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Yep. What Trevor said. Another way to verify besides shape is to count the pan bolts: 11 bolts = C4 17 bolts = C6

Upload it to the HybridZ picture gallery and link to it from there. If you go to the gallery page, there is an upload button. Just click that and follow the instructions.

I finally got my 240Z/Velo Rossa project off of the rotisserie and back on the floor. It's seems like it's taken forever, but I finally have the sub-frame connectors and floor pans all welded up. The entire underside of the car has gotten multiple coats of POR-15 and 3M rubberized under coating. The suspension components have all been sand blasted, struts sectioned, and everything has been painted. The car is on jackstands and I can start reinstalling all of the suspension, Hyper-Flex bushing kit and killer 5-lug, big brake conversion. On Sunday, I got a wild-hair and decided it was time to cut the top off in preparation to set the sexy Velo Rossa fiberglass on it. Man! was that nerve-wracking! Cutting the top off a perfectly good early 240 would cause the purists to have a contract taken out on me. My neighbors thought I was nuts. It was cool, though. It's renewed my energy for getting this puppy on the road! I'll have to post some pics later tonight.

hmm... as long as all you are trying to illuminate isn't more than two feet in front of your car. Damn Aux, you made me choke on my beer.

As a customer of John's, I can say that his stuff is top notch. He checks out this site from time to time, but your best bet to get in touch with him is to email him at: info@reactionresearch.com

Good post, John. I'm printing that out to hang on my garage wall.

I used the same style of cutter, but I bought a much beefier one from Harbor Freight for less than $20. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=5983 I cut one strut with the pipe cutter and spent a lot of time filing the internal ridge it created. I found it was a lot easier and faster to put a 10" cut-off disc in my compound mitre saw and cut the struts that way. Straight cuts and no ridge to file down.

Can't argue. I knew the words were mispelled as I read, but I read the whole thing at full speed the first time and understood it perfectly. Kinda cool how the mind works. I'd still like to trade mine in for a better model... By the way, nice comment on communicating with our wives. Too true, I only need to hear every 8th word to get the jist of what she's saying. (I hope she never sees this post. )

Good luck, Doug. Stay safe and dry. Batten down the hatches and hold on tight!

David - Check out Cascade Auto Sport. They're located in North Bend. I don't have any personal experience with them. I found them while searching for someone to fabricate roll hoops for my Velo Rossa. I haven't gotten around to having the work done yet. Post what you find out. Good luck.

Mike - Did you ever find the part number on those studs? If not, did you ask for Quest studs and what was the length of those puppies? I need to get my fronts done this week and that would be good info. Thanks,

It's about time we got a peek. I can't decide whats worse: Having to wait to see the finished product or seeing these little teaser pics and craving more! I cannot wait to see shots of every possible angle of your car. Man, it is going to be so sweet!

Actually, Carlin denies that he wrote it. Supposedly it was written by someone named Dr. Bob Moorehead In any case, it's a good sentiment.

My Tokico Illumina's came right out of the original boxes with the red adjusters installed. They even had the plastic thread protectors on top of that. (I didn't know they were removable either). In anycase, you should be fine tightening them to 50 ft/lbs.

Yup. Contrary to popular belief, there is a sun in Portland. I went to the Portland Historic Races with another HybridZ member (Nezzie76) and his fiance this year and we all got sun burns! Gasp! Really! But, the winters are gray and wet I've seen stretches of over a month of rain every day. You have to worry about the smog nazis if your car is '75 or newer in the greater Portland Metro area. If you get into other areas in the Willamette Valley or eastern Oregon there is a 21 year rolling window. In more rural ares, there is no smog check. If your wife is going to work at Nike and you don't want a monster commute, plan on DEQ checks... If you're into outdoor sports the other great stuff about the Portland are: To the east, less than 1 hour drive up to Mount Hood for great skiing almost year-round (glacier skiing during some of the early summer months), less than an hour to the Columbia River Gorge for windsurfing, hiking, mountain biking, fishing, camping, etc. To the west, an hour drive to some good beaches along the Pacific for surfing, deep water fishing, etc. Lot's of college sports action in the region and only a couple hours north to Seattle for MLB and NFL. Portland is campaining to bring the Montreal Expos here. We'll see...

Yup. I live in Portland. There is a Datsun club, many sports car clubs, Portland International Raceway (yearly CART event) and the Woodburn Drag Strip. Lots of Rod/Roadster cruises and a huge 3 day auto swap meet that takes all 3 days to see. There are several HybridZ members that live in the area too. Tim is only half right. The summers are great, lots O' blue sky almost zero rain from May to mid-October. The winters are wet, wet, wet! The temperature is always moderate and snow/ice is rare. I have freinds that work at Nike. Great campus to work at! I moved here about 8 years ago and love it!

Hopefully, we'll all hear from him soon. I emailed him last week and last night too. It's my understaning too that he's working like a mad-man at his other job. He gots to pay the bills...

I'm pretty sure they shut down last year. I remember seeing a post about it somewhere. I've tried calling the number listed in the phone book and it's disconnected.

That is fantastic news! Glad your son will be ok.

I've been to paint shops all over the Portland area that carry Hammerite. None of them stock the smooth finish. Tim: I know you are in the LA area, but where did you find smooth finish? Any national chains carrying it?

I've done exactly what you're decribing. I used POR-15, let it cure for about a week, scuffed it with fine wet/dry sandpaper and applied 3 coats of 3M Rubberized Undercoating. The car is still on the rotisserie so it hasn't been road tested. However, it seems to have adhered well to the POR-15 and I am very pleased with the results. I don't think that the Tie Coat product is necessary for undercoating if you make sure you scuff the POR and give the undercoat a good surface to adhere to.

Yeah, What Mark said! And I'lll add: Shwweeeet!

That rear suspension is going to be sweet! Can't wait to see a write-up on the install and pics of the final product.

Denny: I agree with you on the cost of Snap-On and Mac tools. The only reason I purchased these (more than 15 years ago) was because the Snap-On van stopped at the stereo install shop where I was working and he let me "try out" the tools for a week before I bought 'em. At the time, I couldn't find nut drivers like them anywhere else. The screw driver was indespensable for stereo installs. By the time a week was up, I was hooked! I've never regretted it.

I purchased the Ryobi benchtop model about 6 months ago and had the adjustable work surface (base) crack within a few weeks. I've yet to replace it. My power tools are all Makita, Craftsman or Ryobi and they all have worked fine for years. Hands-down, the best tool purchase I've ever made was a complete set of Snap-On nut drivers. They have the wide, hollow shaft that allows the shaft to slip way down over bolts (so you can continue to tighten nuts several inches down the bolt). No other nut drivers I've ever found are wide engough to slip over the bolts very far. The second best purchase was a Snap-on stubby (thumb style) screwdriver with ratchet attachement. Great for working in really tight places.