P15UL T Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 Well guys ive finally deceided since i have some time off to make a build / progress thread for the Z its been through a few changes over the 3 years ive had it and still has a few more to go ENJOY !! I bought the car from a forum member (Sarnie..chief resident spammer ...lol) its a 2003 Kuro Black GT UK spec GT Spec, Alzean heated leather, Bose sound system, Cruise controls My first mod, a shiney Nismo cat back ehaust system K&N Typhoon industion kit, complete with air duct behind bumper grill for extra cold air Ok, so after buying the car i realised that black wasnt the colour for me, i hadnt planned on it but it was time for a colour change. but then that got my mind thinking....might as well throw a body kit in for good measure After shopping around i bought my favorite kit, Full Shine Amuse kit, front bumper , rear lip and side skirts. also my favorite spoiler the Nismo V2 with carbon fibre blade Time for prep..i decided i would like the side wing badges flushed out along with the radio antenna to keep things looking smooth The car was totally stripped of all seals and glass ready for painting Due to it being a black car the engine was left in to save a lot of hassle, a black engine bay look good on a green car body all primed and doors shuts painted ready for the big spray ....man those seats look horrible now yip...those seats will have to go i still get a warm feeling inside when i look at this picture Nismo V2 in the sun alls looking good why is there no one working on my car god damit well this was the first phase of the car complete, all it needs now is some wheels car porn how wide are those tyres how wide are those wheels ???? That wide !!! one nicely place dog toy Now thats alot better A little order from Kinetix brought me a set of sports cats and a V3 plenum looks better green though mmm...shiney Summit strut brace time to get it all fitted along with my newly painted engine cover Ta - Da So i got my seats retrimmed and with some other bits, now the pics make the green look real bad, but its actually quite a bit darker Time for a bit of box building Now thats better that Alzean A small install for the time being My 2 new polished tanks from ESR , cheers Phil Time to Squeeze a bigger battery in, and it is a squeeze I love my postman...on a proffesional basis you understand Time to take the ICE install to the next level Shweet Test fitting of all the boxes before handing it over to the ice guy to dynamat and wire the lot up So much temptation in one little button My new red nuts and grooved bake discs Car all ready , After being selected to attend Scotlands top 50 show complete with carbon bonnet A shot showing the door pods and the inners of the wheels painted green A little switch up with the engine bay, now with a carbon engine and rad cover, red earthing cables, polished plenum with spacer and the nitrous solinoids at the back Not a bad result These were soon to be destroyed My ideas were starting to turn into reality After getting the painter to paint the internals of my headlights i decided to open them back up and play around with some other lighting options this is the 3rd time they have been done and now look like this, i have 4 different lighting layouts and they all work individualy with a flick of the switch wether on not the main light are on or off White 60mm halos White R8 style led layout Green super bright led "Demon Eye" Green inverted R8 style ( colour not showing properly in picture ) Again i had no idea how this would turn out...but it frikin rocks !!!! My favourite pic, hands down , no contest My car at this years Scottish modified,,,,,this was suppose to be it finished and ready to sell Damn i lover the red Dream Customz pin striping on the black paint Did i mention that my camera sucks at indoor pictures Next installment since im not selling her anymore Drift Works CS2 coilovers + Kinetix Front A-Arm, Rear Camber/Traction Arm PACKAGE *Vortech V2 supercharger polished Kit & Walbro fuel pump (used) *Utec ECU *AAM oil pan Spacer *Deatschwerks 600cc injectors *HKS Camp 2 additional HKS sensor adapter *HKS 2x temp sensor + harness ( for oil and water temp) *HKS Pressure sensor + harness (for fuel pressure) *HKS Boost pressure + harness (for boost ) *AAM Throttle body adapter (for tapping into air flow) *GReddy Radiator adapter (for tapping into water temp) *AAM Fuel pressure adapter ( for tapping into fuel line) *GReddy Oil block adapter ( for tapping an oil supply for charger) *AAM fuel return lines and pressure gauge (used) *Stillen oil cooler (used) Probably shouldnt have but ive kept a list of what ive spent Pauls 350z Modified list Car march 2006 £19,000.00 Amuse Bodykit £1,200.00 Nismo carbon blade Spoiler £360.00 Wheels 19" Roja + Toyos £2,200.00 Eibach lowering springs £100.00 Tinted windows £200.00 Nismo Exhaust £800.00 Kinetix plenum £150.00 Kinetix sports cats £250.00 Summit strut bar £130.00 K+N Intake £250.00 Engine dampner £50.00 Polished resevior tanks £200.00 Carbon engine cover £95.00 Carbon rad cover £95.00 Nismo gear knob £40.00 Leather retrim £800.00 Polished plenum £80.00 Polished throttle body £60.00 Polished engine bay bolts £20.00 Nismo style carbon bonnet £400.00 Ferodo brake pads £200.00 DBA rear discs £150.00 DBA front discs £200.00 Fitting bodykit £300.00 Full apple green respray £2,000.00 AA plenum spacer £150.00 Bonnet pistons £20.00 2006 rear led lights £200.00 Painted front lights+ white R8 LEDs, white halos, green demon eye £250.00 Painted interior parts £100.00 5x Infinity subs £300.00 3x Infinity 4 way amps £480.00 2x pairs Infinity componets £200.00 powercap £100.00 Kenwood double din touch screen £600.00 ATC Clutch and flywheel £600.00 Front door speaker pods £150.00 DBA front discs £220.00 Uprated boot pistons £80.00 Red anodised wheel nuts £40.00 7" screen in dash £100.00 Door speaker pods £150.00 Red top battery £225.00 Nitrous NX kit £1,000.00 Fitting of nitrous kit £300.00 ACT clutch, flywheel and braided hose £530.00 Fitting of clutch and flywheel £250.00 Installation costs of ice install £1,500.00 Painting of nitrous bottle, subs, door pods, central dash, strut cover, door cards, wheels £300.00 Dyno Tune NOS control switch panel £100.00 ZEX machine gun nitrous purge valve with green led x2 £180.00 Custom Vented Arches £300.00 Coloured engine bay bolt set £80.00 Titainium strutbar bolts and washers £70.00 Titainium plenum bolts and washers £60.00 HKS camp 2 £410.00 Nismo 380rs accelerator pedal £40.00 Gear knob and handbrake trimmed in carbon material £70.00 New paint work - black roof,rear hatch, spoiler, vented wings, wheels, brakes £800.00 Installation of Zex purge kit, and HKS camp 2 controller £150.00 *Driftwroks CS2 coilover package (used) £900.00 *Kinetix Front A-Arm, Rear Camber/Traction Arm PACKAGE (used) £400.00 *Vortech Supercharger kit (used) £2000 *Utec ECU £600.00 *AAM oil pan Spacer £120.00 *Deatschwerks 600cc injectors £350.00 *HKS Camp 2 additional HKS sensor adapter £60.00 *2x temp sensor + harness ( for oil and water temp) £200.00 *Pressure sensor + harness (for fuel pressure) £100.00 *Boost pressure + harness (for boost ) £100.00 *Throttle body adapter (for tapping into air flow) £70.00 *Radiator adapter (for tapping into water temp) £15.00 *AAM Fuel pressure adapter ( for tapping into fuel line) £65.00 *Oil block adapter ( for tapping an oil supply for charger) £40.00 *AAM fuel return lines and pressure gauge (used) £200.00 *Stillen oil cooler (used) £200.00 *Import taxes for the charger and other parts £620.00 TOTAL spent on mods £26,475 Quote
Sarnie Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 I still find it hard to believe thats my old car Quote
AndWood Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 Thanks for taking the time to put this together that is one stunning car Quote
nixy Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 Never realised it was your old car Sarnie! How did i miss that one! Quote
rtbiscuit Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 looks tip top buddy glad to see some of my work in there Quote
SunGodRA Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 Stunning Paul - I have always admired your car Quote
bronzee Posted December 29, 2009 Posted December 29, 2009 It's such a lovely car. We haven't seen one of your "progress" type threads for a while. Quote
IanS16 Posted December 29, 2009 Posted December 29, 2009 Absolutely awesome car Paul Looks even better in the flesh - my fav bit are the D(id)IY wings Quote
marzman Posted December 29, 2009 Posted December 29, 2009 Words cannot describe your car Paul... i dont know where you got the guts to paint the wheels that red colour, but it looks perfect. I love it. Quote
Chris`I Posted December 29, 2009 Posted December 29, 2009 Looking good Paul, always nice to see how far the car has come in your hands Never realised it was your old car Sarnie! How did i miss that one! You young uns dont realise how long some of the oldies have been about Quote
tmJak Posted December 29, 2009 Posted December 29, 2009 Absolutely awesome car Paul Looks even better in the flesh - my fav bit are the D(id)IY wings +1 never realised you did them yourself, thought they'd been bought like that. Respect Quote
rich5259 Posted December 29, 2009 Posted December 29, 2009 great write up, as the others have said, it look fabulous at the meets Quote
Lexx Posted December 29, 2009 Posted December 29, 2009 Just one question.....where exactly did you fit the Yorkie??? Quote
H5 Posted December 29, 2009 Posted December 29, 2009 Pictures don't do the progress justice - one of my favourite modified Zeds.... Quote
Beavis Posted December 29, 2009 Posted December 29, 2009 Looking good Paul, always nice to see how far the car has come in your hands Never realised it was your old car Sarnie! How did i miss that one! You young uns dont realise how long some of the oldies have been about +1 Great write up and piccys Paul Quote
P15UL T Posted December 29, 2009 Author Posted December 29, 2009 cheers for the comments guys, i will be adding some text to the photos when i get a chance and also there is all the pics of the supercharger to come when it arrives Quote
jim Posted December 29, 2009 Posted December 29, 2009 Great thread, Paul. The car is looking great, and I like what you have done with the wings. Quote
Maccaman Posted December 29, 2009 Posted December 29, 2009 Got to admit that at first I didn't like the Green machine. Have to come to love & respect it and the inovation Paul has shown. Look forward to the next stage Quote
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