Godzilla comes out of storage today

It's Easter long weekend, there still snow on the ground, but thankfully the roads are clear. Called my broker and started up the insurance on my R35 today and decided to wake her up from her long winter's nap.

Right away I wanted to install the ADV1 7.1 deep concave wheels. They are 20x10 and 20x12, GTR specs. Got them with Toyo R888 and TPMS from TheBison on GTRLife. They are a really cool design. They are true 3 piece, but all the rivets are hidden inside the wheels (they face the hub), and the valve stems are hidden as well, so you end up with this slick, monoblock look. I love the concave rear face.

I also swapped the license plate and front dtrl lights with LEDs and installed the RSW CF interior panels. Love how they transform the interior.  For those looking for a oem quality CF interior, you cannot go wrong with these.  I cannot speak for the less expensive versions available through Ebay but the RSW are just beautiful.  You pay more for them but IMHO they are well worth it.  I can't believe I was thinking of wrapping them before.

I also dropped in the HKS filters --fastest performace mod ever..30 seconds per side lol.
Next week: SBD catted and resonated midpipe, clear corners, Rexpeed TI exhaust tips, H&R springs.

Today is March 5. 2013...Happy 3/5 Day!

I help to run the R33 tribute page on Facebook and last Sunday I was asked by its creator, Aki, to run a contest for 3/3 day. We did a little poll of our fave uploads last year and the winner was made into the new banner:

That got me thinking...I wonder if the R35 guys know of this little numerology thing the JDM owners are into? The GTR owners like to gather at Daikoku PA on Aug/6 for Hachiroku or "86" day, and likewise the GTR boys do the same on 32, 33, 34 and 35 days. I posted a thread on nagtroc here: http://www.gtrlife.com/forums/topic/82323-today-is-march-5-2013/


To celebrate I did what any owner would do and that is to shower my baby with gifts. First arrived my SpeedByDesign catted and resonated midpipe:
It will replace the straight through midpipe that came with my (yet uninstalled) HKS GT570 kit. I am hoping to up performance without the nasty noise and drone.

Next to arrive was my set of 20x11 and 20x12 ADV1 "7.1" forged 2 piece wheels. I picked them up with fresh Toyo R888's and TPMS from TheBison on NAGTROC for an incredible price. To be honest they were not my first choice. I wanted Advan GTs or BBS LMs for my car but they are hard to come by and mucho dinero. I made an offer on the ADVs based on what I would pay for wheels that were not my first choice and surprisingly he accepted. I'm glad he did because when they arrived they were glorious.