What did you do with your Z today V (ON TOPIC DISCUSSION ONLY)

RiCharlie · 06-02-2013, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by happytheman

Glad to hear you're ok. I kept expecting you to go "and then I woke up from my nap".

HA!! You remember my stories posted here?

CDepp · 06-02-2013, 10:32 PM

Video from yesterdays dyno runs at CiN Motorsports after Charlotte Cars&Coffee

Enjoy:

My run starts at 1:30 mins

roy'sz · 06-02-2013, 10:33 PM

Checked her fluids for the week!

happytheman · 06-02-2013, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by RiCharlie

HA!! You remember my stories posted here?

Of course I do.

b15 · 06-03-2013, 06:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDepp

Video from yesterdays dyno runs at CiN Motorsports after Charlotte Cars&Coffee

Enjoy:

My run starts at 1:30 mins

Nice!

Footloose301 · 06-03-2013, 06:56 AM

I woke up too late to register for AutoX yesterday but I still made it to support my pals. Unfortunately it was like a hurricane there with tons of rain. They still raced thru it.

JARblue · 06-03-2013, 08:32 AM

finally getting my headliner replaced under warranty

dropping it off at the dealer this morning

SAmilitaryman · 06-03-2013, 08:42 AM

Ugh today. Went to pop the hood and broke the hood release. Called Nissan. 45 dollars for the part and then they estimated 70 dollars for installation!!!!! I'll be installing it myself. Also, I can't order the part over the phone so have to drive across town to order the part then go back when it comes in.

kenchan · 06-03-2013, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

finally getting my headliner replaced under warranty

dropping it off at the dealer this morning

GL, mr.jar!

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Originally Posted by SAmilitaryman

Ugh today. Went to pop the hood and broke the hood release. Called Nissan. 45 dollars for the part and then they estimated 70 dollars for installation!!!!! I'll be installing it myself. Also, I can't order the part over the phone so have to drive across town to order the part then go back when it comes in.

did the leverage point break? it happened to mine a while back when i was trying to remove that bottom cover under the steering column. i fixed the hood release using a washer and zip tie. if that is wat happened to yours...

if you go under there, you will see that the cable just leverages near the hinge point. if you can lock that part down, the assembly will work again. so for me, the fix was like $0.25 and 15-20min trying to figure it out.

kenchan · 06-03-2013, 09:09 AM

btw, i pop the hood every weekend to clean the engine bay, and to hook up a battery manager. it's been fine for a few yrs now after the fix.

Pintsize725 · 06-03-2013, 09:32 AM

Drove her to work. Lately I've been staying off the toll road to save money but the road I usually cut across is now just grooved pavement.

I wonder if I can bill the city for the tire wear I'm sure I'm encountering. That damn road has been grooved for about a week now.

SAmilitaryman · 06-03-2013, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

GL, mr.jar!

did the leverage point break? it happened to mine a while back when i was trying to remove that bottom cover under the steering column. i fixed the hood release using a washer and zip tie. if that is wat happened to yours...

if you go under there, you will see that the cable just leverages near the hinge point. if you can lock that part down, the assembly will work again. so for me, the fix was like $0.25 and 15-20min trying to figure it out.

I wish it was that easy. The actual plastic part broke completely off where the wire connects to the release. Just ripped the center of the release out. Big gaping hole now. Need to replace the entire plastic release handle portion.

Sh0velMan · 06-03-2013, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by SAmilitaryman

I wish it was that easy. The actual plastic part broke completely off where the wire connects to the release. Just ripped the center of the release out. Big gaping hole now. Need to replace the entire plastic release handle portion.

Can you take some photos? We might be able to help with engineering a solution to save you some money?

Also I might be able to just sell you mine for cheap? I'm ditching the cable/latches for hoodpins.

SAmilitaryman · 06-03-2013, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Sh0velMan

Can you take some photos? We might be able to help with engineering a solution to save you some money?

Also I might be able to just sell you mine for cheap? I'm ditching the cable/latches for hoodpins.

Sorry for the large pictures. Work got busy so i just threw them up here.

Front View

( off topic - use your imagination and this looks so horrible )

Lower view

Broken pieces

Nailzs · 06-03-2013, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

Drove her to work. Lately I've been staying off the toll road to save money but the road I usually cut across is now just grooved pavement.

I wonder if I can bill the city for the tire wear I'm sure I'm encountering. That damn road has been grooved for about a week now.

Then they'll put asphalt on it and really make a mess of your Z. You might want to reconsider the pay road.

06-02-2013, 10:32 PM	#4667 (permalink)
CDepp Track Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 837 Drives: sideways Rep Power: 13	Video from yesterdays dyno runs at CiN Motorsports after Charlotte Cars&Coffee Enjoy: My run starts at 1:30 mins __________________ -CDepp- 2011 MB Base+S M6 \| Invidia Exhaust \| TommyKairaHebiBeibi \| H&R Spacers 15/20 \| GTR Start \| 305hp/240tq Last edited by CDepp; 06-02-2013 at 10:39 PM.

06-02-2013, 10:33 PM	#4668 (permalink)
roy'sz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: palmdale, ca Posts: 1,299 Drives: 2010 nissan 370z Rep Power: 15	Checked her fluids for the week! onzedge likes this. __________________ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtvG...data_playerARK HFC'S-ARK Grip-Stillen G3-M370-UPREV-Kinetix upper control arm-WC Latheworks-Stage2 Bad@$$ Driver(318whp/268tq)-

06-03-2013, 06:56 AM	#4671 (permalink)
Footloose301 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 2,659 Drives: 40th Rep Power: 21	I woke up too late to register for AutoX yesterday but I still made it to support my pals. Unfortunately it was like a hurricane there with tons of rain. They still raced thru it. __________________ 2010 40th Anniversary 370Z

06-03-2013, 08:32 AM	#4672 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,449 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	finally getting my headliner replaced under warranty dropping it off at the dealer this morning kenchan and CDepp like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

06-03-2013, 09:32 AM	#4676 (permalink)
Pintsize725 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Austin Posts: 14,196 Drives: 2016 Mazda 6 Rep Power: 211844	Drove her to work. Lately I've been staying off the toll road to save money but the road I usually cut across is now just grooved pavement. I wonder if I can bill the city for the tire wear I'm sure I'm encountering. That damn road has been grooved for about a week now. __________________ Tracie Last edited by Pintsize725; 06-03-2013 at 09:37 AM.

06-03-2013, 08:42 AM	#4673 (permalink)
SAmilitaryman Base Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: san antonio, tx Posts: 168 Drives: 09 Nissan black 370z Rep Power: 12	Ugh today. Went to pop the hood and broke the hood release. Called Nissan. 45 dollars for the part and then they estimated 70 dollars for installation!!!!! I'll be installing it myself. Also, I can't order the part over the phone so have to drive across town to order the part then go back when it comes in.

06-03-2013, 09:09 AM	#4675 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	btw, i pop the hood every weekend to clean the engine bay, and to hook up a battery manager. it's been fine for a few yrs now after the fix.

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