350z Daytona Build

theDreamer

So my other half also has a Z and has slowly started to tinker with the car and upgrade some minor items to help make it her own.

Daytona Build

To do:
-Repair console (possible vinyl wrap)
-Transmission fluid
-Diff fluid

Want to order:
-OEM Spoiler
-20mm spacers
-Nismo v2 front bumper
-Rear diffuser
-Side skirts (has not picked)
-Zspeed undertray
-Blackout headlights


Performance:
~Green Filter (#2019)

Exterior:
~Custom Plate (I RAWR)

Brakes & Suspension:
~Akebono calipers in C6 yellow

Audio:
~Pioneer X3600
~Acura RDX antenna

Most recent picture:

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Akebono caliper upgrade:
-This adventure was the fun of over 3 months of work, sweat, blood, and tears. From acquiring a set of akebono calipers from a friend who no longer needed them and then slowly picking up other pieces. Thought we were ready to go and the first day we get through cutting the dust shields, prepping the calipers and find out 2 of the banjo bolts were wrong. This set us back but we had the 2 rear calipers on and had the new bolts on order, come to finish the front calipers and had to add a washer to one of the rear calipers.



First big issues popped up, we stripped one of the calipers putt it back on:


So now the debate of what to do, we put the other rear caliper back to OEM so there was no bias and left the front as is. Got a new caliper source and sent to Mike the powdercoater, huge thanks to Mike as he helped get the second caliper done and back before I even realized he had received! So we were all squared away and ready to finish up, and then disaster struck again....The master cylinder failed and we were getting zero brake pressure. This time I sent the car to a shop I trusted and had them put a new one in and got some pedal back but still not 100%. So instead of chasing our tails we put the system back to 100% OEM and go pedal for a couple stops and then it stopped.

Now I am unsure of what to do, some time goes by while research is done and some Nissan engineers were called to help. Got a possible solution, so was prepping to get the car to go back and repaired. We decided to put all the akebono calipers on and this time the front left caliper stripped!! I still took the car to Nissan, 3/4 akebono on the car and had it tested. The engineer was right and the ABS actuator failed (though no CEL oddly), got a new caliper in with the ABS and it was all buttoned up and 100% fixed, finally!

In the end, we got the brakes sorted and the misses was finally happy to be able to drive her car, safely. Couple days after having it back we had brunch with some other Z friends and got some new photos of her car and she got some good seat time playing with her brakes.

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Got around to doing a few items today on the misses Z while she is out of town. First up was a new intake filter, no pictures just the original one was dirty. I laid it on the ground and dirt was just falling out of it. Went with a green filter part 2109, was a snug fit but a much needed change.

Other majors changes were:
-Pioneer X3600 head unit
-Acura RDX antenna
-Interior light change

New head unit has been great so far, using my iPhone to test it and things are fairly snappy. Pulls up my contacts quick and easy, changes between screens are fluid. Only thing I need to read up on are the voice commands. The RDX antenna I found to be the closes match base to the OEM antenna and is much shorter. Not quiet as short as the s2000 ones but this one looks like it was meant for the car. Finally the light changes, the OEM lights were getting dull and testing these out last night, I turned on just one and it was super bright!

With the dash you can see the scratches, next major project is either to do a vinyl wrap or possible paint the interior pieces again.

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