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Old Mar 13, 2014 | 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by kch44
End rant, anyways, gonna start takin stuff apart tomorrow, and see whats what. Thx for those who gave their condolences. It was nothing short of heart break.
I feel for you. Best of luck with your car. People are all too quick to criticize especially when it isn't the right time for it.
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Old Mar 13, 2014 | 08:28 PM
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I feel you man, same thing happened to me with my grandmas new Ford Escape, it was in park with the ebrake on and it just gave out completely and started rolling backwards. Worst thing of all it was in my Senior year high school car wash in a macdonalds. The car hit the corner of the macdonalds. So freaking embarrasing.
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Old Mar 13, 2014 | 08:29 PM
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OP I wasn't trying to bash you....too much. When I started college I wanted a '06 Z, full coverage was way over my budget, so I didn't get the Z. It wasn't till after I graduated that I bought a Z with full coverage.

Now as far as putting your Z back together, keep an eye on the market place, Rock auto, Ebay, ect and piece by piece fix it.
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Old Mar 13, 2014 | 10:28 PM
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Driving handbook info:

Parking on a hill

When parking facing downhill, turn your front wheels towards the curb or right shoulder. This will keep the vehicle from rolling into traffic if the brakes become disengaged.

When parking on a hill, always set the parking brake and move the gear selector into park, or shift into first or reverse gear if your vehicle has a manual transmission.

Bummer that you didn't learn this stuff earlier.

Hope you can get your car fixed up OK.
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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 01:39 AM
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Originally Posted by kch44
^yep fell off, and I love how on all the forums people love to berate people. I cant own a Z cause im not rich enough to afford full coverage, and this has absolutley nothing to do with my driving. If i even suspected for a second my parking brake was not holding I wouldnt have left it there obviously. And i even tested the parking brake afterwords and it works. Was it dumb? maybe so, but one reason I hate people on these forums is people would rather insult, then offer any kind of meaningful input. In a few years Ill have my degree, in a few years, money wont be an issue. In a few years full coverage will be standard. But right now, Ill gotta deal with this.
Full coverage isn't for your lack of driving skills per say it is for everyone else lack of driving skills but in this case full coverage would of saved you from your lack of driving skills. Like everyone is saying parking a manual on a hill put in gear and turn wheels towards curb. You are taking everyone stating this fact as they are trying to insult you when in fact they are teaching you what to do next time while at the same time giving condolence.
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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 05:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Spike100
You can easily test your emergency brake: park on a steep hill, engage the parking brake, and put the car in neutral. If the car moves down the hill, obviously the emergency brake isn’t holding.

--Spike
Consider it tested. Rofl. For real though, putting a remote start before safely parking your Z.
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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 05:30 AM
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Hey man just looking at those pictures hurts and I know how you feel. **** like this happens to everyone at some point or another. There's always going to be moments where people will say "you should've done this" or "you shouldn't have done this" blah blah blah even you might say that too but at the end of the day no one can predict whats going to happen. **** just happens sometimes and all you can do is accept the reality of the situation, move forward, and do what you can for you Z. Fck the kids saying you don't deserve it or can't afford one thats the dumbest **** I've ever heard.
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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 05:49 AM
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Thx man, I know sometimes people dont understand the circumstance which is fine and expected, now onto life....

Does anyone know where i can get the digrams for the front end of the car?
Also im confused on whether the front end was changed, (frame wise) from 05 to 06.
I found this....
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NISSAN-OEM-62500CD705-Radiator-Support-/171248438222?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27df33cbce&vxp=mtr
Which is actually the majority of stuff i need. Any input on what else i would need?
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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 06:16 AM
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WOW, i feel for you dude, I had an SR20DET S14 roll down a really steep hill and luckily for me it was stopped by a tree. I managed to repair it by using breakers and members of the SXOC to buy my parts. Since owning my 350Z I've made it a habit of leaving it 1st gear when parking (even on a flat road) as i consider the E-Brake on the 350 a pile of crap. I can only say that in the future forget your remote control and leave it in gear. Its going to take some time but I'm sure you'll get it fixed eventually, you're just going to have to keep your eyes open in this forums marketplace and keep in contact with breakers yards in your vicinity. Your only saving grace is that it didn't hit anyone or have a car pile into it. Good luck with your repair.

Have you tried www.fairladyz32.com as this has a PDF of every workshop manual from the 1974 240Z all way up to the 350Z. They include pictorials so you can figure out just what you need.

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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 06:46 AM
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Thx I checked on the website seems they only go up to 2004?
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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by kch44
^yep fell off, and I love how on all the forums people love to berate people. I cant own a Z cause im not rich enough to afford full coverage, and this has absolutley nothing to do with my driving. If i even suspected for a second my parking brake was not holding I wouldnt have left it there obviously. And i even tested the parking brake afterwords and it works. Was it dumb? maybe so, but one reason I hate people on these forums is people would rather insult, then offer any kind of meaningful input. In a few years Ill have my degree, in a few years, money wont be an issue. In a few years full coverage will be standard. But right now, Ill gotta deal with this.
All I read was:

WAAAAAAAAAH!

courtesyparts.com for diagrams.
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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 06:57 AM
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OUCH! Sorry to see your car end up like this OP.

Also not trying to be a **** but, my Geico full cover is 85 a month( I am 28).... ( I know that its probably different for you) but damn...get a full cover when you can.


I have been to the hilly areas of Orlando with my Z and ALWAYS turn the steering wheel, e-brake, and 1 or reverse gear depending on which way the Z is facing.

This is one pricy lesson to learn..
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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 07:28 AM
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Here you go seeing how you're poor and can't afford full coverage...

I'm kidding don't get mad

http://www.car-part.com

http://www.lkqcorp.com

http://www.slidegood.com

Obviously craigslist also.


Seriously though it's going to cost you a good sum of money to repair that damage even with used parts. I'm not sure how it is there, but salvage yards here try to sell stuff slightly less than new parts.
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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 09:05 AM
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Yea working on dissembling the stuff now, but thanks.
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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 09:26 AM
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Man, OP, sorry for your loss. That's terrible.

I recently had a close call. I met up with a guy from craigslist for some computer parts. I jumped back in the Z and started her up and took a closer look at the parts. I realized the guy was trying to rip me off so I quickly set the e-brake with the car idling to stop him from pulling away. While I confronted him I noticed something moving out of the corner of my eye. I turned to see my Z rolling backwards down a steep incline and picking up speed.

Luckily I had enough time to run around to the drivers door and I used my hand to press the brake. The only damage was some curb rash on the wheels and I tore half the sole completely off my boot somehow.

The point is, I understand the e-brake issues. I knew I needed to adjust it, as it's never set very well without a lot of force, but this made me realize just how dangerous it could be. Ten more feet and it would have looked a lot like yours. Best of luck to you man.
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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 10:56 AM
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Crappy situation, sorry this happened to you.
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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 10:59 AM
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Idk why no one has posted this up for the kid yet:

http://www.courtesyparts.com/350z-pa...5_824_826.html

http://www.courtesyparts.com/350z-pa...4_715_824.html

Edit: Syner mentioned it.. kind of.

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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by pyshin
Idk why no one has posted this up for the kid yet:

http://www.courtesyparts.com/350z-pa...5_824_826.html

http://www.courtesyparts.com/350z-pa...4_715_824.html

Edit: Syner mentioned it.. kind of.
What can I say? I'm a nice guy.
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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by kch44
Also, Hate to do it, may be selling my Varrstoen Es2's and Rotora BBK, 6piston front, 4 piston rear to fund the rebuild. If anyone lives in the south jersey area, or nearby.
If you have to sell them, I might want those ES2s Live in eastern PA. I'll keep an eye out for the sale thread. Hope you don't have to sell them though!
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Old Mar 14, 2014 | 11:38 AM
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Don't know on the rules in your area, but if you can just by a heavily rear damaged Z of of Copart.com. and then you will be able to part out anything from that that you don't need and hopefully not be too much in the red for this error. And I know it may sound like I am being a dick, but the 350z brake is known here for being shitty, sorry for the situation though, definitely sucks.
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