Entertainment Item #1: Seeing the valet guy pull it up to the front of the hotel where it had been parked for a couple of days.

Entertainment Item #2: Watching the valet guy struggle with the fob to try to figure out how to pop the trunk while my arms were full. (I really do dislike this about the Z, but I suddenly discovered that it can be a source of entertainment.)

Entertainment Item #3: On the drive home watching a shiny red BMW pass me at 100+ on the Interstate; 10 minutes later, seeing long blond hair waving in the breeze through the opened driver side window of the BMW as the cop was walking back to his vehicle with DL in hand. (I usually don't find much enjoyment in people getting speeding tickets, but this one just happened to catch me in the right mood. Boredom of the interstate probably had something to do with it.)

Been on vacation all week (stay-cation), but have taken every chance to take the car out for a romp.
5 mile trip to the grocery usually turns into about 30.

10 years and I still love this car. I've thought about buying a replacement, but I just can't do it.

:driving:

#truff

http://www.the370z.com/members/djc11...-crusing-z.jpg

Spent Sunday afternoon cruising the mostly empty farm roads in Columbia County in the Hudson Valley.

72,000+ miles, all stock, no CSC failure yet (or any other failure for that matter).

I still love this car as much as I did the day I got her!




A partial view where we stopped
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Had the oil and filter warning message on the left. Panic thinking of wtf i literally. Like literally filled up and checked oil levels. Plus im 3/5kkm in since last change.

Oh so incase you didnt know on the tech version. You have 2 back up screens. 2 oil warning resets. 2 filter resets, 2 deactive tire resets and also 2 misc resets.

So of a Bush

Drove it to and from work today. As a reward, gave her a nice bubble bath tonight. She is tucked in now for the night.

Went to my local muffler shop and had them do a muffler delete on my 17 Nismo.
It took them like 30 minutes and they even coated them with high temp black paint.

Very happy with it, especially for $100. I'll post a video and pics later.

Impressions: Everything is stock besides the muffler delete. Sound: It sounds really good at low RPM's, pretty deep. It's a lot louder than the factory HKS Nismo muffler but it does have a little bit of rasp. Don't mind it at all, since I like loud exhausts and well, I didn't buy a luxury car :p

Also installed an affordable Alpine android auto double din.

Local forum member hit me up last night. Looks like I'll be picking up the following parts this week:

Fortune Auto coilovers (13K/10K spring rates)
SPL Pro front end links
SPL Pro rear end links
SPL Ti rear camber arms
SPL Ti rear traction arms
SPL Ti rear toe arms

:driving:

As some of you know my 2017 Nismo is automatic.
I wanted a fun summer weather daily which includes a 2 hr commute in Chicago traffic and I have 2 other manual cars.

Anyways, today I did the shift boot mod. The factory automatic gear selector looks so out of place and straight out of an Altima.

Found a cheap $9.50 boot on Amazon with matching Nismo suade and red stitching. Threw it on in 5 minutes. The quality of the boot seems to be closer to a $40 one lol.

What part of the Chi?

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Live in Elgin and commute to River North 3 times a week and downtown twice.

Baller. I'm in Arlington Heights. Lived in River North during law school.

Awesome. I sometimes go to Cars and Coffee or Thursday nights there's a small meet at Coffee Haus in Schaumburg. Let me know if you ever want to meet us up there.

Rolled over 188,000 miles on the odometer this last weekend, still going strong although she does need an ac compressor switched out :)

Going for a small roadtrip this weekend!

Painted my factory Ray's semi gloss black. 3 coats of Rustoleum paint and 3 coats of clear. The polished parts were killing me. We'll see how it holds up.

Coilovers weren't supposed to happen until next summer. Then this happened today...

Nice haul!:tup::tup:

:iagree:

Nice. :rock:

Any bets on how long they sit in his garage? :stirthepot::stirthepot:

Keep 'em guessing
 

Driving around town running some errands. Beautiful late summer day with the top down. Between the F.I. exhaust rumble and no visible Nissan hamburgers, it was clear nobody knew what they were looking at, but they were sure looking! I love driving this car. :driving:

Like anything else of his. He will sell them. Then buy another set later just like them.

I think I'll rent a small box truck and come 'relieve' him of the temptations... :icon18::icon18::icon18::icon18::icon18:

Meh... I'd only sell parts if I need the money. Unlikely. And if I need the room I'll just get a bigger storage unit :rofl2:

Goal is for full build complete by next Spring/Summer. So hopefully they'll sit less than a year lol

Knowing you. You better start RIGHT NOW if you want it done by next fall.

Shut it you! :icon17:


Once I get the engine work done (oil pump gears and oil galley gaskets) and a lift, there's only a couple of weekends worth of work to do. As long as I get up to your place to get the differential setup before then :D

Oh.......stuff it!







:rofl2:

Had a Toronto meet up this Saturday. Was great.

I swear, I started out just wanting to clean up some wiring in the dash...https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...137364580b.jpg

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:shakes head:

:icon18:You're an animal :bowrofl:

Put down the screwdriver and slowly step away..... :owned:

Listen, Officer, I know it looks bad but she TOTALLY consented to this...

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:roflpuke2:

Dropping it off tomorrow to have the roof and both plastic top door trims too painted. Previous owner did not take care and clear coat gone.

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Installed an OS Giken LSD, whiteline bushings, and a nismo diff cover :)

Roof painted yesterday. Drove by to check it out and looks like new. Paint will get buffed today and will be ready Monday. Wanted to load the iphone 10 second video but, got some bs error message.

Once painted, the business next to the body shop will do a full detail on the outside everywhere but where painted.

Ian B

Nice! :tup: Bring it by sometime ... I want to see it in person :yum: