Originally Posted by ZMan8 (Post 2415955)

Probably. Even though its an expense I was hoping I could avoid for a few more years. I already knew one day the front bumper would need to be repainted. It has too many battle scars and I don't even track :(

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Originally Posted by GaleForce (Post 2415883)

:icon18:

What an image that would make. :rofl2:

Originally Posted by blackcherry20 (Post 2415894)

Yeah really-Stars on Kenchan :icon14:

Originally Posted by LMBmikeZ (Post 2415920)

I am just checking in quick before I head out for a walk with my wife and dogs, temps feel perfect for just about anything outside tonight :tup: nice cool breeze

Originally Posted by ZMan8 (Post 2415946)

Bad news...after sundays cruise my front bumper looks like h3ll. Decision now is attempt to do touch up paint or pay for full repaint...

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Originally Posted by LMBmikeZ (Post 2415920)

I am just checking in quick before I head out for a walk with my wife and dogs, temps feel perfect for just about anything outside tonight :tup: nice cool breeze

Originally Posted by ZMan8 (Post 2415955)

Probably. Even though its an expense I was hoping I could avoid for a few more years. I already knew one day the front bumper would need to be repainted. It has too many battle scars and I don't even track :(

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Originally Posted by b15 (Post 2415996)

Is it that bad? It's the ZR1s fault :driving:

I say repaint the whole bumper. Mines got a ton of battle scars as well. I'm going to wait another year then have the bumper repainted as well.

Originally Posted by LMBmikeZ (Post 2415920)

I am just checking in quick before I head out for a walk with my wife and dogs, temps feel perfect for just about anything outside tonight :tup: nice cool breeze

Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 2415950)

Excellent.

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2415976)

mr.gale, even i dont want to see this. :rofl2:



:bowrofl:



enjoy your walk, LMB! :tup:



:( oh noes... definitely get the whole bumper repainted and clearbra'ed. :tup: did you have to drive through gravel? :confused:

Originally Posted by b15 (Post 2415996)

Is it that bad? It's the ZR1s fault :driving:

I say repaint the whole bumper. Mines got a ton of battle scars as well. I'm going to wait another year then have the bumper repainted as well.

Originally Posted by ZMan8 (Post 2416021)

If I repaint, I will clearbra it so I can stop worrying about it. And no, we went driving on back roads and dust and pebbles were probably picked up by the Z's in front of me.



This year I opted to drive in front of the zr1, but I still got sprayed a lot. I tried to get good distance between me and the guys in front of me, but I would catch up too often ;) :driving:

I'm thinking that repaint might have to be the case. I'll have to really evaluate it over the weekend. Most of them are small but there are pits that touch up paint will just hide better but will not get rid of. Overall I would say I have about 8 chips in the hood, 3 on the roof, 2 on rear fender, and about 40-50 on the bumper :shakes head:

Originally Posted by ZMan8 (Post 2416021)

If I repaint, I will clearbra it so I can stop worrying about it. And no, we went driving on back roads and dust and pebbles were probably picked up by the Z's in front of me.



This year I opted to drive in front of the zr1, but I still got sprayed a lot. I tried to get good distance between me and the guys in front of me, but I would catch up too often ;) :driving:

I'm thinking that repaint might have to be the case. I'll have to really evaluate it over the weekend. Most of them are small but there are pits that touch up paint will just hide better but will not get rid of. Overall I would say I have about 8 chips in the hood, 3 on the roof, 2 on rear fender, and about 40-50 on the bumper :shakes head:

Originally Posted by Isamu (Post 2415973)

That's why I was thinking of doing a matte wrap.. or, if I do a full respray, I am going with an OEM Nissan color... Midnight Purple II

Originally Posted by Isamu (Post 2416202)

Yes it was Zman... it's such a sexy color

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2416070)

wow, quite a bit of damage, mr.zman. sounds painful. :(

Originally Posted by ZMan8 (Post 2415946)

Bad news...after sundays cruise my front bumper looks like h3ll. Decision now is attempt to do touch up paint or pay for full repaint...

Originally Posted by ZMan8 (Post 2415955)

Probably. Even though its an expense I was hoping I could avoid for a few more years. I already knew one day the front bumper would need to be repainted. It has too many battle scars and I don't even track :(

Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 2415948)

Full repaint is the way to go.

Originally Posted by Isamu (Post 2415973)

That's why I was thinking of doing a matte wrap.. or, if I do a full respray, I am going with an OEM Nissan color... Midnight Purple II

Originally Posted by ZMan8 (Post 2416228)

It's painful because of the time and effort invested in keeping it as clean and imperfection free as possible.

Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 2416308)

Good morning from Maple Grove, MN!!!

Originally Posted by DEpointfive0 (Post 2416309)

Sounds pretty shitty to be honest... Lol

But good morning to you too sir! :tiphat:

Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 2416311)

It is not that bad -- Maple Grove is an upper middle class suburb of Minneapolis and it is close to Anoka where I go to work when I am here. There are many decent restaurants as well.

Have a good day, my friend.

Originally Posted by DEpointfive0 (Post 2416314)

Lol, defending it to the death! (I'm biased to CA, and I wish you spent more time at home, that is all)

Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 2416308)

Good morning from Maple Grove, MN!!!

Originally Posted by DEpointfive0 (Post 2416309)

Sounds pretty shitty to be honest... Lol

But good morning to you too sir! :tiphat:

Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 2416317)

:tiphat:

I am just saying, it could be worse... :icon17:

Originally Posted by gurneyeagle (Post 2416341)

Good Morning All! :hello:



It could be much worse! I could probably rattle off the names of at least ten towns just between Houston and New Orleans along I-10 to avoid at all costs. Then there are the scenic towns of Gary, IN and Detroit.

Enough city bashing.

Have a safe trip mr. onzedge and a great day all! :tiphat:

Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 2416308)

Good morning from Maple Grove, MN!!!

Originally Posted by GaleForce (Post 2416375)

Took the Z to work last night :tup: On the way home I did some troubleshooting. I have a ticking noise coming from behind the instrument cluster area only when I get in boost. I had a feeling it was the solenoid from my boost controller because I have it mounted to the metal surrounding the brake booster, this is in line with the area the noise is coming from. Anyhow, an easy test was to turn the boost controller off, thus bypassing the solenoid, good news, no noise. So... I have three options, 1. Live with the ticking noise when I use the boost controller, 2. Move the solenoid, or 3. Isolate the solenoid from the metal in the existing location.

In other news I ran over a piece of tire debris on the highway. I had to straddle it to minimize potential damage. Good news is the body work is a-ok, bad news is it hit something under the car. I'll need to get under the car to investigate but I believe everything will be ok. The car sounds and drives the same otherwise :tup:

Originally Posted by GaleForce (Post 2416359)

Good morning :hello:

Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 2416403)

:tiphat:

Originally Posted by GaleForce (Post 2416375)

Took the Z to work last night :tup: On the way home I did some troubleshooting. I have a ticking noise coming from behind the instrument cluster area only when I get in boost. I had a feeling it was the solenoid from my boost controller because I have it mounted to the metal surrounding the brake booster, this is in line with the area the noise is coming from. Anyhow, an easy test was to turn the boost controller off, thus bypassing the solenoid, good news, no noise. So... I have three options, 1. Live with the ticking noise when I use the boost controller, 2. Move the solenoid, or 3. Isolate the solenoid from the metal in the existing locativon.

In other news I ran over a piece of tire debris on the highway. I had to straddle it to minimize potential damage. Good news is the body work is a-ok, bad news is it hit something under the car. I'll need to get under the car to investigate but I believe everything will be ok. The car sounds and drives the same otherwise :tup:

Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 2416430)

Hi everybody :hello:

Originally Posted by GaleForce (Post 2416443)

Now some cool news.

I stumbled upon a video from this years Comic Con of my best friend since grade 1 facing off against his boss Matt Groening in a drawing contest.

The name on the video is wrong but you can hear Phil Lamarr say his proper name at the start of the video, Edmond Fong. He is an animator on The Simpsons, Futurama, Family Guy, to name a few. He also directed a few episodes of Futurama.

I'm proud of his accomplishments. He is extremely talented and has worked very hard to get where he is today.



Edmund Fong - IMDb

Originally Posted by Isamu (Post 2416402)

I hate running over tire debris and good trouble shooting!

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2416420)

Nice troubleshooting, mr.gale. the beauty of installing ur self. :tup::tup:

hope ur undershroud is ok...

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 2416422)

GoodAM, everyone! :hello:

Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 2416430)

Hi everybody :hello:

Originally Posted by carlitos_370z (Post 2416449)

:hello: everyone!!!!

Originally Posted by GaleForce (Post 2416375)

Took the Z to work last night :tup: On the way home I did some troubleshooting. I have a ticking noise coming from behind the instrument cluster area only when I get in boost. I had a feeling it was the solenoid from my boost controller because I have it mounted to the metal surrounding the brake booster, this is in line with the area the noise is coming from. Anyhow, an easy test was to turn the boost controller off, thus bypassing the solenoid, good news, no noise. So... I have three options, 1. Live with the ticking noise when I use the boost controller, 2. Move the solenoid, or 3. Isolate the solenoid from the metal in the existing location.

In other news I ran over a piece of tire debris on the highway. I had to straddle it to minimize potential damage. Good news is the body work is a-ok, bad news is it hit something under the car. I'll need to get under the car to investigate but I believe everything will be ok. The car sounds and drives the same otherwise :tup:

Originally Posted by DEpointfive0 (Post 2416445)

Must have sketch of Futurama and autograph

I Love Futurama