80LS1T Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Wow I don't know when the board format changed but I think I like it! I don't remember when the last time I logged in... Well an update, I did get the hood fixed finally in late October. If you don't know what happened, my alternator "blew up" and sent the metal cooling fins through the hood. I ended up getting the hood welded. The body guy did an amazing job! You can't even sort of tell on either side of the hood that there was a hole there! I debated going with a fiberglass hood or a carbon hoon but I don't really care for the shrinking or expanding of FG or CF so I just had it fixed. I also had my spoiler redone since it was pealing up after 2 cold winters in wisconsin sitting in a garage, atleast thats what I blame it on. The car is now sittin in my heated shop all winter with the thermostat set to not drop below 50*F The other big new is I started my own shop. Some of you know that I am a mechanic for Nissan by trade. I started renting a 1500 square foot shop in September and have been busy buying tools and trying to get the word out that I'm ready and willing to do work! I have always wanted to run my own shop and this is just the first step for me. Right now I work after my 8-5 job at Nissan. Some nights I'll work till 12AM or later. Its a lot of work but getting a good customer base before I go out on my own is my first priority. I can't wait to stop working for the MAN! Being my own boss and getting all the profit is so much nicer! I am setting up my LLC(limited liability company) this month and with the way things are already going this year it won't be long before I can quite my full time job and do this full time. It's amazing how much happier people are paying $40/hour vs the dealership $93! Not to mention the rediculous parts mark up! I don't have much planned for the Z this winter. Maybe clean up my A-pillar gauge pod and deffinetly fix the problem that drains my battery after 5 days (pretty sure thats my clutch switch thats wired to a relay hot all the time). So what have I missed in the last 7-8 months? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschiltz Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Hey Guy! Good to see you around. The software switch just happened a couple days ago, so you're not too out of the loop on that. Any pics of the repaired hood? That hood is bad luck! First the bolts dimpling up, then the alt. blowing up, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 Yeah I forgot about when I screwed up the hood with those bolts! Yeah I can get some pics for ya. Really an amazing job since its just one layer of sheet metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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