danegrey's 370Z Journal

danegrey

Got my winter wheels and tires from GotYourWheels
Will mount them this weekend and show them off...
They came already to do... so I am excited.


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Fedex makes me shake my head, asked them to tell the driver to notify me when he came. Nope, drop them off at the front door. The front door is on the third floor... Got a nice work out



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Chad7088

Hey Dane...I have enjoyed reading through your journal. Could you please tell me the size winter tires and wheels you went with? I am in the process of researching a set for the winter. I have read that 18s will fit the bigger sport brakes. Just curious what you went with for your setup....Thanks!

danegrey

Big Thanks to GETYOURWHEELS, they look great

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danegrey

Well I went to get tires at Tire Discounter (not Z) but for 2005 mini convertible I picked up for DD this winter. It was funny, mention to the salesperson that my fun car was a 370Z, and that got him talking and mentioning his buddy. Well his buddy worked there and put the tires on the mini, and he has a Z too, so we talked a bit about mods... It was just pure fun....

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danegrey

always a smile when someone comments on the Z
dropped the Z off at the dealership I work with to have installed
the ZSpeed Stage 2+ COMPLETE Street Track Heavy Duty Clutch Kit + Flywheel + CMAK CSC Delete

And someone bring in there 240sx, said nice Z....

love my Z

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danegrey

took the Z for a drive and an individual comment on the car and ask what I did. Also asked if it was fast... always brings a smile to me.... love my Z

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danegrey

did a couple of little mods, in blacking out the silver.. I think it looks better, not sure how far I will take it....

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And did the doors a bit more, the carbon fiber insert that I bought I got a surprised that is was going to cover and be removable, so I decided to use double sided tape, seems to be working, time will tell
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Just some low level mods, to see how it looks....

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danegrey

Last Wednesday, did a SCCA Track Night at Road Atlanta. Has a great time and it looks like I have the car working. Last year I had issues every time I took it out. No issues, car ran great for the three 20 minute session. Best Lap was a 1:57:13, and I am happy with that. Showed improvement through all the sessions....

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danegrey

Went and Autocross on Saturday, but did not take the Z, I have a 05 Mini Cooper Convertible that I used, automatic about as different as you can get. But I did to learn something, about caring speed and not braking. It was a fun car to learn in and it I wasn't pressing myself. So hopefully when I take the Z I will have learned something, thou the Z and Mini Cooper are two different animals...

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danegrey

On Wednesday (6/5) I did a track night at Atlanta Motorsport Park (AMP). Interesting track, not sure how to describe it.
Has some good elevation changes, long sweeping curves. It is not a power/speed circuit. I think more of a circuit that
you can find a nice flow to it.

The night was strange, in that first session it was raining, talk about learning a new track in the rain and trying to figure
it out. So best time was a 2:10. Next session rain had stopped track was wet, was now more familiar with the layout. But
still wet and slick, but knowing where the course layout helped a bit. So time down to 2:02. By the third session track was trying
and a dry line was appearing. So I decided to let it ripe. It felt good, was hard on it Best time of the night
was down to 1:50. So it was fun, but a couple areas need to improve. Actually, it’s a long stretch, from turn 12 to 16. Mainly because going up to turn 12
is a steep climb, then with a sharp right and blind,
the from 13 to 15 a long continues curve, which tests how much you believe in grip, to keep the power on.

It was also interesting that I did not get black flag, why you might ask, they have a 98db sound control. I always wonder what the DB is on my Z, since I have
Z1 headers / Z1 resonated test pipes / FI exhaust
with 18" resonated mufflers. It does sound great at speed. Funny, another 370z was there and said he heard me on the track, that is
why I am so surprised I did not get black flag

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danegrey

OK, last Sunday I went and did an autocross, it was a bit wet part of the time as the pictures show. So I simply run for seat time and fun.

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this shows the water splash best
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the white you see on the car, is paint-n-peel, I use it to protect from stone chips, but in the wet it turns white and then drys clear

enjoy

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ZontheRocks

This is a great owner's log.

Keep on having fun!

danegrey

Thanks, it is all about having fun..

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danegrey

:Other notes from Last Wednesday (6/5) at AMP
- another Z owner, that's black cherry, rare nice
cannot remember the last time someone got the color right
- talked to the President of essex parts services (he was driving a 2017 GTI, common areas, he and I both owned 84 GTI and both had raced Formula Fords, but never crossed paths)
and is looking at the Z as possible track car, based on a conversation with an employee who has a Z
- then a person who drives a S2000, came over and looked at the car, because he was thinking about getting a Z as a daily driver...
Just an interesting evening.

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danegrey

I took the Z to the dealership for an oil change, (quick/easy). I always find it funny how the service techs come over and check out the car. Just makes me smile...

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