Armand

Here ya go, sorry I didn't take any pictures of my subs, its kind of a b!tch to take everything out to get to the subs. The rear speaker box is a bit difficult to get back in perfectly sealed. The tweeters shown can swivel in place, and they are currently pointed towards the seats. The 6 1/2's in the doors do come with plastic covers but they make the speakers look unnecessarily HUGE, and stick out of the panels way too much. Here is the powered sub enclosure I'm using: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-soygeltrY1Z/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?I=113KSCSW1 It simply slips in front of the center bracket in the tire well. I made a bracket that clamps down on the box and holds it in place with the stock spare tire holder. (the giant screw) Dayz, those BMW HK speakers sound fantastic. My brother's Mini Cooper has the HK setup with those speakers in the doors and it sounds very very crisp. What you can do when reassembling the interior panels is to cushion them. I found these adhesive backed rubber strips at home depot, and lined them where each interior panel touch/overlap each other, so I get zero vibrations from those panels with the stereo blasting.

Dayz, unless you were trying to build a completely original car, I don't see why you would mount the speakers in the stock location again? As far as functionality it would be very beneficial to have the speakers facing towards the front seats.

Ever since I swapped an SR in my car its an absolute pleasure to drive in the turns, it simply has gobs of traction, plus the way it enters and exits the turn feels much more graceful and poised. I can simply power out much quicker out of a turn with the weight of the car feeling much more centered. I've never had a car with this power to weight ratio before and I am still getting used to utilizing all the power coming out of the turns. It can be quite a handful sometimes. Although I have a 3.7 clsd and Falken Azeni's in 225's, it still doesn't take much to get the rear end out with a quick blip of the throttle. I'm running 13-14lb's on stock turbo/ecu. I also still have to corner balance my coilovers and get a proper alignment so the best is yet to come.

Judging from the lack of hatch vents and the late model 240z bumper it's probably a 73 240z. As far as what you should offer him you need to find out the history and give it a very good inspection. Check every little nook and cranny for rust. From what those pictures show it seems to be in very straight/descent condition considering its surroundings.

Has anyone tried a different type of weatherstripping other than Precision? It's been over a year since I replaced all my weatherstripping and my doors STILL need a good force to close it. No it's not my hinge, my doors used to close with almost zero effort with my old weatherstripping.

Yep, it's a really long tan skirt that goes to the floor. An old vietnamese warrior skirt, and I've got the matching hat. Trust me, a skirt will seem normal to you once you go for a week in Burning Man.

Watch this, I promise you it's worth it. http://static.videoegg.com/ted2/flash/loader.swf

This is my SR20DET boosting 11lb's with stock headers, 3" mandrel bent exhaust, and Borla XR-1 Race Straight Through Muffler. It sounds a bit deeper at 14lb's, and rips a bit more at stock 7lb's. http://videos.streetfire.net/video/SR20DET-Datsun-240z_177045.htm

They are not covers, they are real MOMO pedals. You drill into the stock pedals and bolt them on. You can remove them and put the stock covers back on as if it never happened too. I like them a lot, lots of grip and they are fantastic for heel and toe'ing/double clutching.

I just went this year with my brother and 5 others for the first time. Did anyone else go? If so, are you part of a theme camp? How did you like it and do you do anything to contribute? Here's a little review I wrote for another forum: Let us start off with the landscape/geography of Black Rock City. Once you pass Reno, with every mile that passes by there is less and less civilization. You start to see tiny cities with populations in the 300's. Just when you think you're getting close, you drive another 80 miles to the most desolate location you will ever see in your life. When we arrived there was a huge dust storm throughout the entire city as soon as you enter the playa. The visibility was low but we were able to follow the fence by the car and eventually found a spot to camp. -The funny thing was, about two days after one of the people we met passing by realized that we were straight and let us know that we are camped in a "red-zone." That's when it hit us why there was all these gays camped around us, and it also explains all the rainbow flags in the distance. But we were all cool with it, and it made the Burning Man experience that much more fun for us. It turns out all the surrounding neighbors were very disappointing to find out that I was straight. Anyways, back to the landscape. After we set up camp we had a good nights rest and the next morning was beautiful clear skies. This is when it hit us exactly where we were. Miles and miles away was a beautiful mountain range nearly all around us. If you bike to the outskirts of the city there are some points where you can see up to 13 miles away. You start to realize how harsh of an environment this is. There were no lizards, bugs, or creatures of any sort, not even any insects. The sunrise was able to be seen on the horizon on the curvature of the earth. This was not your regular sunrise. It's not just the sun comes up over the horizon and there it is. The sky/location is so vast that you can see the separation of night/day in the sky as the sun rises. Just beautiful. The sunset was just as gorgeous. You couldn't see it set over the horizon, because it sets over a mountain range. But there is a good 2 hours between the time the sun disappears from our location until it completely sets. During these 2 hours, the sun is constantly changing the color of the clouds above the mountain range in vivid colors of red and orange. The weather is like no other location I've been to. It can hit up to a 100 during the day, and stay warm in the high 70's all the way until midnight. But as soon as 1 A.M. or so rolls around, the temperature begins to DROP..about a good 20-35 degrees depending on the night. If you are going to spend the whole night out, you must be prepared for the weather, or you will suffer. I learned this the hard way, which I will explain soon. Many people are turned off by the idea of dust storms and the lack of showers. Well you should forget it. The weather is DRY, and the playa's powder is not irritating or bothersome in any way at all. You just need to remember to clean/moisturize your feet/hands, because they WILL get dry and your skin will being to crack if you don't. I didn't even start to sweat until Thursday. Just make sure you keep applying your deodorant, or else you're going to get some NASTY body odor. The dust eventually got caught in my hair to the point where I can just style it in any way I like, and it would stay like that the whole day. I wish my hair was like that every morning. We found ourselves to always have a small layer of dust on our entire bodies, and that was just A-O K. On the 2nd day we began to explore all the surrounding theme camps. We begin to find all the bars, featuring alcohol such as Moonshine and Absinthe. Our neighbors theme camp was dedicated to making some of the BEST damn bloody mary's I've ever tried. It was fantastic, you can pretty much get plastered anywhere, anytime. You just need to bring your cup! The music for the most part was electronic, but occasionally you would find art cars with BANGIN' sound systems bumping some 2pac or Biggy, or Weezer or Cake, or maybe some Disco, or maybe just some bangin' House music. Everyone had an appreciation for every genre of music. There was no genre looked down upon. At night, I got to see sets from artists like DJ Dan, Carl Cox, Christopher Lawrence, Rabbit in the Moon. Hek, last year Tiesto even played, and remember, NONE of these DJ's are payed a single penny. We went with a total group of 7 people. One of them was a very talented musician/producer, and he showed me a different view on music. I would judge a set by how it makes me move, but he was able to show me his interpretation of a set and he began to show me a different side of music. A way I've never looked at it before. When you leave Burning Man you take with you a greater appreciation of music and the people who create it. At night, everyone comes out from their homes to take advantage of the cool weather and party as hard as you can until the weather becomes unbearably cold. People bring out their art cars on the playa, each one completely unique in it's own way, each one completely different than the next. There was the San Francisco Bridge on top of a car all lit up, an old school looking Radio on wheels that was 20ft tall and 50ft long that BUMPS, a ship on wheels, multiple floor clubs on wheels, giant insect looking cars, almost anything you can imagine, on wheels. On the main street on the inner circle, there are theme camps that setup several attractions. Such as a 80ft long seesaw where you must be topless to ride, a mini-golf course out in the desert, a roller disco, a slice of home, a rope you can walk across on, huge projector screens showing some of the most creative and interesting videos, and lots and lots of bars. At night, the fire poi came out. Some of the world's best fire poi/staff was there. The moves they were able to do was mind-blowing, and surpassed any poi I've ever seen in L.A.. These people had some SERIOUS skills. During the day, theme camps setup tons of little things to do. Most people relax during the day because it's usually too hot to go out and do stuff, but we tried to make an effort to do as much as we can with the remainder of our energy from the night before. We went to meditation/yoga exercises, get a shower by over 30 hands rubbing your body, day-time parties, go check out the structures people make, hop on a banging party on an art car and go across the playa, go play in a poker tournament, the list goes on and on. There would be funny stuff do such as a shower that women can use, but it's in the middle of a bunch of tents with people watching, and you gotta be naked to use it. After a few days, you become accustomed to the society. You don't refer to the place you sleep as camp, but rather home. Everyone is always dressed in wacky clothes and nothing is ordinary. There was one night were we decided to walk instead of bike, and the temperature dropped when we were a long way away from home, so we decided to sleep on the couches at center camp, where there is always live music playing. As we watched various artists play their unique instruments and styles of music, the sun began to rise. This new musician came onto the stage with a mixer and a bunch of toys on his table. We were thinking ok, this is the sunrise, we should hear some beautiful music to match the time of day. But he began to play, every time he would hit a toy a really weird sound will come up. Nothing with melody or rhythm, just noise. Like EEEEEE, KHHHHH, WUAAHHHHH, PRREEEEEET. Random sounds over and over. After being half asleep for a few hours, this music was unbearable and we walked home. That night I had forgot to pack my clothes for the night. From 1-5 A.M. I was in nothing but a skirt and shoes. No shirt, no underwear, no beanie or anything, in the 40's in dry weather. I eventually just embraced the scolding cold weather, but learned my lesson and was always fully prepared for the nights to come. During Burning Man, anything can happen at anytime. On Saturday, a young man came to our camp and asked me if he knew of any camps that fixed bikes. I knew that there was none, so I offered that I fix it for him since I had a bunch of extra tubes and all the tools I need. So I went to his camp down the street and fixed his bike. While I'm fixing his bike he showering me with all these different beverages and tasty foods in return for my kindness. After I fixed his bike I was biking back home, when an old man holding two huge jugs comes out in the street right in front of me and yells "WHITE WINE OR GIN!?" So I immediately pull over and he explains how he is leaving the next day and needs to empty his bar. So I go over to his bar, drink glass after glass of this AMAZING white wine, and went home completely plastered. I just went to fix a bike, and in 40 minutes I got to try this amazing variety of Guatemalan foods and I got drunk too of the tastiest white wine. Saturday night, the Burning of the Man. The Playa was PACKED. Every art car in the city was surrounding the man, all showing off their lights and sounds. Before the actual Man was set on fire, there was tons of beautiful fireworks on display. Then we suddenly see some flying lights in the sky. That's when we realize there was what it seemed about 20-25 skydivers parachuting down with lights attached to them, and they created a beautiful show with the stars as the background. Then the man was set on fire. The first explosion was a giant mushroom cloud of fire/smoke, followed by another two explosions. Once the man toppled over, everyone began to disperse, and party the hardest they can until next year rolls around. When we left, we feel like we didn't get enough. We didn't want to leave this place that had become our home. It's not like any other week long trip when on the ride back you're home sick and miss your home. We were home sick for Burning Man, and we couldn't get enough of it. What can I say, we're hooked. I want to go every single year. But for those of you who have never been there and are thinking of going. This isn't a big party or a rave. The average age group is in the mid to high 20's, with a huge amount of 30+ years old, and even 50+ year olds. I met very few people who were my age. This isn't a place to go and do a buncha drugs and just party hard. It's more than that. It's an emotional experience that cannot be felt anywhere else. What's even more amazing is looking around you at midnight in the middle of the playa, watching all the lights and nightlife, and thinking next week this entire playa will be completely deserted without a trace that anything had taken place here. Burning Man is a one of a kind experience that will change you forever. It's a beautiful thing.

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Hey Steve, Sorry I was out of town for a week and just back in last night. It all depends how you like your music to sound. Are you a young guy and like to blast your music, or just hear it normally. One thing you must consider when you are picking what components you pick is noise. Most S30's don't have functional a/c and a lot of the time the windows are always down. Combine the sound of the wind with all the rattles/vibrations these 30+ year old cars have it takes quite a bit of volume to hear your music clearly on the highway. Making the above clear, I would say the system you are installing is gonna be just enough. Don't expect anything amazing, but you should be able to hear all your music clearly. The sound coming only from the back will take some time getting used to. I would honestly consider at least adding tweeters somewhere in the front. And spend a good chunk of dough and get some NICE 3-way 6x9's. You need as much treble as you can get so don't go for a 2-way. Infinity Kappa 6x9's are pretty hard to beat. What I do when I look for stereo equipment is just go to http://www.crutchfield.com and search for your components on there, read the reviews, then get the cheapest one on ebay. If you do it and think you need more sound, just remember that you can always add/change speakers/components. I would highly recommend to add sound deadening, especially if it's a street driven car. It's a lot of labor but it honestly makes the stereo sound great. There are certain old cars that have so much vibrations in the doors/interior panels that it won't matter how great of a system you put, those vibrations are just going to get louder and louder and cover up more of the sound from the speakers. So just decide what you want. It's very easy to wire a stereo system and does not require too much work at all. Have fun.

Consider the gas along with the ridiculous insurance prices.

Very nice!! That actually looks pretty damn good. I just ordered an OMP leather suede D shape steering wheel for a bit of an upgrade myself.

My stereo system kicks ASS! So far pretty much anyone who I show it to say it's the sickest system they have ever heard. The infinity kappa series are FANTASTIC speakers! The kenwood amplified box with two 6" subs are the perfect size/weight/bass for the wheel well and the over car. I put fatmat and automat insulation everywhere on this car so it makes it sound quite a bit better with ZERO rattles. A lot of labor but I highly recommend it. For your system, as long as you have some decent 4's in the mid it would sound O K. But the door panels sound fantastic, especially with components. Btw, this thread is old. I've since gone to Infinity Kappa's 6 1/4" components 60.7 in the doors, with an Alpine MRP-f250 powered the 4 speakers. Then I also have a 175watt kenwood amplified box with 1 6" powered woofer and another 6" radiance speaker. Perfect size for the wheel well. With this setup now it finally has enough bass and it BUMPS! The Alpine 5's in the doors were simply overpowered by the Kappa's.

Also this: http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/PROD/IA33H/40-2620

A 100 sq. ft was barely enough for my ENTIRE interior.

Here is a pic I forgot to upload. ..Mind you I haven't washed the car for over 500 miles in that pic except for the wheels. Plus it went through a drizzle for 15 minutes. That's what I love about orange, it ALWAYS looks SO clean.

First off you need to make a bracket for the a/c compressor. In the stock position the a/c compressor has clearance issues with the steering arm(or rack?). Or if you can try smaller, aftermarket compressors that might be able to make clearance. I will eventually do it, probably when next summer rolls around and everything else is done on my car. Once you get the a/c compressor mounted, you can go the Vintage Air route, which is a good amount stronger than the stock setup, and a bit cheaper if you were to buy it all brand new. Do a search on that part, it's been done before by quite a few members here, and you can find exactly how to do it.

Bartman, you wouldn't have made an extra piece of that cluster would you? I remember reading you made it out of fiberglass.

Exaactly. License and Registration please. Oh Officer is it ok if I have to reach into my glove compartment? Then I start giving him the whole speech, I'm an honors student, I've never been arrested or convicted of any felony, I attend a University, no speeding tickets. The thing is I look/talk much older than I am. The biggest thing that helps is to be 100% HONEST. When they pull you over and ask what you did, you TELL THEM, in as much detail as possible. That's all they want, honesty. When cops usually see my license and see that I'm 18 their jaw drops. I think if I was convicted for everything I've been pulled over for I would probably have my license suspended until 21. Not something to brag about, but something I can laugh at because it didn't happen. The funny thing is only one of those 8 times was for speeding, and it was the 2nd day I got my datsun, with no license plate, registration, insurance, and I was carrying a passenger, (can't under my first year) and got off with a warning. EMWHYR0HEN, the only HybridZ'er I have met in person is bajaracer. There are car shows in Northridge on Friday nights, and Calabasas on Sunday mornings. Both with great turn-outs, 40-50+ cars on average, and a few Z's here and there. Let me know if you really want to set one up, I'll help.

Alright here are the pics of the gauges/computer lighting at dark. I forgot who started the thread in the Misc. Tech section but that's where I got the idea from. I have another set I'm going to wire up for the trunk, just need to figure out where to put them. So yea, here are the pics. I also added a pic of my new license plate frame for kicks. Tomorrow morning I will be taking several in/out of car videos with my brother, so I will probably have an edited video by tuesday. EDIT: Forgot the license plate. Reasoning behind it is because I am one lucky guy when it comes to cops. I've had 8 cop encounters in my first year, but I beat one curfew ticket, and the only ticket on my record is an unsafe lane change ticket which was only $135 bucks. Being pulled over is fun for me because I can talk myself out of anything.

Damn...I think I'll build a replica of that black car when I'm a millionaire in 4 years.

ZR8ED, some 240z taillights would look REALLY good on your car.