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since i'm having to rebuild my car anyways... i figured i might as well strengthen the frame rails... i'm looking at some 10 gauge steel i believe rectable tubing. planing on cutting the top off the tubing... and overlapping the stock frame rail with this.. then welding it to the floorboards... Question is... How are you guys making templates for the underside of the car? Cutting cardboard to match the contours seems like it would be impossible. What did you guys do?

no problem... thas what i do in class anyways... play with images. -Ed

Well our attorney has been informed of this whole ordeal since days one. Hopefully it will not resort to legal terms, but i'm not about let him get away with it. He's already been reported for Mail Fraud which is a federal offense.

packages are in transit right now.. and the ups guy said tuesday at the latest for the parts to arrive at their store. Then they are supposed to supply the correct manifold and test fit everything on one of their cars, then disasemble and send back. -Ed

edhenkel@my.nhmccd.edu Send them to this addy as It can handle larger pictures. -Ed I'll post the pic for everybody when i'm done.

but if i get it powder coated.. can they match the color of the car? gonna be a grey pearl -Ed

use 400 till you prime then 400 wet then prime again and use 600 wet otherwise you can see the sanding marks under the color. -Ed

use the sears bolt out kit or... the grinder worked well for me yesterday

If you send me the pics i can probably collage them together in class on monday. -Ed

ok so i did a search and come up with nada. I'm looking for a proper way to paint over chrome if any? Ivory paper scuffing it up then paint like normal or? I want to paint the door handles the same color as the car, but don't want it flaking off.

no problem.. i went round and round tyring to find a cheaper solution as well , but in the long run it's much easier to just buy a kit unless you plan on redoing the suspension. -Ed

imports use a much smaller diameter sturt. I tried to go this route before, the threads where too short and would have had to been milled out to fit, cheaper just to buy a set from the people that make them on here. 400 gets a set with your choice of springs. -Ed (Also most of the cheap ones you see for imports don't allow spring selection)

I'm sending the parts back tomorrow if i get a chance. We will see what happens. I have yet to have one of my emails answered from anybody there. Just angers me, the parts should have been checked before shipment and fitted before sold. I guess quality and respect is a lost art in businesses now days for the most part. Just sad actually. Timing is the thing i'm most concerned with as now the car will be done waiting for the engine which is what i did NOT want to happen.

Personally after having driven a very broad selection of cars... I would have to say if you are looking for the best handling car... go with the car with less weight. Sure a Z32 handles well, but the brakes are gonna work harder, and it's gonna bogg coming outta corners. you can always make a lighter car handle even better, but makn' a heavy car handle as well as a light car... thas not an easy chore. just my thoughts -Ed

If you can post a pic of the manifold i could tell you if it fits or not... need a good pic of the bolt holes to the head

Thanks for all the pics... but when the manifold does not bolt to the head... makes it a little difficult to modify anything to fit. -Ed moridin2004-how much are you looking to get for them? I don't have alot of spare change, also... the manifold needs to fit to an n42 head from a 280z.

It's a good thing i don't live in California, otherwise i think i might be in prison for killing the owner of this company!!!! What started out as a simple problem has turned into a nightmare. Realizing Top-End was not going to help i decided to do it myself since time is becoming an issue with my car, so i went to the garage... and took the manifold and put it put to the engine to make sure the port sizes matched etc. and guess what i found!!! THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DOESN'T EVEN BOLT UP TO MY DAMN ENGINE!!!!!! !! So far... the throttle rod bushings where mis-aligned onthe manifold not allowing proper movement of the throttle rod. The carburetor cold start feauture hits the manifold and needs to be ground down to fit properly The actually linkage that opens the butterflys on one of the carburetors is bent only allowing 3/4 of full throttle. The studs that screw into the manifold to attach the carburetor are too long. And now this... the manifold doesn't even bolt to my engine. Not to mention the company refuses to refund the products claiming they have done nothing wrong. At this rate.... my car will never run again.

hmm only one problem... the only person i know of that speaks japanese is in idaho.

yes i've had fitment problems in the past before and they usually didn't bother me.. but for this much money i expect more as you mentioned furthermore i tried to assemble the linkage last night to see if that even worked and guess what... the holes for the main linkage bar on the TWM intake manifold are not aligned properly, or the bushings are not properly installed because the rod can not easily slid in the bushings and the linkage rod should be able to slid like butter in these bushings. I guess the only solution is a full refund, or small claims court... i'm getting to the point where i might just get a vendors liscense and sell a kit that actually works for all the Z people out there.

We sent them in e-mail telling them we will be sending them an invoice for the amount that it costs to properly machine the intake manifold to accept the Carbs and we are holding them responsible since they consented to "grinding" the manifold, Also our attorney has been informed of all troubles so far. BTW I am not aware of any other such kits... do you know where i could purchase one? This is the only company I have found. I want the triple 40's.. not the dual Weber. Thank you very much. And I am saddened to hear this is not the first time this company has had problems. I woudl think your main priority of owning such a company would be customer satisfaction and parts quality. Ross Corrigan is a good example of a business owner as well as Mike Kelly, as i have dealt with both of them before. Great people, great parts, outstanding quality.

I recently orderd their deluxe carburetor kit for my 280z came with triple 40 DCOE Weber Carbs, TWM intake manifold, fuel pump, filters and airhorns. What it came in was a beat up box tapped together. Upon opening the box i noticed two of the carburetor boxes are normal, and the third was "hodgepodged" together with tape, opening that box i found out later the linkage is bent not allowing full open throttle for this carb. Also I decided i would dry fit all the parts in my house on the floor. Good thing i did. I installed the studs into the manifold as directed by the poor instructions, then slid on the "anit-vibe kit" which is basically a plastic spacer with an "O" ring on each side of it onto the manifold. Next i slide one of the carburetors onto the manifold imediatly i knew something was wrong. The carb could not seat properly to the manifold due to the stud length from the manifold. Frustrated i disasembled and installed the stud the opposite way so it was shorter (the opposite way the instructions say to do) now the carb slid on, but the manual choke part of the carb hits the actually manifold!!!! Furious at this point i called the company to tell them what had happend, after having to take digital images and e-mailing them to the company the manager decided i should just "grind" down the manifold to allow the choke to move. I paid over 1600 dollars for this kit... for that kind of money everything should precisely fit. Furthermore the company should have test fitted the part before shipping! I will never do business with this company ever again. The people are not knowledgeable of the products they sell and the tech-support is a joke. Any fool can take a dremel to an intake manifold but for over 1600$$ you shouldn't have to!!!! The only thing i like from the kit is the Carter fuel pump. (I should prolly test that while i'm at it) Just wanted to for worn any future Z buyers of this company I am very disapointed in a company that offers such a vast variety of performance Z-parts, I would have expected the quality to be top notch, seems like the only thing that is High is the price. -Ed

so does the F54 have the additional water passages for cooling sine it's a turbo block.. or ? how can i tell with out pulling out a plug on the block

hmm i guess thas good and bad news.. I pulled my engine out to repair the damage the fire caused in my car... and i noticed on the side of the block was F54 instead of N42, And when i took my head off to port and polish it myself I confirmed the dished pistons. So did somebody take the crank rods and pistons outta an L28E and stick them in this F54 block when they did the rebuild perhaps? kinda odd.. i noticed the oil pan is different though.

I'd be much more interested in say an "update" body kit for the early Z cars currently there is only one kit by MSA they Aero Kit 2 that even comes close to modern looks. Just a thought. I'd also be interested in a rear hatch, with stock glass or plexan. either way. doorskins maybe if i ever get a cage.

i'm not sure if your being sarcastic or serious mike. -Ed