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    Q45 in Japan

    in Non Tech Board

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    Guys I got the opportunity to pickup an almost mint Q45 here in Japan with the 280HP V8. Leather interior etc...I want it for just the Diff/Axles when I leave. Im sure I could sell the rest in parts...advice? I will drive it until I come back to the states....

     

    Terry

    Houston area V8Z's

    in Gen I & II Chevy V8 Tech Board

    Posted

    Not an LS but have LT in League City...in storage awaiting finishing...be happy to show it and talk about common FI problems like fuel and in this area A/C. Of course it is for sale too....John

     

    Wow League City? I bought my Z from a guy from there in 2000. His name was Scott Koerber. I sent hime pics and vids of the transformation but the dirt bag never returned my EMails....wierd...

     

    Terry

    Sr20DET[S14] in a 280zx-is it worth it

    in Nissan 4 Cyl Forum

    Posted

    I guess this is a question for someone that has done this before but what would be involved in swapping the suspension from say an s13 to a Z? I know that it must be a very involved swap, just curious to see if anyone has done this before. Not only would the sr20 make the car extremely fast, I think the suspension would make one heck of a good handling car. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

     

    Get with MAICHOR and ask him....

     

    Terry

    Any HybridZ Members Serving in Iraq or Afghanistan?

    in Non Tech Board

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    I served in the 1st Gulf war in the USMC from Aug 90 thru April 91. Having been there, I definately want to thank anyone serving there now and defending our way of life here. I had personally seen the atrocities Saddam's regime inflicted on his own people, think of what more he could have done elsewhere in the world if left unchecked. Semper Fi. Rick

     

    Rick I was there too! HQ Battery 11th Marines!!! OOh Rahh...Semper Fi brother!

     

    Terry

    s30 240z fender mirrors

    in Body Kits & Paint

    Posted

    I was wondering what interest there is in these' date=' and what people are willing to pay for them. I have found a place in Japan to get them from and am thinking of buying quite a few to sell. They are nissan factory ones not reproductions. I just want to get an idea if it is worth doing or not. Thanks.

    Brad[/quote']

     

    What company? Ill go there...

    Mustang in Japan...not a V-8 under the hood

    in Nissan RB Forum

    Posted

    Thanks for those figure's. Well put and true. I've watched this Mustang thread pop up on EVERY board I've been on over the last few weeks.....Syclone' date='BMW, Skyline,Jeep,Composites,even over sea's and its just amazing to me the amount of double standards exposed here given the subject.

    To act as if its sacreligious to do THIS swap when ALL others are OK just slays me into unsympethetic laughter to all of the sudo-purists who blow this spit.LOl.

    Clean air is RARE.....an honest Human is RARE.....a good dollar exchange rate is RARE......people agreeing completely is RARE....

     

    Nothing is RARE about sheet metal hunks except an ancient one owner car !Or a "one off" or less than 20 made sort of deal.

    So take a deep breathe and remember...this is HYBRID-Z....not PURIST NAZI !lol.

    Relax,unwind and finish a car.

    Vinny 8)[/quote']

     

    Ok what he said........ :-D

    Mustang in Japan...not a V-8 under the hood

    in Nissan RB Forum

    Posted

    Maybe you have no support because you're at Camp Fuji? I build American V8's and trannys left and right for people. ATI superchargers' date=' stroker kits......... Most of the shops around you cater to the road race customer due to Fuji Int Speedway being right down the street.

     

    The American V8 and classic car market in Japan is thriving. I see more 60's era Impalas and low riders in Okinawa than SoCal.

     

    We have a population of around 1.5 million. Okinawa has the highest percentage of high performance cars on the street, per capita, than anywhere else in Japan. Why would HKS, ORC, Omega Oil, and others come down here to sponsor and run race events if there was no market? There are over 50 race shops here, that I know of. I'm sure there are many more back-woods operations.

     

    On the G-Tec Pro Competition: Both Road & Track and Car & Driver, among others, have tested it and shown it to be accurate to less than one tenth in the quarter. If my Vette shows 9.5 seconds on the ticker, I'm sure it's running 9's. Henza is over one mile long, dead straight and dead flat. Compare this to what? Sendai? Half of that track is downhill. You can't give the world accurate quarter times from there, either. When 99% of the racing in Japan is done on the street, I can assure you that nobody but the F&F, little kid crowd cares what your car does in the quarter. The common phrase you hear among the real players is "Who cares what your car did at Sendai; bring it to Henza" (Mizugama, Aja, Irijima, and on and on....).

     

    As far as machine shops go, you're right that they suck. Most are like mom and pop operations. If you want quality, you must send your stuff to Tomei, Toda, etc. You're going to pay; it doesn't matter if it's an American V8 or an RB26. That's why you buy a balanced rotating assy from Egale etc. Most of the RB's and SR's that I build are standard bore, so that Joe-machinist doesn't get the chance to ruin it.

     

    The RB26 we've got going into an S15 almost went into an old six-banger Mustang. In the end, we decided that the body was just too far gone and would cost too much time to refurbish.[/quote']

     

    Yeah I know all about it...I spent 16 years in Okinawa since the late 70s....still not what I would like to see. They need to turn Chataan into a race strip and start making some money out there...

    Mustang in Japan...not a V-8 under the hood

    in Nissan RB Forum

    Posted

    Just wanna say I know about not having support in Japan for V8s. They have a grip on the Rice market here because its Japan. Just like everything else they try to control from the open market. When you can get $3000 for a crank, why in the world would they open the doors to a V8 crank that could be bought for $200 (SCAT 350 STOCKER). Its all about money I think. I remember I needed to line hone a rear main cap that Grumpy so helpfully sent me and the guy handed me a metal file and a majic marker!!! WTF? Its rediculous. Also if they opened the markets to Turboed V8s V10s etc, it would just take away money from the monopoly. The strange thing is that alot of people over here get so brain washed that they actually think 4 bangers will out run an 8 (all being equal) Its just silly. Another thing that is funny is that in Okinawa people always talk about how fast they can do the quarter mile.....guess what??? There is no quarter mile in Okinawa... we all know how accurate or inaccurate the GTech is. Anyway just some thoughts from my experiences.

     

    Hey in the end...to each his own, if your suzuki 3 cylinder can run a 9 on a 700 shot of nitro then guess what???? Its still a 9 sec pass.....haha.

     

    Terry

    280YZ One-Piece Front Getting There

    in Body Kits & Paint

    Posted

    Looks great! I was wondering how that would look with the front YZ. I am going to do the GNose and have those buckets fabbed in straight from Reaction. Ill still have to decide how to finish the bottom... I got the SS hood from 280Zone so Ill use that for the hood. I also want to use the ZX spyder fender vents...Ideas...Ideas..Ofcoarse the rear YZ will also be used....

     

    Terry

    Post a pic of your ride or nice Hybrids

    in Gen I & II Chevy V8 Tech Board

    Posted

    They sure do make it in BLUE......

     

    Blue_cobalt.jpg

     

    Thats the color that Im going to use for the whole car. I wish I would have left it like that in the engine bay(Its now got beliner in it because I didnt like it getting chipped and scratched)

     

    A few weeks ago....

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    The most recent pic is in my sig....

     

     

    Guy

     

     

    Damn that s gonna be nice......My next project will be that color! Love it!

     

    Terry

    Post a pic of your ride or nice Hybrids

    in Gen I & II Chevy V8 Tech Board

    Posted

    They sure do make it in BLUE......

     

    Blue_cobalt.jpg

     

    Thats the color that Im going to use for the whole car. I wish I would have left it like that in the engine bay(Its now got beliner in it because I didnt like it getting chipped and scratched)

     

    A few weeks ago....

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    The most recent pic is in my sig....

     

     

    Guy

     

     

    Guy your pics are down.....cant see em. Loren, thanks for chiming in!!!

     

    Terry

    Featured Ride???

    in Site Support

    Posted

    OK OK....I get the credit for this one...instead of featured ride, how about....FEATURED PRIDE? Original, personal and fitting no?

     

    Terry

     

    This Month's Featured Pride

    Terry's 1975 396 Big Block Chevy 280Z!!! :)

    Ed Quay spoiler

    in Body Kits & Paint

    Posted

    Is it just me, or is that Z tiny? compare it to the guys... then to the other vehicles... The Z Looks ultra tiny... Looks smaller than my 260z ?

     

    LMAO...your right , it does look tiny! Thats some funny crap....my eyes are watering...must be the camera angle or those guys are actually giants from another planet that decided to stuff thier V8 into the Z....hahahahaha....

     

    Terry

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