drove it, then cursed a shitstorm once i pulled over.

was driving, heard an odd clanking, slowed down, saw a huge rock fly past my window, pulled over and saw this:
http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/8...0611190849.jpg

apparently, i drove over a rock of some sort, it got lodged in between the wheel and the brakes. somehow it got caught in the wheel, scraped up the entire inside of the wheel, dented a few parts of it, and scratched it to hell. oh, and this demon rock somehow chipped off a ton of paint on the caliper. this rock also f-d up the rotor!

sigh...:mad:...i dont know what to do

Damn man that sucks, I hope you get it taken care of Maybe powder coat all four calipers?

was thinking about it, sigh...why couldnt this happen while it was rainy? turned my happy, perfect weather drive into a nightmare. new wheel? powdercoated calipers? that was one expensive drive! anyone know if this would be considered a comprehensive claim? i have state farm if that matters

Got a ticket for tint, and no front plate, while going the posted speed limit.

Thinking of pulling all tint, and doing a motorized show and go front plate...

not sure, i hate not having tint... but it isn't worth the hassle... anymore.

He saw me with my windows up ... conversation that took place...

usual mubo jumbo:
Officer - "Do you know where your front plate is?"
Me - "It's not there..."
Officer - "Can you turn on your car and roll you window up part way?"
Me - "Eh.. its out of regs.."
Officer - "Is your license suspended or anything?"
Me - "No, but my new address is on the back, has also been updated with dmv..."

he left went to do his thing

Comes back
Officer - "you know what to do with this right?"
Me - "Um...not really...What are you ticketing me for?"
Officer - "tint, plate..."
Me - "Okay what court house do i have to go to? and what needs to be done, judge or fix it ticket?" (just making him waste more time while real speeders go by you can see in his face the annoyance he was gaining...)
blah blah blah...

Me - "Thank you officer"
Officer -"murmurmur...idk"

Me to my GF:
"**** now i have to start the car again, i hope to not get another for exhaust...."

all to drop some damn redbox movies back off .... it was bound to happend sooner or later.

Chops - use insurance to get a new caliper, rotor, and wheel. I would not want to be driving on a damaged wheel. :(

Is the wheel really damaged to where its not safe to drive on or jsut blemished?

What part of San Diego were you pulled over?

Linda vista road right next to usd at the top of the hill heading towards convoy.

Sorry to hear that bro. Not sure how strict all of Cali is, but if all cops there are like that, might be worth removing tint. Isn't the ticket for that much more expensive than no front plate? I'll never run plates.... if I get pulled over twice a year or even 3 for no front plate, I'll live with that. No holes no plate FTW.

:iagree:

What did I do with my Z today? Drove it today for sure.... and will be getting an estimate on getting my headlights clearbra'd, door handles, maybe A pillars, then maybe wrapping the rear valence... we'll see.

As for the weekend, went to several car shows, I didn't enter mine... just parked far away and walked over to look at other cars. Don't need to sit at car shows in a lawn chair and watch people go by. That's retarded. Some people just need attention.

But anyways, I got together with a smaller group that night, a bunch of Subie buddies, and had a mini meet :) More pics here:

http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-p...ubie-meet.html

But here's a couple shots, my fave's of the shots I took.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...t/DSC_1404.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...t/DSC_1420.jpg

Thanks!!!

That sucks dude, that sounded like the exact same cop that pulled me over in Mira Mesa. Except he went out of his way to come get me. Your conversation was almost identical to mine :rofl2:

its blemished. there are slight indentations/dimples, but im going to give my ins company a call later today. sigh

I agree with the powdercoating, but replace the wheel? If the dings are on the inside,cannot be seen and don't screw with the integrity of the wheel I'd leave it be.

You mentioned the rotor was damaged. I'd be more concerned about that than anything else to be honest. What kind of damage??

Well if the ins. covers it I would do it. I would always look at it as I passed by and think about it just cause I know its there

You both have good points, and I would have to side with Dzel on this. Judging from the posts I've seen from "Chops", he's probably like me, like most of us, like ALL of us. Meaning....... our cars HAVE TO BE PERFECT. Even if the blemishes are purely aesthetic and does not affect function or performance, it would bother me to no end, day in and day out, until I did something to fix the problem.

Just my .02.

well the wheel definitely has ALOT of scratches, even the part where the wheel meets the hub got tore up. the rotor damage is purely cosmetic as well. the black part of the rotor where it sits on the wheel studs got chewed up. i really dont know how a rock caused this much damage :shakes head:

going to give my ins agent a call after my meeting and let you guys know how it goes. i wouldnt be opposed to having all the calipers powder coated yellow + a new wheel. :)

im not sure what the fine is if i dont do it(doing that research as we speak), but apparently the court im supposed to be going to the judge HATES fix it tickets and throws them out. this was probably the first time i've driven with my windows up since i have owned the car thats what got his attention apparently.

I agree on the no plate thing, but my car will be "Amused" soon enough and then im going to be more of a target so im trying to find a solution until I move out of this damn state and head to a state that doesn't care...

The officer literally starred at my front end for about 5 min, I knew what he was looking for, I knew he wasn't going to find it because it is hung on my wall in my garage!

All in all, ill probably buy some spare glass, and then ill zip-tie the plate to get everything signed off. That way I can swap the glass back and forth if need be. Also going to ditch my custom plates, so i dont mess my front one up. I have a collection growing...

if you dont mind me asking, what is this ticket going to cost you?

i'm in the same boat as you and i always wonder what it'll cost me when i do get pulled over.

Took my Z on a 4 hour drive through the VA and WV mountains from Leesburg VA out 7 down 81 and across 64 to Charleston WV. Great ride - great views - little traffic.

That sounds great. I miss the hills of VA. :tup:

Installed my G3 intakes, now I got the mod bug. All I keep doing is looking for wheels and exhaust to buy. Instead of doing work like I should be hahaha

pm'ed

thanks man :tup:

I just washed her. Im probably gonna drive her to work today as well

gasp!
Haha I've been Daily-driving the Z since March and what an awesome 4 months it has been! Will be getting snows for the winter most likely.

Back at Specialty Z today for more dyno pulls. :driving:

http://www.the370z.com/members/370z-...ni-exhaust.jpg

:yum: so clean!

yea that's sick.

Killed a bunch of bugs running up and down 15 from Harrisburg, PA to Frederick, MD.
Turned 15,000 miles today.
About to QD the nose and mirrors and drink a beer.

:icon18:

If only the paint thrashing bugs of the world could be eradicated over the immediate highway vicinities!

Today? Let's see...

Drove to work, then back home.

Vacuum and RainX Cleaner+Repellent, then backed her into the garage.

Nearing 20k.... :(

Took "her" to lunch at Hooters.

only 20 miles left in the break in period :excited:

ordered some Berk Test Pipes :yum:

I just crossed 1300 miles.... :wtf2:


You know, I was stoked too for crossing 1200, but now that I'm at 1300, I don't usually need to rev past 4-5k rpms when driving. It's more than sufficient for driving on the street.

:tup:

Not much action today... will check oil level and vitals later on when I get home. Checking out the ol stores for mines rear lip. :p