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Great work man - hope to see you down at East Nissan for the 28th st cruise night!

That car is gonna be great! If only my price range encompassed it...

Did this issue get resolved? I am interested in the outcome, as I will be doing tie rods soon.

Thanks for the info - this is good to know. Also, I assume the quality was good on the parts you got from that guy?

Great Link - thanks for sharing!

+1 Also interested in MI recommendations!

Great work dude! Your car looks great, and sounds great too! Keep us updated as you continue this project!

Grumpy: As long as you do some welding from time to time, no reason not to have a few different options at hand!

Yeah - what he said. Just upload your photos to a photobucket account (free) then post them directly using the "IMG" tags. PM me if you need help figuring it out. [edit] When you upload the photos, Photobucket automatically resizes them to 1024x768, so you don't need to worry about that aspect. I am interested in seeing your progress though.

Thank you Paul, that was exactly what I needed! I'm sure there was a thread with a definite answer, but I just couldn't seem to get the right search terms in order to pull it up. Feel free to lock this thread or take it to the toolshed, whatever your preference!

I know this has been discussed before, but none of the threads seemed to give a definite answer. I have a round port head (N47). I have available a square port exhaust manifold. Will it work? I understand that this is not the ideal solution, but I want to get the car running right now and need this as a temporary solution. when I have ~$400 I will buy the MSA 6-2 headers with full exhaust and life will be happy.

Thanks dude! hopefully I don't hijack teh thread here, (sorry OP! ) but here's another S30 pic, these guys are part of the West michigan Z club, that's Aaron's "BRE Z" and Roger's RHD Fairlady Z.

78 280z Reporting for coolness, Sir! Currently stock, in pretty good shape, with about 90k on the clock. In process of replacing engine, will turbo when funds allow. (and when my other projects are done :] )

I'm going to agree with you guys that are saying buy a winter beater. Last year I bought a (slightly rusty) festiva for $250, drove it through the winter, then sold it for $350. 2 of the 4 winter beaters I bought are out of commission due to people crashing into me during the winter. Which is worse: losing 2x $500 economy cars (great gas mileage before they were wrecked), or losing a classic Z car at $1000 - $10,000? My current winter car is a nice little AWD Impreza that I got off ebay for $850(us). A couple hundred into winter tires and I not only spare the Z, but actually ENJOY driving in the snow and ice. It's not a bad idea to put a little effort into making your Z more rust resistant, especially if you live in a rainy area, but DO NOT drive it in the winter. If you MUST drive it all year around, move to Texas.

Any left? If so I want one! PM me and I'll send money paypal same day! (plus a little to cover the highway robbery paypal fees)

Sorry to hear that you can't continue it for now - I know how that feels. However, if you can store it for cheap or free until you can afford the time/money to work on it again, definitely do that. Don't feel too bad about it, life always gets in the way of the things that we REALLY want to do. I know the feeling, but it only makes it feel so much better when you finally do get it finished and drive it down to the local car lot to show it off. Take care of your responsibilities, and the community will be behind you when you return to pick up the project once again. Cheers and good luck in all your endeavors!

+1 On this point, check the simple stuff. I had a problem almost exactly like you are describing, and I went nuts trying to make it a complicated problem, it turned out I just needed to replace a few worn-out bushings here and there. Hope this helps, and let us know when you find out what it is!

I was worried when I read the title of the thread, but man, I am IMPRESSED. You really ARE bringing sexy back. This build shows real dedication and I can't wait to see it completed! People like this that really love the cars and are willing to put the hard work in themselves are what make this community so awesome. Keep up the good work!

I am also interested in this manifold in the near future, I am planning a moderate NA build and was contemplating ITBs, but this looks like most of the benefits at a (hopefully) lower cost. Anyways, I just want to encourage you in your development, we all appreciate the hard work you are putting in on this!

I don't even know the seller, but it almost brings tears to my eyes to see somthing so close to completion with so much work into it be sold to the highest bidder. I wish I could buy it from you and sell it back when you could afford to finish... Good luck.