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EVERYTHING.

Too late now though, lol.

I love the headlight covers! Did you get used to the new short throw yet?

Who needs to hear the stereo? Seriously. Maybe its just me, but I love to hear the cabin fill with the scream of my car (And open wastegate) when pulling through gears.

That's only cause you hear it so rarely

Lol sorry man, couldn't help it.

Ha ha, that's messed up but there is some truth to it. After a while it just loses its charm, especially when passengers refuse to ride because of it.

Look at the previous posts, I did use the shifter a couple times and I need to practice with the car again to get it right. Its thrown me completely off. VERY short throw.

Ouch, that was a burn...but a good one none the less.

:/

I dont have a comeback...

My girlfriend said she prefers riding on my HARLEY to my Z because its "easier on the ears". That thing has drag pipes that have NO baffles and are slash cut before the rear tire!! Seriously, if I ride on that thing without earplugs my ears are ringing for hours afterwords. Full face helmet or not.

Honestly, I have no clue what she's talking about.

Yeah, I don't really like those super short throw shifters. The Pro 5.0 shifter for Mustangs is like that, stiff and so close together it's really hard to tell what gear you're going in w/o concentration. I like the Hurst shifter much better on those, shorter throw yet long enough to tell where it's going easily, and tighter/stronger than stock shifters.

I say, why just go with a short shifter? Just go all out and go sequential

Waiting for paint to dry is like watching Nascar...

Lol, why not, it's only like, oh, 4k-7k dollars more

you know they sell kits that convert your electronically controlled auto trans into a sequential or paddle shift. Would need a trans cooler though.

Hey, why not get a z33 auto trans? It has the dummy shift system anyway.

Nah, I want the Z34 tranny that automatically blips the throttle when I downshift. THAT'S cool! You know the world is really turning lazy when they invent something like that.

The ECU does that, not the transmission.

If you really want that, get a strong enough servo and build a electronically controlled clamp. have it so it holds the throttle linkage when you press the clutch peddle. And build a timer circuit that holds it for 2-3 sec (fairly easy to build) and automatically release the clamp.

This post has been edited by AK-Z on May 30 2009, 03:24 AM

This. Is going to take. All. Damn. Day.


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Ow, dammit. Ow.

Except for the last 10 laps.

Still an auto though. I guess when I hear sequential trans, I think of rally-type manuals that ratchet shifters that you just slap forward or backward.

It'll be a cold day in hell before I paint a car again...



maybe its just the 4 hours of sleep getting to me though...


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So, I think this new Lime-Green molding I just installed really brings out the orange and black scheme of the Z. It is a bit hard to open the doors now though...



So here's a couple of the newest tools I have at my disposal for my ongoing efforts to destroy the look of my car;





... and to my surprise, its actually WORKING. So far... I haven't burned through any paint yet with the buffer, just on one of the cowl panels which are really in need of new paint ANYWAY. The shine may still look like crap now, but for the first time I can actually see objects clearly reflected in my car's finish (instead of amorphous color blobs). And I'm still working with the rubbing compound. OOOooooo, I can't wait to put the sealing glaze on, then wax on top of that!!

BTW, if no one noticed yet, I also painted all the stainless trim on the car flat black. I think it fits better with the overall look.

And I may have some more surprises in store at the end of the weekend. Who knows... Might have to do with some certain round objects...
















... NOT anal beads, you sick f*cks!!

Well, looks like I probably won't be getting those "round objects" after all. Today I met up with a member from our local Z club and talked with him for hours. He's a good guy, and has TONS of parts in his garage, including an RB25DET, race-built L28ET, tools galore... And a whole storage shed full of wheels and tires. A good third of those wheels are Watanabes..... And his 260Z is a triple webbered beast, man is it LOUD! It literally deafened all three of us for a minute after he revved it!

Too bad, cause all the Wats he has are 15" and below and most have a high positive offset. There was one pair of 16" RS8's that would be great but it looks like he's hesitant to give them up for much less than top dollar. All the R-Types he had were 13" if I remember correctly. Much too small to fit over my brakes.

Oh well, we'll probably be hanging out pretty often cause we both have Z's to work on, plenty of spare parts and a love of beer!

Isnt it nice meeting other enthusiets with the same car?

The closest I get to a MR2 enthusiest around here are owners with N/A SW20s that have body kits, painted stock wheels, chopped springs and a ridculously large exhaust for a natrually aspirated car.

The round objects werent anal beads...they were rims!

Heh. I know what you mean, to a degree. This guy is unique in that his ideas on what to do with his Z fall in a similar line with what I like. The majority of our car club is comprised of midlife and older guys, and most of them are only concerned with complete stock restoration of their S30s/130s/z32s.

We like to go fast, and he even enjoys drifting his Z's.

If I'm really lucky, maybe having someone with similar interests within the club will accelerate my engine/turbo progress. Hey, and if he doesn't use that RB25DET... well... maybe I could!

How did the paint buffing turn out? Is it dont yet, or are you tired of giving it elbow grease?

Did you ever make a MSN/Windows Live IM account?

Oh, the elbow grease is still flowing! Its getting closer to all-around shininess, BUT... I've discovered some things that pissed me off. I knew that I made some mistakes in the painting process, but I've discovered some more too. I taped up ALL the edges of the car to prevent a burn through with the buffer, but there are a few flat areas where the paint just didn't lay on thick enough. Sanding down just barely to where the surface was a uniform smooth (minimum) in a couple areas and I can see the dark shadow of primer. Its not noticable from over a few feet away, but it certainly bothers me. I'll be shooting more paint at some point, and this time I'll make it thicker. And put a little reducer in so it can atomize better out of the gun and not turn the car into a giant f*cking orange again. Seriously, I don't care if the can says the paint needs a little sanding to get smooth, this was a nightmare.

I'll try to make an msn thing tonight.

But it came out a sweet orange

Do what you can for now, and keep up the hard work as always.

Thanks!

Unfortunately "good enough" isn't good enough for me, so I'm always trying to do better than what I've done. Its really hard for me to be pleased with my work.

Thats how you get the nicest product in the end! I feel the same way with my car, and the final product is always satisfying when people compliment you and start a conversation, or even just a simple 'thumbs-up' is rewarding.