Unfortunately the Z Car Garage twin-turbo G35 was hit while at a dead stop on US 101 last Tuesday night. Please do not talk (or text) and drive. The damage to the bumper is obvious but what is underneath is far worse. As you can see from the photos the main bumper crash structure is completely destroyed along with the bumper support. The car was hit hard enough that the exhaust was pushed forward and a few of the brackets were broken. Now we have an exhaust leak and we are hoping that the turbos and manifolds are not damaged.
Don’t worry though, this is somewhat good news!! We have been wanting to get rid of the tiny 2.25″ Injen system for a long time now and we finally have a reason (and someone else to pay for it!) Now the plan is to make our own custom system out of 3″ stainless steel. As far as downpipes are concerned, we were going to use the 3.5″ APS units but there is a chance that we will be making something of our own design here too!!
No decision has been made yet on what rear bumper we are going to run yet (stock or aftermarket) so if you have any suggestions leave a comment and I will look into it. Hopefully this will be a blessing in disguise and the car will be returned to it’s previous glory as soon as possible. I’ll put up another post when repairs/mods begin!!
