Went over to one of my friend's place the other night to check out the paint job he's done on my Shine Auto rear spats that I got with my Nismo wheels. They look great and can't wait to install them, though it'll be a month or more out since I drop off the Z at the dealership the second week of Jan to have them repaint the front and rear bumpers (factory known issue of the paint chipping off where the bumpers meet the fenders). It's only taken them 7 months to get around to doing it... Schmucks.

Also, went to another friend's personal shop last night (complete with above ground Atlas lift). He typically works on high dollar hot rods and old VW Bugs. Anyway, with a big 3/4" ratchet drive and a couple of 1/2" x 10" extensions, we were able to break loose the demon bolt on the driver's side. On the passenger side, we ended up snapping two sockets, a Snap-On and a Craftsman. It was getting late so we snugged the driver's side one back down and will be attacking it again this Wednesday.

He told me I'm not leaving Wednesday until my exhaust is making noise! LOL


Here's a pic of the spats before paint. He did a lot of prep to get these nice and smooth. Over the next couple of weeks, he'll take a little time here and there to wet sand them to match the rest of the car.

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25mm wheel spacers all around. I feel like it looks better, but makes my wheel gap much more pronounced. I have a set of SWIFTs in a box that will go in someday... Anyone here running swifts with 25mm spacers? Any concerns with rubbing?

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Temporarily fixed axle clicking on driver side of the Z, strangely enough the passenger side axle nut was nice and tight where as the driver side was able to be turned with only a quarter of my body weight on the torque wrench. Guess we'll see how long she holds like that.

Installed Radium Engineering Oil Catch Cans
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Did you use the kawasaki nut?

Passenger side window was stuck in the up and locked position. Did not drop 3/8 of an inch when the door opened. Total lock. Tried to reset multiple times and nothing. Checked the fuse and all was good. Last step before heading to the stealership was the battery terminal disconnect. It worked! So for future consider the battery to reset when all else fails.

Mine went on a temporary weight loss program :D
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Called the body shop to see when I can get her back...I miss her so much

Found a place to custom print and cut a vinyl print of my license plate for the front. Half an inch smaller on all sides. We shall see how it looks.

I look forward to seeing this. :tup:

Just gave her a quick bath.
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Datsun Joy:

I was pulling out of my driveway at 6 AM this morning in my 240Z and my exhaust note set off the Juke's alarm...

The same thing happens in parking garages occasionally.

I'd take a day and just cruise through every parking garage I could find!

Not yet, but do have the m77 molykote...just gotta order the axle nuts which I'll be doing in a couple weeks. So far though been going all week with a few hard runs here and there and she's still holding :)

P.S.

Retorquing the axle nut seems to have remedied my problem with the traction control going off when punching the gas from a cruising speed.

Watanabe wheel installation action.

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turned wheels by hand and checked for any sign of mouse. sat in da Z for a while (like 5 sec) and remembered I should probably get another V1 dedicated to my GTI when I saw the empty blend mount. :ugh:

den covered her up again.

Giving her some pick me up.

Nothing for the car, just getting ready for the Big Day Tomorrow. Hope you all have a Wonderful and Safe Christmas!!! :santasleigh2:

I drove to work...

Was supposed to be pretty warm this weekend, instead it started snowing yesterday morning and hasn't stopped yet!

Getting her all mocked up... :)
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That charge pipe isn't staying, just helping to sort a few things out.

I pulled the fuel pump assy to attempt the idle pressure fix (not sure if I succeeded).. Lots to do with the car this break!

Er ma gerd! That is awesome.

Ordered some RS1 Vented Fenders with the partial Carbon fiber. The day before, I purchased the Varis Lip from Vividracing too. Lot of stuff to look forward to!

I had the same problem, but it was just time for new tires. Although I discovered those stupid looking $20 compressors from Ace really work, but it got old adding air every 3 days!

New PSS 255s / 285s:

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So NICE being able to use more than a quarter throttle from a complete stop without the stupid TC lecturing me :driving:

If you don't mind me asking, how much did you get this lifter?

Lol...vdc always off! :p

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replaced the battery in my key fob. good thing I remembered about the mechanical key and how to start the car with a dead fob :wtf2:

changed thermostat to low temp thermostat
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They aren't too bad, $1125 new I believe. I picked it up second hand for $700. Owner is going with a permanent lift. Shocked I found it for sale locally and jumped on it.

Ah nice, looks brand new. good find.

I think I found the cause of my car pulling to the right. One of my rear wheels has much more negative camber than the other :icon14:

What did I do to my Z today?... I shot it... with my new camera. =P

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Eek... I have done an alignment and toe/camber check like every year. Lots of shoddy roads and just to make sure my oem stuff still within factory settings.

If anything breaks I'd just stay oem since I'm just a weekend warrior lol

Ordered HKS high power exhaust from Kamispeed.:tup:

got my CS fenders installed. it was my first time working with aftermarket fenders. took me about 4-5 hours each side to get lined up juuuuussssttt right. now time to cut them up...

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So it rained out here in SoCal and did not want to let the water dry on the car. I cleaned the car while raining a bit and actually feel good that I did. I later realized how the Z has better quality MF towels than I do.

No more towels for you!!!!

Cool:

My Fair Lady: A Visual History of the Nissan Z-Car

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same with me i just needed new tires. ended up going with the Firestone Firehawk Indy 500s


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