BillZ260

I'd call them lucky if that was a tornado.

Nice, what are your options for the front?

I think your correct on all your comments above. I'm pretty sure there is another fairly recent thread pertaining to this matter and I cautioned agaist the 14 spline input shaft as well as the smaller weaker gearset in the V6 Unit. I'd personally like to see how long one holds up

Just spent a week in a 520D w/ M trim here in Scotland, and I'd recomend that car to anyone! Regaurdless of the engine choices we have in the US, this car did EVERYTHING well. I loved it and if I could afford one, I'd have one in the driveway as soon as I started working in the states again. The 2.0 Diesel was a bit low on power off the line but it CRUISED on the highways and got about 32 adv mpg over the week, despite the un-godly price of Diesel, which was almost $9/Gal. Any US 5 series is goign to be an excelent DD. Beautiful , braked, handled, and drove very nicely, and the big KNOB on the console worked decently. One downer for the road, it could have had better lumbar support, since I couln't find the adjustment.

I think that may be a repost but still funny.

I ran across this page, had to share. Lots of standard faves, plus TONS of cars I've never seen before, wanted a couple, like some of the non-domestic Fords, and especially the Alpine Renault A110, sick.... ENJOY http://www.1a-partner.ch/bergpruefung_2006.htm Check out the Angelia about 1/3 of the way down, looks like it's going to twist in half

get a truck and trailer, drive the 8 hours w/ cash in hand and get it if it's a good deal. Other than that, find another car.

Definitly lots of toys in KUWAIT of COURSE!....Oh and the UAE.

GM W/C T-5 w/ "Cobra R" internals here. No input for you as to how i like it but it should be nice...

There was never too much follow up on the RB/S30 cars, anyone w/ more input on those projects?

I like how that EBAY motor comes w/ a custom build stand that allows you to rotate it 360 degrees. A nice touch!

Don't have a V8, but I've had my 94 Explorer for 12 ;years now w/ very minimal issues. Only thing I'd watch is the Trans, make sure it shifts well, and if it has 4WD and Auto Hubs, switch them out to Manuals. I've ONLY got 140K on mine but it runs like a top, can't justify getting rid of it just yet.

Cool!

That's the same T-5 I started out w/ but i was warned that it will not hold up behind a V8, not even in a light car. Look up the HP and TQ ratings, they are LOW, even if you had a bone stock 350, you'd be pushing the limits of those transmissions. The GOOD news is that they are most likely World CLass housings and you can easily upgrade all the internals w/ LARGER and STRONGER gearsets. I was really suprized at how much heavier the V8 gears were. I believe I had at least one thread about what to do and the decisions I made, this would be around Jan 2005 i think, maybe a bit later. There is an excelent site, http://www.thegearbox.org/page/page/3813499.htm. Kevin (I think that's his name) has everything you need to rebuild and upgrade your T5's. He helped me through several technical questions while I rebuild mine. It's not too difficult, and I encourage you to try it I ended up with a Ford Cobra R gearset and the GM 26 spline hardened input shaft, a complete rebuild kit and carbon syncros. Enjoy!

WOW! Definitly good no one was hurt. Incredible... What kind of SUV was she in?

I was a freshman in HS and was looking for a car. My dream car at the time, (and still is) was the RUF Yellow Bird that was hanging on at least two of my walls. Some of my (better off) friends were all starting to get into project cars and stuff w/ their dads. I was wanting something really different than the Mustangs and Camero's that were THE hot rods to have at the time. SO, I'm riding my Mongoose one day, w/ the Aluminum Waffle mags, and there was this Tripple black S30 (not a clue as to what year it was, didn't really care at the time) for sale in an emply parking lot. $3,000 bucks, I was SOLD and in LOVE!!! I asked dad but it was too SMALL for a first car. I ended up, CRUSHED, and a with a blue w/ white vinyl top 1982 Ford LTD. Talk about an abused car Anyway, I wanted that little black Z so bad, that it stuck w/ me, well, untill the point where I could actually get something I wanted for myself. Many years later, having gone through some decent cars and then onto more practicle suv's... I'm almost a newly wed, have had my first house for a while and was just starting to get into the BLACK. Had started to get the itch for a project I could get back into, even w/ my tiny 1 car garage. So I started looking, not real seriously, but solely for an S30. I had happend upon the HybridZ site a couple years before and had some vision of what I wanted, but wasn't quite sure. Anyway, I spent almost 2 years looking for a decent Z in Oklahoma, which I found to be quite the challence. All the cars that I did look at and drive were either way over priced, or in bad shape. One beutiful spring day I decided to go home a bit differnt way than normal from whatever we were doing, and there is the little blue 260 in a drug store parking lot w/ a for sale sign on it. Pull a U'y so Crystal and I can check it out. I wasn't perfect, but it was perfect! Wrote the number down, called the guy up (borrowed the $$ from my new wife of <6 months) and had it before the end of the week!!! I talked him down from 2400 to 1900. SWEET!!! Got it home and learned alot more about it than when I took the test drive. It ran decent, but the front shocks were comepetly DRY of oil and the pistons were both bent and locked up solid, rear shocks were completely shot, etc etc. It wasn't really safe, or reliable enough to drive every day, but it was mine. I spent a couple months working through SOME electrical issues trying to get it into shape to drive but never did get them sorted out. We moved, and I suddenly had more than twice the garage space, so the Z got dismantled and has been slowly taking shape over the last 4 or so years. Fast forward to last Xmas, it's about 90 percent mechanically complete and running, FINALLY!!! Fortunatly/Unfortunatly, this year I've started to travel heavily for work. Been home 6 weeks total so this year and just have not been able to do too much w/ it. To be continued...

^^^Second that!^^^ I want my rear windos to open....

I was just going to say the same

These guys and their planes are pretty incredible. I was able to run over to Abu Dahbi and catch them there this spring. Pretty intense to watch, and so precise while flying so low to the ground. I've got some pics posted, but it doesn't look like YAHOO likes people linking to their hosted stuff. Best to just follow the link to the album. http://new.photos.yahoo.com/billghere/album/576460762397270213

I think for a concept it's ok. But the molds should not be pulled from that hood right?

Well, Red would go w/ the HEI....

THATS what I'm talking about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can you get other anodized colors other than RED?

Once you have the flap/door pc removed, then it should come right out.

Only you! ROFL