What did you do with your Z today V (ON TOPIC DISCUSSION ONLY)

Jayhovah · 05-02-2019, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghostvette

Walked by mine sitting in the garage, hooked up to the battery tender. Too much rain and too many stupid people with brokeass cars on the road.

You have any kind of slick wiring/connector for your battery tender? I need to get one... my car sits too much these days.

Ghostvette · 05-02-2019, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Jayhovah

You have any kind of slick wiring/connector for your battery tender? I need to get one... my car sits too much these days.

I have a battery tender jr. tender that has a pigtail that attaches to the battery and allows me to plug in the tender.

Here's mine:
https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tende...-1-spons&psc=1

pigtail:https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tende...8T8K1595BQ6Q34

The tender comes with the pigtail, but I forgot to grab my old one off the totaled 2012. :/

Ian B · 05-02-2019, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by BettyZ

Remove the 3 bolts holding the hanger rubber doohickey. Add at least .25 inches of washers to each bolt between the car body and the triangle. That should give you space. It's what I did for my FI exhaust to level them out.

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Thanks for the tip, fixed and off the bumper. Did a video shot landscape but when I played it back, it shows sideways. Gonna have to reshoot to upload.

Ian B

BettyZ · 05-02-2019, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Ian B

Thanks for the tip, fixed and off the bumper. Did a video shot landscape but when I played it back, it shows sideways. Gonna have to reshoot to upload.

Ian B

Glad to hear it worked!

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BettyZ · 05-02-2019, 07:09 PM

Cut, sheathed, and fitted new Aeroquip lines for my oil cooler. Put a bit too much force into the wrench on one fitting and tore the table vise out of my chitty HF workbench. Fitting is fine though!

New project: build a workbench that can withstand me. Reinforced concrete with a depleted uranium top might be the only option...

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Ian B · 05-02-2019, 11:00 PM

As promised, here is the video.

https://youtu.be/ytQHO6qZUA8

Ian B

Rusty · 05-02-2019, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by BettyZ

Cut, sheathed, and fitted new Aeroquip lines for my oil cooler. Put a bit too much force into the wrench on one fitting and tore the table vise out of my chitty HF workbench. Fitting is fine though!

New project: build a workbench that can withstand me. Reinforced concrete with a depleted uranium top might be the only option...

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My work bench is a piece of 7/16" thick x 3' deep x 8' long steel plate that is bolted to the floor and wall.

madwi · 05-02-2019, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BettyZ

Cut, sheathed, and fitted new Aeroquip lines for my oil cooler. Put a bit too much force into the wrench on one fitting and tore the table vise out of my chitty HF workbench. Fitting is fine though!

New project: build a workbench that can withstand me. Reinforced concrete with a depleted uranium top might be the only option...

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I have that same heat gun.

redondoaveb · 05-02-2019, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by madwi

I have that same heat gun.

Looks like the same one I got from HF.

BettyZ · 05-03-2019, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

My work bench is a piece of 7/16" thick x 3' deep x 8' long steel plate that is bolted to the floor and wall.

I like it! Did you pick that up at a discount?

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Rusty · 05-03-2019, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by BettyZ

I like it! Did you pick that up at a discount?

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I got it at a local fab shop years ago, 1990's. Think it was a left over piece from a job they just finished up.

BettyZ · 05-03-2019, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by redondoaveb

Looks like the same one I got from HF.

I was the biggest fan of HF. Then one of their jackstands failed - bar holding the locking mechanism sheared - while I was under my car. My shorts went straight in the trash. Brought the offending jack back to HF and the register clerk, a laid-off Motorola engineer, enlightened me as to the issues with Chinese metallurgy.

The next day I came back and returned the other three. Bought a Quickjack, which is not a euphemism for a lot lizard, and have never been happier.

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Rusty · 05-03-2019, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by BettyZ

I was the biggest fan of HF. Then one of their jackstands failed - bar holding the locking mechanism sheared - while I was under my car. My shorts went straight in the trash. Brought the offending jack back to HF and the register clerk, a laid-off Motorola engineer, enlightened me as to the issues with Chinese metallurgy.

The next day I came back and returned the other three. Bought a Quickjack, which is not a euphemism for a lot lizard, and have never been happier.

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Chinese metallurgy, what a joke. They don't know how to heat treat. They make it too hard and brittle, or too soft. Anything that I have to trust my life with. I stay away from the chinese junk.

madwi · 05-03-2019, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Chinese metallurgy, what a joke. They don't know how to heat treat. They make it too hard and brittle, or too soft. Anything that I have to trust my life with. I stay away from the chinese junk.

redondoaveb · 05-03-2019, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by BettyZ

I was the biggest fan of HF. Then one of their jackstands failed - bar holding the locking mechanism sheared - while I was under my car. My shorts went straight in the trash. Brought the offending jack back to HF and the register clerk, a laid-off Motorola engineer, enlightened me as to the issues with Chinese metallurgy.

The next day I came back and returned the other three. Bought a Quickjack, which is not a euphemism for a lot lizard, and have never been happier.

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I've seen pictures of their failed jackstands. That's some scary sh!t. I have two of them also.

I wish I had a garage instead of just a carport, I'd have a Quickjack.That's why most of my work get's done by a shop.

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BettyZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Chicagoland Age: 38 Posts: 5,261 Drives: A Garage Queen Rep Power: 2684371	Cut, sheathed, and fitted new Aeroquip lines for my oil cooler. Put a bit too much force into the wrench on one fitting and tore the table vise out of my chitty HF workbench. Fitting is fine though! New project: build a workbench that can withstand me. Reinforced concrete with a depleted uranium top might be the only option... Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk Rusty and SomeBoredGuy like this. __________________ '14 MB Nismo \| Boost Lab 6870 1.32 AR 553 HP / 471 ft.-lbs. Betty Mods

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Ian B Track Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cedar Park Posts: 679 Drives: 2010 Nissan Rep Power: 137465	As promised, here is the video. https://youtu.be/ytQHO6qZUA8 Ian B Ghostvette, ZontheRocks and BettyZ like this.

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