bobbyc

You can pick up fusible link wire at any parts house.

I have the passenger and driver side valance in good shape I'd sell together. They'd be good for a good media blast, only surface rust in a couple areas. I'll sell them together for $30 plus shipping.

i have a few extra i'd sell...pm me and we can figure it out.

It's been reposted multiple times on craigslist. I've been tempted to go look but I don't need another z.

Would you say it's too thick and I should get new material?

Yeah, I'd agree but it's already done. The difference in weight is only about 4lbs per side.

I'm in the process of creating a new subframe for my Z. I've been reading, reviewing, and studying all the z subframe installs I could find. My latest concern is where the front rails meet the firewall. I've seen some where the frame rail appears to be welded to the sheet metal with another piece spanning between the front frame and floor support right behind the tc bucket, and others where the subframe under the floor pans continue up the firewall and tie into the front rails. My concern now is the front rails are a lot more substantial than what they were. If I were in a straight on collision, the rails, if installed like what I have seen, could be coming through the firewall and into the passenger or driver. I want to put a plate on the firewall similar to the plates used on a roll cage. The front rails are 2.5" .120 wall square tubing. What size plate and thickness would be best for this application? I was thinking of something 6x6 in either .120 or overkill with 1/4 plate.

my setup for fuel starvation, made the surge tank...i am using the same surge/pump setup in a dif chassis with a stock tank. i haven't run it but it should work well.

i saw those when looking....i thought about taking a chance at $68...are they actually usable?

i have a 97 4runner and the return line for the power steering is a bit mangled. i need to replace it...but the replacment piece is hard to find. it's the end that messed up, so i could easily cut it off...but that little hump holds the hose on. is there a way to recreate that bump so i don't have to replace the entire hard line? if i could i could just get a little longer rubber hose and reconnect. thanks

i picked this up from another forum i'm on. what i gathered from other people was the guy rolled a viper, and needed a new body. http://www.zatzy.com/projekt/374743-mrspringer-saab-9-3-srt10-megapower-8.html

hahaha...well i guess i'm goin canon....now torn between the t3i and the 60d.

thanks all for the info. do we need a dslr?,,,prob not. we have a pretty nice olympus point and shoot...and my wife has taken thousands of pictures with it. but i have this obsession with bigger and better....same holds true on my z : ). she's pretty creative, and i figure with a nice camera she can take pics of the kids and have them printed and recoupe the price of the dslr after just a few sessions. i have dropped litterally thousands of dollars on pictures of our little ones. i haven't played with a whole lot of the new point and shoots but ours is just not fast enought to capture that smile in the split second they give us. just playing in auto mode the picture and capture is a huge improvement. this camera shoots 10 fps, so i can capture without worry. plus our little boy will be getting into sports in the next year or so and i want some quality pictures of him in action. the more i've read...the more i think i'll keep the sony. there are a ton of lenses, esp with the minolta line up working on the sony cameras. plus the price of the lenses is less expensive because the image stabilization is built into the body. plus the translucent mirror makes for extremely quick focus so pictures can be snapped rapidly. i'm thinking i'll keep the kit lense and then pick up a 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6...it runs around $250 for the sony and about $150 for the minolta...appear to be the same lense.

it looks to be a nice kit...i don't know anything about the company. i will say, with a little leg work on your end...you could produce the same results for less money. intercooler for roughly $150, pipe another 80 or so...and then silicone couplers.

my wife and i are debating between the canon t3i and the sony a55. both have great reviews..the sony has a few more features over the canon. i purchased the a55 for her but it was just a couple days ago so it can be returned. it seems to me i am getting caught up in a name...and the appeal of the many $$$ lenses, but the sony seems to have more than enough lenses to meet our amateur needs. i was wondering if anyone here could point out reasons why i should go with the canon over the sony or keep the sony. i get a bit lost in the tech jargon, i just want to make sure i'm not making a mistake by getting the sony which appears to be a great camera with a lot of nice features, over a reputable name like canon.

I bought both sides for about $150.... But that was from a guy sending a nice 260 to the scrapper

there is a guy with some blown v8...like gng or jngracing or something along those lines. if i remember right there are pics of his wheelstans with factory suspension.

i bought some spray from eastwood that has a long hose and a special nozzle. coats the inside of all my pieces once it's welded together.

i drove my turbo 240z in the snow for a bit....not too bad...but not much fun....you definately had to plan a route. now i have the subaru...i couldn't imagine driving the z in the stuff i take the subie in. there are a number of Zs here in denver...a few turbo. mines been under resto for a little while...but there are usually get togethers at high plains raceway (road course) and bandimere (1/4 mile) for both subies and Zs...sadly, i have yet to attend a z meet.

you are talking about the one mounted up in the wheel well? if you are hitting parking curbs hard enough to damage that guy...then the oil cooler is prob the least of your worries. yeah...if it is a concern...i'd be a bit more careful when parking.

I have always like the fx35...the new ones not so much. does anyone have a fx35 or know about them...in terms of issues and over reliablity. are there any years to steer clear of? thanks!

it's prob been said, but i kept it because it can be made pretty darn fast, i also like competing with newer cars using the old motor, once i throw in a ls1, then i'm really no different than the vette i'm racing down the strip...but to beat it using a 30 year old straight six motor...that really puts a smile on my face.

i never did...i started tearing into the pass side and it was pretty straight forward. i will take pics with the driver side...but it might be a bit. i'm basically tearing down every part of the rocker, sand blasting, coating with por15, and replacing the floor pan.

it's not only bad for the environment...but also highly illegal.

looking good! i would definately go purchase a respirator....go get a 3m from home depot....but that paint mist is nasty stuff to be breathing in.