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Awesome, the Museum and Meet sound like winners. Thanks guys!

I'll be in Indianapolis for 2 days this weekend and will have Saturday free. Any suggestions as to automotive-related or other things to check out? Thanks!

1972 Datsun 240Z Brian Boate Redondo Beach, CA

I don't know anything about the website, but I found Vol. 59 on sale here: http://malmusic.com/detail.asp?Product_id=HVDVD059&txtParam=&lang=E#

You guys have to check out this Honda "Raucous" build thread. Insane fab work, 450cc CRF motor, turbo, nitrous, etc., etc... http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread/2297467

I just had a very similar problem fixed in my car. After driving for about an hour on the freeway on Sunday, I was unable to shift into or out of any gear. The clutch pedal might as well not have been there. It turns out that my clutch master cylinder went bad and was leaking. A new one was installed and it now shifts better than ever. While I have a different drivetrain, it is possible that is a similar issue with your car.

When you're in Manhattan, Naja's Place in the Redondo Beach Pier is a low key bar with 700+ beers available and great bar food. Maybe could get some South Bay Z's together for a refreshment on that Wednesday?

VW Type 3 Squareback:

One of my exhaust hangers recently broke and the vibrations have caused my turbo elbow to crack. I have seen basically two different styles of these elbows and was wondering if anyone had input into which is a superior design (or if there is an alternative that I am missing)?. For reference, I am running the stock T25. The first style is divided (currently running): http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Divided-Turbo-Elbow-SR20DET-S13-S14-Fits-USA-SWAPS_W0QQitemZ270187745062QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item270187745062#ebayphotohosting The second style is a single tube, such as this Tomei example: http://www.tomei-p.co.jp/_2003web-catalogue/000_expreme/each-product/sr20_outlet-pipe_en.html Any thoughts or experience apprecitated. Thanks, Boate'

I'll be there - should be sick! This is my first time to Monster Massive, but caught Nocturnal Fest back at the end of September in downtown LA. Unfortunately, decided to be responsible and not driving the Z there

Since street luging was brought up, I thought I would share this video that my roommate and I put together a while back. Ignore the the 10 sec pitch towards the beginning...

searched a little more and found this thread with good info: http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=110928&highlight=garage+lift input/experiences/suggestions still welcomed and appreciated...

I was wondering if any of you have owned/used a car lift for your garage which would let you store another car underneath of it? My father is looking into getting one for his new garage and we aren't really familiar with any of the brands/models. Height is not an issue for the garage and he would like an above ground style of lift. Any suggestions or input? Thought this one looked OK: http://www.superlifts.com/sr7h.html Thanks...

I'd take any of the ones in this video.... http://xfer.gofastvideo.com/gallery/getitem/878/1/satisfaction.mov

looking good!! glad it worked out well for ya!

Yes, a s13 transmission can handle that range of power. Both a s14 engine/tranny and vgdett can and have been swapped. There is a whole sub-forum devoted to 4-cyl Nissan engine swaps. This combined with the search function will answer 99% of your questions.

the hood is fiberglass

If anyone is interested, I have a hood of this style that I'm not using in my garage. It is in 9/10 condition, with just some very minor primer chipping on the edge - can give someone a great deal on it...

another good one is www.tunerfriends.com - mainly newer imports, but there are a couple Z's on there. There is some rice, but plenty of stunning, well-built cars as well.

if anyone wants a set of these, I have an unused set that the previous owner of my car gave me - will sell for cheap

but I thought I would throw it on here anyway... the inspiration for your signature picture? http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-Transformers-GEN-1-Autobot-Bluestreak-Datsun-Z_W0QQitemZ280017901846QQihZ018QQcategoryZ4696QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Well, with a pretty much stock suspension, my car rolls, dives and squats with the best of 'em. Overall though, the balance felt good and the car didn't feel like it was going to do anything unexpected. The major issue I found was transitioning between drifts with all that roll, and it required a huge focus on the steering inputs and throttle control not to snap oversteer (and, yes, I spun out quite a bit). Chassis/suspension tuning is deifinitely my next priority. The turbo lag was not really an issue at all (still on the stock T25) and the only time it even came close was when I was coming around the first big bank in 3rd - but even then I usually got it into the boosted powerband right as I clutch-kicked. As the day went on, I started to understeer more and more on the tighter turns and that's when I started to try to use the handbrake (which didn't work well) and to feint (which I am not very good at). Clutch-kicking was by far the most consistent way to break rear traction in a controllable manner.