Set The Pace
BRE on the streets
From a man who has seen and knows a lot of builds and styles, a man i personally find inspiration from. A track, BRE inspired 350z built perfect for the local streets. An eye candy standing out in any crowd.
This Build has been around a long time now, what's your inspiration behind it?
It was originally a Florida car and a buddy of mine bought it from the guy that did the wrap. And I traded a really rare Sentra SE-R Spec V for it. The car blew up shortly after I got it due to the build not being properly done (fueling, under the hood, wiring, etc) and my buddy Brad and I have built this car back from the ground up, touching everything under the hood, transmission, exhaust and suspension wise. The patina livery wasn’t my own doing but I just kinda built onto it and slowly fixed and redid everything the original owner did not do correctly. Although I cannot take credit for everything on the car, I have touched every part of the car myself. I’ve actually had to re-wrap a few pieces of the wrap myself and it still looks just as good as before so I’d say that’s a success.
You've been in the car scene for a long time now, what's keeping you in it nowadays with all the changes?
Honestly, just surrounding myself with genuine car people and not people who do it for “the gram” or these Tik Tok car builders. My closest car friends reside in other states and I don’t let the hundreds or thousands of miles keep me from enjoying cars with them whether it be drift events, race events, or even just networking parties. I keep pushing myself more and more every day to keep it interesting and entertaining.
What made you wanna build up a Z platform?
My first car I ever bought with my own money was a 350Z and I’ve owned 9 VQs (3 nismo 350z, 3 regular 350z, my current 350Z, a g35 coupe, and a g35 sedan) so I’ve always been a huge VQ/Z person and one of my all time favorite cars is a 240Z so one day, it’ll happen.
Mod List
Engine & Trans-
- Vortech V2 SI supercharger kit with re-engineered smaller pulley and belt system making 450whp and 350wtq on 93 octane-600cc Injector Dynamics Injectors-Z1 Clutch-Z1/ISR single exit
Interior -
-Greddy Steering wheel
-Tommy Kaira Shift Knob
Exterior:-
-BRE 46 Racecar Patina/weathered Livery
-TE37Vii Wheels
-Toyo Proxes Tires
Though it seems everything is touched on here, do you have any future plans for this build?
I want to upgrade the suspension and do all the bushings that have been wearing out the past 5 years of ownership. And if I wanted to track it more or drive it harder, I would add some nice bucket seats in the interior but besides that, it’s perfect for me right now and I can even take several hour long trips in it as I have retained AC and heat and comfortable leather seats.
Anyone you want to shoutout?
Everyone. The car community is my inspiration to keep building cars like this and keep with it.
Well there you have it..
This 3rd feature is coming with something special, I have so much appreciation for the first 3 to get a blog feature from me. To trust my vison and I'm excited to watch it only go up from here.