Call me a poser...

OldFart · 02-21-2018, 05:54 PM

Bought a 11' sport knowing the suspension would be changed, exhaust, etc.. Overtime the lines of the Nismo had me and my conversion started. Found the last piece I've been looking for today. Never will claim it's a true Nismo but the death of one became a donor to mine...

Cyber370 · 02-21-2018, 05:59 PM

Too bad they stopped putting those plaques in the ‘15+ Nismos. I would’ve loved one in mine.

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OldFart · 02-21-2018, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Cyber370

Too bad they stopped putting those plaques in the ‘15+ Nismos. I would’ve loved one in mine.

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I found one for a 14' but have been looking for one from a 11' for quite a while, had seen one a few months ago, contacted the guy about buying it and never heard from him again. Found an ad this morning and went for it...

Eagle · 02-22-2018, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by OldFart

Bought a 11' sport knowing the suspension would be changed, exhaust, etc.. Overtime the lines of the Nismo had me and my conversion started. Found the last piece I've been looking for today. Never will claim it's a true Nismo but the death of one became a donor to mine...

Holy cow, if that had been 11 #031 you would have been hearing from me!! I wrecked my 2011 nismo in June 2011 and let the junk yard keep the car. Since then I've owned 2 other 370z's but I would have liked to have that badge if it ever turned up again.

bbermann · 02-23-2018, 08:30 PM

I am too polite right now to call you a poser.

Eagle · 02-23-2018, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by bbermann

I am too polite right now to call you a poser.

I wouldn't care, I'm faster in a "fismo" anyway

JARblue · 02-23-2018, 10:12 PM

POSER!!

I was just following the thread rules

My actual opinion is the individually numbered plaques look slick, and I think it's pretty cool that in a small way you are keeping alive the spirit of that fallen Nismo

abailey362 · 02-26-2018, 12:44 PM

really wish they still had these.

would love to find one of the 00000 ones from protype pre-production cars to put in my 17, but they get crushed with the car

CRiZO · 02-26-2018, 02:37 PM

Cool I guess, but I don't see why you'd have one of these if you weren't trying to claim it's a real Nismo. That's like the entire purpose of the thing.

Eagle · 02-26-2018, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by CRiZO

Cool I guess, but I don't see why you'd have one of these if you weren't trying to claim it's a real Nismo. That's like the entire purpose of the thing.

For me it would be purely sentimental assuming it was the plaque from my wrecked car. Otherwise, personally i wouldn't do it.

Asus_ · 02-26-2018, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by OldFart

suspension would be changed, exhaust, etc.. Overtime the lines of the Nismo had me and my conversion started.

No one has the right to call you a poser or anyone a poser for such a thing and those are the types of people that ruin the scene.

No offence to any nismo owners btw, at the end of the day you choose what to do with your money but if we are truly talking about a squeezing the most performance out of your car then the nismo isnt even in the game. There are much better and cheaper alternatives for aftermarket parts out there then what the nismo gives you

Then you got people saying the whole nismo status and such like oh "rarity", "not many out there", "you'll stand out" etc... that makes no sense to me when theres something like the 40th Anniversary around which has more bragging rights as a limited and rare car over a nismo, hell even based on numbers of cars produced alone by a HUGEE margin.

The nismo idea in itself is a good idea, just horribly executed by nissan. In reality, no matter how you crunch numbers or try to justify it... The bodykit on the new nismos is great tho i'll give it that but its all its got going for it imo.

StormWhite · 02-27-2018, 02:59 AM

I am struggling with the economics of this conversion. Surely it would have been cheaper to initially buy a used Nismo of similar age.

OldFart · 02-27-2018, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by StormWhite

I am struggling with the economics of this conversion. Surely it would have been cheaper to initially buy a used Nismo of similar age.

Struggle all ya want, there were 2 Nismo's on the lot when I bought the sport priced at 5-7k more than what I paid for mine. I was looking at doing an Amuse kit but didn't want to deal with fitment issues and the fact it's fiberglass so did the Nismo instead. Just kinda snowballed from there.

Jayhovah · 02-27-2018, 08:23 AM

One day I hope to meet a '09-'14 Nismo owner who is going to a body kit and will unload/swap all the bits with me... my favorite body style for the Z but the price tag for the conversion is just too much for me to swallow. One day.

SS_Firehawk · 02-27-2018, 10:06 AM

I see it as stealing someone else's plaque off a trophy with the same name and put it on your own. No offense, I just feel it's illegitimate and would rather order something more authentic than ripped off. Maybe research your actual vehicle color and options and do one of XXX based off that. It's not my car, so you do you, it's just something I wouldn't do.

02-21-2018, 05:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
OldFart Track Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Carlisle, PA Age: 61 Posts: 682 Drives: 2011 Wannabe Nismo Rep Power: 960	Call me a poser... Bought a 11' sport knowing the suspension would be changed, exhaust, etc.. Overtime the lines of the Nismo had me and my conversion started. Found the last piece I've been looking for today. Never will claim it's a true Nismo but the death of one became a donor to mine... LMBmikeZ and Asus_ like this. __________________ 2011 Mag Black Sport with Nismo conversion - both interior and exterior. SPL suspension, Fortune Coilovers, ARK grip catback, Berks HFC, Takeda intake, some interior mods.

02-21-2018, 05:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cyber370 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Montreal, QC Canada Posts: 679 Drives: 2016 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 19372	Too bad they stopped putting those plaques in the ‘15+ Nismos. I would’ve loved one in mine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Chuy and simul8r like this. __________________ "That’s when you know you’ve found somebody special. When you can just shut the fck up for a minute and comfortably enjoy the silence.”-Mia (Pulp Fiction)*

02-23-2018, 10:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	POSER!! I was just following the thread rules My actual opinion is the individually numbered plaques look slick, and I think it's pretty cool that in a small way you are keeping alive the spirit of that fallen Nismo Eagle, OldFart and sx moneypit like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

02-27-2018, 02:59 AM	#12 (permalink)
StormWhite Base Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 225 Drives: 2017 370Z Coupe Rep Power: 74894	I am struggling with the economics of this conversion. Surely it would have been cheaper to initially buy a used Nismo of similar age. Cyber370 likes this.

02-27-2018, 10:06 AM	#15 (permalink)
SS_Firehawk Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,142 Drives: 13' Magma Red Nismo Rep Power: 7335	I see it as stealing someone else's plaque off a trophy with the same name and put it on your own. No offense, I just feel it's illegitimate and would rather order something more authentic than ripped off. Maybe research your actual vehicle color and options and do one of XXX based off that. It's not my car, so you do you, it's just something I wouldn't do. __________________ Old Car:GTM TSC'd 550whp / 410lbft tq @ 11.88PSI New Car: Under Construction

02-23-2018, 08:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
bbermann Base Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Wauconda, IL Posts: 218 Drives: '13 370Z nismo Rep Power: 21	I am too polite right now to call you a poser.

02-26-2018, 12:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
abailey362 Base Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: North Alabama Posts: 17 Drives: '17 Nismo Red 6MT Rep Power: 7	really wish they still had these. would love to find one of the 00000 ones from protype pre-production cars to put in my 17, but they get crushed with the car

02-26-2018, 02:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
CRiZO Track Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Dallas Posts: 672 Drives: in traffic Rep Power: 20698	Cool I guess, but I don't see why you'd have one of these if you weren't trying to claim it's a real Nismo. That's like the entire purpose of the thing.

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