socorob Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 I am seeing the light at the end of the current tunnel. I am chipping away at the interior. I repainted the panels with SEM vinyl dye and got the door panels, a pillars, dog legs, headliner and hatch panel covered with street suede. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NgoZ Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Ooooo nice and fuzzy and you finally stuck on your window crank!!! Looks good Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Yeah but only on the drivers side. Gonna try to do the passenger side tomorrow evening. Also got the 240Z turn signals installed and wired up. How's your floor coming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistafosta Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 How did you get the suede done? Did a shop do it for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 I took it to a local shop, along with the old door skin and asked him to make it look as close as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistafosta Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I took it to a local shop, along with the old door skin and asked him to make it look as close as possible. Nice, how much did it run you? My door cards are pretty sad looking currently... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 It was right over $400 for everything he covered and he supplied the material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 https://www.flickr.com/photos/112265495@N06/sets/72157652190173432/page2/ Things finally aligned so I could make my 1st autox with the Z. I did terrible but had fun, Theres pictures of the Z on pages 2-4 if anyone is interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Gadsby Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Looks like you had fun always good when they get out of the garage and onto the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 Yeah, its been about 3 years since I last got to do one. Track night America is going to be here on May 6, so gonna try to make that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Way to get out there and beat on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Gadsby Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Someday, in a galaxy far far away, and a time not so near, I hope to drive my Z. My wife got me a Gopro for Christmas and I am looking forward to using it. Till then I have to rely on you guys to kick ass and take names out there for me lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 I have a little key chain hd camera but forgot to bring it with me. It was a very last minute decision so in a rush out the door I left it behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Went to track night in America at my local track, what a blast! My first road course event. The car felt fairly neutral as far as what I believe neutral to be. It was over an hour and a half of seat time. It was nice instead of then10 minutes of autox seat time. I found this video that a car in front of me with a rearward facing camera took. I will post videos as I get them uploaded or find others with my car. Please feel free to critique my driving, I need all the pointers I can get. https://youtu.be/7mftA4W9Gik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 This was the 1st parade lap.<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fFBhfKyg5Nk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 What a terrific video! And a beautiful track. That track looks crazy fast-what speeds were you hitting? Car looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted May 9, 2015 Author Share Posted May 9, 2015 (edited) I hit about 125 or so a few times on the long straight and 100 in a few other places. I spun out around 70 and got black flagged once. After that my testes shrank a little and I didn't get as fast.In this video I pop in around 2:30 then back in the end. https://youtu.be/Zo2PNVbMgfkm Edited May 9, 2015 by socorob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Had a chance years ago to do a " drivers education " event at Texas Motor Speedway. It was put on by the Panoz driving school. It combined the oval and the infield track so had high speed banked turns and also sharp twist ices. Four 30 minute sessions. My son video'd me so every now and then I pull it out and have nostalgia time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted May 9, 2015 Author Share Posted May 9, 2015 This was put on by SCCA called http://www.tracknightinamerica.com/events It ended up having 2 paced lap sessions that were 20 min + and 3 lapping sessions 20 minutes +. They are doing it at tracks all around the country. The only downside to it for me is its on a weeknight and starts at 3. The track is a little over an hour drive from home, so I had to take a day off work to be able to go. I think I will start looking for another set of cheap wheels to put slicks on because 245s aren't cutting it compared to all the other cars out there with wider tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted May 10, 2015 Author Share Posted May 10, 2015 This is the one I spun out on just after 10 minutes in. https://youtu.be/iAz3KXl2IfA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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