theDreamer's Z

Chuck33079 · 01-17-2017, 01:27 PM

Hopefully we managed to give Jason a decent head start putting it back together.

theDreamer · 01-17-2017, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Hopefully we managed to give Jason a decent head start putting it back together.

Yeah, saved him a few steps on already having the SC in and the motor mount, he basically bolted the rest on and got her started very quickly. Did uncover that some alternator wires were burned up so needed to replace those and did some cleaning & re-routing of wires with the new SC intake to make sure nothing rubbed or got over heated.

Chuck33079 · 01-17-2017, 01:47 PM

Was he able to get that hose on the sc without pulling it back out?

theDreamer · 01-18-2017, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Was he able to get that hose on the sc without pulling it back out?

I think so, he had to take the alternator out I believe to do so but much better than removing the whole thing.

Chuck33079 · 01-18-2017, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

I think so, he had to take the alternator out I believe to do so but much better than removing the whole thing.

Much, much better. We were going to have to basically start over again, and those damn allen key bolts did not like being tightened and loosened over and over again. We were going to strip one of them out at some point if we had kept at it.

theDreamer · 01-18-2017, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Much, much better. We were going to have to basically start over again, and those damn allen key bolts did not like being tightened and loosened over and over again. We were going to strip one of them out at some point if we had kept at it.

Yeah, those bolts....probably would have been smart for us to take off the exhaust manifold but who wants to do it the easy way.

jmroy6 · 01-18-2017, 11:34 AM

Dreamer are you planning on running the 1.5 kit with the stg 1 2.5" charge pipes or are you waiting for gamma to send the right ones? Both you and Kentmo280z received incorrect parts, making me a bit skeptical about pulling the trigger on this kit.

Chuck33079 · 01-18-2017, 11:39 AM

Yeah, we'd have been done by day 2 had we bit that bullet. Oh well.

theDreamer · 01-18-2017, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by jmroy6

Dreamer are you planning on running the 1.5 kit with the stg 1 2.5" charge pipes or are you waiting for gamma to send the right ones? Both you and Kentmo280z received incorrect parts, making me a bit skeptical about pulling the trigger on this kit.

Currently running the stage 1 charge pipes, but need to follow up with Gamma, thank you for reminding me.

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Yeah, we'd have been done by day 2 had we bit that bullet. Oh well.

Live and learn was fun to wrench and chill in the 100 degree Houston weather a few weekends....

theDreamer · 03-01-2021, 11:39 AM

As been a hot minute since I gave an update on my Z, a lot has changed on the Z and in life.

370z Finished:
-Nismo wing, side skirts, and front bumper
-Zspeed undertray
-Finished GTM 1.5 kit upgrade
-Re-tune

370z In Progress:
-Hotchkis sway bars
-Transmission mount
-Diff bushings
-Rear subframe bushings
-Catch can

The car has been going strong with a little over 103,000 miles now, since COVID hit the car has turned into my 'daily' but really it is just going to the grocery store so I can get some drive time.

Hotrodz · 03-01-2021, 02:12 PM

Dude! Good to know your not dead as there are still a few of us old timers still hanging out and playing the Z game. A lot serious builds going on these days and glad to see you completed yours and that you are still enjoying the old girl.

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m4a1mustang · 03-04-2021, 02:48 PM

theDreamer · 03-04-2021, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Hotrodz

Dude! Good to know your not dead as there are still a few of us old timers still hanging out and playing the Z game. A lot serious builds going on these days and glad to see you completed yours and that you are still enjoying the old girl.

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

I have been hiding and reading on some of the new FI builds over the years, spooler has some great info.

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You still driving a fun car? Last I saw was a GT350.

m4a1mustang · 03-04-2021, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

You still driving a fun car? Last I saw was a GT350.

Yes sir, still rocking the 350!

wstar · 08-01-2012, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Tim@UAM

Gheyyyyy

This and the "driver upgrade" comment in another thread. Maybe you need to step away from the keys and take your lithium?

01-17-2017, 01:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	Hopefully we managed to give Jason a decent head start putting it back together. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

01-17-2017, 01:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	Was he able to get that hose on the sc without pulling it back out? __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

01-18-2017, 11:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
jmroy6 Base Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: CT Posts: 179 Drives: Spirited Rep Power: 236	Dreamer are you planning on running the 1.5 kit with the stg 1 2.5" charge pipes or are you waiting for gamma to send the right ones? Both you and Kentmo280z received incorrect parts, making me a bit skeptical about pulling the trigger on this kit. __________________ 2012 370z GTM SC

01-18-2017, 11:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	Yeah, we'd have been done by day 2 had we bit that bullet. Oh well. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

03-01-2021, 11:39 AM	#10 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4211	As been a hot minute since I gave an update on my Z, a lot has changed on the Z and in life. 370z Finished: -Nismo wing, side skirts, and front bumper -Zspeed undertray -Finished GTM 1.5 kit upgrade -Re-tune 370z In Progress: -Hotchkis sway bars -Transmission mount -Diff bushings -Rear subframe bushings -Catch can The car has been going strong with a little over 103,000 miles now, since COVID hit the car has turned into my 'daily' but really it is just going to the grocery store so I can get some drive time. FL 4Motion, gbrettin, jwick and 4 others like this. __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram Last edited by theDreamer; 03-01-2021 at 11:43 AM.

03-01-2021, 02:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
Hotrodz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NW, AZ Posts: 9,330 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 2684386	Dude! Good to know your not dead as there are still a few of us old timers still hanging out and playing the Z game. A lot serious builds going on these days and glad to see you completed yours and that you are still enjoying the old girl. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk FL 4Motion, gbrettin, jwick and 3 others like this. __________________ *Fast Intentions TT Installed and Tuned by Seb at SpecialtyZ 610whp 560tq:\|Fast Intentions 3" TT-TDX*\|SpecialtyZ/Fast Intentions 72 Row Oil Cooler\|SZ 6 Puck Clutch & Flywheel\|3GsCustoms\|Z1\|Wavetrac\|Hotchkis\|Whiteline \|Blitz\|Fortune Auto 500\|Fujimura\|SPL\|H&R\|TK\|TWM\|RPM Rollbar\|Sparco\|Next Level Performance\|TrackSpec\|AeroFlow Dynamics\|Pioneer\|

03-04-2021, 02:48 PM	#12 (permalink)
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