Ron

I love the carputer. I am planning on doing this very soon with my Z and I am just curious where you mounted the PC itself? Under the seat? I am thinking I will try to mount mine under the passanger seat but I am not sure there is enough room under there!

It depends on the pc case actually. Mine is a bit too thick and did not fit under the passenger seat. It seems that the drivers seat has more clearance and I was able to get it underneath it but when I sat it made the seat hit the case. I ended up just putting it against the wall behind the drivers seat.

I also test fitted it on the trunk in front of the spare tire, where that foam piece is at. Fitment was good but some of my cables where not long enough and also I was worried about heat and vibrations with it being hidden in there.

Which case did you use? Here is the one I am considering:

Black Box Mobile Mini ITX Carputer Car PC In Vehicle Computer Case | eBay

Another option would be:

M350 Universal enclosure mini-ITX BLACK case | eBay

the one on the first link.

Ron, you did a nice job with all the photos being shown & I like what you have done here. :tup:

Thanks. Today I knocked something from the to do list. Fresh MT-85 for the new tranny (replaced under warranty for those that don't know). Hardest part was raising the car from all four corners lol



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Does anyone know the part number or website to order the navi plastic trim part?

See if this helps

280 Audio & Visual :: Body Electrical :: Genuine Nissan Parts :: 370Z Parts (Z34) 2009-2012 :: Nissan Parts, NISMO and Nissan Accessories - Courtesyparts.com

Ooops I just saw this, sorry man. Here you go: LID-CLUSTER - 370Z (Z34) 2009+ (TOURING+T/SPORT) (! NAVI2) :: Nissan Parts, NISMO and Nissan Accessories - Courtesyparts.com

Soo, you had to buy the whole outer console part too. You cannot just buy the trim or bezel piece?

Correct, they sell it as one part.

Ron, with the wiring of the upper screen, how long would it take to re-wire mine?
I want to get that done ASAP so I can stop using that stupid remote.

Ah man, sorry. I saw ur msg and forgot to reply. It wouldn't take long at all, you can wire the power cable to same IGN source your HU is using, or hook it up to the cig lighter. How is it getting power now?

Not sure, an audio shop did it all.
I would bet they wired it over to the fuse box since that is the standard thing to do. I just need sometime to get it open and check and then borrow some tools (solder and such) to rewire it.

car looks great! perfect color and body

I don't always say nice things about other people's cars, but when I do it is on page 12 of Ron's build thread.

Haven't updated this on a long time. But then again I haven't done much to it. Rear axle starting clicking and bushings on lower control arms were leaking. Got both those things fixed under warranty.

Coming up in a couple of weeks. Wheels and basic brake upgrades. Maybe coilovers...after that it's engine build time!!

Going to ZDayZ again?

Hell yeah! See u there?

Definitely! My dad and I are meeting the Boston guys/girl down there on Monday and staying all week!

I wish I could go all week. We are leaving TX on tuesday and getting there Weds. This time I am not driving alone. At least 4 other cars will be cruising up.

Nice.. it's going to be epic. Especially if it's the last year at Fontana :(

Do you guys have a cabin this time?

Yes sir, we did.

What...need to build the block now because I kept up? ;)

lol in what world did you keep up?! I was spinning in 3rd and you still couldn't catch up!

Come on Ron, everyone knows Nismos are slower :stirthepot:

So was I, but turbo v SC you will have more power with my setup.

event mentioned on posts above occurred at a closed course with professional drivers on a controlled environment... in Mexico

Edited my post, cannot do it on my phone.
I want someone in Houston to pick up the traction control box, curious how it performs and how much it helps.

Look what came in last weekend.

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...tease

lugs nuts came in

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Also I was having a driveability issue with the car. Engine was randomly stalling when coming to a stop. As revs fell back to idle, they would drop below normal and then stabilize. Idle was rough with unstable rpms. And there was a very high pitch whistle like noise from the engine bay. Took me a while to figure it out but it was a simple fix...BOVs weren't fully closing at idle, low rpms and decel due to a soft spring (softened with time:confused:). The gap was very small causing this whistling sound as air rushed out. I added a couple of flat 16GA 1" ID machine bushings to the bottom of each BOV housing effectively making the spring stiffer. Problem solved! Car drives perfect now. :tup:


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Tires come in next week.

Looks like my AME TM O2's

WOW REALLY??!?! HOW DID YOU...??? Seriously Good eye.

Nice build Ron!

Ding ding ding! No fair though, you would know, you have them too :p

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:tup:

Awesome. I used a 10mm spacer in the rear. If it wasn't for tracking I would of went with a 15. Still might one day. Look a lot better.

I got PSS which tend to run just a little bit wider than normal from what I've read so we'll see how it looks with 10s. If not I'll give 15s a try, thanks for the tip!

Ready for ZdayZ!

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Looks awesome! A little jealous of your garage. :rolleyes:

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