datsunlover Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 After a ride in the Z, friends with Civics tell you "Thanks for showing me how slow my honda actually is.." People who used to laugh at you and think you were wasing your time/money stare like this and can't believe you have a car this cool... IF someone was to borrow/buy your car, it would take an hour or more to explain evrything you've mod'd, how to keep it up/repair it, what the proper order is for fliping switches/knobs to start it up, best RPM to shift, ect. You hear about an old Z car 2 hours away, sitting "down this road, off to the right down a dirt road, behind a barn, ect" And wouldn't you know it, you gofind it. 2 years later, you can still remember how to get there. And this one actually happened to me recently; I pull into a parking lot at a bar to turn around, and there's a Viper parked out front. As I roll by it, a guy walking to his car looks over and says "Nice datsun man.. " I say "Yah well, if I could afford it, I'd probly be driving that" (Pointing at Viper) Guy says "Nahh.. your's is cooler." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 -when you know the exact wrenches to bring under the Z for every job. -you ask the waitress for a different seat so you can see your car outside. -you step on the throttle harder whenever you pass people that are watching. -you pick on motorcyles. -you tell the cop that you have no idea how fast you were driving because of all the unknown ratio changes between the engine and rear tires makes the speedo untrustworthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 - you look at an old car in the junkyard and think "Hey' date=' that'd be cool with a smallblock in it ..." [/quote'] Hell yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrus Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 If you have ever sat/stood in the engine bay and pretended to be an engine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks280zt Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 if you have ever wanted to burn the whole thing to the ground and say **** it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipzoomie Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 When both your Mom and Dad say: "When are you going to stop wasting your money on that piece of junk." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hat1324 Posted June 3, 2005 Author Share Posted June 3, 2005 if you've ever drove 6hrs to look at a Z only to get there, be able to push your hand through the frame rail and think.. "well i might be able to fix that".. when you realize parting out your "dumpster" could give you 2 months rent. when at times your house has more car parts inside then furniture when you have more car chemicals then cleaning chemicals when you see a 280zx on the back of a trailer going to oposit directions on the highway you contimplate turning arround BTW I just got home and a screw flew from the lawnmower of my roomate and put a nice crack in my windsheild.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dot Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 If you commend a friend for saving a few small parts knowing full well you have a spare engine stashed somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilRufusKay Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 You know you own a hybrid when your wife says "you were too tired to mow the lawn today but your not too tired to go work on your car?"...and no matter how mad she gets....you still go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonsZ Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 1. When you tell your wife "I only spent $50 at the hardware store but I got a lot of differnet bolts I need." She says "$50 for just BOLTS!!?!?" No matter how many little brown baggies of bolts you show er she just doesn't seem to see the value. 2. You need like three sizes of bolt to get one that fits perfect. 3. You can recite every dang part you touched on the car, when it happened, have pictures of it before and after, what it costs, where you got it and where the old part is... but you can't remember a birthday to save your life. "Hi honey, just go to Tiffenies and pick out something you like, here's the checkbook, ahhh just don't spend any more than 200 and tell them you need to post date that check till Tuesday." 4. "Life is like a box of Z-parts, you just never know what you're gonna need." 5. You keep telling your family, "Yes, I spent more than the price of a new car, but this one is going to be better!" 6. Your mother-in-law won't say anything but, "That little V8 looks so small are you sure it's going to be faster now?", and "Why didn't you just fix the old engine?" 7. At least two people at work tell you you're crazy, and at least two can't wait to see it. 8. You're tired of answering the question, "Why?". So many many more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrayZee Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 You go to the local drive thru and when you get to the window to pick up your order, everyone working in the store comes to the window to check out your car.. (this actually happened to me a couple of weeks ago) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hat1324 Posted June 6, 2005 Author Share Posted June 6, 2005 your own a welder that costs more then 1200. but dont work in any buisness field that requires it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WickedWild Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 When the car was cheepest part of the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whittie Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 when its a daily occurence that you try and tell people its a hot-shot datsun and they fall on the ground laughing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hat1324 Posted June 7, 2005 Author Share Posted June 7, 2005 When the car was cheepest part of the project. those G35 wheels are SICK! how wide are those? when you know every Z in a 200 mile radius... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsquared Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 If you have ever sat/stood in the engine bay and pretended to be an engine... hahaha, friend of mine did that in their 240SX project track car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WickedWild Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 those G35 wheels are SICK! how wide are those?when you know every Z in a 200 mile radius... 17x8 honda rims $200 ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hat1324 Posted June 7, 2005 Author Share Posted June 7, 2005 they look G35, cool.. prob not as wide as Ill need. when you've shouted " OPEN THE HOOD I NEED MORE LIGHT" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonsZ Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 When the car was cheepest part of the project. Sadly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mario_82_ZXT Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 Sadly... Same here.... When you have a specific route to parts stores because some are more likely to have the parts then others. When you say "standalone engine management" they say it can't possibly be used on a daily driver. When you walk into a parts store and the first thing they ask is "how's the project coming" instead of "what parts do you need?". Mario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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