TheGreatOne's 40th Anniversary Journal
 

Been meaning to start a journal so finally got around to it.

Picked up February 2011

Originally thought mods would be non existant due to recently getting married and baby on the way (here now as of Nov 2011) so 2011 turned out ok, more for 2012! :driving:

I'll try to keep 1 or 2 most recent pics in the 1st post and then everything else will just be progression as they come in

2010 40th Anniversary Z
Build #113 of 120



Performance/Engine Bay

- Fast Intentions TDX Exhaust with Carbon Fiber mufflers (18" resonators)
- Motordyne ART Pipes V2
- Injen Cold Air Intakes - Black
- Uprev Tuned
- SickSpeed Dress Up Bolts
- Samco Resevoir hoses - Red
- Mishimoto Oil Cooler - Not Installed yet
- Nismo Oil Cap
- Nismo Engine Cover DIY
- ADDS rad cap
- Royal Purple HPS

Interior

- Nismo Shift Knob
- GTR Red Start Button
- Carbon Signal CF gauge hats
- Carbon Signal CF Shifter ring
- Carbon Fiber Element CF Switch Panels
- Build Number Badging (DarkPath)
- VLED's Hatch, Map Lights
- simota1 guage overlay
- Illuminated Z Kick Plates


Exterior

- 6000K HID
- 3M Clear Bra
- EVO-R CF Fangs
- EVO-R CF Upper trim (sold)
- EVO-R CF Side Blades
- EVO-R CF Emblems front/rear
- EVO-R CF Mirror covers (sold)
- Shine Auto CF Rear Spats
- Carbon Signal Type-N CF Spoiler
- INGS+1 Front Lip FRP
- Black/Color Matched Headlights
- JDM Tow Hook
- VLED's License leds


Suspension

- STANCE GR+ True Coilovers
- ISS Forged Blonix M/8 3 Piece 19x10/19x11 - Brush Aluminum Step Lip
- Project Kicks r40 Neo-Chrome Lugnuts
- Bridgestone Potenza RE-11 265/35/19 - 305/30/19
- Air Motion Cup Suspension - Front and Rear - Not installed yet


This is 100% Stock Admire that wheel gap. yuck - February 2011

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/w...shoot1-1-1.jpg


As she sits as of September 2013

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/w...ps31000afb.jpg


The rest of the pics will be as the car progressed! I'll always try to keep an updated pic on the first page

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/w...cPhotos1-1.jpg
http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/w...arcPhotos4.jpg

cough *Nav* cough

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/w...Shoot1-2-1.jpg

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/w...Shoot1-3-1.jpg

- Injen Cold Air Intakes
- DIY Nismo Engine Cover

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/w...gineBay2-1.jpg

-EVO-R CF Front Upper Trim
-EVO-R CF Fangs

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/w...mmerLast-1.jpg

-TEIN S-TECH Lowering springs
Finally to get some low. The wheel gap = too brutal to look at.

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/w...on/TEIN2-1.jpg

I like! can i see some pics after drop?
wish we had navi... lol

Great start! Keep us updated.

Some pics of the recent drop

Like most say with TEIN, definitely more than the advertised 0.9/0.7" drop...

What a difference a better camera makes too lol

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/w...ction/Z1-2.jpg

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/w...ion/Z3-1-1.jpg

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/w...ction/Z4-2.jpg

Looking good. Needs some spacer now.

Ya, spacers for sure. I got 20mm on order for the rear, that should do the trick I think

hey greatone car looks great. How is the scraping issue with a 1 inch drop and the FI exhaust. running the same exhaust in montreal now for over a year and a half now i think. No issues so far and am thinking about doing a drop, just want to know if you have had any issues?

Hey man, thanks, so far so good, had no issues at stock height, its been 1 week with the drop, no issues with exhaust yet and you know how bad our streets are lol.

I seem to be scraping on the way out of my condo parking though...not the mufflers but maybe around the cat area...

I personally think Swifts might be too low, however if you are on 20", technically you gain a bit. Thinking coilovers or springs?

Thinking 18 inch rims for track with 30 height tires so gonna drop an inch just due to wheel diameter difference. I scrape my chin spoiler leaving my Parkin garage daily as well high I can live with just don't want to scrape my exhaust.

Got my Carbon Signal Gauge Hats and Shifter ring :tup:

Amazing quality and the guys are Carbon Signal are great, well A.J lol. Still have to install the shifter ring...been busy lately getting the baby room ready

anyways, some pics

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/w...on/Pods2-1.jpg

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/w...on/Pods1-1.jpg

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/w...on/Pods3-1.jpg

Last purchase was some Carbon Fiber side blades :)

Probably take a picture of a test fit this weekend but they won't go on till spring since storage is around the corner for me soon. Hopefulyl match them up with Shine Auto rear spats...

Nice pic of my shifter ring from Carbon Signal installed

-Nismo Shift Knob
-Carbon Siganal CF shifter ring

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/w...hiftRing-1.jpg

Were did you get the the carbon fiber ring at?

Carbon Signal :tup:

They have a few threads in the Exterior/Interior section. Great work and it comes pretty fast from Dubai

I'm jealous, you got what I couldnt get....40th with stock nav:mad:

So car is in storage :(

To keep me busy over the winter while the car is down, plans are:

- DIY Blacked Out Headlights...will take the plunge and will show progress pics...will attempt a more detailed DIY if I can too
- Re-do my DIY Nismo Engine cover...should have sanded more the first time
- Get OEM rims re-finished (get rid of some curb rash)

Buy

- Shine Auto rear spats in CF (Getting them from Vivid Racing)
- Motordyne Art Pipes (probably)
- H&R Spacers 15/20
- INGs+1 front lip in CF

Go crazy installing in the spring with a Uprev tune :)

Oh, and some pics of the side blades I picked up. Seller said they were Shine Auto...thought maybe they were EVO-R but there is no EVO-R badging. I think it will match up nicely with the rear side spats and ING+1 front lip

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/w...ineAuto1-1.jpg

http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/w...ineAuto4-1.jpg