Carlos' Z Car Photo Blog

Back in March'06 I got the new car bug by accident when hanging out with my co-workers at an Auto Expo... there I found this gorgeous Z, 2006 for the LatAm market, which means this is a 200 ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sat, 06 May 2006 05:24:49 -0700

Carlos Chacon
Back in March'06 I got the new car bug by accident when hanging out with my co-workers at an Auto Expo... there I found this gorgeous Z, 2006 for the LatAm market, which means this is a 200 ...

Well, not exactly in chronological order here (I did one major aesthetic change to my ride before this happened, will show later on the blog), but after hanging for a while on the Costa Rica ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 04:47:12 -0700

Carlos Chacon
Well, not exactly in chronological order here (I did one major aesthetic change to my ride before this happened, will show later on the blog), but after hanging for a while on the Costa Rica ...

So, back to my first mod: as I was telling you all, my car is an '06 in the body of an '05 :-) It can be a little bit frustrating, but there are three things you need to get rid of, to get t ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 16:23:19 -0700

Carlos Chacon
So, back to my first mod: as I was telling you all, my car is an '06 in the body of an '05 :-) It can be a little bit frustrating, but there are three things you need to get rid of, to get t ...

Now, during this one something interesting happened. I have become a frequent visitor to the www.350zmotoring.com forums, a great place with lots of knowledge on the 350Z. I had seen this ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:48:11 -0700

Carlos Chacon
Now, during this one something interesting happened. I have become a frequent visitor to the www.350zmotoring.com forums, a great place with lots of knowledge on the 350Z. I had seen this ...

About the same time I was purchasing the Hood Panel, I was ordering yet again from Courtesy, this time for a few interesting things: A NISMO Cold Air Intake (after a lot of research, I like ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:59:25 -0700

Carlos Chacon
About the same time I was purchasing the Hood Panel, I was ordering yet again from Courtesy, this time for a few interesting things: A NISMO Cold Air Intake (after a lot of research, I like ...

07-22-2006: This is the current look of my engine bay. It should look different in a couple days as this Monday I have an appointment at the shop... will post pics after the install. A ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 01:09:14 -0700

Carlos Chacon
07-22-2006: This is the current look of my engine bay. It should look different in a couple days as this Monday I have an appointment at the shop... will post pics after the install. A ...

07-24-2006: The new look of the engine bay is ready! Or at least in part: I still have not received the CF covers I ordered, but the NISMO Cold Air Intake, the ARC Titanium panel and the M ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 08:40:07 -0700

Carlos Chacon
07-24-2006: The new look of the engine bay is ready! Or at least in part: I still have not received the CF covers I ordered, but the NISMO Cold Air Intake, the ARC Titanium panel and the M ...

09-02-2006: New DG Mortorsports' Carbon Fiber engine dress-up installed... and a really sucky day at the Dyno!!! My day started normal, with plans to install the covers and to visit the d ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 08:13:44 -0700

Carlos Chacon
09-02-2006: New DG Mortorsports' Carbon Fiber engine dress-up installed... and a really sucky day at the Dyno!!! My day started normal, with plans to install the covers and to visit the d ...

... and it looks extremely good. I added a NISMO decal from the ones I got from the Acromann Shop and voilá... new look altogether. I do not think it looks too bling! and certainly makes t ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 08:14:23 -0700

Carlos Chacon
... and it looks extremely good. I added a NISMO decal from the ones I got from the Acromann Shop and voilá... new look altogether. I do not think it looks too bling! and certainly makes t ...

Now, for the sucky dyno day: I tried three pulls: two in 4th gear and one in 5th gear. Best pull was 238RWHP and 235RWTQ... even horse power to the wheels a loss of 5RWTQ since the last ti ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 08:15:06 -0700

Carlos Chacon
Now, for the sucky dyno day: I tried three pulls: two in 4th gear and one in 5th gear. Best pull was 238RWHP and 235RWTQ... even horse power to the wheels a loss of 5RWTQ since the last ti ...

09-16-2006: Everything changes and so do priorities... through a great chance, I managed to get a hold on some wonderful wheels: Volk TE37 Time Attack Limited Edition 2006!!!! These things ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 00:13:26 -0700

Carlos Chacon
09-16-2006: Everything changes and so do priorities... through a great chance, I managed to get a hold on some wonderful wheels: Volk TE37 Time Attack Limited Edition 2006!!!! These things ...

09-21-2006: I finally got the wheels and tires out of the customs office (after a hefty duties payment, of course!) and they lasted about 2 hours before I took them for the install... every ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 06:13:55 -0700

Carlos Chacon
09-21-2006: I finally got the wheels and tires out of the customs office (after a hefty duties payment, of course!) and they lasted about 2 hours before I took them for the install... every ...

10-22-2006: Well, the front rotors are here now... fresh from the production line at the StopTech facility. The guys at Valverde Racing have done what they could to have them around as soon ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 00:01:56 -0700

Carlos Chacon
10-22-2006: Well, the front rotors are here now... fresh from the production line at the StopTech facility. The guys at Valverde Racing have done what they could to have them around as soon ...

and are heavy as they can get... I wonder how much do the stock ones weight. I will probably try and weigh them before I install them and see what the gain/loss in that sense would be. The ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 00:02:26 -0700

Carlos Chacon
and are heavy as they can get... I wonder how much do the stock ones weight. I will probably try and weigh them before I install them and see what the gain/loss in that sense would be. The ...

10-29-2006: The work is done and the rotors are installed (I replaced them at home with no issues at all, a friend helped me out). The install took less than an hour, doing it very carefull ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:33:44 -0800

Carlos Chacon
10-29-2006: The work is done and the rotors are installed (I replaced them at home with no issues at all, a friend helped me out). The install took less than an hour, doing it very carefull ...

01-06-07: The new exhaust system is now in! I got an HKS Hi-Power Ti, currently one of the most sought-after cat-backs. The change in power is still unknown (will wait at least a week to t ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 02:48:59 -0800

Carlos Chacon
01-06-07: The new exhaust system is now in! I got an HKS Hi-Power Ti, currently one of the most sought-after cat-backs. The change in power is still unknown (will wait at least a week to t ...

01-20-07: The rear rotors have finally arrived after pretty much 4 months of wait... easy swap with the help of my friend Johnny and away we go. Now the car feels as if it could stop on a d ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:25:57 -0800

Carlos Chacon
01-20-07: The rear rotors have finally arrived after pretty much 4 months of wait... easy swap with the help of my friend Johnny and away we go. Now the car feels as if it could stop on a d ...

01-28-07: Today I went downtown for a shoot in places where I can't normally take the car to. I found some nice places and still have to do more exploring. As a highlight of the day, at so ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:29:32 -0800

Carlos Chacon
01-28-07: Today I went downtown for a shoot in places where I can't normally take the car to. I found some nice places and still have to do more exploring. As a highlight of the day, at so ...

02-01-07: The wing is here!! That was amazingly fast!! I picked it up and then headed home to examine it closely. It looks great, excellently finished and the color matches very well with ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 16:01:39 -0800

Carlos Chacon
02-01-07: The wing is here!! That was amazingly fast!! I picked it up and then headed home to examine it closely. It looks great, excellently finished and the color matches very well with ...

02-06-07: The wing is now installed and it looks great! It goes well with the flow of the car and the install was particularly good... the guys took their time though: I left the car on Mond ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 21:33:17 -0800

Carlos Chacon
02-06-07: The wing is now installed and it looks great! It goes well with the flow of the car and the install was particularly good... the guys took their time though: I left the car on Mond ...

02-16-07: good things come in small packages and this is proof... the Alta Performance antenna for the Mini makes a great antenna for the 350Z as this shot shows... the fit is much better th ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:42:58 -0800

Carlos Chacon
02-16-07: good things come in small packages and this is proof... the Alta Performance antenna for the Mini makes a great antenna for the 350Z as this shot shows... the fit is much better th ...

04-22-07: Top Secret front diffuser in carbon fiber is now installed! Really good fit and relatively easy install. Thanks to the guys @ Bulletproof Automotive (www.bulletproofautomotiv ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sun, 06 May 2007 07:17:44 -0700

Carlos Chacon
04-22-07: Top Secret front diffuser in carbon fiber is now installed! Really good fit and relatively easy install. Thanks to the guys @ Bulletproof Automotive (www.bulletproofautomotiv ...

06-09-07: See something new here? Well, yeah, the not so nice strut bar is gone, gone, gone! Frank's workshop was nice enough to schedule me for a Saturday appointment and we got to wor ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 17:48:11 -0700

Carlos Chacon
06-09-07: See something new here? Well, yeah, the not so nice strut bar is gone, gone, gone! Frank's workshop was nice enough to schedule me for a Saturday appointment and we got to wor ...

07-05-07: Ok the DAMD rear diffuser is finally here and it was an easy install... so I picked it up at the customs office and drove home to get it done. The install was pretty straight ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:10:25 -0700

Carlos Chacon
07-05-07: Ok the DAMD rear diffuser is finally here and it was an easy install... so I picked it up at the customs office and drove home to get it done. The install was pretty straight ...

07-20-07: I got the SAMCO hoses this week and already had the Pi-thon clamps ready... so this morning I got to it and decided to install only three of the four hoses (the lower radiator hose ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:15:29 -0700

Carlos Chacon
07-20-07: I got the SAMCO hoses this week and already had the Pi-thon clamps ready... so this morning I got to it and decided to install only three of the four hoses (the lower radiator hose ...

08-02-07: Well, I got from Austin, TX today and one interesting package has already arrived from West Covina Nissan: Nismo floor mats and Nismo CF B-Pillar covers! I have been after these ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:58:37 -0700

Carlos Chacon
08-02-07: Well, I got from Austin, TX today and one interesting package has already arrived from West Covina Nissan: Nismo floor mats and Nismo CF B-Pillar covers! I have been after these ...

08-02-07: These B-Pillar covers look great! I have to say that the picture does them no justice at all, they look a thousand times better in person! The installation was a 4 minutes t ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:58:38 -0700

Carlos Chacon
08-02-07: These B-Pillar covers look great! I have to say that the picture does them no justice at all, they look a thousand times better in person! The installation was a 4 minutes t ...

08-07-07: Finally, the Evo-R carbon fiber dash layovers got here and I just could not leave them alone :-) I installed them in a couple hours with lots of patience and little adhesive (Jay, ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:22:25 -0700

Carlos Chacon
08-07-07: Finally, the Evo-R carbon fiber dash layovers got here and I just could not leave them alone :-) I installed them in a couple hours with lots of patience and little adhesive (Jay, ...

08-30-07: At last the clutch and flywheel are changed and they are awesome!!! No chatter from the flywheel at all and great accelleration... I weighed the stock one and it was roughly 27lbs ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 20:58:09 -0700

Carlos Chacon
08-30-07: At last the clutch and flywheel are changed and they are awesome!!! No chatter from the flywheel at all and great accelleration... I weighed the stock one and it was roughly 27lbs ...

09-14-07: Yesterday I got a Braille B2015C battery for my car and the mounting kit... It looks great. This morning I spent half an hour getting it into the car and I am astounded by the gre ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 06:49:49 -0700

Carlos Chacon
09-14-07: Yesterday I got a Braille B2015C battery for my car and the mounting kit... It looks great. This morning I spent half an hour getting it into the car and I am astounded by the gre ...

09-23-07: Today I managed to take a few shots of the car as it looks now... I wish I had noticed that the Aerocatches were kind of dirty! So, this is the "ballin' look" with the unpainted ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:33:25 -0800

Carlos Chacon
09-23-07: Today I managed to take a few shots of the car as it looks now... I wish I had noticed that the Aerocatches were kind of dirty! So, this is the "ballin' look" with the unpainted ...

09-26-07: Another happy trip to the customs office yielded these Berk Technologies hi-flow cats... they are extremely light and have a metallic substrate for better flow. At only 10 pou ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:47:32 -0700

Carlos Chacon
09-26-07: Another happy trip to the customs office yielded these Berk Technologies hi-flow cats... they are extremely light and have a metallic substrate for better flow. At only 10 pou ...

10-11-07: Yet another package comes in and this time is the Nismo adjustable short shifter. This thing has 4 positions relative to the stock shifter(+20%,stock,-20%,-40%) I already separ ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:10:08 -0700

Carlos Chacon
10-11-07: Yet another package comes in and this time is the Nismo adjustable short shifter. This thing has 4 positions relative to the stock shifter(+20%,stock,-20%,-40%) I already separ ...

10-18-07: Finally!!! After weeks of dispair and lost shipment and whatnot, here they are finally on my hands and soon to be on the car! The harness bar also arrived with this shipment. Tha ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 02:35:22 -0700

Carlos Chacon
10-18-07: Finally!!! After weeks of dispair and lost shipment and whatnot, here they are finally on my hands and soon to be on the car! The harness bar also arrived with this shipment. Tha ...

11-21-07: a month went by and the install of the harnesses is still incomplete... I have been on the road for business and have not had any time for this. The Harness Bar is on, and some of ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:39:47 -0800

Carlos Chacon
11-21-07: a month went by and the install of the harnesses is still incomplete... I have been on the road for business and have not had any time for this. The Harness Bar is on, and some of ...

09-06-08: I cannot believe I have not updated this in almost a year... a lot of things have happened but today I am heading off to finally install the Cusco Sway Bars and to finalize and adj ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:28:14 -0700

Carlos Chacon
09-06-08: I cannot believe I have not updated this in almost a year... a lot of things have happened but today I am heading off to finally install the Cusco Sway Bars and to finalize and adj ...

09-06-08: the idea of the DAMD CF sides finally did not catch on with me, so I decided to go for a more conservative look with the INGS+1 Z33 N-Spec sides. Curiosly enough, my original ord ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:20:38 -0800

Carlos Chacon
09-06-08: the idea of the DAMD CF sides finally did not catch on with me, so I decided to go for a more conservative look with the INGS+1 Z33 N-Spec sides. Curiosly enough, my original ord ...

09-07-08: the did is done! I went to Taller Frank to finalize the sway bar install with great success... easy install and had the chance to help as usual. Then we got to the Takata har ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:43:32 -0700

Carlos Chacon
09-07-08: the did is done! I went to Taller Frank to finalize the sway bar install with great success... easy install and had the chance to help as usual. Then we got to the Takata har ...

09-12-08: what promises to be the most complex item in tomorrow's install, this Innovate LC-1 wideband sensor with DB Gauge A/F meter is part of the gauge trio I got on the works. The w ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:40:31 -0700

Carlos Chacon
09-12-08: what promises to be the most complex item in tomorrow's install, this Innovate LC-1 wideband sensor with DB Gauge A/F meter is part of the gauge trio I got on the works. The w ...

09-12-08: Thanks to Adam @ Z1Auto.com my new Haltech Platinum 350Z arrived quickly, safe and sound. The unit looks great on the box, but I can hardly wait to put in the car. This a sta ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:39:39 -0700

Carlos Chacon
09-12-08: Thanks to Adam @ Z1Auto.com my new Haltech Platinum 350Z arrived quickly, safe and sound. The unit looks great on the box, but I can hardly wait to put in the car. This a sta ...

09-12-08: Another of the new arrivals, the Altered Atmosphere Motorsports oil pan spacer is the other addition that will go in the car tomorrow. This will give me the convenience of the ex ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:40:04 -0700

Carlos Chacon
09-12-08: Another of the new arrivals, the Altered Atmosphere Motorsports oil pan spacer is the other addition that will go in the car tomorrow. This will give me the convenience of the ex ...

09-14-08: We did a couple upgrades as planned: the AAM oil pan spacer was a pretty easy one. All the hardware is included and although there is no installation manual, pretty much everythi ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:06:58 -0700

Carlos Chacon
09-14-08: We did a couple upgrades as planned: the AAM oil pan spacer was a pretty easy one. All the hardware is included and although there is no installation manual, pretty much everythi ...

09-14-08: The Haltech has found what will be its home. Although it was not really designed to fit anywhere on particular, this location suited it perfectly. We made a little adaptatio ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:59:55 -0700

Carlos Chacon
09-14-08: The Haltech has found what will be its home. Although it was not really designed to fit anywhere on particular, this location suited it perfectly. We made a little adaptatio ...

09-14-08: I took the chance to take a good shot of the front Cusco sway bar, that is usually tucked away under the diffuser. Looks pretty in blue down there!

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:01:05 -0700

Carlos Chacon
09-14-08: I took the chance to take a good shot of the front Cusco sway bar, that is usually tucked away under the diffuser. Looks pretty in blue down there!

09-21-08: Well, another 12 hours in the shop working with the vacuum line for the Haltech, the gauges, the seatbelt anchors and some minor paint work finalized today @ 3AM!!! Good news: t ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:49:39 -0700

Carlos Chacon
09-21-08: Well, another 12 hours in the shop working with the vacuum line for the Haltech, the gauges, the seatbelt anchors and some minor paint work finalized today @ 3AM!!! Good news: t ...

09-25-08: Well, the tuning session was over and the car is running really nice... in terms of power it stayed pretty much as it was (248whp/249ftlb) but the way it accellerates is really ni ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:25:55 -0700

Carlos Chacon
09-25-08: Well, the tuning session was over and the car is running really nice... in terms of power it stayed pretty much as it was (248whp/249ftlb) but the way it accellerates is really ni ...

01-24-09: Happy New Year 2009 and welcome to another year of 'what else can I do to my car?'! Due to a vandal breaking my rear windshield for no apparent reason, I had to go back to the ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:35:20 -0800

Carlos Chacon
01-24-09: Happy New Year 2009 and welcome to another year of 'what else can I do to my car?'! Due to a vandal breaking my rear windshield for no apparent reason, I had to go back to the ...

05-03-09: Wow! It has been a really long time since the las update! I gotta pay more attention to this :-D Anyway, Adam from Z1 Auto sold me his whole plenum which has been ported to s ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sun, 03 May 2009 12:33:41 -0700

Carlos Chacon
05-03-09: Wow! It has been a really long time since the las update! I gotta pay more attention to this :-D Anyway, Adam from Z1 Auto sold me his whole plenum which has been ported to s ...

05-06-09: Today I got a few more goodies!!! 1. NISMO oil cooler (this pic). 2. ARC oil catch can and, 3. 68 piece set from Gallery Fresh, to renew the look of the engine bay with a t ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:44:02 -0700

Carlos Chacon
05-06-09: Today I got a few more goodies!!! 1. NISMO oil cooler (this pic). 2. ARC oil catch can and, 3. 68 piece set from Gallery Fresh, to renew the look of the engine bay with a t ...

05-16-09: Last night we tested the new setup for the 'rig shots'... it was a lot of work, I actually did not foresee it being so hard, but it turned out pretty nice for the first time. I n ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sat, 16 May 2009 06:07:17 -0700

Carlos Chacon
05-16-09: Last night we tested the new setup for the 'rig shots'... it was a lot of work, I actually did not foresee it being so hard, but it turned out pretty nice for the first time. I n ...

05-17-09: After consulting with the people 'in the know' on these kind of shots, they gave me some great advice that I tried to put into practice. This shot is what I got, quite better t ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sun, 17 May 2009 14:29:21 -0700

Carlos Chacon
05-17-09: After consulting with the people 'in the know' on these kind of shots, they gave me some great advice that I tried to put into practice. This shot is what I got, quite better t ...

05-29-09: Another nice day at the office and then bam! it gets nicer: the unique in Latin America Cusco Zero-2E with eCON for the 350Z... only 5 units made it to America and by 'questions ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:12:54 -0700

Carlos Chacon
05-29-09: Another nice day at the office and then bam! it gets nicer: the unique in Latin America Cusco Zero-2E with eCON for the 350Z... only 5 units made it to America and by 'questions ...

07-06-09: Lots of stuff have arrived in the last few weeks, but it is until today that I feel like wow!!! The Alliance BBK got here in two heavy boxes (over 70lbs each!) and I was totally e ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:07:56 -0700

Carlos Chacon
07-06-09: Lots of stuff have arrived in the last few weeks, but it is until today that I feel like wow!!! The Alliance BBK got here in two heavy boxes (over 70lbs each!) and I was totally e ...

07-12-09: Yesterday we spent the afternoon and part of the night a good part at that installing the new system... definitely a 3 hour job or so, but we took about 9 hours since we were ext ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Carlos Chacon) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:02:21 -0700

Carlos Chacon
07-12-09: Yesterday we spent the afternoon and part of the night *a good part at that* installing the new system... definitely a 3 hour job or so, but we took about 9 hours since we were ext ...