What did you do with your Z today

Alchemy · 06-01-2011, 11:55 AM

My Z was destroyed by hail before I even got my first oil change done. During the storm a huge branch broke off the tree across the street and smashed the trunk & spoiler too. It was terrible. Body shop pulled all those little dents out perfectly though. I have lived in my area all my 31 years and have barely ever seen hail. Since I got my Z in 09 it has hailed numerous times. Just last week I had quarter size hail fall for about a minute.

Kingbaby · 06-01-2011, 12:08 PM

^^^

sorry to hear bro!

it's not you, the end of the world is near

Alchemy · 06-01-2011, 01:07 PM

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^^^

it's not you, the end of the world is near

Oh Im well aware......

kenchan · 06-01-2011, 01:15 PM

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Oh Im well aware......

hahaha.

yah, sorry to hear about the hail. during PDR training ive worked on some hailed cars and it was insane how many dings i had to push out just to finish one car... it was like popping a football field sized bubble wrap one bubble at a time.

(ok maybe not that insane

).

no z action for me today...

ClemsonWill · 06-01-2011, 01:19 PM

Hit 4k miles with her today!

FromG2Z · 06-01-2011, 02:58 PM

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Hit 4k miles with her today!

I'm sitting at 1197 miles!!!! That's what it was when I parked her yesterday. Which means... today, when I get home, and take her out for a car show, I should be able to feel what it feels like to rev up beyond 4k

ok ok I admit I did go beyond 4k a few times within those 1197 miles, but never anything close to red line. I don't even KNOW what my Z feels like in its full power band.

kenchan · 06-01-2011, 03:07 PM

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Yeah PDR seems tedious. My car was completely dimpled and you couldnt even tell when I got it back. Impressive.

yah one would need patience and a pretty good aim to do PDR. took me a good year before i could push a panel using my tool to about 0.5mm area accuracy consistently.

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ok ok I admit I did go beyond 4k a few times within those 1197 miles, but never anything close to red line. I don't even KNOW what my Z feels like in its full power band.

hey sounds like fun.

yah, the car rev's up pretty quick. i have the rev light flashing at least a couple of times in my weekend run.

Econ · 06-01-2011, 03:15 PM

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I'm sitting at 1197 miles!!!! That's what it was when I parked her yesterday. Which means... today, when I get home, and take her out for a car show, I should be able to feel what it feels like to rev up beyond 4k

ok ok I admit I did go beyond 4k a few times within those 1197 miles, but never anything close to red line. I don't even KNOW what my Z feels like in its full power band.

ahhh the first time red lining the Z....its a lot of fun man. I rememeber my first time doing it....however my car had 30 miles.

I wasnt as patient as you

FromG2Z · 06-01-2011, 03:20 PM

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hey sounds like fun.

yah, the car rev's up pretty quick. i have the rev light flashing at least a couple of times in my weekend run.

What's your rev light set at now, Ken? I have it set for 4k rpm right now. Not a lot of fun

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ahhh the first time red lining the Z....its a lot of fun man. I rememeber my first time doing it....however my car had 30 miles.

I wasnt as patient as you

LOL. I was tempted SO bad to do it a few times... just felt like DRIVING my car. But I held back. Tonight, my car is losing its virginity.

kenchan · 06-01-2011, 04:16 PM

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What's your rev light set at now, Ken? I have it set for 4k rpm right now. Not a lot of fun

i haven't touched the setting so watever stock setting is where it flashes.

Alchemy · 06-01-2011, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by FromG2Z

I'm sitting at 1197 miles!!!! That's what it was when I parked her yesterday. Which means... today, when I get home, and take her out for a car show, I should be able to feel what it feels like to rev up beyond 4k

ok ok I admit I did go beyond 4k a few times within those 1197 miles, but never anything close to red line. I don't even KNOW what my Z feels like in its full power band.

My dealer told me I didnt have to break the engine in. I did it anyway but def revved it higher than 4k during the period. Nowadays I bounce off the limiter more than id like to admit. Cant wait for a tune so I can get my redline extended. Have fun G2Z, enjoy!!

Alchemy · 06-01-2011, 02:56 PM

Yeah PDR seems tedious. My car was completely dimpled and you couldnt even tell when I got it back. Impressive.

Super Tanooki · 06-01-2011, 07:26 PM

I've been meaning to post in this thread for a couple of weeks now, so this is more 'the past couple weeks' than it is 'today' - just a catch up

So, with pics (shitty iPhone ones - sorry), I:

1) Used a red acrylic fabric pen to dye my white stitching red (as I saw others had done elsewhere on the forum). Took ages because I'm a perfectionist but it came out pretty good.

2) Got that plastic fog light replacement plate (that winds me up SO MUCH) wrapped in a carbon fiber imitation material as a temporary measure before I get the F1-style blinking LED array. Actually, the stuff looks quite good - thinking of doing my b-pillars too! (What do you guys think?)

3) Found a new home for the Megatron 370z Transformer I bought as part of my obsession before I got my real Z.

4) Got her tinted - 15% on the sides, 5% on the quarter rear and rear. Now I'm ready for the Vegas summer heat.

5) Took her for a cruise around Red Rock loop for a few hours purely to get some nice pics of her under the blue sky with some nice scenery.

6) Oh, and I ordered a 24-row Stillen Oil Cooler - which I literally JUST got an email about saying it shipped today after a long wait

- and a Nismo carbon fiber shifter knob, which I only ordered last night so no pics for that.

Now, what to order next...? (Damn... I have the bug)...

90 ST · 06-01-2011, 07:34 PM

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