sorry to hear christian. :( that is just unbelievable how stupid some folks can be.

happy- oh no... not again~! :( my one rear wheel is still damaged with mount marks from the local stupid redneck fatarse hotdog brain so called 'tire store.' i drive out to tirerack for new tires or go to a local speed shop with touchless mounter. i will absolutely not trust anyone mounting tires without a touchless mounter. it's just not physically possible to mount these large wheels with performance tires without one.

that sucks .. hopefully it doesn't have to come out of your pocket.. you have to be more anal, i always ask over and over when i take it somewhere to get a job done: "so the car is not going to have any damage afer?" they get mad some times but hell, its my car and i want to take care of it :)

I hope that guy has some serious bad luck soon. A nice case of e-coli infection to start! I am very sorry to hear this!

Well I have neglected my Z even that I wash it and keep it clean on the regular basis.

However today I decided that it was going to be the day for the Z with no hurry. Gave her a good bath and a nice coat of wax with ICE. I also polish out a scratch that was caused by the ceiling drywall in my garage that a piece felt on the quarter panel. But still need some work, is not noticeable but to me it is. :mad:

Well that is my fault because is one of those house repair jobs that I have neglected to do. But I'm buying a cover for my car now. :shakes head:

Then took her for a ride to get the new spring settle, some premium gas and get some pics with the new drop on TEINs. :tup:

Plus I got the SPC camber kit this week and need to order the spacers.

My hands will go no where near my pockets when it comes time to have the bill paid up! I didn't move my vehicle an inch without reporting it first....AND they were aware of the condition pre-damage because I had a discussion with the dude before the work was performed and pointedly indicated the wheel's perfection.

Yah, this made me more mad than when I'd done it myself.... At least then I had no one to blame but my carelessness, you know?

First 100% Hand Car Wash!

nexted it!





















http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3...1/mustang5.jpg

Following the recommended 1,200 mile break-in.

Today I tried embrace the idea that people just don't give a damn...
 

It has finally stopped raining here in Central PA, so I took the opportunity to give Stella a much needed bath. After a week of slick-tyre hooliganism in monsoon like conditions and a visit to the dealer for an oil change, fresh rubber, an alignment and state inspection, she was a filthy girl!

Cleaning your car properly always makes you aware of every nick and stone chip, so I know when a mark is new.
I discovered this one today:

http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1315700951

I can only conclude that the technician working on my car was careless when getting in and out and caught his shoe on the doorsill.

When I got to detailing the wheels, I found this:

http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1315700951

:confused: WTF?!?!?!
I understand that some sort of tool might have been necessary to start removing the weights from the wheel before balancing, but what did this guy do, use a chisel to remove the adhesive?
On the other wheels, there are some small nicks from where the old weights were removed and the adhesive was still there. I'm guessing the other three wheels got lucky because they didn't need new weights where the old ones were previously. It took me all of a minute on each wheel to remove the remaining adhesive with a towel and some Liquid Wrench.

This is just not going to fly with me.
Looks like I'm making a trip back to the dealer first thing Monday morning to bring these details to the service manager.

Ugh! :mad:

:thumbsdown:

Looks like you have some other type of damage on the rim or it might be the camera shot angle.

What's with all the damage to our z's lately? Wtf :(

So Red, did u end up just trading ur z in for that stang? Congrats buddy. Am also contemplating that possibly Hehe.

installed Z1 Silicone Post-MAF Intake Hoses , Silicone Front PCV Hose set, Silicone Side PCV Breathers

Yep. It's a sweet ride:tup:

Went to the Mid-A Z Owner's meet today and got some parking lessons from Kirkster and Shado... :roflpuke2:

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/2...918novazsc.jpg

Sorry to hear about all the Z carnage today. Hope you all get your issues worked out without too much trouble.

Well, went to work on the BMW and expected a full day or pulling ferrings, plugs, and fuel lines. Bike stays plugged in all the time with a "battery tender" like complete charging system... on on the second hit of the button she came to life. Checked the fluids, topped off the front brake resivoir and she is 100%. Wife and I took my parents out to dinner. We took the beemer and they drove the roadster for the first time. We all had a blast!!!


Gotta say it... the Stang looks sick! Nicely done! :tup:

Washed and waxed mine today. Was much needed.

Congrats Red on your yawn Rustange yawn . Atleast you have your WRX to drive.

Luna- that's pretty typical unless u remove the weights before taking the wheels in. They use a screw driver and razor to remove old weights. :(

Beach - :tup: on the bike!

Going to pull out my z in 30. :)

Congrats Red! :tup:

Hope you stay on the Board; you've been a great contributor.

Typical don't make it right. :shakes head:

:iagree:

Today, installed a Country Joe Crafts radar detector mirror mount, and wired it into the powered mirror with an Invisicord wire. Ten minute job - so easy!
valentine radar detector mount
Invisicord Products

:tup:

After I get my lawn work done today, I hope to give the Zs a bath! :happydance:



Thanks Ken! Here is a quick shot after I knocked all the dust off of her.

http://www.the370z.com/members/beach...ure38931-a.jpg

Thirded! :tup:

^^^ What he said!!!

I plan to stick around and help out as much as I can. This is one of the better forums I've been on.

We look forward to hearing about your continued adventures. :tiphat:

Kewl cruiser Beach. You have a second topless cruiser.:driving:

No it doesn't. Just something we learn from experience....sadly.

Beach- nice! :D

Motored my Z this am. Was a great drive. :p

:tiphat:

sweet bike. I've always wanted a bike I could use for mini-road-trips.

I guess. Didn't realize removing my own wheel weights before getting new tyres installed would be a necessary move to prevent my stuff from being ruined.

No Z action for me yet..just woke up after getting called in to work for 13 hours. :thumbsdown:

Stupid WAN router took the next millennium off. Hard failure...completely unresponsive. We have a four hour parts replacement with Cisco that took eight hours to receive. :shakes head:

Gotta love Cisco. One of my clients is the third party logistics company that handles Cisco parts. I hope it was not them who caused the delay.

Made and installed a oil cooler block off plate.:tup:

I'm preparing to go threw a complete inspection of my car tomorrow for my track day in two weeks @ Z Nationals

:tup:

I had to block off the whole thing I couldn't get it on half b/c the oil line on top where in the way.

Rep to you.:tiphat:

Not sure exactly what you mean? You must of did it a little different from mine. There are several ways I've seen here. Look at my write up.

http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...off-plate.html

Rep back at yea.

hi mr.onzedge. :tup: can't believe sunday's already over. :crying: