you might wana check the news, before it gets old! muhahaha

I had to pay my deductible, so still waiting on State Farm to reimburse me. I also had to pay out of pocket to have my emblem re-shaved and to get a small ding taken out of my driver's side fender.

On the plus side, the annoying drone I had at 3k rpm is completely gone. The car has been put back together tighter than when it was new.

It is my dream to one day be outside when the guy that keeps throwing those crap newspapers on my driveway to be driving by. I keep those there for ammo, so that when I see him I can throw one of those news papers back at him. That or I'm too lazy to pick them up until I roll out the trash can for trash day.

I actually got to do that once! They were always leaving some kind of local free gazette paper on my driveway and I kept calling them telling them I didn't want it. They kept throwing them.

Finally one morning I came home at like 4am and found this dude in a creepy old station Wagon slowly creeping up my street, throwing papers. I passed him, parked in my driveway, and picked up the three of them that were laying there. When he got to my driveway and threw another one I chucked them all back in his window and told him to fck off with his crappy paper.

It worked. I haven't seen him again.

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Got a little aggressive buffing out a scratch and got down to the primer right where the passenger fender takes a bend and heads toward the tire - anyone recommend a good paint shop in the Bradenton/Sarasota/Tampa area? What a way to start the year. :shakes head:

Damn that's pretty intense. Were you using a polisher?

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Yeah, a random orbital polisher. Had no idea it had enough cutting power to do that but it was right on an edge. I had an issue on that fender a few months back and I think the guy who fixed it actually did some wet sanding there. So my guess is that it already had next to no clearcoat right there and I just pushed it over the edge.

Gonna get some quotes on fixing it and depending on how much that runs I might go ahead and upgrade to custom fenders like the Carbon Signal V1/V2's or the RS1's that Mr&Mrs used. Everything happens for a reason. :tup:

Nice, maybe I'll have you polish my fenders, I got my eye on the v2's with carbon fiber. :)



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I wish I had the money for them :)

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So today I swung by RevWorks and Ordered some Gramlights wheels and Swift springs to be installed. I hope they get here in the next week or two. They will install, and do alignment on the car etc. They are a stand up group of guys there, very professional and treated me with respect. Its a bit of a drive for me but it should be well worth it!

Nice! was it the ones you showed me the other day?

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Please be careful with revworks, I had them order and install swifts on my car, and they ended up charging me way more than they quoted me. If marti was the one who quoted you, make sure he is there when you pay, because Matt will try to rip you off. Those guys love to try to **** you on price which is why I won't be going there anymore.

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Or you could just come to my house to get them installed for like half the cost.

Duh. :bowrofl:

But seriously. I just got a set of impact sockets for Christmas that I'm itching to try out.

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Any Florida members selling any parts? Im in Jacksonville, but can take a little drive. Looking for a few aftermarket parts. Exhaust, y-pipe, front lip, and springs.

I've checked craigslist and seen a few parts, but figuired i'd ask here first.

umm it was the rays gramlights I had the picture off. THe double 5 spoke ones. I think that's the ones I think I showed you? haha And you know I woulda had you install them but this was a one stop shop so I don't have to travel anywhere ya know. Just gotta wedge the wheels back in my car to take them home.

Well I have the receipt for all fees. I paid half up front so I just have the other half. I just hope it doesn't need a camber kit or anything. He said they will try to make it fit without it. And Mari is the one who wrote my paperwork up and charged me. I dealt with a jeff I think his name was via here on the forums. I don't know what matt looks like at all.

You should be on without the camber kit, I didn't need it and neither did lots of other people :)

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I have a titanium shift know and 2 sets of H&R spacers (20 mm with extended studs) for sale if you're interested :)

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Dang.. I just bought spacers from z1. Might get back with you on the shift knob. Need to see if mine will actually break loose.

Any recommendations for reputable custom paint shops that can do 370Z headlights in SW FL? Preferably Naples/Ft Myers area?

I'm in Naples and would rather not have to drive to the east coast across the alley chipping my paint as I go 200+ miles round trip..

I realize i live in snoozes ville, but there must be some hidden gem of a shop in the area.

Also a performance/installer shop familiar with our cars would be the icing on the cake.

Thanks.

you're breaking my heart, man! I had no idea you had an issue like this. We enjoyed working with you and several people that have come to us through your referral. I just shot you a PM, reply when you get a chance and then bring yourself by the shop so we can hug it out! :tiphat:

Sounds good man, if you're interested you can just swing by my house, I have strap wrenches and all the tools we could need. We can throw it on there and send you on your merry way!

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You should talk to Nut N Much here on the forum. He is in Tampa and does a kick a$$ job with headlights!

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Haven't seen any recommendations for a paint shop yet - anyone have a suggestion? I'd be willing to travel outside the Tampa/Sarasota area if it's worth it.

Hmm you might want to try the Tampa tyread, those guys would probably know the shops around there better. We are more central and east coast Florida so we don't head that way as often.

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That is three times further away from me than a trip to the east coast. :ugh2:

If anyone is interested, I'm looking to trade my exhaust for Nismo or stock:

http://www.the370z.com/south-east-re...smo-stock.html

I wouldnt mind doing the trade. Being that Im in Jax, I should probably PM revworks to see what he would charge to swap them?

They're closed on Saturdays, if you're thinking weekend.

Yeah, he did mention that over PMs. Any other shops in the area that can do an exhaust swap?

Not sure of others, unfortunately.

PRS has a pretty good reputation around here, and I think they're in sanford.

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I'll give them a call tomorrow. They also happened to have an LSD for sale that Im interested in.

Hey Man, Call Duncan over At Vantage Autoworks in Tampa.. They work on Plenty of Z's and do great work.

https://www.facebook.com/VantageAutoworks

Yep, PRS is a great spot. And they're open on Saturday when normal working folk get car work done!

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Well if its a Saturday... Maybe we can get a mini meet going. :tup:

Would love to see some other Zs

I'm down, let's do it!

Oh wait. I work Saturdays. :( Saturday night meet?

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Excellent! Thanks for the recommendation. :tup:

What kind of work are you guys looking to get done? There are a few of us with garages who do simple stuff for cheap/beer.

Looking to swap exhausts with AlphaSnacks. I wouldnt mind coming down on a saturday and swapping out, but if we get under it and i've got a bunch of stuck bolts it would turn into a PITA.

But it sounds like a great idea to meet up with other members to hang out