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

https://i.ibb.co/XS6httF/Photo-May-27-2023-12-27-54.jpg

Gave it a nice wash

https://i.ibb.co/LnwwHMx/Photo-May-28-2023-16-09-22.jpg

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 :facepalm:

https://i.ibb.co/p0YCMwQ/Photo-May-18-2023-16-58-36.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/ThknfWG/Photo-Jun-08-2023-17-47-42.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/MkB1yCr/Photo-May-25-2023-12-17-27.jpg

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

https://i.ibb.co/Zf2FdWQ/SAF-5185.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/9yXk4yv/Photo-Jun-03-2023-21-08-55.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/0mRmJmG/Photo-Jun-04-2023-10-58-53.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/BVdKrFM/Photo-Jun-04-2023-14-31-26.jpg

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!

https://i.ibb.co/pL8FBgm/SAF-5202.jpg

The tires also needed changing, got some Hankook v12s

https://i.ibb.co/1ZC3y9y/Photo-Jun-10-2023-08-27-06.jpg

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.

https://i.ibb.co/RYT8n80/SAF-5216.jpg

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

https://i.ibb.co/JdSJD9C/Photo-Aug-12-2023-17-48-12.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/19RPxNJ/Photo-Aug-12-2023-19-30-38.jpg

Time for the first shoot!

https://i.ibb.co/sJkSC7n/SAF-5267.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/jkHhJ2b/SAF-5249.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/R3ryb0y/SAF-5226.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/b5H9YNB/SAF-5261-photoshop.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/zV9wMQ3/SAF-5120.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/fC0t6MH/SAF-5143.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/Q95hvtd/SAF-5150.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/G27cFVT/SAF-5152.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/YfrqYHL/SAF-5154.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/3mvLBkS/SAF-5160.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/g70dsTs/SAF-5164.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/Nm7QxDQ/SAF-5199.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/M8z3FGr/SAF-5204.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/sWL6Z19/SAF-5208.jpg

Decided to tackle paint matching the door handles

https://i.ibb.co/BnbYQ8f/Photo-Aug-25-2023-10-19-26.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/BNdmtgx/Photo-Aug-25-2023-20-02-43.jpg

Then finally got her a detail

https://i.ibb.co/d4P8gVG/Photo-Sep-08-2023-10-39-13.jpg

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

https://i.ibb.co/bzfvf0G/SAF-6023.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/C0nCcBj/SAF-6053.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/f8c2JR1/SAF-6090.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/NY9Pc8s/SAF-6106-2.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/jHj90dM/SAF-6034-photoshop.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/fd4dvPS/SAF-6063-photoshop.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/xF5Q9NW/SAF-6071-photoshop.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/ZSHSZB9/SAF-6073-photoshop.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/XbBdCGG/SAF-6080-2-photoshop.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/yBp2MCH/SAF-6087.jpg

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

Off to a great start!

got a mini nismo to match :rofl2:
https://i.ibb.co/7tMpLTz/IMG-1259.jpg

Great looking car!

Nice car, great pics!

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.

https://i.ibb.co/T88j5Fw/SAF-6120.jpg

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!

https://i.ibb.co/z4nBCgB/IMG-3898.jpg

Installed some zoom engineering mirrors!

https://i.ibb.co/7VpTnnc/dsc-4525.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/w6jD4pJ/dsc-4518.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/MPmzgWb/dsc-4519.jpg

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

https://i.ibb.co/8YnLN3Q/IMG-5482.jpg https://i.ibb.co/Y0dPjyW/IMG-5484.jpg https://i.ibb.co/fx8pdMd/IMG-5485.jpg

That's a super handsome Nismo!

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!

https://i.ibb.co/Qjs06Vk/DSC-4600.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/yd2vJDF/DSC-4621-2-edited.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/9V2Qy5v/DSC-4584.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/Hz4XvNH/DSC-4683-edit.jpg


https://i.ibb.co/LnZyRFL/DSC-4703.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/34HC4wk/DSC-4705.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/LCq3sr3/DSC-4711.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/r3T170Q/DSC-4580-edit.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/rpM80yr/DSC-4634.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/SnCvvd2/DSC-4699.jpg

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.

https://i.postimg.cc/ZRgY781n/DSC-4753.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/N0F5dj5N/DSC-4758.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/c47gHzpc/DSC-4767.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/brpPFmmz/DSC-4780-edit.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/hvsnFVYV/DSC-4782-edit.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/qBx4Cd7g/DSC-4808-edit.jpg

that looks great! :tup:

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