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I got to meet a racing hero of mine today. I was shooting a celebrity poker tournament for charity today that included Tony Kanaan, Scott Pruett and Michael Andretti. I knew I was too tall to race.

If you go to this site, half way down the page is the old Erik Bernstein car. In reality it's a deep purple I believe but looks black in the photos. This car is now owned by Hybrid member PrimadonnaZ. http://zlalomz.googlepages.com/streetimsa

Oops, sorry I wasn't saying you were wrong. The information about the early hoods was new to me so I just wanted to share.

The 80's spaceship glue wheels have been decomissioned at the suggestion of a race wheel shop. I'm thinking a nice coffee table made from them.

There is a thread over on ClassicZcar about series one hoods and their differences from later hoods. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27591&highlight=hoods

Here are a couple of styles that are no longer made. The first are Ronal Racing 16 inch 3 piece wheels on my brothers Z which he built in the 80's. Ronal has since discontinued the 16 inch size. The second ones are Wheel Specialities. They are 2 piece wheels that are glued together with some NASA glue! This style wheel was used by Andy Craig to win the FP solo 2 nationals years ago against a tube frame TR-8.

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I tried to get "ctrl z" or "ctrl zz" but they were taken. Maybe just "ctrl" and let them figure out the Z. Auxilary would be the only one to figure it out though.

Would that be Thorin Oakenshields namesake? From the furry feet I would have gone with Frodo or Bilbo.

The UV leds work great illuminating vaseline glass marble eyes too! 3 months 'till Halloween.

You had me fooled for a minute until I saw the Koala in the eucalyptus trees. That's just a picture from Australia.

Ooh, judging by the no secret compartments behind the seats it looks like an early series one, so nice and lightweight.

Autoweek.com has a screensaver of the crash.

http://www.teamjamoto.com/dixeregionpage.htm#v8301600 Even Nascar crews can't get 4 wheels off this fast.

Here is Bill Coffey in Florida's car. I also thought Ferrari 550 Maranello style headlights would look great with the YZ.

Why so big for autocross, is this a track car too? I am using a 3 gallon drag "cell" from summit.

I am trying to help the original owner to locate this car. More info can be found half way down this page. http://zlalomz.googlepages.com/streetimsa

Well TonyD, if you need a fourth fan or more fans for target practice you can get them at Clarks Corvair Parts. Around $26 used and $98 NOS. They also buy used parts if you need more ammo money. Do you notice how the back sides of the fans look like 4th? gen Corvette wheels?

SCCA Corvettes used to use fans from the tops of Corvair air-cooled engines on their wheels. My first car was a Corvair so I would point this out with pride to my friends when we went to races at Laguna Seca. They would then tell me that the fan was the only race-worthy part from my Corvair. The fans on the 65-69 'vairs are made of magnesium. From the Greenwood Corvette website, “On the front wheels, Greenwood ran a very early version of the air extractor fans -- he used cut-down Corvair fans bolted onto the wheel to help move air across the brake area.”

Sign up and then you can vote. I voted, good luck!!

The piano's been drinking, not me.

T/C rods have a history of breaking with stiff bushings front and rear. If they move the mounting points to the brackets it should work. http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=70931&highlight=t%2Fc+breaking

Stunning fabrication work!!! This should be one incredible Z. Is it just me though or is that T/C brace limiting the independent movement of the T/C rods? Shouldn't the brace go to the mounts and not the rods themselves?

It looks like the old Jim Cook Racing kit. http://www.jimcookracing.com/catalog/page13.html scroll down to bottom left pic. The rear view with a whale tail is on pg.11 of the catalog.

I always wondered what to do with that spare shell on the side yard…wall art!!! The pics are from http://www.auto-active.co.uk/