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semtex · 07-02-2009, 01:53 PM

Congrats on getting your first Z ticket?

Just kidding. Hope it isn't too expensive.

wstar · 07-02-2009, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by semtex

Congrats on getting your first Z ticket?

Just kidding. Hope it isn't too expensive.

Thanks, I think. It'll probably be $40 in court costs and then whatever it costs to take some cheesy online defensive driving course. It's more of a pain in the *** than anything.

wstar · 07-02-2009, 05:10 PM

Just more tiny status updates, another long-ish drive, another 220 peak, which quickly went back down to 200 cruising in 7th in traffic on the highway. God I love having a cooler on this car now.

Back to brakes stuff: I identified my leak, it's the flare connection where the hard line interfaces the braided cable for the right front brake. Like I said, I hate those things (brake line flare connections), I seem to have a habit of over-torquing them and ruining them, my record is 2 ruined out of 8 tightened on two cars

I'm actually going to skip the ******** of trying to remake the flare on the existing line with the special tools. Instead a local Nissan dealer is overnighting me a replacement hard line to pick up tomorrow for $35 shipped. Can't beat that.

07-02-2009, 01:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
semtex A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Behind enemy lines Age: 54 Posts: 5,995 Drives: People to drink Rep Power: 33	Congrats on getting your first Z ticket? Just kidding. Hope it isn't too expensive. __________________ "There are no small accidents on this circuit." -- Ayrton Senna 316.8whp & 248 ft/lbs (Dyno Dynamics) \| 319whp & 256 ft/lbs (DynoJet) (04/23/10) Stillen G3 CAI, CBE, Pulley / F.I. LTH / GTSpec Ladder Brace / Setrab Oil Cooler / UpRev-tuned by Forged Perf.

07-02-2009, 05:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3595	Just more tiny status updates, another long-ish drive, another 220 peak, which quickly went back down to 200 cruising in 7th in traffic on the highway. God I love having a cooler on this car now. Back to brakes stuff: I identified my leak, it's the flare connection where the hard line interfaces the braided cable for the right front brake. Like I said, I hate those things (brake line flare connections), I seem to have a habit of over-torquing them and ruining them, my record is 2 ruined out of 8 tightened on two cars I'm actually going to skip the ******** of trying to remake the flare on the existing line with the special tools. Instead a local Nissan dealer is overnighting me a replacement hard line to pick up tomorrow for $35 shipped. Can't beat that. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

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