I got to play with the the (new to me) Z the other day on my lift for the first time. I changed the oil, installed some swift springs, new
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04-24-2013, 09:13 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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First time with the Z on the lift
I got to play with the the (new to me) Z the other day on my lift for the first time. I changed the oil, installed some swift springs, new brake rotors, some H&R spacers, a Smart Top and a Stillen Gen 3 intake.
The car seems pretty easy to work on. I was surprised to see how easy the front nose came off for the intake installation. So far I am really enjoying the car. A few crappy cell phone pics. |
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As far as lifts go, I did a TON of research before buying and I have owned two different ones. At my old garage, which had 15ft ceilings, I had Rotary SPOA10 2-post asymmetrical lift with a 10,000lb capacity. Very nice lift. It had a minimum clearance of 11'4" though and this garage has 11 ft ceilings so I couldn't bring it with me. I really liked that lift. This one is a Bend Pak XPR-9, 9,000lb capacity. It is a floor plate lift and I had to go that way with the lower ceilings in this place. The Bend Pak is a bit beefier lift than the Rotary but both are excellent. There are other brands out there that are less expensive, but you get what you pay for and I didn't want to skimp when it came to having 3,000+ lb vehicles over my head. If you can avoid a floor plate lift, do. The work just fine, but are more of a pain on clean up and more of a pain to install and use as a parking spot (vs. the asymmetrical ones which allow the car doors to open more fully). Happy to provide any help I can if you are looking to buy soon. |
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They are Stop Tech cryo/drilled rotors. They are nice rotors, but definitely more for the bling effect. I think a nice set of drilled/plated rotors absolutely make the look of the car. I will keep the blank ones for track use (if I ever get this car on the track as I don't get to do that much anymore).
I plan to pull the stock Nissan calipers soon and take them to Porsche Red soon....yet another purely cosmetic change. Last edited by mts; 04-24-2013 at 10:39 AM. |
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I dig it
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