for black, but nothing looks better, haha! looking forward to seeing your mod updates!

Nice, black is mean! I got the same spacer combo, makes a nice difference

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Originally Posted by Glokwork (Post 1672855)

Z looks great buddy! Keep us updated :tup:

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Originally Posted by Jasonle (Post 1672863)

Looks good Scott!

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im too lazy for black, but nothing looks better, haha! looking forward to seeing your mod updates!

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Originally Posted by TheGreatOne (Post 1672888)

Nice, black is mean! I got the same spacer combo, makes a nice difference

Thanks for the kind words guys!

GreatOne - I was afraid the 25's might be too much for the rear, but after the Swifts were installed and I got an alignment, they sit perfect. Couldn't be happier :tup:

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Originally Posted by sfearl1 (Post 1672991)

Ya, I was on the fence too as a lot of people did 15/20

But I closed my eyes and pressed "order" and like you, couldn't be happier...I would have wanted more if I did 20 in back

Got my Evo-R lip in. The quality is superb, however there is a chip in one of the corners from shipping. Oh well, I dropped it off today on my lunch break to get repaired and painted magnetic black.

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Originally Posted by Jerggy13 (Post 1674487)

Looks good buddy

Thanks John!