Archive of posts with category '350z'
The time has come to revive the Project 350z. We are
currently in the market for another car, (or V1 of
Project350z if @Dozzle will sell it back). Looking for...
Haven’t kept the site up to date, but the 350z has shipped
off to Florida to the new owner who has already ordered a
bunch of parts to finish up...
SOLD! 2003 Nissan 350z Touring $9000 Well, the time has
come for V3 of Project350z.com to be put up for sale.
Before we part it out we will post the...
So the 2016 ProSolo series is nearing its end, with the
final two events of the year being held within 6 hours of
the house, I entered both. The Wilmington...
So here we are, another month has gone by since the last
blog post, time for an update here on the status of
Project350z. TL;DR: Crap So at the end...
So it has been a while since I’ve had the time to get a
blog post up here, so let’s get started. After the last
post, the car was almost...
It was a good weekend on the 350z, I made progress on
pretty much everything I needed/wanted to do to start the
2016 season, with only the corner balance and...
This weekend I spent some quality time finally working on
the 350z before the upcoming autocross season (Dixie Champ
Tour is coming up quickly). In prep for STU, I want...
We’ll try to keep this list updated with current
modifications, and a list of past modifications as well as
we build and compete our 350z in the SCCA STU autocross...
Earlier today I took the leaking wheel/tire to Solo
Performance Specialties to take the tire off the rim and
take a look at the wheel and see what the damage...
When I picked up the 350z in Chattanooga back in November,
I figured out that the radio wasn’t great, the sound was
weak, and it didn’t appear to pick up...
Follow up to the failed emissions and safety test earlier
this week. Last night I got under the car again and
checked for leaks, found that one of the gaskets...
The car failed Missouri safety and emissions testing
today. When I pulled out of the driveway this morning
something happened up front, on the brakes, one of the
wheels locked...
This weekend, being what is likely the last warm weekend
of 2015, I decided it was time to wash/claybar/wax the
350z. The weather was beautiful, I spent most of
Saturday...
Earlier this week, Dave from SoloPerformance.com and I
headed down to Chattanooga to pick up Project350z V3. A
2003 Nissan 350z Touring model, with 145k miles on the
clock. The...
So the time has come, I am currently car shopping again.
I’ve been threatening it for a while now, but with the
2015 Solo National Championships going on this week,...
Well, the car was in my hands for almost three years (2
months shy), that is longer than I’ve owned any car since
the first Project350z left my hands in...
(SOLD) The time is nearing for when the 350z must be sold,
so if you are interested hit me up 2004 350z Enthusiast,
<75k miles, currently sits stock other than...
Update: 1/29/2013 The suspension is now in St. Louis
Missouri and available for $1000 plus shipping, paid via
Paypal. That includes Front Suspension TrueChoice Phase 4
coilovers 650lb Hyperco Springs...
So what did you do this weekend? Did you spend two days
under your car? I basically did, well more like 1 day, but
it was broken up over an...
This morning I began the process of converting the 350z
back to stock, or close to stock. Mike Lane over on the
east coast requested the control arms/custom bushings
that...
Asking $1600 local (delivery extra, I have small vehicles
so transport is a pain). Currently located in Half Moon
Bay, California, just south of San Francisco. It looks
like 2012...
Today was the first event in the San Francisco Region’s
slush series. I decided to head out and try to dust some
of the rust off, and last night decided...
Updated 4/28/2024: When I originally wrote this blog post
in 2011 I was looking around at Flickr and happened to
check out my “photo stats”. The most viewed photo for...
For the past few weeks we’ve been putting together this
years rendition of the
http://www.sccaforums.com/pick-the-winners/2011-solo-nationals
Solo National Championships Pick The Winners Contest. The
contest unfortunately hasn’t run since 2008, due...
Anyone going to the TireRack SCCA Solo Nationals that is
looking to split hotel costs? I’m flexible on arrival
dates and locations, may even be willing to split costs
on...
If you want to read the details, check out yesterday’s
post. If you want to see the video, you are in the right
place!
So the time finally came, or I finally got around to it,
the hitch is now on our 2004 Nissan 350z. The hitch is a
Curt Hitch for the 350z,...
So I got home from work this evening, spent some time with
the baby this evening, and now I am watching The Car Show
(@carshow), a new series on Speed,...
Here are the photos from the American Autocross Series
Round 8 from 7/3/2011. The car is of course our 2004
Nissan 350z in half prep for B Street Prepared.
Unfortunately...
This morning I took off from our house around 6:10am and
headed south on Highway 1. I was on the road to Marina,
CA. The trip was nice and uneventful,...
Over a year ago I realized that my Bell Helmet was
missing. Somewhere on the move from Colorado to California
it went off into its own world. I was sure...
Alright, it’s time to get back into the swing of things.
The 2011 TireRack SCCA Solo Nationals are in two months, I
need to try to get as much seat...
I’ve been doing some work on SOLO2.ORG the past two
evenings, working on restoring a bunch of my old blog
posts from over there from the early days of the...
So I finally had it with listening to my Motorola Droid
(Google Music and Pandora) for my commute. Why don’t I
have a stereo? Well back in February I ripped...
So here we are, at the end of May 2011, and it’s time to
figure out if I’m going to the 2011 Tire Rack SCCA Solo
National Championships in late...
I realized recently that I didn’t have an ongoing list of
modifications for the 350z. So I figured I should create
one. The idea is that this will be continually...
So things have slowed down for the Project350z, at least
for a month or two. After running quite a few events in
February, March and April, I haven’t run an...
A week ago I posted a “question” on Facebook to see what
color we should wrap the 350z in. Well it looks like the
final tally is 31/13/13 -31 for...
I took all of this stuff out of my car a few months ago
and am just now getting around to selling. To the best of
my knowledge here is...
So I’ve wanted to do this for a while, and now I’m getting
ready to pull the trigger. I am going to wrap the 350z?
What does that mean? I...
So the car is naked, well about as naked as it can be.
Saturday evening I took it to the car wash and removed all
of the vinyl. I plan...
So I finally heard back from SPL Parts regarding an email
I sent a few weeks ago. I emailed them to ask if they
could provide me the information on...
I just don’t have the energy to do a full writeup for the
ProSolo today, and to be honest, it won’t happen Sunday,
and likely not Monday either So what...
So today I did some testing with UStream and the FM Audio
Broadcast at the El Toro ProSolo. I think I managed to
come up with a way to broadcast...
Have you ever wanted to learn how to tune the suspension
on a car? Well, I haven’t really wanted to know that,
until recently. Now I NEED to know. I...
So here we are, one day after the tour and I have all 6 of
my runs squared away on video. Now to get them blogged
about, in order of...
I was pretty down today. Going into the first set of runs
I had a headache that didn’t seem to want to go away and I
wasn’t happy with my...
I’m worn out, so this will likely not be as long as it
should be, but here’s a quick summary of the day today.
First heat, they got an extra...
Today was a practice day at the San Diego National Tour.
This morning I took part in the Evolution School advantage
program, basically you get a ton of seat time...
So if you read my postings a month or two ago you know I
had trouble with the GoPro firmware last time around.
Ended up bricking the camera and having...
So I didn’t figure I was going to have time to do the
alignment on the 350z over the next couple of days, and I
wasn’t sure that I really...
So today I went back at the suspension of the car. Time
lapse of lowering the suspension, in reverse The problem
with the video is that I did the time...
So after a week of farting around with things the
suspension is finally on the car! I expected to see more
drop out of the current settings, but I can...
Well, it just goes to show you. Having the right tool for
a job is the key to getting the job done right. Last night
I spent some time trying...
Today I went to a machine shop (twice as he wasn’t open
the first time) to try to have the bushings pressed out of
the OEM upper control arms. Unfortunately...
No, the suspension didn’t break, but man did Murphy show
up in full force today. I’ll do a full write-up with
photos and what to do, where, etc., later this...
So I didn’t make any progress today, well not much at
least. I spent the morning watching the baby while the
wife got to get some much needed pampering time....
It will likely be a full weekend for me, lots of
suspension work to do on the car. Though the biggest task
might be making room in the garage so...
So I wasn’t able to find a part that would make the SPL
Upper Control Arms legal for BSP yet, though I am still
looking. As an interim, possibly long...
My birthday gift (early) from my wife showed up today (I
have the best wife ever!), a new suspension (well new to
me) for the 350z. There’s only one problem...
So I went to the autocross today, kind of a last minute
thing, and boy am I glad I did. I left the house at
11:30am, got there and changed...
The night before an autocross, and I’m stoked for
tomorrow, even if it rains (as forecasted). I got a
replacement GoPro HD camera today in the mail. For those
of...
So I experienced something while driving the 350z
yesterday that I haven’t experienced in quite a while.
Typically the 350z comes with a staggered tire setup,
meaning that the front...
So with all the blogging I’ve done over the years I have
been unable to find any posts where I mentioned tire
pressures! So here it is, a thread that...
So there’s been much debate (or really just many people
telling me I am crazy) over on SCCAForums in the thread I
started to discuss the proposed move of the...
How was today? COLD AND WET! Beyond that? Very cold and
very wet. I went to Great America today for the SFRSCCA
Divisional Autocross. I got there around 7am and...
So today was a busy day, I had a lot to catch up on at
work, training to provide internally, and a final to take
this afternoon. After that I...
So today was the first day for a few things It was my
first time running an autocross with the San Francisco
Region of the SCCA. I must say things...
So I ran into a few issues today with my GoPro HD. I was
working on the car, and was going to do another time
lapse, even picked up a...
I was going to do a blog post on ChrisHammond.com tonight
with a video embedded that I took at the NASA Ames
Research Center tweetup, but unfortunately the video I...
So I ran around Redwood City today over lunch, I needed to
find some spacers and lug nuts to go along with the new
studs that arrived today from Solo...
This evening after work I came home and cleared out the
garage so that I could get the new wheels test fitted to
see what all I was going to...
So now that wheels and tires (used) are taken care of, at
least for part of the season, I need to locate some
longer/stronger wheel studs for the 350z. On...
This post will be a continually updated (on
project350z.com) list of parts (to buy) and configuration
for the 350z preparation for SCCA Solo’s BSP (B street
prepared) Class. If you’re...
Sunday I partook in the NorCalUFO autocross, their second
event of the year, my first attending since the baby was
born in October. I got to the event and heard...
So this isn’t the blog post I had intended to write today,
but I think it’s a useful one nonetheless. For those of
you who autocross, or partake in any...
On Saturday the 350z went on a diet, losing (rough guess
here) about 3% of it’s total weight. When I purchased the
car in January of 2010 I knew a...
If you’re looking to buy an Autocross Helmet you should
check out SoloPerformance.com I’ve been a long time Solo
Performance customer, and just recently purchased a number
of items from...
So for my 2003 350z I had a custom trailer hitch built by
a friend in St. Louis. It was hefty, mounting with ubolts
through the bottom of the bumper...
If you followed the blog post earlier this week you
already know that Injen came through and got me the
replacement midpipes for my Super SES Exhaust which I
removed...
So a while back now I complained that I wasn’t able to get
any customer service from Injen Systems on the Super SES
exhaust that was on my 350z when...
I don’t have an Autocross event coming up for a couple
weeks, but I couldn’t wait, I had to do something to the
car. So here she is, DotNetNuke logos...
So as I try to get ready for the 2011 autocross season I
stopped into a tire shop the other day, the Les Schwab on
El Camino in San Carlos,...
This post was originally posted on Solo2.org in June of
2004, but the site has gone away (it might come back) so
the post was lost. I think I’ve corrected...
So it has been over 2 years since I’ve had vinyl on a car,
that will be changing in 2011. Look out for the upcoming
transformation of the Project 350z!...
So I’ve been trying for 4+ months now to get some customer
service from Injen Systems for the Super SES Exhaust on my
Nissan 350z that has a massive leak...
So I am not sure where the 350z is ultimately headed. I
think SSM in SCCA Autocross could be fun, though that will
take some time and a lot of...
If you’ve followed my struggles here on Project350z.com,
you know by now that my 2004 350z came (when I purchased
it in January 2010) with an Injen Super SES exhaust...
This is often a question that people will ask when they
first start autocrossing, or in my case, when they resume
autocrossing after two years of not competing. Additional
questions...
So I still have an exhaust leak in the Injen Super SES
System on my 2004 Nissan 350z. And I must say, I’m not too
happy about it. I blogged...
So today was the first time I’ve ever autocrossed in
California, and the first time the car has seen an event
since our runs at the Colorado event in January....
So I spent the afternoon yesterday trying to repair a leak
in the Injen Super SES Exhaust system that was on the 350z
when I purchased the car back in...
So when the Project350z was purchased in Colorado back in
January it had a Nismo Cold Air Intake on it. Shortly
thereafter I moved to California, and guess what? The...
So it’s been a while since I’ve done any updates here on
Project350z.com, so here’s a quick update. The car has
been doing well the past few months but at...
So this weekend while my beautiful wife was in town
(haven’t seen her for three weeks!) I rented a car for the
weekend? Why? Well, to be honest, the 350z...
Don’t do it! Unless you buy it from a friend and know
exactly what they did! The 350z failed the smog test
tonight. Time to find some OEM cats to...
It has been quite a while, over a year, since I really
spent some time washing a waxing a vehicle. My how time
has flown, last year we spent time...
This blog post will be gradually updated over time as I
figure out how to drop weight in the 350z prepping it for
STR in 2010 BSP for 2011. My...
So I’m slowly starting to figure out what I need to do to
get the car ready for the 2010 Autocross season. I’ve been
looking around, reading the 2010 SCCA...
My initial intentions with this new (to me) 350z is to run
in the newly formed STR class. This is a street tire
class, meaning 140 treadwear or greater, which...
So begins the latest project, Projectquattro.com has been
disposed of, after the incident a few weeks ago, where it
took out a light pole, it was time for the car...
Tentative Schedule This post will be updated over time to
include the autocross schedule for the Project350z. While
I doubt the car will make it to all these events, you...
Running in BS (B-Stock) for three years, I learned a lot
about the 350Z and the setup for the car. While I don’t
currently still have that car, I will...
Thanks to Terec for coming over today and helping me get
the motor pulled out of the 78 280Z 2+2 parts car today!
Here’s what we got done. - Pulled...
