BillZ260

First off, I have a hard time with this story being all that SAD. It sounds more like LIFE to me. But anyway... http://WWW.SMOGCHECK.CA.GOV 1-800-952-5210 Has your friend checked in to this? Could help pay for part of the repair bill?

I am almost embarrassed to post the issue. I went out yesterday to review the situation and with in about 10 seconds, I recognized the issue... The timing light pickup was clipped around #3... Still running hotter than it should after about 15 min on the road, but reading my notes this morning tells me I have some more ajustments to try on the timing now that I know I have everything lined up Thanks for the dampner info Grumpy.

ZR8ED, has that Sunoco 94 been a 10% blend for all of the past 14 years? I have no idea if there is a standard compound rubber used in gas carbs / FI systems, but it seems that this would dictate how many cars would be affected by the mix, and that the % blend would dictate how soon changes would happen. If it does eat the seals on an injector, what problems does that cause? Does the injector leak and the engine floods out or what?

Back info: I have a small block that has maybe 1000 miles on it since the rebuild. Everything is new, I had been chasing an oil leak for quite a while. I though it was the pan but ended up being the TChain Cover. Since I have replaced that it hasn't really run right. Around the same time I was working on my hood latch that required the removal of the dizzy as well. What's going on now: Car runs decent, has good vaccum, around 18 @ idle and it's never iradic. After about 20 min or so on the road, the temp starts to climb and when I park it, the hood is HOT. What I've tried: I figure the timing is off so today I re-established my TDC with a dial indicator through the Spark plug hole, and get it set, nothing seems off at this point. So I unhook the vac advance, set my timing light to 0 and start her up. It's pointing almost DEAD on the 90 Deg mark at idle. It didn't do this when I first built the motor but the car has never really been dialed in very well either for lots of various reasons. SO, is my dizzy off one tooth or what? The car idles fine, but I'm afraid to finish the tune with the timing off this far. Another board suggests that my ballancer slipped but, it is new and it seems that the mark is EXACTLY 90 Deg off. What do you guy's think?

It really affects my milage too, adv 18ish with ethanol and can get near 20 on straight, thiis is 80% Hwy in '03 4Runner V8. What gets me is that they charge the same for both, don't have to tell you what % mix it is and it can harm your vehicle. I don't get it.

Two really good arguments here, but it seems to boil down to two camps (for me anyway) I like to build I like to drive Don't get me wrong, I love my Z and driving it, but what I cherrish most is that I dismantled and re-configured this car to be what I wanted it to be, and it started up and drove when I asked it to. It's hard to describe what I felt when I drove it around the block the very first time, but after that it hasn't been the same. I guess for me, it's really about making something and getting it to work, and I guess I wouldn't have learned that without going through this process. That's pretty hard to put a price on, when you think about it. I find myself looking for another project to build, always SOMETHING to build. Projects don't necessarily need to be a cars for me either, right now I'm doing some remodeling at my mothers house, its new and challenging work, eats up my time, but only her bank account

Great Job and COOL Color.... But Dan, I didn't know you even had a Z

There are multiple other threads covering most if not all your questions, search around a bit and you should be able to gather the info you need.

Memorial Day weekend is our Anniversary, 6 years this year We drove down to Dallas for the weekend, stayed at the Gaylord Texan, kinda cool. Basically we shopped and ate and drove all weekend, there goes that stimulus check and then some, but it was worth it, and really nice to just get away.

There goes the rest of my day....

I like to of it as "it's where it needs to be"

WERD! To both comments actually, but performance driving takes A LOT more out of you simply because if you loose track of what you're doing you can get in to some serious trouble, loose track while trying to get good milage and you... well you get a little worse milage... Welcome to the board Sean, always good to see another Z fan from OK here. If you'd like, I can try to convert you to the power side of Z's but I do applaud your goals, should be a fun project!

What do you mean?

I guess it really all depends on where she is on Barney's Hot/Crazy Threshold?

Momo here, I may be selling for a more period style wheel.

I don't think they add anything as far as structural rigidity to the unibody, there just isn't enough there for them to, is there?

If that would have been available 10 years ago, I'd still have it ...

My top 10 in NO particular order and I could be sway'd, but these are my childhoold memories 40. Milner's Deuce Coupe -> HOW was this (and the rest of the movie's cars not in the top 10?) 20. Christine 11. The Bluesmobile 10. Mr. Frye's Ferrari 7. Bandit's Trans Am 5. James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 3. The General Lee (Not Because of the Movie) ?. James Bond's Toyota 2000GT ? Mike's 1995 Porsche 991 Turbo (964) from Bad Boys (Honorable Mention) Frank's 1995 BMW 735i from The Transporter (Honorable Mention)

I ordered my carpet kit from SpiritDatsun with out the holes cut in the center section so I can do just that. It's not installed, and I haven't figured out what exactly I'm going to do, but I'll share when I get there.

Sorry, been busy with family, new car shopping, and work. Hopefully I'll get some time to test fit my pieces and get some snap shots for you guys.

Pretty cool.

No purists here...and I don't see any problem w/ the open element. Can you feel any difference?

Watching it on DVR right now... so how "OLD" is this episode? The Merc, M3, and RS4 all look new to me..

Do you retail those John? Their based in California, but their retailer list only lists one shop in Indiana and 3 in Canada, and I didn't find any reputable online retailers. Google basically nets me this thread and ST's website If you don't retail them I'll contact them directly. Strike that, I'm surfing challenged, at least that's what my wife calls it. Found them....and BRIGHT green no less...I guess I'll have to go with the Sinclair paint scheem so they blend in

So it shouldn't be leaning over that much? I'm following the other thread as well, thanks. Currently I have the stock front sway and no rear.