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Old Aug 24, 2013 | 09:25 PM
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The z was alright, had an xterra for a short time but always wanted to get back Into an Infiniti so I got lucky and found a g37s coupe
 
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Old Aug 24, 2013 | 09:33 PM
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Any mods planned??
 
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Old Aug 24, 2013 | 09:50 PM
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U know it, already debadged the trunk, getting tinted Monday and then wheels/suspension will be next and maybe getting the akebonos redone in a different color just for starters
 
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Old Aug 24, 2013 | 09:52 PM
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Sounds like a good plan..
 
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Old Aug 24, 2013 | 10:20 PM
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Welcome back to the dar...oh..well you know
 
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Old Aug 25, 2013 | 12:47 AM
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F**k I love it, mad jelly
 
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Old Aug 25, 2013 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by jookyshank
Welcome back to the dar...oh..well you know
ha thanks man, it feels good to be back in an infiniti.. i miss the old g35 but cant wait to get started on building the g37. trying to think of colors to do the akebonos in right now
 
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Old Aug 30, 2013 | 09:25 PM
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wow that's cool that you've now had all of the most recent gs zs! I think few have spent such as extensive period of time with each.

Can you share your experience with us?
How would you compare the 350z, 350z hr, 370z, g35 and g37?? Handling, power, interior, overall driving fun, comfort, attention getting lol ?

Nice to see you back in a G!

I'm currently in Brazil for a 2 year work project, and couldn't let go of my G yet. I put in on autotrader and I won't answer the interested ppl lol. I almost convinced myself to do it, but at the end of the day, I can't let go of my baby. I also love the no car payments, and for the 12 that I can sell it for, and the 10 that I would spend on top to jump to a Z or a 37, I think I would be happier to finally drop an LS in it when I get back! I almost did it when I did the vortech, and I'm actively looking into taking advantage of the down time to do it!

Looking forward to the progess of the G37 !!!
 

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Old Aug 30, 2013 | 09:53 PM
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I think you should definitely try to replicate the paint scheme you had on the 35 and do it on the 37!
 
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Old Aug 31, 2013 | 11:33 AM
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ive been thinking about doing the akebonos in yellow again.. probably wont be changing the color of this one. starting off under the hood this time, already got my intakes ordered, next up is a polished cusco strut bar and doing some other polished things under there, and a wire tuck for the harnesses on the side of the engine bay, did new cross drilled/slotted rotors yesterday. Suspension and probably some 15/20mm spacers for the oem wheels will be next until i save up enough $$ to order some nice wheels
 
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Old Aug 31, 2013 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by ConradoR
wow that's cool that you've now had all of the most recent gs zs! I think few have spent such as extensive period of time with each.

Can you share your experience with us?
How would you compare the 350z, 350z hr, 370z, g35 and g37?? Handling, power, interior, overall driving fun, comfort, attention getting lol ?
my first 350z was a fun car, it was a good start to get into the z/g scene. The 350z and my G35 pretty much felt like the same car with the exception of the g having all of the luxury aspects to it and the z was just strictly about performance. I swapped everything from the 350z onto my G35 so it had all of the same suspension and performance parts. As far as attention, the G35 by far always received the most, half the time nobody could figure out what the car was and i was always being stopped in parking lots being asked tons of questions and being complimented on it. Nobody could figure out what shade of blue the car was and it was probably my favorite car to drive so far out of all of them granted im just getting started on the 37. The 350z HR was a whole different animal compared to both of the first two cars. It felt more refined and you could definitely notice a difference with the HR engine, plus having twin polished intakes under the hood always looked nice I didnt have the HR for too long before finding an amazing deal on the 370z so i of course upgraded without hesitation. The power band on the 370z was just awesome, especially on the top end with the intakes/exhaust on it. Interior was nice, probably the only car that i had the most head room in and the seats just hugged you thru the corners. It was by far one of my favorite interiors as well, with the gtr start button and the sweeping gauges every time that you started the car. I never got around to do sways or anything like that on the 370, but did do the swift/koni yellow combo and that car handled awesomely with that combo. But in the end, I always missed my g35 the most. I would still have that car had i never got hit by a truck one day downtown but it just never felt/drove the same after getting it back so i moved on and finally got back into another G. So far with the G37, im definitely enjoying the car and having all of the luxury options back and the extra power is nice as well. Its like having the best of both worlds to me, granted i do have my seat set to the lowest setting and i barely have enough head room but its totally worth it to be back in a G. Working on this car so far has been pretty easy, everything is straight forward and im pretty happy to have my akebonos back after not having them on any of the Z's. so needless to say, this one will be staying around for quite a while and will get built up slowly but im hoping to do it right and exactly how i want it the first time so i dont have to constantly be changing out parts until im happy
 

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Old Aug 31, 2013 | 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by darksideG35
ive been thinking about doing the akebonos in yellow again.. probably wont be changing the color of this one. starting off under the hood this time, already got my intakes ordered, next up is a polished cusco strut bar and doing some other polished things under there, and a wire tuck for the harnesses on the side of the engine bay, did new cross drilled/slotted rotors yesterday. Suspension and probably some 15/20mm spacers for the oem wheels will be next until i save up enough $$ to order some nice wheels
Nice, all good choices
 
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Old Aug 31, 2013 | 03:02 PM
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tint and the new cross drilled/slotted rotors.. intakes show up Wednesday and will go in as soon as they show up

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Old Aug 31, 2013 | 03:09 PM
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Cool, Darkside, thanks for the detailed review, nice info!

I see that the new G is heading to a great path, and based on what your G35's looked like, we have similar tastes so Im looking forward to the progress pics!
 
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Old Sep 3, 2013 | 08:31 PM
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sorry for the crappy phone pics, just finished installing the intakes.. ill try to get better pics tomorrow but for now here it is: Takeda CAI, the filter sits right behind the infiniti logo in the grill

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