Jason Jarvis

Well, crap... Mine is way to tight to put on by hand too, and I have had it for at least a couple of years now. Was about to drill it for a crank trigger. How many people have had these work, everyone need to hone or ? Jason

I'll take a 3X in Dark Heather if I can still get in. Thanks ! Jason

I know this is a couple months old, but I have nothing but good things to say about John Washington and ZTrix. I have spent some money with him, and will likely do more. Jason

Seems Paulo is still around, communication has improved, and I am told that my parts will be ready next week. Optimistic, we'll see... I'll keep everyone updated. Jason

Someone is responding to my e-mails, they are not signed "Paulo" as they were before, but no mention of a tragedy... Having said that, I am still optimistic, but it has been over three months since I ordered. I have received two shipping notifications, but the parts were never picked up by UPS. Wednesday I was told that there was a delay on the tail light panels, but the headlight buckets were shipped to me while I waited. When I sent copies of the empty UPS tracking pages, I was told there was a problem with pick up, and they were looking in to it. No response to my e-mail asking for a status update today, but they may not work on Fridays.... Hoping all is good, but getting a little concerned at this point. May be glad I only did a deposit so far.... Jason

Just ordered a couple of things, I was told that the cowl panel is available in vented or smoothed, and that the dash and console are on the "short term plans". Hope these turn out nice, I have wanted a CF tail light panel for a while.... Jason

I know this is Hybrid Z, and I try to cut them up with the best of them, but a V8 and widebody on a solid Series I 240Z when you have two later cars sitting there, ouch..... I must be getting old. Anyway, be careful, as you have found, the tranny mount is the third leg of the tripod that hods the engine and tranny in, it falling like that is normal. If you are only wanting to do a 5 lug conversion with the Z31 suspension, the front hubs from a Z31 will actually bolt on a first gen. Z's used the same front wheel bearing diameters until 89. You can then use Toyota truck calipers for a brake upgrade too. The rear is a different story, you have to get more creative or spend more money at that point. A friend of mine did a 280ZX t-top conversion on a first gen, it is nice, but he and the body guy said never again. Good luck, Jason

Um, sure did, and I re-reading it I don't see anything about the roofline..... Sorry if I am missing something, sounds like you don't have to worry about the emissions issues though, good deal. Jason

I don't think there is a difference in the roofline of any of the first gen cars, as long as you are comparing 2 seaters to 2 seaters and 2+2's to 2+2's... Good luck with your build. All I can really contribute is that I agree with all the comments on using a 280, and that I have purchased several parts from John Washington of VR and can highly recommend him. Jason

Yeah, strange bunch, always running around in big groups trying to force people into their weird lifestyle.....

I work in Zebulon, NC, about 20 miles east of Raleigh. A new Murphy opened recently and we are having a little price war. $1.79 when I filled up yesterday. Nothing like a global recession to bring things back to earth.... Jason

From certain angles I love it, from others it is not so good..... That front 3/4 posted here seems to be a very bad angle to me, I don't like the A pillars. The low side shots look very much like a widebody S30 and look great.... I'll have to see it, I wasn't sure about the GTR until I saw it in person either... Jason

One more positive for John Washington. I have several of his parts just waiting on me to get off my arse and build a car. One of the best I have dealt with, and his stuff is first rate. BTW, when he quotes shipping, don't have a heart attack, the crating job he does is worth every penny. Jason

If you use an 84 - 86 bumper on an 87 - 89 you have no place for a license plate. Not that you can't get around that with bodywork or creative mounting, I'm thinking about it myself, but the work to add a plate box in the older bumper probably would be equal to shaving the boxes off the 87+ bumper to begin with. If I were doing it tomorrow, I would get a scrap bumper, cut off the boxes, cut patches out of the spare and "weld" them in with bumper repair adhesive. Jason

I didn't realize that, I'd pull Eva out and watch it, but I have tapes, and no VCR any more.... Jason