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Project350z now complete and ready for 2009


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Just dropped off the car at Donington Park for the Autoglym Best in Britain Competition.

 

So as promised here’s the long awaited launch of my new show car – project350z.

As some of you may know I’ve been secretly building a show car for this years show season.

It may not be to everyone’s taste, but I’m sure a couple of you may like it.

 

For those that don’t know me I was a Subaru owner for 9 years, of which I was a committee member of the SIDC for 4 years. In this time I had two Subaru’s (Both red) both of which were show cars.

The last one being one of the most successful Japanese winning show cars in the UK.

 

Anyway that was sold in September ’08 and so the hunt was on for a 350Z. Red is my trade mark colour so for obvious reasons I needed a red ‘Z’. These are like rocking horse poo, but I eventually got my hands on a UK 2004 model in October.

 

Within a few days I began stripping it out, starting with the boot area, and commencing stripping the plastics and building a false floor for the new ICE.

 

Over the coming months of hardship, worry, stress and good ole’ graft, the car was finally finished this week.

 

As you can see from the spec list almost everything has been changed.

 

As it’s a show car I’ve created a theme – project350z.

 

You can see the day by day blog here as well as pictures.

 

http://www.project350z.co.uk will go live in the next hour or 2.

 

 

So here’s the spec ----------If you like carbon then you might like this……..

 

Engine: K&N Typhoon Air Induction Polished with Carbon cover

Asi-performance aluminium radiator

Motordyne 5/16th plenum Spacer

Invidia G200 True Dual Exhaust- Titanium tipped.

Polished Aluminium Power steering tank

Polished Aluminium Coolant overflow tank

Polished Washer Cap

Samco Red Coolant and Ancillary hoses

HKS Radiator Cap

HKS Oil Filler Cap

Carbon Battery and Fluid Covers

Carbon Slam Panel Cover

Carbon Engine Cover

Stillen Engine damper

Red Grounding kit.

 

Suspension: KW Variant 2 Coilovers

Lowered 40mm Front and Rear

Jic Magic Carbon Front Strut Brace

Eibach adj Front Anti roll bar

Eibach adj Rear Anti roll bar

Ischiba Front Camber arms

Ischiba Rear Camber arms

Whiteline Front drop links

Whiteline rear drop links

Revolution race geometry set-up

 

Brakes: K-sport Black 8 pot front Caliper with 356mm rotors on bells

K-sport Sport Pads

Stainless Steel Brake lines

K-sport Black 6 pot Rear Caliper with 330mm rotors on bells

K-sport sport pads

Stainless Steel Brake lines

 

Wheels: Racing Hart RS521 19"x9" front +28

Racing Hart RS521 19"x10" rear +28

235/35/19 front Tyres

265/30/19 rear Tyres

Kei Black wheel Nuts

 

Exterior: Chargespeed Gekisoku Type-1 Front bumper

Chargespeed Gekisoku rear bumper

Chargespeed Gekisoku side skirts

Chargespeed Gekisoku Carbon Rear Diffuser

Chargespeed Gekisoku carbon Lower front canard

Chargespeed Gekisoku carbon upper front canard

Motorgrade carbon roof overlay

Motorgrade carbon a pillar replacements

Varis Carbon Bonnet

Varis Carbon B pillars

Seibon Carbon Hatch

Craftsquare style carbon TC/N-1 Racing Mirrors

Custom made carbon fibre fuel cap

Custom black handles

Smoothed rear quarter (Aerial removed)

Depo rear crystal indicators/reverse/fog lights

Custom Graphics

 

 

 

Interior: Custom flocked black interior

Bride Ergo II red Bucket seats with Bride logograph (c/w bride seat rails)

OMP Suede Steering wheel

Snap off quick release hub

Sparco Black 4 point harnesses

Sparco Foot Pedals

Nismo black aluminium shift knob

Black Colour Coded Trim

RSW Carbon Centre Console

RSW Carbon Gear surround

RSW Carbon Door switches

RSW Carbon Door Inserts

RSW Carbon vent Covers

Carbon Instrument Cluster

Carbon Sill plates

Custom red leather gear gaiter

Custom black strut cover with red z badge

 

 

CAR-PC & ICE: JVC AVX-810 7" Touchscreen Dvd Receiver

Hertz EP200 8" Subwoofer x2

Hertz HKS165 High Energy Component Speakers c/w HS25 tweeters

Hertz HCX165 High Energy Coaxial Speakers

Hertx HP5 High Power AB Class 980watt 5-channel Amplifier

Source Custom door builds - flocked

Custom Subwoofer enclosures - flocked

Custom boot build

15" TFT screen

7" TFT screen x2

7" TFT touchScreen in centre console (CarPC ready)

Audison Competition cables.

 

 

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Hope you like...

 

And if your at ISTS this weekend come over and have a chat :)

 

Craig (Quite pleased it's now all finished)

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What an amazing car Craig, the written build up didnt do the pics justice :lol:

 

Thats a hell of a list of mods and great respect for getting the work completed so quickly.

 

I look forward to seeing it sometime this year.

 

I can think of several owners that will be giving the roof a good looking at B)

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thats a cracking car, you can see how much time has gone into that. very smart, really love the orange zed touch on the rear strut, very unique and really sets that strut off.

 

i have some lovely dark orange engine bay lettering for the carbon covers that would really finish off the engine bay ;)

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Awesome car Craig and a never ending spec list!! Certainly is a credit to you and I can appreciate all the work that has gone into it!!! I bet you breathed a huge sigh of relief once it was all finished!! Congrats! :drunk:

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Thanks for all the comments guys, much appreciated :thumbs:

 

The website is now live:

 

http://www.project350z.co.uk

 

The blog makes interesting reading. :)

 

The site does need a bit of touching up and I will add some better pictures later. I will also update and write the blog up in a bit more depth.

 

Thanks again, off to bed soon for an early rise and yet more polishing tomorrow.

 

Getting judged at 11:15am :sweat:

 

Craig

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thats a cracking car, you can see how much time has gone into that. very smart, really love the orange zed touch on the rear strut, very unique and really sets that strut off.

 

i have some lovely dark orange engine bay lettering for the carbon covers that would really finish off the engine bay ;)

 

 

The "Z" is red :blush:

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That's stunning buddy :thumbs: just as a matter of interest, what made you change from the subaru??

 

 

Good question, after being in the Subaru community for 9 years, especially being part of the club that long and being a committee member it was a very hard decision to make.

I had obviously owned Subaru's for 9 years and I had achieved every dream possible with the last car, I felt a change was in order.

 

And for the last 2 years I've had a soft spot for the Z hence why I chose one to show.

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Excellent work there mate! B)

 

Few ideas in there that I had been planning to do. With your dash flock, I assume the passenger airbag has been disabled? If not, let me know who did it as everyone I've asked had to disable it :surrender: Also with the harnesses, where are the mounted to? I see no harness bar, so are they just for show? The angle they are running is far to steep to run them properly from what I've read of.

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- a TD exhaust on a N/A build? (albeit looking great with the Ti tips!) bye bye to some torque...

 

The 2 points above I'm afraid all point to the "all show and no go" philosophy, which is fair enough if that was your goal, just not what I'd do :D

 

Why the point on the TD? No proof that these loose power on an NA infact the opposite!!!

 

Oh and the all show and no go..... Havnt seen many posts on your build.... Love people that are pretty much stock that have an opinion on other peoples cars... ! The fact that he has displaced weight by using a carbon hatch against his ICE build and upped his chassis with some pretty good kit prob means he can still get round a track as quick! And course its a show car.... If he had wanted a track car he would have stripped the fooker...

 

Anyway back to craigs post.... Mate great car, great parts, great work :teeth: ... fittment looks spot on and the colour is :D Can see a few similarities too ;) you been looking at my planned list!!! Looking forward to seeing it in the flesh :thumbs: as I am sure the pics dont do it justice!

 

Interested in reply to chris's Q about the dash airbag!

 

Photoshoot sometime???!!!

 

Mark

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