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Exterior overhaul pending credit card approval...thoughts please!

So, pending new credit card approval (the American way!), I think I've decided on my exterior mods. I have spent many nights debating on what to do and I think

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Old 06-03-2010, 09:02 PM   #1 (permalink)
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So, pending new credit card approval (the American way!), I think I've decided on my exterior mods. I have spent many nights debating on what to do and I think I have my plan. I have compared and researched as much as possible and I've lost patience so here's what I want:
*and admittedly, most decisions are based on what others members have done, so yeah, I'm doing some copying. But that's why we're here...right?

1. While I heavily considered doing a nismo body conversion, I've decided on the amuse rear bumper as it is by far my fav. With that in mind, I love the nismo front end, but rather do any nismo I'm gonna go with the mines front carbon spoiler. (BTW, the setup ztoon has) The carbon of the mines spoiler, paired with the middle arch, reminds me of the front of the nismo bumper (more so of the 350z nismo). So, body kit problem solved.
The only thing I'm still debating is the spoiler, but that is the least of my concerns. I figure once the front spoiler and rear bumper are installed, the rear spoiler will work itself out.

2. Suspension: Easy, as I do not have the money for high end everything, going to go with the Eibach lowering kit.

3.Pair the suspension with painting the OEM rims nissan color K11 (thanks to stormcrow and his rim color) which, is basically the GT-R rim color.

4.Stillen or Hotchkis sway bars...thoughts?

5.Spacers: Here's where I'm still a little in the dark. I see most people go 15/20mm front/rear. I suppose this is the best look and most ideal setup, but I wish I could see some more pix.

6.Minors: Window tint, b pillar carbon covers

So, before I drop the dough, please chime in
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depends what you want to do. If you plan to make your car more for show then go with a body kit...im not a fan of any of the aftermarket kits. Nismo is the only way to go imo. If you want to set the car up for racing then the sway bars is a good thing to get, along with a oil cooler kit.
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For spacers you can do 20 in the rear 15 in the front or 25 in the rear 20 mm in the front .... I like the super flush look and the 25/20 creates that but 20/15 looks much better than stock too!

there are plenty of pictures around for you to see... but if you want to look at my pictures it will show you 25mm in the rear, but the front spacers are not installed in most of my pictures.. And I also have the eibach springs if you want to take a peak.

IMO the mines lip is the nicest one out there but its crazy expensive...

your plans seem good though and its your car so it really only matters what you think about it.
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Chuck, thanks for the info. After looking at ur pics, I think you may have sold me on the 25mm rear. I have seen pix of 20mm rear and they give me this sense of "why bother" not to be offensive tho. But they don't seem to have that really stocky euro look which, is what I'm looking for. When do u expect to have your front spacers on? I would love to see a pic from a rear angle to really be able to see the tires. I think I'm pretty sold on the eibach too, but that is of course largely due to being a much cheaper option than coilovers
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My fronts will be on in a week or so. They just so happened to be off when my buddy called me to go take pics. I had ichiba front spacers but sold them and have h&rs coming in the mail. I'll let u know when but it's def a good fit.
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Don't use credit cards ever. Save up the money first and the amount you will save from paying the credit card company will get you more upgrades. I know you want it now but there is nothing more expensive then not having money.
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So, pending new credit card approval (the American way!)

The really foolish way! Why join the ranks of the foolish that end up in credit card debt over their heads...
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keeping no CC debt is the reason I have a Z and a damn nice house. It won't take too long to save enough money for the mods assuming you would have the money to be paying the credit card bill monthly.
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I think he might of been joking about putting it all on credit
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Might as well paint the fangs black, and the rear valence part.... i always liked the look of that.
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Monty...thank you! I was indeed joking about racking up a cc. I applied for one with one year no interst and was only gonna put the front spoiler and rear bumper on it. Everything else outta pocket. I have a painting and remodeling business and am able to pay large chunks on credit cards as checks come, as I don't get paid weekly. I am however impatient and not gonna wait til I have evey dime saved up...life is too short. Anyway, enuf of that.

Hopefully the conversation will continue about thoughts on mods as I'm very open to peoples input which, again is the beauty of this forum.

Chuck- I am goin with the H&R too. Again, if u get a chance man I would love to see a pic when u get them installed. Especially an angled close up shot of the rear tire to see them in relation to the wheel well. Also, I'm assuming there r no issues with clearance etc with the eibach springs and 20/25mm spacers?
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Hey Cinz, I'll give a shot at answering some of your questions you posed on my profile page. First off, no offense man, borrow all the ideas I can throw your way!
If you wanna go with the Amuse rear, be prepared to wait 3 to 4 months, despite Bulletproof telling you otherwise. Your body shop will thank you though, as fitment is pretty much OEM.
Yah, wheels are 1/2" wider frt. and back. SSR-Type F: rear 19x10.5 ET+15 5:114.3
frt. 19x9.5 ET+22 5:114.3
Don't know about Stillen sways, i've only run with Hotchkis. Softest setting gives me immediate response and I can accelerate flat leaving the turns at speed.
Your plans sound great. C.F. looks amazing on a red Z if you can find the right balance.
If you're going the Nismo route, I'd suggest you check out motoextreme's Z, black an badazz as they come.
Shoot me a line if anything else I can help with.

Good luck with your build.
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