Owner: Paul Garcia
Location: Lancaster, CA, USA
Vehicle: 2014 Nissan GTR
Horsepower: 648 hp
Car Club Affiliation: R-Rydes
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paul.garcia.5099
Instagram: @Airforcegtr

Photography Credit: Ryan Aberg (hyprpwr Phtgrphy)

STORY
After seven years in the US Air Force flying all over the world and on countless deployments, I managed to save enough to put down an exponential amount on a 2010 GTR. I started to build the car a bit at a time and I even managed to get it in SEMA in 2011 & 2012. I continued working on the car with help from my teammates of R-Rydes with simple bolt-ons and some body mods. In the summer of 2013 I was asked by one of my sponsors Toyo Tires if I would be interested in debuting a new Wide Body kit with them in their booth at SEMA from a company called Liberty Walk. I graciously accepted the offer. There were a few delays with the kit being produced, and I was told LB Owner Wataru Kato would be bringing his own car to the show instead. I still wanted to do the kit even though it would not be my car debuting it. I wanted to start fresh, so a month prior to SEMA 2013 I traded my 2010 for a new 2014 at Fontana Nissan. I made my way to SEMA under a different booth and that's where I met with Kato, who told me he’d make sure I was the first US-based GTR with the kit. I finally received the kit in March and my shop of choice was Auto Explosion in Gardena, California. I chose them based on their attention to detail, and could not be happier with the results. I wanted a true JDM theme for the build, so I went with SSR Wheels, GReddy and Jun Components for the engine bay and performance pieces and Bride seats, and Top Secret Floor Mats to name a few. As time has progressed the build continues to intensify and I’m very happy with the direction it has taken. It has been quite the undertaking but the car would not be able to be where it is today without the help of my friends, Teammates, and sponsors who have helped me along the way!

ENGINE
SP Engineering 650 plus Kit
GReddy (RX Intake Manifold Plenum with injector Boss- Polished, RX Intake Manifold SPL Piping Kit, Long Tube SPL 80MM Suction kit Intake System, Type 29 R-Spec Intercooler Kit – Polished, Aluminum Piping Kit, Type FV Blow off Valves, Aluminum Washer Tank, Oil Cap)
Top Secret Oil Catch Tank
Jun Radiator Reservoir tank with Jun Cap
Koyo Radiator with Koyo Cap
HKS Spark Plugs Range 9
ASNU 1,100 cc Injectors
Walbro 270LPH Fuel Pump System
COBB AccessPORT V3 006 with Transmission Control Module/ Custom Painted Pearl White
SPE Custom Computer Calibration Dyno tune
Earls Hoses, Lines & Fittings
Replaced engine bay hardware with Stainless Steel and polished bolts
Carbon Fiber (Strut Bar Cleared, Hood Dampeners)

EXHAUST
GReddy Racing Titanium 94mm Exhaust
GReddy Circuit Spec Downpipes, Titanium Midpipe

DRIVETRAIN
OEM

WHEELS / TIRES / BRAKES
SSR Executor CV03 gunmetal metallic wheels – 20x11 (f), 20x12 (r)
Toyo Proxes R888 tires – 285/35 R20 (f), 315/30 R20 (r)
Hawk Performance Ceramic Brake Pads (f/r)
Stoptech Stainless Steel Brake lines

CHASSIS / SUSPENSION
Airrex Air Suspension System
Whiteline (33 mm Front sway bar 2 point adjustable, 20 mm Rear Sway Bar 3-point adjustable, Anti Lift/Caster correction kit –Front control arms lower inner rear bushings, Camber Correction kit – Front control arm upper inner bushing, Front Sway Bar Link Assembly, Rear Sway Bar Link Assembly)

EXTERIOR
Liberty Walk Widebody GTR (1st in USA; 1ST DBA GTR in the world with the Liberty Walk kit)
Replaced all the stock liberty walk hardware with stainless steel bolts
3 Stage Pearl White paint with 3 stage Nebula Opal Black Paint accents, completed at Auto Explosion Auto Body
Custom fender liners
Dry Carbon GT3 hood
Clearcoat Dry Carbon Fiber Rear Diffuser
Custom by Flyryde (Dual Projector headlights retrofitted with LEDs and Iron Man Angel Eyes and painted housings black, Rear Taillights replaced with LEDs and black housings, side markers with LED retrofit)
Tommy Kaira GTR LED Front Badge

INTERIOR
Bride (Cuga & Vorga Carbon Fiber backed Racing Seats)
Seibon Carbon (Carbon Fiber Rear Seat Delete,
Sparco Custom Painted Pearl White Harness Bar
TAKATA MPH Series Harnesses with TAKATA Pads
DCT Motorsports Custom Dry Carbon Steering wheel wrapped in Leather with white stitching
Autotecknic Custom Painted Pearl White Paddle Shifters
Alcantara Roof with white stitching, Nissan GTR Black Edition Visors reupholstered in Alcantara with white Stitching, Nissan GTR Black edition Map light/Sunglass holder
Top Secret Floormats

AUDIO / MULTIMEDIA
Currently being built

COMPETITION EVENTS / CLASSES
Autocon LA
Import Faceoff Las Vegas
Spocom NorCal
Extreme AutoFest Anaheim
HIN NorCal
Spocom Anaheim
Extreme AutoFest San Diego
Wekfest San Jose
Nisei Showoff

COMPETITION RESULTS
Best of Show (2)
Best Nissan (3)
Best JDM (2)
Best Performance Build
2nd place Best Nissan

FAVORITE MODIFICATION
I would have to say the Liberty Walk Kit - I love  the look of it and how it makes the GTR even more aggressive than it already is.

SPONSORS
Fontana Nissan/ Nissan Race Shop
Auto Explosion Autobody
SSR Wheels
Toyo Tires
GReddy Performance Products
AirRex
ASNU Injectors
Koyo Radiators
Flyryde Lighting
Mothers Polish

SHOPS
Chris Heimburg / Fontana Nissan
Randy Riggs / R-Rydes
Damian Pimental/ Auto Explosion Auto Body
SP Engineering
Lance Doss / Newport Auto Sound