Subject	that's actually not nearly as bad as the car i just worked
Posted by	spyhunterTT(nj) on August 20, 2007 at 12:30 PM
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In Reply To	Yep - not the best sight to see: posted by TT XTZ on August 20, 2007 at 10:49 AM
Message	on. The drivers side turbo shaft broke in half sending the exhaust fan blade into the precat. The resulting severe shaft play yielded an impressive display of smoke that would make even an 80s music video jealous. Quite literatally the entire neighborhood was filled with smoke within seconds. The smoke was so dense, you couldn't see a thing past it. There was nearly a quart of oil in the intercooler. Alex
Follow Ups	And so it begins... - TT XTZ 10:15:05 08/20/07 Excellent (n/m) - Alan(NJ) 10:16:55 08/20/07 =) - Halo Z 10:19:29 08/20/07 about time :-P - spyhunterTT(nj) 10:20:11 08/20/07 Is this what I think it is? :) (n/m) - Inzane 10:20:28 08/20/07 Awesome - hope it goes quick and you are driving soon :) (n/m) - awesom-o 10:21:06 08/20/07 Sweet. (n/m) - Barry'z (NJ) 10:23:53 08/20/07 O snap, wish I was doing mine... (n/m) - John@z1 10:29:02 08/20/07 Get to it! Not like you don't have the facilities! (n/m) - TT XTZ 12:17:14 08/20/07 no problem there, just not the finances :( I might be at - John@z1 12:30:29 08/20/07 Bummer. It's good to hear you won't let the - TT XTZ 12:46:40 08/20/07 been away for awhile, what are you having done? (n/m) - MidLifeZ (DFW) 10:32:29 08/20/07 her turbos went on her way to ECZA (n/m) - Alan(NJ) 10:34:40 08/20/07 Yep - not the best sight to see: - TT XTZ 10:49:48 08/20/07 =( (n/m) - Alan(NJ) 10:50:26 08/20/07 that's actually not nearly as bad as the car i just worked - spyhunterTT(nj) 12:30:20 08/20/07 Trust me, it's worse than that picture. - TT XTZ 12:35:57 08/20/07 I thought I told you to stop using those fram filters (n/m) - spyhunterTT(nj) 12:41:24 08/20/07 But they're such a pretty orange! (n/m) - TT XTZ 13:08:37 08/20/07 Good luck!!! Can't wait for my post of the same. lol (n/m) - MistressZ 10:35:08 08/20/07 *sigh* lucky... :( (n/m) - charizma 10:37:11 08/20/07 best of luck to ya :) (n/m) - Guapo 10:39:18 08/20/07 Great to see that...Good luck! (n/m) - TheTwinZ (Peru) 10:39:57 08/20/07 Anything else going in? 530bb and.... (n/m) - EricTTZ 10:44:09 08/20/07 Yep, got a whole pile of stuff to install - TT XTZ 10:48:27 08/20/07 we like details on this forum - Alan(NJ) 11:14:38 08/20/07 She even has pictures of said pile... (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 11:24:40 08/20/07 Common Ashley... tease me. ;-) (n/m) - Inzane 12:10:30 08/20/07 But I AM teasing you! ;-D - TT XTZ 12:14:43 08/20/07 Great - now we get to suffer the Bernie-one-liners from you - Dave N 10:50:12 08/20/07 I think it was a perfectly informative post. 8) (n/m) - TT XTZ 12:16:15 08/20/07 your Z is looking all jacked up! ;> - bobZtwin(NC) 10:51:42 08/20/07 Good luck - MJawn 10:55:21 08/20/07 No problem, and good luck to you! (n/m) - TT XTZ 12:47:37 08/20/07 Have fun! - BradZ (FL) 10:57:00 08/20/07 Did you guys pull the engine? - Adam (NoVA) 10:57:25 08/20/07 No - 95% finished the white TT, then got her pulled in & up (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 11:25:56 08/20/07 Doing the lesser known TT to NA conversion??? (n/m) - telegraph(Denver) 10:59:03 08/20/07 Sadly been done... - YugoBernie (NoVA) 11:27:44 08/20/07 maybe an NA owner just had HICAS-envy there? (n/m) - ZEngineer 11:29:14 08/20/07 Nope. It was posted on ebay and the owner was - EricTTZ 11:34:24 08/20/07 Tabs for IC piping... (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 12:03:09 08/20/07 lol wtf?? (n/m) - zleepertt(MD) 12:36:42 08/20/07 Wow! I thought he was joking. (n/m) - rojoloco (Yokosuka, Japan) 20:54:43 08/20/07 w00t!! - Drk93TT 10:59:27 08/20/07 I expect regular photo updates... (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 11:09:29 08/20/07 Nah, way too many people have complained about those - TT XTZ 12:11:54 08/20/07 I said I expect, not that I want :-P (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 12:22:57 08/20/07 (Total Hits: a lot) (n/m) - Guapo 12:32:18 08/20/07 I dig it. :) (n/m) - Scotts94z32 11:13:32 08/20/07 More more more information! Must have... - xAzraelx 11:19:21 08/20/07 Hot dog! (n/m) - rufflez 11:29:06 08/20/07 Nice, flying Z's rule...ala back to the future. (n/m) - CameronSF 11:58:40 08/20/07 I'm glad to see that. :-) (n/m) - cherry 12:01:08 08/20/07 Hah! I know you are. 8) (n/m) - TT XTZ 12:10:16 08/20/07 lift kit? (n/m) - Rickytl (ma) 12:26:19 08/20/07 In bright orange! 'Cause I want to be like Smity. ;-) (n/m) - TT XTZ 12:28:21 08/20/07 whose garage? thats money (n/m) - jawz 13:08:20 08/20/07 An excellent one for this job. ;-) (n/m) - TT XTZ 13:10:13 08/20/07 not bernies I hope? Im jealous - jawz 13:13:53 08/20/07 Why hope that? - TT XTZ 13:21:27 08/20/07 bernie you have the ultimate garage then! (n/m) - jawz 13:24:07 08/20/07 I guess I missed that you blew your turbos, I'm sure - CRAZZEPETE. 13:24:20 08/20/07 Nice. Good luck (thoguh it looks like it's in more than - Z_Cherub79 13:34:59 08/20/07 Thanks. The wheels had to come off in order to remove - TT XTZ 14:19:46 08/20/07 Didn't know they would sell so quick. - rojoloco (Yokosuka, Japan) 20:56:29 08/20/07 A local is putting his Z back to stock to sell it. - TT XTZ 21:00:15 08/20/07 Drat! - rojoloco (Yokosuka, Japan) 21:05:45 08/20/07 TT -> NA swap?? (n/m) - lakerdude42 14:34:23 08/20/07 Damn straight! - TT XTZ 14:46:06 08/20/07 While you're at it don't forget the manual -> auto as well. (n/m) - rojoloco (Yokosuka, Japan) 20:57:39 08/20/07 Oh right! An excellent combination. (n/m) - TT XTZ 21:45:29 08/20/07 I've even got a set of auto turbos I'll sell to you. - rojoloco (Yokosuka, Japan) 21:58:54 08/20/07 Dang. That's exciting. - ZXRider(SoCal) 14:38:33 08/20/07 And the race is on! - TT XTZ 15:05:54 08/20/07 haha no fair - ZXRider(SoCal) 15:19:04 08/20/07 Great to see. That must be a good feeling to know that - dregos 15:42:57 08/20/07 The Z has been sitting since April - it's definitely - TT XTZ 15:48:33 08/20/07 It's not as bad as new turbo's at Christmas then spun a rod. (n/m) - MistressZ 16:00:07 08/20/07 Well just got off the phone with my mechanic and my - dregos 18:22:04 08/20/07 Oh man, sorry to hear it! - TT XTZ 10:06:42 08/21/07 Dont forget about stoppers. Youre gonna need em. ;) (n/m) - Ballistic 16:30:28 08/20/07 Already done last year before ZCon - - TT XTZ 16:44:19 08/20/07 Your calipers are beggin for matching paint. (n/m) - Halo Z 17:58:59 08/20/07 While I love purple, - TT XTZ 18:01:21 08/20/07 Gotcha. - Halo Z 18:09:15 08/20/07 Nah, I like the purple hats. - TT XTZ 18:23:47 08/20/07 ahh, For some reason - Halo Z 18:28:27 08/20/07 I changed my mind. (n/m) - TT XTZ 13:19:09 08/21/07 Oh ok, I'm not totally looseing my mind? - Halo Z 17:26:34 08/21/07 Woohooo .. (n/m) - ArubaDave 16:56:23 08/20/07 Very cool! Glad to see you using the opportunity to - Dustin 18:50:25 08/20/07 But of course. =) (n/m) - TT XTZ 21:00:58 08/20/07 Looks like fun. Look forward - Boosted1 18:54:29 08/20/07 Good luck! (n/m) - TJ (NoVA) 19:10:30 08/20/07 Awesome...congrats..cant wait to see it done. (n/m) - Pats300zx 19:29:54 08/20/07 ur not DIY?? for shame... - naZeer (Dallas) 19:52:15 08/20/07 Who said I'm not? I just have good help! (n/m) - TT XTZ 21:02:25 08/20/07 Can't wait to see the pics when it's finished. (n/m) - rojoloco (Yokosuka, Japan) 21:00:30 08/20/07
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