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

Pintsize725 · 01-15-2013, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Haboob

Sounds like it's expensive in the way of exhausting labor to take the OEM knob off.

Yeah, it's just me thinking lazy. Precursor to being lazy.

Agreed, but that's what beer and boys are for.

darkside370z · 01-15-2013, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

I'm guessing it's not possible for us AT peeps to swap the knob right? (yes, that sounds dirty.)

Edit: Oh and HI fellow Austinite!

hello

and yes the AT shift knob is quite easy to swap out actually, you might look into the killjuelz knob that one of the members offers over on my350z and g35driver, thats where i had my old one from my g35 and it looked perfect, just got to pop the shift knob off real quick and slide the new one in place. takes all of 2 minutes to do

dmhenderson · 01-15-2013, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Haboob

Sounds like it's expensive in the way of exhausting labor to take the OEM knob off.

Yeah, it's just me thinking lazy. Precursor to being lazy.

Nah it's a snap. You use a towel around the shift lever and a pipe wrench to hold it in place (to keep it from torquing - THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT), then use a 2nd pipe wrench on the knob itself to tear the goddamn thing off.

Once you have it off, use a wire brush to remove the excess loctite from the screw threads and then tighten down your new knob.

Important to note that your OEM shift knob will not survive this ordeal. Mine literally ripped in half all the way down to the threading.

Pintsize725 · 01-15-2013, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Nah it's a snap. You use a towel around the shift lever and a pipe wrench to hold it in place (to keep it from torquing - THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT), then use a 2nd pipe wrench on the knob itself to tear the goddamn thing off.

Once you have it off, use a wire brush to remove the excess loctite from the screw threads and then tighten down your new knob.

Important to note that your OEM shift knob will not survive this ordeal. Mine literally ripped in half all the way down to the threading.

Time to investigate

shadowfax · 01-16-2013, 01:37 AM

Showed my long time buddy from highschool the new Z today...

He said: "This thing is a ******* rocket!"

CDepp · 01-16-2013, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by shadowfax

Showed my long time buddy from highschool the new Z today...

He said: "This thing is a ******* rocket!"

*******=pocket ??!?

chrischhorn · 01-16-2013, 05:36 AM

Not necessarily done to the Z but...... Test pipes wrapped and ready to go for Thursday! Can't wait to install these bad boys!

GaleForce · 01-16-2013, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by CDepp

*******=pocket ??!?

GaleForce · 01-16-2013, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by chrischhorn

Not necessarily done to the Z but...... Test pipes wrapped and ready to go for Thursday! Can't wait to install these bad boys!

I love avocado's!

Nice job on the wrap

GaleForce · 01-16-2013, 09:40 AM

Last night I swapped my clutch pedal assembly with a new one from RJM Performance and ran the cables for all of the new sending units into the cockpit.

onzedge · 01-16-2013, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by GaleForce

Last night I swapped my clutch pedal assembly with a new one from RJM Performance and ran the cables for all of the new sending units into the cockpit.

JARblue · 01-16-2013, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by GaleForce

Last night I swapped my clutch pedal assembly with a new one from RJM Performance and ran the cables for all of the new sending units into the cockpit.

I am very interested to know your thoughts when the car is put back together. Looks like a great mod and pretty inexpensive imo if you do the work yourself

Mt Tam I am · 01-16-2013, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Haboob

Sounds like it's expensive in the way of exhausting labor to take the OEM knob off.

Yeah, it's just me thinking lazy. Precursor to being lazy.

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

Agreed, but that's what beer and boys are for.

Just the opposite for me. Getting the knob off is what girls are for.

GaleForce · 01-16-2013, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

I am very interested to know your thoughts when the car is put back together. Looks like a great mod and pretty inexpensive imo if you do the work yourself

It was pretty easy to install. But I took advantage of having the dash out. I wouldn't want to do it with the dash in.

GaleForce · 01-16-2013, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Mt Tam I am

Just the opposite for me. Getting the knob off is what girls are for.

01-16-2013, 01:37 AM	#2045 (permalink)
shadowfax Base Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: California Posts: 93 Drives: 2013 Sport PW A7 Rep Power: 12	Showed my long time buddy from highschool the new Z today... He said: "This thing is a ******* rocket!" CDepp likes this. __________________ "Run Shadowfax. Show us the meaning of haste." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvZkMaEU04g

01-16-2013, 05:36 AM	#2047 (permalink)
chrischhorn A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Mililani, HI Posts: 1,566 Drives: 2014 Juke Nismo RS Rep Power: 16	Not necessarily done to the Z but...... Test pipes wrapped and ready to go for Thursday! Can't wait to install these bad boys! CDepp likes this. __________________ R.I.P. 8/01/13 1SlowZ One day I'll have another....

01-16-2013, 09:40 AM	#2050 (permalink)
GaleForce A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 21,749 Drives: Varis Arising II Rep Power: 51865	Last night I swapped my clutch pedal assembly with a new one from RJM Performance and ran the cables for all of the new sending units into the cockpit. JARblue and CDepp like this. __________________ >>>GaleForce's Build<<< >>>FaceBook @3GsCustoms<<<>>>Instagram @GaleForce370z<<< Varis Kamikaze-Z

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