After much searching, I bought the new (rolling chassis) Z! I currently have a VERY busy life so this thread may be a little slow-going. I have quite the background story but I'm not sure if I want to share all of that (lots of drama). So for now, just enjoy the obligatory pic-whoring!
Old:
New:
got matching front wheels with rotted out tires - which is the reason for the stockers up front. While I'm looking for a set of 5-spoke deep-dish wheels, these don't tickle my fancy
Not sure what to do with the interior yet.
It’s a HUGE step down from my previous Z’s interior
Still got all the pieces so I may swap it, but not sure how well it’d look with red. Or I’ll sell it. Dunno.
Got parts? I do, hence my build thread name.
Goal: very reliable, super quick spooling, fun street car and almost daily driver (only during nice weather) with full deletes for easier maintenance and increased reliability with the looks to back it up. Somewhere between “show” and “go” but mostly “go”. I care more about low-end power but since everyone’s going to ask, I suppose I’m aiming for about 425 rwhp/425 rwtq – a huge limiting factor is the crappy 91 octane around my area. Red isn’t my favorite color so I will be painting it many years down the road or selling it all-together to buy a different candidate when I decide to go with an all-out performance build...unless the color grows on me. But for now, I want to get it on the road to enjoy for summer, and then spend time powder coating engine parts while it’s parked for winter.
Current mentionable mods:
Ash planar inlets for my dual MAFs
JWT Sport 500 turbos
Nismo 740’s in OEM rail
3” downpipes/testpipes
ASP underdrive crank pulley
Bernie waterpump pulley
Howe radiator
socketed ECU
short shifter
ACT clutch (might sell and buy an RPS street max or 5-puck)
chromoly pivot ball
1 piece ss clutch line
Powertrix coilovers
solid aluminum rear subframe bushings
urethane differential and steering rack bushings
Blitz SBC ID Spec R
Greddy turbo timer
crappy generic adjustable suspension components (came with car, will be replacing with Powertrix/SPL)
Must buy/do list:
overhaul r134a a/c system
MSP manifolds (maybe) + port-match heads
BDE OEM-replacement engine mounts
trans mount
SZ custom chip
Wideband with datalogging
upgraded oil cooler
SPL HICAS delete toe rods or HICAS block plate
HD clutch fork
Zspeedperformance solid shifter
BDE shifter bushings
3” resonated H or X pipe
3” exhaust..either B&B quad oval or Labree quad round
segmented flywheel (maybe)
1-piece driveshaft (maybe)
Powdercoat engine stuff when parked for winter
install BDE half-moon cam seals when valve covers are PC’ed
etc
Long-er term goals:
repair weather stripping
replace 3rd brake light vinyl cover or paint it black
replace rotted hatch spoiler
replace worn seats and rewrap steering wheel
black out the roof
J-spec tail lights
Evo 8/9 brake calipers/rotors
Ash 2.5” intercooler piping
Ash Massive SMICs
bigger throttle bodies with port-matched upper/lower plenums
REEIMS
E85 + supporting mods
after next timing belt job: upgrade cams, replace valve seals, install Ramey Z idler pulley studs