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Marcus Cooke, does his name ring a bell? Well, Marcus happens to be a very well recognized photographer in today’s scene and although you may have seen his images in many of the popular stance sites throughout the web, you may not recognize his 2005 Infiniti G35 sedan. He’s built a very unique hybrid of VIP and sport style that has gained him great recognition, and we are very fortunate to feature his car on our site. When it comes to G’s in the states, this is very close to as clean as it gets.

In 2007 Marcus graduated and picked up this car as his family was beginning to grow. At first he tells us he was not interested in modding the car. However, that changed surfing through several online forums within a few days after he purchased it. Coincidently his photography lead him to the stance scene;

“I got into the stance/fitment scene about a year ago. I was already riding pretty low on BC Racing coilovers, with flush wheels but once I did a photo shoot of Shane’s HellaFlush and bagged G35 Coupe I noticed a Wrong Fitment Crew decal. Became a WFC member and I was hooked! Decided to run smaller tires, go lower, add camber and do more fender work earlier this year and I couldn’t be happier with the result. Can’t imagine driving a car that isn’t stanced and fitted now.”

The modification list on this car is huge, but there’s something that really sets him apart from the rest. Pop the hood, and it’s immediately in your face. When it comes to the engine bay, there’s not a spot on this G that can be better. He has polished nearly everything from lower/upper plenums, throttle body, covers, and replaced over 100 nuts and bolts with polished one’s. All wire’s have been tucked and hidden from plain view including the use of ARC caps to keep things looking sharp. We’ll vouch to say it’s among the cleanest G engine bays in the states, if not the cleanest.

The controversial styling is a blend of VIP and sport. Marcus combined the elegancy of a 4dr G sedan and added his own flair of style by choosing to stay traditional with a set of 19″ Nismo LMGT4s by Rays Engineering. The stance on this G is nearly perfect and kept subtle, the fitment is flush, some poke, and nicely dialed in camber. The body styling is ideal, a sick combination of molded and shaved parts that keeps the lines unique and smooth.

As amazing Marcus sedan is at the moment, he’s in the process of finalizing his build. Next up is adding some interior goodies and a sound system for his enjoyment. Here at JS we are extremely pleased with the final results this G received and are pretty confident with the direction Marcus has taken his build. We are honored to have Feature Evaluated his G sedan and we hope his car may continue to inspire enthusiast in today’s scene.

“I particularly want to thank RRYDE (aka) caskyline, rookie, martyg35, bigc, RareJDM, AutoExplosion Body and Paint, OH6 G35, SxExCx, SouthBayGSedan, zackt69, ShanesG, dahkyne, damineg35, k67p67, RedSkylineGT, speedraver, ShanesG, OCG35, G35papa, ttrank, Gdup35Sedan, Calvin, heyitzalex and all my friends at g35driver.com and Wrong Fitment Crew. I also have to thank all those who support my photography: Canibeat (I’m one of Cib’s exclusive photographers), Stance:Nation, JustStance, and Fatlace.” Marcus Cooke

Engine
Full wire tuck
Polished Upper Plenum
Polished Lower Plenum
Polished Throttle Body
Polished Timing Cover
Polished Cam Covers
Polished VTC Housings
Polished Motordyne ISO Thermal 5/16th Spacer
Polished Moroso Power Steering Tank
Polished Pulley Bracket
100+ Polished nuts/bolts
ARC Oil Cap
ARC Radiator Cap
ARC Custom Modified V36 Overflow/Coolant Tank
ARC Titanium Hood Panel
ARC Oil Catch Can V2 with RareJDM custom mounting bracket
RRYDE Custom Hidden Grounding Kit
Custom FuRookie Intake with Amsoil filter
NRG Hood Dampers
Chrome Earl’s Fittings
Chrome Coolant Pipe
Pi-Thon A/C Line Caps
Polished A/C lines
Venair Coolant Hoses
Venair Silicone Coupler
JDM Right Side Battery Cover
Painted Color-matched Battery Covers
Painted Valve Covers
HKS Rear Section Exhaust
Nissan 350z HR Y-Pipe
3.5 Final Drive w/vLSD pumpkin
Optima Yellow Top Battery

Exterior
Custom IvoryGT Projector Retrofit headlights w/ LEDs – 2.5″ clear lens installed in turn signal, housings painted silver
KuRookie Front Bumper (Kuruma Z for Sedan)
NisRookie Side Skirts (Modified Nismo Side Skirts)
Nismo Aero Rear Lip (molded into bumper)
03-04 G35 Sedan Bumper/Mudguard Swap
Shaved trunk w/ molded lip spoiler
Color matched painted mirror bases
Color matched Fatlace/Illest plate frame with Silver letters
Custom OEM Emblemless Grill
JDM Clear Corners (w/bump)

Wheels & Tires
19″ Nismo LMGT4s by Rays Engineering
19 x 8.5 +0 – 225/35 Yokohama S-drives
19 x 9.5 +10 – 235/35 Yokohama S-drives
Project Kics Neo Chrome R40 Lugs

Interior
2006 Infiniti G35 Coupe Seats (Stone)
Infiniti M45 Sport Shift Knob
Infiniti Sport Drilled Aluminum Pedals
LEDs (White) – F/R Dome lights, Front door, Glove box, Reverse, License Plate & Trunk

Suspension
Static
Wilwood Factory 6p BBK w/14″ Drilled & Slotted Rotors
Wilwood Factory 4p BBK w/13″ Drilled & Slotted Rotors
RareJDM Rear Strut Tower Bar
NRG Strut Bar w/Polished Bracket
Stillen Sway Bars
BC Racing Coilovers
SPC Rear Camber Kit
In my garage to be installed*
GTSPEC Front Lower Tie Brace
GTSPEC Rear Lower Tie Brace

ICE
In my garage to be installed*
Pioneer Avic D3
JL 500/1
JL 300/4
JL 12W3V3
Custom 4080 Enclosure
Boston Acoustic Components