just drove it a bit in Atlanta traffic and decided I need an Atlanta city car,:icon17: no fun driving in Atlanta traffic

installed my swift springs and put on my wheels/tires from my 350z that i traded in

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That wall looks familiar. :stirthepot:

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Almost ran over an Opossum last night, I ended up tapping it with my bumper!

Clear skies ahead, went ahead and Zaino'd the car again.

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got this in today... though don't have tools for the install :shakes head:

Ha that's where I got the motivation from, saw that pic and knew exactly where it was :tup:

You should have tagged along with me today. Hit a few great roads.

I was all over the place today shooting pics of the car, I got several others that I posted up in different threads from today

Put them in here! Or link.

not a bad day of shooting pics around town with this perfect weather

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Finished Southbend clutch and HD CSC install. Anyone that says the can change out a clutch in four hours on our car is full of it.

Nice shots! Which parking garage has that skyline view?

Tow lights are coming off. Add to the list "go buy a tiny crescent wrench to get at the nuts holding the L-brackets onto the bumper."
I really do not want to take the nose off of the car.

Got a late start because saturday.

Nice pics, darkside :tup: You really did go all over. And nice meeting you today. Thanks for stopping by with that start button :tiphat:

No problem man, and ya I did drive all over town today, almost 100 mile round trip to do all those shots. And the downtown skyline pic is at the event center parking garage on 1st street right when you cross over the lake, the other parking garage shot was at the top deck of the oasis parking garage

I recognized the Oasis one but now I think I'll be going to the other one at night. Group shot y'all? :icon17:

My coolant is low :ugh2:

Anyone know if I can use this to top it off? I bought it just over 2 yrs ago, and it is still sealed :icon17:

Per the 2011 owner's manual pg 8-8:


I read this to say that you shouldn't expect to get 100K miles out of your coolant if you mix it with anything other than the Nissan blue coolant. I'm definitely not going to use the cheap stuff in my garage, so I guess I'll wait until Monday to pick some up at the dealer.

Good find bud :tup:

:tiphat:

Took the Z out to the New England auto show and met with the Z/G buddies.:tup:

No worries. I'd still use it unsealed.

You're absolutely right. I think it would be fine to mix them even if Nissan does say it will shorten the life of the fluid. And I will probably have the coolant changed well before the 105K mile (or 7 years) recommendation anyway.

However, I'm a stickler with certain things and because of the great variety of info on this subject, I'm just going to stick with the Nissan blue stuff - I like the blue anyway, hence my sn :icon17: I have no need for the car today except to back it out of the garage to wash it and then pull back in. On Monday I will drive straight to the dealer, watch them top it off for me for free, and buy a jug of the stuff :tup:

Sounds like a good plan :tup:

Detailed the car today and removed the tow lights.

When I got to the wheel where I had a flat (dealership remounted the new tire), I found huge symmetrical scratches and a couple chips all the way through the clear and the powder. Also looks like the little metal tab that's inside the rim (has some numbers on it - not sure what it's for) was removed and very sloppily replaced with a new one. I know this because there's glue everywhere and the new metal tab isn't powdered.

I left a very angry message for the service manager at the dealership and honestly, I'm afraid to go in there tomorrow because of what I might do.

I told them MULTIPLE times those wheels were powdered and that they needed to be careful.

Any suggestions as to how I might handle this? I will not let the dealership fix this. It needs to be fixed by the guy who did the wheels - the shop is a f'ing hour away and I'm going to be at least 2-3 days without a car to get it fixed I'd guess.

I was thinking the same thing when I saw the pics he posted over in the Official Momterey Blue thread. :tup:

Dealerships always have a mobile repair guy that they call on just for stuff like this. You said they're powdered, as in powdercoated? At you to running OEM wheels (I haven't checked your albums yet)?

Edit: just checked your album. Damn, that sh!t looks sick! :tup: It's powdered? Sounds like they're going to have to play for a re-powder man. :(

I know hindsight is a bitch...don't ever let the dealer touch your wheels.

Powdered and clearcoated. All I wanted them to do was mount a freaking tire. It's not rocket science.

...and as I said, there is no way in hell I'm letting them touch those wheels again.

*Edit: Yes, they're the OEM nismo wheels.

Drove around Charlotte looking for any other Z owners enjoying the beautiful weather

drove her to work. :driving:

Received KN crankcase filter. Removing EVAP.

Yeah, it's not rocket science, but the dealerships don't have "touchless" mounting systems. That will FUBAR your wheel every time. :ugh2:

had time to stick some goodies on
gtr start button
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aam ti-short tails
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Looks :yum: USMCASA!

I customized the OEM push-button ignition switch this weekend :tup:

Nissan 370Z Forum - JARblue's Album: OEM Start/Stop Button Mod

:iagree: Good job sir! :tup:

I'm demanding:
-Full reimbursement for the fix
-Dealer courtesy loaner

Betting I get neither.

Finally finished my paint correction and got to drive my Z today for the first time in 3 weeks! Yay, no swirls!!