Rebuilding and Modifying a Nissan 350Z - Part 5

We install a set of Fortune Auto Coilovers and Konig 18-inch Dekagram wheels with Zestino Tires, plus finalize the exterior of our Nissan 350Z.
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[@konigwheels]

MAN! The Z looks incredible!

[@rthomp03]

Now that you named the car Zed, it's only a matter of time before you get to use that clip from Pulp Fiction.

[@austinwrighteous]

God forbid the z is binned on track; "Zed's dead baby"

[@davidkrocks]

Zeds dead

[@crazzyzack]

A simple way for more angle on 350z is to get aftermarket tie rods and steering rack spacers.

[@heyhayhay247]

I would definitely sell those AP racing calipers. They're too nice to sit on a drift car. Swapping the stockers from the donor car is cake, and those would fetch a good amount from someone looking to upgrade.

[@amadafaka]

Speed Academy should have 500k subs or more with all the information and projects they offer per episode.

[@alexlafreniere6573]

I can’t tell you how much I love this channel. Unlike anything else on youtube. You guys deserve 3 million subs

[@TwoBarBills]

For a proper drift alignment they should have gone to a true coilover setup. Yes it is possible to only do a camber arm setup paired with an spc toe bolt kit or something along the lines where you trim the subframe to get more toe adjustment, but i dont believe you will achieve -.5 to zero camber with that. For a more functional alignment you need both camber and toe arms for proper adjust, not a modified eccentric toe bolt. Another benefit of going toe arm over toe bolt is you can get a camber/toe bolt lockout kit from spc because z33s are notorious for the eccentric bolt slipping and going out of alignment. Also, front upper control arms are a must to get the -3 to -5 camber you should be running, if you slam the front you may be able to achieve roughly -3.5 which might be suitable. I have some z1 fucas and they can adjust caster and camber, great product all around. Dialing in the proper alignment will make a world of a difference on the track and shouldnt be taken for granted in favor of keeping the comfort of the car. These cars dont respond crazy to power mods so you’re suspension should be doing most of the work for this chassis. Just my two cents but you guys do you.. speaking from experience too, not just another uninformed internet warrior

[@buildingsalvage]

TwoBarBills this

[@bradleywagman6535]

Your absolutely right man , something I’m dealing with right now with my 370, I have an oem style bc coilover and even with the toebolts and camber arms there’s no way I can achieve -.5 camber. It’s either I buy all new coil overs or get the SPC adjustable spring bucket but it’s about the same price anyway for all new coil overs, wish I could just find the rears

[@2004turboZ]

I sold my 350z of 11years and I miss her even moreso after watching this, ZED sure is looking Mighty Fresh. Hoping for a final build Giveaway!!

[@VS666]

holy shit that Zed looks awesome

[@petrolhead8851]

Varg Sutton Zee!!!

[@BN_28]

Wow!! Those Konig looks great!

[@mas921]

Fiiirrrssst! 2:54 so basically assembling a coilover is like making a Subway sandwich xD!!!

[@MrBaconstrips13]

Car looks great guys! The black wheels on red looks fantastic. Can't wait to see you guys drifting!

[@speedacademy]

Oh we cant wait either :)

[@oldskool1979]

I just came off of Bridgestone RE11a to Zestino 07R and my first impressions are that the 07R have a much softer sidewall, and less feedback... they are also a bit narrower and shorter than the Potenzas I had. Im using them on a 1990 CRX Si 195 50 15. They are very sticky though.

[@Thrust83]

Gorgeous Z, love the wheels!! The 18x9.5(a) is a good choice.

[@MikeEH3]

It turned out great. Better than I would make a first drift car look for sure. Considering I’d probably be sliding into things.

[@VEDEMRACING99]

Looks great, liking the wheel setup 👍

[@eCcExile]

Remove factory bump stops and get new inner and outer tie rods with spacers you will get a lot of angle

[@StanleyKubick1]

Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead

[@geeaye64]

Nice build

[@pete9110]

What a sexy car! I wish you built it as a grip car

[@BrandonK80]

Zed looks sick fellas! From my experience red paint is hard to match even with the same paint code because of how it fades but You'll barely be able to tell when not under florescent lights.

[@speedacademy]

Thats exactly what we're thinking, outside it'll be much better.

[@victorvenegas5343]

damn that color match tho, a Red Z always looks nice

[@chrisr4815]

Such a great channel.

[@speedacademy]

Thank you!

[@luckynumber712]

Love the fairlady z ,looks great, good job guys

[@ChrisDrift]

Looking good. Got the same front bumper on my 350Z that I drift as well. Look forward to seeing what else you do with yours

[@therealboofighter]

It is your bumper, check your car! Lol

[@scottquattro4685]

I don't think they're gonna go for twin turbos like you, but they should think about it 🤔

[@jrsghosts]

What’s the front bumper and rear it looks so good 😍😋

[@jdmfreak22]

Looking mighty fine! Love it!

[@Znthusiast]

The Z is looking super good!! I need to get those side-skirts for my Z. If only I knew what they were called 😆

[@masonvang1]

That's so sick guys. Keep up the good content.

[@captainobvious9188]

License plate: zedsled

[@-CLASSIFIED-]

i really like that body kit !

[@lavachemist]

I like how you translated the mumbling of that southern VA accent, lol

[@PK-R]

Looks dammm good!! Smashed it ten times!!

[@killsalot78]

Positive camber out back, negative camber up front. Send It

[@Tanner731]

I cant wrap my head around removing the buddy club coils and the true coilover rear. doesnt make sense to replace perfectly good parts with a worse setup

[@mantazini]

Marketing purposes

[@The_True_]

Bash bars (front and rear), anti intrusion bars in the doors, and a full cage are coming soon if you guys catch the drift bug real hard! Lol.

[@johnyost9721]

good job lads!!!

[@deweberis2709]

ZEDstino Gundam ZED

[@kashv2500]

Looks too good to be a drift car!

[@richardcampbell8685]

I agree.

[@BboyWhiteNinja]

Honestly if you polish the door it will be brighter and might match better.

[@feelthatfeelthat]

Looks good, really good! I hope you'll also track it im the future!

[@richardcampbell8685]

I would at least run modded knuckles. Angle makes life so much better.

[@tmmason10]

Looking good! Should be interesting to watch you guys learn how to drift. Looking forward to the e46, since I have one myself.

[@speedacademy]

We're excited! Now help us pray to the weather Gods that we have warm weather here for the next month!

[@JerryNeutron]

Just needs a different rear spoiler now

[@cartermaclellan6129]

I like it next put in nos

[@mrclown7469]

IMO hang on to the calipers from the donor car, that way you can swap them in when/if you sell the car, then sell the 6 spots separately and make more $$$.

[@speedacademy]

Thats the plan!

[@MrRubbish05]

Damn loving this z!

[@snape1464]

Like the series, but kind of a missed opportunity doing the Z. KZbin is awash with cheap drift Z's

[@SeanPhelps-qh2eu]

Wow the Z is looking really nice, especially sitting next to the s14. Please do the nismo wing. Keep up the good work, I own a G35 and using the info you guys provide in this series to buy parts. Why did you decide to go with the bucket and spring style "coilovers" as opposed to the "true coilovers" in the rear?

[@leefhead1]

more economical. I had BC true type coilovers on my g35.

[@speedacademy]

It came like that from the factory so we just stuck with the OEM setup.

[@dmasterson12]

you shouldve got true coilovers for the rear so you can replace those spring buckets with adjustable arms. also on the Z's there is a bolt on angle stopper in the front, it's like 2 bolt and you get more angle without buying anything.

[@speedacademy]

Link to angle stopper?

[@dmasterson12]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHOkhpVunt6rrdk heres a video that shows a guy removing them. angle stopper is the best thing i could call them because idk what else they do.

[@dmasterson12]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/imndkGyvirJ8jc0 that's a little easier to see

[@jamest5149]

Ductile is the word, DP :)

[@richardcampbell8685]

My second first of all time. Woooooo

[@mas921]

Damn...just a "bumper length" ahead of my comment lol

[@PGHdrift]

Have a hell of a time running 255 on the rear. Want a 225/235 thin side wall to limit the roll of the tire. Idk but smaller wheels= more wheel speed with underpowered cars.

[@doctorlobsteroctopus]

How about Red Zedd Redemption? Lol. Damn that thing looks good in red and with the hood and that kit. Like i was telling you, DP, I just picked up my track project Z and it's a bit rough. I'm a bit envious now haha, that's a really sweet car. Can't wait to see how this build turns out.

[@speedacademy]

Thanks, we're loving how it turned out.

[@oussamabenkhedda2658]

i like it

[@XenonG]

A road trip to Virginia? Was it... almost heaven?

[@rickymudhar7409]

😍 ❤️ Nissan !

[@jrsghosts]

What Rear Bumper and side skirts are those they look so good it doesn’t make the Z sit so high from the back like stock

[@johnbrophy7403]

Zeed it is. love it

[@andrewmurray6772]

Does Moose have a child living in Virginia named Jake ? Now thats a big dude !

[@atraxr603]

Let us know how the tires work out. I'm interested to hear about it.

[@DanVillarreal1988]

That Z is looking sexy. Good job guys!

[@S-Kidz]

Df stands for "drift fun" haha

[@Freestoner707]

I've heard good and bad about fortune auto. One thing I did not like was the size of that tiny little bump stop. They should have a better bump stop than that.

[@speedacademy]

If the bump stop works as its supposed to then why have anything bigger.

[@Freestoner707]

Speed Academy. I honestly don't know. I was thinking a little more cushion and less chance of blowing the shock. But shit idk.

[@craig84downunder]

The Z looks too nice for a drift car, dont bend it, drift in style!

[@juanc5149]

Is that a vintage brushed 2663? 🧐

[@jatinsukhija1973]

Why would you ever take out the the true rear coilover to a stock

[@jazzybraids]

If you guys are interested in selling those brakes to make back some cash, I would definately be interested! Also located in Canadaland!

[@georgetirador9995]

What do you guys do with the old parts like the wheels and suspension?

[@zeronorhero9800]

So the 18x9.5+25 fits the front big brake with no spacer? and is the AP racing caliper bigger than track oem brembos?

[@RobertKohut]

Nice!!

[@SeanPhelps-qh2eu]

Are the coilovers for sale?

[@bintangsena2249]

350 Zedd - Lost in Canada

[@mikef6331]

Do you not need to go with a true coilover in the rear in order to get camper adjustment ? My z has terrible rear camber , I burn off the tires super uneven . from what Iv found so far researching a guy needs to delete the spring bucket to fit the adjustable camber arm .... let me know if you have figured out a way around this so I may not have to go true coil over . Thanks , car looks great 👍🏻

[@Alwaysdead101]

What aero is this? I love it .

[@ditchs14]

How drift cars should look

[@rubenm1927]

Which setup will give you the least amount of freeway hop? True coilover or OEM spring location? I'm gonna be upgrading my suspension soon, one thing I don't like about my Z now is the rear hoping when going over bumps at highway speeds.

[@rubenm1927]

Love the body kit, what brands did y'all go with?

[@SeanPhelps-qh2eu]

Did you guys sell the buddy club coilovers already?

[@speedacademy]

Yes

[@SeanPhelps-qh2eu]

if youre interested in selling them will you email me a price? seanphelps24@gmail .com thanks

[@pFbSpecV]

Do you guys plan to tune the z with uprev?

[@PR1NCETD0T]

Real question is, is it an HR or a DE?

[@Limeayy]

Steel of the aluminum?

[@gazorpazorp9798]

That link tho.

[@CapeRoadsPOV]

Why no true coilover setup in the rear?

[@SumnerKidd]

did you watch the video? He goes over it at 7:45.

[@CapeRoadsPOV]

He explains the difference, but doesn't explain WHY they chose to go back to a separate spring and shock.

[@mas921]

True coil overs in the rear are not a good idea actually. Spring on arm setup gives the shock more travel that way

[@speedacademy]

When we asked Fortune which one we should run they said spring and shock so no real reason probably other than sticking with OEM

[@CapeRoadsPOV]

Thanks! The reason I asked is because I figured you would want to replace the spring bucket with an adjustable toe arm further down the line. Either way, really enjoying the builds thus far!

[@robertopena7475]

their Z looks incredible because you students are buyer whatever the want to sell to you .😆😆😆😆😆

[@neilpersen]

looks like pretty terrible brake balance??

[@Bartouze54]

Nice car, shame the video feels like a long ad rather than showing the build.

[@mrphiscal]

Zed the drift dread ?

[@bige7186]

supercharge the ass2000😎

[@lb9gta307]

7:32 the name you're looking for is weight jack

[@shadowsaiyan]

Christ, can you guys do something other than black wheels next time?

[@freakyRunner]

Since when is preload available with a linear spring? It is always the same "preload" Its only a loose or not loos thing A good Video for this topic is "the truth about Suspension" from MCA Suspension here on KZbin. Every Company that sells you "Preload" with a linear spring lies to you. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

[@nathanwalden9338]

Did I miss it or did the car come with bigger front rotors already? Those look bigger then stock, what are they and how do I upgrade mine?

[@kiamaz254]

Those r aftermarket

[@kiamaz254]

AP racing calipers.. Google them

[@betterthenyou99]

What is the tire company?

[@speedacademy]

zestino

[@therealboofighter]

Car looks to good to be a drift car.

[@jdmDC2ftw]

A drift car without fancy tire letters? How dare you!

[@speedacademy]

The Horror! ;)

[@BryceandKyle]

I thought Zestino was Chinese? Nothing wrong with that thought, hell Maxxis is Chinese/Taiwanese.

[@Pauldouglasanthony]

So American assembled, not American made @FA?

[@speedacademy]

Correct, they use parts from all over (including the US) to get the best performance for the buck. Watch the shop tour video if you want more info.

[@Iceberg86300]

No lock ring on the coil overs?

[@magnetic0314]

There is, quite clear to see

[@Iceberg86300]

@@magnetic0314 damn. Had to watch the assembly a few times! I only saw the adjustment ring, spring perch, and the bushing. They cut the spinning on of the perch & I didn't see the spanner points on the perch until I looked at the video on my desktop instead of my phone. Edit: also missed the "locked it down" comment. Thanks for making me look a bit harder!

[@xxk4rilsxx]

Where did you get that front bumper? Kbd?

[@speedacademy]

We bought it used but its a KBD, didnt fit well at all.

[@xxk4rilsxx]

@@speedacademy dam. I'm wanting to get the same bumper and I heard replica wise .. kbd is the best. I'm not trying to spend 1300$ just for the original bumper.

[@Rylan_808]

Lol you guys call it zed 😂over here we call them zetos