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

NissanGuy23 · 03-23-2014, 12:28 PM

I have been having issues with my bumper since i bought the car, previous owner hit a curb snd broke the bolted brackets, so the corner has been hanging. Also, it sagged underneath and caused scrapping and flapping. Also, due to the gap, wind got in there and pushed my wheel liner into my wheel and melted a hoe in it. Zip ties never really worked.

So me and my bud removed the bumper and splitter entirely, brought it into my apartment where i cleaned it, dr colorchiped it, and bolted that b!tch together once and for all. I installed new pop rivets in the wheel well/splitter overlap, they were missing on both sides. I also put in 3 new pop rivets underneath which pop into the allyminum frame, that fixed the sagging, wasnt particularly obvious that they were missing. Not sure if they fell out, or a dealer did an oil change and never replaced.

Now its all rock solid, no/minimal gap, no flapping bs. Because the bumper was not attached to the sitter for so long, it became slight distorted, so when i bolted it to the splitter, and went to attach both to the car it didnt want to line up, we had to install it like 5 times attaching parts in diff order to get it to work.

Then i washed it.

Bananaz · 03-23-2014, 12:34 PM

Dipped the front and rear Nissan emblems and still waiting for my FairladyZ badge to come in

jlo370z · 03-23-2014, 01:52 PM

Drove her, first Time since October 31st! Ahhhhh how sweet it was.

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onzedge · 03-23-2014, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by jlo370z

Drove her, first Time since October 31st! Ahhhhh how sweet it was.

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kenchan · 03-23-2014, 01:55 PM

i guess im next (next weekend)

onzedge · 03-23-2014, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

i guess im next (next weekend)

jlo370z · 03-23-2014, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

i guess im next (next weekend)

a week early then I wanted, but they are calling for snow mon/tues and rain thur/friday with a chance of snow friday too.

So we figured today would be the best day possible for my to get where I needed to go.

kenchan · 03-23-2014, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jlo370z

a week early then I wanted, but they are calling for snow mon/tues and rain thur/friday with a chance of snow friday too.

So we figured today would be the best day possible for my to get where I needed to go.

yah, my weather is kinda iffy still for next weekend...

but today there was still salt on the ground when i took my other car out for surveying the roads. going to wait till all the salt is washed off since i waited this long anyway.

Waiz · 03-23-2014, 06:26 PM

After 2 years of driving around with very light tint in the front I finally got a chance to go darker again

Rears are 25 and fronts are now 35's

b15 · 03-24-2014, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Waizzz

After 2 years of driving around with very light tint in the front I finally got a chance to go darker again

Rears are 25 and fronts are now 35's

That's a good looking z33. Is it an HR or DE motor?

Malm · 03-23-2014, 07:20 PM

blew out a door speaker... replaced both with Infinities, tinkered with the EQ and amp... got the car audio to sound amazing.

Bananaz · 03-24-2014, 12:05 AM

Decided to take a pic where I did valet tonight for extra cash

If.you don't have me on Instagram follow me I need more 370 people to follow! @bananaz_370

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Zerocool · 03-24-2014, 12:08 AM

Took it for a ride hitting speeds of 120+... such a beast

equalme · 03-24-2014, 12:05 PM

From what I've seen, yes. Intake pipes, valve covers, and manifold are commonly dipped. I saw someone dip a turbo housing, but not sure if that lasted lol

Brake calipers and even rims are common too!

kenchan · 03-24-2014, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by equalme

From what I've seen, yes. Intake pipes, valve covers, and manifold are commonly dipped. I saw someone dip a turbo housing, but not sure if that lasted lol

Brake calipers and even rims are common too!

that's cool, thanks for the info.

03-23-2014, 12:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
NissanGuy23 Track Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: West Chester, PA Age: 36 Posts: 752 Drives: 09 370Z NISMO PG 6MT Rep Power: 15	I have been having issues with my bumper since i bought the car, previous owner hit a curb snd broke the bolted brackets, so the corner has been hanging. Also, it sagged underneath and caused scrapping and flapping. Also, due to the gap, wind got in there and pushed my wheel liner into my wheel and melted a hoe in it. Zip ties never really worked. So me and my bud removed the bumper and splitter entirely, brought it into my apartment where i cleaned it, dr colorchiped it, and bolted that b!tch together once and for all. I installed new pop rivets in the wheel well/splitter overlap, they were missing on both sides. I also put in 3 new pop rivets underneath which pop into the allyminum frame, that fixed the sagging, wasnt particularly obvious that they were missing. Not sure if they fell out, or a dealer did an oil change and never replaced. Now its all rock solid, no/minimal gap, no flapping bs. Because the bumper was not attached to the sitter for so long, it became slight distorted, so when i bolted it to the splitter, and went to attach both to the car it didnt want to line up, we had to install it like 5 times attaching parts in diff order to get it to work. Then i washed it. Last edited by NissanGuy23; 03-23-2014 at 02:22 PM.

03-23-2014, 12:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bananaz Track Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Central Jersey Posts: 637 Drives: 09 370z 6MT/B+Sport Rep Power: 14	Dipped the front and rear Nissan emblems and still waiting for my FairladyZ badge to come in __________________ BC - SSR - Evo-R - ViS - SPC - ZSpeed - Beluga - Blox - 35% Tint - Clutch Spring - Fang Forced Air Ducting

03-23-2014, 01:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
jlo370z Im a Fireball Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Ill in noise Posts: 3,370 Drives: 11 370z Red 6spd Rep Power: 43427	Drove her, first Time since October 31st! Ahhhhh how sweet it was. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ ❝The Jlo370Z Build❞ 523HP \| 455 ftb tq \| 11.5 PSI \| 93 Octane *2017 Porsche 991.2 C4!l*

03-24-2014, 12:05 AM	#12 (permalink)
Bananaz Track Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Central Jersey Posts: 637 Drives: 09 370z 6MT/B+Sport Rep Power: 14	Decided to take a pic where I did valet tonight for extra cash If.you don't have me on Instagram follow me I need more 370 people to follow! @bananaz_370 Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk __________________ BC - SSR - Evo-R - ViS - SPC - ZSpeed - Beluga - Blox - 35% Tint - Clutch Spring - Fang Forced Air Ducting

03-24-2014, 12:08 AM	#13 (permalink)
Zerocool Track Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: N.Y Posts: 548 Drives: '09 370z Rep Power: 16	Took it for a ride hitting speeds of 120+... such a beast __________________ I like pizza

03-23-2014, 01:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	i guess im next (next weekend)

03-23-2014, 06:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
Waiz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 9,262 Drives: Z33 & GE8 Rep Power: 460	After 2 years of driving around with very light tint in the front I finally got a chance to go darker again Rears are 25 and fronts are now 35's

03-23-2014, 07:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
Malm Track Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Palm Bay, Florida Posts: 706 Drives: 11 Nissan 370z bs a7 Rep Power: 13	blew out a door speaker... replaced both with Infinities, tinkered with the EQ and amp... got the car audio to sound amazing.

03-24-2014, 12:05 PM	#14 (permalink)
equalme Track Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kansas City Posts: 656 Drives: RCF Rep Power: 14	From what I've seen, yes. Intake pipes, valve covers, and manifold are commonly dipped. I saw someone dip a turbo housing, but not sure if that lasted lol Brake calipers and even rims are common too! __________________ ---Get your door handles painted---

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