Stailey's Build Journal

Stailey · 08-16-2014, 05:55 PM

Hello All!

So the time has come to put together a build journal of my Z, and I'm excited about the future for it!

Current State (September 13th, 2014):

The Story

I used to own an 03' 350Z Touring 5AT back in the day while in college in Georgia. After graduating, paying the car off... I ended up moving to New York for a career opportunity. I ended up selling the car to help aid my family during a tough time... selling it was really hard, but you have to do what you have to do.

Fast forward to July 4th of this year... While in a visit with my family and friends back home I made an impulse decision and decided to buy a 370z The day after.
Bought her... 2011 7AT 370z Sport Touring - Black Cherry, her name is Violet.

Purchasing day (July 5th, 2014):
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A couple days later, I drove the 15 hour journey from Atlanta to New York where I live. I enjoyed every minute!
Scheduled to get the tint done first...

Tint day (July 26th, 2014):
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After frantically searching the interwebs, I stumbled upon the instagram account of Killjulez who produces a Brushed Titanium 7AT shift knob for me and another vender he connected me with to produce a suade shift boot to match the interior. Looks great... even if my friends do make fun of me for it. Thanks Jullian!

7AT Shift Knob and Suade Boot day (August 2nd, 2014):
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Got in contact with Alex at ONEighty designs and scheduled an appointment to get the headlights done. They're located in Brooklyn, so it was an easy drop off and pick up and the headlights looked great! Thanks Alex!

The package I got from ONEighty was:

Dual Orb LED Rings
Matte Black Housing
Graphite Projector Shroud
Graphite Turn Signal Shroud
Carbon Fiber Reflector Strip

Headlight day (August 6th, 2014):
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I'm making a trip at the end of this month to go down to Atlanta and install a group of parts that I've ordered and shipped down there. It's going to be a great weekend with my best friends. Getting under the car to install these parts, a party, and fantasy football draft... Looking forward to it.

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Install weekend (August 28th-31st, 2014):
Big Weekend! I drove down to Atlanta where I had my parts shipped to have a build weekend with one of my best friends, Joe. We cleaned up his garage, transported all of the parts and tools to his place, and got to work. It took us 2 1/2 days to do everything and everything turned out great... Oh, and we made the demon bolt our bitch - broke both off within 20-30 minutes with a regular ratchet and a shitload of extensions... not bad for a car that had 24k miles.

Parts Installed:
Motordyne E370 Shockwave CBE
Berk HFC's
Stillen Gen 3 Intakes
Stillen Underdrive and belt
Stillen Grounding Kit
Hotchkis Front and Rear Sway Bars

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Tune Day! (September 13th, 2014):
Drove back up from Atlanta and had an appointment set up with Real Auto Dynamics in Oceanside, NY for my tune. These guys were great from the get go. They have exciting projects going on and overall I had a great experience with these guys. A couple shots of the day... a video Kevin made... and my dyno results from the parts install and tune.

273.5 hp - 265.1 ft/lb
The UpRev tuner Rodney set the a really smooth feeling throttle curve, shorten the AT shifts and the lag time from gas to go. I was really impressed with how different the car feels - everything just felt.... smooth.
Thanks again to the guys at Real Auto Dynamic for a great experience. I look forward to coming back again for the next big things!

To Be Continued!!!

Voice59 · 08-17-2014, 03:36 PM

Looks nice man... keep it going.

Good_Lord · 08-17-2014, 07:20 PM

Black cherry sure is a sexy color, congratulations on your purchase ! This car seems to have a promising future ahead !

Stailey · 08-18-2014, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Good_Lord

Black cherry sure is a sexy color, congratulations on your purchase ! This car seems to have a promising future ahead !

Thanks! Some days I'm completely in love with the color, other days I'm like... ehhhh I dunno if I like that slight shade in this light.

I just picked up some Satin White Vinyl from Fly1 that he had in the for sale section... I may use it for a wrap. I'm tossing a few options around in my head. I want to take a theme and run with it... so one decision is going to influence the rest. We'll see....

wheee! · 08-18-2014, 01:07 PM

Nice! Do you have a side shot of the headlights to show more detail? Body colour shrouds with matte black housing?

Stailey · 08-18-2014, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wheee!

Nice! Do you have a side shot of the headlights to show more detail? Body colour shrouds with matte black housing?

Went outside and took some shots for ya wheee!

The package I got from ONEighty was:

Dual Orb LED Rings
Matte Black Housing
Graphite Projector Shroud
Graphite Turn Signal Shroud
Carbon Fiber Reflector Strip

I'm going to add this info to the info above...

wheee! · 08-19-2014, 08:13 AM

Nice! Thank you!

Stailey · 09-13-2014, 11:18 PM

Install weekend (August 28th-31st, 2014):
Big Weekend! I drove down to Atlanta where I had my parts shipped to have a build weekend with one of my best friends, Joe. We cleaned up his garage, transported all of the parts and tools to his place, and got to work. It took us 2 1/2 days to do everything and everything turned out great... Oh, and we made the demon bolt our bitch - broke both off within 20-30 minutes with a regular ratchet and a shitload of extensions... not bad for a car that had 24k miles.

Parts Installed:

Motordyne E370 Shockwave CBE
Berk HFC's
Stillen Gen 3 Intakes
Stillen Underdrive and belt
Stillen Grounding Kit
Hotchkis Front and Rear Sway Bars

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Tune Day! (September 13th, 2014):
Drove back up from Atlanta and had an appointment set up with Real Auto Dynamics in Oceanside, NY for my tune. These guys were great from the get go. They have exciting projects going on and overall I had a great experience with these guys. A couple shots of the day... a video Kevin made... and my dyno results from the parts install and tune.

273.5 hp - 265.1 ft/lb

The UpRev tuner Rodney set the a really smooth feeling throttle curve, shorten the AT shifts and the lag time from gas to go. I was really impressed with how different the car feels - everything just felt.... smooth.
Thanks again to the guys at Real Auto Dynamic for a great experience. I look forward to coming back again for the next big things!

Stailey · 02-25-2015, 01:36 PM

So, I needed to update.

In December, I lowered the car on Swifts Springs and put on the Koni Shocks. Didn't take a picture, b/c I'm sure you guys have seen that setup a billion times.

I will be flying to Atlanta next week to have the body pieces I purchased from Lohit at Fly1 Motorsports installed and painted by Daniel Park, a sponsor of ZAtlanta. I'm hoping everything goes smoothly.

I also got connected with BC Forged Wheels and purchased a set of the HB15's which will be here in the beginning of April.

I posted this shot to my instagram of the changes my car will be going through over the next month... I'm stoked

Can't wait to update you guys on the progress after these are done!

Seraphix · 02-25-2015, 02:37 PM

Excited to see how this thing comes together. Love those wheels, great mods on the build so far brother.

08-16-2014, 05:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Stailey Base Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Queens,NY & Atlanta,GA Posts: 131 Drives: '11 370z 7AT Rep Power: 13	Stailey's Build Journal Hello All! So the time has come to put together a build journal of my Z, and I'm excited about the future for it! Current State (September 13th, 2014): The Story I used to own an 03' 350Z Touring 5AT back in the day while in college in Georgia. After graduating, paying the car off... I ended up moving to New York for a career opportunity. I ended up selling the car to help aid my family during a tough time... selling it was really hard, but you have to do what you have to do. Fast forward to July 4th of this year... While in a visit with my family and friends back home I made an impulse decision and decided to buy a 370z The day after. Bought her... 2011 7AT 370z Sport Touring - Black Cherry, her name is Violet. Purchasing day (July 5th, 2014): -------------------------------------------------------------------------- A couple days later, I drove the 15 hour journey from Atlanta to New York where I live. I enjoyed every minute! Scheduled to get the tint done first... Tint day (July 26th, 2014): -------------------------------------------------------------------------- After frantically searching the interwebs, I stumbled upon the instagram account of Killjulez who produces a Brushed Titanium 7AT shift knob for me and another vender he connected me with to produce a suade shift boot to match the interior. Looks great... even if my friends do make fun of me for it. Thanks Jullian! 7AT Shift Knob and Suade Boot day (August 2nd, 2014): -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Got in contact with Alex at ONEighty designs and scheduled an appointment to get the headlights done. They're located in Brooklyn, so it was an easy drop off and pick up and the headlights looked great! Thanks Alex! The package I got from ONEighty was: Dual Orb LED Rings Matte Black Housing Graphite Projector Shroud Graphite Turn Signal Shroud Carbon Fiber Reflector Strip Headlight day (August 6th, 2014): -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm making a trip at the end of this month to go down to Atlanta and install a group of parts that I've ordered and shipped down there. It's going to be a great weekend with my best friends. Getting under the car to install these parts, a party, and fantasy football draft... Looking forward to it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Install weekend (August 28th-31st, 2014): Big Weekend! I drove down to Atlanta where I had my parts shipped to have a build weekend with one of my best friends, Joe. We cleaned up his garage, transported all of the parts and tools to his place, and got to work. It took us 2 1/2 days to do everything and everything turned out great... Oh, and we made the demon bolt our bitch - broke both off within 20-30 minutes with a regular ratchet and a shitload of extensions... not bad for a car that had 24k miles. Parts Installed: Motordyne E370 Shockwave CBE Berk HFC's Stillen Gen 3 Intakes Stillen Underdrive and belt Stillen Grounding Kit Hotchkis Front and Rear Sway Bars -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tune Day! (September 13th, 2014): Drove back up from Atlanta and had an appointment set up with Real Auto Dynamics in Oceanside, NY for my tune. These guys were great from the get go. They have exciting projects going on and overall I had a great experience with these guys. A couple shots of the day... a video Kevin made... and my dyno results from the parts install and tune. 273.5 hp - 265.1 ft/lb The UpRev tuner Rodney set the a really smooth feeling throttle curve, shorten the AT shifts and the lag time from gas to go. I was really impressed with how different the car feels - everything just felt.... smooth. Thanks again to the guys at Real Auto Dynamic for a great experience. I look forward to coming back again for the next big things! To Be Continued!!! jaytirbhaw likes this. Last edited by Stailey; 09-17-2014 at 10:01 AM.

08-17-2014, 03:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
Voice59 Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Va Beach, Virginia Posts: 1,418 Drives: 2009 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 16	Looks nice man... keep it going. Stailey likes this.

08-17-2014, 07:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
Good_Lord Base Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Quebec Posts: 2 Drives: Impreza 2005 Rep Power: 12	Black cherry sure is a sexy color, congratulations on your purchase ! This car seems to have a promising future ahead ! Stailey likes this.

08-18-2014, 01:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 58 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40182	Nice! Do you have a side shot of the headlights to show more detail? Body colour shrouds with matte black housing? __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

08-19-2014, 08:13 AM	#7 (permalink)
wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 58 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40182	Nice! Thank you! __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

09-13-2014, 11:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
Stailey Base Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Queens,NY & Atlanta,GA Posts: 131 Drives: '11 370z 7AT Rep Power: 13	Install weekend (August 28th-31st, 2014): Big Weekend! I drove down to Atlanta where I had my parts shipped to have a build weekend with one of my best friends, Joe. We cleaned up his garage, transported all of the parts and tools to his place, and got to work. It took us 2 1/2 days to do everything and everything turned out great... Oh, and we made the demon bolt our bitch - broke both off within 20-30 minutes with a regular ratchet and a shitload of extensions... not bad for a car that had 24k miles. Parts Installed: Motordyne E370 Shockwave CBE Berk HFC's Stillen Gen 3 Intakes Stillen Underdrive and belt Stillen Grounding Kit Hotchkis Front and Rear Sway Bars -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tune Day! (September 13th, 2014): Drove back up from Atlanta and had an appointment set up with Real Auto Dynamics in Oceanside, NY for my tune. These guys were great from the get go. They have exciting projects going on and overall I had a great experience with these guys. A couple shots of the day... a video Kevin made... and my dyno results from the parts install and tune. 273.5 hp - 265.1 ft/lb The UpRev tuner Rodney set the a really smooth feeling throttle curve, shorten the AT shifts and the lag time from gas to go. I was really impressed with how different the car feels - everything just felt.... smooth. Thanks again to the guys at Real Auto Dynamic for a great experience. I look forward to coming back again for the next big things! SterlingDrive likes this. __________________ 2011 Black Cherry 370Z Touring+Sport 7AT \| Motordyne Shockwave E370 \| Berk HFC \| Stillen Gen III \| Hotchkis Sways \| ONEighty Headlights \| UpRev Tuned by RAD Atlanta, GA & Queens, NY - Stailey's Build Journal Last edited by Stailey; 09-17-2014 at 10:03 AM.

02-25-2015, 01:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
Stailey Base Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Queens,NY & Atlanta,GA Posts: 131 Drives: '11 370z 7AT Rep Power: 13	So, I needed to update. In December, I lowered the car on Swifts Springs and put on the Koni Shocks. Didn't take a picture, b/c I'm sure you guys have seen that setup a billion times. I will be flying to Atlanta next week to have the body pieces I purchased from Lohit at Fly1 Motorsports installed and painted by Daniel Park, a sponsor of ZAtlanta. I'm hoping everything goes smoothly. I also got connected with BC Forged Wheels and purchased a set of the HB15's which will be here in the beginning of April. I posted this shot to my instagram of the changes my car will be going through over the next month... I'm stoked Can't wait to update you guys on the progress after these are done! anthonyy likes this. __________________ 2011 Black Cherry 370Z Touring+Sport 7AT \| Motordyne Shockwave E370 \| Berk HFC \| Stillen Gen III \| Hotchkis Sways \| ONEighty Headlights \| UpRev Tuned by RAD Atlanta, GA & Queens, NY - Stailey's Build Journal

02-25-2015, 02:37 PM	#10 (permalink)
Seraphix Base Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orlando Posts: 165 Drives: 14 MR 370 Rep Power: 11	Excited to see how this thing comes together. Love those wheels, great mods on the build so far brother. Stailey likes this. __________________ 14 MR Sport \| Volk TE37 \| KWv3's \| SPC F/R \| Project Kik's R40's \| Motordyne E370 \| Stillen Gen3 \| FastIntention Longtube headers \| Uprev \| Aerojacket \| Evo-R \| Re11's \|

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