"Hoorah!" is the cry of the U.S. Marine Corps. Ask any Marine and they'll tell you what it stands for. "Hoorah" definitely has meaning to Jordan Santiago. He was one of the "Few and the Proud" stationed in Iwakuni, Japan for the past 2 years with the Marine Corps. In between missions, he became fascinated with the local street racing scene and that's when the 2NR bug bit him. Once he served his time in the military and came back home, he had a few extra dollars at his disposal and decided to build a 350Z project. With discipline and attention to detail learned from the military, and drawing inspiration from his experiences with the Japanese tuner scene, Jordan created a silver bullet like no other.
The first thing on his list was the exterior. Now, when you start with something that is already ugly, the most you can do is cover it up. But when you start with something that is already sexy like a stock 350Z, there's a good chance you're gonna end up with a supermodel by the time you are done making her over. High on Jordan's priority was doing this car his way and making it as clean as possible without clutter. He believed the stock body lines were already super clean so there was no reason to change it up, he just wanted to enhance it. There's no 200lb fiberglass imitation body kit with 20 non-functional vents here. Using a full Do-Luck body kit, he contacted his boy Sophal at Sophals Kustoms to make everything work together. The Do-Luck front bumper, side skirts, and rear bumper, were sprayed in metallic silver and installed with care, making it look like the car came that way off of the Nissan assembly lines. For high speed stability and also for a bit of the "sweet" factor, a Do-Luck carbon-fiber rear diffuser was also installed.
And just to add a bit of flair on the clean bodywork, a graphical design inspired by Endless brake kit puts the finishing touch on the enhanced sheet metal. The end result is stunning, the perfect mix between form and function-and a bonafide traffic stopper for those nights out cruising down the strip.
For the rest of the story, along with more images, pick up the March 2006 issue of Import Tuner. On newsstands now!