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birdman71 06-14-2016 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by zefaulter (Post 3498198)
Damn she's gonna look amazing

Thanks brotha! I cant wait to have her done she is going to look amazing!

**UPDATE**

As of 06/14/16, I have been sponsored by Fly1 Motorsports and a big Thanks to Lohit! :tiphat: I will be the 1st Kit in the U.S. and the Promo Z for the Weber Sports Body Kit being sold at Fly1 Motorsports! (Link in my Build List) It will be in my Discontinued Monterrey Blue

Here is what the final outcome is supposed to look:tup:

....minus all the camber :driving::happydance:
(Photo Cred: Fly1 Motorsports)

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zefaulter 06-14-2016 11:51 PM

Are you getting the wheels too?

carlitos_370z 06-15-2016 06:55 AM

:drool:

Wheels3309 06-15-2016 07:41 AM

Damn... that kit looks sweet! :leghump: Cant wait to see it complete!

birdman71 06-15-2016 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by zefaulter (Post 3498529)
Are you getting the wheels too?

Hell nah lol, keeping my wheels :tup: Just going to have them detailed of course haha After it is all done I'm going to have the entire thing detailed and clayed. I did that once with this mobile detailer that uses a waterless wash etc. When I walked out there to meet them these guys were pulling out tooth brushes to clean the wheels lol. Looked like a show car after and it was mainly stock at the time.

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Originally Posted by carlitos_370z (Post 3498652)
:drool:

:iagree: :yum: :driving:

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Originally Posted by Wheels3309 (Post 3498676)
Damn... that kit looks sweet! :leghump: Cant wait to see it complete!

Thanks! I can't wait to see it completed either! It is going into the shop on Sunday afternoon and won't have her back for 2-3 weeks or so :ughdance:

It'll all be well worth it in the end! I am having CoolToy photoshop up some examples hopefully!

birdman71 06-20-2016 02:15 PM

***UPDATE***

As of 6/19/2016, the Z has been dropped off at Muse Auto Project to start the process with everything being installed on the body kit! Can't wait for it to be done and have my Z back! haha

First day with the loaner car and the battery decided to die and I had to uber it to work this morning :rolleyes: :owned:

As for the time without the Z I have already gotten another couple of parts as well :driving::wtf2:
Ended up getting the EVOR Carbon Fiber Storage Compartment Cover and the Center Console Carbon Fiber Cover. Also got the Z1 Motorsports Hood and HD Hatch Struts.

Carbon Fiber pieces will be installed before the formal photoshoot as well!



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carlitos_370z 06-21-2016 06:57 AM

awesome stuff man! :tup:

TerribleONE 06-21-2016 09:08 AM

Moar car parts!

birdman71 06-21-2016 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by carlitos_370z (Post 3501837)
awesome stuff man! :tup:

Thanks brotha! I just can't wait till she's done and for the photoshoot :driving: :happydance:

Ill get picture happy :stirthepot:

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Originally Posted by TerribleONE (Post 3501932)
Moar car parts!

Funniest part is that's my plan; have my invoice ready for a brand new set of Berk HFC's and looking at a set of KW V3's in the near future, To where once I get my car back its going back into the shop for those to be installed lmao :ughdance:

Came home from the weekend at Harrahs Rincon (down by San Diego) with a noice amount in hand. Their video poker games were giving me 4 of a kinds A LOT lol... I think I had 10-12 the whole weekend. I was up to almost $3k at one point, but came home with a little less than that. Not bad for bringing $500 to gamble.
Waiting for my credit cards and stuff to fix themselves since someone got a hold of those :shakes head: Both Chase and US Bank called me and was like are you making purchases in Texas? I was like I certainly hope not since I'm in San Diego this weekend. But I want to pay off whatever credit I had on them and then see what I have left. If I have enough for my Berks and KW's I'll be posting those up very soon lol :tup:

zefaulter 06-22-2016 10:17 AM

I didn't know jay sells the center cubby cover by itself. Where did you get it from?

birdman71 06-22-2016 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by zefaulter (Post 3502705)
I didn't know jay sells the center cubby cover by itself. Where did you get it from?

Don't buy it from Jay, You never know if you will actually get it or not lol.

Motorsport! EVO-R Carbon Fiber Center Console Lid Cover, 09-16 370Z - The Z Store! Nissan-Datsun 240Z 260Z 280Z 280ZX 300ZX ( Z31 Z32 ) 350Z 370Z Parts

As for the storage compartment. There was someone on the closed Facebook 370z for sale stuff that had extra pieces shipped to him on accident for no charge. So he is selling the extra pieces. I believe there is one piece still up for sale too. I could message him and see and then get you two together through a group chat. Just message me on facebook and let me know :tup:

birdman71 06-27-2016 03:30 PM

A week without my Z is starting to kill me. :owned:
That and driving the little economical daily rental car I have with absolutely no speed is horrible... Used to go 0-60 in 5seconds now I go 0-60 in 5 centuries.

RumbleFish 06-27-2016 04:42 PM

Wow! Congrats!:tiphat:

birdman71 06-27-2016 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by RumbleFish (Post 3506118)
Wow! Congrats!:tiphat:

Thanks brotha! I cannot wait! Literally... I hate my rental car... lol :ugh2:

I'm about to go pay the extra to rent a mustang so I can burnout into a crowd of people :stirthepot::pics::inoutroflpuke:


But I digress... I have received the EVO-R Carbon Fiber Storage Compartment Door in the mail from my friend and it looks great! Can't wait to install it.

*UPDATE*

As of 06/27/16 I have now ordered and are already shipped same day from BERK Technology, their High Flow Catalyzers

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Cannot wait until these are in! That way I can sit there with them in my living room and act like they are on my Z until I get my Z back haha :ughdance: :rofl2: :tup:

zefaulter 06-27-2016 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by birdman71 (Post 3506143)
Thanks brotha! I cannot wait! Literally... I hate my rental car... lol :ugh2:

I'm about to go pay the extra to rent a mustang so I can burnout into a crowd of people :stirthepot::pics::inoutroflpuke:


But I digress... I have received the EVO-R Carbon Fiber Storage Compartment Door in the mail from my friend and it looks great! Can't wait to install it.

*UPDATE*

As of 06/27/16 I have now ordered and are already shipped same day from BERK Technology, their High Flow Catalyzers

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Cannot wait until these are in! That way I can sit there with them in my living room and act like they are on my Z until I get my Z back haha :ughdance: :rofl2: :tup:

Good choice! They sound nice and loud.

cigarclifford 06-27-2016 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by zefaulter (Post 3506314)
Good choice! They sound nice and loud.

Very true...

My Berk Technology High Flow Cat's are almost 5 years old and the sound is
amazing :tup:

I have noticed over the last two year's the volume has come up a few bar's

-Clifford :tiphat:

birdman71 06-30-2016 06:49 PM

Thanks Guys,
I can't wait to be able to put my Berk's onto my Z, in fact I received my HFC's in the mail yesterday (after them being there a day). Gotta love the hookup on free 1 day shipping :tup:

I got a lot of those parts I ordered recently in the Mail, I will try to get some real pictures up here today or tomorrow.


**UPDATE**


As of 06/29/2016 I got another update on the Z;

Paint/clear should be finished by the end of the day on the 30th, latest. Then Friday, 7/1/16, would be the installation of painted parts and hoping to have my Z back later on Friday evening or Saturday morning! :rofl2:

It appears I may have my Z back just in time for the Bobs Big Boy Monthly Meetup with an entire new outfit on the Z :driving::tup: :inoutroflpuke:

birdman71 07-03-2016 05:41 PM

**UPDATE**
I will be picking up the Z as of 7/4/16 from the shop at about 2pm unless they call me earlier. If you want to cruise :driving::driving::driving: afterward I already have one possibly two people meeting me at the shop in South Gate,CA

Send me a message or if you have my phone number text me :tup:

axmea? 07-04-2016 02:07 AM

post pics. lots of them.

birdman71 07-05-2016 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by axmea? (Post 3509693)
post pics. lots of them.

As promised, these are just some of the pics I was able to take so far without driving around most of the rest of the day haha! I literally drove around for no reason yesterday. Missed my Z that much haha :driving: :tup:

Again want to give a big thanks to Lohit over at Fly1 Motorsports for helping me with this build by Sponsoring me, and cannot wait for the photoshoot next weekend! My bad on the 1 blurry pic so far. I will have much more being uploaded as I just have to take some more. Got carried away driving around, I'm sure plenty of others took pictures of my car yesterday, caught multiple people doing so :tup:

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carlitos_370z 07-05-2016 02:06 PM

Awesome bro! the car looks amazing :tup:

birdman71 07-05-2016 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by carlitos_370z (Post 3510509)
Awesome bro! the car looks amazing :tup:

Thanks brotha! I am very happy with the results and cannot wait for the second kit to be done and do the photoshoot! I believe we are doing it together.

Anyways.... So I got sidetracked on my way out to my car to go to lunch today :excited: ....and ended up taking some more pictures :tup::driving:

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cooltoy 07-05-2016 07:17 PM

Now the wheels make sense.

Not painting the hood?

Second kit?

GetYourWheels 07-06-2016 12:04 PM

Car has come a long way, build looks great now!!

Fly1 Motorsports 07-06-2016 12:15 PM

Looks GREAT Gavin!!! :tup:

birdman71 07-06-2016 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cooltoy (Post 3510638)
Now the wheels make sense.

Not painting the hood?

Second kit?

I concur the wheels do look a lot better with this kit than before with OEM parts.
Nope, ended up keeping the Hood Full CF, I liked the exposed CF way and was keeping it as an idea for the future if I have to decide on clearing the entire CF again or painting it with exposed CF, but a little too rice rockety for my tastes after seeing the full CF hood with the kit.

As for the second kit, There is another Weber Sports Body Kit Lohit had in stock too with the DRL LED's that is being build this week. Their goal was for it to be ready this weekend. Since Lohit and I scheduled the Photoshoot for Saturday this weekend, I was hoping we are doing the shoot together and was the reason for the push on the completion of that kit.

It would be awesome having the First and Second West Coast, Second and Third in the US, Weber Sports Kits for the promo! :happydance::tup::driving:


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Originally Posted by GetYourWheels (Post 3511041)
Car has come a long way, build looks great now!!

Thanks Jason and all at the Get Your Wheels Team!
I have waited for this day for a long time where pieces finally start coming together and the build is actually a build :yum: :tup:

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Originally Posted by Fly1 Motorsports (Post 3511045)
Looks GREAT Gavin!!! :tup:

Thanks again Lohit!
Can't wait for the photoshoot and hoping you haven't gotten too annoyed with all the pictures I've been texting you :inoutroflpuke: :pics:

birdman71 07-06-2016 02:24 PM

So got side tracked again going to lunch :yum: :pics:

:leghump:


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JARblue 07-06-2016 02:36 PM

Looking good, G :tup:

I know the driving around for no reason routine. I'm about to take a short break just to stretch her legs a bit. She's been on jack stands for over two weeks, and I've had no time to work on her. So I towed her to the shop last night, and Kevin had her ready this morning :driving:

birdman71 07-06-2016 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 3511121)
Looking good, G :tup:

I know the driving around for no reason routine. I'm about to take a short break just to stretch her legs a bit. She's been on jack stands for over two weeks, and I've had no time to work on her. So I towed her to the shop last night, and Kevin had her ready this morning :driving:

Thanks brotha!:tup:

Oh yeah, used up a whole tank of gas on the 4th of July. I know I wasn't supposed to be driving with all the cops out, but a one cop that pulled up next to me gave me a thumbs up.
Usually they pull me over for being young and in a nice car lol Surprised not one cop did through 7 different cities that day.

Of course that tank didn't last more than 225 miles... wonder why... :icon18::driving::driving::driving:


Congrats on the car getting finished up, What all did you have to do on it?
Hopefully your drive is as good as mine was! :tup: :tiphat:

JARblue 07-06-2016 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by birdman71 (Post 3511167)
Thanks brotha!:tup:

Oh yeah, used up a whole tank of gas on the 4th of July. I know I wasn't supposed to be driving with all the cops out, but a one cop that pulled up next to me gave me a thumbs up.
Usually they pull me over for being young and in a nice car lol Surprised not one cop did through 7 different cities that day.

Of course that tank didn't last more than 225 miles... wonder why... :icon18::driving::driving::driving:


Congrats on the car getting finished up, What all did you have to do on it?
Hopefully your drive is as good as mine was! :tup: :tiphat:

I installed the new RJM HD CMC and the latest pedal revision. Had some issues with the bleeding and kept running out of time, so I went ahead and towed it to the Austin Z Clinic yesterday, which thankfully is located in my neighborhood. Kevin installed a new slave cylinder I provided for my Z1 kit; I had ordered a replacement last week just in case. So new master and slave cylinders plus new clutch pedal and a good bleed = :driving: Now everything feels exactly like it did before icon17: But no more worries of the master cylinder failing :D

I really am tempted to post up the receipt in the CSC failure thread. The line item reads "slave cylinder remove and replace" for $180 :rofl2: There wasn't any removal because I had already done it. But Kevin put the new one in, bled the system, and then did some adjustment to the slave linkage for proper engagement. I think I might make one additional minor adjustment when I have it up to bleed the brakes in the near future. Other than that, everything is great.

kukpet 07-06-2016 09:25 PM

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Looks awesome in blue :yum:
I have mine installed in January

birdman71 07-07-2016 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 3511180)
I installed the new RJM HD CMC and the latest pedal revision. Had some issues with the bleeding and kept running out of time, so I went ahead and towed it to the Austin Z Clinic yesterday, which thankfully is located in my neighborhood. Kevin installed a new slave cylinder I provided for my Z1 kit; I had ordered a replacement last week just in case. So new master and slave cylinders plus new clutch pedal and a good bleed = :driving: Now everything feels exactly like it did before icon17: But no more worries of the master cylinder failing :D

I really am tempted to post up the receipt in the CSC failure thread. The line item reads "slave cylinder remove and replace" for $180 :rofl2: There wasn't any removal because I had already done it. But Kevin put the new one in, bled the system, and then did some adjustment to the slave linkage for proper engagement. I think I might make one additional minor adjustment when I have it up to bleed the brakes in the near future. Other than that, everything is great.

I would say go ahead and do that, it would be a good idea and plenty of the DIY guys would probably go for it.
Sounds like with the new setup you will definitely have a good drive! Try and make the tank last more than 225 miles lol... :wtf2:

At least you've eliminated many issues with either slave cylinder anymore. I still have my new ACT Clutch, and RJM pedal sitting there waiting for install. I haven't decided on whether or not to install the pedal by itself or wait until I have to do the clutch and pressure plate and flywheel again. That way I'm not doubling on labor and fluids. I want to get the RJM master too just to eliminate most if not all issues with clutch engagement, pedal feel, and easy of shifting. I may pull that trigger here soon. Just all depends haha


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Originally Posted by kukpet (Post 3511592)
Looks awesome in blue :yum:
I have mine installed in January

Thanks brotha! I love the paint color and how it came out as well!

Awesome!! I was wondering if the person who had the first kit from the East Coast was on the forum or not! Hopefully one of these days we can all make it to Z Nationals or Z Dayz or something big like that, Have all 3 kits in the US at one location!

birdman71 07-29-2016 05:13 PM

Have plenty more pictures to come! Just been busier than shizzzz.

If anyone lives around the Hermosa Beach area and wants to come to the Ruby's Car Show, I will be there from 3:30-6:30 today with the Z

Hope to see some there

axmea? 07-29-2016 10:27 PM

Whoa! First time I've seen this. Looks great. Coming over next week in Cerritos? I will go there just to see this.

birdman71 08-01-2016 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by axmea? (Post 3526575)
Whoa! First time I've seen this. Looks great. Coming over next week in Cerritos? I will go there just to see this.

Helll Yeahh I will be there next weekend! Come on out! It would be great to finally meet you brotha! :tup:

birdman71 08-01-2016 09:55 PM

Here are some more pictures Ive been gathering recently! You can always see them coming from Lohit on Fly1 Motorsports social media!

Wash,Wax and Shine and then a cruise through Palos Verdes :tup:

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Ruby's Diner Car Show :

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LMFAO When your Z is at this show for the first time and was breaking more necks and had more walk arounds than the Shelby GT350. Makes me want to have one of those signs for my car

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Bima and I on Saturday 7/30/2016, GReddy Performance Open House and Car meet in Irvine CA

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(Photo Cred: Bima)

Been fun the last week haha, Big thanks again to Lohit at Fly1 Motorsports! Big thanks to Bima too for getting the rolling shot and two videos :tup:
Ill get the videos up soon

ramoszx12r 08-02-2016 06:08 AM

Very nice.

birdman71 08-05-2016 11:28 PM

Here are the videos that Bima took while we were driving on the freeway after the GReddy meetup

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Kingbaby 08-06-2016 12:10 AM

thanks for sharing

AgRider 08-06-2016 02:29 PM

Very Nice indeed!


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