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SCRAPPYDO

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  • Birthday 06/14/1973

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  1. Thanks very much. I certainly appreciate it.

  2. Hey I'll send you some photos tonight of the mikunis!

  3. I need the lower three front valance pieces for a 1971 240Z. Does anybody know where to get these.
  4. No, thats actually not the list I was talking about. None of those parts will help you run 11's, those are the parts that look pretty in a magazine or parts book. But I am done, and unlike yourself I am not going to keep posting here. Its your thread, enjoy it. I am guilty of putting it off coarse a little and for that I apologize. However, you will find that there is far more to making a fast car than assembling a list of popular Z mods. Especially one with limits as high as your shooting for. I am also going to look up how you machine a transmission to get a different ratio to make it handle more power. Thats a new one for me. Have a great time in school and study hard, keep those A+'s coming. And when you achieve your goal, by all means come back and show everybody. Because that means you made it through college and have a great paying job which is the most important thing of all.
  5. You can get angry at me all you want, but what you went through is pretty typical. My brother and myself had similar starts in life (minus the 18 wheeler). We worked crazy hours,we had crappy jobs, we had project cars, etc. So nothing special about any of that from my seat. I am just letting you know you need to expand your list of plans. Don't just build the engine, build the entire car. This is good advice I am giving you. If you choose not to listen to me because you think I am a prick, its your loss. You will probably do your own thing, so be it. I know exactly where you are in life, as I was there. I don't have to know you personally.
  6. Take a step back slick. I read your posts. And I know exactly what your thinking of doing. I was your age once as well. I know precisely what goes on in your head. The biggest clue to where your at in your project is you actually care if your car was faster than your friends WRX. Having put so much emphasis on that, I know precisely where your mindset is. So you can lose your high horse. When college starts you will find that you have very little time for toys. Its just not possible to do both well. I think putting your Z to bed for a few years is the smart move, so you can do it when you have A) enough time, and enough money. Because if there is one thing that is universally true, its that college kids lack funds. Your Z will be there waiting for you, by then you may have different priorities, and running in the 11's may not seem like that big a deal. Especially when there will be many people in the 10's. There is always somebody faster. Keep in mind this. It takes A LOT more than just HP to get into the 11's. You are going to have to do a great deal of chassis work and tranny and rear end work if you want to run that hard. 11's is no joke. For every dollar you spend on the engine, be prepared to spend AT LEAST that much if not double on the chassis. Power is meaningless if you cannot get it to the ground. If your still reading and my preaching has not bored you. I only tell you this as I have built up an monster engine or two in my time and chassis tuning is the difference between a 13 second car and a 11 second car. Also be prepared to only own a drag car. Not too many people have the funds to pull off an 11 second quarter miler and still have a car thats fun to drive and handles well. Good Luck, but I forsee your goals changing soon. IT may not seem like I am trying to help, but believe me, I am.
  7. Well, I have an idea, how about stop spending money on turbos and intercoolers when the car does not even stop reliably. You need to get your priorities in check. What good is trying to achieve 450whp ( A ridiculous number arbitrarily picked I am sure ) if you cannot stop the car. Take a few steps back, your about to be in college and what you need is reliable transportation. Not some poorly tuned high strung project car that wont get you to class. Take it from somebody who drove a 512 HP 74 Trans Am for 2 years in college. Its not the way to go. If college is more important to you, keep your car stock, and in good mechanical condition.
  8. I am pretty sure they dont work, as the item on the right has no diaphram left in it. They will come off today. As I am in desperate need to clean up the engine bay. It looks horrid by my standards.
  9. I think these are just emissions parts. I am about ready to take them off, but want to be sure. I have looked them up in my how to restore your 240Z book, but they give little more than a name. I honestly do not see what their purpose is at this point. Perhaps they had something to do with some form of emissions equipment? Any help would be great. SCRAPPYDO
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