MyG37 - ONEighty: 2010 G37x Sedan Build | ARK | Autokit-X | BC.Racing | TSW

We had the pleasure of putting together this build for a client named Alen from NJ. More than a decade ago, he was into the car modification scene down in Florida, had a built up Supra, and loved to go fast, but life changed for him when he had a family, along with a son who unfortunately was diagnosed with autism. Alen and his family packed their bags and moved their life to NJ because the Tri-State area just happens to have some of the greatest autism treatment centers in the country. His life now revolves around his son 24/7, while his wife works full time at Wall St. After purchasing this family car nearly a year ago, he had the itch to make a few changes to his car, but being out of the game for more than 10 years, he didn't know where to start.

Eventually Alen ended up visiting several local accessory shops which ended up slapping some LED strips on his headlights and mirrors, along with... "Brembo" caliper covers. He wasn't happy with the direction his car was going in, and after speaking to several friends he was put in contact with us.

Alen was straight forward with us, and told us that he wants everything done at once to save himself the multiple trips from Hoboken to Brooklyn. With a general idea in mind, he drove down to us to set a game plan for this build, and break it up into 2 phases. After several ideas being thrown back and forth, we opened his eyes towards a whole new direction he wanted to take with his car. We offered this aggressive, yet not to flashy build, but also with some good attention to detail, and it was game on for him.

After finalizing our ideas, this is what phase 1 consisted of:

ARK Performance Cat-Back Exhaust (modified to fit the X model)
TSW Nurburgring 19x9" ET32 wrapped in Falken FK 452 245/35R/19 Tires all around
BC Racing AWD Coilovers
Autokit-X Rear Diffuser in Flat Black
Autokit-X Rear Trunk Spoiler
OEM Front Lip
180° Re-Upholstered Steering: Alcantara Grips, Perforated leather top and bottom grips, 1/8" thick padding, with red cross stitching
180° Flat Black headlights w/ Gloss Black Projector shrouds, Yellow "Eye-Brow" and our new LED Orb Rings
180° Gloss Black Grille with Flat Black frame and emblem.
Gloss Black Foglight Rings
Gloss Black Window Trim
Light Smoke on the Taillights
Flat Black rear Emblems
180° Prototype FSTB :)

Build began with the exhaust, coilovers and rims.

Out with the old...
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Temp spot welds for the re-routed exhaust to accommodate the transfercase on the AWD models.
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In with the new
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BC Racing AWD Coils
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Removing the window trim for paint
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Stock rear
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Test fitting the Autokit-X rear spoiler - perfect fit and finish.

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Test fitting our prototype front strut bar that happened to arrive that day
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The bar fit well, so we decided to let him keep it on his car, a few more are on the way for heavy duty stress testing
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Rims on, car off the lift...
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As much as we loved the drop height, it was unbearable to drive, going over the slightest dip, or a slightly raised manhole cover would smash the bottom of the car so hard that your teeth would clinch. AWD models have a terrible issue with lowering, you simply CANNOT drive that low, you will destroy your car within a few days, if not total it. Simply unsafe and hazardous. It was sitting exactly 25" off the ground at the center arch of the fenders, we raised it back up to 26" and the ride was perfect.

And sitting about 1" off the ground from underneath.
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On to the grille and headlights: tedious masking work
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Results
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Headlights:
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The steering wheel: unbelievable difference in driving feel, the thickness of the steering wheel chances your entire perspective on driving, you feel so much more confident in your grip, the same exact feel you get from a BMW ///M model, the ultimate driving machine :) It's a new service we just began offering, so if anyones interested, feel free to contact us for a quote.

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And here's the final shoot, unfortunately we had to rush it :/

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Phase 2 will consist of Yellow matching BBK, and black Alcantara headliner and pillars.

Hope you enjoyed the read, any questions or comments are more than welcome.

Thanks,
Igor
ONEighty