rest of the hoses were replaced already, not my primary car so wasnt in a big rush to get to the last 3 hoses that needed replacing

New Carbon, Ride Height & A Minor Tweak...
 

New Carbon Signal & Fly1 parts, a minor change and ride height adjustment that fixed a previous handling and steering issue that came about when the spacers went on...

Annoyingly, making this all happen took waaaay longer than it should have...
Pics here: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cxqdy1aIAg6/

Honestly, I've fallen in love with my Z all over again! ❤️

Here's the full story:
youtu.be/RdxYJeX5SmM

Thanks. I've seen that one. I've limited myself to those slots for the Z's, gotta keep the ever expanding collection under control.

Put her on a dyno:driving:
4th gear 599hp 482tq
5th 624hp 491tq

Looks great, V2 Nismo front is tied for my fave with the OG fangs. :tup:

What handling and steering issue did you experience with adding spacers?
First I'm hearing of an issue post spacers.

After watching a Motor Week episode exploring the lineage of the 400Z, I noticed the 240's and 280's had diamond pattern upholstery on the transmission tunnels.

Being I like cars with a lineage, I figured I'd pay homage to the prior models and applied the same to my 370Z. Simply ordered diamond pattern pleather floor mats and hacked them up to only be visible on the trans. tunnel.

Wife’s car gets new tires today. Gave Zohr mobile install a try. Love their low profile air jack. Edit: sorry for sideway picture

Got my Z back from body shop yesterday. Had a hit run at noon, and had to replace the smashed fly1 rear diffuser. I still hate those guys, but that one part fits and looks nice.

Replaced my third morimoto headlight. I’ve been experiencing defective headlights from them over the last 2-3 years. Low beams and high beams both won’t turn on. Now the turn signal won’t light up Amber, and instead blinks white rapidly.

Got a whole slew of suspension parts sitting in spare room to install, but had a partial laminectomy done yesterday too that I’m recovering from.

Get well soon! Were you also hit a couple of months ago or was that someone else in G'ville?

Sorry to hear of the struggles with the Mori's. I'm none too happy about seeing all the lens cloudiness issues popping up now as I replaced my OE lights lenses with Mori's. :mad:

Those are Morimotos in name only, weren’t designed by Morimoto, not even sure if it even oversees the manufacturing process.

I’ve been fixing every little thing I can find wrong with the car and prepping it for “winter” use. Since the last update, which I don’t remember:

Fixed the door checks
Got a cheap eBay duckbill (looks like my old one from fly1 I had) and got it painted.
Installed the Z1 Brake calipers and their street pads
Brake fluid is now on MOTUL 5.1
Replaced the front sway bar bushings with the billet ones available from hotchkiss
Used dry lubricant on the SPL endlinks
Swapped the Diode dynamics SAE driving lenses for the yellow fog lenses
Replaced the lightning cable with a USB-C cable for car play (finally).
Replaced the power steering fluid.


Next on the list:
265/40R18 all season tires for the ADVANs that I can reuse from my WRX I sold
The tint needs to be redone. Going lighter all around.
Gear oil changes
Eventually installing all of the parts in my garage including a new full face clutch to replace the racing clutch and the front motor stuff.
Figure out what to do with the headlights. I’d like to use the lens replacements so I can keep the standard look with my LED conversion. On the other hand, I wouldn’t mind updating the projector with a new one.

Yeah I was hit back in May, but had to way for the diffuser to get made. Now trying to figure out my headlight issue. Starting to think it could be on my side, what are the odds of receiving 3 defective headlights?

Hello gents, over the weekend I dusted and vacuumed the inside of my Z. I also washed and detailed my car. I also changed my oil using 5 quarts of the Nissan Ester oil and the Nissan oil filter. I always buy an extra quart and pour it in the motor with the drain plug off to help flush out the lower oil pan. I also drained and filled my radiator using the Nissan blue coolant.

While doing so, I installed new O - rings on the radiator drain plug and the radiator air bleed plug. I lubricated them with clean coolant. I also installed a new Nissan radiator cap and Nissan coolant bottle cap. Filling the radiator is easy, so if anyone wants instructions let me know and I'll post it up.

The Z runs just like the day I bought her brand new. I have 106k on her now. I might be selling her for a trade in on a new Nissan Frontier. I moved to Northern Utah from SoCal and I need a vehicle to better accommodate the lifestyle here and the weather.

I would be sad to let my car go.

Ha! Same boat: Mine got 8 hours of polishing with Sonax, then some Evo Pure from Gyeon. Also in Utah but down south in the desert... my girl would never let me sell the Z so we might sell her BMW for something that's more outdoor/gravel road/trailhead/winter friendly...

btw: for those polishing with a Torq D/A - I figured out recently running it at LOWER speed and even lifting off to remove weight against the car = better results. Counter intuitive, but nice to not have to listen to it being loud...and the car shine is insane again! All in the prep as they say...not "fun" but the old ceramic from Cquartz was 2.5 years old and basically gone on the tops of the vehicle.

Gyeon Evo Pure is super easy to install/remove - I think the biggest issue is for those in higher humidity environments = not fun...

That explains why I have gone through and asked for an "update" to those 3+ year old videos reviewing those on youtube - so far no responses so I'm guessing there's def. Q/A issues...

Might just pull mine apart and black out the chrome and go for the basic lens update... about $400 from the retrofit source and the "fun" of trying not to break anything :stirthepot:

I ordered some all-season tires for the second set of wheels i have. 265/40R18 Advan Sport A/S+ square on the 18.9.5 Advan RSIII wheels.

Temps are going to drop next week, so now is the time to get them on.

And right after i got my tires i think the top hat finally failed hahaha. 12 years old 150k miles 30+ track days

No fuel pressure, pump has power and runs. I'm awaiting a tow truck but im sure it's the top hat.

Loop hose from pump to basket was loose. Easy fix

All of that with the OE Pump hat!?! :eek: Sooooo lucky, 0 TD's here and busted at 85k miles, then the internal fuel pressure regulator went out. :rolleyes:

Turns out the top hat is fine! Visual inspection showed no signs of cracking ��

How do you get a top hat in a Z? I can barely wear my baseball cap. :roflpuke2::roflpuke2:

Thoroughly washed my Z and let it to dry in the garage. Tomorrow onwards it's winter hibernation until April for the Z.

Why put the beast away for the winter :shakes head: :horse: Its just some snow lol :tiphat::santasleigh2:

During winter we get a lot of **** on the road, the road itself gets heavily damaged - potholes get water in, it freezes and holes grow exponentially. We also have enough snow and crap that driving a lowered car in those conditions is virtually impossible. Lastly, our roads in winter are covered not only with fine gravel, but salt as well, and I don't want salt on the Z.

Also, we've got a 4x4 for daily use, that's more than perfect for the winter shenanigans :tup:

I had a cyclist jump behind me and draft my car through a 35 mph zone. I can't imagine it helped much but he hung in there.

Replaced my door speakers with some Kenwoods. I wasn't trying to go overboard, just update the system for some fuller sound. I also replaced any broken clips on the door card.

I also added some 20mm hub-centric spacers on the rear wheels to fix the fit of the square wheel setup.

As a road cyclist I can confirm, if there's any car in front of me willing to maintain a steady 30-35mph, it's amazing how much reduced your effort gets and how much easier it is to hold that speed. Without a car in front, you could sustain such speed maybe for max half a minute.

Isn't the point of cycling to exert effort? ;)

True :) but you're still exerting effort, high speed (in cyclist terms) riding is also needed, to train at high cadence and different speed dynamics. It's never easier, you only get faster :)

This weekend was super long for me and my brother. I did the gallery gaskets, timing chain, tensioners, etc.. Went on to replace the valve cover gaskets and added z1 coil packs. We added on some z1 motor mounts since it was easy to do with the entire front end off. I replaced the radiator, and ended up adding z1 silicone hoses. After we wrapped all of that up, I did a OEM oil cooler delete and added a 34 row oil cooler with thermostatic plate.

This was the most intense project I have done, and we managed to get it all done it two days somehow. So far no leaks, but only time will tell !!
:rofl2:

On my drive home I realized I need to make a block off plate for half of this oil cooler, here is Missouri the winter can get cold. It only got above 180F sitting still, the highway it was around 165F which is not ideal for me.

I am thinking a aluminum panel held on with some high temp Velcro and a few bolts maybe, idk.

If you have the thermostatic plate, the oil cooler should have little to no effect of cooling oil until you're above 78°C

I finally decided that I'm going to sell/trade in my Z. I've had it since new and I bought it ten years ago this month. The Z has been reliable and has never left me calling for a hook.

I just broke 107k and have only had a handful of repairs that I've had to do besides fluids, filters and normal wear items like brakes and tires. Im going to get a truck due to the fact that I now live in Northern Utah and have 4 seasons. I'll be getting another toy in a couple of years which will probably be a Mustang GT, 6MT, performance pack with the active exhaust since I think it is quite a bargain for what you get compared to the new Z. Plus, I'll have back seats and a trunk. The 5.0 is a good motor and easy to work on.

Good luck on your purchase!

I can't part with my Z. It's not the money I spent on it, but the time. My next vehicle is going to be a motorcycle!

I have all of the parts to do the front motor refresh in my garage, but I'm putting it off as long as i can!

Getting the rear differential serviced and upgraded this Friday and throwing in a nismo gt pro lsd while they have it apart, other than that, have been taking her to the local road course the last couple months and I have to say, it’s nice to have her back out on the track to be able to really open her up and really see how much fun this car is

Getting the rear differential serviced and upgraded this Friday and throwing in a nismo gt pro lsd while they have it apart, other than that, have been taking her to the local road course the last couple months and I have to say, it’s nice to have her back out on the track to be able to really open her up and really see how much fun this car is

Grab some through core fan mounting straps, drill holes in the block off plate covering the number of desired rows. You can then add additional block off plates by simply wedging them under the 1st mounted plate. I'm in S. Fla. and my 27 row Setrab is half covered with a Thermo. plate for routine street driving.

New limited slip has officially been installed, about 250 miles in from initial install and it just keeps feeling better and better….i do have to say though while they advertise the nismo gt pro lsd as vdc compatible, the vdc system doesn’t very much like it and will overreact if the diff locks up too quickly, so I’ve found that if I want to drive a little more aggressively I just turn the vdc system off and if I’m cruising I just leave it on. It is a little noisier at low speed sharp turns, but nothing I can’t live with, really looking forward to see how it behaves out on the track here in a couple weeks :)

Ordered another new toy for the Z, Z1 rear subframe bushing collars on the way, couldn’t resist their Black Friday sale lol

Picked it up from the dealership today. It was due for regular maintenance, and I had been dealing with the dreaded clicking noise from the axles when the weight of the vehicle shifted upon acceleration and when coming to a stop. They performed the TSB where they push back the axles, apply grease and replace the axle nuts, washers and cotter pins.

I’ve only driven it a few miles since picking it up, but the car feels a lot better. No more annoying (and embarrassing) clicking noise and it feels a lot “tighter” overall. Glad that’s all out of the way now. Looking forward to enjoying it even more :driving: