Aguilar has worked to uplift and empower members of his community long before Kang met him. “I try and help as best as I can,” he said, “but now having [Kang] on my side, it’s just a whole different experience. [Now] there are a lot of people from everywhere watching what we’re doing. It’s been great, I feel like I’m in a place I’ve never been before.”
The DocZ is a beautiful build, there’s no doubt about it. But the most important thing it represents is Aguilar and his community that came together to make it happen. People Kang (and likely the mainstream automotive scene) never knew existed.
“Because we are not white, we don’t really shine like we should,” Aguilar said. “And we were all collaborating, we were all working on this car—that was amazing because we’ve made one big family together.”
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When Kang looks at the DocZ, he doesn’t see just another show car that won some award once. Its message, twofold, is far more triumphant than that. First: “The [DocZ] is a symbol of everything in my community that is positive,” he explained. “Every single item on this car has been touched by a friend.” And second: It’s hopefully the roadmap to future Z builds more within reach to more enthusiasts.
Aguilar himself was in charge of all of the DocZ’s disassembling, assembling, engine tuning, drivetrain, and suspension. The suspension was a particular point of pride. The car originally came with a good system, of course, but he said he knew how to improve it.