That Z-thang, Revizited (In Better Light)

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 03/18/2016 at 15:45 • Filed to: None

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This Z-thing is parked at the Motel 6 where I am staying in Palm Springs. It’s an eye catcher, for sure. But it has issues.

I don’t like the law, but in California, you’re required to display a front tag. And how long before Bozo munches that oil cooler?

Do those tyres actually fit those rims? “No,” says I. Why not? Too expensive to get the right size tyre? How long before that rim gets curbshot?

I was surprised to discover that the carbon fiber stuff was over top of the body sheet metal, and shocked to see that the panels were mounted with sheet metal screws!

Doesn’t stand up well to scrutiny.

Better at a distance.

Some of the bolted-on stuff under the bonnet.

Bracket held to bumper with zinc-plated sheet metal screw.

Did Takata make the air bags too?

He could have invested in screws with a more elegant profile to the screw heads. I couldn’t be sure that these were not zinc-plated also.

Hard to see here, but the screws don’t all go in straight.

Yikes!

Those Tyres

Looks like they left something off. I bet there’s a fair amount of wind noise coming from the front corners, not to mention DRAG, at 80 mph.

MonkeePuzzle > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/18/2016 at 15:49

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it’s a z-thang, you wouldn’t understand!

http://my350z.com/forum/the-loun…

RallyWrench > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/18/2016 at 15:50

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I hereby retract my previous statement.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > MonkeePuzzle 03/18/2016 at 15:52

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I don’t, so you’re probably right.

CalzoneGolem > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/18/2016 at 15:52

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Well, it’s making me ill.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/18/2016 at 15:52

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This makes me very sad

Birddog > MonkeePuzzle 03/18/2016 at 15:57

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Drywall screws? That’s fantastic!

Party-vi > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/18/2016 at 16:00

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Rivets would look cleaner for that body work IMO, and yes most of those sheet metal screws look zinc plated. They’ve rust out in a while.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/18/2016 at 16:01

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Dat unclothed front end.

Nothin’ but a Z-THANG!!!

Sneaky Pete > Party-vi 03/18/2016 at 16:06

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Rivets are also a PITA to remove and reinstall once dorifto Z boy slaps a wall and needs to replace the panels.

and 100 more > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/18/2016 at 16:07

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-redacted-

Ash78, voting early and often > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/18/2016 at 16:12

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Illest Z? Give the guy a break, this might be a Make-A-Wish Foundation donation or something. And from his windshield decal, it's probably a whole bunch of them. Sad to see, but at least they're living their dreams.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/18/2016 at 16:21

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This makes me not want a 350Z.

RazoE > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/18/2016 at 16:24

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“shocked”

Only thing shocking is you’re shocked that it’s shoddy.

Funktheduck > Ash78, voting early and often 03/18/2016 at 16:33

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I think he gives drift rides to sick children.

Takuro Spirit > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/18/2016 at 16:43

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*dead

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Party-vi 03/18/2016 at 17:08

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Yeah. Big, ugly profile on those screw heads.

-this space for rent- > MonkeePuzzle 03/18/2016 at 17:23

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That’s not a Z thang, it’s a shitty bodyshop thang.

That's gonna leave a mark! > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/18/2016 at 17:57

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shocked to see that the panels were mounted with sheet metal screws!

Really? Really?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > That's gonna leave a mark! 03/18/2016 at 18:28

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Yes, really, really. This makes me queasy when I look at it:

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > MonkeePuzzle 03/18/2016 at 18:30

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At least it’s not visible when the door is closed.

they-will-know-my-velocity > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/18/2016 at 18:40

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Takata is the parent company but they aren’t directly related to the harnesses.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > they-will-know-my-velocity 03/18/2016 at 18:56

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What’s the connection to the big airbag recall?

dezdpk > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/18/2016 at 19:17

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I saw that car at the local autocross event I ran last week. Let’s just say the clown car fits the clown.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > dezdpk 03/18/2016 at 19:32

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Ouch.

You might consider writing an email to oppomoderator@gmail.com and ask them for authorship permission. You can read the handbook for commenting here and you could mention in your email that you’d had a look.

NJAnon > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/18/2016 at 22:08

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Well hopefully that owner will come back when its finished so we can properly rate it.

RedlineZ bought an SV (And is getting rid of the z) > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/18/2016 at 23:54

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this shit makes me sad. here’s the problem with the z crowd now. remember the ricer civic guys? ya know the ones with the rally lights/electrical tape on the headlights/cut out bumpers #hellaflush#dope#nofatchicks#stancemakesherdance? well now that the Zs got cheap in the past 2-3 years they have taken to them as the new civic and are ruining them as fast as they can buy them. I’m seriously considering getting rid of mine this year.

they-will-know-my-velocity > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 03/19/2016 at 00:50

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None whatsoever other than just the name.