Great choice Carlitos!

Glad they FINALLY showed up!! very good choice and those are going to look great on your ride!

Wow! Great wheel choice. Pics ASAP.

Thanks a lot for the comments guys! I really appreciated :tup: after a long waiting and some issues with the shop the wheels finally arrive... This weekend I have a lot of "working" on the Z :p Installed pics very very soon :stirthepot:

Well guys here I leave you another detailed pics... more than I see of this wheel more I love them... every detail on the wheels looks soo perfect... even in the damn boxes hahahah!! check it out

The presentation before you open the box kill me :excited:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/376/18...fdcc6736_c.jpgjp by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

then you find another cover where they put the Gram Lights spoke decal... and of course im going to installed... They are red and i think it woul be a nice touch and are going to make a very good contrast with my red side mirrors and my Akebono calipers :tup:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/263/18...c1086828_c.jpgimage (1) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

behind that cover you find that beautiful wheel... and here is when I start :drool:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/283/19...0e0098b4_c.jpgimage (2) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/299/18...30b8bb10_c.jpgimage (3) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

and finally when you look inside the wheel you found this stickers of authenticity, test that they did to the wheel and the specs...

https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3665/1...9c4fecb4_c.jpgimage (4) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

I sound like i never buy quality wheels (non replica) in my live... I know hahaha! but the question is yes... In the past I already bought quality (non replica wheels) my other cars....But the quality of the Rays Wheels at the moment i the best that I ever seen! :tup:

another upgrade to my thread... Today I ordered the Z1 Hub Centric bolt-on 20mm wheel spacers for the rear wheels :stirthepot:

Well guys finally last weekend I install the wheels :happydance::happydance: After a long wait and some headache with the shop... finally they are on the car... Here are the pics :tup:

My Saturday start with a trip to a shop to install the tires and get them balanced.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/351/19...d9ea0fbb_c.jpgimage (1) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

Then... the installation of the wheels into the Z :stirthepot:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/546/19...85d0b578_c.jpggl (2) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

After install the wheels... i have to reset the TPMS and decide to take the Z for the first run to see if everything was ok
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3775/1...9ac4d066_c.jpggl(5) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

After run the car and check that everything was ok... its time for his bath :icon17:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3931/1...b58ddc69_c.jpggl (4) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

Well... thats all for the Saturday project hahahha!! And I decide to continue the project on Sunday... I give a good wax and finally i can take some pics!
https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/396/19...4cf8a6c7_c.jpgimage (7) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/388/18...b9c71dd0_c.jpgimage by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/442/19...ce609f56_c.jpgimage (1) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/434/19...dacdcf5d_c.jpgimage (2) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

In this pic you can see how the front wheels/tires look... I love how aggressive looks when you see the car for the front :yum:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/332/18...1537d0ed_c.jpgimage (3) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3688/1...46b2a817_c.jpgimage (4) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/384/19...df0400fe_c.jpgimage (5) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3826/1...a73c4101_c.jpgimage (6) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

Thats all for now guys... I really love how the car feels with the 18"wheels... They looks great... Of course in 19" the car maybe looks better... but to be honest I love how they looks now and how the handling was improved. Later in the day im going to post some pics of the Z1 Motorsports 20mm Bolt-on spacers that arrive Yesterday and how they look installed :excited:

Very nice Carl! Wheels look great! Good choice.

Thanks for the comment bro :tup: I really appreciated! no more mods for the Z for now :p

Very, very nice...a very special ride for sure!!!

Thanks bro!! in the afternoon im going to upload the pics of the Z with the rear 20mm spacers :stirthepot:

The last upgrade for now :tup: Yesterday i receive the Z1 Motorsports 20mm Bolt-On Spacers... I can tell you guys that they are from really good quality and fit just perfect! They looks great too from the box but I decide to paint them cause i dont want to see that chrome plate behind my wheels hahaha!!:bowrofl: I forgot to take some pics of the spacers painted in satin black and pics of how they look installed (with the wheels off). Anyway here I leave you with the pics of the spacers out from the box and how they look installed on my rear wheels... This was the mod that my Z needs to complete the look of the new wheels :excited:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/315/19...6d41fde8_c.jpgimage by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/417/19...913fff7b_c.jpgimage (1) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/309/19...b8e435de_c.jpgimage (2) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/390/18...cd16841a_c.jpgimage (3) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/345/18...95918245_c.jpgimage (4) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/298/19...12089bee_c.jpgimage (5) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

Love how it looks now :drool:

Outstanding Mr Carl :iagree:

-Clifford :tiphat:

Excellent beyond measure!!! :tup: New wheels look great!!!!

Thanks for those kind of word brother!!!! :tup:
Thanks bro!!! I really appreciated your comments :tup:

BTW Still want that Zele front bumper that you have on your shop 370z :yum:

Good call painting those spacers:tup:
That makes a big difference on the eye when driving :driving:

:iagree::iagree: brother! thats the first thing that comes to my mind when i purchase the spacers hahhaa! :tup: I dont want that chrome plate behind my wheels... and the paint that I use match perfect with the paint of the wheels... If i dont say that im running spacers... you can ever notice that they are there hahah!

Thanks!

New updates on this thread :)

Well last month in July 2 my Z was hit from the rear in a little congestion around my town :shakes head: thanks to God is just the rear bumper and was not too much... here are the pics of the accident

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3874/...fb4b919f_c.jpgimage (5) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/516/1...6f63437a_c.jpgimage (1) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

And here are the pics when the paint shop fix the car :)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3709/...a1b8fd27_c.jpgimage (1) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/286/2...36a1811a_c.jpgimage (3) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3763/...112ca1db_c.jpgimage (2) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

I was very happy with the results cause they look like brand new again :happydance:

The next update are an upgrade :p I buy the Stillen Gold Series 24 rows oil cooler kit from Z Speed Performance... Awesome seller and store BTW :tup: Here are the pics!
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5812/...31cb85c9_c.jpgimage (1) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/571/2...a6042c96_c.jpgimage by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

Some installation pics from Saturday... I did by my self :p
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5656/...dd10f294_c.jpgimage (2) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/579/2...a547b38d_c.jpgimage (3) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/625/2...7b5f7462_c.jpgimage (4) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

I dont take more pics cause the night arrive and i have more work to do as you can see in the last pic (is not done yet)... after the last pic i take some time to protect the oil lines with a spare rubber line that comes with the kit that is for the power steering cooler in case that you follow the instructions from Stillen and install your oil cooler on the passenger side... Anyway i use that rubber line to protect the oil cooler lines in places that they can rub with metal... and after that i fits the lines with zip ties and clean everything after install the front bumper :)

Sunday morning...
I wake up at 7am... was a beautiful sunny morning and is time to clean the Z to test the oil cooler :stirthepot:

Z bath... done!!
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5622/...d1947e9c_c.jpgimage (5) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

Then the drive... After a trip from my home to another town... maybe takes 15-25 min... here are a pic of the oil temps...

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/693/2...4793f284_c.jpgimage (6) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

They hold very very good... usually in that trip i can see oil temps around 200-210 and they hold in the 180-185 mark.... outside temps at that moment are around 85-90 degree... im very happy with the results... then uphill trip to my town again i give the real test :stirthepot: drive the Z like if i stole it hahaha!! the oil temps up too 200 :excited: i can said now... this is one of my favorites mods for now by far.... I check the car everyday to see if the car have a oil leak and thanks to God everything looks clean... no leaks... that is something that makes me very very happy cause that mean that i did a good job installing the oil cooler by my self:excited: This Saturday im going to remove the shroud and check that everything looks clean behind that too :)

Well this is all for now... in a few weeks im going to make something but this time is for the exterior :stirthepot:

Great job bro...this is one of my favorite build treads!

Thanks a lot bro! I really appreciate your words :tup:

+2 on that

Love the updated look man, looks great.

Thanks my friend :tup:
Thanks a lot bro! can wait to make the next move on the exterior look upgrade haha!!:stirthepot:

lookin' good man! love the new look! Hella flush! I frign' LOVE Puerto Rico too! Gotta get back there sometime soon!!!

hahaha! Thanks a lot Meulen :tup: well is not a hella flush build but dont worry hahaha! im focus more on a track build :p well daily drive too...and yes Puerto Rico have some great places thats what i love of my little island :tup:

Love the build man! I had no idea you used to be a subie owner. I had a bugeye WRX waaaay back in the day and I loved it...not as much as I love the Z though :) Keep up the good work!

carlitos great build man, exhaust sounds badass

must be nice to live in PR, you can park along side the road and people are respectful and cool

:tup:

Thanks bro!!! :tup: Yes in the past i be a Subie owner... i love my ex-Sti soo much bro and that whp & tq... damn well the car when i sold it have 500whp+ soo you understand me hahah!... but unfortunately here in PR you cant find too much mechanics for those cars and the one the work on my car have a lot of work and he slow as hell :shakes head: for build my engine with all the parts ready too make the engine he take about 6 months on build it :eekdance:anyway I miss the sti and miss the power... but at soon that i look my Z... damn those feelings go away hahaha!!:driving:

Glad to know that you are a subie owner too hahah! we share something in common bro!:tup:

Thanks my friend!!! I like a lot the sound of the exhaust right now haha! i have to finish the setup but at the same time i dont want haha! cause the car sounds perfect... not to loud and not too quiet... perfect for daily driving:driving: but sometime i want more sound... im fcking crazy sorry :p

And yes the people right here are respectful... always you can find a stupid but the most of the people are nice..

:tup::tup:

Lets keep this thread warm hahaha!!:bowrofl:

Here are a few updates... lets start with 2 weeks ago... I go to a Drift & Time Attack Event with no plans to run the Z but well... my friends and my girlfriend dont help me too much hahahhaa! they want to see the Z at the track... soo I proceed :rolleyes: here are a pic that was taken at the event.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5800/...ac1e8512_c.jpgFB_IMG_1441031269693-2 by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr
Well at the moment that im going to enter to the track starts raining a lot :shakes head: soo no track time... but i have the chance to do some drift if i want... hahah! so i do it :p here is a super shity quality video that a friend take... thanks to God that they dont take the video in black and white haha! i have to tell him to throw that damn cellphone to the garbage and buy a new one lol!:bowrofl:


I have a fun and great day!

Then this weekend i go to a Z&G trip! was great and i count like 50 to 55 Z's & G's. here are some pics that i take...

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5737/...c826478c_c.jpgimage (4) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5718/...3f378cf8_z.jpgimage (5) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/733/2...616f82a9_c.jpgimage (6) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5832/...33c856c0_c.jpgimage (7) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5679/...71a4596b_c.jpgimage (8) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/564/2...7ab1dc06_c.jpgimage (11) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/713/2...bc30de58_c.jpgimage by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

and here are another pic of that day with my friend 2006 STi... I call it... Brothers from another Mother hahhaa!!

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/649/2...fcc709a1_c.jpgimage (2) by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5651/...ab5c28b9_c.jpgimage (3) dark by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

:tup: :cool:

Great pics Carlitos!! Hope you are doing well!

Thanks a lot bro! im thinking on my next move hahaha!! also thinking on get and Evo X:eekdance: dont know... love my Z but i think im getting old at age of 28 hahaha! i want something with more space.... let see what happen :p

I'm all over this today like super glue Mr Carl :iagree:

"OUTSTANDING" photo's my brother :tup:

-Clifford :tiphat:

Thanks a lot my brother! i hope you and your family are very well :hello: I always appreciate your comments :tup:

here are another pic that my friend Cooltoy fixed... he delete a damn Toyota Yaris from the pic make them look a very nice pic :tup:

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/675/2...b6df20a0_z.jpgcv9dha41h2 by Carlos Berrios, on Flickr

the Z looks low as hell in that pic hahhaa!

Tremendas fotos Carlitos

Grax bro!!! BTW tu fuiste a la corrida?

Sub'd. Brotha!! Beautiful Z!

Thanks bro! i really appreciated :tup: