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

chrischhorn · 08-04-2013, 01:43 AM

I didn't do anything to my Z per say...... This was actually yesterday. Z got delivered to the body shop to reconstruct my baby

Had the tow truck driver lift the car high enough for me to take a pic of the undercarriage. Looks good

This is behind the broken spindle arm wheel. Doesn't look like anything other then the balljoint and the spindle arm is damaged/broken.

And this is my **** eyed Z lol

A Z would look beast pully a wheely....just saying. You can see the 2 different directions the front wheels are facing.

critical · 08-04-2013, 02:03 AM

Swapped out my 7AT diff. with 1slow370 for his 6MT diff. with a Quaife LSD and 3.692 final drive gear. Really cool guy. Had a great time working on the car. Only done two launches so far but it puts power to the ground so much better. The almost 10% increase in every gear is awesome too. Stays right in the power band. Will post up a review after I've had time with it.

p.s Looked like cruise control worked at first, but on the second test it started blinking at me and failed. I don't really care either way though.

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Originally Posted by chrischhorn

I didn't do anything to my Z per say...... This was actually yesterday. Z got delivered to the body shop to reconstruct my baby

Sucks man. Any idea why it failed? Bad install, not torqued properly, bad part from the factory?

chrischhorn · 08-04-2013, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by critical

Sucks man. Any idea why it failed? Bad install, not torqued properly, bad part from the factory?

Torque and bad install do not mater when this is the part that breaks lol. Not sure why it failed, stress fractures, contaminated during casting, not enough money for me to prove anything or truly find out what happened. All I know is this sucks

Insurance was trying to say it was because of the SPC camber arms but that makes no sense. Then the shop told her that it wouldn't effect the actual spindle arm in anyway as far is rigidity or strength goes.

Z_Society · 08-04-2013, 02:35 AM

installed new dual TRS halos and signal light mod

JARblue · 08-04-2013, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by roy'sz

You are incorrect. There are two types of service intervals. Schedule A: if you are doing a lot of in town driving like stop signs and traffic lights or sitting in heavy traffic it is 3750. Schedule B: If your driving consists of streamlined driving where you are not sitting for long periods of time you can opt to service option B at 7000 intervals.

Im surprised no one read this in their owners manual, there is a lot of good info in there.

Not quite sure what you are talking about when you say incorrect... I said "normal driving" - i.e. not Schedule 1 or Schedule A where you stop and start a lot without getting the engine temps up. It has nothing to do with the amount of stop signs or stop lights or traffic; it's exclusively for people who stop and start the car a lot without letting it reach normal operating temperature (like a courier or delivery driver or something). I can sit in traffic for 10 minutes and reach 200F+

Normal driving is Schedule 2 or Schedule B (depending on the owner's manual). Also, my owner's manual (which I have read) says 7500 oci for that schedule, not 7000

JARblue · 08-04-2013, 09:21 AM

Installed my color-matched front Z emblem from EVO-R yesterday. I've only had them for about 9 months, so it's about time they get installed

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w0rM · 08-04-2013, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Installed my color-matched front Z emblem from EVO-R yesterday. I've only had them for about 9 months, so it's about time they get installed

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That looks pretty sweet

GaleForce · 08-04-2013, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Installed my color-matched front Z emblem from EVO-R yesterday. I've only had them for about 9 months, so it's about time they get installed

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Looks good

b15 · 08-04-2013, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Installed my color-matched front Z emblem from EVO-R yesterday. I've only had them for about 9 months, so it's about time they get installed

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Looks good!

I haven't driven or done anything to The Z in a week.

roy'sz · 08-04-2013, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Not quite sure what you are talking about when you say incorrect... I said "normal driving" - i.e. not Schedule 1 or Schedule A where you stop and start a lot without getting the engine temps up. It has nothing to do with the amount of stop signs or stop lights or traffic; it's exclusively for people who stop and start the car a lot without letting it reach normal operating temperature (like a courier or delivery driver or something). I can sit in traffic for 10 minutes and reach 200F+

Normal driving is Schedule 2 or Schedule B (depending on the owner's manual). Also, my owner's manual (which I have read) says 7500 oci for that schedule, not 7000

Really bro...really? It actually does. If you are waiting for 10 other people to drive through a stop sign your car is getting......HEAT SOAK. Same applies with driving in city with lots of stop lights. Accelerating and stopping creates a lot of heat under the hood VICE driving down the freeway at a nonstop or avg speed where there is constant air flow to the engine, oil cooler, etc. So in theory it has everything to do with it because its a "driving style" compared to someone like me where I worked 2nd shift and I could make a 50 mile trip to work in 55 min without getting below 40mph for 95% of the trip.Only 2 miles on city roads means the car stayed cooler and consistent driving temps made for oil longevity vice sitting in bumper to bumper traffic heat soaking the hell out of the car. Hope this explanation helps. Thanks for the correction on the 7000, I truly meant 7500.

roy'sz · 08-04-2013, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by z_society

installed new dual trs halos and signal light mod

nice

Sh0velMan · 08-04-2013, 01:24 PM

Removed the masking and sprayed bed liner in the driver side footwell.

kenchan · 08-04-2013, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by GaleForce

I got caught in the snow...

mr.gale- dang, snowed just on your car?

i would be pissed.

GaleForce · 08-04-2013, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Sh0velMan

Removed the masking and sprayed bed liner in the driver side footwell.

Sweet!

onzedge · 08-04-2013, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by GaleForce

I got caught in the snow...

What product is that?

08-04-2013, 01:43 AM	#5551 (permalink)
chrischhorn A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Mililani, HI Posts: 1,566 Drives: 2014 Juke Nismo RS Rep Power: 16	I didn't do anything to my Z per say...... This was actually yesterday. Z got delivered to the body shop to reconstruct my baby Had the tow truck driver lift the car high enough for me to take a pic of the undercarriage. Looks good This is behind the broken spindle arm wheel. Doesn't look like anything other then the balljoint and the spindle arm is damaged/broken. And this is my ** eyed Z lol A Z would look beast pully a wheely....just saying. You can see the 2 different directions the front wheels are facing. kenchan likes this. __________________ R.I.P. 8/01/13 1SlowZ** One day I'll have another....

08-04-2013, 02:35 AM	#5554 (permalink)
Z_Society Base Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 112 Drives: PW M6 Rep Power: 12	installed new dual TRS halos and signal light mod onzedge, GaleForce, roy'sz and 2 others like this.

08-04-2013, 09:21 AM	#5556 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	Installed my color-matched front Z emblem from EVO-R yesterday. I've only had them for about 9 months, so it's about time they get installed ( Click to show/hide ) It's definitely a little darker than my paint, but I knew that when I painted it months ago. I decided it wasn't worth redoing because it's close enough GaleForce likes this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

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