Notices
2003-2009 Nissan 350Z

LoL uhm...can I drive my Z like this haha (warning: weird question)

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 06-18-2007, 07:31 AM
  #21  
Bumpinjeep
New Member
iTrader: (3)
 
Bumpinjeep's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Bellevue Wa
Posts: 5,743
Received 25 Likes on 15 Posts
Default

I don't know if they will fit in the back of my jeep but we could try. Where is the shop at? Its raining, i sure wouldn't want to drive my Z hoodless and bumperless in the rain. So its the bumper and the hood right? I could put my back seats down and probably fit the hood i'm not sure about the bumper/hood combo here though.
Old 06-18-2007, 08:37 AM
  #22  
quiksilver149
Registered User
 
quiksilver149's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: 305
Posts: 40
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

why dont u just rent a pick up from u-haul
Old 06-18-2007, 09:49 AM
  #23  
howey
Registered User
 
howey's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: IL
Posts: 135
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

You can get ticketed with no bumper. Unfortunitly cops don't know the difference between bumper and bumper cover... However if you were driving through IL and you got pulled over and just said your on your way to the bodyshop you would, most likely, be let go. These laws are really applied to the beaters and hoopties out there...
Old 06-18-2007, 12:19 PM
  #24  
PM-Performance
Registered User
iTrader: (2)
 
PM-Performance's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Land of the Imigrants, PA
Posts: 631
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Dont do it in the day time. If a cop sees you, you will get busted.

I did it in my Turbo ITR once. People flipped when they saw it, but so did the cops.
Old 06-18-2007, 12:50 PM
  #25  
GalvatronType_R
Registered User
iTrader: (5)
 
GalvatronType_R's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Van down by the river
Posts: 3,157
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Just rent a panel van or one of those pickups from Home Depot.
Old 06-18-2007, 04:05 PM
  #26  
NightRida
Registered User
 
NightRida's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Savannah, GA
Posts: 670
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

STOP! Don't do it! Your gonna give us a bad name driving around like that.
Stop being cheap and go rent a damn uhaul!
Peace!
Old 06-18-2007, 05:54 PM
  #27  
AlvinHuyN
Nismo 370Z #697
Thread Starter
iTrader: (73)
 
AlvinHuyN's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 4,580
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by NightRida
STOP! Don't do it! Your gonna give us a bad name driving around like that.
Stop being cheap and go rent a damn uhaul!
Peace!
It's not about being cheap, it's about not bangin' up the hood while picking it up. The paint is still new, any risk of being pushed around - even while wrapped in blankets or the like - is not good. I really don't think it's "RICERistic" or giving a bad name if I'm just driving the car to pick up my parts.

Look at the car again...if I'm being cheap I'd be rolling american racing wheels...
Old 06-18-2007, 06:09 PM
  #28  
xjongsangx80
Registered User
iTrader: (15)
 
xjongsangx80's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 1,253
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

american racing wheels= my first consideration when stock!! j/k

I think it should be fine, you won't give anybody a bad name. You are not going to HIN show, you are going to bodyshop to pick up the bodyparts for god sake! what's wrong with you people! haha
It should be a head turner either way so don't worry
Old 06-18-2007, 06:10 PM
  #29  
monokuroboo
CHRIS (350) FTL
iTrader: (2)
 
monokuroboo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: the gay area, ca (I miss LA)
Posts: 4,482
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

ahaha just think about it in like...a performance perspective. who the heck needs hood vents to let the heat escape when you don't got a hood?
Old 06-19-2007, 10:20 AM
  #30  
dTor
New Member
iTrader: (27)
 
dTor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
Posts: 1,362
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

I drove my G to my body shop with no bumper, headlights, right fender, fender liners, or sideskirts installed.

To tell you the truth, I kinda liked the open-wheel look.
Old 06-19-2007, 10:29 AM
  #31  
Bumpinjeep
New Member
iTrader: (3)
 
Bumpinjeep's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Bellevue Wa
Posts: 5,743
Received 25 Likes on 15 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by dTor
I drove my G to my body shop with no bumper, headlights, right fender, fender liners, or sideskirts installed.

To tell you the truth, I kinda liked the open-wheel look.
Why not take the windshield off while your at it. Who needs doors. Turn that G into a Jeep.
Old 06-19-2007, 06:08 PM
  #32  
Fastass350z
Registered User
 
Fastass350z's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: SEPA
Posts: 114
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

just tell the popo you got the new clearhood they have em for beetles
Old 06-19-2007, 06:39 PM
  #33  
spf4000
New Member
 
spf4000's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: SF, freezing my @ss off
Posts: 2,419
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

I have a used HKS oil cooler available if you want it.
Old 06-19-2007, 06:50 PM
  #34  
SirSpeedyZ
New Member
iTrader: (10)
 
SirSpeedyZ's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Columbia, SC
Posts: 7,844
Received 10 Likes on 9 Posts
Default

hahaha you must need to go somewhere badly
Old 06-19-2007, 07:22 PM
  #35  
chopstick
Registered User
 
chopstick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: denver
Posts: 72
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

where is your bumper?? i want it. how much?
Old 06-19-2007, 08:13 PM
  #36  
bbs350z
Registered User
iTrader: (85)
 
bbs350z's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Scottsdale AZ
Posts: 6,662
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

thats alright, i drove my car bumperless, rearbumperless, and sideskirt less to the shop, and painted it there (snuck in, a friend bought me a 5 hour window) and had a friend follow me w/ all my body parts in the truck
Old 06-19-2007, 09:30 PM
  #37  
Zmazing03
Registered User
iTrader: (9)
 
Zmazing03's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Waterbury, CT
Posts: 12,899
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

So, how did it go and what did you choose to do?
Old 06-19-2007, 10:54 PM
  #38  
AlvinHuyN
Nismo 370Z #697
Thread Starter
iTrader: (73)
 
AlvinHuyN's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 4,580
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by Zmazing03
So, how did it go and what did you choose to do?
actually...lol it's funny you asked because I was on the phone with monokuroboo when I was taking off my fender linings and talking about how I'm taking Natalie to the shop tomorrow. We're going to put the bumper on there and see how the paint match is, if it's good then I'm taking her home...if it needs blending of the fenders then I'll leave it there.

So yeah...I'm driving her hoodless/bumperless tomorrow haha. It'll be really funny to see how ppl react when they see my car.
Old 06-20-2007, 07:05 AM
  #39  
noodleman
Registered User
iTrader: (13)
 
noodleman's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 6,002
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

why don't you just get it flat-bedded over there? driving without a hood & bumper could do some damage to the engine bay, like damaging the radiator. or maybe something unlikely like the plenum.

I love my car too much to take that kind of chance.
Old 06-20-2007, 07:21 AM
  #40  
sofa king
Banned
iTrader: (25)
 
sofa king's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: TX
Posts: 11,583
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Default

ricer!!!


Quick Reply: LoL uhm...can I drive my Z like this haha (warning: weird question)



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 12:17 PM.