Sideshow Final Boss Q50 build

What's up yall. Long time forum nerd here. I've got a deep background with S-chassis and switched over to VQ cars about 5 years ago. While I was working at a VQ specialty shop, I got pretty familiar with Q50s and noticed that they share a lot of the same suspension components as 370Zs and G37s. I love sedans and thought it'd be cool to build a Q50 drift car. So I bought a bare bones shell and started stock piling parts in 2019.

I wanted to do the build on a budget, so I picked up a VQ37 from a 370Z that rolled over and had broken oil pans for $500, and got a 6 speed transmission that grinded 5th gear for $100. I picked up some ISR long tube headers and started throwing my parts together.

These cars never came manual (except for the 2.2l diesel version in Europe) but the firewall was the exact same as the G37, including the cutout in the mat for the clutch master cylinder

Although I was trying to stick to a budget, at the time the only angle kits available for the V37 chassis (same angle kits as 370Z and G37) were wisefab, FDF megamantis, and the full PBM kit. So I picked up an FDF megamantis kit, and the whole build kind of snowballed from there. I got a deal on some 370Z BC coilovers and swapped the rear top hats to work on the Q50. I also used a 350Z rear subframe which bolted into place. I chose a 350Z subframe so I could have more final drive choices, and a better selection of adjustable control arms. Again, at the time I built it, the selection for rear Q50 control arms was pretty awful. I think Megan was the only company making anything. And stock Q50 final drive choices were either 2.9 or 3.1 which wouldn't work so great.

I eventually finished the build in early 2020, about 2 years after the idea first came into my head.

Aaaaaand I quickly started destroying the car. Although I've been drifting since 2010, this was my first car with anything more than extended tie rods for angle, and holy shit did it feel like cheating.