Had a good day at SCCA autocross yesterday.

Got new tires (Nitto Invos 255/35/19 and 285/30/19). Then took the car over to NTB for a free alignment - toe was apparently out pretty bad :icon14: All fixed now, though :tup: I will probably be using my free alignment every oil change going forward - might as well, considering I paid for 5 years worth.

Jacked her up off the ground, took the wheels off and gettin em ready for powdercoating

Going to get her registered today. Then I have to switch over my insurance.

Then, maybe some clean up and photos, or just photos - it's pretty clean as is right now.

http://youtu.be/cdPONQmp9pY

Uprev tune

Since the tease from Mr.6MT (2 mins job), I decided to tackle the Steering Lock Fuse tonight.....


So..........


Step 1)

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Step 2) It's quite a pain in the bu!! to take off that plastic cover, and it was more pain in the bu!! to put it back together after.... :icon14:


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Step 3) The fuse box... you really have to pull it out slowly with strength... and reach to the bottom of the box to reach to 'tap' to release the cover..

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Step 4) Now... this is the part caught me 5000% off guard..... I looked at the fuse diagram, and it states the fuse for the steering lock is the top one of the lower group....

And when I look at the fuse box.. I saw this..... :confused: ==> :eek:



Step 5) Beer Time...!!! :yum: :tup:

http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1355203217


BTW, mine is 2011.

I laughed. How cool is what you found though. Good job anyway.

Yup... it's a relief that I found out I couldn't found it... cos it doesn't exist no more.... :bowrofl::bowrofl:

Just dropped her off to get a stereo installed. Hooray!

Red Magma Nismo + new stereo.... ballin!

I just removed the steering lock fuse from my 2011 :tup:

Mr. Alcheng has a later year model that does not have the steering lock :tup:

You did pull out the fuse while the ignition is at the "on" position.. right?? :icon17:

no...

I stall today. That was embarrassing. I was on a red light first car, feeling like a boss, loud music, my Z roaring like a lion and when the light turns green I try and take off like a beast.............and i stall. i just started laughing, it's one of those funny moments u gotta enjoy

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How did I gain +27rwhp and +25 torque off a tune?! Is that normal for an uprev tune??
Tuned it yest

get teh right tune its a problem!! (good way) not all shops know how to tune properly just be careful on who knows what they are doing :rofl2:

:roflpuke2: I did that the other day! So embarrassing.

Though, it does take some getting used to with this clutch (vs. my other car). Stalled it twice actually, but one was pulling into the garage at work trying navigating an incline with no one around. :p I still hate hills, and the people that pull up right behind you.

Broke the little white plastic hood prop clip yesterday while doing the steering lock fuse removal :shakes head: It costs a whole $3 and is not in stock at any local dealerships, so I purchased Pintsize's Z1 Hood Struts today and should have them installed tonight :tup:

Haha yea, I've been driving manual for 6 months now (something like that) and I feel I can pretty much driver anywhere, except San Francisco, those roads are scary I would not want to drive there.......... Yet ;)

they say its as bad as NY city manhattan traffic? I doubt it. :icon17::driving:

He's not talking about traffic. The absurd hills (and stop lights atop them).

It stinks but does not suck. ie Not as bad.

The thing about San Francisco is not the traffic (at times it could be) its the going uphill on the main streets then having to stop while ur uphill haha. So ur on a hill and a car could be behind u and if you don't take off fast enough ur car can hit the other car, so yeah it can be a scary.

ahh ic, never been there, but I have witnessed downtown NY traffic, and its crazy. Guess some peoples description of places and how it is can be off, better to go experience it in person :tup::driving:

LOL better make sure your brakes are top notch before you attempt. :bowrofl:

Yea I'm not trying to attempt driving in San Fran, I can't even trust someone else driving my car to go to San Fran. I need to practice first

When I'm pulling up to stopped vehicles on a hill, I always check my rear view mirror for vehicles. If there is someone coming to a stop behind me, I will roll back a tick to make sure they know I have a manual - even if I'm already stopped, if someone looks like they're barreling down on me, I'll let off the brake to roll back and then pull back up to where I was originally.

Its just precautionary and I'm not near as aggressive about it as I used to be with my Ford Explorer when I was a lot younger. One time a guy kept inching up on me closer and closer at a red light. I had already done my warning maneuver twice earlier, so I got irritated and started letting off the brake slightly every time he inched forward (note: each time, I was rolling back a few inches each time while he was rolling forward a few feet). Eventually, my hitch was inches from hitting his hood and he honked at me. The light turned green and I got out of my car and made the idiot back up so I could go without rolling back into him. This was on a one lane highway road with virtually no traffic at the time - I wouldn't have pulled this crap in traffic.

I wouldnt either man, keep at it, practice makes perfect! GL :tiphat::tup:

in San Francisco, you also have to be careful if you drive a limo :eek:

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That's awesome!

Haha:iagree:

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+1 good story...:tup:.. I agree and would do the same. :tiphat: On the defensive driving scheme of things ...peeps with MT need to drive and practice on S.F. hills... for that any hill would do... :tiphat:

A lesson in 101 - Mastering the ART of emergency brake - clutch - gas pedal - manuever. :p

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Nice numbers

I just quite literally almost got frostbite on my fingertips trying to wash my Z.

I used water from the hose on my house. As I'm spraying my car down, it starts to freeze on the driveway. Washing the car turned painful as it was so cold with the cold water wash mitt on my hands.... I had to resort to a no-no... Washing with only one bucket.

I cut corners to finish quickly and can only hope I didn't add too many swirls.

I would have used warm water but by the time I realized my mistake, I had already used the last of my soap!

Worth it though... It was so dirty..

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Had date night last night, it went pretty well, and she enjoyed the car too. ;)

Today, calling about some window tint. Needs my privacy!

Z1 Hood Struts installed :tup: Had some problems, but they're installed and the bulging on the drive side is now barely noticeable. The passenger side was perfect from the start. They make horrific squealing noises when opening fully, so I'm hoping that I can do something about that, too. It is so much better than the hood prop though, which is why I am leaving them on even with the issues I had.

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