Thanks. iMHO I think it could use about .5in of drop. May get that and some fresh tires round summer time.


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40k mile service officially complete:

- StopTech Street Pads installed and brake fluid flush with Motul 5.1 using a Motive Power Bleeder and Longacre Brake Bottle Bleeder. Made the job clean and simple. Two tools that I highly recommend for the DIY guys and gals out there.

Still have to set aside time to replace the differential bushings and add the Z1 subframe inserts

Guage sweep before the first mini drive. Godamn few things came to light right away...

1) the feedback through the wheel/chasis is real! Had to have the wheel like 5* off centre to stay straight on some of the roads

2) road noise... after that quiet comfortable is350 ride its night and day for obviously different tastes

3) acceleration... so nippy. Even if i eased first gear and didnt really hard wot 2nd or 3rd cause temps suck still picks up. Got a bit too carried away then realized i was going a tad bit fast for the roads... had to back off. oops:tup:

4) everyone wanted to race me... lol like easy there buddy in the mazda 3 and acura suvs... i just trying to take it easy.

5) i love this car lol

5.1) the car is doing more than 15L/100km (15mpg) and i was "babying it". Cannot wait to really giver

Looks like your going to go into your garage door at over 200 kph

Back when i first learned how to drive i had 2 launch modes.

Rocket launch or stall... i learned its easier to just rocket launch since it looks cooler than a pit put crunk sound lol

Spent $300 getting my front speakers replaced (one blew out like 2 months ago)...I didn't do enough research to realize that there are special adapter brackets that are necessary for aftermarket ones to fit... :shakes head:

$300 What kind of speakers did you buy? I just replaced all four of mine in my daily for about 150 with brackets.

Did you do the installation? Maybe I should have just done that...


Image Dynamics...supposedly was the "cheapest" they had. They sound good, but in hindsight, should have just bought some online, bought the brackets (I paid $100 for them to "make" these), and just had the place install them. An expensive lesson nonetheless, but I did say thank you, after they bent me over...

Yeah I did do it myself. It takes a couple of hours, but for me it was worth the savings on labor.

I put on some Stillen front and rear sway bars after the shop installed my Koni Yellows. I plan on replacing the sway bar bushings with a better material because they looked worn.

I installed some Z1 Test Pipes. Demon bolt put up a fight, but with half a can of penetrating oil, a blowtorch, and a heavy impact wrench, it came loose.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...52937ce4bb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...847e8abcf6.jpg

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How how people in Hawaii and California getting away with test pipes and High Flow Cats? WTF man

Note to self. When shipping a friend a set of axle backs... send him both and not just one. The other is chilling in my garage still and the girlfriend didn't know any better when she was being kind and helping me send them out.

Hahahahah ha..... nice!


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Well in Hawaii they tend to not give a ****.

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Purchased SPL differential bushings from a local forum member to replace my Whiteline poly diff bushings.

Still waiting on my wheels (probably almost done at this point). Probably going to put continentals on them.

:driving::driving::driving::driving:


Finally.... I hate snow.....

LOL, I was notified they are ready to ship now.

I wish I could turn this over. Car is in paint!

http://www.the370z.com/members/pokey...322-125059.jpg

Here you go

We went for a nice 50 mile drive along the Sacramento River today...

http://scontent.fsac1-2.fna.fbcdn.ne...d3&oe=5D0A9B1C

Damn steering wheel is slightly off center. Old z same problem! Grrrrrr

Or maybe the roads suck so much im always pointing it slightly off centre... or am i.

While i wish i had a "faster acceleration" or more oomph or whatever i realize it's insurance suicide. Atleast i can use the power without getting too spirited.

Today I’m about to go install Z1 subframe bushing collars... wish me luck!

Piece of cake.

Looks like it, but I’m cursed! Change a clutch? Smooth sailing. Change cams? No problem... pull motor? Done in 15 min. Air up the tires? Valve stem shoots off, hits me in the face breaking my nose and sets my hair on fire before ricocheting and killing 500 babies while the rubber of the tire shoots off at such a speed it melts into liquid form before bouncing into the exhaust, traveling into the motor and weaving in and out of each piston rod before solidifying into a subance stronger than any material known to man. While this is happening, it does so in such a matter that bends the fabric of space time uttering the brown note so loud that everyone in a 25 mile radius violently collapses sh!*ting themselves in a fit of rage enduced seizures.
Last time I changed my oil myself they made a movie about it in japan blaming a large lizard creature for all the destruction...


TLDR; Hard complicated jobs always go smoothly for me, easy jobs always have some weird freak incident no ones ever heard of that causes hours of extra time. I have bad luck.

It's the same with me, I took days to install my Stillen Sway bars took forver even though it's suppose to be less than a hour job -_-

Enough said.

:icon18: Point taken.



I’m curious on how these are going to change things for me though. I already have a poly Z1 trans mount, Z1 poly engine mounts, white line diff bushings, kw v3 coilovers with spc front and rear camber arms. Today I’m installing the Z1 subframe collars and Spc toe bolts, tomorrow getting the car realigned. Next mod will be the Hotchkis sway bars with idk what brand front and rear endlinks. I think then my suspension/bushing work will be complete. Idk what else to do that would be worth it on an N/A car.

Installed my z1 poly trans mount today and am patiently waiting for my coolerworx shifter to arrive. Ordered almost 2 weeks ago from Soho Motorsports, so I'm hoping it comes in soon.

ymmv mine took just over 4 weeks to get. It is a nice piece though! I impulse bought it and had my doubts but I really like it and a couple others liked the solid, short movement.

https://i.imgur.com/kV0xRlMl.jpg

Oh my, that is beautiful. I called Soho and I believe spoke to Nick on Friday because I had gotten an email stating that my order had been marked complete on their end, so I was hoping the wait time listed on their website hadn't been updated. He said it was an issue with changing their website and the 3-4 weeks was still accurate. That being said, all good things take time..and from what I have seen on this shifter, it will be more than worth the wait. This was a total impulse buy as well, was looking at the TWM but after doing more reading I found the coolerworx and fell in love.

Well, got the Spc toe bolts in, but not the Z1 bushings. Got dark fast and my file bit was dull so it took forever to drill out the holes. Oh well, at least I got one thing done today. Alignment tomorrow at 1pm. Hopefully adding in the Z1 subframe collars don’t change the alignment after.

Carbotech brake pads (XP8/XP10) and SPL solid differential bushings showed up today :driving:

A couple days ago I purchased a small 1700 psi electric pressure washer. Today in the mail, I just received some Chemical Guys goodies for the cars.

I always wonder if I should’ve gone with solid diff bushings instead of white line..

I'm digging the new raceseng knob. :tup: good weight and feel to it.

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Have you installed it yet? Hotrodz and myself both had to re-tap the first few threads on the Coolerworx shifter in order to get the Raceseng adapter to thread on.

I have not, will give that a look when I start. :tup:

I believe with the way the Coolerworx shift knob is bolted down, it compresses the first couple or so threads and they just need to be slightly cleaned up.