...wheels all done with plasti-dip.

http://www.the370z.com/members/sixpa...d99-custom.jpg

...final test run of the in car camera mount for my IPHONE with Track Addict HD software loaded as an app. The telemetry overlay is upside down, but I can fix that by changing the orientation of the camera in the mount. Not thrilled with the video quality yet but still tweaking stuff. This should be better than nothing for when I go to Summit this coming weekend.

...finally got around to making holes in the rear hatch area plastics so I can adjust the coilovers without removing it...missed a little on my best guess for the first hole...

http://www.the370z.com/members/sixpa...co1-custom.jpg

...used a Dremel and rounded out the hole better, and then superglued a plastic 2 3/8" desk grommet. Didn't come out too bad.

http://www.the370z.com/members/sixpa...co2-custom.jpg

One down....one to go.

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http://www.the370z.com/members/sixpa...co4-custom.jpg

...and all finished.

http://www.the370z.com/members/sixpa...co6-custom.jpg

Well done! Looks great.

I went from "Wait a minute, that is not the usual sixpax quality work" to "OOhhh I see now"

Good job as usual!

Thanks !

LOL. Thanks !

...went to my first ever MAZOC (Mid Atlantic Z Owners Club) meet on Saturday. Was worth the drive. Got to meet several other forum post whores regulars and see some other Z's. Makes a big difference seeing the cars in person as opposed to looking at the pictures.

I got to meet ZCarMan and his wife, Zole and his Dad, MightyBobo, Blades, Masa, Shado and a latecomer in a 350Z that his name escapes me.

Photo courtesy of ZCarMan

http://www.the370z.com/members/sixpa...zoc-custom.jpg

...added some pics of my first ever track experience the other day, made another detailed post about it here.

http://www.the370z.com/members/sixpa...td1-custom.jpg

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http://www.the370z.com/members/sixpa...td2-custom.jpg

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...video for a few laps at track day. Wind sound suxors ... but overall I was happy with how my setup worked.

Nice work & well done on the set-up. I like the sound of the car. The videos were really good.

Adjust coilovers from ur hatch ???

Thanks !

Indeed...cut holes in the plastic.

http://www.the370z.com/members/sixpa...co6-custom.jpg

Great build :tup:

Thanks dude ! I been meaning to ask you ... did you paint your lip or did you have an auto body shop do it ?

I had a body shop paint and install it.

I was hoping you did it ...

Can you adjust ride height or just damper?

Just damper ...

Sometimes I forget what the rear looks like with all the stock equipment

LOL ... I bet ! Someday mine will look pretty barren and race car like. I think I am hoping I can do the HPDE thing for a few years and then maybe NASA will let the 370 in Spec Z.

...some better pics from Summit Point.

http://www.the370z.com/members/sixpa...44a-custom.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/sixpa...33a-custom.jpg

...Resipsa's car in HPDE-3


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Great shots :tup:

Thanks ! It's weird how the pics my wife took I look like I am holding still, but the professional shots you can sense and see speed...

Nice, very handy man !


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Thanks !

... found this video on You Tube that someone else had recorded from the Hyperdrive at Summit Point. I thought it was funny at about the 5:29 mark he blows by me after a point by. Was posted by getfast1 and I recall seeing a getfast on the NASA forums that is the Florida Regional director but not sure if they are one and the same. Anyway he was FAST.

...and then here is my entire 26 minute experience, not that anyone will watch it. Just putting it here to make it a part of the journal thingie. :tup:

It took me forever to get around around that S2000 that started ahead of me.

...so I went to my first car show today, a smaller one to support a local high school's automotive tech program ... entered in the Import Tuner Category...

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...I was stuck over in the truck area, and only saw one Honda Civic there that was sharp so wasn't too worried about winning anything...so basically just socialized and looked at all the other cars...our new Australian Shepard puppy was guarding the Z....

http://www.the370z.com/members/sixpa...cs2-custom.jpg

...and got second place...there was no third place given out so it was just my Z and that Civic in the import category...so I guess they had to give me second place :tup:

http://www.the370z.com/members/sixpa...cs3-custom.jpg

Congrats :tup:

Thanks !

...the Fed Ex man brought my Z-1 25 Row Oil Cooler today...hope I can knock it out next weekend, but not in any hurry as I have to figure out what I am doing with my brakes. But at least the cooler is here. I am doing the Stillen brake cooling kit for sure, but am kicking around some other cooling for the brakes in addition so no sense slapping the oil cooler in there until I know where everything is going.

http://www.the370z.com/members/sixpa...-oc-custom.jpg

I wasn't going to post anything about this on the forum ... but what the heck.

I decided to make the car "look" like a real race car ... mainly to carry a message. I don't think school kids or most adults for that matter, would really know the difference standing 15 feet away from the car. It's not a daily driver, and we will just take it to events and car shows and a few HPDE-1 deals a year. I get to do what I want with the car, and it is serving a purpose. :tup:

I doubt I will be posting as much as I have been to this journal thing, tho I will try. Most of the updates will be focused on our Facebook page and the actual web site, if that ever get's done. The sites are brand new, so nothing much there yet.

Facebook: VanguardQueue37

Web Site: Vanguard Queue 37

...got my stock seats out and out some Corbeau VX-2000's swapped in. Removing all the stock belt stuff, and have 4 point harnesses coming Monday...harness bar should be here Tuesday. Also should be getting a handful of little 1/2 watt 4.7 ohm resistors so I can get my airbags to be functional again.

I didn't weigh the new seats, but I think I might have shedded about 40 pounds.

http://www.the370z.com/members/sixpa...vx3-custom.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/sixpa...vx5-custom.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/sixpa...vx4-custom.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/sixpa...vx2-custom.jpg

cool seats

Corbeau's are hot seats. Guess it's proper that you sit in a hot seat, which is the hot seat.

Great build. Hopefully you will update your journal as much as your FB page.

+1 and a sub.

Seats look awesome man! :tup:

I like the seats :tup: :tup:

Nice build man;-)...
Are you seat any lower with those seat and bride rail??!