Carbon Fiber 370z

[Billet370]

Hey Guys,

Recently a few AWESOME photographers snapped a few shots of my car from IMPORTATLANTA.com so I figured Id re-introduce my self since I havent been on in a while. I have a 2009 Nissan 370z that Im currently finishing up on converting the exterior to Carbon Fiber. The Interior is done, the exterior is almost complete. After that either a GTM Super Charger or GTM Twin Turbo. Not sure but will have the winter to think it over.

I just wanted to say thanks to whoever snaps the photos with the IMPORTATLANTA logo on the bottom. Love the pics and that camera must be nice.

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[BenjaminJunu]

Win. this car is simply amazing. i may have even soiled my pant's.

[E36slide]

Very nice man!

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[Genji-Sama]

Gaaahd, so much carbon. I'd be scared to drive it :goodjob:, but damn it looks nice

[Franco Tirador]

liposuction. It's dope, i know it's not cheap but seems like money is no obstacle to you, keep it up

[Drummerboy]

Reminds me of the pink integra that did the same thing. Awesome parts, individually, but when they're all together with some oem metal parts, it looks...funny. If you got cf doors, and figured a way to wrap or reskin the quarter panels, it'd be amazing.

[RandomGuy]

I took these pics, NICE CAR MAN!

I ninja'd the first shot when we went on a gas station run at commerce (nopi), your car was parked there and I just had to grab a pic the way the sun was hitting the CF. The rest are of course from Z nats.

Curious what's done under the hood?

[Sil'vr-Boi6]

Stunner, what rims are those? they look great. I contemplated about buying RE30's for my z32, but RE30s where so meant for 350 and 370Zs. You must pull mad..., and will pull more mad ....when you install those GTM kits.

[l Gizzy l]

Clean Z sir. ;)

[VQ35 Star]

Paint that shit!

[Billet370]

Thanks for all the comments guys.. Well I was going to go ALL CARBON FIBER, but decided to finish the Hatch and leave the doors and quarter to make it pop out. The roof is even wrapped in real carbon fiber. So the doors and quarter panels arent an issue but if i went full carbon fiber I feel that many may not notice it and the red allows it to pop.

Currently the engine the next on my list of mods. I have carbon fiber parts in the engine bay "engine cover, battery cover and brake cover. Thinking of going twin turbo and powder-coating the pipping the same color as the wheels.

The wheels are WORK Gnoesis GS4 Bronze with the Anodized Bronze lip and Black face.

And one more thing, I dont really like talking about money on the forums but lets just say its all about budgeting correctly. I have a job thus I have money to modify :) Also I own a carbon fiber shop in new jersey called carbonfiberelement.com and we specialize on the interior parts.

Hopefully that answers all the questions and thanks again guys for the comments.... AND IM NOT PAINTING THAT "SHIT" Carbon Fiber is a beaut and hiding its beauty is not something I want to do. thats why the interior isnt painted :/

[l Gizzy l]

Car looks good, Moses.

As long as it makes YOU happy that's what matters.

[Billet370]

Car looks good, Moses.

As long as it makes YOU happy that's what matters.

I think it makes me TOO HAPPY :) I enjoy the hell out of it and modifying all my cars. I have a motorcycle that has all carbon fiber fairings as well. :)

[E36slide]

I like the whole idea of it. My personal opinion would be to paint it Daytona royal blue pearl (another z color) the red just sticks out to much. Again just my opinion.

Looks clean as hell either way man.

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[Billet370]

Here's some more pics of the car that awesomesauselifestyle took :)

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[Sammich]

GAH DAMN JERRY THIS IS UBER SEXY!!! (I dont know if your name is Jerry, just the first thing that popped in my head when i saw this)

[Billet370]

GAH DAMN JERRY THIS IS UBER SEXY!!! (I dont know if your name is Jerry, just the first thing that popped in my head when i saw this)

lol not even close, but thanks for the compliment :)

[VQ35 Star]

I'm in love with your interior!

[Billet370]

I'm in love with your interior!

get yours done too :) Carbon Fiber Element (http://www.carbonfiberelement.com)

[bondo]

sexy ride man, i love the red/carbon fiber goes good together

[Bacon]

Successful thread derailment.....get over yourselves.

Car looks awesome man. I'd personally finish the whole thing in carbon fiber. It'll get enough attention as it is.

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[l Gizzy l]

Last I heard he was keeping it as is.

I like how it looks now. Very unique, and car looks insane in person.

[VQ35 Star]

:P

[Billet370]

I dont even care about Blue, Blue pearl, Blue with 24k gold flakes..... I CARE ABOUT RACE CAR !!!! lmao and CARBON FIBER

[l Gizzy l]

maybe you're biased moses? ;) :D

[VQ35 Star]

HEY, i love paint.

[Sammich]

FUCK PAINT!!!!!!!!

[VQ35 Star]

FUCKSSSS YOU!

[MistaCee]

Seen this thing roll through Conyers and soiled my pants

[VQ35 Star]

saw it at nopi and couldn't walk away.

[Scotsman]

car looks amazing!!! i checked out the site , crazy awesome stuff there , and to the two bickering about the colour , take that shit to pm's

[nelson9995]

Seen this today by Pollo Tropical by Cumberland Mall. I was in the Green stock integra. Nice car man heard it take off definately sounds nice also.

[Aeroscout977]

Looks good. How much of it is real carbon fiber though.

[Billet370]

Seen this today by Pollo Tropical by Cumberland Mall. I was in the Green stock integra. Nice car man heard it take off definately sounds nice also.

Dude that was my first time eating there... IT RoCKS :goodjob: and thanks for the compliment. I drove it to work yesterday because I needed to take it someplace afterwards.

Also Everything on the car is REAL CARBON FIBER no vinyl or etc. The whole outside that nots red is carbon fiber. The roof is carbon fiber but the metal surface is below it. We actually wrapped the roof with real carbon fiber, resin more resin lots of sanding clear coat sanding and buffing :) Its a lot of hard work regardless of peoples opinion on whether carbon fiber should be 100 carbon fiber. The car would fly off the ground. Second carbon fiber is a comestic in todays market place. Thats why people are getting carbon fiber phone cases, pens, covers, bike parts, car parts... it looks damn sexy. ALSO even FERRARI steering wheels are like mine where the carbon fiber is wrapped around the metal wheel.. So a ferrari isnt ALL CARBON FIBER either :taun:

[nelson9995]

Dude that was my first time eating there... IT RoCKS :goodjob: and thanks for the compliment. I drove it to work yesterday because I needed to take it someplace afterwards.

Yes it does. I go there all the time and eat 1/2 chicken by myself with 3 sides lol.

[Greddypacked]

Nice... I will like it more when it's complete. I know how it is though, costly and takes time lol.

[Sinfix_15]

Seems like if you were planning to do that much CF, you would get a black car. Car looks great because it's obviously a very well built car, but if i had a choice i wouldnt want the color mismatch.

[5spdfrk]

NSFW/NWS in the title would've been nice.

Car looks quality.

[Aeroscout977]

Dude that was my first time eating there... IT RoCKS :goodjob: and thanks for the compliment. I drove it to work yesterday because I needed to take it someplace afterwards.

Also Everything on the car is REAL CARBON FIBER no vinyl or etc. The whole outside that nots red is carbon fiber. The roof is carbon fiber but the metal surface is below it. We actually wrapped the roof with real carbon fiber, resin more resin lots of sanding clear coat sanding and buffing :) Its a lot of hard work regardless of peoples opinion on whether carbon fiber should be 100 carbon fiber. The car would fly off the ground. Second carbon fiber is a comestic in todays market place. Thats why people are getting carbon fiber phone cases, pens, covers, bike parts, car parts... it looks damn sexy. ALSO even FERRARI steering wheels are like mine where the carbon fiber is wrapped around the metal wheel.. So a ferrari isnt ALL CARBON FIBER either :taun:

The car would not fly off the ground... :screwy: Carbon fiber is not cosmetic.. Carbon Fauxber however is. Why else would so many OEM companies be going to outside CF shops(real ones not crap like VIS or Seibon) for their own products?

Anyways, besides all that the car looks great. You just can't call steel and plastic wrapped in a single layer of carbon, "Carbon Fiber". I guess that misconception just erks me because it's like putting racing numbers on your door in vinyl.

[Billet370]

Seems like if you were planning to do that much CF, you would get a black car. Car looks great because it's obviously a very well built car, but if i had a choice i wouldnt want the color mismatch.

you think lol... I wasnt planning on it. I still love the red :) Favorite manufacturer color

[Billet370]

No...I didnt think it would be necessary since I was going to install 20's on the car and still planning on FI this winter but I wont be tracking it HARD. Just causal driving and tracking it every now and then. I will admit the parts are VERY LIGHT but the 370z parts are already somewhat light, as you know. Also I dont have access to a scale to weigh it each time I swap out a part. :)

[Billet370]

The car would not fly off the ground... :screwy: Carbon fiber is not cosmetic.. Carbon Fauxber however is. Why else would so many OEM companies be going to outside CF shops(real ones not crap like VIS or Seibon) for their own products?

Anyways, besides all that the car looks great. You just can't call steel and plastic wrapped in a single layer of carbon, "Carbon Fiber". I guess that misconception just erks me because it's like putting racing numbers on your door in vinyl.



The car gained weight from all carbon added but nothing that actually replaced a component.


Actually I can say carbon fiber is cosmetic considering I am the co-founder of carbonfiberelement.com and that's what our business specializes in ;) You know more about my business than I do it appears so please educate me further. There is a market out there for INTERIOR PARTS. HOWEVER, I did clearly mention to you that the EXTERIOR PARTS ON MY CAR "beside the ROOF" are REPLACEMENT carbon fiber parts :). The interior, such as door switches, console, steering wheels and panels had the padding and cloth material removed and a layer of cf so the weight difference is basically equal. The exterior is LIGHTER since the parts are LIGHTER due to being REPLACEMENT parts. Considering the 370z is mainly made of aluminum exterior parts, i would consider the fact that me shaving a bit of weight exterior wise is an accomplishment do to the already light component parts. And i was being a tad bit sarcastic in regards to flying off the "ground" smh incase you thought i was being serious, I apologize. :)

Second fake vinyl carbon fiber is applied to new motorcycles from Yamaha and Suzuki do you know why... because its a cosmetic option to many. Why else would a manufacturer decide to apply such. Regardless of your opinion, its simply your opinion but there's a HUGE market for carbon fiber in terms of cosmetic options. 90% of Seibon parts sold are sold for cosmetic reasons. FYI ;)

[Billet370]

Again, lol Who said I didnt replace parts. You guys seem to have a difficult time reading posts because I did mention the whole exterior is replaced parts EXCEPT the roof :) but okay.... Picking on the guy with a carbon fiber dream its cool. Reminds me of highschool ;)


why dont we all go pick on a sick 600-700 hp Porsche that the owner made into a wide-body... "Brah, thats stupid@! You made the car heavier by adding a widebody kit." Righhtttttttttttttttttttttt same metaphor that's being used in my thread. I love it.

[Billet370]

And thank you for the majority of people on this thread that have complimented me and sent me messages and likes.... I really appreciate it. I put alot of work into this car and feels great to get a few compliments every now and then :) LIKE ALL haha

[VQ35 Star]

I must admit, thats very good advertisement.

let me borrow that CF hatch of yours chad....

[l Gizzy l]

Why is it ricer? O.o Moses is building a show car pretty much, as well as advertising the company and its abilities, and he's making the car look awesome in the mean time. Seems pretty effective to me, the opposite of ricer.

Maybe he will track it in the future. Never know!

[VQ35 Star]

anything silver and white is THE hardest to match, your painter can probably get it 85% match if hes good at tinting, just stress to him to make a lot of test sprays and you'll pay for that extra materials they use, its worth it. but at certain angles esp, under lights when its kinda dark you'll see it, but for that hatch, lol you might as well get an all over paint job, got any dents//rock chips on hood + front bumper? fuck it get that bitch painted all over to a color you want. Or just get the hatch as close to silverstone and then wait till you get CF hood//amuse front bumper to get it painted all over.

[l Gizzy l]

This doesnt make sense.....if there's nothing wrong with doing aesthetics based modifications, why's there a problem with him using the carbon fiber for an aesthetics based modification?

Using Carbon fiber for looks has been going on for a while, ha and I dont think its comparable to interfoolers :(

+1 on good business decision, though.

[VQ35 Star]

The previous owner of my Z put carbon fiber replacement parts for the interior. shit looks wack, it don't even look like carbon fiber looks like a fucking checkerboard lolol.
So i think im going to buy some CF sheets to wrap these in. but thats later down the line, i got other shit infront of that. Billet370 you all apply CF sheets or just sell them?

[Billet370]

thanks for the love :boobies:

[Billet370]

deleted since Chad deleted :)

[Aeroscout977]

1)Actually I can say carbon fiber is cosmetic considering I am the co-founder of carbonfiberelement.com and that's what our business specializes in ;) You know more about my business than I do it appears so please educate me further. There is a market out there for INTERIOR PARTS. 2)HOWEVER, I did clearly mention to you that the EXTERIOR PARTS ON MY CAR "beside the ROOF" are REPLACEMENT carbon fiber parts :). The interior, such as door switches, console, steering wheels and panels had the padding and cloth material removed and a layer of cf so the weight difference is basically equal. The exterior is LIGHTER since the parts are LIGHTER due to being REPLACEMENT parts. Considering the 370z is mainly made of aluminum exterior parts, i would consider the fact that me shaving a bit of weight exterior wise is an accomplishment do to the already light component parts. And i was being a tad bit sarcastic in regards to flying off the "ground" smh incase you thought i was being serious, I apologize. :)

Second fake vinyl carbon fiber is applied to new motorcycles from Yamaha and Suzuki do you know why... because its a cosmetic option to many. Why else would a manufacturer decide to apply such. Regardless of your opinion, its simply your opinion 3)but there's a HUGE market for carbon fiber in terms of cosmetic options. 90% of Seibon parts sold are sold for cosmetic reasons. FYI ;)

1)
You and I come from a different spectrum of the aftermarket industry. The carbon products we produce are 100% carbon. Not wrapped plastic molds or fiberglass. They are performance based in nature and we've done everything from real CF/Kevlar roofs, exterior panels, air induction N/A and F/I, Dragster bodies, interior dash and center consoles, etc etc. for people in ALMS, Grand-Am, NASA, and so on. We aren't going to agree as to the purpose of Carbon so no point in arguing about it from here on.

2)
The exterior parts on your car are plastic/fiberglass wrapped in a single layer are they not? Do you have an autoclave in house?


3)
90% of Seibon parts are sold to people that have no idea what they are doing. 100% of seibon parts are marketed to people that watch to much fast and the furious.

Regardless of any of this. The car looks great. There's no denying that.

[l Gizzy l]

well that escalated quickly....

[RandomGuy]

Lol everyone in this thread would grab that up in a heartbeat if they could.

I think this one is on the ricey side:
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If you look at it like an art-form, i think the red 370 is just dope- especially considering that he laid/resin'd up the CF himself (assuming).

Definitely different than 99.99% of 370's out there.

[Echonova]

Thread cleaned up. Any more useless negativity will be dealt with harshly.



Well as harsh as the internet can be... But still. It sounded good right?

[Billet370]

Few Pics I found :)

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[mistergou]

looks great!

[freaksandgeeks]

From one Carbon Fiber business owner to another, I love it. I love every aspect of Carbon Fiber from the aerospace tech to the visual appeal of the Weave. I use the CF for both purposes. We make everything from tables for Frontdesks at Hotels to Underground gastanks for Citgo. I Love it . The 370 is a great platform for showing off your work. I personally like the two tones of the car, my personal car is the same way some wrapped and most made from all CF. (Yes, we use an autoclave... They are not that big of a deal. :)) Someday we will have to takes some pics of our cars together.

[ssonsk]

LOL I still have pictures of this car on my phone :o

[On_Her_Face]

Pretty impressive looking Z.

[C230K]

Someone has deep pockets, your car looks great, I like that it doesn't look like every other Z on the road

[Billet370]

From one Carbon Fiber business owner to another, I love it. I love every aspect of Carbon Fiber from the aerospace tech to the visual appeal of the Weave. I use the CF for both purposes. We make everything from tables for Frontdesks at Hotels to Underground gastanks for Citgo. I Love it . The 370 is a great platform for showing off your work. I personally like the two tones of the car, my personal car is the same way some wrapped and most made from all CF. (Yes, we use an autoclave... They are not that big of a deal. :)) Someday we will have to takes some pics of our cars together.

Sounds great!!! Message me or link me a gallery of your car. Would love to see it :)

BTW: off topic but we teased around the idea of CARBON FIBER ROSES for Valentines Day :) Red Carbon Fiber for red roses lol :screwy:

[Billet370]

they are deep empty pockets right now lol. I try not to redo modifications once installed like most people. Ive seen friends go through 3-4 different sets of wheels, 3-4 different kinds front bumpers, etc. I like to do everything ONCE and that saves a ton of money right there ;)

[Gashbell4595]

I'm a fan of the Zs, don't own one, but while some people just don't know what the hell their doing, you sir, do, love the interior, keep it up!

[Billet370]

I'm a fan of the Zs, don't own one, but while some people just don't know what the hell their doing, you sir, do, love the interior, keep it up!

Thanks for the compliment :)