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Thanks to the guys @ Bulletproof Automotive (www.bulletproofautomotiv ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#149947369_6Ksgc" title="04-22-07: Top Secret front diffuser in carbon fiber is now installed! Really good fit and relatively easy install. Thanks to the guys @ Bulletproof Automotive (www.bulletproofautomotiv ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC7916-res/149947369_6Ksgc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="119" alt="04-22-07: Top Secret front diffuser in carbon fiber is now installed! Really good fit and relatively easy install. Thanks to the guys @ Bulletproof Automotive (www.bulletproofautomotiv ..." title="04-22-07: Top Secret front diffuser in carbon fiber is now installed! Really good fit and relatively easy install. Thanks to the guys @ Bulletproof Automotive (www.bulletproofautomotiv ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-14T02:20:40Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC7916-res/149947369_6Ksgc-Th.jpg 2007-05-01 10:42:51 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />09-16-2006: Everything changes and so do priorities... through a great chance, I managed to get a hold on some wonderful wheels: Volk TE37 Time Attack Limited Edition 2006!!!! These things ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#95806323_TnQjh" title="09-16-2006: Everything changes and so do priorities... through a great chance, I managed to get a hold on some wonderful wheels: Volk TE37 Time Attack Limited Edition 2006!!!! These things ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC4471-rdy/95806323_TnQjh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="87" alt="09-16-2006: Everything changes and so do priorities... through a great chance, I managed to get a hold on some wonderful wheels: Volk TE37 Time Attack Limited Edition 2006!!!! These things ..." title="09-16-2006: Everything changes and so do priorities... through a great chance, I managed to get a hold on some wonderful wheels: Volk TE37 Time Attack Limited Edition 2006!!!! These things ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T07:08:28Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC4471-rdy/95806323_TnQjh-Th.jpg 2006-09-16 11:43:10 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />07-20-07: I got the SAMCO hoses this week and already had the Pi-thon clamps ready... so this morning I got to it and decided to install only three of the four hoses (the lower radiator hose ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#175519649_zCgoT" title="07-20-07: I got the SAMCO hoses this week and already had the Pi-thon clamps ready... so this morning I got to it and decided to install only three of the four hoses (the lower radiator hose ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC9111ed/175519649_zCgoT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="07-20-07: I got the SAMCO hoses this week and already had the Pi-thon clamps ready... so this morning I got to it and decided to install only three of the four hoses (the lower radiator hose ..." title="07-20-07: I got the SAMCO hoses this week and already had the Pi-thon clamps ready... so this morning I got to it and decided to install only three of the four hoses (the lower radiator hose ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-11T04:13:57Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC9111ed/175519649_zCgoT-Th.jpg 2007-07-21 17:20:06 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />10-29-2006: The work is done and the rotors are installed (I replaced them at home with no issues at all, a friend helped me out). The install took less than an hour, doing it very carefull ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#106685004_fG29K" title="10-29-2006: The work is done and the rotors are installed (I replaced them at home with no issues at all, a friend helped me out). The install took less than an hour, doing it very carefull ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/Frenteizquierda/106685004_fG29K-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="10-29-2006: The work is done and the rotors are installed (I replaced them at home with no issues at all, a friend helped me out). The install took less than an hour, doing it very carefull ..." title="10-29-2006: The work is done and the rotors are installed (I replaced them at home with no issues at all, a friend helped me out). The install took less than an hour, doing it very carefull ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-12T15:00:50Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/Frenteizquierda/106685004_fG29K-Th.jpg 2006-10-30 07:57:23 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />Now, for the sucky dyno day: I tried three pulls: two in 4th gear and one in 5th gear. Best pull was 238RWHP and 235RWTQ... even horse power to the wheels a loss of 5RWTQ since the last ti ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#92591053_2NWML" title="Now, for the sucky dyno day: I tried three pulls: two in 4th gear and one in 5th gear. Best pull was 238RWHP and 235RWTQ... even horse power to the wheels a loss of 5RWTQ since the last ti ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC4112-rd/92591053_2NWML-Th.jpg" width="141" height="150" alt="Now, for the sucky dyno day: I tried three pulls: two in 4th gear and one in 5th gear. Best pull was 238RWHP and 235RWTQ... even horse power to the wheels a loss of 5RWTQ since the last ti ..." title="Now, for the sucky dyno day: I tried three pulls: two in 4th gear and one in 5th gear. Best pull was 238RWHP and 235RWTQ... even horse power to the wheels a loss of 5RWTQ since the last ti ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T02:17:30Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC4112-rd/92591053_2NWML-Th.jpg 2006-09-03 07:21:55 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />... and it looks extremely good. I added a NISMO decal from the ones I got from the Acromann Shop and voilá... new look altogether. I do not think it looks too bling! and certainly makes t ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#92590975_EQGK3" title="... and it looks extremely good. I added a NISMO decal from the ones I got from the Acromann Shop and voilá... new look altogether. I do not think it looks too bling! and certainly makes t ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC4105-rd/92590975_EQGK3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="89" alt="... and it looks extremely good. I added a NISMO decal from the ones I got from the Acromann Shop and voilá... new look altogether. I do not think it looks too bling! and certainly makes t ..." title="... and it looks extremely good. I added a NISMO decal from the ones I got from the Acromann Shop and voilá... new look altogether. I do not think it looks too bling! and certainly makes t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-04T01:49:51Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC4105-rd/92590975_EQGK3-Th.jpg 2006-09-03 07:18:20 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />About the same time I was purchasing the Hood Panel, I was ordering yet again from Courtesy, this time for a few interesting things: A NISMO Cold Air Intake (after a lot of research, I like ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#83357619_w2n8m" title="About the same time I was purchasing the Hood Panel, I was ordering yet again from Courtesy, this time for a few interesting things: A NISMO Cold Air Intake (after a lot of research, I like ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/NISMO-CAI/83357619_w2n8m-Th.jpg" width="138" height="150" alt="About the same time I was purchasing the Hood Panel, I was ordering yet again from Courtesy, this time for a few interesting things: A NISMO Cold Air Intake (after a lot of research, I like ..." title="About the same time I was purchasing the Hood Panel, I was ordering yet again from Courtesy, this time for a few interesting things: A NISMO Cold Air Intake (after a lot of research, I like ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-31T23:52:24Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/NISMO-CAI/83357619_w2n8m-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />Now, during this one something interesting happened. I have become a frequent visitor to the www.350zmotoring.com forums, a great place with lots of knowledge on the 350Z. I had seen this ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#83356532_RvjmJ" title="Now, during this one something interesting happened. I have become a frequent visitor to the www.350zmotoring.com forums, a great place with lots of knowledge on the 350Z. I had seen this ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/arctitaniumhoodpanel/83356532_RvjmJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="60" alt="Now, during this one something interesting happened. I have become a frequent visitor to the www.350zmotoring.com forums, a great place with lots of knowledge on the 350Z. I had seen this ..." title="Now, during this one something interesting happened. I have become a frequent visitor to the www.350zmotoring.com forums, a great place with lots of knowledge on the 350Z. I had seen this ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-01T00:07:21Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/arctitaniumhoodpanel/83356532_RvjmJ-Th.jpg 2003-04-09 11:20:16 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />Well, not exactly in chronological order here (I did one major aesthetic change to my ride before this happened, will show later on the blog), but after hanging for a while on the Costa Rica ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#75973377_7FnZc" title="Well, not exactly in chronological order here (I did one major aesthetic change to my ride before this happened, will show later on the blog), but after hanging for a while on the Costa Rica ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/dynores-06162006/75973377_7FnZc-Th.jpg" width="134" height="150" alt="Well, not exactly in chronological order here (I did one major aesthetic change to my ride before this happened, will show later on the blog), but after hanging for a while on the Costa Rica ..." title="Well, not exactly in chronological order here (I did one major aesthetic change to my ride before this happened, will show later on the blog), but after hanging for a while on the Costa Rica ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-29T17:15:26Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/dynores-06162006/75973377_7FnZc-Th.jpg 2006-06-17 06:36:34 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />09-12-08: Thanks to Adam @ Z1Auto.com my new Haltech Platinum 350Z arrived quickly, safe and sound. The unit looks great on the box, but I can hardly wait to put in the car. This a sta ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#371259526_emJfu" title="09-12-08: Thanks to Adam @ Z1Auto.com my new Haltech Platinum 350Z arrived quickly, safe and sound. The unit looks great on the box, but I can hardly wait to put in the car. This a sta ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/IMG1758-1024/371259526_emJfu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="09-12-08: Thanks to Adam @ Z1Auto.com my new Haltech Platinum 350Z arrived quickly, safe and sound. The unit looks great on the box, but I can hardly wait to put in the car. This a sta ..." title="09-12-08: Thanks to Adam @ Z1Auto.com my new Haltech Platinum 350Z arrived quickly, safe and sound. The unit looks great on the box, but I can hardly wait to put in the car. This a sta ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-06T12:13:50Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/IMG1758-1024/371259526_emJfu-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />10-11-07: Yet another package comes in and this time is the Nismo adjustable short shifter. This thing has 4 positions relative to the stock shifter(+20%,stock,-20%,-40%) I already separ ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#207065515_bT3Uq" title="10-11-07: Yet another package comes in and this time is the Nismo adjustable short shifter. This thing has 4 positions relative to the stock shifter(+20%,stock,-20%,-40%) I already separ ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1024-20071011-CC9510/207065515_bT3Uq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="10-11-07: Yet another package comes in and this time is the Nismo adjustable short shifter. This thing has 4 positions relative to the stock shifter(+20%,stock,-20%,-40%) I already separ ..." title="10-11-07: Yet another package comes in and this time is the Nismo adjustable short shifter. This thing has 4 positions relative to the stock shifter(+20%,stock,-20%,-40%) I already separ ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-27T23:26:58Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1024-20071011-CC9510/207065515_bT3Uq-Th.jpg 2007-10-11 20:36:03 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />09-26-07: Another happy trip to the customs office yielded these Berk Technologies hi-flow cats... they are extremely light and have a metallic substrate for better flow. At only 10 pou ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#200826116_6ekCf" title="09-26-07: Another happy trip to the customs office yielded these Berk Technologies hi-flow cats... they are extremely light and have a metallic substrate for better flow. At only 10 pou ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1024-20070926-CC9495/200826116_6ekCf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="09-26-07: Another happy trip to the customs office yielded these Berk Technologies hi-flow cats... they are extremely light and have a metallic substrate for better flow. At only 10 pou ..." title="09-26-07: Another happy trip to the customs office yielded these Berk Technologies hi-flow cats... they are extremely light and have a metallic substrate for better flow. At only 10 pou ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-30T04:45:09Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1024-20070926-CC9495/200826116_6ekCf-Th.jpg 2007-09-26 17:27:03 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />08-07-07: Finally, the Evo-R carbon fiber dash layovers got here and I just could not leave them alone :-) I installed them in a couple hours with lots of patience and little adhesive (Jay, ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#181625739_BKzvB" title="08-07-07: Finally, the Evo-R carbon fiber dash layovers got here and I just could not leave them alone :-) I installed them in a couple hours with lots of patience and little adhesive (Jay, ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/20070807-CC9136-1024/181625739_BKzvB-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="08-07-07: Finally, the Evo-R carbon fiber dash layovers got here and I just could not leave them alone :-) I installed them in a couple hours with lots of patience and little adhesive (Jay, ..." title="08-07-07: Finally, the Evo-R carbon fiber dash layovers got here and I just could not leave them alone :-) I installed them in a couple hours with lots of patience and little adhesive (Jay, ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-05T14:01:25Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/20070807-CC9136-1024/181625739_BKzvB-Th.jpg 2007-08-07 22:03:42 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />07-05-07: Ok the DAMD rear diffuser is finally here and it was an easy install... so I picked it up at the customs office and drove home to get it done. The install was pretty straight ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#175518564_nYkAm" title="07-05-07: Ok the DAMD rear diffuser is finally here and it was an easy install... so I picked it up at the customs office and drove home to get it done. The install was pretty straight ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC9097ed/175518564_nYkAm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="07-05-07: Ok the DAMD rear diffuser is finally here and it was an easy install... so I picked it up at the customs office and drove home to get it done. The install was pretty straight ..." title="07-05-07: Ok the DAMD rear diffuser is finally here and it was an easy install... so I picked it up at the customs office and drove home to get it done. The install was pretty straight ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-11T04:29:24Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC9097ed/175518564_nYkAm-Th.jpg 2007-07-18 06:11:00 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />02-16-07: good things come in small packages and this is proof... the Alta Performance antenna for the Mini makes a great antenna for the 350Z as this shot shows... the fit is much better th ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#130427547_jh4Wa" title="02-16-07: good things come in small packages and this is proof... the Alta Performance antenna for the Mini makes a great antenna for the 350Z as this shot shows... the fit is much better th ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC6831-1024/130427547_jh4Wa-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="02-16-07: good things come in small packages and this is proof... the Alta Performance antenna for the Mini makes a great antenna for the 350Z as this shot shows... the fit is much better th ..." title="02-16-07: good things come in small packages and this is proof... the Alta Performance antenna for the Mini makes a great antenna for the 350Z as this shot shows... the fit is much better th ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-09T03:14:19Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC6831-1024/130427547_jh4Wa-Th.jpg 2007-02-18 12:26:37 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />02-06-07: The wing is now installed and it looks great! It goes well with the flow of the car and the install was particularly good... the guys took their time though: I left the car on Mond ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#130321459_Lp6mw" title="02-06-07: The wing is now installed and it looks great! It goes well with the flow of the car and the install was particularly good... the guys took their time though: I left the car on Mond ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC6825-sm/130321459_Lp6mw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="88" alt="02-06-07: The wing is now installed and it looks great! It goes well with the flow of the car and the install was particularly good... the guys took their time though: I left the car on Mond ..." title="02-06-07: The wing is now installed and it looks great! It goes well with the flow of the car and the install was particularly good... the guys took their time though: I left the car on Mond ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-09T02:30:14Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC6825-sm/130321459_Lp6mw-Th.jpg 2007-02-13 18:56:26 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />02-01-07: The wing is here!! That was amazingly fast!! I picked it up and then headed home to examine it closely. It looks great, excellently finished and the color matches very well with ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#126944067_XDdaH" title="02-01-07: The wing is here!! That was amazingly fast!! I picked it up and then headed home to examine it closely. It looks great, excellently finished and the color matches very well with ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC6651a/126944067_XDdaH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="02-01-07: The wing is here!! That was amazingly fast!! I picked it up and then headed home to examine it closely. It looks great, excellently finished and the color matches very well with ..." title="02-01-07: The wing is here!! That was amazingly fast!! I picked it up and then headed home to examine it closely. It looks great, excellently finished and the color matches very well with ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-08T04:33:17Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC6651a/126944067_XDdaH-Th.jpg 2007-02-01 17:04:15 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />01-28-07: Today I went downtown for a shoot in places where I can't normally take the car to. I found some nice places and still have to do more exploring. As a highlight of the day, at so ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#126939103_AP5uR" title="01-28-07: Today I went downtown for a shoot in places where I can't normally take the car to. I found some nice places and still have to do more exploring. As a highlight of the day, at so ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC6607a1024/126939103_AP5uR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="01-28-07: Today I went downtown for a shoot in places where I can't normally take the car to. I found some nice places and still have to do more exploring. As a highlight of the day, at so ..." title="01-28-07: Today I went downtown for a shoot in places where I can't normally take the car to. I found some nice places and still have to do more exploring. As a highlight of the day, at so ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-08T05:37:29Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC6607a1024/126939103_AP5uR-Th.jpg 2007-01-28 09:29:57 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />01-20-07: The rear rotors have finally arrived after pretty much 4 months of wait... easy swap with the help of my friend Johnny and away we go. Now the car feels as if it could stop on a d ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#126938550_42rV3" title="01-20-07: The rear rotors have finally arrived after pretty much 4 months of wait... easy swap with the help of my friend Johnny and away we go. Now the car feels as if it could stop on a d ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC6471-rotors/126938550_42rV3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="01-20-07: The rear rotors have finally arrived after pretty much 4 months of wait... easy swap with the help of my friend Johnny and away we go. Now the car feels as if it could stop on a d ..." title="01-20-07: The rear rotors have finally arrived after pretty much 4 months of wait... easy swap with the help of my friend Johnny and away we go. Now the car feels as if it could stop on a d ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-08T04:33:02Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC6471-rotors/126938550_42rV3-Th.jpg 2007-01-21 15:49:34 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />01-06-07: The new exhaust system is now in! I got an HKS Hi-Power Ti, currently one of the most sought-after cat-backs. The change in power is still unknown (will wait at least a week to t ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#122834765_j5Dn8" title="01-06-07: The new exhaust system is now in! I got an HKS Hi-Power Ti, currently one of the most sought-after cat-backs. The change in power is still unknown (will wait at least a week to t ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/HKSHipower1/122834765_j5Dn8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="89" alt="01-06-07: The new exhaust system is now in! I got an HKS Hi-Power Ti, currently one of the most sought-after cat-backs. The change in power is still unknown (will wait at least a week to t ..." title="01-06-07: The new exhaust system is now in! I got an HKS Hi-Power Ti, currently one of the most sought-after cat-backs. The change in power is still unknown (will wait at least a week to t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-06T22:58:48Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/HKSHipower1/122834765_j5Dn8-Th.jpg 2007-01-07 10:47:44 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />and are heavy as they can get... I wonder how much do the stock ones weight. I will probably try and weigh them before I install them and see what the gain/loss in that sense would be. The ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#104381530_zjiEP" title="and are heavy as they can get... I wonder how much do the stock ones weight. I will probably try and weigh them before I install them and see what the gain/loss in that sense would be. The ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC4813b-for/104381530_zjiEP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="95" alt="and are heavy as they can get... I wonder how much do the stock ones weight. I will probably try and weigh them before I install them and see what the gain/loss in that sense would be. The ..." title="and are heavy as they can get... I wonder how much do the stock ones weight. I will probably try and weigh them before I install them and see what the gain/loss in that sense would be. The ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-11T20:26:50Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC4813b-for/104381530_zjiEP-Th.jpg 2006-10-21 19:45:58 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />10-22-2006: Well, the front rotors are here now... fresh from the production line at the StopTech facility. The guys at Valverde Racing have done what they could to have them around as soon ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#104381468_vqjYx" title="10-22-2006: Well, the front rotors are here now... fresh from the production line at the StopTech facility. The guys at Valverde Racing have done what they could to have them around as soon ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC4812b-for/104381468_vqjYx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="10-22-2006: Well, the front rotors are here now... fresh from the production line at the StopTech facility. The guys at Valverde Racing have done what they could to have them around as soon ..." title="10-22-2006: Well, the front rotors are here now... fresh from the production line at the StopTech facility. The guys at Valverde Racing have done what they could to have them around as soon ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-11T21:11:04Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC4812b-for/104381468_vqjYx-Th.jpg 2006-10-21 19:45:37 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />09-21-2006: I finally got the wheels and tires out of the customs office (after a hefty duties payment, of course!) and they lasted about 2 hours before I took them for the install... every ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#97815756_icA5C" title="09-21-2006: I finally got the wheels and tires out of the customs office (after a hefty duties payment, of course!) and they lasted about 2 hours before I took them for the install... every ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/NewWheelsTE37TA/97815756_icA5C-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="09-21-2006: I finally got the wheels and tires out of the customs office (after a hefty duties payment, of course!) and they lasted about 2 hours before I took them for the install... every ..." title="09-21-2006: I finally got the wheels and tires out of the customs office (after a hefty duties payment, of course!) and they lasted about 2 hours before I took them for the install... every ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T11:29:02Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/NewWheelsTE37TA/97815756_icA5C-Th.jpg 2006-09-24 09:52:27 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />09-02-2006: New DG Mortorsports' Carbon Fiber engine dress-up installed... and a really sucky day at the Dyno!!! My day started normal, with plans to install the covers and to visit the d ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#92590893_aTjSH" title="09-02-2006: New DG Mortorsports' Carbon Fiber engine dress-up installed... and a really sucky day at the Dyno!!! My day started normal, with plans to install the covers and to visit the d ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC4104-rd/92590893_aTjSH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="143" alt="09-02-2006: New DG Mortorsports' Carbon Fiber engine dress-up installed... and a really sucky day at the Dyno!!! My day started normal, with plans to install the covers and to visit the d ..." title="09-02-2006: New DG Mortorsports' Carbon Fiber engine dress-up installed... and a really sucky day at the Dyno!!! My day started normal, with plans to install the covers and to visit the d ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T06:26:27Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/CC4104-rd/92590893_aTjSH-Th.jpg 2006-09-03 07:17:50 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />07-24-2006: The new look of the engine bay is ready! Or at least in part: I still have not received the CF covers I ordered, but the NISMO Cold Air Intake, the ARC Titanium panel and the M ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#84657572_BCmmB" title="07-24-2006: The new look of the engine bay is ready! Or at least in part: I still have not received the CF covers I ordered, but the NISMO Cold Air Intake, the ARC Titanium panel and the M ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/enginebay07242006/84657572_BCmmB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="134" alt="07-24-2006: The new look of the engine bay is ready! Or at least in part: I still have not received the CF covers I ordered, but the NISMO Cold Air Intake, the ARC Titanium panel and the M ..." title="07-24-2006: The new look of the engine bay is ready! Or at least in part: I still have not received the CF covers I ordered, but the NISMO Cold Air Intake, the ARC Titanium panel and the M ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-08T23:45:52Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/enginebay07242006/84657572_BCmmB-Th.jpg 2006-07-29 09:17:11 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />07-22-2006: This is the current look of my engine bay. It should look different in a couple days as this Monday I have an appointment at the shop... will post pics after the install. A ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#83359052_qW2wZ" title="07-22-2006: This is the current look of my engine bay. It should look different in a couple days as this Monday I have an appointment at the shop... will post pics after the install. A ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/07222006-EngineBay/83359052_qW2wZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="134" alt="07-22-2006: This is the current look of my engine bay. It should look different in a couple days as this Monday I have an appointment at the shop... will post pics after the install. A ..." title="07-22-2006: This is the current look of my engine bay. It should look different in a couple days as this Monday I have an appointment at the shop... will post pics after the install. A ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-01T00:15:05Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/07222006-EngineBay/83359052_qW2wZ-Th.jpg 2006-07-22 13:56:27 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />So, back to my first mod: as I was telling you all, my car is an '06 in the body of an '05 :-) It can be a little bit frustrating, but there are three things you need to get rid of, to get t ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#83267407_kQxKQ" title="So, back to my first mod: as I was telling you all, my car is an '06 in the body of an '05 :-) It can be a little bit frustrating, but there are three things you need to get rid of, to get t ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/tail-lightupgrade/83267407_kQxKQ-Th.jpg" width="99" height="150" alt="So, back to my first mod: as I was telling you all, my car is an '06 in the body of an '05 :-) It can be a little bit frustrating, but there are three things you need to get rid of, to get t ..." title="So, back to my first mod: as I was telling you all, my car is an '06 in the body of an '05 :-) It can be a little bit frustrating, but there are three things you need to get rid of, to get t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-08T22:30:09Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/tail-lightupgrade/83267407_kQxKQ-Th.jpg 2006-07-22 14:17:25 <p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com">Carlos Chacon</a><br />Back in March'06 I got the new car bug by accident when hanging out with my co-workers at an Auto Expo... there I found this gorgeous Z, 2006 for the LatAm market, which means this is a 200 ...</p><p><a href="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/1687537_gZdH7#68057476_tMQDr" title="Back in March'06 I got the new car bug by accident when hanging out with my co-workers at an Auto Expo... there I found this gorgeous Z, 2006 for the LatAm market, which means this is a 200 ..."><img src="http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/My350ZCCH/68057476_tMQDr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="80" alt="Back in March'06 I got the new car bug by accident when hanging out with my co-workers at an Auto Expo... there I found this gorgeous Z, 2006 for the LatAm market, which means this is a 200 ..." title="Back in March'06 I got the new car bug by accident when hanging out with my co-workers at an Auto Expo... there I found this gorgeous Z, 2006 for the LatAm market, which means this is a 200 ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-08T04:26:19Z Carlos Chacon http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com http://charlie-cr.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Carlos-Z-Car-Photo-Blog/My350ZCCH/68057476_tMQDr-Th.jpg 2006-04-16 13:02:16