Edconline's Journal

edconline · 07-04-2016, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jayhovah

Hey man - where did you mount your ALP control set (the little remote)? I am brainstorming my install and it's a setup pretty different compared to my LI installation on my 350z.

Also, can you tell me more about how you set the brackets up in the front bumper for the sensors? I was thinking of mounting them to my tow bar but your setup looks pretty good.

Thanks!

Hey, sorry for the delay, I'll send you a PM, easier than putting it all in here.

I definitely owe an update to this journal, I've been slacking! (Was busy all winter building the Juke

) But I will definitely have some updates on the Z later this month!

edconline · 10-29-2016, 09:34 PM

Well better late than never, right?! Hopefully this post makes up for my delinquency.

It has been a busy year at work and home, and the Z had a short summer season to be sure. That said, there were some significant changes made and I definitely had some good driving and shows throughout the summer months!

First up, I still wasn't 100% satisfied with how the WickedCAS corner box sounded with the rest of the system and try as I might I couldn't get it tuned to my liking. So I sold that, and ordered a Zenclosures dual 10" rear firing box. I ordered two JL 10w3v3-4's and I'm running them in parallel as a 2Ohm load.

I got the box naked (just the wood) and ordered some Alcantara fabric from JPM Coachworks. It took some time to arrive as it ships right from Italy, and when it finally arrived it was another 8 weeks to have it padded, stitched and wrapped. However the end result was as amazing as I had hoped for:

Next, I bought a Quaife LSD pre-installed in a pumpkin from a member here on the forum with only 1000 miles on it. The energy differential bushings were already installed in the ears and I bought an energy rear main differential bushing. It also had a Nismo finned diff cover installed. I kept factory FD gear ratio as some sort of boost will likely be in the future.
After removing the factory diff (cake walk) I set to work changing the main bushing. It's as ridiculous as others have said, but after a sawzall, dremel, drill, sledge and custom clamp-press, it was out and the energy bushing was in.

I installed the new pumpkin and went for a test drive. The car immediately felt much better powering out of the turns but it wasn't until several weeks later when I went to the track that I really noticed the difference. Wheel hop with the new bushings was all but eliminated! And the Quaife is amazing, just takes everything you throw at it and performs.

While the diff was getting installed, I decided that the current exhaust system wasn't loud enough. I wanted the sound of open dump, with the ability to make it quieter if desired. So with the help of a good friend who made some custom exhaust pieces for me and did all the welding, I installed two electronic cutouts right before the FI mufflers. It's all hardwired and there is a switch in the cabin so I can go from my normal exhaust (Factory headers, Motordyne ART pipes and FI non-resonated CBE) to open dump out of turndown pipes just before the FI mufflers in 3 seconds.

The car FINALLY sounds like it should have all along. Plus, with the flick of a switch, I can go back to something that won't absolutely terrorize my neighbours lol. Unfortunately I can't find the main group of pictures of it all finished, save for one during installation. Also, I didn't get any sound clips of it this year but will absolutely get some done next season.

Electronics also got updated this season -
I installed an Optima Yellow Top battery as my OEM one was dead after the winter. (My fault for leaving it in with no trickle charger all winter anyways).
I installed a permanent mounted police scanner and PCAS system for detecting nearby (police) aircraft. I also added a third front laser jammer head to complete the 5-sensor system.

Brakes got the Z1 2-Piece rear rotor (slotted) upgrade, changing from the Stoptech 1-Piece rears I'd had previously.
I changed out my 5 year old K&N oiled CAI filters for some much better AEM dry flow ones with K&N pre-filters to keep the crazy amounts of dust we have here out.

Finally, I removed the dipped front emblem I had and installed a gloss black 'Z' logo one to make the front cleaner.

I took the car to two shows this year, first was the Edmonton Z Car Club annual show and shine, where I managed to take home best late model Z (350/370)!

Second was Driven Edmonton, where I won best in show for my class (Z Car, all models). That was pretty awesome as there were some amazing Z's there and lots of them!

The car got a full paint correction and wax before the show:

And after the show, just before I parked it, I took my new iPhone 7 Plus and did a photoshoot: (The forum really takes a ton of detail out to make the pictures fit within the file size, but you should get the idea anyways).

Then, after a crazy year, I put it to bed again!

wheee! · 10-30-2016, 09:49 AM

Pffff, is that all?

Asus_ · 11-03-2016, 02:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edconline

Loving these shots!! Man, i love white cars but ugh there is just something about the Z that makes me want it in black

edconline · 11-04-2016, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Asus_

Loving these shots!! Man, i love white cars but ugh there is just something about the Z that makes me want it in black

Thanks! It sure takes a long time to keep it looking like it does in the photos, but there was no other colour I wanted!

Zbrah · 11-04-2016, 06:30 PM

Always liked your Z set up Ed. Now, let's see some Juke action! Got me juke now too, it's all stock for now as a dd so I could use some motivation

edconline · 11-04-2016, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zbrah

Always liked your Z set up Ed. Now, let's see some Juke action! Got me juke now too, it's all stock for now as a dd so I could use some motivation

Thanks! Ok deal, gimme a few hours.

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edconline · 11-04-2016, 08:38 PM

Ok, it was easier to update my journal on the Juke forum than make a new post here haha, but at least you inspired me to do that one too!
Link:
Ed's 2015 RS Build 'WINTERZ'

edconline · 06-18-2017, 03:14 PM

Specialty Z Clutch/Flywheel and CSC on the way, jumped on a great deal here on the forum. My stock one was slipping a bit from time to time last season (too much launch control!) so it's a good time to do it.

Unfortunately, this is going to be the shortest season with the Z ever as I am only home for the last two weeks of July, the rest of the season I'm away on course and not back home full time until November (which will be the dead of winter in Edmonton, so no Z!)

I will have a bit of a gift for myself waiting come November though, ordered a 2018 VW Golf R, DSG in Indium Grey, so that will be the Z's new stablemate - Juke is sold!

~37oZ~ · 06-30-2017, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edconline

Specialty Z Clutch/Flywheel and CSC on the way, jumped on a great deal here on the forum. My stock one was slipping a bit from time to time last season (too much launch control!) so it's a good time to do it.

Unfortunately, this is going to be the shortest season with the Z ever as I am only home for the last two weeks of July, the rest of the season I'm away on course and not back home full time until November (which will be the dead of winter in Edmonton, so no Z!)

I will have a bit of a gift for myself waiting come November though, ordered a 2018 VW Golf R, DSG in Indium Grey, so that will be the Z's new stablemate - Juke is sold!

Congrats on the Golf Ed! That Golf R might be faster than your Z!...my new daily is also faster than my Z...

Can't have the daily faster than the sports car!...I'll have to address that if the Z doesn't sell for me.

wheee! · 06-30-2017, 03:48 PM

Looking forward to seeing the Golf Ed!

edconline · 12-14-2017, 07:15 PM

Ok, a couple small updates.

Still have the new clutch and flywheel to install (not sure if I'll tackle that over my christmas break which just started or over march break, most likely the latter), but I did just order something else for the Z's christmas present!

Status racing was bought around a year ago, and not too long ago their new site was launched. They sell more products now, way more customizations available (which is hard to believe since they had an unreal amount of options before), and I saw they had a holiday sale on...

I ordered two new 5-Point harnesses. They changed the design of the shoulder adjusters, which were always a PITA to adjust to a much easier style. New cam lock which is even easier. And, the red harnesses now come with black logos, and black hardware, which I always wanted!

Just more contrast for the interior. I also see now that they offer replacement cushions, so before next season I *might* order me some red Alcantara with black stitching center pads for both seats.

Finally, I have half of an entire roll of black Alcantara straight from Italy left over from my Sub box design, and I've got some ideas as to what I want to wrap in it - more to follow haha.

Now, some other updates. The new winter car/daily has arrived! I've had it around a month and a half now, gotten a bunch of small mods done with more on the way! Here are some pictures and a link to the build thread for it:

Golf R Build Thread

wheee! · 12-14-2017, 08:09 PM

Niiiiiice!

Spoiler · 12-14-2017, 08:15 PM

Nice looking ride for sure

edconline · 12-19-2017, 08:06 PM

Updated the harnesses today, so much better now!
Plus the adjusters are much easier to use.

Before:

Now:

10-29-2016, 09:34 PM	#227 (permalink)
edconline Track Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton Posts: 855 Drives: 10' MB Z34 6MT T/S/N Rep Power: 22	Well better late than never, right?! Hopefully this post makes up for my delinquency. It has been a busy year at work and home, and the Z had a short summer season to be sure. That said, there were some significant changes made and I definitely had some good driving and shows throughout the summer months! First up, I still wasn't 100% satisfied with how the WickedCAS corner box sounded with the rest of the system and try as I might I couldn't get it tuned to my liking. So I sold that, and ordered a Zenclosures dual 10" rear firing box. I ordered two JL 10w3v3-4's and I'm running them in parallel as a 2Ohm load. I got the box naked (just the wood) and ordered some Alcantara fabric from JPM Coachworks. It took some time to arrive as it ships right from Italy, and when it finally arrived it was another 8 weeks to have it padded, stitched and wrapped. However the end result was as amazing as I had hoped for: Next, I bought a Quaife LSD pre-installed in a pumpkin from a member here on the forum with only 1000 miles on it. The energy differential bushings were already installed in the ears and I bought an energy rear main differential bushing. It also had a Nismo finned diff cover installed. I kept factory FD gear ratio as some sort of boost will likely be in the future. After removing the factory diff (cake walk) I set to work changing the main bushing. It's as ridiculous as others have said, but after a sawzall, dremel, drill, sledge and custom clamp-press, it was out and the energy bushing was in. I installed the new pumpkin and went for a test drive. The car immediately felt much better powering out of the turns but it wasn't until several weeks later when I went to the track that I really noticed the difference. Wheel hop with the new bushings was all but eliminated! And the Quaife is amazing, just takes everything you throw at it and performs. While the diff was getting installed, I decided that the current exhaust system wasn't loud enough. I wanted the sound of open dump, with the ability to make it quieter if desired. So with the help of a good friend who made some custom exhaust pieces for me and did all the welding, I installed two electronic cutouts right before the FI mufflers. It's all hardwired and there is a switch in the cabin so I can go from my normal exhaust (Factory headers, Motordyne ART pipes and FI non-resonated CBE) to open dump out of turndown pipes just before the FI mufflers in 3 seconds. The car FINALLY sounds like it should have all along. Plus, with the flick of a switch, I can go back to something that won't absolutely terrorize my neighbours lol. Unfortunately I can't find the main group of pictures of it all finished, save for one during installation. Also, I didn't get any sound clips of it this year but will absolutely get some done next season. Electronics also got updated this season - I installed an Optima Yellow Top battery as my OEM one was dead after the winter. (My fault for leaving it in with no trickle charger all winter anyways). I installed a permanent mounted police scanner and PCAS system for detecting nearby (police) aircraft. I also added a third front laser jammer head to complete the 5-sensor system. Brakes got the Z1 2-Piece rear rotor (slotted) upgrade, changing from the Stoptech 1-Piece rears I'd had previously. I changed out my 5 year old K&N oiled CAI filters for some much better AEM dry flow ones with K&N pre-filters to keep the crazy amounts of dust we have here out. Finally, I removed the dipped front emblem I had and installed a gloss black 'Z' logo one to make the front cleaner. I took the car to two shows this year, first was the Edmonton Z Car Club annual show and shine, where I managed to take home best late model Z (350/370)! Second was Driven Edmonton, where I won best in show for my class (Z Car, all models). That was pretty awesome as there were some amazing Z's there and lots of them! The car got a full paint correction and wax before the show: And after the show, just before I parked it, I took my new iPhone 7 Plus and did a photoshoot: (The forum really takes a ton of detail out to make the pictures fit within the file size, but you should get the idea anyways). Then, after a crazy year, I put it to bed again! wheee!, Mandingo, GaleForce and 3 others like this. __________________ View Journal Audio Build

10-30-2016, 09:49 AM	#228 (permalink)
wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 57 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40181	Edconline's Journal Pffff, is that all? edconline likes this. __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

11-04-2016, 06:30 PM	#231 (permalink)
Zbrah A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2013 Location: The370Z.com Posts: 4,956 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 5451	Always liked your Z set up Ed. Now, let's see some Juke action! Got me juke now too, it's all stock for now as a dd so I could use some motivation __________________

11-04-2016, 08:38 PM	#233 (permalink)
edconline Track Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton Posts: 855 Drives: 10' MB Z34 6MT T/S/N Rep Power: 22	Ok, it was easier to update my journal on the Juke forum than make a new post here haha, but at least you inspired me to do that one too! Link: Ed's 2015 RS Build 'WINTERZ' __________________ View Journal Audio Build

06-18-2017, 03:14 PM	#234 (permalink)
edconline Track Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton Posts: 855 Drives: 10' MB Z34 6MT T/S/N Rep Power: 22	Specialty Z Clutch/Flywheel and CSC on the way, jumped on a great deal here on the forum. My stock one was slipping a bit from time to time last season (too much launch control!) so it's a good time to do it. Unfortunately, this is going to be the shortest season with the Z ever as I am only home for the last two weeks of July, the rest of the season I'm away on course and not back home full time until November (which will be the dead of winter in Edmonton, so no Z!) I will have a bit of a gift for myself waiting come November though, ordered a 2018 VW Golf R, DSG in Indium Grey, so that will be the Z's new stablemate - Juke is sold! wheee!, Hotrodz, Jayhovah and 1 others like this. __________________ View Journal Audio Build

06-30-2017, 03:48 PM	#236 (permalink)
wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 57 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40181	Looking forward to seeing the Golf Ed! edconline likes this. __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

12-14-2017, 07:15 PM	#237 (permalink)
edconline Track Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton Posts: 855 Drives: 10' MB Z34 6MT T/S/N Rep Power: 22	Ok, a couple small updates. Still have the new clutch and flywheel to install (not sure if I'll tackle that over my christmas break which just started or over march break, most likely the latter), but I did just order something else for the Z's christmas present! Status racing was bought around a year ago, and not too long ago their new site was launched. They sell more products now, way more customizations available (which is hard to believe since they had an unreal amount of options before), and I saw they had a holiday sale on... I ordered two new 5-Point harnesses. They changed the design of the shoulder adjusters, which were always a PITA to adjust to a much easier style. New cam lock which is even easier. And, the red harnesses now come with black logos, and black hardware, which I always wanted! Just more contrast for the interior. I also see now that they offer replacement cushions, so before next season I might order me some red Alcantara with black stitching center pads for both seats. Finally, I have half of an entire roll of black Alcantara straight from Italy left over from my Sub box design, and I've got some ideas as to what I want to wrap in it - more to follow haha. Now, some other updates. The new winter car/daily has arrived! I've had it around a month and a half now, gotten a bunch of small mods done with more on the way! Here are some pictures and a link to the build thread for it: Golf R Build Thread wheee! and Memphis370Z like this. __________________ View Journal Audio Build

12-14-2017, 08:09 PM	#238 (permalink)
wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 57 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40181	Niiiiiice! __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

12-14-2017, 08:15 PM	#239 (permalink)
Spoiler A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Central Florida Age: 64 Posts: 8,409 Drives: 21 Supra -Blk/Red Rep Power: 2684379	Nice looking ride for sure

12-19-2017, 08:06 PM	#240 (permalink)
edconline Track Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton Posts: 855 Drives: 10' MB Z34 6MT T/S/N Rep Power: 22	Updated the harnesses today, so much better now! Plus the adjusters are much easier to use. Before: Now: carlitos_370z and ZontheRocks like this. __________________ View Journal Audio Build

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