JC's Q in ModMag!

[TgduMg]

James Chen of Axis Wheels, F50 Q appears in the latest Luxury & Exotics edition of Modified Magazine.Most of the pics I've previously seen, though a couple were new to me. It is the third magazine I've seen his Q in, first in Autoweek and then SuperStreet! I was flipping through another mag in the last month and saw a small pic of a black F50 Q with black center/chrome lip wheels that was at SEMA. Giovanna had a silver F50 on 21 inch wheels at SEMA a couple of years ago.

So far the Q45 mag count is (to my knowledge)

G50Ryan's Brabham Edition in AutomobileStillen NOS Q45 in Turbo and Road&Track

FY33Pewter Infiniti Indy in US edition of MAX PowerBill Cosby's Stillen Q45 (don't remember which magazine)

F50James Chen in Autoweek, SuperStreet, and ModifiedLE.

Still anxiously anticipating AGM's in one of those Aussie performance mags.



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Modified by TgduMg at 5:17 PM 2/21/2008

[qship96]

somehow,no matter how big the rim,the 02+ Q makes them look small-must be the shape of the body,especially the rear.

[Rex]

somehow,no matter how big the rim,the 02+ Q makes them look small-must be the shape of the body,especially the rear.

Yeah, I think I'd have to try a staggered 19" front, 21" rear to see if I couldn;t create the illusion of the rear wheels being "big enough". Of course, that would only be if I had enough $$ to get and F50 and drop a huge chunk on wheels .

[TgduMg]

Somehow,no matter how big the rim,the 02+ Q makes them look small-must be the shape of the body,especially the rear.

The Wise Sport body kit, along with the 20x11 inch rear wheels, sidewall stretched rear tires, and Chen's almost ground scraping suspension drop from the Eibachs, seems to intensify the F50's already slightly heavy hipped look.

The Impul and Wald kits are somewhat more subtle. The Auto-Couture and Junction-Produce, well kinda sorta. The Axis Q45 is basically a show car, so I would say that the Wise kit was selected for a certain level of visual flamboyance. I'd rather do something that wouldn't overwhelm the 18 inchers if I needed or wanted to ride with some extra sidewall instead.

That would only be if I had enough $$ to get and F50 and drop a huge chunk on wheels.

If I had enough $$, I'd lower the front a little. How much would depend on if it were an Active-Damping or base suspension. Also, add a Wald rear lip spoiler, Keuylian rear bumper with quad exhaust tips, have the rear fenders rolled, custom AMG styled lower front valance (would help remedy the slight overbite on the 02-04), and some staggered 18's for every day and staggered 20's for every once and awhile (both sets 8.0 or 8.5 and 9.0 or 9.5 inches wide). Aftermarket side skirts not really needed.

Nonetheless, I'm happy to see a Q45 in another magazine and glad Mr Chen chose it, as well as several other Nissans for project cars.

BTW, a black F50 Premium with a Wald rear lip spoiler was on the Overhaulin' "Challenging Mopar" episode (Sassy Grass Green 71 Dodge Challenger). The black Q was a police detectives car in one of the pranks. The overhaul on the Challenger was done at Street Concepts in Huntington Beach CA. Street Concepts has done several Nissan and Infiniti project cars as well.

streetconcepts.com

Danisiti 1

[TgduMg]

I was flipping through another mag in the last month and saw a small pic of a black F50 Q with black center/chrome lip wheels that was at SEMA.

Now I know the status of the black Q45 that I saw on Overhaulin'. It just happens to be the same Q at SEMA that I saw the small picture of in Plush Magazine. Apparently it was in the early stages of being "overhauled" by Street Concepts. Their mod list includes, full Wald USA body kit, black woodgrain, suede seat inserts, MB Quartz speakers and amps, Eibach springs, 21 inch Lowenhart 8.5 front/10.0 rear LD-5 wheels and a Bassani Exhaust. The car actually looks very nice except it has no emblem on the custom grill. I was unable to capture any pics from the Street Concepts website

But it looks a little like this

Danisiti 1
Modified by TgduMg at 5:13 PM 2/21/2008

[DuDro]

WOW!

Where does one find Eibach springs for this car? I have a 2003 Q45, but have not been able to locate springs for my car except for Impuls.

Please advise....

[Falkdesigns]

I can get you TEIN's, I just gotta find the PN and special order them since it's not US stock, which isn't a big deal.

[DuDro]

Do you know how the Teins compare to the Eibach springs?

How much of a drop will the Teins have versus the Eibachs?

And lastly, how much?

Thanks!

[lino]

So far the Q45 mag count is (to my knowledge)

G50Ryan's Brabham Edition in AutomobileStillen NOS Q45 in Turbo and Road&Track

Anyone have pics of this car : "Stillen NOS Q45 in Turbo and Road&Track"

[ddrumman]

Anyone have pics of this car : "Stillen NOS Q45 in Turbo and Road&Track"

[lino]

Thank you Dimitri for the Brabham car pics. I'm actually looking for pics of the other car: "Stillen NOS Q45 in Turbo and Road&Track"

[sijoko]

It's a pity that this car is gone.......unless someone has some good news for us.

[ddrumman]

Sorry man, I just saw the name Brabham on your post and I assumed..... We should never assume huh?

[lino]

Sorry man, I just saw the name Brabham on your post and I assumed..... We should never assume huh?

Nothing to be sorry about. Thank you for trying

[RyanH]

I am from Vista, CA and NEVER saw that car around. Its not a big town either... We had more than our share of Vipers and Skylines for some odd reason, but aside from the Q owned by a this girl's dad I dated in high school, and now mine when I go visit, I have never seen another Q in that town.