SIMOTA1's journal....

birdmanx1 · 10-01-2012, 10:01 AM

simota1 · 10-01-2012, 07:40 PM

got the enkei spare rim

thats not the surprise though

MDR · 10-02-2012, 12:55 AM

simota1

How much of a difference did the deadening mat make to the car? I have a 10' Sport Touring and can't believe how much road noise it has coming from the rear tires. Would be nice to quiet it up a bit.

simota1 · 10-02-2012, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MDR

simota1

How much of a difference did the deadening mat make to the car? I have a 10' Sport Touring and can't believe how much road noise it has coming from the rear tires. Would be nice to quiet it up a bit.

the mat i would say made like a 60-70% difference... if you were to get the 80mil that gt mat sells and maybe stack them... you wouldnt hear anymore road noise...

simota1 · 10-02-2012, 09:37 AM

so this is how it went down...

overall i would rate the success rate of this swap to be a 95% me and my buddy dropped off our cars in the morn around 8. I inspected all the calipers and they were all pristine... no scratches at all

My friend was able to finish both cars by 4... he even changed the brake fluid

on both cars... that was nice of him to do.... i paid my buddy about $700 and another $427 on the labor which i thought wasnt too bad considering the amount of work that had to be done.... he threw in the sport enkei

made my day

now here was the sh!tty part..... before i picked up my z... i did a walk around.... everything was good.... no scratches or any damage... THEN i did a walk around on the brakes... and holey sh!t it felt like someone stabbed me in the back and twisted it.... the front passenger caliper had a big scratch...to make things worst it was on the "nissan" i felt like crap after i saw that.... i was crying inside lmao..... now since i know the guy who worked on my z.... even if i said take your time..... i know he wanted to get both z's outa there..... it looks like he tried to mount the rim and missed

and scratched the caliper... i felt bad since im really close to him and i couldnt get mad

plus i know people make mistakes when your tired so i let it go...

drove home bad tripping the whole time... thinking to myself damn now i gotta get a passenger BBK caliper... FML....

i parked my z and felt horrible, so i decided to try and fix it... i decided to buff it out... i spent 2 long hours working some mild rubbing compound to even the surface up with a mothers power cone you guys will never guess what

it worked.... the scratch is still there but its more blended it... not like it use to be 3 lines going down..... ran a nice wax on it and it came out beautiful...

you cant tell unless your like 3 inches away from the caliper... i was so relieved

i also painted the hats of the rotors so they are a nice satin black instead of rust color lol.... i still gotta paint the rear and im good to go

RCZ · 10-03-2012, 04:50 PM

Post some full pictures man, I havent seen your car in a while

Unique_Z · 10-04-2012, 01:15 AM

^this

simota1 · 10-04-2012, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by RCZ

Post some full pictures man, I havent seen your car in a while

i will man...

needa just shoot rattle can on the rear rotors.. they are rust color

but the weather here sucks i think there are like 3 storms lingering in the area... one past already and another one is close by... i hope nothing hits home....

RCZ · 10-04-2012, 07:33 PM

Do you mind if I use your pictures?

simota1 · 10-04-2012, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RCZ

Do you mind if I use your pictures?

for what bro? go ahead....

the more i see my z on the web the happier it makes me lol

RCZ · 10-05-2012, 12:04 PM

Cool, I post lots of car news and nicely modified cars on my company's facebook page to keep people entertained. I'll let you know when its up.

simota1 · 10-05-2012, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RCZ

Cool, I post lots of car news and nicely modified cars on my company's facebook page to keep people entertained. I'll let you know when its up.

definitely man

check out this thread.... i have way nicer pics of my car here...

simota1 GARAGE photoshoot pictures....

simota1 · 10-09-2012, 07:00 PM

this is officially mine as of today

last payment to type one sent!!!!

RCZ · 10-10-2012, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simota1

definitely man

check out this thread.... i have way nicer pics of my car here...

simota1 GARAGE photoshoot pictures....

They are a bit dark for me, but the car is looking great. Can't wait to see/post about people's rides.

Quote:

Originally Posted by simota1

this is officially mine as of today

last payment to type one sent!!!!

Whats this??

heheilovepie · 10-10-2012, 12:14 PM

Strawberry rhubarb pie

10-01-2012, 10:01 AM	#1696 (permalink)
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10-01-2012, 07:40 PM	#1697 (permalink)
simota1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam Posts: 6,642 Drives: solid red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 405	got the enkei spare rim thats not the surprise though __________________ *TOP SECRET/POWERHOUSE AMUSE/ARC/DAYTONA RACING/VARIS/MINES/GANADOR/J-LINE/WORK EMOTION CR KAI/GT SPEC/CARBON SIGNAL/ZOOM ENGINEERING/ CARBON FIBER ELEMENT/STILLEN/*

10-02-2012, 09:37 AM	#1700 (permalink)
simota1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam Posts: 6,642 Drives: solid red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 405	so this is how it went down... overall i would rate the success rate of this swap to be a 95% me and my buddy dropped off our cars in the morn around 8. I inspected all the calipers and they were all pristine... no scratches at all My friend was able to finish both cars by 4... he even changed the brake fluid on both cars... that was nice of him to do.... i paid my buddy about $700 and another $427 on the labor which i thought wasnt too bad considering the amount of work that had to be done.... he threw in the sport enkei made my day now here was the sh!tty part..... before i picked up my z... i did a walk around.... everything was good.... no scratches or any damage... THEN i did a walk around on the brakes... and holey sh!t it felt like someone stabbed me in the back and twisted it.... the front passenger caliper had a big scratch...to make things worst it was on the "nissan" i felt like crap after i saw that.... i was crying inside lmao..... now since i know the guy who worked on my z.... even if i said take your time..... i know he wanted to get both z's outa there..... it looks like he tried to mount the rim and missed and scratched the caliper... i felt bad since im really close to him and i couldnt get mad plus i know people make mistakes when your tired so i let it go... drove home bad tripping the whole time... thinking to myself damn now i gotta get a passenger BBK caliper... FML.... i parked my z and felt horrible, so i decided to try and fix it... i decided to buff it out... i spent 2 long hours working some mild rubbing compound to even the surface up with a mothers power cone you guys will never guess what it worked.... the scratch is still there but its more blended it... not like it use to be 3 lines going down..... ran a nice wax on it and it came out beautiful... you cant tell unless your like 3 inches away from the caliper... i was so relieved i also painted the hats of the rotors so they are a nice satin black instead of rust color lol.... i still gotta paint the rear and im good to go __________________ *TOP SECRET/POWERHOUSE AMUSE/ARC/DAYTONA RACING/VARIS/MINES/GANADOR/J-LINE/WORK EMOTION CR KAI/GT SPEC/CARBON SIGNAL/ZOOM ENGINEERING/ CARBON FIBER ELEMENT/STILLEN/*

10-04-2012, 01:15 AM	#1702 (permalink)
Unique_Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Brunei Posts: 1,515 Drives: 370Z, 180SX Rep Power: 18	^this __________________ My Z Build UniqueZ

10-09-2012, 07:00 PM	#1708 (permalink)
simota1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam Posts: 6,642 Drives: solid red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 405	this is officially mine as of today last payment to type one sent!!!! __________________ *TOP SECRET/POWERHOUSE AMUSE/ARC/DAYTONA RACING/VARIS/MINES/GANADOR/J-LINE/WORK EMOTION CR KAI/GT SPEC/CARBON SIGNAL/ZOOM ENGINEERING/ CARBON FIBER ELEMENT/STILLEN/* Last edited by simota1; 10-09-2012 at 10:26 PM.

10-02-2012, 12:55 AM	#1698 (permalink)
MDR Base Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: So Cal Posts: 4 Drives: 10 370 SP/T MB 7AT Rep Power: 13	simota1 How much of a difference did the deadening mat make to the car? I have a 10' Sport Touring and can't believe how much road noise it has coming from the rear tires. Would be nice to quiet it up a bit.

10-03-2012, 04:50 PM	#1701 (permalink)
RCZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami Posts: 6,403 Drives: '09 370Z Rep Power: 1119	Post some full pictures man, I havent seen your car in a while

10-04-2012, 07:33 PM	#1704 (permalink)
RCZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami Posts: 6,403 Drives: '09 370Z Rep Power: 1119	Do you mind if I use your pictures?

10-05-2012, 12:04 PM	#1706 (permalink)
RCZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami Posts: 6,403 Drives: '09 370Z Rep Power: 1119	Cool, I post lots of car news and nicely modified cars on my company's facebook page to keep people entertained. I'll let you know when its up.

10-10-2012, 12:14 PM	#1710 (permalink)
heheilovepie Base Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Hole Posts: 34 Drives: ZZZZebra Rep Power: 13	Strawberry rhubarb pie __________________ If you don't like pie, get the **** out of the kitchen.

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