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Old 10-04-2012, 08:44 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Waiting for Msster Cylinder to come in at Dealership...clutch has been sticking to the floor

Drove with the wife last night for the first time in a long time, and she finally experienced the "driving a modded Z Phenomenon"

There has actually been talk about maybe getting rid of the Z as we need a 3rd car so I can drive my 10mth old to daycare and drive in Winter

Well last night in the span of 1 hr...4 stops...I had 6 people emphatically compliment the Z...and twice walking back to the car, a group of people standing around it

She was like "crap...everytime I think your car is useless and you should get rid of it, something like that happens...I couldn't do that to you"

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my AC broke today, its only blowing hot air..... so i guess i get to go to Autozone first to see if its low on freon before going to the stealership. on a brighter note, i took my z down to Lime creek road in Austin. that was fun!
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my AC broke today, its only blowing hot air..... so i guess i get to go to Autozone first to see if its low on freon before going to the stealership. on a brighter note, i took my z down to Lime creek road in Austin. that was fun!
Lime Creek!

I drove up the FM 2222 twisties between 360 and Mopac at a high rate of speed today
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Took care of the less glamorous aspect of vehicle ownership..paid the property tax bill. (2 Civics...1 Z....1 M-109R...$1,016 later and they're all retagged)

The kind of fun that isn't. LOL
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my original floor mat (drivers) started fraying...dealership ordered me some , so i stopped by there today and picked my new Nismo floor mats.



Hmmmm-I drive a base sport model....my old mats were NOT Nismo mats....should I keep them? Alcheng seems to think I should-lol!
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Checked my oil today, halfway down the stick @1500 miles...gonig to Nissan next week for a consumption test, I was hoping to dodge an oil burner...no such luck.
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Started new oil consumption test. 10,000 miles on new motor and still adding a couple quarts between changes.
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Started new oil consumption test. 10,000 miles on new motor and still adding a couple quarts between changes.
This is what it looks like when you fail. Hopefully third and final motor. Went by today to check it out and drop off the freshly powdercoated wheels. Now just waiting on the front upper strut bar to get finished at the powdercoaters getting some graphic work getting done. Should be getting her back Monday if they get it wrapped up along with the mechanic putting the car back together. Once at home I have to take all the wheels off and take those back to the powdercoaters to let them finish the pinstripping and lettering that needs to be done.

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New short block put back toether, waiting to go in:


Pics of what it looks like in the old cylinders. Oil rings go bad and get blowby on hard downshifts:


In the box to be sent off to nissan north america for inspection of failure.

Read on here recently about how the driveshaft is carbon fiber. Needless to say it catches you off guard on how light it is when you pick it up. Service manger said to be sure not to drop it hard, a single chip and the driveshaft has to be replaced.

Pic of almost finished wheel. Scoped up a set of 235/35r19 and 295/30r19 V12's for $200 with only 1k in miles on them that came off a R8.

Then before I left I had to check out the GTR they just got in. Service manager mentioned it was the only 2013 Black edition that is done this amazing white pearl. Not even preordered. Sitting there in the sun outside waiting for a buyer.




One dealer came walking out on the phone talking to someone about it and describing it to them. Sounded like an interested customer.
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dam 235s-295s for a 200 bucks? Thats a steal, I was lookign at just 295s for the back and new ones are close to 700 for a set!! Yup gonna jump on CL asap.
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Then before I left I had to check out the GTR they just got in. Service manager mentioned it was the only 2013 Black edition that is done this amazing white pearl. Not even preordered. Sitting there in the sun outside waiting for a buyer.




One dealer came walking out on the phone talking to someone about it and describing it to them. Sounded like an interested customer.
Certainly not the only pearl white black edition 2013. There's one sitting at Sutherlin Nissan that they can't seem to sell. I told them I would trade them straight up if it makes them feel better
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