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Trevor

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  1. Not my Z, but I once made an entire Triumph Spitfire fender out of fiberglass and bondo. Painted, it looked great. Just don't check too close with a magnet.......at least the floorboard patches were steel....recycled from a realtor's "house for sale" signs. If you put that car on a lift you could read the phone number from below....
  2. Among the 19 results, pretty consistent advice: Ross C says "use 240Z bearings and 300ZX seal" Doug71zt wrote in 2002: dmanzo57 wrote in 2004: V8Z cautions in 2004:
  3. It depends - Front or rear? The 2+2 Front sway bar is thicker than Both the TT and the NA Coupe. The TT rear Sway bar is thicker than both the 2+2 and the Coupe Models.
  4. http://www.pharmacy.arizona.edu/staff/wunz/NoABSTCS/DoubleFlare.html http://www.carcraft.com/howto/50919/index.html http://www.izook.com/tech/samurai/drivetrain/discbrakes/doubleflare.htm
  5. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/84-89-300zx-used-5-Spd-tranny_W0QQitemZ220111207186QQihZ012QQcategoryZ6763QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
  6. I remember when 1965 Mustangs were $500. Iin 1980.
  7. Be sure to measure the engine copartment for a LS swap.....
  8. I recall a Group cleverly named Rose Royce.
  9. Bummer. And I thought this shifter was on his B&W T5:
  10. Effective July 1. I think I'll register my 1977 280Z as a replica of a 1970 240Z Scarab.
  11. Next question is: is there a YOKE for 1310 u-joints that fits the Nissan trans output shaft??.
  12. Resurecting an old discussion. Anyone sucessfully replaced 280 driveshaft joints? I'm trying to get my driveshaft shortened and need to R&R the U joints.
  13. The full post / thread: http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=98425
  14. Lately I've had dreams that I spoke fluent Spanish. Not sure what that means.
  15. I've looked at RX7 Turbo, Z31T rear calipers for vented rotors. Also Subaru Legacy have the parking brakes on the front. All these sources have the parking brake included in the caliper, which is wider for vented rotors.
  16. That is the worst case of "While I'm at it" that I've ever seen.
  17. , found it here: http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=210595
  18. Here's another idea I ran across to keep from crimping thin wall TUBE in an inexpensive PIPE bender (such as Harbor Freight 12-ton, et. al.) Use angle iron pieces, to spread the pressure along the ouside of the bend. Similar to the shoe on a proper TUBE bender.
  19. Can't remember that far back. I was either IZCC, John W., Terry O., the guy from ZTherapy, the guy from the Georgia Z car club, or a LYCOS search.
  20. I was having a nostalgia fit on eBAY last weekend. Looking at old toys. They even have a section for cracker jacks / fast food / cereal toys! Brought back a lot of memories (ca. late 1960's) of cool toys I had - or wanted - in my youth. Any body remember these? Noble Knights Johnny West G.I Joe Billy Blastoff Maj. Matt Mason Slot cars - bigger than H.O. some crazy airplane on a string with a Frankenstein pilot. Green Ghost game Creepy Crawlers plasti-goop
  21. Good points, TN. Your opinion counts. Here's mine: My feeling is that the s30 Z car market is so small, as a percentage of the car hobbyist market, and any information is appreciated. I don't expect every aftermarket component made in a cottage workshop for my 30-year-old car to be completely FEA'd and racetrack-proven. So many of the new "ideas" and well as "plans" (my words, not marketing verbiage) are posted for the purpose of being free either here at HybridZ or on personal sites, and I'm happy to pay for the time and talent of machinists, welders, fiberglass sculptors, and experimentors who put things together for a price that the market determines. Some "free plans" examples off the top of my head: R-T rear diff mount P-P frame rails A handful of rear disk brake caliper bracket designs crossmember to mount finned R-200 rear cover KA24 5-speed adapting Honda A/C blower and wiper motor swap Any of these could (or did) evolve into a business venture if someone wanted to tool up and manufacture parts for those of us who can't. Therefore, I don't see HybridZ.org being abused as an advertising medium, and no need to police or stop the trend you have noticed. Thankfully, and largely due to HybridZ, I also know that I don't need short shifters, coil overs, aero dams/skirts/wings, neon and stickers.... (insert youth-targeted FAD here)... to make my cars run better.
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