test run

 

Nice - that was fun.

 

Love it G!!!! We need to catch up.

Chris

 

thanks broski i know you got your sights set for zdays but maybe one day you can make it to one of the meets on west palm or the ones that kevin started organizing to catch up. ive been wanting to go to zdays buy i never actually get my **** off the couch and reserve lodging. im dying to meet your nismo!

 

for months this dang red oil light kept flashing in my dash.but the z was running fine. the needle of my oil pressure extremely low, hmm thats odd, i checked for any leaks and everything was fine. i did a little research and it turns out my oil pressure sensor went bad. no biggie, i visited my local nissan stealership and damn $80 .[ i took out the old sensor and screwed on the new one. as i inspected the old sensor i noticed something strange. the old sensor was only screwed on half way. geeee maybe that is why it was reading low oil pressure? hmm let me screw this thing a little more. i get my wrench and and i get at it until the thread is fully in. i turn my z on to check if the light went off. it went off alright but there was oil gushing from where the sensor was. what a disaster!

 

+it turned out the i cracked my upper oil pan...
wtf? how?

turns out that the geniuses at nissan designed the bolt of the sensor in a slight taper thats not even visible to the naked eye. i called my z buddy that has a shop close by and asked him how back the damage was. he chuckled and told me that the same has had happened to him and he has to lift the whole engine off the chasing to be able to do the job. FML live and learn huh? well i bit the bullet and got my clutch and concentric slave cylinder replaced as well.

original clutch 85k miles



new jwt clutch with light weight flywheel and ss line




the guy told me my engine is a clean as a whistle (mobil 1 ftw)




all sealed and done




im glad this nightmare is over now off to z cruising and break in the clutch

 

got her all cleaned up and took some pics. this is how she sits today.

 

man I'm really sorry to hear about your trouble .....but to be honest this isn't the first time I heard about this happening! it's really strange that so many different people are running into the same problem while replacing the oil pressure sensor???? anyway thank god that it was a "simple" fix at least.....oh and nice engine bay pics

 

Thanks xm im glad thats over too. I wish someone would of warned me about this before i put my hands on the car. Now im thinking of tracking the car, i wonder where i can sign up for classes.? ��

 

Some greta cheap seat time is autox man. There are bunch of great groups in the area. NASA, PDG, Chin.

Head over to this coast for an Autox event man. Free Lodging Its the first weekend of every month. Gulfcoastautocrossers.com

Chris

 

Kno, does the ARC catch can have a drain at the bottom? Is it baffled inside?

 

Z looking fantastic!

 

whats up my z fam, its been a couple months since ive logged in to check up on yall. well my z has had a couple of upgrades ever since. some of you guys follow me on social media so its no surprise. .


so after having too much fun with my new clutch install i started to look for some summer tires. i raked my hair finding the right tire size after with some trial and error with discounttiresdotcom i finally went with 285/35/19r 265/35/18 rubber with 15mm rear and 10mm front spacers. im really glad how the ride sits now. i dialed my dampening and height in my suspension, boy this little z feels much planted now.




at first i picked up 255/35/18f but the wheel gap was too much and the tire wall too short.





I also did some upgrades to the oem brembos. I got a really nice deal on some fresh brembos and matched it with stoptech ss lines, rotors, and pads. What a difference from the toasty og brembos.













Got the z ready just in time for 4th of july weekend. so i decided to take the wifey and the mistress for a road trip. what better road trip than to go to Atlanta ehh? oh what a coincidence Z1 motorsports is just minutes away.
might as well use that uprev tuner ive had in my cubby for years.






everyone there was so nice, there was z goodies in every corner of the shop. i sat down on the couch and turned on the tv. whats this? oh my favorite show.

 

while john was throwing some nissan sprinkles on my engine. my buddy Vj stopped by with his wicked nismo. i swear his z is sooooo nice. the thing was so mint and he had some of the best parts that dont even exist for the z33.







i think vj's nismo had a jdm bug that bit my a$$ while i was in ATL.
because i just joined the Matchless crowd racing bandwagon

 

G'MAN!!! Where you been, dudeski!!!!???

Just in time for the Annual "Mic's Top Five" picks... ya couldn't have timed it better!! Hahahahahahahaha! Good to have you back!

Oh, right, still trying to figure out this pic....

What, plexiglass wheels???

 

so my beloved Z turned big 10 last august, i dusted the old Nikon off and snapped some pictures.

 

had a visit from the jdm ninja this past October and brought me some goodies. Behold the titan bebi!!!, i swear this **** is not only pretty but soo much more comfortable than the stabby titanium nismo

 

lmao hey mic good to zee you i was testing the tire height on the wheel wells. i didnt trust my math on the tire wheel calculator so i had to see it myself :. i see youre a mod now i gotta watch my mouth .

 

so this is my last acquisition for the year, wink wink yeah guys i think i have a problem lol. c'mon who can resist these rare Recaros hmmmm?

Special delivery!






the seats bolted right in after wrestling with them for a bit. The 350z seats align into place by the help on a metal spike that inserts into the 350z seats; however, the 370z does things backwards... my only solution was hulk smash!! i busted all existing spikes and presto! problem solved. now all the plugs work for the airbag and sensor. The z looks and feels amazing, with all the upgrades is smells like new again and it feels like an exotic car. the new seats adjust way lower than the 350 seats so its great for the 6ft+ dudes like me. i gotta thank the unfortunate soul who smashed their 25k miles 2016 nismo.







The 350z seat

VS


370z seat










FYI i was disappointing at nissan to make a racing seat for a newer car that weight the same 50lbs as the electrical touring 350z seats
350z seats





my next project is gonna be during the holidays, ill be tearing down the whole interior to wire the oem navi. wish me luck!

 

all i see is photobucket fails