... the long and seemingly neverending road my G has gone through since the day I purchased her 2 years ago from a struggling family in Daytona Beach who needed some extra cash (win-win if you ask me)

Here's the car 2 years ago (Sept. 2006) when I bought it, plain vanilla stock. Fell in love with it though and I knew there are lots of mods to go with it as I explain later.





My very 1st mod - JDM clear corners (purchased Oct. 2006 from Infiniti of Scottsdale online). Unlike other replicas, this clear corner set is designed by Nissan (and has the Nissan name engraved as proof).



For all of the mod projects I've taken on, I do about 90% of the work myself. Although I'm not a mechanic by any stretch of mind, I strongly feel that I can learn more about the workings of my car if I do it myself. Here's one of the mods I've done a while back and one I'm most proud of: DIY flat black grille







Fast forward to the present, and here is where she stands now (just washed, clayed, polished and waxed):



You may notice several chips on the black grille. I'll have to take it off and consider doing a fresh paint job on it (maybe gloss black this time?)


Just recently installed R1 Concepts E-Line cross drilled and slotted rotors on the front. The old stock ones were 2 mm below the minimum spec and squeaked bad at every stop. Fresh new rotors on, and now no more squeaking (plus the brakes grab harder than before)


I also installed new 05-06 reverse lights with super white reverse bulbs (got tired of having the stock 03-04 ones, plus they don't flow well with the 05-06 outer lights)




Check out the gleaming shine on the hood. Clayed all the bug crap and sediment off and now it's like a mirror shine finish




A few upgrades under the hood:
JDM RH battery cover
Z-tube
Amsoil nano air filter
Stillen grounding wires
Motordyne 5/16" iso-thermal plenum spacer
Optima Red Top battery
NRG polished hood shocks




Only thing I upgraded in the interior is the MOMO auto shifter and a baby seat (just the seat base in this pic)





The rest of my mods list:
DEI remote start
Hawk HPS brake pads
Ebay M3 replica lip spoiler (may take it off for an Unlimited Tuning spoiler later on)
Eibach Pro-Kit springs
19x8.5 HP Evo's Racing wheels (on hyperblack finish). A real PITA to keep clean but looks good for now with the lip size.
JDM Luminics yellow fogs
05-06 sedan midpipe
LEDs in clearance, trunk, license plate and step bulbs

Overall, I'm proud of where my car is at and where it's going. Not too concerned about the gas mileage since the extra power and performance compensates for that loss Also I'm glad to have my wife and 1-year old son beside me and support me with my car craze. It's all about doing these mod/upgrade projects the right way and in a cost-efficient manner. I view modding as not a "disease" but a way of life, and in some ways it's a telling sign of your personality. OK I'm getting a little off tangent here so I'll stop now...

Happy modding folks!

-Doug

 

looks nice,

congrats

 

nice nice!! keep the mods coming

 

Lookin good man. An aero kit will really set your g off!

Jealous of your trunk lid though... wanna trade for a doggy door!?? lol

 

Nice work so far. Keep it up.

 

Good lookin sedan man!

 

Looks good Doug!!!!

 

sweet sedan your child rides in style

 

So people really do use the cassette player? lol
Nice sedan

 

Real good

 

keep goin! looks nice so far

 

how much did the momo **** cost you, where did you get it, and can i get some more pics of it? the leather is wearing off mine and I'm thinking about replacing it.....the car looks really hot too, those used to be my favorite wheels!!!!

 

Definitely man, I see so many of you guys with aero kits on BS, and I cringe in jealousy at every pic posted Maybe sometime in the future when I have enough leftover cash but in the meantime, I'm strongly considering having the black bottoms color matched with the rest of the car.

Sorry I'm gonna stick with the clean look of my trunk lid, thanks for the offer though
Thanks Nathan, your G looks and sounds awesome too! Hope to see you again at the next meet in Jax.
The shift **** cost me $110, and I got it on Ebay (search for "g35 momo shifter" in the Ebay search engine). You can find plenty of pics of the shift **** in my DIY thread I made up a while back:

https://g35driver.com/forums/interio...o-shifter.html