capt_furious

Ain't it great? I swear the boss is patterned after the first guy I worked for. Raging *******.

I ride my bicycle to work when the weather permits, otherwise, I take the Z. 2.5 miles is just enough for it to warm up, probably the worst way to drive a car...10 minutes with lots of stops, shut it off, do it again later that day. It's my only car. It was cheap, it's reliable, gets decent mileage, parts are fairly easy to get, it's easy to troubleshoot, easy to work on, handles far better than any of the other cars I've had(which isn't saying much), looks good, and does exactly what it's supposed to. I'm happy. As far as creature comforts go, less is more in my opinion. I'd like AC, but I don't need it. I don't even have a stereo. The heater works, in fact, it works a bit too well...I find myself barely opening the valve, and leaving the fan on the lowest setting. My feet stay warm, and I can crack a window if the cabin gets hot. Just got it repainted. Next step is to get the motor & trans I just bought swapped in and properly tuned. Suspension comes after that, then wheels & tires, possibly ZG flares. For a guy on my budget and with my lifestyle, it's a good car. Maybe a Corolla or a Sentra at the same initial cost would be more economical, but I refuse to drive an anonymous cookie-cutter that I have to smog every year. It would crush my will to live.

Ribbit.

For the curious: Toecutter's the guy on the black bike.

Something you'd like to tell us, bluntmaster280?

Finally got them installed. Did it in 20 minutes, needed a drill and one bit, managed to use the stock body clips and screws. Came out VERY clean. The car needs a bath, and then I'll get some photos. I also visited the junkyard yesterday and picked up another 7 markers(one of the fronts was busted on a donor car, otherwise I'd have 8). I shaved the DOT lettering off of mine and wet sanded / polished them, I'm thinking of doing this to the ones I got yesterday, putting together an instruction sheet, adding some pigtail connectors and selling them as a kit. Obviously, I'd have to make repeat visits and pick up more. Anyone interested in one full set, ready to go?

I don't play video games. At any rate, opening up on someone who has no intent to do you harm is dishonorable, indeed. However, bear in mind that Mariners went up against the Kreigsmarine's U-boats equipped with 4x20mm Flakvierling setups and came out the winners. Granted, a Zero's a much different animal from a type VII u-boat. veritech-z, you'll find this site fascinating.

What sort of deal can I get on BRM 6-spoke GT40 knockoffs in 16x8 with adapters? Do they come in flat black? Where do I PayPal the money to? ...take the money and run, as the song goes.

lemehshowyasomethin! Sixty-three candles! VERY FLAMMABLE!

A Mariner is a TOUGH bird to bring down. They were used as patrol bombers and could take heavy battle damage. A Zero, not so much. One .50 will make pretty quick work of a Zero at that range. Remember that they had almost no armor, and didn't have self-sealing fuel tanks. A few tracer or incendiary rounds in a tank and they'd fireball. ...but understandably, your grandpa would probably rather see you put this on there:

I've always thought the 350 didn't deserve the Z badge due to how fugly it is.

Groan. I shudder to think of what will happen to S30s should they ever grab the eye of the pop culture tools the way the AE86 Corolla did because of Initial D. Leave this junk to the showoffs.

Don't be that guy. Dig in the classifieds here, at classiczcars, craigslist, ask your friends. But don't cut your springs. Leave that to the high schoolers with mom's secondhand Accord.

Nice car...but not $32k nice. Definitely not with those door panels and the off-kilter exhaust, cracked dash... $8500 on the motor and $7500 in the rest of the drivetrain. As someone else pointed out, he's still running stock halfshafts? Sounds as if he paid WAY too much for that T-56. The body's very nice, the seats are nice, wheels are nice, the motor - if it actually makes that much power - is very nice. I'd drive it, I'd drive the wheels off of it. NO way I'd attempt to verify that 200 mph claim without a wing, VGs, splitter, airdam bracing and a radiator duct, however! ...more wishful thinking from an ambitious eBay seller. Not the first time I've seen it. Who knows, might be a lurker here.

KILLER. I need a camera and a suction cup mount now...

People who drop 'to be' from statements; 'Needs fixed'. ...if someone doesn't talk that way, why would they write that way? Is it just laziness?

Fairly common Xenon pattern, $90 for shipping is pretty darn steep. They're nice pieces, but don't pay that for shipping.

Killer motor. Plenty of untapped potential, I doubt 473 hp is as much as you could squeeze out of it. Body: Meh. Looks as if someone mated a 350 and a G35 coupe, mashed it down and stretched it out a bit, and added some Mitsubishi cues. HATE HATE HATE 'crawl-up-the-fender' headlights. Really wish those had died on the Celica. Trans: Why? Guess you just have to build it if you want it...which is what hybridz is all about, anyway. I think we have to admit that we're a very small market segment and we're not what this car is aimed at. People that are going to blow $60k+ on a car are after a status symbol.

There are two flying stateside, one with the original Sakae 12 radial, owned by the Chino Planes of Fame Air Museum, the other with a Pratt & Whitney R-1830, flown by the Commemorative Air Force. Evidently these are the only two remaining airworthy specimens, although when I was at Chino 10 years ago, they were working on another. Not sure how that project has progressed. The alloy they're made of crystallizes easily, and loses its structural integrity. They're a tough bird to keep in the air, especially after nearly 3/4 of a century.

I think we've hit the nail on the head...to be scared, you have to feel out of control. Feeling out of control has a lot to do with what you've experienced / what you're used to. Freud would have a freakin' field day with this. I've been scared by my cars occasionally, but the most power I had in any of them was around 350 in a 4000 lb car, which was fairly slow compared to what most people here are used to. That one only really got scary over 120 mph...acceleration was pretty good, but when the speedo's needle is past the numbers and starting to wind through the bottom into uncharted territory, you'd better believe that it's getting a little nuts. I was on $200 of Winston whitewalls and ticking through at least two mile markers every minute when I decided that a blowout would probably ball that land barge up around me so tight they'd bury me in it. When I backed off, the nose dropped what seemed like a whole foot. I miss my 440.

I've seen far worse on cars. Have fun with it...I'd have gone the same route eventually if I didn't get mine repainted. There was a very pale green, almost white color that might look pretty good as well. I kicked a lot of ideas around before I settled on a hinomaru color scheme, which played into the Japanese national racing colors from the '60s(off white and red). People offended by this sort of thing need to find better things to do with their time. If they're offended by the sight of a CAR painted like an A6M Zero, imagine how they'd flip out about an actual A6M at an airshow! They're irrelevant.

Seen this yet?

I did that 3 years ago.

Took you guys long enough.