Exterior:
VEILSIDE V1 Lower Chin Spoiler
EVO-R ‘Z Concept Car’ Silver Front Turn Signals w/Amber Blinking LED‘s
Custom ‘Satin Silver’ Finish Solid Polyurethane Grille
GREDDY Side Skirts
2K6 OEM LED Taillights
2K5 Celica Replica Rear Deck Wing
Custom 7” OEM ‘Shorty’ Antenna
Z Logo etched License Plate Frame w/Z Nut Caps Plus Front & Rear Z Emblems
Custom Fuel Door
Wheels/Suspension:
iFORGED 2pc.Brushed Aluminum 19” Wheels w/Custom Offsets
TOYO Proxes T1-R's 235/35/19-275/30/19
HAWK HPS Front Brake Pads
Interior:
Custom Sun Visor Covers w/OEM Z Logo
Brushed Billet Aluminum AC Dash Vent Covers
Vinyl ‘Brushed Aluminum’ Finish Lower Gauge Pods
Custom Polished Alloy Aluminum Heel Guard Grids
Double Stitched Italian Leather Shift & E-Brake Boot
Custom OEM Z Logo Coin Tray
Z Logo Floor & Trunk Mats
Z Logo Aluminum Kick Plates
Engine:
NISMO S-Tune Stainless Cat-Back Exhaust
PURE INNOVATIONS VQ35DE Intake Upper Plenum Spacer kit
JWT POP-Charger w/Custom Painted Heat Shield
MAX 7pc. Mylar Casing Grounding Kit
Carbon Fiber Painted Radiator Air Guide
Pi-THON Anodized ‘Black’ Billet Aluminum Forced Induction Hose Locks
Pi-THON Z Logo etched Anodized ‘Black’ Billet Aluminum Fluid Caps & Covers
Polished Stainless Steel Finish Nut/Bolt Kit
Air-Brush Smoked Flame Engine Cover
Custom Painted Super Black Radiator Brace Wall
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Luckily, several days later, my son calls me about a dealer on the internet who has the EXACT car that I wanted.
Within 3 days I'm flying down to Nashville, Tennessee, the salesman picks me up at the airport & several hours
later I'm driving back home to Ohio. The best part is that I paid $99.00 over Invoice and you could not find a
350ZR anywhere in my home town. WOW....What a fun ride home!!!
For me, I always get a lot of pleasure and satisfaction when modding my ZR. For example, doing the 5/16" plenum
spacer kit was very interesting and gratifying even though I had some help from my buddy and his very needed torque
wrenches. These tasks give me a feeling of accomplishment and pride in my work and vehicle.
Having "Ultra power galore" is not my modding priorty as I don't need nor want to have the fastest Z around town, let
alone the $$$$ involved, but I do pride myself in being innovative & unique like coming up with seven
One-Of-A-Kind idea tweaks which have been implemented into the ZR. These custom attributes consist of my satin
silver finish solid polyurethane grille; it won't chip, crinkle or crack unless you hit it with a hammer, my custom
fuel door with an added bling; my 350ZR rear badge, 'R' for roadster (taken from a Fairlady Z badge) the
'Z' as they are known in the 350Z community ie, Z for Coupe & ZR for Roadster; my custom vinyl sun visor
covers designed to cover the ugly warning label by using the OEM Z logo which makes it different from other visor
covers...these OEM Z logo's were obtained from running classified ads in various Z sites...I was payijng $10 each
shipped for either a rear 350Z or Fairlady Z badge and the border is made from waxed shoe laces; my custom design
aluminum heel guard grids, they cover the entire foot area, with matching OEM foot pedal holes, these grids are secured
to my OEM Z logo floor mats for added interior pizazz; my custom design double stitched-Italian black leather shifter
boot, e-brake boot and finally my custom carbon fiber radiator shroud painted chrome silver by ZPRESENCE (RIP
1976-2007) who was one of the best in the car painting business, he also painted my silver matching JWT POP-Charger
heat shield along with some other engine bay tidbits for additional bling.
Other unique stuff consist of my front EVO-R turn signals with amber blinking LED's. These were built utilizing
seperate (custom made) transitor boxes and the wires were all soldered for longevity (does not relays as seen in
most Z enthusiast applications). For the signals, here are the 4 modes to the matrix:
1. OFF - blinkers off, parking lights off.
2. ON with parking lights - no blinkers.
3. ON in unison with blinkers when parking lights are off.
4. Blink alternately with blinkers when parking lights are on.
I'm also a fanatic on detailing, especially owning a black car as it forces me to clean, clean &
clean...ultimate perfection is always my main goal but very hard to accomplish.
One of the best feelings to have beside driving the Ohio twisty roads back in 'my neck of the woods' is
watching heads turn on the streets and talking a lot of 'car jive' when parked.
My achievements have given me memorable awards from various car shows these past five summers and once being the BEST OF
THE SHOW, my proudest achievement is coming in First Place in the Peoples Choice Class at the recent ZCCA International
Convention held in Cleveland, Ohio just a couple of month's ago.
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