Time Off

[STIBungy]

W00t! I'm off as of right now. I dont go back to work until Jan. 3rd. Take that!

[myshtern]

Impressive

So what are we going to do?

[Steve_C]

i need me a job like that, hungs always off

[JL LGT]

Must be nice! I can't remember the last time I had a couple weeks off! Shit...I can't even remember the last time I enjoyed a weekend!

[David]

bah, im off starting tomorrow :(

[Kwando]

i have to go back to work monday and i will be off until jan 3rd also. Justin was over last night and since we all have it off we need to get together and do something over the break.

[ryanman]

I've been off since the middle of October.

[THRICE]

So Hung, I take it you'll have time to help your pal Kris work on the lude then eh?

[STIBungy]

What do you need done? I'll be out of town for a little bit next week.

[THRICE]

Ill stop by in the next couple days and say whats up.

[Weston]

I haven't taken a vacation for 4 years now, but I may take a little trip to a certain race track in Florida this year... :D

[LeonZ]

Ive been on vacation since the 10th. going to Hot Sulphur Springs in a few hours.

[MirageZ31]

I get off on Tuesday and go back to work on Jan. 3rd, but I'll be out of the country the whole time :D Going back to Asia!!!

[oracle]

I have to go back to work on Monday also, then I get the rest of the year off

[-=[Juztin]=-]

At 3pm today, I will start my vacation and not have to be back to work till the 3rd, can't wait! Only 8 hours & 49 minutes! :cool:

[Steve_C]

man, i need your jobs. :( only day i get to take off is this coming up sunday and next sunday.

[Ashton]

being off is nice... i start after this weekend. and well Hawaii here i come.

[stvbreal]

I work from home so not having to leave the house and head to the office feels as if I have every day off. :D

[stu]

I'm off of school till the 17th I think. No wonder you've been bugging me about that motor swap. :)

[Th3Cleaner]

So who is comming to Pueblo to help do All 4 disk brakes :)

Me and a couple other 3.5.0.Z guys from Denver went to the race track last week and I smoked all 4 brakes on the 350... so now I must get my hands dirty :)

[-=[Juztin]=-]

Ouch, I wouldnt mind lending a hand Dwane, I need to learn how to swap the pads out :cool: . But driving to Pueblo is a bit harsh, when you planning on doing it?

[Jackrabbit]

My job sucks so bad. I am forced to take 2 days off for Xmas without pay!
I also don't get any sick days... EVER!

I fucking hate this place.

[Storm Girl]

I just KNEW you were going to rub that in our faces, Hung!! I was talking to our rep from STK the other day and he was talking about how the whole company shuts down during the holiday. You lucky bastards.....too bad your offices are too far away - I'd be applying to take over your accounting department. LOL Enjoy your time off!!

[STIBungy]

^^ Well it doesnt really shut down. There is still work to be done. Luckily, I was able to fudge my test report and turn it in yesterday. :D

Next year, I'll get 3 weeks vacation and 2 weeks personal time off, in addition to the 3 weeks of pto that I'm carrying over. :D :D :D How's that for rubbing it in?

[Storm Girl]

^^ Well it doesnt really shut down. There is still work to be done. Luckily, I was able to fudge my test report and turn it in yesterday. :D

Next year, I'll get 3 weeks vacation and 2 weeks personal time off, in addition to the 3 weeks of pto that I'm carrying over. :D :D :D How's that for rubbing it in?


:fu:

That's what I think about it....I'll have 15 days in my bucket by spring. Ooohh....how's that for impression? LOL!!

[Th3Cleaner]

=-']But driving to Pueblo is a bit harsh hahah yes I know.. oh did I show pictures of the snowstorm I got caught in?

here: don't be that guy !!

http://www.teamspy.com/uploads/images/i842.jpg


http://www.teamspy.com/uploads/images/i841.jpg

That is a 98.00 front bra,. although I have a clear bra, when I drove to Oregon I wanted a little extra protection from the semi's throwing gravel etc... over the mountain passes. I purchased this from a 350z website and I must say, it saved this car. I was caught in that unexpected snow storm thanks giving weekend.


So the car is completly un drivable at this point its around 7PM, so guess what,... I called Nissan and told them I was stuck on a mountian in a snow storm in a 350Z and asked them to help me out, no motels nothing.. 2 degrees out freezing ass cold, just spent my last 340.00 on rear tires in the city below the mountan.

<nissan>:)is the car broke?
<cleaner></cleaner></nissan>:C<nissan><cleaner>Um.. let me look....

<cleaner></cleaner></cleaner></nissan>:C<nissan><cleaner><cleaner>The car has 5 inches of ice on it, and If I try to drive it it will be broke.

<nissan>:)Ok we have a flat bed in route for Mr.Cleaner
<cleaner></cleaner></nissan></cleaner></cleaner></nissan>:C<nissan><cleaner><cleaner><nissan><cleaner>Ok thank you, what will it cost?
<nissa>:) Nothing we will cover it
<cleaner></cleaner></nissa></cleaner></nissan></cleaner></cleaner></nissan>:C<nissan><cleaner><cleaner><nissan><cleaner><nissa><cleaner>ok thank you.



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[ryanman]

^^^^^ nice work!! ^^^^^

[Ashton]

LOL thats sweet. Z's suck to drive in the snow......

[-=[Juztin]=-]

LOL, nice man. I was drivig around with Ice frozen in my inner wheel wells thick enough to give the tires only about a 1/2" of travel so every bump i hit it would bang. Poor car, mine loves the snow... or atleast it has to because I dont got any other car to drive :(

[Th3Cleaner]

I was only wishing I had drove the Jeep at that point :P

I could at least of driven in the snow and had a place to sleep :)


Im going to do my brakes somtime this weekend, I have to be tore away from playing WoW (World of Warcraft), that is where I spend ALL my free time now. :(
when It gets nice out lets get The Z's together for a "Hey look police officer im speeding" good 'ol time :)

[stu]

What level are you? I'm the lowest in my house as a 33 Troll Hunter.

[-=[Juztin]=-]

Sounds good Dwane, I'll give you a call this weekend :cool:

[Weston]

=-']Ouch, I wouldnt mind lending a hand Dwane, I need to learn how to swap the pads out :cool: . But driving to Pueblo is a bit harsh, when you planning on doing it?

Changing brake pads is incredibly simple. You and Ashton are such newbs... :rofl: Here's how you do it:

1) Remove wheel
2) Remove caliper's lower slide pin bolt and swing the caliper up
3) Remove old brake pads, install new pads
4) Compress caliper to make it clear the new pads
5) Swing caliper back down, and install lower slide pin bolt
6) Install wheel

Do it a few times and you can change out the front in 15 minutes, most of which will be spent on steps 1 and 6.

[-=[Juztin]=-]

Okay, what about resurfacing the rotors? What is a good way to measure when a resurfacing is a good option?

[Weston]

If you have to pull the rotor off, then you just have to take the whole caliper & bracket off rather than just swinging it open to get to the pads. I have never had any of my rotors turned, but that's mostly because I have pads that do that for me. I'd say you should do something about the rotors if it vibrates or shakes when you brake (ie "warping"), or if the surface has grooves going around it or a glossy appearance.

[STIBungy]

Luckily for Weston and other Honda owners, rotors are pretty cheap at Vatozone.

[-=[Juztin]=-]

Yeah, after a sub 5 bills brake job, I'd be more inclined to try and save money and learn to do it myself. I wanna go with some Hawk dustless pads :cool:

[Mario]

Gotta love Honda brake setups... and gotta love Autozone, haha.

[-=[Juztin]=-]

I'm on vacation haha! :fu:

[myshtern]

Technically, if you are changing the pads, you should turn the rotors, but it wont be a problem if you just wear in the pads really fast.

[-=[Juztin]=-]

Well I can get to a shop that charges 5 bucks a rotor to machine them. Only problem is getting there with the wheels off my car :)

[wild.irish]

brake amateurs ;)
ask me when you need to change a rotor! give me 5 minutes, and you can change a rotor after that! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Th3Cleaner]

I took the front rotors off had them turned, now the front left goes click click click when I step on brakes... seems like it is warped bad.

the brake job was pretty easy though total cost for all 4, 105.00 for pads and 9.00 each for front rotors turned. Now I need to get new rotor :\

oh well

I would think about replacing both fronts if I could find a good deal on slotted rotors with the stock application and NOT the Brembo.

[-=[Juztin]=-]

Does your steering wheel shake when you get on the brakes?

[myshtern]

=-']Does your steering wheel shake when you get on the brakes?
:werd:
I dont think Brake components can click, only ear piercing squeels.
It may be something else.

[Th3Cleaner]

no the wheel doesnt shake, but you can feel the click in it, it only click when braking normal, step on it and it goes away..

what do ya think?

[Dave_L]

I just got back from a week vacation.

[Weston-work]

:werd:
I dont think Brake components can click, only ear piercing squeels.
It may be something else.

Clicking can happen if there's something on the rotor (or another rotating part) that causes a noise every revolution or so. If it's entirely in the pads or caliper, then it's most likely going to be constant (or close to it) and you'll get the horrible grinding/squeeling noises.

[Th3Cleaner]

just clicking, no squeeling. drives normal sounds fine, step on brake and it sounds like click, click clcik every revolution, the faster your going the faster the clicks.

Sounds like somthing on the rotor or on the pads, not sure what else it could be sence I only took off the rotor and calipers.....

[-=[Juztin]=-]

I had a similar click when they did the brake pads on my car at the dealership. It clicked when I was just driving it, and it the clicking speed was fully dependant on how fast I was going. I could feel the "clicking" in the parking brake handle as well when I was driving. My clicking was coming from the rear of the car when in the cabin. You should try and jack up the car and rotate the tires and see if you can hear it. It turned out to be a part of the parking brake system that had simply "fallen" loose and was just being jarred around. Apparently the tech didnt hold in a special stopper when they were doing the pads, and the part just fell out once the hand brake was used. I can't be more specific cause I didn't actually see the part that it was.

[Kwando]

I'm finally off bitches!

[STIBungy]

About damn time. Heehee.