I'll start off with some finished pics, then get into all the details of the build.
It was a 2 year project to get the car from the first pic, to what you see below.
The main goal for the build was to make the car enjoyable to drive again. My last wheel/tire/suspension setup looked cool, but it was a pain in the ass to drive, scraping everywhere, having to watch the road like a hawk, not being able to go places because the car was too low.
I'm happy to say, the car is once again enjoyable to drive. With the air suspension the ride quality is better than it was stock and the handling is still excellent for what I use the car for. The Vortech supercharger has just the right amount of power to make the car an absolute blast to drive. I'm loving every aspect of the car again. So much so, that I've been daily driving the car since I finished it in July.
I'll be bringing the car to Calgary next year for Driven car show!
Some quick stats about the build:
- 1000+ hours of custom body work, fab, wiring, etc
- 295/30/19 front tires, 305/30 rears
- 500+ beers & about 30 26s of whiskey & vodka
- 7kg of base & mid coat paint
- many custom & one off parts
- 407 rwhp w/ maxed MAF. Retuning soon with new MAF.
- 5" of lift from laid out to fully aired up
- Where did the gas cap go?
I'm also in a competition right now to go to SEMA, currently in the top 8. Voting starts again tomorrow and runs for two weeks. You can vote daily. Here is the voting link: www.bit.ly/350al
If you want to cheat and look ahead of what I post here, there are more pics & info here: https://www.facebook.com/Als350Z