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I want to introduce myself and my 2007 5at IP G35S Sedan "White Lady" to the forum and take you guys through my build that I am in the process of. When looking for my car I have always loved sport sedans and Infiniti. I really loved the Lexus IS-F and also the G37 IPL and wish I could have combined the two
but as a college kid at the time and on a budget I could not afford either.
However back in the summer of 2014 I found "White Lady" with 59k miles and was able to pay cash for her before I graduated college and avoid car payments. This is what she looked like in 2014
Now the goal of my build has been to enhance the looks and performance of the car to make it a capable and fun sports sedan that also stands out from all the other stock G35/37 Sports yet retains the OEM build quality and refinement as if it came from the factory that way to the untrained eye, almost as if Infiniti built a Nismo/IPL G sedan to compete with the F Series, AMG, and M cars.
So this has been my own take on what I believe a OEM plus high performance G Sedan would have been like but sadly on a budget . I was inspired by a few things such as the 4DoorZ, Chris Taylor's G37, TTV36 build and the IS-F in particular. Now I am getting close to completing my first phase of the build and want to take you all through the process with me and hopefully get some ideas and constructive criticism to help make my build more aggressive and better performing yet stick to a budget and factory look.
Here are my current mods installed updated 10/11/16:
- IP Trunk Spoiler with OEM Chrome Trim
- Autokits Carbon Fiber Rear Diffuser
- G2 Yellow Painted Calipers
- LED Plate Bulbs
- 35% Window tint
- Full Custom Magnaflow Dual Exhaust with Resonated X Pipe
- NSX Exhaust Tips
- Fast Intentions HFC
- JWT style Velocity Tubes
- K&N Filters 4.5" Cone Filters
- K&N Typhoon Heat Shields
- Mishimoto Intake Tubes
- Osiris UpRev Custom Tune by MKC
- Alutec Strut Brace
- Optima Red Top
- Nismo Oil and Radiator Caps
- Carbon Fiber Engine Cover
- Z Spec engine bay fasteners
- DIY Grounding Kit
- Pirelli P Zero Nero A/S 255/45-19 square setup
- 19x9.5" +35mm offset wheels square setup
- Slotted and Drilled rotors with Ceramic Pads
- Eibach Anti-Roll Sway Bar Kit and Whiteline Endlinks
- 370Z Nismo Front Springs
- KYB Excel Shocks
- Shadow E-Drive Throttle Controller
- Carsmo *****
- GTR Shift **** (1.25" lowered stalk)
- GTR Start Button
- GTR Clear Map lenses
- Interior LED light swap
- Xuji Perforated Leather steering Wheel Skin (White Stitching)
Possible Future Mods:
- GTR hood vents
- Painted Headlights, DRL, STI-r Lenses, HID Shrouds
- 07-09 OEM G Sport lip
- Carbon Fiber 10-13 Journey Front Lip
- Gloss Black Roof Vinyl
- Tein Basis Coilovers
- Whiteline and Z1 Bushings
and If I keep the car long enough:
- TransGo Valve Body and rebuilt trans
I will post the pictures in the next post and if you have any ideas or thoughts for DIY or budget mods to help my build come true I appreciate it! Thanks for looking!
Looking good man keep up the great work. I'd definitely recommend swapping your front bumper for a sports oem bumper instead. It'll change the entire exterior 1000 times better.
Nice car and welcome. Not sure id call it a Nismo build with just a couple caps and some springs. I own a Nismo 350z and if you want this to be a Nismo build you have a long way to go.
Good luck.
Looking good man keep up the great work. I'd definitely recommend swapping your front bumper for a sports oem bumper instead. It'll change the entire exterior 1000 times better.
You are correct that is the sport bumper for 07-09 (G35/37S) bumper
Originally Posted by PNW_IPL
Nice car and welcome. Not sure id call it a Nismo build with just a couple caps and some springs. I own a Nismo 350z and if you want this to be a Nismo build you have a long way to go.
Good luck.
Thank you! It does have the nismo front springs also, upgraded struts, sway bars & end links, intake, exhaust and tune, but it is just the beginning also so more to come!
I wish I could afford the front end swap but man thats not a cheap mod haha. However I have been doing some research and am not 100% sure, but I believe that this Carbon Fiber lip for a 2010-13 Journey will fit my sport bumper without much if any modification, I just haven't been able to find anyone who can confirm it does.
Great!
I believe you left out paddle shifters?
I bought the M45 shift ****. Did you have to do any modifications make it fit/function.
3M DI-NOC that aluminum and drop that car!
I just did it this weekend. You have to use a serrated knife to cut a slit for the clip to hold it down. You do this by placing the **** and marking it with either a thin marker or exacts knife. Then go full on with the serrated knife. I believe there is a DIY on G35driver.com
I'm looking into cutting down the white piece to make it sit lower and on the original slit made from the OEM ****.
Nice build thread, really like that exhaust you put together, would love to hear a sound clip if you have the time.
And these wheels would really set that off (if you come into some extra green)~
Great!
I believe you left out paddle shifters?
I bought the M45 shift ****. Did you have to do any modifications make it fit/function.
3M DI-NOC that aluminum and drop that car!
The paddles are actually oem with the sport model, including the electronically adjustable bolstering seats, larger brakes, stiffer springs (compared to awd) and Viscous LSD.
- I did not have too much mods for the m45 **** other than two slits for it to catch and lock on the internal metal shifter mechanism. I will be shortening that down by a few inches soon along with some other DIYs i will post here in the thread together.
- For the 3M Di-Noc do you have an example? I believe you are talking about carbon fiber wrapping but would love to see some pics!
Nice build thread, really like that exhaust you put together, would love to hear a sound clip if you have the time.
And these wheels would really set that off (if you come into some extra green)~
Thank you! I have plenty of updates in the near future to add as one of my big finishers for the rear end will be posted soon as I just installed it tonight!
- I will do my best to get some good quality videos for you all as my phone always seem to quiet the sound down and making it raspier so soon as i get a few quality clips I will post them up!
-Lastly those wheels are great, where do you find them and what do they usually run for?
04-21-2016, 05:30 PM
. I was inspired by a few things such as the 4DoorZ, Chris Taylor's G37, TTV36 build and the IS-F in particular. Now I am getting close to completing my first phase of the build and want to take you all through the process with me and hopefully get some ideas and constructive criticism to help make my build more aggressive and better performing yet stick to a budget and factory look.
I'd definitely recommend swapping your front bumper for a sports oem bumper instead. It'll change the entire exterior 1000 times better.
