by Thanos Pappas
- A Nissan 350Z owner built a Cyberpunk-inspired sports coupe.
- It features Toyobaru headlights and Porsche-sourced taillights.
- The tuned coupe wears a wide bodykit and rides on air suspension.
The Nissan 350Z was introduced 23 years ago, but its proportions and drivetrain layout allow it to remain a solid donor car for wild conversions. Few, though, take things as far as California-based Moises Mendoza, who has reimagined his Z into something that feels halfway between a concept car and a movie prop,
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Mendoza, known as Zleyuz on Instagram, says his creation draws heavily from the visual style of Cyberpunk 2077 and Blade Runner 2049.
Scroll through his profile and you’ll see this 350Z has gone through at least four major styling phases before landing in its current form.
During the most recent transformation, the sports car received a headlight transplant from the Subaru BRZ / Toyota 86, with custom LED graphics making it look like a Lexus. The front bumper is a combination of the 350Z and the BRZ and is joined by a vented hood.
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The profile carries a wide bodykit imported from Japan, punctuated by additional vents and fins that jut out from the bodywork. The doors, roof, and greenhouse remain unchanged, yet the tail section has been heavily reworked.
The standout feature is a full-width LED light bar sourced from a Porsche 911. The Z also sports a large rear wing, a squared-off diffuser with dual exhaust outlets, and a custom rear deck that gives the impression of a split rear window.
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The modified sports car sits on air suspension and ultra-wide aftermarket wheels wrapped in stretched, low-profile tires.
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Under the hood sits Nissan’s 3.5-liter V6, now paired with a Nitrous system. According to the owner, however, there are plans to replace the Nissan engine with a GM-sourced 6.2-liter V8, a swap that promises to make this already unique build even more interesting to drive.
Now, no one would dare call this creation subtle, but that was the point of its maker in the first place. Whether it appeals to you depends entirely on your view of tuning culture and how far creativity should go when reshaping a car’s character. For those who enjoy boundary-pushing builds, though, this 350Z is a vision fully realized.
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