"Autumn" - My '04.5 Enthusiast

[04LemansZ]

Traded my '03 Super Black 350Z...



for this '04.5 Lemans Sunset 350Z with 12,885 miles on it on September 8, 2006.



It came with a carbon fiber engine cover, a Nismo cold air intake, and Nismo headers.



It also came with a Nismo exhaust.



The first thing I did was have the tint strip removed and the whole windshield tinted to match the windows.



The second thing I did was add the Nismo stickers to the hood and hatch. I am a Nismo fanatic :)



Next, I replaced the amber turn signal bulbs with chrome turn signal bulbs.



Then, I had the battery and brake fluid covers painted to match in order to dress up the engine bay.



In March '07, Byron and I were headed to Lookout Mountain Parkway for some spirited mountain driving when my front bumper got owned by this piece of metal...



As a result, I got a new front bumper, complete with a Nismo V1 lip and a Varis carbon fiber intake duct.



Then, for my birthday, Rachel got me some Rain-X Latitude Wipers as part of my present.



Later on in April, I got to dyno the car at Forged Performance in Atlanta to see how much wheel horsepower it was making.



In May, I got my Nismo V1 spoiler installed just in time for ZDayZ '07.



In October '07, and thanks to my friend Chris, I got an awesome deal on some '06 LED tail lights.



For Christmas '07 I got a set of 18" Nismo LMGT4s. The front wheels are 8.5" +25 offset and the rear wheels are 9.5" +30 offset. The tires are Toyo T1Rs, 245/40/18 in the front and 275/40/18 in the back.



For Valentine's Day '08 Rachel got me some carbon fiber inserts for the Z emblems as part of my present.



Nismo RS Concept hood added 12/5/2008.

[AUtigers370z]

Nice write up David. I needs to edit mine now so it isn't a bunch of random pictures :hammertard:

[04LemansZ]

Nice write up David. I needs to edit mine now so it isn't a bunch of random pictures :hammertard:
I just copied the stuff outta my Facebook album :D

[Fairlady ZR]

I should make my own like this. :driving:

[04LemansZ]

I should make my own like this. :driving:
Yeah, you should. We can get some pictures of specific parts this weekend if we need to :)

[AUtigers370z]

I should make my own like this. :driving:

Do it Jae! The more the merrier :D


Yeah, you should. We can get some pictures of specific parts this weekend if we need to :)

I like your writeup David.

[04LemansZ]

I like your writeup David.
Thanks man :thumbsup:

[OnADimePBS]

Yea you did a really nice job on the writeup. I have one similar but it's not a 350z and most of you guys have already seen it. :o

I really like the Sunset 350z color. Truly Nismo :cool:

[ghostdriver]

nice write up and clean car

[AUtigers370z]

Something is missing here.. generally when you go to get your car dyno'd you do it for more than a picture.. :usure:

/numbersplz?

[04LemansZ]

Something is missing here.. generally when you go to get your car dyno'd you do it for more than a picture.. :usure:

/numbersplz?
If I ever dyno on something besides Sharif's "Hearbreaker" I'll post up the numbers. They are embarassing on there :rolleyes:

[04LemansZ]

Yea you did a really nice job on the writeup. I have one similar but it's not a 350z and most of you guys have already seen it. :o

I really like the Sunset 350z color. Truly Nismo :cool:


nice write up and clean car
Thanks guys :driving:

[sKruBnZ33]

Something is missing here.. generally when you go to get your car dyno'd you do it for more than a picture.. :usure:

/numbersplz?

+1 ;)

[ShiftZ]

Great post David....I need to get started on mine now. Might take a little while as I have a mod or three to list.

[04LemansZ]

Great post David....I need to get started on mine now. Might take a little while as I have a mod or three to list.
Just go by your book :) I still need to make me one of those. And yeah...your mod list is a little longer than mine, haha.

[04LemansZ]

Time for an update...all these pictures are on Facebook, but my thread needed a bump :)

New throttle body.


Installing new throttle body.


Drilled/slotted rotors and ceramic pads.

[04LemansZ]

I was going to wait until the car was done to post pictures, but I couldn't hold out :icon01:

Anyways, I figure most everyone knows by now I ordered a Nismo style V2 front bumper from Shine with carbon fiber canards, JDM style side skirts and rear valences.



Front bumper.


Carbon fiber canards.


Sideskirts.


Rear valences.


I carried them to the body shop.


Dropped the car off and Shawn test fit the pieces for me.






The pieces fit pretty well. They needed some work, but overall it was a pretty good fit. Shawn and Kevin prepped all the pieces and I went back to the body shop later and watched Shawn spray the first layer of primer on them.














Front bumper with the first layer of primer.


Sideskirt with the first layer of primer.


Rear valences with the first layer of primer.


And lastly, the Z chillin' at the body shop.


More pictures coming...

[Fairchild]

Holy crap that's an awesome kit you got for your car!

Time for the real question, how much horsepower does it add? :p

[UofAPPW]

Holy crap that's an awesome kit you got for your car!

Time for the real question, how much horsepower does it add? :p

my guess is at least 300. david you should have let me rock your wheels for a photo shoot while your car was at the shop.

[jthomas_50]

my guess is at least 300. david you should have let me rock your wheels for a photo shoot while your car was at the shop.

Yeah right....It takes away hp since he's painting it LS!

[Fairchild]

Yeah right....It takes away hp since he's painting it LS!

It's addition, not subtraction.

[jthomas_50]

It's addition, not subtraction.

Ordinarily, yes. But in this case, it's definitely subtraction....i mean come on, it's lemans sunset.....definitely subtraction bahahahaha

[ExtaZ33]

Any power lost by painting it LS is made up for in the CF canards, so I think it balances out.

David, I actually do want to get a good run against you now that I have the lighter flywheel. I think it would be a good race.

[04LemansZ]

Any power lost by painting it LS is made up for in the CF canards, so I think it balances out.

David, I actually do want to get a good run against you now that I have the lighter flywheel. I think it would be a good race.
Yep, the CF canards definitely make up for the difference.

Let me know when :driving:

[UofAPPW]

Let me know when :driving:

i'll let you borrow my car so it will be close :cool:

[UofAPPW]

tee it up and post some pics already
:ttiwwop:

[04LemansZ]

tee it up and post some pics already
:ttiwwop:
Gotta wait for some good ones.

[Ace2495]

Gotta wait for some good ones.

Fuck good ones. Cell phone pictures will suffice untill then.:ninja:

[04LemansZ]

Primed and ready for paint.










Orange sealer.




After a layer of orange sealer.








Orange base coat.








First layer of LS :cool:






Second layer.




Clear coat.














Sneak peak at the flat black.