Mike's Journal

SPOHN · 05-15-2012, 06:26 AM

Super nice Mike. LSD is going to be your next love. Car sounds beautiful.

kevr6 · 05-15-2012, 05:46 PM

Car sounds mean as hell!!

Mike · 05-15-2012, 06:10 PM

thanks!

Mike · 06-15-2012, 09:48 PM

I only have the car on a two year lease, so mods are going to be minimal and resellable. I go through cars quickly.

It wasn't an easy round of mods.

First, I ordered a two tone wheel from Tire Rack, same wheel as what I went with, but with their recommended 255 tires. The tires were narrower than the wheel and didn't look right, and I didn't like the two tone. Sent them back and reordered these.

2nd, one of the front Brembo brakes that I ordered from the dealer was apparently dropped in shipment and the hole that the banjo bolt goes in was flattened out, so I had to get a replacement. I noticed this after I had the brakes stripped off the car, so it added two days to the process.

In the end, I think it was worth it.

First round,

Brembo front caliper upgrade, custom powdercoated by me (I do this professionally, don't try at home!).

Sport Muscle 20x10" wheels

Sumitomo 275/35-20 tires

BMR Panhard bar

H&R springs.

the only other thing I'm going to do to it is Corsa axle-back.[/img]

m4a1mustang · 06-15-2012, 09:50 PM

Looks good, Mike. The Corsa sounds real nice.

Red__Zed · 06-15-2012, 09:51 PM

wow, the brembos look great in red.

Stance looks great as well

HKYStormFront · 06-15-2012, 09:52 PM

nice mikey!

Mike · 06-15-2012, 09:55 PM

thanks! sorry the pics are so big, I thought I resized all of them on the upload, but apparently it was only the first one.

SPOHN · 06-15-2012, 10:25 PM

Nice

sig11 · 06-16-2012, 10:16 AM

Pretty spiffy. Love the sort-of retro wheels.

Mike · 06-16-2012, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sig11

Pretty spiffy. Love the sort-of retro wheels.

thanks, they are kind of cool, and I couldn't beat the price. they were on closeout and I get wholesale with tire rack, so they were only 149 each.

Viera · 06-16-2012, 10:06 PM

Nice 5.0, Mike! Take care of her

JB1 · 06-19-2012, 10:35 PM

Nice Mike!

Mike · 08-25-2012, 05:53 PM

Long time since I've really done anything.

Took the interior out today. Don't know when the cage will go in, but I'm ready for it now. Also all prepped to install the CJM fuel starve fix. Hopefully I will get it finished in the next week or so. Probably between the 4th and 7th, the next stretch that I am home.

The inside of the fuel tank

travisjb · 08-25-2012, 07:46 PM

Like

If you're planning on turning this into a TTA car, save yourself a few points and learn from my mistake - leave the OEM cross members in the back as they are and build around it... and make the roll cage a zero points affair

05-15-2012, 06:26 AM	#286 (permalink)
SPOHN A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Covington, GA Age: 45 Posts: 14,844 Drives: Waiting on next Z Rep Power: 221	Super nice Mike. LSD is going to be your next love. Car sounds beautiful. __________________

05-15-2012, 05:46 PM	#287 (permalink)
kevr6 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: N.W. Atlanta Posts: 1,515 Drives: '09 Graphite 370Z 6M Rep Power: 666	Car sounds mean as hell!! __________________ *Beware...* Daily Sliding In My ZLED!

05-15-2012, 06:10 PM	#288 (permalink)
Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2186	thanks! __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

06-15-2012, 09:48 PM	#289 (permalink)
Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2186	Not the Z, its away at Z1 getting the rear gears fixed. I only have the car on a two year lease, so mods are going to be minimal and resellable. I go through cars quickly. It wasn't an easy round of mods. First, I ordered a two tone wheel from Tire Rack, same wheel as what I went with, but with their recommended 255 tires. The tires were narrower than the wheel and didn't look right, and I didn't like the two tone. Sent them back and reordered these. 2nd, one of the front Brembo brakes that I ordered from the dealer was apparently dropped in shipment and the hole that the banjo bolt goes in was flattened out, so I had to get a replacement. I noticed this after I had the brakes stripped off the car, so it added two days to the process. In the end, I think it was worth it. First round, Brembo front caliper upgrade, custom powdercoated by me (I do this professionally, don't try at home!). Sport Muscle 20x10" wheels Sumitomo 275/35-20 tires BMR Panhard bar H&R springs. the only other thing I'm going to do to it is Corsa axle-back.[/img] __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

06-15-2012, 09:50 PM	#290 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	Looks good, Mike. The Corsa sounds real nice. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

06-15-2012, 09:51 PM	#291 (permalink)
Red__Zed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: window seat Posts: 28,940 Drives: Mostly on two wheels Rep Power: 120	wow, the brembos look great in red. Stance looks great as well

06-15-2012, 09:52 PM	#292 (permalink)
HKYStormFront A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Greer, SC Posts: 14,954 Drives: 06 Frontier SE 6spd Rep Power: 52	nice mikey! __________________ Patrick // 06 Frontier 6spd Nismosis // Mods: Uprev Tuned @ Z1 Motorsports: 257whp & 292 ft lbs 09 Pontiac G8 GXP // M6 // Sunroof // Tint... For now

06-15-2012, 09:55 PM	#293 (permalink)
Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2186	thanks! sorry the pics are so big, I thought I resized all of them on the upload, but apparently it was only the first one. __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

06-15-2012, 10:25 PM	#294 (permalink)
SPOHN A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Covington, GA Age: 45 Posts: 14,844 Drives: Waiting on next Z Rep Power: 221	Nice __________________

06-16-2012, 10:16 AM	#295 (permalink)
sig11 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Detroit Posts: 1,294 Drives: 09 370Z Red Sport-MT Rep Power: 18	Pretty spiffy. Love the sort-of retro wheels.

06-16-2012, 10:06 PM	#297 (permalink)
Viera Track Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 897 Drives: '09 M.Blue 370Z 6MT Rep Power: 264	Nice 5.0, Mike! Take care of her __________________ Fast Intentions / VarrsToen / Stillen / BC Racing / SPC / K&N / Project Kics / Hankook / Morimoto / JDM Rear Fog

06-19-2012, 10:35 PM	#298 (permalink)
JB1 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 748 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z sold Rep Power: 17	Nice Mike! __________________ Black Fangs // Black rear Valance // Berk CBE // COBB post MAF tubes // K&N drop in filters // Setrab Oil Cooler // Stillen Sway bars // Z1 SS brake lines // Stillen brake cooling kit // Harness bar //

08-25-2012, 05:53 PM	#299 (permalink)
Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2186	Long time since I've really done anything. Took the interior out today. Don't know when the cage will go in, but I'm ready for it now. Also all prepped to install the CJM fuel starve fix. Hopefully I will get it finished in the next week or so. Probably between the 4th and 7th, the next stretch that I am home. The inside of the fuel tank __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

08-25-2012, 07:46 PM	#300 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 188	Like If you're planning on turning this into a TTA car, save yourself a few points and learn from my mistake - leave the OEM cross members in the back as they are and build around it... and make the roll cage a zero points affair __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

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