1 tuff z

late to this post but i'm adding another for rush's red barchetta. my z was painted red years ago and i'd drive around blasting that song.

thought paypal would be safe, sent payment and have not from this jackoff since 11.16.07. phone disconnected, no other number listed with 411. last 2 emails he had made up some excuses as to why he hadn't sent my parts yet. call me trusting, gullible and stupid... anyway, here's his info-so no one else falls victim. greg gurley 124 charter way #13 Burnsville N,C 28714 1-828-675-9850 gregs-got-it@hotmail.com [also similar to his ebay user id] filed a case with paypal to get $ back but not holding my breath. buyer beware...

i knew if i waited that someone smarter than me would figure it out and i could then follow. thank you! my autometer gauge does the exact same thing, drives me nuts, now i know how to fix it.

ditto, my favorite lambo ever, period! i was fortunate enough to see one of these [less than 800 produced] gorgeous machines in person at watkins glen vintage races. love!

wish i could take credit [actually i'd like to have the talent to take pics like these], but credit is due the photographer, stephen rossini from highland design.

here's another video, scorching lap at the Nürburgring (Nordschleife) [north course]. also, here's a [partial] list of comp lap times: 7:28 - Pagani Zonda F Clubsport, 650 PS/1230 kg (09/07) 7:28 - Porsche Carrera GT, 612 PS/1380 kg, Walter Röhrl, (Autobild 07/04) 7.32 - Porsche Carrera GT (Sport Auto Trophy, driven by Horst von Saurma) 7:32 - Pagani Zonda F, 602 PS/1230 kg (Michael Duchting) 7.32 - Porsche 997 GT2 2008 (Motor Authority, Autobild, driven by Walter Röhrl, complaining after the lap that he had to pass eleven other cars "Ich musste elf Autos ueberholen") 7.32 - Gemballa Porsche GTR 600 PS/1380 kg (Gemballa) 7:34 - Koenigsegg CCR, 806 PS/1140 kg (cold conditions), Horst von Saurma (sport auto), Oct 17-18 2005 7:38 - Nissan GT-R, 480PS/1720kg (manufacturer claim)(Nissan 10/07), ( ) 7.39* - Porsche 997 GT3, 415 PS/1395 kg, *mfr. (quote sport auto 05/06) 7:40 - Porsche 997 Turbo 480PS/1565 kg Walter Röhrl 7:40 - Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, 646PS/1768 kg Klaus Ludwig (AutoBild 07/04) 7:40 - Bugatti Veyron 16/4, 1001PS/1888 kg (Wheels magazine Australia, 12/05) 7:41 - Manthey Porsche GT3 M410, 413 PS/1320 kg (160.868 km/h), Lucas Luhr (Autobild 07/04) 7:42 - Porsche 997 GT3, 415 PS/1440 kg, Walter Röhrl (Automobil 05/06) sport auto 05/06) 7.42 - Corvette Z06 (Jan Magnussen)[2] 7:42 - Ford GT, 550 PS/1521 kg (as indicated by Octane magazine, 11/05) (news release, pictures) 7:43 - Lamborghini Murcielago (Autocar magazine 02) 7:44 - Pagani Zonda S 550 PS/1280 kg (sport auto 02/05) 7:46 - Porsche 996 GT2, 462 PS/1450 kg (sport auto 06/01) 7:46 - Jaguar XJ220, 3.5-litre V6, John Neilsen. 7:47 - Porsche 996 GT3 RS (sport tyres) [citation needed] 7:47 - Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano,620PS/1690 kg (sport auto) 7:47 - Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 E-gear (sport tyres) (sport auto 01/07) 7:48 - Porsche 997 GT3, 415 PS/1440 kg (sport auto 07/06) 7:49 - Helmut Dähne, Honda VFR750R 7:50 - Fausto "Faustone" Severi RSV1000R vs GSXR1000 Dähne (SuperWheels's Pattuglia Acrobatica 2002) 7:50 - Westfield Megabusa, 180 PS/440 kg [citation needed] 7:50 - Lamborghini Murcielago, (sport auto 06/02) 7:50 - BMW X5 E53 LM, BMW Lemans V-12 engine 750 bhp, Hans-Joachim Stuck (EVO magazine 08/2005) 7:50 - BMW M3 E46 CSL, 360 PS/1421 kg (sport auto 08/03) 7:52 - Porsche 996 GT3 (381 hp) [citation needed] 7:52 - Lamborghini Gallardo [citation needed] 7:52 - Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren (sport auto 06/04) 7:54 - Mercedes CLK DTM AMG, 582 PS/1678kg, (sport auto 03/05) 7:55 - Caterham R500 Superlight, 233 PS/460 kg, Robert Nearn (EVO magazine 07/2000) 7:55 - Ferrari F430 F1, 490 PS/1493 kg (sport auto 01/06) 7:56 - Chevrolet Corvette C5 Z06 405 bhp/3150 lbs 7:56 - Honda NSX-R (NA2), 280 PS/31kgm/1270 kg, Motoharu Kurosawa (Best MOTORing 08/02) 7:56 - Porsche 996 Turbo (sport auto 06/00) 7:56 - Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale (sport tyres) (sport auto 02/04) 7:57 - Lotec Porsche 993 Turbo (600 hp, racing suspension) [citation needed] 7:59 - Porsche 997 Carrera S, PASM setting “Performance”, Walter Röhrl, (WHEELS 06/04) 7:59 - Nissan Skyline GT-R R33, Dirk Schoysmans, without speed limiter (Autocar magazine 1997) 7:59 - Dodge Viper SRT-10 (11/05) Motor Trend 7:59 - Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z51,405 PS/1481 kg, driver Dave Hill (manufacturer claim) 7:59 - Subaru Impreza Sti Spec-C (Prototype), 280 PS/1370 kg (Subaru News 2004 [3]) 8:01 - Bugatti EB 110 Supersport, 610 PS/1410 kg [citation needed]

almost, i need only one of the small pieces [they look like an ignition rotor] on the right [inside of either of the red circles you drew].

thanks, but what'd i do?

Would it be worth my time to do a 'layover template' on some of my fenders? I have some early S30, as well as Late S30 fenders around where I could lay a template over it and copy the holes directly. The early holes are round, the later Electric Controlled Mirrors are 'teardrop shaped'... The template should scan properly, and be a simple alignment with fender front edge and hood edge. "This side up for Right Mirror, RHD" kind of annotation. That would give exact hole dimensions without having to use your plastic bases as the template for figuring out the centering of the holes. Whaddya Think? me thinks yes also, does anyone have an extra plastic mirror base available [relatively flat, oval shaped black plastic piece, sandwiched between the bottom of the mirror and fender]. i picked up a pair of mirrors and they were missing one of the bases. the base fits either side. thanks

push in, hold and turn 90 degrees [can't remember which way] and voila, it'll come right off!

it's a pc game, you need your own copy to race online [there's a s/n]. i use a playseats brand seat and a logitech pro force feedback wheel [found both on ebay]. using my pc moniter and a logitech headset with mic i picked up at best buy. the game is not perfect but is challenging and very fun. it 'knows',; cold tires, too much or too little braking [weight transfer], too much or 'unsmooth' applications of throttle-especially at lower speeds in higher hp cars, bad apexes and the 'wrong line'. once you get used to the fact that there is no 'seat of the pants feel' it's pretty realistic. the sensory imputs are through the; eyes, ears and hands. the screen does portray some 'world movement' [as you would move your eyes when entering a corner and movement of your head slightly forward/aft under braking/acceleration]. the graphics are pretty decent, modeling of the car interior, etc. there is damage, flat tires, spins, you can do burnouts, donuts, crashes, fires-anyway, you get the idea. if you want to run, you'll need; game & s/n, headset [and download teamspeak], patches for the tracks we run-mid ohio & watkins glen as well as the cars we run. when racing we all run the same car-different 'skins', like the old iroc races. no mods allowed, keeps it fun, simple and competitive!

looks like you scanned them from a magazine article, very nice!

simply incredible, funny-i can't even dream about this stuff and these craaaazy swedes are doing it! i love it, more more!!

j., i stand corrected, i was thinking of the bumpers not the lights-i think i posted it when i first woke up this morning. thanks for correcting it.

beautiful muzic to my ears!

this will definitely be interesting to; hear & see video as well as the dyno numbers it'll put down. looking forward to your progress!

Amazing! Shangri-La for Nissan fans. after being there one must feel; "for i have dined on honeydew and drunk the milk of paradise..." most appropriate rush lyrics!

here are my new seats-corbeau clubmans; fixed back-but leans back sufficiently [to accomodate my herniated disc], 22 lbs each lighter than the recaros i removed, more leg room and much more lateral support. i'm 6'3", long legs and i pull the seat cushion when i wear my helmet. loved them on the track! i tried several other seats before settling on these. some of the other seats with the 'wings' at the shoulders either didn't fit the z or my body. these worked great on my drive from upstate, ny to daytona and back for the convention [over 2700 miles round trip and no backache]! i really like them.

i am fortunate enough to have toured the 'dream garage' that nissan used to have in a secret warehouse in cali. this was about 4 years ago and before they moved to tennessee. the cali facility is a small taste of this cache! absolutely amazing and too bad they don't open it to the public.

duh, forgot to post what my z is running. front-1", suspension techniques w/msa adj end links rear-7/8", front mount [stock location], brand unknown, w/msa adj end links low speed understeer to a mid-hi speed [slight] oversteer. more body roll than i'd like. will be updating the alignment based on john c's sticky as a starting point.

thought i'd post this informal survey to get an idea of what my z brethren are doing with their z cars. this is for those of you-who have a z that works a double shift - street and track. i'm looking to get an idea of the following; bar size, manufacturer [if you remember], rear bar type [front or rear mount] and if you don't run a rear bar simply a N would suffice. finally, your thoughts on how your z handles-understeer, neutral or oversteer [as relating to; low, medium and high speed corners]. thanks, in advance! front bar size/brand rear bar size [f/r mount]/brand

practice, practice, practice!

brian, slow and steady wins the race! looking good, it seems-looking at your pics that it should fit under the hood-your tb may be even shorter than the holley that came with the unit. you've also solved the air intake runner issue i faced when this was on my z. here's a pic when it was in my car, a few years ago...