Mercedes SL55 AMG brakes with 8-piston front calipers on a 350Z

Met up with some friends last night - one of them owns a Volkswagen Golf R32 and a 350Z.

This is probably the coolest thing that I've seen done to a Z33. He managed to source a pair of SL55 AMG 8-pot vented discs brakes (front) and put it on his Zed.

Stops like nobody's business, as he demonstrated quite well last night and on some pretty wet roads.

And the clearance is actually pretty big! I thought I wouldn't be able to fit my fingers into the space between the caliper and the rim but its actually not tight at all.

Zerotohundred Fairlady Club Putrajaya Photoshoot (November 2009)

I took part in the ZTH Fairlady Club photoshoot in Putrajaya that was held in November of last year. It was well organized and well supported, with a very large turnout of club members. We even had a couple of boys from the ZTH RX8 Club who were disciplined enough to wake up early on a weekend!

We convoyed from the rendezvous point in TTDI to Putrajaya around 10 am. Prior to leaving, we had breakfast at a local shop. It was indeed, a beautiful day.

Here are videos of the convoy in action (videos are courtesy of fellow 350Z owner, James). Needless to say, the roads that day were filled with the beautiful sounds of aftermarket 350Z exhausts. Everyone displayed great convoy discipline and we responsibly enjoyed ourselves on the highways. You might be able to spot me in one of the vids :)

I took this at the bridge heading into Cyberjaya, right before someone had a duel with a Mat Salleh in a Nissan S15 haha! You know who you are! Our last stop was at Cyberjaya Old Town Coffee for lunch. And so the day officially ended. Most of us hit the highways and headed back to Sunway.

The last Zeds I saw before reaching home were Z-Ice and another white Fairlady right as they were getting off at Section 16 / Phileo Damansara exit and a Z32 along Sprint Highway, just after Bukit Kiara Golf Club.

All in all, a great day! One for the photo albums.

Nismo LM-GT4 19" rims for the 350Z?

I've always been a fan of Nismo's LM-GT4 rims.

A set of these lovely rims are available for purchase but there is a catch - the set comes in bronze... I personally prefer them in silver but I guess I could always respray the rims (which would mean losing the original Nismo sticker and what not).

Anyway, this pic shows a Silver 350Z with bronze LM-GT4 rims. Ahhhhh! Decisions decisions.

Here is one with silver LM-GT4s (looks better in my book)

If only we could get Volk Racing GTS (Black Painted) rims ...

Just got my 350Z detailed a month back...

And it turned out a treat!

Thanks to Darren Chang from Autodetailer - who is the "man" when it comes to detailing in Malaysia - hands down! And whenever he lovingly details a car, Darren always takes his signature pics.

Enjoy them - I sure did :)

Who says all 350Zs in Malaysia are restricted by speedcuts...

Then again, they aren't Australian track spec models :)

Some Japanese eye candy

Some personal favorites...