Dallaz 370

Dallaz · 11-25-2011, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ZForce

Nice black out on the side blinkers. When are going to black out the eyes? Like your friend fousnismo (not sure if I got that screen name right) but the guy you mentioned earlier with the shorty tips. His looks good. I may be temped to start blacking out stuff...but one thing at a time...first is the overlay black roof. That's if the The Bat ever sends me a sample of his material. Did you mention if your shop that did your overlay would sell the material alone?

Thanks. I'm not sure when I'll do the headlights, I really haven't even driven it but a time or 2 in the past month because I'm being lazy on ordering the stuff for a self oil change.

His username is FlushNismo, and I agree, his Z looks great!

I'm not sure if the shop I got it done at would sell the vinyl or not, but it's SkinzWraps in Dallas if you wanted to call and check.

ZForce · 11-25-2011, 10:36 PM

^Cool, thanks for the contact info. Yeh, I am looking at some ramps that onzedge purchased locally for about $40 then a hill billy mod with some 2x4's. Suppose I should look into a better jack (low boy type) and something that will not damage the underside. What are you looking at?

Dallaz · 11-25-2011, 11:10 PM

I was looking at ramps, but even with that 2 by 4 mod on those short ramps I'm sure mine would scrape, and the alternative is longer ramps with less of an angle but they are more expensive.

ZForce · 11-26-2011, 12:09 AM

Oh...forgot you are lowered and have a lip. The price for a good stance.

Dallaz · 11-26-2011, 12:38 AM

Haha thanks. Actually I'm not lowered yet but the wheels are fairly flush as is, I still plan on coils though.

Flushnismo · 11-26-2011, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Dallaz

I was looking at ramps, but even with that 2 by 4 mod on those short ramps I'm sure mine would scrape, and the alternative is longer ramps with less of an angle but they are more expensive.

Yeah unless the ramps are 37 feet long I will scrape lol. stacked 2x4s FTW.

Dallaz · 11-26-2011, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Flushnismo

Yeah unless the ramps are 37 feet long I will scrape lol. stacked 2x4s FTW.

Wait wait wait, hold up! So your saying that the 2 by 4 thing works at your height. Maybe I just don't understand exactly how to set it up. If you or anyone else has a photo please share!

Flushnismo · 11-26-2011, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Dallaz

Wait wait wait, hold up! So your saying that the 2 by 4 thing works at your height. Maybe I just don't understand exactly how to set it up. If you or anyone else has a photo please share!

Okay what I do is stack like 1 foot 2x4s one after another progressively getting taller. once I'm on 3 I'm able to get my jack under the side of the car. I don't use ramps.. but It's very easy to buy some cheap ones and slide them under the wheels just to be safe after you lift each side.

Dallaz · 11-27-2011, 07:20 PM

Photo Shoot Update

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somatic · 11-28-2011, 11:03 AM

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Photo Shoot Update

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Who is the white one

happytheman · 11-28-2011, 12:33 PM

/\ If I'm not mistaken it's sojirovskensi

Dallaz · 11-28-2011, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by happytheman

/\ If I'm not mistaken it's sojirovskensi

Correct

birdseed404 · 12-05-2011, 04:07 PM

I was looking through the forum's and stumbled upon your journal and I must say your Z looks amazing! Hopefully I'll see you on the highways around Dallas.

Dallaz · 02-28-2012, 01:19 AM

I just went to the drag strip for my first time last weekend at Texas Motorplex. Tons of fun. I didn't take it too seriously and honestly didn't even know if I was going to run it once I got there or just hang out and watch/photograph the other Z's/G's in my group. I got 14's every run (14.2 was my fastest I think) with lots of photo equipment in the trunk, a bag of clothes, and my car cover in its bag lol! Next time I go I will definitely have the intention of at least running 5 times and go much more prepared. The drag strip was about an hour away from my place so when I got there my oil temps were hovering around 220degrees so I let it cool down a while before deciding to make my first pass. By the way, is that just what you call a run? A pass? I'm a newb haha. Anyways my first pass (I'll call it that) I accidentally left VDC on even though I knew to take it off, but had just restarted my car after waiting to go behind 2 cars that were taking a while to get started. Needless to say that run sucked cause it caught right at the beginning in first gear but I still managed a 14 second run and I always had it off after that. Second pass I had my windows rolled down cause it was hot out and it takes a minute to get up to the starting line and after slowly creeping up to the staging lights and coming to a stop I was like "oh sh!t my windows aren't up" and rolled them up as the lights were counting down which totally threw off my concentration. I wish I knew about the whole lights don't matter about your 1/4 time thing and will definitely be utilizing this next time I go as it would have let me focus more and also there were more than 1 occasion were one car slid into the other lane and one wreck! Figure ill let them go first and try not to get hit, it was pretty crazy. My third pass is where things started working out a little better. I tried to rev it a little higher (like 2500-3k) instead worrying about keeping the tires from spinning at all and that time I took off faster but got some wheel hop the majority of 1st gear. My 4th pass was my best run, dropping the clutch from roughly 2grand and getting a perfect launch. Never made it to helmet range damnit! I never burned out or spun the tires before a pass so that, along with over half a tank of gas and a full trunk of goodies probly didn't help. No worries though it was lots of fun and my first drag experience. Both G's in my group were getting mid, maybe low 13's and the other 370z with a few breather mods and took out his spare tire, jack, and passenger seat got either 13.02, or 13.2 fastest time. All but mine were tiptronic. Almost forgot to mention this, my shifts from 1st to 2nd were killing my times. Would have definitely been in the 13's but when shifting near 7k from 1st to 2nd it wouldn't go into 2nd right away, I'm assuming from stress or something. Was in a Porsche the day before cruising around and took it to 7k in first and it shifted to 2nd like butter..... WTF is wrong with my car?!?! It only has 33k miles. Is this a common issue that can be resolved with an upgraded clutch and flywheel combo or less? Someone also mentioned synchros may be going out? I'm completely 100% stock. Let me know what you guys think and hopefully you guys find something from my drag racing experience helpful towards yours in the future.

Here is a photo of our convoy on the way there

And a shot from my second pass (taken by my GF)

Dallaz · 02-28-2012, 01:22 AM

And here are a couple of updated partial interior pics after vacuuming the crap out of the interior. hasn't been this clean in a while, had to take some photos.

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Main subject, new trunk mat!

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11-25-2011, 11:10 PM	#153 (permalink)
Dallaz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: North Dallas Posts: 1,272 Drives: 09MontereyBlu370z6MT Rep Power: 15	I was looking at ramps, but even with that 2 by 4 mod on those short ramps I'm sure mine would scrape, and the alternative is longer ramps with less of an angle but they are more expensive. __________________ AeroJacket Lip Kit \| GTR switch \| NISMO S-Knob \| Blacked-Out-EVERYTHING\| 5% Tint \| Carbon Fangs/Upper Trim \| VOSSEN CV3's \| Painted Headlights \| CF Diffuser

11-26-2011, 12:38 AM	#155 (permalink)
Dallaz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: North Dallas Posts: 1,272 Drives: 09MontereyBlu370z6MT Rep Power: 15	Haha thanks. Actually I'm not lowered yet but the wheels are fairly flush as is, I still plan on coils though. __________________ AeroJacket Lip Kit \| GTR switch \| NISMO S-Knob \| Blacked-Out-EVERYTHING\| 5% Tint \| Carbon Fangs/Upper Trim \| VOSSEN CV3's \| Painted Headlights \| CF Diffuser

11-27-2011, 07:20 PM	#159 (permalink)
Dallaz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: North Dallas Posts: 1,272 Drives: 09MontereyBlu370z6MT Rep Power: 15	Photo Shoot Update #1 #2 __________________ AeroJacket Lip Kit \| GTR switch \| NISMO S-Knob \| Blacked-Out-EVERYTHING\| 5% Tint \| Carbon Fangs/Upper Trim \| VOSSEN CV3's \| Painted Headlights \| CF Diffuser

11-28-2011, 12:33 PM	#161 (permalink)
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02-28-2012, 01:19 AM	#164 (permalink)
Dallaz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: North Dallas Posts: 1,272 Drives: 09MontereyBlu370z6MT Rep Power: 15	I just went to the drag strip for my first time last weekend at Texas Motorplex. Tons of fun. I didn't take it too seriously and honestly didn't even know if I was going to run it once I got there or just hang out and watch/photograph the other Z's/G's in my group. I got 14's every run (14.2 was my fastest I think) with lots of photo equipment in the trunk, a bag of clothes, and my car cover in its bag lol! Next time I go I will definitely have the intention of at least running 5 times and go much more prepared. The drag strip was about an hour away from my place so when I got there my oil temps were hovering around 220degrees so I let it cool down a while before deciding to make my first pass. By the way, is that just what you call a run? A pass? I'm a newb haha. Anyways my first pass (I'll call it that) I accidentally left VDC on even though I knew to take it off, but had just restarted my car after waiting to go behind 2 cars that were taking a while to get started. Needless to say that run sucked cause it caught right at the beginning in first gear but I still managed a 14 second run and I always had it off after that. Second pass I had my windows rolled down cause it was hot out and it takes a minute to get up to the starting line and after slowly creeping up to the staging lights and coming to a stop I was like "oh sh!t my windows aren't up" and rolled them up as the lights were counting down which totally threw off my concentration. I wish I knew about the whole lights don't matter about your 1/4 time thing and will definitely be utilizing this next time I go as it would have let me focus more and also there were more than 1 occasion were one car slid into the other lane and one wreck! Figure ill let them go first and try not to get hit, it was pretty crazy. My third pass is where things started working out a little better. I tried to rev it a little higher (like 2500-3k) instead worrying about keeping the tires from spinning at all and that time I took off faster but got some wheel hop the majority of 1st gear. My 4th pass was my best run, dropping the clutch from roughly 2grand and getting a perfect launch. Never made it to helmet range damnit! I never burned out or spun the tires before a pass so that, along with over half a tank of gas and a full trunk of goodies probly didn't help. No worries though it was lots of fun and my first drag experience. Both G's in my group were getting mid, maybe low 13's and the other 370z with a few breather mods and took out his spare tire, jack, and passenger seat got either 13.02, or 13.2 fastest time. All but mine were tiptronic. Almost forgot to mention this, my shifts from 1st to 2nd were killing my times. Would have definitely been in the 13's but when shifting near 7k from 1st to 2nd it wouldn't go into 2nd right away, I'm assuming from stress or something. Was in a Porsche the day before cruising around and took it to 7k in first and it shifted to 2nd like butter..... WTF is wrong with my car?!?! It only has 33k miles. Is this a common issue that can be resolved with an upgraded clutch and flywheel combo or less? Someone also mentioned synchros may be going out? I'm completely 100% stock. Let me know what you guys think and hopefully you guys find something from my drag racing experience helpful towards yours in the future. Here is a photo of our convoy on the way there And a shot from my second pass (taken by my GF) __________________ AeroJacket Lip Kit \| GTR switch \| NISMO S-Knob \| Blacked-Out-EVERYTHING\| 5% Tint \| Carbon Fangs/Upper Trim \| VOSSEN CV3's \| Painted Headlights \| CF Diffuser Last edited by Dallaz; 02-28-2012 at 01:23 AM.

11-25-2011, 10:36 PM	#152 (permalink)
ZForce A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 2,359 Drives: 09 370Z Tour + Sport Rep Power: 20	^Cool, thanks for the contact info. Yeh, I am looking at some ramps that onzedge purchased locally for about $40 then a hill billy mod with some 2x4's. Suppose I should look into a better jack (low boy type) and something that will not damage the underside. What are you looking at?

11-26-2011, 12:09 AM	#154 (permalink)
ZForce A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 2,359 Drives: 09 370Z Tour + Sport Rep Power: 20	Oh...forgot you are lowered and have a lip. The price for a good stance.

12-05-2011, 04:07 PM	#163 (permalink)
birdseed404 Base Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 31 Drives: 2011 Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 13	I was looking through the forum's and stumbled upon your journal and I must say your Z looks amazing! Hopefully I'll see you on the highways around Dallas.

02-28-2012, 01:22 AM	#165 (permalink)
Dallaz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: North Dallas Posts: 1,272 Drives: 09MontereyBlu370z6MT Rep Power: 15	And here are a couple of updated partial interior pics after vacuuming the crap out of the interior. hasn't been this clean in a while, had to take some photos. #1 Main subject, new trunk mat! #2 __________________ AeroJacket Lip Kit \| GTR switch \| NISMO S-Knob \| Blacked-Out-EVERYTHING\| 5% Tint \| Carbon Fangs/Upper Trim \| VOSSEN CV3's \| Painted Headlights \| CF Diffuser