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

need4speed255 · 05-31-2015, 10:11 PM

Went for a nice drive while trying to avoid some drizzle. Not so lucky on the drizzle part. It's funny how some days are just ordinary and others people are breaking their necks to get a glimpse of the car. Today was a neck snapping day. Had one young guy taking pictures of my cars ***. Went to the gas station and had a guy loving on my car. Talked to him for a bit. While leaving the gas station a young hottie was snapping pics of the car as I was driving out. Some days it's like I am driving a GTR.

A couple of days ago I had a service guy at the house and while I was walking him through the garage he caught a glimpse of the Z and said "I like that Skyline." To which I replied "it's not a Skyline." He quickly corrected himself by saying "Oh GTR". I smiled and said "nope, not that either, just a Nismo Z".

jpkirk · 06-01-2015, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by need4speed255

Performed first oil change at 1,153 miles. It did take a while to figure out how to jack up the front end. I know I saw somewhere in the manual where to jack up the car other than the side locations but after searching through the manual multiple times I never could find it. I ended up driving the front wheels onto some 2 x 12 and 1 x 6 to raise the front end enough in order to fit the floor jack under the car. I ended up using the aluminum cross member behind the engine for a lift point.

Installed a larger than OE Bosch oil filter that happens to be used on my '99 Eclipse and the GTR. Win, win with one filter for both cars. Started investigating other brands of filters at some autoparts stores and found that the Bosch inlet holes are smaller than the OE filter. Same amount of holes but smaller. The outlet holes in the filter don't have as many as I would like to see either. The Mobil 1 and K&N filters looked very good. May switch up on the next change.

OE oil was still fairly clean looking in color.

Purolater PureONE PL14610 filter seems to be the filter of choice for many. That is what I have been using.

differnt pureone oil filter models

did I really just do this?

FairladyZ10PG · 05-31-2015, 04:19 PM

It takes an hour just to take off/on my front bumper (amuse ftw)

And i had a new refrigerator delivered while i was working on it so maybe it took longer than it should have

Plus i didnt have the correct rotary tool so i struggled to make the hole large enough to fit the intake pipe

Z_ealot · 05-31-2015, 05:50 PM

gave my Z a nice wash also yesterday and then went to work today getting that stupid hatch weight out of the hatch so it actually opens the way it should, definite improvement without it in there. Also, poured a pint of seafoam into the gas tank and did the whole seafoam through the brake booster vacuum line to give the engine a good cleaning seeing as she has over 130,000 on the clock now. initial butt dyno tests say that she seems to have liked it as i was chirping the tires when i threw her into second gear and also seemed to have cleared up a little hesitation that she was having when starting her up

....3 maintenance related things left on the checklist now that i have to change out....accessory belt, clutch, and coolant....none of which were done by the previous owner

Pintsize725 · 05-31-2015, 07:37 PM

Had one last hurrah down 1431 to a secret road. If I end up with the AWD Juke, I'll be out there a bit more.

jpkirk · 06-01-2015, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

Had one last hurrah down 1431 to a secret road. If I end up with the AWD Juke, I'll be out there a bit more.

Looks like there are many nice roads off 1431. Hope you had a great time.

Z_ealot · 05-31-2015, 11:49 PM

Found 2 other things that need replacing on the Z....brakes and battery

JARblue · 06-01-2015, 06:17 AM

Removed my OEM exhaust last night. She will be left on jackstands for the next couple of days. Until I come home with a new-to-me Fast Intentions exhaust

onzedge · 06-01-2015, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Removed my OEM exhaust last night. She will be left on jackstands for the next couple of days. Until I come home with a new-to-me Fast Intentions exhaust

kenchan · 06-01-2015, 12:00 PM

just backup on grass and ur bumper will come off immediately!

FairladyZ10PG · 06-01-2015, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

just backup on grass and ur bumper will come off immediately!

Yes! Permanently!

JARblue · 06-01-2015, 02:54 PM

Made a reservation at Fontana Village for ZDayZ 2016. Except there are no cabins or lodge rooms available. I am on a wait list for both. Thought I would at least be able to book a lodge room

b15 · 06-01-2015, 03:39 PM

Home on a Monday and the sun finally came out. Took the Z for a quick spin. Also took off the wheels and cleaned the inside. Been meaning to do that for awhile. They look much better!

Waiz · 06-01-2015, 03:54 PM

Finally got my new car cover in, now I can finally wash my Z after the 3 weeks it's been sitting

We're under strict water restrictions in SoCal so we have to be really careful with our water usage

kenchan · 06-01-2015, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Waiz

Finally got my new car cover in, now I can finally wash my Z after the 3 weeks it's been sitting

We're under strict water restrictions in SoCal so we have to be really careful with our water usage

griot's spray on car wash

no water needed.

05-31-2015, 04:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
FairladyZ10PG A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: SoCal-IE Posts: 1,890 Drives: PGraphite m6 Rep Power: 255	It takes an hour just to take off/on my front bumper (amuse ftw) And i had a new refrigerator delivered while i was working on it so maybe it took longer than it should have Plus i didnt have the correct rotary tool so i struggled to make the hole large enough to fit the intake pipe __________________ ///MPPSK///M Performance FRONT SPLITTER///M Performance KIDNEY GRILLS///MPerformance CF MIRRORS///MPerformance CF SPOILER///AC SCHNITZER

05-31-2015, 07:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
Pintsize725 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Austin Posts: 14,196 Drives: 2016 Mazda 6 Rep Power: 211845	Had one last hurrah down 1431 to a secret road. If I end up with the AWD Juke, I'll be out there a bit more. __________________ Tracie

06-01-2015, 06:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 44 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684441	Removed my OEM exhaust last night. She will be left on jackstands for the next couple of days. Until I come home with a new-to-me Fast Intentions exhaust __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

06-01-2015, 02:54 PM	#12 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 44 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684441	Made a reservation at Fontana Village for ZDayZ 2016. Except there are no cabins or lodge rooms available. I am on a wait list for both. Thought I would at least be able to book a lodge room __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

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05-31-2015, 10:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
need4speed255 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Indiana Posts: 262 Drives: 15Nsmo/99 EclipseGST Rep Power: 11	Went for a nice drive while trying to avoid some drizzle. Not so lucky on the drizzle part. It's funny how some days are just ordinary and others people are breaking their necks to get a glimpse of the car. Today was a neck snapping day. Had one young guy taking pictures of my cars ***. Went to the gas station and had a guy loving on my car. Talked to him for a bit. While leaving the gas station a young hottie was snapping pics of the car as I was driving out. Some days it's like I am driving a GTR. A couple of days ago I had a service guy at the house and while I was walking him through the garage he caught a glimpse of the Z and said "I like that Skyline." To which I replied "it's not a Skyline." He quickly corrected himself by saying "Oh GTR". I smiled and said "nope, not that either, just a Nismo Z".

05-31-2015, 05:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Z_ealot A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 2,045 Drives: 09 370Z Touring/Sprt Rep Power: 10091	gave my Z a nice wash also yesterday and then went to work today getting that stupid hatch weight out of the hatch so it actually opens the way it should, definite improvement without it in there. Also, poured a pint of seafoam into the gas tank and did the whole seafoam through the brake booster vacuum line to give the engine a good cleaning seeing as she has over 130,000 on the clock now. initial butt dyno tests say that she seems to have liked it as i was chirping the tires when i threw her into second gear and also seemed to have cleared up a little hesitation that she was having when starting her up ....3 maintenance related things left on the checklist now that i have to change out....accessory belt, clutch, and coolant....none of which were done by the previous owner

05-31-2015, 11:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
Z_ealot A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 2,045 Drives: 09 370Z Touring/Sprt Rep Power: 10091	Found 2 other things that need replacing on the Z....brakes and battery

06-01-2015, 12:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	just backup on grass and ur bumper will come off immediately!

06-01-2015, 03:39 PM	#13 (permalink)
b15 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,229 Drives: 4drz Rep Power: 36572	Home on a Monday and the sun finally came out. Took the Z for a quick spin. Also took off the wheels and cleaned the inside. Been meaning to do that for awhile. They look much better!

06-01-2015, 03:54 PM	#14 (permalink)
Waiz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 9,262 Drives: Z33 & GE8 Rep Power: 460	Finally got my new car cover in, now I can finally wash my Z after the 3 weeks it's been sitting We're under strict water restrictions in SoCal so we have to be really careful with our water usage