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I said I'd talk about Zdayz 2018. I had mentioned in passing to my wife that Zdayz looked like a lot of fun. It also just so happened to coincide
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06-07-2018, 12:19 PM
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A True Z Fanatic
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Location: Media, PA
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Drives: 14 Nissan 370z MR M6
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I said I'd talk about Zdayz 2018. I had mentioned in passing to my wife that Zdayz looked like a lot of fun. It also just so happened to coincide with our 1 year anniversary weekend. She startled me by being hugely in favor of the trip! So we planned our trip, leaving Thursday evening, and returning Sunday.
What a trip! We left around 4 pm from just outside Philadelphia, PA. By the time we hit Virginia, we were experiencing pretty constant rain, and it became painfully apparent that my rear tires were not holding the way they should (uneven wear caused by an alignment issue, as I discovered later). For the first time in its entire existence, my traction control actually came in useful, when at one point my entire back end broke free and almost snapped me out of my lane. (The good news - our near death experience was a good way of convincing my wife that I needed Pilot 4S tires. Thanks to Rusty for the advice!) We stayed in an AirBnB in Roanoke, Virgina, and continued the trek the following day, arriving at Fontana Village late afternoon. For the first time, the Z was starting to look fairly common...
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06-07-2018, 12:26 PM
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A True Z Fanatic
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Once we registered and entered a few raffles, we went looking for food. From stalking everyone on the forum, I recognized Madwi and EastWest hanging out on the deck. I wandered over, introduced myself, and they welcomed us warmly!
We spent the evening hanging out with JC Hammond, Zoren, JarBlue, Rusty and Mrs Rusty, DePointFive0, Madwi, and EastWest. Best group ever. Incredibly nice people!
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2014 370z Touring Sport Magma Red MT // BP Single Turbo 6467 // 63mm TB's // Z1 Ported Upper Mani // RJM Pedal // Zspeed Stage 3 Clutch // 526 WHP, 451 WTQ 2006 350z (Sold) // 1990 300zx (Sold) // 1985 300zx 2+2 (Sold) |
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06-07-2018, 12:29 PM
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A True Z Fanatic
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Media, PA
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Rep Power: 2684371 |
My plan for Saturday morning was to join up with the guys on an early dragon run. However, we awoke to light rain, and after my experience on Thursday with hydroplaning, I decided that wasn't smart. So instead, we hung out drinking coffee, and headed down into Robbinsville to pick up some supplies. Literally every road in this area was fun to drive. We spotted a couple Datsun's on the way back, but didn't get pictures.
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2014 370z Touring Sport Magma Red MT // BP Single Turbo 6467 // 63mm TB's // Z1 Ported Upper Mani // RJM Pedal // Zspeed Stage 3 Clutch // 526 WHP, 451 WTQ 2006 350z (Sold) // 1990 300zx (Sold) // 1985 300zx 2+2 (Sold) |
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06-07-2018, 12:31 PM
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A True Z Fanatic
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We made our way back in time for the start of the car show and parked beside the field. Walked up to the vendor area, and spent some time talking with Hotrodz about his incredible car. Met the guys from Fast Intentions. Great group of people!
We stopped by the Soho table too, talking a bit with them about their single turbo kit. Turns out, they can custom fab something for the G37x sedan to get around the transfer case... intriguing!
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2014 370z Touring Sport Magma Red MT // BP Single Turbo 6467 // 63mm TB's // Z1 Ported Upper Mani // RJM Pedal // Zspeed Stage 3 Clutch // 526 WHP, 451 WTQ 2006 350z (Sold) // 1990 300zx (Sold) // 1985 300zx 2+2 (Sold) |
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06-07-2018, 12:34 PM
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A True Z Fanatic
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Our quest at that point was to locate Madwi's car. I wanted to see that bad boy in person! So we made our way up the hill towards the main lodge, and happened to bump into the whole group. Rusty and Zoren showed off their rides. Rusty's custom fabrication is just as impressive in person as it is in his thread.
Madwi's car is similarly excellent, with a lot of attention to detail, especially in the carbon fiber add-ons. I was so impressed I forgot to take a picture  I did manage to find JC Hammond in the wild, as well as Spooler, before we headed back down to the car show.
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2014 370z Touring Sport Magma Red MT // BP Single Turbo 6467 // 63mm TB's // Z1 Ported Upper Mani // RJM Pedal // Zspeed Stage 3 Clutch // 526 WHP, 451 WTQ 2006 350z (Sold) // 1990 300zx (Sold) // 1985 300zx 2+2 (Sold) |
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06-07-2018, 12:36 PM
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A True Z Fanatic
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These cars are stock, right?
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2014 370z Touring Sport Magma Red MT // BP Single Turbo 6467 // 63mm TB's // Z1 Ported Upper Mani // RJM Pedal // Zspeed Stage 3 Clutch // 526 WHP, 451 WTQ 2006 350z (Sold) // 1990 300zx (Sold) // 1985 300zx 2+2 (Sold) |
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06-07-2018, 12:37 PM
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A True Z Fanatic
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Location: Media, PA
Posts: 4,079
Drives: 14 Nissan 370z MR M6
Rep Power: 2684371 |
More car pr0n. The custom water bottle setup in pic 5 is interesting.
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2014 370z Touring Sport Magma Red MT // BP Single Turbo 6467 // 63mm TB's // Z1 Ported Upper Mani // RJM Pedal // Zspeed Stage 3 Clutch // 526 WHP, 451 WTQ 2006 350z (Sold) // 1990 300zx (Sold) // 1985 300zx 2+2 (Sold) |
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