So I'm design this Z...

To me, Infiniti represents Datsun and a luxurious brand coupled with lots of horse power.
I would prefer the car to keep the following choice of names but the owner can call it what ever he likes. I still havent sourced out any emblem makers yet.
The only thing I ask is for a little serial number to be left etched on the bumper, this would keep track of clones and also stolen owner kits if it ever happens.

If Nissan or Acura slap me with a lawsuit, I will welcome the publicity.
oh and I will be marketing the car as Arashi in Japan

The headlights are stock to meet standards but the stupid markings need to be on the cover supposedly if a cop wants to pick on you. To keep the kit simple I might have to angle it in somehow... Im still thinking about it.

 

The protective metal support behind the bumper has be removed and Im looking for an alternative beam to fit behind where it normally bolts on. This is why the kit will only fit na Z's

Nice and neat inserts, I wish my lines are as sharp as the ones you made after I fiber.

 

if its not adr approved i think you have a hit and miss sir.

who would spend 2-3k on a kit to have it defected, have to remove it all from the car then re-fit..

think you need to do some research on this.
keep up what ever it is your tying to achieve arashi. although i would adives setting up a list.

a. get f@@ken photoshop.
b. enrol in a photoshop school.
c. retry your failed attempt. (sorry if harsh but you need it.. if my girlfriend were to apply for a singing show i would do the same. the bitch cant sing)
d. get a mould done to your likeing.
e. get feedback.
f. look into laws / legislations on the proposed kit,
g. final draft of it and final mock up.
h. market it.
i. find a supplier who can create them and business to sell them
j. have a shave. your porno moustache makes me wana fly to where you are now and punch you in the jaw repeatably.
k. make money.

 

I cant compete with your countries laws if they choose to find it unworthy. Take the last rule on there website for instance,
ADR 84 - Front Underrun Impact Protection

The function of this Australian Design Rule is to prescribe requirements for minimise the likelihood of vehicles underrunning in frontal impacts
My car kit is almost a revolutionary concept, if people started to buy kits for their older cars rather then spend money on a new 2010 car, then the car companies and there lobbyist at large are going to find way to sabotage such kits. What will I need to certify this front underrun impact protection? 10 engineers and 20 cars to crumple?
Obviously I will lose potential customer business if ADR finds it unsafe, there isnt much I can do with my budget.

Members, feel free to butcher my car design picture (in mspaint ) to what ever you think will be cooler

 

Been reading this thread....this can't be serious, this guy has 1 pic of the same ugly thing made up in MS Paint, and a paper mache car in his sig pic. Doesn't even have a name for his "company"

I say he's trolling.

 

This is chance for people to give design inputs on the car.
It wont be long until I finish it, and I dont mind if this thread gets locked by next day. Get your design ideas in fast fellaz

 

Epic troll is epic, he must've spent over 10000 hours in mspaint!

 

Too good to be true?

 

nope, too shit to be true

 

it's to play 'guess Arashi's profession'

im going with taxi driver

 

and another game of "what brand of car does mafi-zed drive"
I say Kia

 

or...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arashi

:rofl:

Mate put some pics up of your works in progress. And please no photoshopping.

 

Considering you are planning on marketing this kit, I would take the feedback seriously. Means of photoshopping aside, the general consensus is that it is a complete abortion.
Nothing personal, if that is what you want to do for your own personal vehicle, then that is your choice. Bearing in mind that most 300zx owners are so because of the lines of the car, and definitely not because of the combination of power and reliability that our nearing 20-year old cars offer. What you are proposing to do...... "unique" is the only complimentary way to describe it, and it completely changes the dimensions of the vehicle. Take a look to see that the majority of the kits available enhances the contours and stance of the existing lines. Take it personally, because from a potential marketing view, you should, but the only positive thing I can see coming from this kit is something for veilside owners to say "well, at least mine isnt an Arashi".

All the best with it anyways

 

sadly a kia would look better than the abomination your talking about making

 

The z32 is another timeless piece of artwork so why do people buy such ugly cars these day (like the 350z ) instead of the 300?
You can find a naturally aspired ZX in Los Angeles for as little as $2000.

So I guess the look has aged over time, so in my attempt to make my own exotic and the love for the Z I have, I kinda tried to design my own version.


But Im putting that project in the back burner and want to make easy to install and affordable kits and the Arashi is the result of it.

To conclude, I have read some dreadful comments about the 300zx design in my life so not everyone shares our passion for the looks. This kit of mine will appeal to different car enthusiast and possibly even save a few from the salvage yards.

I read this a few days ago.
I hate these cars. Hate, hate, hate. So, I'm certainly not one to look to for an objective assessment of value, but I think there's a good argument against buying these at any price.

Even if you're the kind of person who appreciates the ZX's bloated-carcass-of-a-Fiero styling, if you drive this thing around, anyone who knows anything about cars is going to have 2 reactions to it:

1) "Wow! You don't see many of those that still run;" and
2) "Who the hell would buy that instead of a Supra?"

It's like a rolling warning to the car-loving public that you're a dope.
http://jalopnik.com/5423033/a-serious-1994-300zx-requests-21000

I now ask if any improvement can be made in the kit or even ideas of a whole new design! Maybe some of you have your own ideas and see no point in sharing it because I would only receive all the profits

My names Arash and as you can see the name Arashi will definitely appeal to Japanese owners.

2 weeks isnt a long time to see the end results.

 

so NA zed costs 2 Grand, then front bumper and bonnet is 4 grand,

See the problem yet?

it will not appeal to Japanese in anyway shape or form.

There are the work companies, and seriously, for the Japanese, they don't give a crap what you make because it wont compare to the well based and proven, Work companies.

please stop posting, your joke is over and everyone stole your punchline

 

300zx na $2000, kit 3000, major rebuild to make like new $10,000 (engine, suspension, interior)
having a better looking car with as good performance then expensive 2010 cars = priceless!

Do people in Japan pass gas? there only human like everyone else, someone will like it.

Ill stop posting if you guys will.

 

Ok Officially this is the last post allowed

He will stop posting if we do,

so technically, if no one posts after this hes not allowed to and this bodykit will go down in history as the worst kit ever designed.

 

Banking on "someone liking it" wont get you very far. Probably about as far as thinking putting an "i" at the end of your name will appeal to the Japanese market. Your rebuild allowance of $10G to have get it comparable to a 2010 model car will cover the interior. If you are looking for equal performance and handling, then you are already waaay behind the 8-ball with a NA base (apologies to NA owners). Considering the ducting and limited hood access will only allow for NA models, perhaps you should redesign altogether to accommodate a TT model.

Or...... you could stop setting yourself up for such ridicule with promoting a planned worldwide marketing scheme with such poor images. Keep it to yourself, and present something more indicative of your final design at a later stage. Perhaps once its nearing completion???

On a final note, you dont have a relative over here in Australia who used to be a part of this forum, before he departed to persue his dreams of becoming a Taxi driver?

 

I dont think you guys are finished insulting the kit design just yet.

well it does mean storm in Japanese

I would choose to have my kit design (for its looks) and build my Z to the limit with the left over money rather then have a 50k bmw or Jaguar.

Making it fit and work with TT's would be ideal by having tt owners choose it also and will basically double the potential of buyers to make money but the design would have to change and I dont want that. I have other design plans for the TT which would also fit the na, but that will have to wait until I own a twin turbo and can start to construct the other design(secret).

Although I have a ginger peppered goatee, no, all my relatives are basically in Iran.