ktm Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I just finished acquiring the necessary parts and materials to re-plumb the brake lines from the master cylinder to the proportioning valve and eliminate the bias switch. I also picked up everything I will need to make a spare tire well sub enclosure. This is going to be a fun week or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duragg Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Busted butt all week to get ready for my de-virginification: NASA HPDE-1 (FNG) Up at 4am. Pouring rain in AZ. Made for certain I was the 1st guy through Tech while it was still dark and wet. Slipped by the inspectors somehow. Still pouring rain... and scary dark.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duragg Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Amazing day at the Firebird West track yesterday. Pouring rain all day actually made for superb training on car control. The Z did great. An interesting combo of handling and power. Just about everyone has a "Z story". Either they used to own one or their neighbor had one or somebody took them for a ride. Its pretty cool that people like the old Z cars. Classic? Several people said the Z car sounded awesome chasing that GTO on the straight up to 7300 in 3rd gear. None of my other classmates would turn off their traction control (GTO, WRX, 335i). Only me and the Miata guy spun out ever. Watching the RHD Skyline chase the 1000hp Viper in rain was cool. And the sound! Will post a vid soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer Z Posted January 27, 2013 Author Share Posted January 27, 2013 (edited) None of my other classmates would turn off their traction control (GTO, WRX, 335i). Only me and the Miata guy spun out ever. So you and the Miata driver actually learned something about car control. Kind of hard to learn how to drive when the car does all the driving. Sounds like you had a grand old time, learned something and had fun learning it. I've been Time Trialing my 240Z for about four years now and my Dad's Alfa a couple of years before that. Although I don't like being wet and cold, a wet track can be a fun track and the time to learn "real" car control. The first time I got my Z on the track I was amazed at how neutral she felt and how well mannered she was. We had her corner weighted while she was bone stock and found that 51% of the weight is on the front axle. Don't need a mid-engine car to have a neutral handling car. Edited January 27, 2013 by Racer Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duragg Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I should probably weigh sometime but i have a few other faults to correct before the next event in February. Tranny is #1, need my brake pedal to sit a little higher so I can blip throttle better, or vice-versa, fix heavy front bias, few other things. When really hammering the car hard it gets a little stinky? Probably oil burning off parts of the exhaust that aren't normally that hot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Stinky? When I come out of the garage my wife say's I smell like beer, gear oil, grease and B.O., or as she puts it: "funky." Maybe it's the driver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rags Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Well I've had a PDK strut bar sitting in the attic for a few years now and figured I'd start the install. It's a weld in and I just had the engine compartment painted so welding was out. I got a little creative. Not finished yet but what do you think so far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluDestiny Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 AutoX'd for the first time in like 6 months. Did pretty well considering I was on some crappy all seasons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer Z Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 Well I've had a PDK strut bar sitting in the attic for a few years now and figured I'd start the install. It's a weld in and I just had the engine compartment painted so welding was out. I got a little creative. Not finished yet but what do you think so far? Slicker than snot. I would be very happy to have it in my Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer Z Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 I should probably weigh sometime but i have a few other faults to correct before the next event in February. Tranny is #1, need my brake pedal to sit a little higher so I can blip throttle better, or vice-versa, fix heavy front bias, few other things. When really hammering the car hard it gets a little stinky? Probably oil burning off parts of the exhaust that aren't normally that hot? Could be oil burning off. Could be tired rings or a rich carb mix. I've been Time Trialing for six years or so and the more common smell is hot tires and hot brake pads. Slipping clutches smell just like hot brakes. You're pushing your car way past it's design limits, so it will get hot and create smells you're not used too. We always get a cool down lap after a session to let things cool off before parking it. Be sure to NOT set the parking brake in the pits. That won't allow the rotors to cool evenly and will cause the rotors to warp. We've been plagued with heat related brake problems so I finally bought some temperature sensitive paint. Our front rotors got up to 1600 degrees. The pads turned ash white and cracked. Most definitely time to run some cooling ducts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duragg Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Must have been oil on exhaust. And the 5 inches of standing water on turn 3 and 4 that burned off on the straight. It is just cool how many people say they appreciate having an old Z on the track. And to me, that makes it all worthwhile. .. Plus the fact that it is still "competitive".. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rags Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Hood latches are in with a little help from the PDK strut bars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Hood latches are in with a little help from the PDK strut bars Nice job Rags! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Balanced my checkbook-OUCH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZT-R Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Balanced my checkbook-OUCH! What the hell is a checkbook? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Its that thing that money goes into slowly, but comes out of instantaneously and brings pretty little boxes with labels like Summit, Jegs, Speedway, Racerparts Wholesale, Discount Tires, JTR, JCI and the likes. When it is full, everyday is Christmas-when it is empty its like a long slow burn with endless days of looking at a lonely car on jackstands. For the surfers out there, a full checkbook is like Santa Cruz in January and an empty checkbook is like the North Shore in July-a good time for fishing and snorkling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domzs Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Finally , got my 78 Z back on the road after ten weekends of LS1 conversion . She's now joining her sister , the 83 ZXT with LS1 and 6 spd. , which will get a 6.0 turbo as soon as i can find a good used block . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickiewicked240z Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I got my webers rebuilt kit from italy on monday. Today I finished soda blasting one of the carbs since Im going to rebuild them one at a time so I won't loose parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluDestiny Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Why would yo order from italy? There is a shop in North Hollywood called top end performance or something that I ordered my kit from. It does help that its right around frmo my friends house though. I've heard they have shipping problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickiewicked240z Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Because I spend $75 on 3 kits includes shipping. They have a great reputation selling parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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