1 tuff z Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 passed 5000 miles since the swap without much fanfare this past tuesday. i was on my way home from a 2 day track event at watkins glen international [wgi]. cruising along the west lake road of geneva lake when the odo rolled past the 5000 mark. i smiled thinking of how much i enjoyed the challenge, all the hours spent researching [not possible without much help & info here!] and the "while i'm at it's" as well. had a great time at wgi, over 5 hours of track time monday-tuesday. nothing broken, car ran great and proved to be a great combination of handling, braking, power and FUN! my little z runs very well with the big dogs and holds her own. mounted the camera and captured both front & rear looking video for both days [tuesday we had rain all day]. hope to have it edited and posted in the coming weeks. now got to get the car prepped for the convention and the loooooong drive down to daytona! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvincent Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Congratulations!!! I can't wait to see the videos! I am a bit jealous as the season is winding down and I'm still a few months from firing this thing up, Oh well next year at the Glen! Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1 Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 had a great time at wgi, over 5 hours of track time monday-tuesday. nothing broken, car ran great and proved to be a great combination of handling, braking, power and FUN! Congrats! A weekend at the track, 5hrs of track time, and 5K troublefree miles is evidence of a well sorted combo. Good job! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 tuff z Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 hey guys, here's a bit of video from the glen. this is from tuesday 8.21-it rained all day. the first clip is my friend todd's 90 z31tt, second is mine [his camera]. more video to come so stay tuned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Very smooth driving and the car looks to be really well sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flames_187 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 i've finally got a chance to post your pics from the glen...it wasnt sunny that day so the camera phone didnt take the best of pics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 tuff z Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 thanks junior for posting the wgi pics. the parts car is going to the crusher tuesday so if u want the doors, better get here quick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragefear Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 wow..... I'm lovin it! Lucky bastard! That last pic looks like it was taken in the 70's that pretty cool! Congrats on the accomplishment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 tuff z Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 more video-big thanks to todd [has a slightly modded 90 z31 tt] for lending me his camcorder and editing the video. below videos are in the dry [day 1] but unfortunately i didn't remove my rear view mirror...tough to see directly behind with just the fairlady fender mirrors. working on a fix to 'shorten' the rearview for daytona. enjoy! turning-when traffic is minimal around 2:20 lap times. [part 1] [part 2] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexideways Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Well, 5000 miles without incidents??? Your car certainly lives up to your screen name... Congrats... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexideways Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 I heard horse meat is a lot richer in proteins than beef... that Z of yours is sure going to grow some serious muscles, cause you ate a lot of Ford's ponies on that track LOL. Poor little Mustangs... Is that car equipped with a Star Wars style tractor beam or what??? You're reeling them in like they where on neutral, even the Vette, GT and the KIT Cobra... Awesome!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 tuff z Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 well, no major incidents anyway. i'm guessing that the ford gt i passed was either a newer driver or he was still getting acclimated to the car, otherwise i can't imagine getting by that one. all in all, the car does very well at the track! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fhptom Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Those tires were screaming for mercy in every corner. At least you had one dry day to have some real fun. Can't wait till Daytona to get back on the track myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 tuff z Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 i'm heading to daytona for zvention 07-just 4 weeks away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1noel Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Wow, that looks like fun. Wish we had a track near here. Thanks for the videos. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 tuff z Posted October 10, 2007 Author Share Posted October 10, 2007 did the longest road trip ever in my z since i've owned her [10/1984]. just over 2700 miles in a 1 week period. rochester, ny to daytona, fl and back. add in some hot lapping at dis [daytona intl speedway infield course], a drag strip run and auto-x'ing as well as a bit of goofing around in daytona. the z performed flawlessly! did pick up a chunk of metal in the left rear tire in gettysburg, pa, popped on the old maxima space saver spare and drove the rest of the way home [over 3 hours]. averaged around 30 mpg driving 80 mph round trip-on 87 octane pump gas. since the swap i've logged 8300 trouble free miles and can't wait to rack up some more! will have video in the coming weeks of; drag, auto-x and lapping so stay tuned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cho240z Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 30 miles/gallon!!! thats amazing!! mine sure doesnt get that but i guess its mostly my fault 1 tuff z, where did you find the intake elbow you have on there? i hate mine, its way to big a radius curve. your radiator setup is sweet too, are those the stock corvette fans? a like the duel look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 tuff z Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 30 miles/gallon!!! thats amazing!! mine sure doesnt get that but i guess its mostly my fault 1 tuff z, where did you find the intake elbow you have on there? i hate mine, its way to big a radius curve. your radiator setup is sweet too, are those the stock corvette fans? a like the duel look thanks for the compliments, much appreciated. my final drive is a 3.9 r200 with nismo clutch lsd. quick240 and i drove down to daytona together from his place in maryland and both averaged about the same mpg-although he was running his a/c [his final drive is a 3.54 though]. we both ran pump 87 octane as well and averaged about 75-80 mph. my intake elbow was purchased from the same place i sourced many of my swap parts [shifter, intake, plugs & wires, slp thermostat, double row timing chain, underdrive crank pulley, more] from in addition to the tuning/dyno as well. it was mike's [owns new era] that i use a tight radius-said it would provide a nice long/straight run prior to the maf sensor. additionally, he had me place the inlet air temp sensor forward of the radiator in the air cleaner housing-lower temp=better performance! linky http://www.neweraperformanceparts.com/ the radiator is custom but available for 240, 260, 280 and 280zx. simply tell him how much hp it needs to cool, diameters of inlet/outlet and viola. evilz also has one in his 240. scott from wizard was also good enough to provide custom mounts for the stock GM dual electric fans! linky http://wizardcooling.com/index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cho240z Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 man im likeing it alot but i cant find it on the site. i guess ill just call and ask. thanks for the info. how do you like first gear with that rear bye the way? launching in first with the stock 3.36 seems too damn short sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 tuff z Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 man im likeing it alot but i cant find it on the site. i guess ill just call and ask. thanks for the info. how do you like first gear with that rear bye the way? launching in first with the stock 3.36 seems too damn short sometimes most of the time i launch in 2d, one of the reasons why i'm upgrading to the q45 diff with the 3.54 gears. what is it that you are unable to find, perhaps i can help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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