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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 11:11 PM
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installed spacer
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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 11:38 PM
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Put of the GTF's and did a bumper tuck
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 06:05 AM
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Installed my audio equipment yesterday

Great location for the amp and crossovers. Never considered that before.
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 06:17 AM
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swapped some brembos and going to order some drill/slotted rotors w ceramic pads


wow, sorry for the crappy pics-my cell is getting bad. going to take better pics later.

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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Josh|Swag
needs more low!
Alot of low lol I know
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 09:41 AM
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Washed it to a shine, and went through and completely detailed it. Also forgot to post that I installed my S2K antenna last week.

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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by F2CMaDMaXX
No benefit and creates a weak point for the disc to crack at.
you should pass that info on to some other companies.. they could have some lawsuits coming their way....
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 11:27 AM
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Started on a project I've been putting off for a while.
Found a crushed rear camber tab on the alum subframe 4 months ago while installing my diff. I didnt install the rear Spl solid diff mount bc of the tab.

Picked up a good replacement frame for $75 off craigslist and got energy suspension bushings for everything in the rear. Installed Spl solid mount and ES subframe mounts in replacement frame yesterday.


Got all the way up to the main subframe 19mm stud nuts off to do the swap out but realized I don't have a deep enough 19mm socket.

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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 12:05 PM
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Buffed out the headlughts, gonna wash it soon
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 12:07 PM
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Cobb Accessport.
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 03:16 PM
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Jacked the car up to put on stands, then took the wheels off for some Spring cleaning.

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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 03:28 PM
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drove it thru the rain for a free car wash
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 03:32 PM
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drove it thru the rain for a free car wash
Sacrilege!

I like driving the Z in the rain. It's comforting. Then I look forward to cleaning it on a dry day.
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 03:42 PM
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^lol, people give me weird looks when i drive it in the rain, but im pretty sure it looks badass to oncoming traffic :P
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 03:59 PM
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Turned in my man card after a week with solid bushings. I loved everything but how loud the interior became.
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Thanks to a member on here I still have the solid diff bushings, but now have poly subframe bushings for a much better dd experience.
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Then, enjoyed the car on a nice back road Sunday drive.
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 04:30 PM
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Interesting, so did the front to "ear" bushings go poly, leaving the rear diff bushing solid?

I need to replace my rear bushing as it's split, are the poly's good for quietening it down?
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 05:21 PM
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I still have the SPL solids in the front ears as well as the rear pumpkin mount. i just removed the Sikky subframe bushings.

There's still noise, but I think the Nismo diff is the major player in that.

I can at least have a normal conversation in the car right now, without screaming at each other. I think an exhaust would cover up the rest of what I'm hearing.

White line makes Poly diff bushings now for the ears and the rear which should be quite a bit quieter than solid.
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 05:26 PM
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Left her in the rain to clean herself.
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by harman850t5
I still have the SPL solids in the front ears as well as the rear pumpkin mount. i just removed the Sikky subframe bushings.

There's still noise, but I think the Nismo diff is the major player in that.

I can at least have a normal conversation in the car right now, without screaming at each other. I think an exhaust would cover up the rest of what I'm hearing.

White line makes Poly diff bushings now for the ears and the rear which should be quite a bit quieter than solid.
It's so sad leaving the cars in the rain to clean but sometimes get's done

I'm probably going to pick up the whiteline bushings, but is there much point in replacing the 'ears' as they're not fluid filled? It'd keep it quieter if i left in the stock, i'm guessing?
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by harman850t5
I still have the SPL solids in the front ears as well as the rear pumpkin mount. i just removed the Sikky subframe bushings.

There's still noise, but I think the Nismo diff is the major player in that.

I can at least have a normal conversation in the car right now, without screaming at each other. I think an exhaust would cover up the rest of what I'm hearing.

White line makes Poly diff bushings now for the ears and the rear which should be quite a bit quieter than solid.
I bought a set of Whiteline Diff mounts and subframe mounts a little while back. After initial inspection i resold them as they had large cavities allowing movement and were very lower durometer. I actually question whether they're any stiffer then OEM.

If I were to go poly diff mounts i'd go for the Energy Suspension set but I went with SPL solid diff mounts and E.S. subframe mounts.
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