My car is an 03 as well. It is the car to have for the 350's.

 

I've talked to him before about the 350Z. I advized him about which one I thought was best and It's the one I would get as well if I went that route. 03-04 Base with no traction control. I had an 06 track model before which ate oil and the dealership wouldn't maintenance or repair clacking axles under warranty so I gave it up. went back to my Honda roots in late 2008 and never looked back.

 

He originally wanted my car. I put up a feeler back in Nov about potentially selling it to move to SS, but later decided to keep it. I would have done a track. You can get rid of the tc with update/backdate and the brembo's give you the option for OTS 2 piece rotors, whereas the base brakes would be a custom job with 2 piece rotors. Obviously you can buy the brembo's as separate, but they will set you back about $1,000 for just the calipers/lines used unless you find a deal. Then you will drop another $1200-1500 on 2 piece rotors if you buy new.

Mike Bright's is a track model (03) and mine is actually a touring with all update/backdate stuff and everything deleted (03 also).

 

Yep, figured they'd rule this way in the Feb 2013 fast track...

#9604 Hardtop Allowance Proposal
The SPAC does not believe such a change is necessary. There is no requirement to run with the hard top in place. A
non-conforming hard top can be removed during competition.

 

yeah, it can be removed, damaged, cause headaches, turn people away.. . It appears no one wants to take the time to make the allowance happen. Obviously this will take a lot more people complaining about an unfair cost and or advantage. Miatas get to pop a top for $500. In all honesty, if they were in BSP, the case could probably be made a little easier for a replica allowance.

 

All I know is I'm going to have a soft top in my car this year. Hope you guys who don't have tops have plans for when it pours if you don't have a real OEM top.

 

...meanwhile they're consider allowing replacing the diff cover which I assume is a reliability allowance. Hopefully my cryo letter goes through. Right now every letter I've written has been shot down.

 

 

ok. so. feel free to not judge my little garage, or crappy photography

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I feel humbled by your build.