DDM Project 370Z

theDreamer · 10-16-2009, 01:42 PM

Yep, it sucks, but hopefully well worth the wait.
Plus it gives me time to think about other things and if I choose to add another part at the time it can all get done at once.

M.Bonanni · 10-16-2009, 02:56 PM

Yeah its a bummer, but the company that will be mass producing the tips for Berk is the one with the delay so its out of Berk's hands.

Smallywood · 10-17-2009, 08:15 AM

I think the 350 looks great...

M.Bonanni · 10-21-2009, 10:17 AM

EVO-R CF center bumper cover ordered

. Will order the side blades and rear diffuser cover as well if they can be done by SEMA.

Car has been at the body shop getting the holes left from the stock spoiler welded shut and painted but I will pick the car back up today and its back to installing all of those other mods!

M.Bonanni · 10-22-2009, 09:25 PM

Picked the car up from the body shop this morning and it looks perfect. Was busy all today putting our Project R56 Mini Cooper S back together but now that its done for the time being, tomorrow shifts focus back to the 370Z. BRIDE seats and NRG steering wheel/hub/quick release are on the schedule for tomorrow!

Red370 · 10-22-2009, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by DDMotorsports

Picked the car up from the body shop this morning and it looks perfect. Was busy all today putting our Project R56 Mini Cooper S back together but now that its done for the time being, tomorrow shifts focus back to the 370Z. BRIDE seats and NRG steering wheel/hub/quick release are on the schedule for tomorrow!

gave me wood.

CrownR426 · 10-23-2009, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by DDMotorsports

Picked the car up from the body shop this morning and it looks perfect. Was busy all today putting our Project R56 Mini Cooper S back together but now that its done for the time being, tomorrow shifts focus back to the 370Z. BRIDE seats and NRG steering wheel/hub/quick release are on the schedule for tomorrow!

Will be waiting

!

M.Bonanni · 10-23-2009, 05:30 PM

Incredibly frustrated right now. I have been dealing with the bolt from hell on the steering wheel. Would be too hard to explain without showing it, but basically one of the bolts holding in the airbag, which needs to be remove was not removeable by torx bit. Basically it escalated to the point where I needed to drill into the bolt and use a screw extractor. Then the screw extractor broke off in the bolt from hell. Now I have to go buy the hardest drill bit I can find to drill through the broken extractor piece and try again. After literally 6 hours of messing with the one bolt I gave up for the day. So the passenger BRIDE seat is in but thats it.

CrownR426 · 10-23-2009, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DDMotorsports

Incredibly frustrated right now. I have been dealing with the bolt from hell on the steering wheel. Would be too hard to explain without showing it, but basically one of the bolts holding in the airbag, which needs to be remove was not removeable by torx bit. Basically it escalated to the point where I needed to drill into the bolt and use a screw extractor. Then the screw extractor broke off in the bolt from hell. Now I have to go buy the hardest drill bit I can find to drill through the broken extractor piece and try again. After literally 6 hours of messing with the one bolt I gave up for the day. So the passenger BRIDE seat is in but thats it.

It's okay if it makes you feel better, I might have to get surgery on my shoulder... There goes my future...

M.Bonanni · 10-23-2009, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by CrownR426

It's okay if it makes you feel better, I might have to get surgery on my shoulder... There goes my future...

That definitely does not make me feel better. A nice steak dinner would make me feel better. Finding a $100 bill in my pocket would make me feel batter. Hearing that The Hills has been cancelled would make me feel much better, but you sir, just dampened my mood even more because shoulder issues are gnarly and I feel bad for you if you are going through them.

ChrisSlicks · 10-24-2009, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by DDMotorsports

Incredibly frustrated right now. I have been dealing with the bolt from hell on the steering wheel. Would be too hard to explain without showing it, but basically one of the bolts holding in the airbag, which needs to be remove was not removeable by torx bit. Basically it escalated to the point where I needed to drill into the bolt and use a screw extractor. Then the screw extractor broke off in the bolt from hell. Now I have to go buy the hardest drill bit I can find to drill through the broken extractor piece and try again. After literally 6 hours of messing with the one bolt I gave up for the day. So the passenger BRIDE seat is in but thats it.

I hate it when simple jobs like this become hellish tasks. I will drink to your success today.

M.Bonanni · 10-24-2009, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

I hate it when simple jobs like this become hellish tasks. I will drink to your success today.

Why thank you sir. Going to get a diamond carbide drill bit today to drill through the screw extractor that broke off inside the screw it was supposed to extract lol.

M.Bonanni · 10-26-2009, 02:22 PM

BRIDE Zeta III seats and NRG Innovations steering wheel hub/gen 2.5 quick release/deep dish steering wheel are in!

The seats fit perfectly and install was a snap! Due to time constraints I didn't transfer over the passenger seat weight sensor from the stock seat but plan on doing so after SEMA sometime

The steering wheel should have been an easy install but a screwed up bolt on the stock wheel made it a pain in the ***. That, and somehow I lost the horn button that came with the wheel

. Once I got the stock airbag/wheel off the car the install was a snap, except I do have one complaint that I will be discussing with NRG so they can fix this in the future. With their hub, you are not able to re-install the factory steering position sensor. This doesn't affect any of the driveability of the car but it does cause the VDC and Slip lights to come on the dash. I didn't think to try driving with the VDC on yet, which I should probably do, but I never drive with VDC on anyway. The fix is simple and hopefully they will make the change. Because the deep dish wheel/hub/quick release combo puts the steering wheel much closer to the driver it lets me get my optimal driving position. I was a bit worried that it would come out too far, but it is perfect!

theDreamer · 10-26-2009, 02:24 PM

Any thoughts on headroom?

M.Bonanni · 10-26-2009, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

Any thoughts on headroom?

The seats sit a bit lower than stock so headroom is better. It doesn't sit a whole lot lower than stock so some might think its the same, but when I was sitting in the stock driver's seat next to the BRIDE passenger seat, both installed in the car, it was definitely noticeable that the BRIDE seat sat lower. Probably 1-2". I do have my seats installed on the lowest setting by the way. There are two more height settings above where mine are.

10-16-2009, 01:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4212	Yep, it sucks, but hopefully well worth the wait. Plus it gives me time to think about other things and if I choose to add another part at the time it can all get done at once. __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

10-16-2009, 02:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
M.Bonanni The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,575 Drives: Fast Rep Power: 1322	Yeah its a bummer, but the company that will be mass producing the tips for Berk is the one with the delay so its out of Berk's hands. __________________ MikeBonanni.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MikeBonanni Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MBonanni36 Function > Form

10-17-2009, 08:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
Smallywood Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 501 Drives: 12 GT-R BlackEdition Rep Power: 18	I think the 350 looks great... __________________

10-21-2009, 10:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
M.Bonanni The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,575 Drives: Fast Rep Power: 1322	EVO-R CF center bumper cover ordered . Will order the side blades and rear diffuser cover as well if they can be done by SEMA. Car has been at the body shop getting the holes left from the stock spoiler welded shut and painted but I will pick the car back up today and its back to installing all of those other mods! __________________ MikeBonanni.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MikeBonanni Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MBonanni36 Function > Form

10-22-2009, 09:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
M.Bonanni The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,575 Drives: Fast Rep Power: 1322	Picked the car up from the body shop this morning and it looks perfect. Was busy all today putting our Project R56 Mini Cooper S back together but now that its done for the time being, tomorrow shifts focus back to the 370Z. BRIDE seats and NRG steering wheel/hub/quick release are on the schedule for tomorrow! __________________ MikeBonanni.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MikeBonanni Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MBonanni36 Function > Form

10-23-2009, 05:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
M.Bonanni The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,575 Drives: Fast Rep Power: 1322	Incredibly frustrated right now. I have been dealing with the bolt from hell on the steering wheel. Would be too hard to explain without showing it, but basically one of the bolts holding in the airbag, which needs to be remove was not removeable by torx bit. Basically it escalated to the point where I needed to drill into the bolt and use a screw extractor. Then the screw extractor broke off in the bolt from hell. Now I have to go buy the hardest drill bit I can find to drill through the broken extractor piece and try again. After literally 6 hours of messing with the one bolt I gave up for the day. So the passenger BRIDE seat is in but thats it. __________________ MikeBonanni.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MikeBonanni Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MBonanni36 Function > Form

10-26-2009, 02:22 PM	#13 (permalink)
M.Bonanni The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,575 Drives: Fast Rep Power: 1322	BRIDE Zeta III seats and NRG Innovations steering wheel hub/gen 2.5 quick release/deep dish steering wheel are in! The seats fit perfectly and install was a snap! Due to time constraints I didn't transfer over the passenger seat weight sensor from the stock seat but plan on doing so after SEMA sometime The steering wheel should have been an easy install but a screwed up bolt on the stock wheel made it a pain in the *. That, and somehow I lost the horn button that came with the wheel . Once I got the stock airbag/wheel off the car the install was a snap, except I do have one complaint that I will be discussing with NRG so they can fix this in the future. With their hub, you are not able to re-install the factory steering position sensor. This doesn't affect any of the driveability of the car but it does cause the VDC and Slip lights to come on the dash. I didn't think to try driving with the VDC on yet, which I should probably do, but I never drive with VDC on anyway. The fix is simple and hopefully they will make the change. Because the deep dish wheel/hub/quick release combo puts the steering wheel much closer to the driver it lets me get my optimal driving position. I was a bit worried that it would come out too far, but it is perfect! __________________ MikeBonanni.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MikeBonanni Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MBonanni36 Function > Form**

10-26-2009, 02:24 PM	#14 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4212	Any thoughts on headroom? __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram