madmarco

Geeez, where do I begin? 1. Took moms 69 Camaro for a drive on the fire roads in LA. Broke down and coasted/pushed it back to the highway and walked home. Didn't tell my dad till the next morning, we went to pick it up and some A-hole had stuffed a matress under it and lit it on fire, completely gutting the car. Never drove my parents car again... 2. At a party with friends late Friday night and decided it would be a good idea to drive to Mammoth mountain to go sking the next morning ( a six hour drive). Drove all night, skied all day, and then drove home feeling a bit tired. About one hour from home fell asleep, drove right over the back on a little MG. When I woke up the MG was spinning in circles in my rear view mirror and I was heading for the barier. Just manged to pull up before I hit the wall. (ended up rolling the truck and totaling it two months later with my brother as passenger and his friend in the back, everyone walked away). 3. Riding the GSXR from work in Italy when it started pouring rain. Got off at the next exit to put on the water proofs but as I drove off the exit decided that I could just make a U turn on the off ramp and pull back onto the motorway under a bridge. Problem was when I looked over my left shoulder to check traffic I drove right in the barrier on my right... broken frame, panels, etc, but no injury. 4. see most embarassing moments thread There's more...

Wecome back! A bar in the house? That could be deadly! :duffer: :duffer: :duffer:

Oh, Chris I was running Kumo's on the back which are the worst tires in the wet I have ever experienced. I will be upgrading them as soon as the cars drivable. What do the Bridgstones cost?

Thanks everyone for the kind words. The short days and long working hours mean I am limited to working on it weekends only. I just want to get out there and start bolting new bits on!

Dont know if I will be able to make but this looks good. http://www.ace-cafe-london.com/default.aspx

Well, we've been through some tough times lately. I seriously mistreated my baby and she hasn't been speaking to me. :( Tonight I brought her a few gifts and all has been forgiven! HKS Hyper Exhaust Smithy/Leon N/A headers Powertrix upper arms Powertrix tie rods Stillen ARB front and rear Engine mounts Nismo transmission mount Wont be long now till she's back on the road! New wing and mirror are fitted, EGR and AIV removed. Old headers and all bent bits removed. Last of the new parts should arrive next week. :dance:

OK, removed the passenger side EGR feed from the plenum today. Dont think I will be happy with the coin trick, will make up some blank plates at work tomorrow.

Thanks guys, I will remove them today and see how the coin method looks.

Anyone know where I can get EGR blanking plates for the plenum? I'm installing Smithy/Leon headers with no EGR hook up so the EGR must go. Z1 has them in stock for $45 but it will cost another $40 for shipping. I know a few people have made their own, maybe someone made a couple extra or would be willing to machine a few. Failing that, do any local traders carry the 300 degree kit?

Thanks Z friends! Have had a perfect day so far. Slept in till 10:00, had breakfest in bed, followed by 2 hours of Halo 3, opened pressents, had a beer, 2 more hours of Halo 3. Just got back from a nice dinner and movie with the family. Now it's time to clean up and head out for a few beers! :duffer:

Merry Christmas! To all my fellow Z32 enthusiasts! My new ride for icy roads -

Way to go! Nice to see the Z getting respect!

Your Christmas wave greeting was missing one person Dave!

Right back at you Athene! Great job this year, just let me know what I can do to help in 2008. Merry Christmas and a great new year to everyone!

Agreed, you do have a nice ass!

Cant beat a VFR for doing everything well! Looks like you got an excellent example.

Happy Birthday big guy, make it a good one!

I voted 89-94 as to me it just fits the cars lines the best. Although some people may disagree, the only other one I would consider is a R34 wing like the one on the Pentroof Z.

Ewwww, culture... Nice job college boy! :bow: Thanks for single handedly raising the IQ of this forum by a few points!

Whoa, sorry to hear that. Does inbreeding increase the risk? :rofl: Get well soon Scotty!

I've had my fair share of embarasing moments, most so bad I wont describe them here. One that stands out is from when I was still living in California. Me and my friends used to go out to the desert to ride motocross. I had a Maico 440, which had a beast of a motor but was very heavy and had terrible suspension. One day we were tearing along a trail at the top of a ridge when I managed to slide off the road onto a very steep slope, no mater how hard I tried I could not get the bike back up to the trail. I finaly decided I would just ride straight down the slope while dragging my rear brake until I reached the bottom which ended in a creek bed. As soon as I turned down hill I knew I made a mistake as the ground was so loose I could not control my speed. The hill was dotted with Yucca (cactus) and I hit one head on, went over the bars, and knocked my self silly. After getting back on my feet and picking the bike up I jumped back on and of course plowed straight into the next Yucca, over the bars again with the bike landing on top of me this time. This exercise was repeated four more times before I reached the botom of the hill. As I sat there catching my breath and trying to find my feet I took a good look around at the surrounding area for the first time. Imagine my surprise when I spotted the 10 4X4's parked on the oposite ridge, all of the drivers out of their Jeeps and absolutly wetting themselves as they had watched the entire humiliating event. One of them had a video camera, they probably still watch the tape for laughs...

Why not? Hopefully mine will be back on the road by then, if not I can always come in the Primera or ride the bike.

Thanks for the offer Greg! I already have the car up on jack stands and most of the bad bits removed so no need to move it now. I'm feeling pretty comfortable with completing the repairs on my own but if I get stuck I will call on yourself and the other generous club members who have offered help. Definitly interested in the wing, I will put up a new post in the wanted section for the OEM parts I need to replace. Thanks again to everyone for your kind words and positive thoughts! :bow:

Today's update - Stripped the right side suspension, new KYB is shot, all the suspension arms are bent in one way or the other. Good news is the subframe looks fine and there are no signs of cracks or bends in the engine bay or anywhere else on the body. Your right about the motor mount Paul, it has definitly seperated and is sitting at a funny angle, but all the hard bits look OK. Time to start shopping!

Sorry Greg, missed your post while I was writing mine. Hope it turns out to be a simple repair, but to be honest I dont think I'm that lucky. The good news is parts seem to be easy to find!