phelan's 370Z - 'Rin'
 

Yep, really a work in progress. Took delivery of it 7/6/09. It's solid red, with full Touring/Sport packages. Yep, even got the navigation! (by the way, someone tell me if these pics are waaay too big, I'll resize them. I'm going to do so anyway for all future posts anyway..)

Current mods (as of 5/10/11):
-JDM badge
-Partial smoked rear lamps
-ClearBra (courtesy of AeroTect) (partially removed, need to find CB for the amuse bumper)
-Illuminated Kick Plates (RED! courtesy of Cjanik. Thanks!)
-SPC rear adjustable camber arms
-Volk 19x9.5 / 19x10.5 TE37SL (using Hankook V12, 295/30 and 255/35)
-NonStopTuning Pulley Kit
-Sun Auto Hyper Grounding Kit
-Password:JDM Shift Knob
-Amuse R1 Titan Extra STTi Exhaust
-Amuse Vestito Body Kit
-Amuse R1 Midpipe
-Amuse STTi Brace Bar
-MRWorks Custom Headlights
-Custom painted tower strut brace
-KW V3 Coilovers
-ARC Radiator Cap
-Password:JDM Carbon Fiber Engine Bay Accents (Radiator Plate / Battery / Brake Fluid Covers / Oil Filler Cap)
-Samco Red Hoses
-Squash Air Freshener :icon17:

"Near future" to do:
-Lighting & LED mods
-Paint

"Out there" to do:
-Superchargaaaaa

Old mods
-Exhaust from Tony @ FI (#008)
-Volk 19x9.5 / 19x10.5 CE28N Genesis (using Hankook V12, 295/30 and 255/35)
-Injen Cold Air Intake

Once I get the car to a nicer location I'll take more pictures.

Completely stock:
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/85/dsc03716d.jpg
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/6831/dsc03722s.jpg

Interior w/ Navi (had to wait for this option!):
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/5679/dsc03718i.jpg

Some nighttime garage shots with a bad camera:
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/5562/p1040475g.jpg
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6171/p1040474.jpg

Partial smokes:
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3835/p1040698q.jpg

Rear valence (thanks VIP-Status!)
http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/8697/p1040699d.jpg
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/698/p1040700d.jpg

Front fangs + bumper plug (Dealership drilled front license ><', but thanks again, VIP-Status :D):
http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/2843/p1040705a.jpg

partial smokes, overlays or paint??

looks great in red! nice work so far... keep it subtle !

looking good! I want to do the fang blackout and rear valance as well, it makes it look better IMO.


p.s. Get some pic's of the red kick plates I made on here! ;)

overlays

I'm doing the installation of the kick plates tomorrow afternoon. I'll be sure to post pics :)

looks awsome.....really love the red Z. After having my last car red though, sorta found that it fades a bit after 6 years so not going red this time around. Although in saying that back then i had no garage so it was outside :s

btw, you might consider de-badging the rear

what, the nissan badge? i thought that was inset?

The fangs look great phelan! Very Nice! :tup:

looks great

omg, this is so nice :) will you consider on body matching those door handles too?
get back to me on this one, I would really like to see red with this mod

yeah, you're right... just looked around the board and some folks found out that there is a ~1/4" inset and hole behind the nissan 'burger'... would require body work

I think having this flushed out at a body shop will be worth it.
it's a good opportunity to do so when you're doing other body work like kits.

Looking good! :tup: What part of OC you live in? I grew up in Garden Grove.

Shunya: thinking about it. I want to powdercoat my wheels darker, and it's a coin toss whether the handles will match those or the body color.

dcrew1x: Yorba Linda, most boring place ever! XD

Thanks all, I'm working on getting the IKPs installed (cooking took way longer than I thought..sorry Cjanik!). I'll keep everybody posted

Good looking car. I was wondering what "w.i.p" meant, glad you mentioned it!

its all good, its just the anticipation :)

Looking forward to seeing those red kickplates! I love my blue ones....I'm sure you'll love the red! ;)

alrighties lemme know :P

Illuminated Kick Plates installed! Amusingly I tried to have the dealership do it while I was in looking at cars...and they utterly failed to understand the instruction manual. 2 hours and a few beers later, voila!

Daytime:
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/9611/dsc05029a.jpg
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/1153/dsc05030y.jpg
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2500/dsc05031.jpg

Nighttime:
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/8190/dsc05043p.jpg
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/6624/dsc05035w.jpg
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/9287/dsc05036z.jpg

Random night shots. I realize my camera is beyond terrible. Please donate and help me get a better one! :tiphat:

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/8305/dsc05041d.jpg

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/7960/dsc05045d.jpg

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/5923/dsc05049d.jpg

On the board for next week: dyno run, and off to Tony's shop for my exhaust!!!

Looking good!!

Trade?

what kind of paint did you use to black out the fangs?

Dang felon, oops, "Phelan," you're a smart guy. Harvey Mudd huh? And, an engineer to add to that.

for that gallardo you "drive"?

vinyl was used, not paint.

supposedly haha

so beautiful :) gotta love red.

Man I never really liked red cars except for 2, the rx7 and a Ferrari. But after seeing two gorgeous z's, including yours makes me drool!

So I noticed this morning that my roof looks ugly. I mean UGLY. Here's a few pictures to illustrate (sorry, 5 AM just found camera so fluorescent light will have to do...)

Under clearshield: no problem! Looks like new.
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2521/dsc05056.jpg

Outside of clearshield: wtf, did something oxidize? It doesn't reflect, it SCATTERS LIGHT.
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6319/dsc05052p.jpg
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/1426/dsc05057y.jpg
Don't mind the blemish, I got that off.
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/9537/dsc05054t.jpg

You can see where the clearshield ended and the roof got...oxidized??
http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/6308/dsc05055s.jpg

I haven't read the paint defect thread much, so I'll have to look at that for a bit...but anybody have any ideas?

On a more positive note, baseline dyno today before I get to Tony's for installation!

Woah are those huge Photos or what?!

what am i looking at??.....lol

beats me~

there, i fixed it. nogood, that's the roof of my Z. macro shots showing the blemishes i'm seeing on it. never seen paint do that before, so i'm very confused :wtf:

this pic freaks me out, that's not right.

is the paint bubbling up or something....and being under the shield thing.... it doesnt allow it to bubble up??

because that right there isnt normal

this is the pic i'm talking about, time to make an appointment with the dealership

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/9537/dsc05054t.jpg

yeah man i have no idea. i have to have the car tomorrow for exhaust installation, but probably gonna take it in right after.

did ur Z come down with the case of chicken pox....lol

Stop kidding guys, that looks serious.

It's cancer.

it must be lupus.

FI Exhaust Installed!

http://www.the370z.com/intake-exhaus...lots-pics.html