Greetings! I'm Paul. I'm a mechanical engineer that does bat research on the side who recently relocated to California for work. Grew up on the east coast.

Well, after a few months of watching prices and considering what car to get to replace my built 300zx TT after moving to Cali, I pulled the trigger on a z06 w/z07 vert with 17,500 miles! I don't think it's quite as quick as my TT was, but it's a lot more suited to my driving needs. I'll throw photos of both cars below - the TT is now sold to a guy in Georgia. I'll have to figure out where the friendly, nerdy car groups are out here in NorCal and make some new friends.

The car has some Lexani Forged branded wheels (although I haven't been able to positively identify them, yet..) - I didn't like the red in photos, but thought it looked pretty good in person. I may repaint them eventually & am open to suggestions and opinions.
Car has a two tone wrap of matte black and brushed steel on a shark gray with red and black interior. I'm also wondering if anyone has seen the car before - it lived in Antioch, Cali in East Bay area. I am doing my best to hunt down records, etc.

I do have a question - how would I find replacement fasteners for the front lip's large, plastic guard? I stupidly didn't take photos while doing the oil change, but it's the lowest plastic guard the covers the nose portion , just ahead of the oil drains. It only has 1 large head bolt holding it up right now, possibly from the guys that put the wrap on. It's one of the few quirks I've found, so far.

I've also read about Ranger's method of clutch fluid replacement - I am looking into options for factory service manuals to learn the car better. I'm one of those people that likes to know all the ins and outs of the car and do as much of my own work as is practical. I'm not familiar with the funny looking diaphragm on the clutch reservoir, and mine has a little bit of crud on it, so I'll probably try that Ranger method to clean things up.





My previous 1990 300zx TT:

 

Here are the bolts I'm looking to replace (highlighted). My car has only 1.