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yeah, i grew up on legos. i gave mine away a long time ago, but i wish i hadnt. there's an endless source of lego goodies available online that will knock your socks off. for instance: http://www.thereverend.com/brick_testament/ is really good. there are LEGO CAD programs available that allow you to build and document just about anything you would possibly want to build. there's a site that has EVERY lego instruction manual ever to come with a lego set. and there's even a lego porn site... some people have too much time on their hands, but i dont seem to have enough of it.

check this out: http://www.telepresence.strath.ac.uk/jen/lego/demag_crane.htm the detail is astounding.

very cool! congrats on the first drive in a beautiful car

yeah, i like the sound. and the police like it so much they will give you a ticket here in georgia to show all your friends.

if you do have klez on your computer, it will not allow you to run norton, nor will it allow you to install a fresh copy of norton. if you have zonealarm, look for something like winq like jasonfen said, use the removal tool if you are having problems getting antivirus software running/installed. the klez removal tool is here: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.klez.removal.tool.html it is best to use the tool in safe mode. check the instructions for particulars with your operating system. once you get norton running, be sure to configure auto update so that you can maintain the most current virus definitions. i've seen klez do some funny things, so good luck.

cool!! tommy likey

i really like that kit... and this is just a heads up, but be very careful ordering anything from jcr. they dont get as many orders for the z stuff these days and have most of their focus on 'sebring tuning'. i had major problems when i ordered a fiberglass hood from them back in august. the quality was really really poor. i didnt even take it all the way out of the box. i just called and tried to return it. every time i called about my refund, they either hung up on me, told me someone would call me back (which was very rare), or told me that the person i asked for wasnt there (even though she was the one who answered the phone when i was hung up on). talk about a major hassle... i called them once or twice a week, at least, from the moment i received the hood until i got my refund. and i didnt get my refund until january. they even admitted over the phone that they were having a problem with the company who was making fiberglass parts for them. you may want to ask when/if you order it about returns. also check to see if they have the kit in stock or if it will have to be made. if it has to be made, i would worry. whoever made the hood for them did a really bad job. i'm not saying that this happens with every order, or that it will happen with ordering the kit from them. it's just a heads up on what happened when i tried to order something that was supposed to be high quality. good luck with whatever you decide.

well, if you truly are planning on "Bulding the baddest Z ever made", it will take making 75g's per year to do it with a turbo L28 and t4. the returns would be a lot better for you if you went the route that your screen name implies. utvolman is right in that you will be giving up a lot of reliability. it can be done, dont get me wrong, but it will cost you. if you're going to do the 3" with a flowmaster, buy the one like mine where the inlet and outlet are on the same side of the muffler. your exhaust man will thank you for it and your muffler will tuck in the stock location nicely. anywho, my '76 280 with the inliner had an msa header and 2.5" mandrel bent exhaust with a 2-chamber flowmaster. i know exactly what you mean about the head-snapping effects, perry. it was quite fun setting off all the car alarms on parking decks in college just by starting my car. people used to ask me if that car had a v-8. now that i do have a v8 car, people tell me they know when i'm pulling into their neighborhoods.

hi pete, you may want to check out pics of my stereo install (even though the pics arent that great...), starting at pic 40 in my photo album. i used the msa 6x9 panel for the rear speakers and am really happy with the quality of the construction. it fits really well and looks nice, but the port in the middle is just for looks. for the front speakers, i bought a set of q-logic universal plates for 5.25" speakers. these do not have a mounting spot for tweeters. i tried a set with the tweeter mount, but they would not fit into the available space on the passenger side. the ones i bought were about $60 at a local stereo shop. i've seen people carve into their doors at the bottom corner, but it's not a flat surface at the metal and just never seemed like a good idea to me. the stock kick panel is much cheaper to replace than a door panel with a hole in it is. the speakers i had chosen for the front had the option of mounting the tweeters on the grills, similar to a coaxial. i could have mounted them somewhere else, but after some testing i found the imaging to be much better with them mounted in the same location as the mids. it's not in the pics, but the plan is to trim the edges off the kick panel enclosures and have the leading edge tucked behind the weather stripping. the stereo sounded really good to me in that form until i came across a really good deal on a set of 10" subs. i couldnt refuse, so i mounted them on 3/4" mdf in the spare tire well. i'm not into the bassy stuff, so the small size of the spare tire well gives good tight bass response for my kind of music. i have an orion amp under the passenger seat to give power to the subs (100 watts per sub, but the gain is way down on the amp while the bass is at the halfway mark on the cd player). for buying your equipment, i highly recommend crutchfield.com. they have a sony cd/mp3 (cdx-mp30) player right now for $250, which has a plug in for XM radio. for speakers, i highly recommend kicker. you can get kicker 6x9's for $150 and 5.25" coaxials (not the same as mine, though..) for $90. separates like mine will cost $180, though you can get a set of polk audio on clearance for $120. cruthcfield should be able to get universal pods. i've seen them at best buy before, as well. good luck with whatever you decide! i look forward to seeing pics of your installation.

agreed. 400 or go the other way with the swapping of parts and make a 377 (350 crank in 400 block). excellent note on the steam holes.

count me in for a hood, 3" cowl would be ideal

i really dig the beige/tan exterior...

check your local laws. some laws require that the exhaust remain in the same form as original. that is, the exhaust tubing can be whatever size you want, so long as it retains the same number of cats or mufflers. there are loopholes with all laws though. just be observant. they usually dont say anything to harley-owners with straight pipes.... and that's really loud. and according to the police in this area, as long as you have mufflers (or what appear to be mufflers), it doesnt matter how loud the exhaust is. in most areas, driving a car on the street with no muffler(s) is against the law. if you get caught with no muffler, you will get fined. my friends 400 sbc-powered 240 had dual 3" exhaust with 2 chamber flowmasters that would stop your heart. the police commented to him more than once that it was really loud. but, once they saw the mufflers, they said it was okay.

beautiful job!!! great engine work, body, and paint! i also really like the front spoiler! you've done all the right work in all the right places... what else is there to say??

hehe, cool!! when i got mine going, my dad was really skeptical. he thought the 6 cylinder was enough for these cars... my '76 280 is pretty quick... but it has nothing on a v8 car (except for ford mustangs.. i can hang with those guys). when i took my dad for the first ride, i tried to be the responsible driver, only getting on it a little bit going down the road. he thought it was really smooth, commenting that he originally expected that it would be making the whole car shake, etc. then i let him drive and he went balls to the wall with it, hehe... and that was with the 330 hp 350 i had. he had a similar grin as your dad... and from then on wanted to go everywhere in my car. he has yet to ride in it with the 377, though. when his car went in the shop... "can i borrow the z". yeah, i'll bring the 280 right over. "no, the OTHER z". he gives me a hard time, but he's no stranger to muscle cars. he's had several fast cars in his time (including a '62 Ford interceptor state patrol car.... very fast.. i wish he still had it). after seeing him drive my car, i can see where i inherited my lead foot from.

man, u can hardly beat $1 per ZX. that's a steal any day of the week.

i've got some pulleys you can use. they are from 80's (i think '85 to '88) f-body cars. they have two standard v-belt grooves and a 5-rib serpentine groove. you can see them here on my last engine, a 350. they are good pulleys, plus i like using the wide serpentine belt for the alternator. set comes with pulleys for alternator, water pump, and crank. if you want them, they are for sale for cheap. just shoot me an email. you can get the brackets to mount the alternator from td performance or moroso (i got mine from pepboys) for less than $20.

no, i'm afraid that's not the mini whale tail that msa sells. i have a mini whaletail (that i'm no longer using) like motorsport sells. the car in the pic you linked to belongs to someone in australia. that spoiler is pretty neat-looking. comparing to the mini whaletail, it's contact area (that is, the part of the spoiler that is bonded to the hatch itself) with the hatch sits higher up on the area below the hatch window. the msa unit (you can sorta see mine from back in the day here ) gets 'glassed to the entire bottom area of the hatch, from the bottom of the hatch glass to the bottom edge of the hatch. on mine, there is a hole for the pushbutton to open the hatch. not sure how it is on the one you linked to.

mmmmm, camels.... good lookin' jeep to start with. and a good lookin' z-car you got there for the jeep. i've always thought that was a cool body kit for a z, especially the look of the rectangular headlights. and that hood is pretty cool, too. so, what's under that hood? cant see much from the 'hooded' pic. inquiring minds want to know.

thanks, man!! glad you like it

ahhh, yes. cant go wrong with monty python or mel brooks. great line from 'army of darkness'!! it is a great one for dvd!

oops, that was meant to be a url... modified zigs header

What might be the answer?? i am using the zigs headers on my car. not sure about them with the jtr setup, but with my scarab setup i did have to have the driver's side modified to clear the steering arm. the guy that did my exhaust cut the collector flange off and made a bend (with a new flange) to clear the steering.

nice, auxilary!! i love the monty python quotes! other favorites include the lumberjack song and the parrot sketch. that reminds me... i think i should configure outlook to say "message for you sir" when i get email, hehe.

man, those spacers are scary lookin...