Bernardio's 370z Journal
 

2011 370z Touring w/Sport 6MT

Just thought I throw together a short thread to document the life and times of my 370z. I don't have any major plans with the car, but the modding force is strong in me.. so you never know!

Purchased her on 10/14/2011

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Yeaahhhh.. Finally broke 1000! Now it's time to really enjoy the Z :driving:

(11/04/2011)
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Picked up some Ichiba 20mm bolt-on spacers from a local shop!
Install was easy, but it seemed like the ichiba bolts weren't fully seated.
I torqued them down until they felt solid, then re-torqued them to 80. All seems good so far and the offset is just about perfect with the stock sport wheels! :icon17:

(11/07/2011)
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Some pics to show the offset at stock height.

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So these have been sitting in my garage since the 10/27 (Thanks KamiSpeed!) and I've been too lazy.. err, busy to get them in. I should have just installed them during the spacer install. I'm hoping to get them in sometime this weekend. We shall see :shakes head:

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Looking good! Let us know if we can help you out with any of your aftermarket wheel needs.

Get those springs installed! I heard nothing but good things about them. Then let me know hw they feel =p

I started working on the install on Thursday night and only managed to finish the front passenger side. That lower shock bolt was a pain! My spring compressor also had a problem fitting the swift springs.

The driver-side should be easier now that I've struggled figuring things out. I'm hoping to have some time tomorrow to finish the job.

On a separate note, I LOVE my impact wrench! Don't know why I didn't get one sooner!

(11/10/2011)
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Found some time this morning to finish installing the swift springs. The front driver's side was much easier than the passenger side and the rears were a breeze!

Haven't had a change to really push it yet, but the install feels solid with no popping or creaking. I'm working in napa tomorrow so I'll get a change to thoroughly flog the z through some mountain twisties.

Anyhow, here's a pic to show the new stance. I must say that It's about perfect and the offset with the spacers really complete the look.

(11/13/2011)
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Good start. What's next for yea?

The first picture reminded me of my car hahaha. Good job so far!

Some tint would complete the look =P

Thanks guys! I've got a couple more mods planned, but I'd like to keep it fairly mild. My
intent is to have a very commute-friendly fun car with some track reliability bits.
Anyhow, up next is an exhaust that should make it to my doorstep before Christmas. I don't know if I can wait that long without modding though!

Keep it up!

Looks great. Simple mods is the way to go

so i thought I should go get an alignment before my tires started showing signs of camber wear from the recent swift spring drop. I was hoping they'd be able to get me closer to stock on the rear than they did, but It's definitely better than it was I guess.

I'm thinking camber kits are in my near future..

Here's the results: (11/18/2011)
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