Ed's 09 Nismo photo dump

ed_423 · 09-23-2023, 02:20 PM

Originally I was not going to make a build thread since I don't plan on doing too much to the car, or OEM plus at most (the Nismo is near perfect IMO) but I do love photography so I figured I will create one for minor changes as well as a photo dump.

When I first picked up the car, there were some work that had to be done.

In the garage with my DD

Gave it a nice wash

The car had the tesla screen but I told the seller he could keep it and put the double din from the previous previous owner back in because I hate how the tesla screen looks in the Z. I had to figure out all the wiring though and fix the radio problem, as well as reinstall the backup camera since the previous owner cut the wire because he didn't like having a camera

Next up, I touched up all the rock chips with Dr. Color chip, honestly was pretty impressed with it!

Next up, general maintenance. Changed all the fluids and brakes. the brakes were totally unsafe. He installed the wrong size rotors in the front, the pads were barely hanging on!

The tires also needed changing, got some Hankook v12s

Then changed the clutch and CSC to a zspeed HD CSC, with OEM Exedy clutch/flywheel from the later gen Z's. Decided against a light weight flywheel since it's just a street car.

The passenger princess wanted an extra cup holder for her boba, so I made one out of abs plastic

Time for the first shoot!

Decided to tackle paint matching the door handles

Then finally got her a detail

And of course I had to get her a new photoshoot after the fresh detail, night shots this time!

danegrey · 09-23-2023, 07:07 PM

Very Nice, loved all the photos
enjoy and remember the Z likes to run

Mr&Mrs · 09-23-2023, 07:30 PM

Off to a great start!

ed_423 · 09-23-2023, 07:34 PM

got a mini nismo to match

filip00 · 09-24-2023, 03:17 AM

Great looking car!

gr8-wrx · 09-24-2023, 09:51 AM

Nice car, great pics!

ed_423 · 04-06-2024, 10:30 PM

replaced my v1 nismo steering wheel with a v2 nismo steering wheel! sooo much better! no idea why Nissan went with the whacky shaped steering wheel initially.

filip00 · 04-07-2024, 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ed_423

replaced my v1 nismo steering wheel with a v2 nismo steering wheel! sooo much better! no idea why Nissan went with the whacky shaped steering wheel initially.

This looks sweet! Is this steering wheel actually round in shape? I am pretty annoyed with the stock, being squished top-bottom.

ed_423 · 04-07-2024, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by filip00

This looks sweet! Is this steering wheel actually round in shape? I am pretty annoyed with the stock, being squished top-bottom.

yeah i felt the same way! and yes it's round in shape, here's a side by side!

ed_423 · 10-25-2024, 02:23 PM

Installed some zoom engineering mirrors!

ed_423 · 11-15-2024, 07:30 PM

not really a car update but got some free swag from Nissan!

MarkRT · 11-17-2024, 11:52 PM

That's a super handsome Nismo!

ed_423 · 12-24-2024, 12:23 AM

a little Christmas shoot, nothing new on the car unfortunately. I am looking for a low key exhaust though to boost the sound a bit, so hopefully I post some real mods soon! But for now, enjoy!

ed_423 · 01-25-2025, 06:05 PM

my first real mod

and my first ever big JDM part! Loving the HKS hi-power exhaust!

There are already a bunch of reviews and sound clips for this exhausts so I won't go into too much detail, but this is exactly what I am looking for. Low key, no drone, but much throatier and slightly louder than stock Nismo exhaust. For daily driving, 2.5-4.5k rpm sounds wayyyy better, just a notch louder than stock g35/37. Downshift sounds soooo good as well.

Personally, I like the look of rolled tips more than the titanium tips, but they still look pretty cool. I also wish the tips stick out a little more, but that's really just a Nismo bumper issue.

Rjk370z · 01-27-2025, 12:03 PM

that looks great!

Oh shoot. I just noticed you dont have the fake third light in the bumper. Looks much better imo.

09-23-2023, 02:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
ed_423 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Socal Posts: 79 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 410	Ed's 09 Nismo photo dump Originally I was not going to make a build thread since I don't plan on doing too much to the car, or OEM plus at most (the Nismo is near perfect IMO) but I do love photography so I figured I will create one for minor changes as well as a photo dump. When I first picked up the car, there were some work that had to be done. In the garage with my DD Gave it a nice wash The car had the tesla screen but I told the seller he could keep it and put the double din from the previous previous owner back in because I hate how the tesla screen looks in the Z. I had to figure out all the wiring though and fix the radio problem, as well as reinstall the backup camera since the previous owner cut the wire because he didn't like having a camera Next up, I touched up all the rock chips with Dr. Color chip, honestly was pretty impressed with it! Next up, general maintenance. Changed all the fluids and brakes. the brakes were totally unsafe. He installed the wrong size rotors in the front, the pads were barely hanging on! The tires also needed changing, got some Hankook v12s Then changed the clutch and CSC to a zspeed HD CSC, with OEM Exedy clutch/flywheel from the later gen Z's. Decided against a light weight flywheel since it's just a street car. The passenger princess wanted an extra cup holder for her boba, so I made one out of abs plastic Time for the first shoot! Decided to tackle paint matching the door handles Then finally got her a detail And of course I had to get her a new photoshoot after the fresh detail, night shots this time! FL 4Motion, Mr&Mrs, gbrettin and 9 others like this. __________________ 2009 370z Nismo HKS \| Zspeed \| Exedy \| Zoom Engineering Last edited by ed_423; 09-23-2023 at 07:31 PM.

09-23-2023, 07:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
danegrey A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Knoxville Age: 72 Posts: 3,194 Drives: 12 370Z BK Cherry M6 Rep Power: 649540	Very Nice, loved all the photos enjoy and remember the Z likes to run FL 4Motion and ed_423 like this. __________________ Lots of Changes the Z needs to be driven and driven hard for the car lives for it

09-23-2023, 07:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mr&Mrs A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,207 Drives: RZ34 Rep Power: 31941	Off to a great start! ed_423 likes this. __________________ Project Z <--Click - Check out the link too many mods to list!

09-23-2023, 07:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
ed_423 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Socal Posts: 79 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 410	got a mini nismo to match FL 4Motion, gbrettin, cv129 and 4 others like this. __________________ 2009 370z Nismo HKS \| Zspeed \| Exedy \| Zoom Engineering

09-24-2023, 03:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
filip00 Track Member Join Date: May 2021 Location: slovenia Posts: 579 Drives: 370z pack Rep Power: 125428	Great looking car! ed_423 likes this.

09-24-2023, 09:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
gr8-wrx Track Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 611 Drives: 10 370z Roadster 7AT Rep Power: 16	Nice car, great pics! ed_423 likes this. __________________ Me: 2022 Toyota Tacoma SR5 Double-Cab SB Wifey: 2013 Toyota Highlander Limited AWD Weekends: 2010 Nissan 370z Roadster

04-06-2024, 10:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
ed_423 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Socal Posts: 79 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 410	replaced my v1 nismo steering wheel with a v2 nismo steering wheel! sooo much better! no idea why Nissan went with the whacky shaped steering wheel initially. gbrettin, xxAGAVExx and ZontheRocks like this. __________________ 2009 370z Nismo HKS \| Zspeed \| Exedy \| Zoom Engineering

10-25-2024, 02:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
ed_423 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Socal Posts: 79 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 410	Installed some zoom engineering mirrors! sx moneypit, ZontheRocks and filip00 like this. __________________ 2009 370z Nismo HKS \| Zspeed \| Exedy \| Zoom Engineering

11-15-2024, 07:30 PM	#11 (permalink)
ed_423 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Socal Posts: 79 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 410	not really a car update but got some free swag from Nissan! ZontheRocks likes this. __________________ 2009 370z Nismo HKS \| Zspeed \| Exedy \| Zoom Engineering Last edited by ed_423; 11-15-2024 at 07:37 PM.

11-17-2024, 11:52 PM	#12 (permalink)
MarkRT Base Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Hinesville, GA Posts: 82 Drives: 2007 Nissan 350Z Rep Power: 5	That's a super handsome Nismo! ed_423 likes this.

12-24-2024, 12:23 AM	#13 (permalink)
ed_423 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Socal Posts: 79 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 410	a little Christmas shoot, nothing new on the car unfortunately. I am looking for a low key exhaust though to boost the sound a bit, so hopefully I post some real mods soon! But for now, enjoy! gbrettin, sx moneypit, ZontheRocks and 2 others like this. __________________ 2009 370z Nismo HKS \| Zspeed \| Exedy \| Zoom Engineering

01-25-2025, 06:05 PM	#14 (permalink)
ed_423 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Socal Posts: 79 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 410	my first real mod and my first ever big JDM part! Loving the HKS hi-power exhaust! There are already a bunch of reviews and sound clips for this exhausts so I won't go into too much detail, but this is exactly what I am looking for. Low key, no drone, but much throatier and slightly louder than stock Nismo exhaust. For daily driving, 2.5-4.5k rpm sounds wayyyy better, just a notch louder than stock g35/37. Downshift sounds soooo good as well. Personally, I like the look of rolled tips more than the titanium tips, but they still look pretty cool. I also wish the tips stick out a little more, but that's really just a Nismo bumper issue. cv129, Rusty, xxAGAVExx and 3 others like this. __________________ 2009 370z Nismo HKS \| Zspeed \| Exedy \| Zoom Engineering

01-27-2025, 12:03 PM	#15 (permalink)
Rjk370z Base Member Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Sacramento Posts: 120 Drives: 370z touring sport Rep Power: 10819	that looks great! Oh shoot. I just noticed you dont have the fake third light in the bumper. Looks much better imo. __________________

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