When you add 10 years to 2004 you get 2014. While this ’04 Infiniti G35 isn’t 10 years old yet, it has been 10 years in the making. A vehicle of this caliber takes not only time but also style, and to develop a relevant sense of style takes time. It is evident by the product that this build took its fair share of both.
Kris Yu, of San Francisco, began his journey with cars a decade ago at 18 with an ’01 Honda Accord. Kris found himself quickly dissatisfied with his first vehicle purchase. “The car was slow and handled like a boat so I started looking for ways to make it faster and handle better,” he says. “I’ve been hooked ever since.” It was this newfound addiction that led Kris to go through a laundry list of cars of all makes and models from an ’00 turbo’d Integra, swapped ’93 Civic hatchback, ’92 Miata, and ’05 Scion TC to an ’01 BMW 5-Series and an ’87 3-Series. Let’s not forget the ’02 Yamaha R6 motorcycle. He even had a ’96 Nissan Quest! Why? Who knows?
Cars came and went, as did time—the years maturing Kris’ style and taste. It was in 2005 that he decided to purchase a G35 sedan. Working at a bank at the time, a classy four-door vehicle was necessary in case clients needed to be given a ride. While he had been driving around in a BMW 5-Series, he became bored and picked up the Infiniti “to play with and use as a daily driver. I just wanted a luxury car that was still fun to drive.” Not surprisingly, Kris found himself discontent yet again. “I got bored because it was an automatic, but I liked the actual car so I picked up a coupe to go along with the sedan as a weekend car,” he says. Must be nice, right?
Choosing a Diamond Graphite coupe, Kris immediately began modifying the car, putting it through stages and going through what most of us would be more than content to stick with. In the first stage, he purchased essentially every suspension option and bolt-on available for the chassis: Nismo aero, Volk wheels, Rotora big brake kit, pair of Sparco seats, and had a color change done with custom paint. Sounds good, right? It probably was, but he gets tired of things rather quickly. It was only a matter of time before the car was redone. The next stage of the build involved more forethought, with Kris’ sense of style and taste shining through. A subtle and classy custom green hue was chosen to slather the full APR widebody and Mastergrade trunk that was chosen to accent and complement the OEM body lines of the chassis. The newfound dimensions required an appropriate set of wheels to sit properly in the new arches. Wanting to customize every aspect of the new rollers, Kris turned to DPE and purchased a set of their S20 wheels in a massive 20x11 for the front and 20x13 for the rear with brushed silver spokes and chromed inner barrels. Yes, you read that correctly, he had the inner barrels done in chrome. Why have the inner barrels chromed? For two reasons: One, to make the baller Project Mu SCR-Pro six-pot front, four-pot rear brakes stand out even more. And two, because he could. To provide the necessary driving and parking stance, Kris chose Universal Air Suspension to tie the new body and wheels together and provide adjustability at the flick of a switch. With the gamut of aesthetics addressed, Kris turned to the powerplant of his vehicle. A Vortech V-2 supercharger was installed, complemented by a Spearco FMIC, Kinetix SSV intake manifold, DC Sports headers, Crawford high-flow cat, and an HKS Hi-Power dual titanium exhaust system. Tuned by FFtec in Hayward, CA, the car put down a solid 417 whp and 369 lb-ft of torque, making it sound like a “Dyson on steroids.” Looks, class, and power—Kris addressed every aspect of this build, so it is no surprise that he has taken home multiple First Place awards at various events.
By Big Mike
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