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happytheman 06-22-2011 07:40 PM

Oh yeah...and I'm most patiently awaiting the arrival of my GTR start button and Nismo Titanium shifter!

:happydance:

FromG2Z 06-22-2011 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happytheman (Post 1184731)
Finally bought my Covercraft UV Sunshield! It's been a rough couple of weeks for me. Every time I climb in the Z it's like I've got a bad case of swamp crotch...but all over my person.:ugh2:

CTASAVE5 coupon code will net you a 5% discount FWIW.

Covercraft UV Shield Sun Shade - Free Shipping


Happy, lemme know how this works out. If you like it, I might have to get it. Am sick of my 1 size fits all cheapo thing I got from who knows where... :(

happytheman 06-22-2011 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FromG2Z (Post 1184717)
You have (had) TWO Fits?!?!?!? holy cow!

As for the DSLR purchase, don't get intimidated by the different terminology you've read/seen. The DSLR is still essentially "point and shoot". The biggest difference is you zoom in and out with the lens itself (turn it with your left hand). The camera will do the rest. Just set it to "auto" if you want, and the pics will be stellar already, compared to a regular point and shoot.

Go for what you can afford. Any Nikon or Canon DSLR will do you good. You won't regret it.

Yup..I keep telling everyone that Ken is a baller..but nobody listens to Happy.

Ken..will you adopt me?:excited:

happytheman 06-22-2011 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FromG2Z (Post 1184743)
Happy, lemme know how this works out. If you like it, I might have to get it. Am sick of my 1 size fits all cheapo thing I got from who knows where... :(

G2Z, check out this nice review that our fearless leader posted some time ago on this very product:

http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...ct-review.html

onzedge 06-22-2011 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happytheman (Post 1184731)
Finally bought my Covercraft UV Sunshield! It's been a rough couple of weeks for me. Every time I climb in the Z it's like I've got a bad case of swamp crotch...but all over my person.:ugh2:

CTASAVE5 coupon code will net you a 5% discount FWIW.

Covercraft UV Shield Sun Shade - Free Shipping

Quote:

Originally Posted by FromG2Z (Post 1184743)
Happy, lemme know how this works out. If you like it, I might have to get it. Am sick of my 1 size fits all cheapo thing I got from who knows where... :(

I have one and it is excellent.

TruKoi 06-22-2011 08:49 PM

Had the installers help Alexis breathe better today..

-English:

Invidia Gemini CBE + Berk HFC were put on today..

Casey@AEperformance 06-22-2011 08:56 PM

Just posted our body parts, wheels, and seats for sale. We've got big plans for our second z

http://blog.aeperformance.com/wp-con.../06/370Z11.jpg

happytheman 06-22-2011 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TruKoi (Post 1184834)
Had the installers help Alexis breathe better today..

-English:

Invidia Gemini CBE + Berk HFC were put on today..

Ooh, nice! Are you lovin the new notes?

LunaZ 06-22-2011 10:00 PM

Wished I had it here to drive whilst in London.
Other than that, I ordered a set of red calipers. Hope to put those, a set of stainless steel lines and my springs and spacer on when I get home.

happytheman 06-22-2011 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by LunaZ (Post 1184967)
Wished I had it here to drive whilst in London.
Other than that, I ordered a set of red calipers. Hope to put those, a set of stainless steel lines and my springs and spacer on when I get home.

Are you getting a powder coated set from Mike?

TruKoi 06-22-2011 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by happytheman (Post 1184938)
Ooh, nice! Are you lovin the new notes?

Yeh, definitely liking the WOT RawR, but I have an odd rattle on the shifter that I will need to check in on. http://www.the370z.com/intake-exhaus...installed.html

kenchan 06-23-2011 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Alchemy (Post 1184662)
I didnt know much bout photography at all when I got my D90. Its way more camera than I needed. But thats whats great Im constantly growing into it. Everytime I use it I fig new stuff out. The manual looks like the Bible, yes, but dont be scared. Learn your basics and you will be taking great shots with ease. It will become a new hobby I assure you.

Yah, I can see that photography can become my hobby. But I already have another pretty expensive and time consuming hobby so not sure if I want to get into it too deep.
But it would be nice to be able to take real picts of my car. :D

I talked to the wife to see wat she thought about this. Not that she would stop me from getting the 7100 or 5100, but since I have no clue with cameras she mentioned how about get the 3100 for now and learn the basics and how to use one, understand wat makes a camera good or bad and then use the experience to get a real nice one a few yrs down to keep for a long time. Kinda wat I was thinking too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by FromG2Z (Post 1184717)
You have (had) TWO Fits?!?!?!? holy cow!

As for the DSLR purchase, don't get intimidated by the different terminology you've read/seen. The DSLR is still essentially "point and shoot". The biggest difference is you zoom in and out with the lens itself (turn it with your left hand). The camera will do the rest. Just set it to "auto" if you want, and the pics will be stellar already, compared to a regular point and shoot.

Go for what you can afford. Any Nikon or Canon DSLR will do you good. You won't regret it.

Yep I had a 08 that I sold and still have the 09. The 09 is AT and my wife uses it mostly. I am the title holder though. :p the thing was I wanted to get a R32 (vw) a while ago but they don't come with 6MT. So I ended up getting two Fits one for me, one for her while we raised our little kids. Its a huge pita to get infant carriers in/out of a G35C especially in the rain or while rushed. And putting on a kids 5point is a pita too in a coupe. The Fit did that wonderfully and was worth it. Resale value was excellent so I didn't waste any money. today my kids get in/out by themselves from my G. :p

Yah considering the crappy picts I'm taking now I think any DSRL will be a nice step up. :D

Quote:

Originally Posted by happytheman (Post 1184744)
Yup..I keep telling everyone that Ken is a baller..but nobody listens to Happy.

Ken..will you adopt me?:excited:

Lol, we're talking about 2 cheezo cars! :D I am not baller. LOL :D

Dzel 06-23-2011 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alchemy (Post 1184651)
CNT's?? I have the same ones, LOVE EM!!!!

Hopefully I'll get them Installed today see what the mechanic says. I'll be changing out my air filters with some K&N drop in's along with some HPS intake hoses next

kenchan 06-23-2011 11:05 AM

woot, ordered up the makita micro driver. :p

Alchemy 06-23-2011 11:06 AM

My Swift springs came in today. Possible weekend install but prob next week. I recently got lame *** Lyme Disease and am probably gonna be too weak and sore to do it Saturday:mad:

Alchemy 06-23-2011 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dzel (Post 1185523)
Hopefully I'll get them Installed today see what the mechanic says. I'll be changing out my air filters with some K&N drop in's along with some HPS intake hoses next

Make sure you pack the o2 bungs with steel wool to avoid a CEL!!

kenchan 06-23-2011 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alchemy (Post 1185618)
My Swift springs came in today. Possible weekend install but prob next week. I recently got lame *** Lyme Disease and am probably gonna be too weak and sore to do it Saturday:mad:

that sucks. :( hope you feel better sooon! working on suspension can take some muscle so definitely wait until you're back 100%. :)

Econ 06-23-2011 11:22 AM

stared at the tracking numbers of my wheels some more.

Alchemy 06-23-2011 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1185627)
that sucks. :( hope you feel better sooon! working on suspension can take some muscle so definitely wait until you're back 100%. :)

It could be a month before Im 100%, I cant wait that long :)

kenchan 06-23-2011 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Alchemy (Post 1185720)
It could be a month before Im 100%, I cant wait that long :)

hahahaha. or maybe have a shop install it for your this time. :D

Alchemy 06-23-2011 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1185723)
hahahaha. or maybe have a shop install it for your this time. :D

Im pretty lazy by nature but I want to personally do every project on this car myself. I have always wanted to modify my dream car, which has always been a Z. Jeez I had a '90 300zx and at the time I was like I can die a happy man. I was too young to afford mods, all my extra $ went to beer. I never thought a car could be better styled than that, at the time that is. When I saw the 370 I fell in love all over again. I fortunatly had the cash to by one and then some for mods. Personally doin all the work on this project is helpin me with my "bucket list" if you will, for a lack of a better term. Lol I installed my rims last week w a 101.6° fever, Im determined!

kenchan 06-23-2011 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alchemy (Post 1185802)
Im pretty lazy by nature but I want to personally do every project on this car myself. I have always wanted to modify my dream car, which has always been a Z. Jeez I had a '90 300zx and at the time I was like I can die a happy man. I was too young to afford mods, all my extra $ went to beer. I never thought a car could be better styled than that, at the time that is. When I saw the 370 I fell in love all over again. I fortunatly had the cash to by one and then some for mods. Personally doin all the work on this project is helpin me with my "bucket list" if you will, for a lack of a better term. Lol I installed my rims last week w a 101.6° fever, Im determined!

dang... hats off to you alchemy! :tiphat:

RandyD 06-23-2011 02:06 PM

got an oil change at the dealership... they put in the wrong oil, so then i got another oil change... purrs like a kitten.

Econ 06-23-2011 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RandyD (Post 1185952)
got an oil change at the dealership... they put in the wrong oil, so then i got another oil change... purrs like a kitten.

taking your z to the dealership is like giving your dog to the pound.

kenchan 06-23-2011 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Econ (Post 1185956)
taking your z to the dealership is like giving your dog to the pound while your away.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Econ (Post 1185957)
taking your z to the dealership is like giving your dog to the pound.

:postwhore:

Econ 06-23-2011 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1186007)
:postwhore:

nooooooooo


it was supposed to be an edit i sear :ughdance:

kenchan 06-23-2011 03:06 PM

econ- hahaha. :D

btw, anyone ever buy stuff from floormatexpress.com? :confused:

i want to order up a set of all season floormats for my G. they have the hex (honeycomb) which should work for me, made to order.

onzedge 06-24-2011 08:32 AM

6:30 AM -- Quick wash and dry
7:30 AM -- Wife and I call in "well" to work (too well to work today)
8:00 AM -- Head down to Monterey via HWY 1 -- no relatives, dogs, kids or laptops

A weekend of 17 mile drive touring, photography, sleeping in, eating tasty foods and general debauchery lies ahead.

Have a great weekend everyone. :tup:

kenchan 06-24-2011 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onzedge (Post 1187256)
6:30 AM -- Quick wash and dry
7:30 AM -- Wife and I call in "well" to work (too well to work today)
8:00 AM -- Head down to Monterey via HWY 1 -- no relatives, dogs, kids or laptops

A weekend of 17 mile drive touring, photography, sleeping in, eating tasty foods and general debauchery lies ahead.

Have a great weekend everyone. :tup:

:tup: sounds great! have a nice weekend mr. onzedge. :D


for me, will be pulling out my Z probably on Sunday.. hadn't motored her in 2wks so im real :excited: :p

Dzel 06-24-2011 10:50 AM

Mechanic just picked up the Z to install my CNT test pipes. I asked him to take pics.:happydance::happydance:

kenchan 06-24-2011 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dzel (Post 1187546)
Mechanic just picked up the Z to install my CNT test pipes. I asked him to take pics.:happydance::happydance:

would suck if he took picts of random things unrelated to your car. :icon17:

kenchan 06-24-2011 12:28 PM

woot, looks like im going to make a roadtrip to tirerack tomorrow to get new tires mounted on my G's SSR wheels. :D i just need 2 rears for now, going with 285/35/19 RE050A pole positions.

will check out other wheels while i wait, i suppose. :p

Dzel 06-24-2011 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1187565)
would suck if he took picts of random things unrelated to your car. :icon17:

I would be kinda pissed. He just texted me saying he's having trouble with the demon bolt! I warned him about it earlier so all I said was "I told you"!!!
Does anyone know of all the spots on the stock exhaust that are resonated? Like the Y pipe and along the mid section? I've done my research and find nothing.

Dzel 06-24-2011 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1187713)
woot, looks like im going to make a roadtrip to tirerack tomorrow to get new tires mounted on my G's SSR wheels. :D i just need 2 rears for now, going with 285/35/19 RE050A pole positions.

will check out other wheels while i wait, i suppose. :p

+1

docaam 06-24-2011 01:45 PM

Today got the car resprayed in Ferrari red shade (Rosso Scuderia)

Some picture of different stages first ready to be painted

http://i826.photobucket.com/albums/z...z/c2cf6d88.jpg

And with Ferrari red clearcoat to go
http://i826.photobucket.com/albums/z...z/47bf3a42.jpg

With clearcoat
http://i826.photobucket.com/albums/z...z/cfe98b10.jpg

Roof clear coated
http://i826.photobucket.com/albums/z...z/6b07c10f.jpg

Dzel 06-24-2011 01:49 PM

Docaam is that a vinyl on the roof cleared over?

Econ 06-24-2011 01:51 PM

looks promissing

kenchan 06-24-2011 02:17 PM

saudi's can apply for house loans online from saturday. huh.

docaam 06-24-2011 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dzel (Post 1187899)
Docaam is that a vinyl on the roof cleared over?

No it's sunline racing roof cap was in dry carbon so got it clear coated

docaam 06-24-2011 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 1187951)
saudi's can apply for house loans online from saturday. huh.

:icon17: provided they go online


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