wow talk about pain in the ***, sorry man hope it gets resolved soon

Ummm, which shop is this? I hope it's not my local guy.

Yzgyz

Me too. I've been driving rental shitboxes for a month.

I'm not putting any names in my story until my car is back in hand. ;)

Oh $hit! :eek: :shakes head: :thumbsdown:

Hope you get things worked out.

Fair enough but man,Suckwad.....!!!!!

YzGyz

Well, I picked up the car a few minutes ago. Feels really good so far. Ended up with a six puck instead of the full face I originally had installed, so it's a bit grabbier and noisier, but it's still so much better than the Spec I had that it's not even comparable. I had the shop heat wrap all the turbo kit plumbing while he was in there, so that's a plus. I forgot how much that stuff smells burning in. I'll have to wait for it to get warmer to see if it makes an appreciable difference in underhood temps.

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I'm glad everything got worked out...sometimes $hit happens!

Yeah, issues do come up. It's the test of a good vendor and shop how they deal with these issues.

Right on...beware the vendor that says they never produced a bad product or jacked something up. I just want them to take care of me when they do...

Exactly.

After some driving, it seems like everything is fixed. I'm sure I'll re-bleed the clutch just to be sure the way the pedal feels is normal, but other than that I'm satisfied with the product I ended up with. Still, if I had a time machine I'd go back and buy from ZSpeed or Z1. Going with Specialty Z cost me weeks of a rental car and more labor. I'm probably out $1k+ because of that first clutch disc being bent. Not to mention the cost of a new master cylinder I didn't need.

I can't recommend them to anyone based on their handling of this situation. They said all the right things, but they fell through on the whole "help out with labor" thing even though RPS (who actually makes their clutches) clearly recognized a problem, or he wouldn't have eaten the cost of the replacement disc.

Car's been hibernating for a week or so now, with another few weeks to go. I had to take my dad's car off his hands while he recovers from eye surgery just to get it out of my mom's way, so it's the perfect time to tinker with the Z now that I can drive something else during any downtime. New spark plugs ordered. I figure I'll delete the throttle body coolant lines while I'm in there and maybe put a dent in the stack of uninstalled parts in the garage. Fuel pressure gauge, maybe the RJM clutch pedal, maybe even detail it if the weather cooperates.

At this rate it'll be March before I get all the break in miles for the clutch knocked out. :rofl2:

Does your clutch pedal engage about 1.5'' lower than it did stock (I know it has been a while since you felt the stocker). I just re-bleed my clutch and it's a lot better now. It engages about 1.5'' lower than my stocker.

YzGyz

It engages a bit lower than my pos spec, but I can't remember how it felt stock. You can probably raise it a bit at the master cylinder.

I'm not sure how to do that. I'll drive it for a week or so and see how I like it. I bet I will raise it since I like it to catch up higher.

YzGyz

The rod connecting the clevis to the master cylinder can be adjusted a bit to raise/lower the engagement point.

Welp, it was time to make a big boy decision. I had some radiator drain plug issues again, and the car was down for a week while I got a replacement. I've come out of pocket for more rental cars over the last six months than I'd care to admit. I am finally accepting the fact that my project car should not be my daily driver.

So I went and bought an econobox. A 2015 Mazda 3. Out of all the econoboxes, this had the most features and felt the best to drive under $20k. It didn't hurt that Mazda was running some killer financing incentives over the weekend. This thing is looking like it will cost almost nothing to run. 40 mpg on 87 octane.

And the best part is there's absolutely no performance to speak of. It's slow as balls. And there are no parts that will fix that problem so I won't be tempted to mod it.

:icon18:

Enjoy! :driving:

Good luck with the Z :tiphat:

The Z will be back on the road this weekend. Upgraded to a CSF triple pass radiator from the old one. Ravi at CSF was texting me getting my replacement lined up while he was on safari in Africa. That's service on another level.

It was pretty frustrating having the drain snap off again, but now I get to upgrade so I'll call it a wash.

And now that the Z is no longer the daily driver it's going to be fun to work on again. There's no joy in working on your car late Sunday knowing you need it to get to work on Monday.

Damn!! You're not kidding.

"a wash"? lol now that's my kind of logic :tup:

:iagree: x infinity

Well, my stack of uninstalled parts keep growing. I've mothballed a Phunk oil pan, ATI damper and now one of the new RJM master cylinders. Guess I need to get off my *** and start working on the car again. :rofl2:

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You and me both....

Every time I think I've got a spare weekend to do something for myself, it disappears in the blink of an eye. The last month or so I'v been working on the in-laws' house since it got flooded. Luckily, I'm reaching the limit of my construction abilities, so I can get back to my own projects soon.

Your car's still down?

We all know the answer to that :stirthepot: