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Roswell is a good location to work in and there are many places that are pretty convenient to live in and have a decent commute. Alpharetta, Marietta, Kennesaw, Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Cumming, Duluth, Norcross... Any of these locations has pretty good access to Roswell. Ga-400 has recently added a few lanes, which greatly improved the commute over what it was a year or so ago. At the same time, there are several routes you can take to avoid the expressway. As Zerrari said, the housing costs and taxes in Fulton County are higher than in surrounding counties, but that's not really a big deal when comparing to California prices. A lot of my coworkers live in Cobb or Forsyth counties, saying they got a lot more house for their money than if they had bought in Fulton county. I prefer Alpharetta to anywhere I've lived in GA, but have also lived in Dunwoody, Roswell, and Stockbridge (south of Atlanta). The growth in Alpharetta is pretty recent, with most of this area having been farmland ten years ago. Everything has a newness to it, whether its the businesses or the neighborhoods. You'll also like our gas prices:icon47:

Enjoy your time in Holland! Let us know if they have Wal-mart yet. That's probably what threw me off the most about going to China in '05.

I agree that these would be unusable on a track car, unless you use fender flares and remove the factory lip. With my 280 being simply a street car at this point, I don't really see the harsh cornering that would truly test the fender clearance. I did actually have my first rub today on the expressway, when hitting a dip in the road at 70 mph. It was a light scrub and did no damage to the tires, but I'll be rolling the lips more than they currently are when I get a chance. I have the same problem with dips on the expressway with my silver 240 (with 26" x 10" tires on the rear) and have talked to a few local z guys about this... The recommendation I got was to use illuminas in the rear. I also talked to Ross C a little about this through email and he recommended coilovers and illuminas. My pics above show the rear clearance, but here's an interesting shot of the front spring perch clearance:

Hehe, thanks. That's exactly how I refer to it:biggrin: Long way to go with this one...

That's pretty funny how close our responses were! Glad that starter is working out for you

From seeing her picture... not so much.

Are you using a 153 tooth flywheel? Starters for 400's with staggered holes are usually for the 168 tooth flywheel and are plentiful. Your choices are much fewer for the 153. Check out this thread, where I link to a CSI starter I bought for my latest engine build: http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=117759

I got my sportmax 002's mounted on the daily driver '78 280 this weekend. Granted, the car looks pretty rough, but the new wheels do make it look a little better:? I'm using BFG KDWs for tires: 225/50-16's on the front and 225/55-16's on the rear. For suspension, the car has Suspension Techniques 280 springs and Tokico HP cartridges all around. Before Pic: turbo wheels with 205/60-15's on front and 215/65-15's in the rear Side shot with sportmax wheels mounted Plenty of clearance in the back. I did have to slightly roll the fender lips on the rear, but so far there's been no clearance issues.

Looks awesome, Bartman! I am definitely a fan of having the exhaust tips not stick out past the bumper, even though they stick out farther than the bumper on my car (future change). I have the same rear valence for my 280z, but thought about filling in the exhaust cutout out on the driver's side and using turndowns behind the valence instead of having exposed tips.

Looks great! Can't wait to get mine mounted:smile:

According to the fatmat.com description at http://www.fatmat.com/fatmat/bulk/100ft.htm : 33.5' L X 18" W Shipping Weight 31 Pounds Installation Weight 23 Pounds Thickness 45 Mil Reflective Aluminum Composite Foil

This was a good idea for a thread. Some really cool projects here that definitely inspire me to get back to work on mine This is what my car looked like when I bought it (mild 350 installed) After a few years of work.. some cooling issues, paint, and suspension/engine/transmission upgrades: Engine last year: Engine Now: They're never done!! There's still a lot I want to do... like replace my brake master cylinder, bad dog rails, finish interior, and get my BetaMotorsports hood painted/mounted. I won't post my 280, since before and after wouldn't really show any significant change.

Yeah, overall I'm happy with the cell. I've had it in the car for a little over 2 years. I actually like the 15 gallon capacity and probably could have cut the mounting brackets off the cell to make the fuel cell enclosure just a little smaller. And I love the borlas:)

That's the same cell I'm using in my 240. There's some pics in the album linked to in my signature showing how it was installed. It doesn't have a bladder, but does have baffles/foam, as mentioned above. If I had it to do over again, I would mount mine lower and probably go with a 10 gallon cell. The 15 gallon cell takes up a good bit of space. I have an Autometer Phantom fuel level gauge that's supposed to match with the sending unit that comes with the cell, but found it to be off.

Read up on these pages: http://www.700r4.com/tech/tcc/index.shtml I believe you'll want the "relay style wiring kit": http://www.700r4.com/tech/tcc/relay_install/diagram.shtml