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No experience with them and you have likely run across these searching but: http://www.crank-scrapers.com/prod01.html Thread on said scrapers: http://www.zcar.com/forums/read/4/1624793/page=1

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On my 76 it is under the bracket the fusible links are attatched to between the battery and the shock tower.....

Yeah......they have been around a while. A friend of mine ordered a few part through them and they turned out nice. You really don't need to have much cad knowledge to use the software. It warns you if you screw up or the design is incompatible with machines/ materials. Took me about 10 minutes to design door pulls and a shifter knob and I'm definately not a CAD expert: Door pulls (Al) would be $210 for a single set. $272 for ten sets. Shifter (Al) would be $121 for 1 ..........$225 for 20....... $371 for 50 Like any other machining it is usually only worthwhile if you can make and sell a run.......

I replace them each time I pull the head.

Don't have any pics but: http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/efisystem/280zfuelinjectionbook.pdf http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/explodedviews/280z/index.html http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/airleaks/index.html http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/efisystem/hose/index.html

Yeah, I have both and it is still guess work on a few things.

I recently bought a second '76 (CA) 280z with big dreams however it had been stored a while after a supposed rebuild . Well I cranked it today and it ran like sh!T. Not so much noticable at idle until the smoke. Tracking the smoke down I could see it coming out of the pre-muffler and as I came back up I noticed the hose between the PCV valve and the block melting . I shut it off assuming this was a timing problem and the hose (block/pcv) was obviously on fire from the inside. Right now I'm assuming timing but is there anything else I should be looking at? Edit: What is this hose called and where can I get it?

Can I use the Xb/Short bus pic elsewhere? I happen to know (cyber) a retarded Xb owner.

Heavy Z, "Essentialy" is a severe oversimplification. I don't think I need to tell you that. As to the rest of course we want to bring spending down so repayment of the bonds is not an issue. It would be nice if we didn't have to use all of the money in the General fund. I'm actually kind of glad we do though because otherwise we would just be using not only the money owed to SS but whatever was left if there was a general fund surplus to support a dead program. Again all of this money is being counted as if it were there. That means the "omg they are raiding SS" mentality is moot. The current system will begin to fail at the projected dates even with all the money. Actually the whole arguement either way is moot. No matter which way it goes you and I will pay for it.

A lot gets lost in semantics and spin. This money being spent is money that was invested into Special Treasury Bonds. It is no different in principle than you depositing money into your savings accont. The bank doesn't just let it sit there and pay you intrest for allowing them the privelege of your money taking up space in their vault. They spend it. In general this leads to them earning over and above what they are paying you for intrest. The surplus was put into Special Treasury Bonds in order to prolong the life of a failing SS system. This allows the money to gain intrest and prolong the system further. As I have said twice already all estimates on the length of time SS secutity solvent are based on all of the surplus plus intrest being paid back. These people act as if all the money that is outstanding were to be payed back everything would be fine. This money is already being counted. Maybe you should read this. (simplest explanation I can find). Now if you want to argue over deficits or comingling of funds and how it applies to this situation that would be fine. However what you seem to believe about SS is misguided.