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Old 10-17-2015, 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by dboyzalter
If you guys thought you were having a bad day.




Someone lost the keys to his sweet ride the other day.
Did you have to drag it up?
Old 10-17-2015, 07:39 PM
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Replaced the hatch struts, having the hatch drop on you head a handful of times totally justifies the price of the replacement. It's a lot harder to close but it's better than potentially knocking myself out. Lol

Also had one of the top ***** stripped and I found a thread from 2005 and it totally helped.
Old 10-17-2015, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by HRMoneyPit
Did you have to drag it up?
I dont think so, a guy I work with actually sent me the picture with the caption "you trained me well" I asked him why it needed to be towed and he said the guy lost the key. Pretty sure they wouldn't have dragged it, probably would have done the wheel lift with dollies before they would drag.
Old 10-17-2015, 09:33 PM
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Default Installed a Qi45 Radar Detector in my car the other day.

Just finished installing a Passport Qi45 built in radar detector into my car the other day. Really happy with how it turned out and the performance. Here's a video recap of the finished product.

Old 10-18-2015, 07:05 AM
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Nice video. My old radar detector gave so many false warning that I just figured they were all useless.
Old 10-18-2015, 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by dboyzalter
I dont think so, a guy I work with actually sent me the picture with the caption "you trained me well" I asked him why it needed to be towed and he said the guy lost the key. Pretty sure they wouldn't have dragged it, probably would have done the wheel lift with dollies before they would drag.

I'm curious how he got it without dragging it and without keys
Old 10-18-2015, 12:51 PM
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I'll ask, I would be surprised if he dragged it most cars have a neutral override but I kinda figured it wasn't an automatic transmission...

Garbage it was automatic with paddle shifters.. It has a neutral override, most Japanese cars do.


And I straightened an exhaust flange on my exhaust with the help of a blow torch.

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Old 10-18-2015, 01:09 PM
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Simple coolant change. Preparing for a road trip in two weeks.
Old 10-18-2015, 03:50 PM
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Yeah all GTR areauto. When I worked for AAA if you had no keys that **** got dragged. Unless it's like a big truck you can find the shifter and manually put it in neutral
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Originally Posted by HRMoneyPit
Yeah all GTR areauto. When I worked for AAA if you had no keys that **** got dragged. Unless it's like a big truck you can find the shifter and manually put it in neutral
We try to be kinder and gentler now I think they got too many complaints... I had no idea they were all automatic I still work for aaa so as you would know its way out of my price range. I wish I had the money for one I would pay off my house and get a nice remote control version of it.

I try not to drag too many cars unless the brakes are locked or the cars complete garbage wreckmaster skates slide better than DK on a steal bed though
Old 10-18-2015, 04:26 PM
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Cant be a car enthusiast without the cliché abandoned building pic.
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Originally Posted by turboed350z


Cant be a car enthusiast without the cliché abandoned building pic.
Your car is looking so good by that abandoned building, is that the oem spoiler? Ive got one sitting in my basement that I might need to use if it looks that good.
Old 10-18-2015, 05:17 PM
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^^ Pretty sure its the stillen type 1. I just installed the spoiler and it looks much better than I thought it was going to and had great fitment.
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Originally Posted by dboyzalter
Your car is looking so good by that abandoned building, is that the oem spoiler? Ive got one sitting in my basement that I might need to use if it looks that good.
It isnt the oem. Like mathew said, its the stillen spoiler.
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Well thats good I didn't want to drill holes in my hatch anyways. Although some days I do get tempted. On a side note I just went outside and my car is covered with frost... Wtf October

Your car makes me want to wrap all my carbon fiber parts in gloss black and give up my ricer ways

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Old 10-18-2015, 06:28 PM
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I actually like all my carbon fiber parts. Ill probably paint them when they yellow. But for now i like the look.

Originally Posted by dboyzalter
Well thats good I didn't want to drill holes in my hatch anyways. Although some days I do get tempted. On a side note I just went outside and my car is covered with frost... Wtf October

Your car makes me want to wrap all my carbon fiber parts in gloss black and give up my ricer ways
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Did the clutch and power steering fluid
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Originally Posted by turboed350z


I actually like all my carbon fiber parts. Ill probably paint them when they yellow. But for now i like the look.
I couldn't even tell from the first picture your hood and lip are carbon fiber, my hood has yellowed a bit so it sticks out like a sore thumb, my hatch is newer so it blends better. I have been trying to decide between wrapping the roof in carbon fiber wrap or wrapping the roof hood and hatch in gloss black.

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Old 10-19-2015, 04:21 AM
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Supposed to be 20 degrees above normal today, so I'm going to wash and wax the Z one last time this season before she goes into storage.
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Originally Posted by SmoothZ
Supposed to be 20 degrees above normal today, so I'm going to wash and wax the Z one last time this season before she goes into storage.

you ever do anything about that scratch that happened on your trunk or whatnot?


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