Tim240z

Don't get a powerfull coil. Get one designed for points. You could always upgrade your distributor to an electric one from a early ZX. That gets rid of the points variable and you can runa stronger coil. I did that mod to my old 73, and used an Accel super coil. Worked great. Tim

What's with the double antenna!! Looks great otherwise Tim

Check the distributor cap for cracks (replace if it's still the original). Replace points and condensor and coil (if suspect). Replace plug wires. For your screaming fan belt, check that the tension is correct (should be about 1cm of deflection at the longest section. If it still screams, it might be glazed on the contact surface. You can try rough it up with a pieve of sand paper (while running, but be carefull!!). Or get some belt dressing from the parts store. Tim

Yes I shaved EVERYTHING!!: Headlight Buckets All Marker Lights Door handles and locks All body holes for badging Pillar vents Antenna hole Fuel door Added extra bolts to spoiler and molded that in too Shaved drip rails Mirror holes in doors And of course added the smoothed rear panel. (made from a blank piece of 20 gauge sheet metal). Tim

http://www.iht.com/articles/83569.html Anyone heard anything more on this? Tim

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/t3106.html http://www.ratdat.com/history/1959to1972/1959to1972_pic.html That's all I could find Tim

As soon as I can get my driveway cleared up and can move the car out into the sun, I will snap some pics. I'm still recovering from Sunday Night, Monday Morning. My garage and driveway are a mess because of the feverish dash to get it ready for the spray booth. All I can say is that it looks soooo awesome....but that may be because I have seen it in grey primer for so dang long!! Tim

Comparing NASCAR suspension setups with a road going Z car is ridiculous. I think of it this way: HP cars=IRS, sedans =Live axle Corvette=IRS Camaro=LA M3=IRS pickup=LA. Tim

Dave.... You da man!!! Thanks for the tip!! Tim

I guess he's picking up a Nissan President V8 TIm

Oh Man, I had to give them money!!!! Guess I am damned to eternally driving a Hondah (hellfire and damnation) Tim

I've heard that the engine is based on the Ford V8 and that many of the parts are interchangeable. Tim

If you're bored, buy yourself a pickup, a bag of Red Man, case of Old Milwalkee and a rifle (hang in the back window of pickup) and head for the nearest rodeo!! (sorry texans, no offense ) Tim

Why not just bypass the safety switch for now? Tim

Dan, Is that a 635CSI? Love those cars. LS1 would be excellent!!! And you could make it legal!! Good to hear from you again. Tim

Here are some "before" pics: On the trailer on the way to the spray booth..... Tim

Yeah, I had to do the same thing. All it is, is a VIN verification, matching the paperwork to the car. Mine was in pieces, so I had a third party come out to check it out. Cost $50. The dash was out, and the door tag had been removed (for painting), so i showed her the tags, she looked at the engine bay stamp...that's it. Tim

Nah...definitely don't want one that takes red X pictures Tim

It's a 29 year rolling exemption from smog TESTING. So in 2002, 1973 and olser are exempt, in 2003, 1974 and older are exempt, in 2004 1975 and older.....so on and so on Tim

Here in CA, as long as the engine is from the same class of vehicle (car to car, truck to truck etc) and is the same year or newer, and all of the original smog equipment (excluding catalysts) are in place, it will pass. Tim

Check that the nuts on the TC rods are still there and tight. Tim

That situation reverses after marriage, though Happy birthday yung'un Tim

Well....finally got color on the car yesterday/today!! Towed it to the spray booth at noon Sunday. Finally got it off the trailer and in the garage (home) at 03h15 this morning (Monday)!! After showering and cleaning up, I finally got to bed, then had to be up a 06h00!! Holy crap I'm tired!! I was debating whether or not I should have even gone to sleep! I don't know how I ever did this in University....staying up for days on end and not having a problem with it!! I feel like my head is seperated from my body.....kinda hazy!! Now to do the color sanding and buffing!! This has been such a long time coming, but I'm too tired to be excited!! Tim

Use the OEM harness. It's not that hard. Do a search on Painless. You'll find all teh info you could ever want. Tim