I had a lab class today this morning at the orange county sanitation district in fountain valley. I leaned up against one of the rails that had some sludge on it. I took no risks. I drove home damn near naked on the road. Then cleaned the interior.

i drove mine to work, got stuck in traffic and saw 2 other 370's stuck with me! twas a cool sight.

i forgot to share that last week i got gas at the local 76 (which also happens to be one of the few that sell 100 octane unleaded). got out of the car and a porsche pulls in on the opp side of my pump. i start pumping and walk behind his car to take a look at it. debadged so i asked what it was...Turbo? GT3? the guy grins and says, "no, GT2." truly marvelous car...996 GT2 with 750whp. he was putting in pure 100 octane @ $8/gallon. nice guy who complimented my Z as well :tiphat:

Drove it in to work, been driving in every day due to laziness

Been raining all week however and this car is not as enjoyable in the rain :( Heck, I actually just want to leave it in the garage on gross days...like I don't want her to suffer or something lol

Picked up my ARK exhaust!

LOL.... I thought I was the only one who did this. Yes, before I get into my car, and after I get out of my car, I do a walkaround ALL the time. I check for doo doo that could have happened during the drive or the time I have parked, and also for door dings that "may" have happened (I would probably go to jail if the car that dinged me was right next to me).

Oh also, after any drive, I whip out my QD and MF to remove bugs on the front bumper and mirrors. Bugs on windshield I wait till I get home. Bugs on bumper/paint are acidic and will eat away clear coat just as well as doo doo will.

no Z action for me, but i will be seeing her later tonight when i pull my G back in the garage after work.

btw, i always check for bird crappage before driving off if my car was parked outside. :)

Washed it. Will take it out later tonight to play.

Good to know about the dead bugs. I think I'll start to check my front bumper often. Mostly for any debris (rocks) that hit it.

I don't have a flamethrower. LMAO! I don't want to burn the tree down since it's close to the house and that will certainly catch fire. :icon14:

I might need a CBE kit myself. I'll have to look into it. Thanks for the info! ;)

Uncontrollable bowl movements? :inoutroflpuke:

I swear, those damn birds dropped bombs on my Z. Huge massive splats. My Z was like a target.

Ha ha... Yeah, I usually don't want to get it out in the rain because then the paint gets all gross. But I'm still <1200 miles (break-in) so I'm driving mine every day, too. It was 41F and drizzle this morning, the tires felt a little greasy, but hey, I put a good 60 miles on her in 5th and 6th between 45 and 80 mph. :happydance:

Installed the Motordyne Intake Manifold.

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Washed, gazed adoringly, washed some more, gazed adoringly, dried, gazed adoringly...you get the picture. ;)

I have not drove her in a while but I did pull a leaf out of the grill of the Amuse front end while looking for something in the garage lol. That was the highlight of the interaction with my car today!

does the stock engine cover fit over the motordyne mani?

Dude, wife has removable boobs?

How you like it?

Installed the rear fog light today. was a freaking pain in the *** :mad:
but totally worth it in the end :happydance:

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zcarman- looks good! :tup:

delusional- lol yah, taking that dummy lamp off is a task of its own. :D

yup. had to dremel that damn thing off :wtf:

I installed my Stillen rear sway bar. Ran out of time to do the front.

Was told the stock cover does fit with or without the Motordyne plate.

Kenchan, thanks!:tiphat: Now just need to see my dyno results.

:iagree:

strip her trunk :) getting prepped for dynamat and speaker install!!

oh no. It's THAT hard to remove just that black cover? I was planning to have a shop do a matte black rear valence overlay next week, and I was hoping to take that black cover off to get good coverage within that area to avoid any white "peeking" out.

Is it that hard? Any recommendations?

G2Z your tint place should be able to tuck the vinyl into the crevis WITHOUT removing the dummy lamp. it is a royal PITA to remove that thing so dont even touch it. once removed you may not be able to put it back on. :D

nissan went on a thread-lock party on that nut and the bolt that is inside breaks free very easily. i too had to cut the nut with my dremel...

http://www.the370z.com/members/kench...ummy-20fog.jpg

no Z action this am for me but did check her out :yum: while taking out the trash...

why a 30sec taking out the trash ordeal takes 5min beats me. :rofl2:

ah geeeez. Another loctite ordeal again? At least with the oem shift knob I removed, I could wrap a strap wrench around that. Not so much for this nut/bolt I guess.

So I am hoping that the tint place can tuck that in fairly well.

No Z action for me either this morning (rain), but yesterday, I took the Z to yet another car meet with some buddies. There was a SC'd camaro there, with an intake piping diameter of like 6"... I kid you not. That thing was prolly laying 500whp at least. A nice shelby cobra parked next to us too. lol. I still think my Z was the best looking of the bunch ;)

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https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_2...00/camaro2.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_2...00/camaro3.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_2...00/shelby3.jpg

^^ looks good! :tup: i like the fact that none of the cars are stupid low... i hate slammed rides.

Hey man, did you use a tripod for those shots, or perhaps an image stablilizing lens?? I'm thinking about getting the NikonD60 after seeing your shots.

G2Z has some secret DSLR camera and uses RAW files to upload. :tup:

hey Happy... no, I did not use a tripod for those shots. I do sometimes, but mostly when I take night shots. I want to try to take HDR photos... where I take photos at EV -2, 0, and +2 then blend them all. But to answer your question, the Nikon D60 I got did come with the VR lens, which has a built in stabilizer I believe. The camera just rocks...I stand by my statement that it ain't me with the skills... it's the camera. I just make sure I have nice angles and lighting. I am sure you can get the same results with a Canon EOS too. But I am just a fan of Nikon.

You know what the SAD part is? I've had the camera for almost 2 years, and never really started shooting in RAW mode till recently. I don't know WHY I waited this long to shoot it that way. The difference in pic clarity/quality/and *pop* compared to Jpegs is NIGHT and DAY. I will only shoot in jpeg mode in those instances where I don't really care about the shots ;) The best part about the digital age, Data is essentially free. No wasting of film.... SHOOT AWAY!!! :tiphat:


LOL Ken.... I wish I could take all the credit, but I'm no expert, nor do I claim to be.... it's all the camera. You can buy a nice point and shoot for what, 250? You can get into a DSLR for like 350 - 450 or so? Even in full auto mode, the DSLR shoots wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better pics than the point and shoot. First time I loaded the pics on my PC in RAW mode, I thought to myself, "Damn... I take THAT good a shot?!?!?!"

So yeah, it's not a secret camera ;) just go out and buy ANY dslr camera... amazing stuff. I have so much fun shooting pics now. I want a new lens with a diff't range. Maybe for father's day?

Alchemy, I ALMOST got the D90... but alas too much dough for me :( I'm glad you love yours too. Night and day results compared to point and shoot for you too? Friend of mine has the D7000.... :icon18: LOVE that thing too.

Sorry offtopic...:icon14:

G2Z- so which camera do you use again? :) i want to get one too.

Ken... I use a Nikon D60. It was a step above the D40. It had some features the D40 didn't have, so I sprung for it. Comes with an 18-55mm lens, should work for 90% of your shots. Here's a review of the D60.

Nikon D60 Review - Digital cameras - CNET Reviews

Sad part is that I think they stopped making it already, but I think some merchants still sell it. The replacement now is a D3000 I think.

D3000 from Nikon

Whichever you get, just get an 8gb (at least) sd card, then SHOOT AWAY!!!

thanks, G2Z! +rep :tup:

I bought a blanket for it.

hail blanket or a dust cover? :)

Yesterday gotz me a strap wrench... guys know where this is heading. :D

Shift knob? What kind?

Oh my aching back !!!
 

As luck would have it, now that the weather has warmed up here in the Northeast, I hurt my back from lifting an amplifier and now am watching my Z sit in the garage. So for all of you out there over 50 or have back problems, here's my advice; DRIFT...DON'T LIFT! Have fun with your Zs, I'll be back in the saddle soon! :tiphat: