Sibling rivarly

Ahhh, the glory of project cars. Free parts from eager vendors, huge HP every time, chassis with more development than a photograpy lab, each well-chosen modification covered in just the right amount of copy with just the right pics. You build the beast that the manufacturer forgot to, products get priceless advertising, and you, the gentle reader, follow along with baited breath, maybe agreeing or disagreeing, but always learning, and always entertained.

The reality, though, is much different. For Project SE-R it is anyway. Our sexy, fancy-pants 350Z is sporting $2500 wheels from one of the top wheel manufacturers in the world, has been on more tracks than a caboose, and always gets picked first at recess. The Blue Book value on our SE-R is about what an exhaust and install would run on a G35, so we know our place in the pecking order. We know where we're not wanted (*cough*, SEMA), but laugh it up now. Pay no attention to that $900 black coupe switching over cams. Keep your eyes on the Z.