OptionZero 2015 Nismo Build

OptionZero · 12-18-2019, 01:40 PM

This is why my Z has been on hold. About 8 months working on this:

NorthStyle · 12-19-2019, 10:09 AM

Love IS's; what's all done/being done to it?

OptionZero · 12-19-2019, 01:31 PM

Fortune Auto 500 coilovers (wonderful)
serial nine FUCA (proceed with caution if ordering)
Figs rear lower arm + toe correction
serial nine traction arm
Racing Brake front caliper upgrade for Supra rotors
factory rear caliper painted red

Enkei NT03 +M 18x9.5 +27, super brilliant coating
Cooper Zeon all seasons

Sportcross/Gita front bumper
TRD lip for Altezza Gita
TRD sidekirts for Altezza Gita
TRD sedan rear lip
Vertex +15 vented front fenders
EGO rear spoiler
MMM retrofit LED rear taillights (no longer in business)
custom retrofit HID/LED headlights by Kustom54 Lighting (cannot recommend)

TRD axleback for altezza
K&N cone filter
Cubespeed shortshifter (questionable upgrade, SUPER short shifts but much increased noise from transmission)
Supra clutch conversion using OEM parts

Massive delays in the paint process at the bodyshop, then poor fitment by the bodyshop that had to be redone. They also drilled a hole in my radiator by accident which caused my car to leak and smoke as i was leaving one time, then Serial Nine sent me defective upper arms without telling me which meant i had to try a bunch of different options to fix it, eventually they figured out i got defective arms and i had to wait for shipping from Canada during the holidays and finally it was aligned enough to not rub like crazy

Kustom54 was also a terrible place to get a retrofit headlight job, it took six months and came out like ****, paint on the housings had massive runs, the wiring was ****, they used parts from a bad supplier (Flashtech). I used them bc they were in California and recommended by RetrofitSource. I should have just forked out the cash and gone with OneEightyNYC and gotten it done CORRECTLY the first time even if it cost more

i forgot my tripod so i couldn't take good pix, so i'll probably do that this weekend

Altezza/IS300 is a good platform overall but Toyota did so much stupid **** to make it annoyingly hard to upgrade. the front wheel fitment is terrible, you basically need massive pulled fenders or wide aftermarket fenders to run anything decent, and the wheel well has poor clearance on the inside so you need a lower profile balljoint or shortened spindles - that in turn ***** up your geometry. The OEM shifter/trans for the 2JZ has a TERRIBLE clutch feel, the Supra upgraded is basically required to feel decent, but the shifter itself is tall witih long throws. Unfortunately all the good JDM shifters are out of production so i went with Cubespeedin Australia that had a good rep among other Lexus/Toyota. It is indeed short, VERY short but buzzes annoyingly at high RPM.

There's a lot of coilover options, thankfully, and more importantly a ton of engine options from building the 2JZ, swapping in a variety of 1JZs, or a V8 if you wanna go there, or the 3SGE BEAMS engine

Also, a manual one in good shape is hard to find . . . but if you're swapping an engine anyways this is no big deal.

This is daily so i dont think i'm going that far. It's actually pretty comfortable. I did have to swap in an aftermarket wheel/hub because the wheel is too far away in stock config when you're 6 ft tall. Thats a pretty easy fix though

The fortunes ride very comfy

OptionZero · 04-23-2020, 04:12 PM

Had to get out of the house

God-Speed · 04-24-2020, 05:27 AM

Always looking good brother.

JARblue · 04-24-2020, 09:03 AM

But that wheel fitment!

ZontheRocks · 04-24-2020, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JARblue

But that wheel fitment!

Zezus · 04-24-2020, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by optionzero

wheels are volk racing te-37 ultra. Face-4 and s-center (deeper mounting surface) all 4 corners. Goal was max concave everywhere.
20x11, +15 fronts
20x20, +20 rears
project kics iconix r40 lugs w/ optional red caps

hmmmmmm...

geeteezee · 04-24-2020, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JARblue

But that wheel fitment!

Someone just posted a fantastic thread on wheel fitment. He should check it out.

OptionZero · 04-24-2020, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zezus

hmmmmmm...

Fixed

OptionZero · 05-07-2020, 04:00 PM

Just one of many mods sitting around the house ready to go...

Sparco EVO II QRT, limited edition red

loufitness · 05-10-2020, 08:59 AM

OptionZero - Your Z looks absolutely awesome! I love the wheels and swapped spoiler! Very nice work!!!

Can't wait to see the interior.

Is the Blacked out A Pillars a wrap?
Can you post a close up of the A pillar from top to bottom...showing the transitions from black to white?

OptionZero · 05-11-2020, 12:11 AM

It's a gloss black wrap. A buddy that runs a wrap/tint shop did it, i just told him to use whatever black is available in his scraps

OptionZero · 11-23-2020, 06:17 PM

Lvcky69 · 11-23-2020, 07:15 PM

Love your Z bro.

12-18-2019, 01:40 PM	#61 (permalink)
OptionZero A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,160 Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 203226	This is why my Z has been on hold. About 8 months working on this: God-Speed, gbrettin, JARblue and 6 others like this. __________________ OptionZero Build Thread

12-19-2019, 01:31 PM	#63 (permalink)
OptionZero A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,160 Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 203226	Fortune Auto 500 coilovers (wonderful) serial nine FUCA (proceed with caution if ordering) Figs rear lower arm + toe correction serial nine traction arm Racing Brake front caliper upgrade for Supra rotors factory rear caliper painted red Enkei NT03 +M 18x9.5 +27, super brilliant coating Cooper Zeon all seasons Sportcross/Gita front bumper TRD lip for Altezza Gita TRD sidekirts for Altezza Gita TRD sedan rear lip Vertex +15 vented front fenders EGO rear spoiler MMM retrofit LED rear taillights (no longer in business) custom retrofit HID/LED headlights by Kustom54 Lighting (cannot recommend) TRD axleback for altezza K&N cone filter Cubespeed shortshifter (questionable upgrade, SUPER short shifts but much increased noise from transmission) Supra clutch conversion using OEM parts Massive delays in the paint process at the bodyshop, then poor fitment by the bodyshop that had to be redone. They also drilled a hole in my radiator by accident which caused my car to leak and smoke as i was leaving one time, then Serial Nine sent me defective upper arms without telling me which meant i had to try a bunch of different options to fix it, eventually they figured out i got defective arms and i had to wait for shipping from Canada during the holidays and finally it was aligned enough to not rub like crazy Kustom54 was also a terrible place to get a retrofit headlight job, it took six months and came out like **, paint on the housings had massive runs, the wiring was , they used parts from a bad supplier (Flashtech). I used them bc they were in California and recommended by RetrofitSource. I should have just forked out the cash and gone with OneEightyNYC and gotten it done CORRECTLY the first time even if it cost more i forgot my tripod so i couldn't take good pix, so i'll probably do that this weekend Altezza/IS300 is a good platform overall but Toyota did so much stupid to make it annoyingly hard to upgrade. the front wheel fitment is terrible, you basically need massive pulled fenders or wide aftermarket fenders to run anything decent, and the wheel well has poor clearance on the inside so you need a lower profile balljoint or shortened spindles - that in turn *** up your geometry. The OEM shifter/trans for the 2JZ has a TERRIBLE clutch feel, the Supra upgraded is basically required to feel decent, but the shifter itself is tall witih long throws. Unfortunately all the good JDM shifters are out of production so i went with Cubespeedin Australia that had a good rep among other Lexus/Toyota. It is indeed short, VERY short but buzzes annoyingly at high RPM. There's a lot of coilover options, thankfully, and more importantly a ton of engine options from building the 2JZ, swapping in a variety of 1JZs, or a V8 if you wanna go there, or the 3SGE BEAMS engine Also, a manual one in good shape is hard to find . . . but if you're swapping an engine anyways this is no big deal. This is daily so i dont think i'm going that far. It's actually pretty comfortable. I did have to swap in an aftermarket wheel/hub because the wheel is too far away in stock config when you're 6 ft tall. Thats a pretty easy fix though The fortunes ride very comfy gbrettin, Hotrodz, NorthStyle and 1 others like this. __________________ OptionZero Build Thread Last edited by OptionZero; 12-19-2019 at 01:36 PM.

04-23-2020, 04:12 PM	#64 (permalink)
OptionZero A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,160 Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 203226	Had to get out of the house KaienZ34, God-Speed, gbrettin and 8 others like this. __________________ OptionZero Build Thread

04-24-2020, 09:03 AM	#66 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,449 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	But that wheel fitment! cv129, sx moneypit, BettyZ and 1 others like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

05-07-2020, 04:00 PM	#71 (permalink)
OptionZero A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,160 Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 203226	Just one of many mods sitting around the house ready to go... Sparco EVO II QRT, limited edition red gbrettin, JARblue, cv129 and 1 others like this. __________________ OptionZero Build Thread

12-19-2019, 10:09 AM	#62 (permalink)
NorthStyle A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Deutschland + SC/FL USA Posts: 1,235 Drives: 2011 370Z Nismo Rep Power: 24276	Love IS's; what's all done/being done to it?

04-24-2020, 05:27 AM	#65 (permalink)
God-Speed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Austin, Tx. Posts: 4,352 Drives: Prototype Rep Power: 2684376	Always looking good brother.

05-10-2020, 08:59 AM	#72 (permalink)
loufitness Base Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Louisville, Ky Posts: 74 Drives: 14 370Z Pearl White Rep Power: 3365	OptionZero - Your Z looks absolutely awesome! I love the wheels and swapped spoiler! Very nice work!!! Can't wait to see the interior. Is the Blacked out A Pillars a wrap? Can you post a close up of the A pillar from top to bottom...showing the transitions from black to white? __________________ 2014 Pearl White Sport Pkg / Motordyne Shockwave / 25 Row Setrab / SS Brake lines / Motul RBF 600 / Hawk DTC-60 / SPL Upper Control Arms / Enkei RP07 / Hankook RS4 275/40/18 Square / Schroth Harness / EVO-R Carbon Fiber Accents / Bilstein B16 PSS 10

05-11-2020, 12:11 AM	#73 (permalink)
OptionZero A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,160 Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 203226	It's a gloss black wrap. A buddy that runs a wrap/tint shop did it, i just told him to use whatever black is available in his scraps KaienZ34 likes this. __________________ OptionZero Build Thread Last edited by OptionZero; 05-11-2020 at 01:22 AM.

11-23-2020, 06:17 PM	#74 (permalink)
OptionZero A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,160 Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 203226	JARblue, Hotrodz, jchammond and 5 others like this. __________________ OptionZero Build Thread

11-23-2020, 07:15 PM	#75 (permalink)
Lvcky69 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Miami Posts: 385 Drives: 17 370z & 16 911 S Rep Power: 3921	Love your Z bro.

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