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Wow, that second link is great. It'll be added to my driving mix. Here's a couple of my selections of that genre type: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzFzeyJEDPc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IX7f3JpvrM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr8u9NOjk3A For Mr. Pariah - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UwkG3PuZWM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TafG0BNGWK8 A bit softer and more towards screamo than I care to admit, but definately a lot of talent here - if you like this song, the entire album, literally, is awesome. Old Slipknot is great (can't stand the new stuff), old mudvayne, nothingface, bury your dead, chimaira, disarmonia mundi (can't stress this band enough if you like the genre), god forbid...eh, the list goes on and on. All - Recently, I'll just turn on the classic rock radio station and try to imagine that I'm living in the 70s - it seems to make things more peaceful. I was born in the mid-80s, so I feel like I really missed out by not living in that era...as sad is it may sound to some. I'd say, probably one of the most relaxing songs I've heard would be: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s8YK4R5qa0

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Okay, while traveling south on 395 at around 5:00ish I saw an RV trailering a red 280z (or other s30 chassis) with a 3-piece BRE-style spoiler. It was a quick glimpse, but it looked pretty slick - WHO WAS IT??? After leaving Yosemite today, I know I'll be returning in the future (I gotta come better prepared to hike the multi-mile trails), and when I do I'll plan on spending some time at Lake Tahoe. Man, the heat is nothing here - it's great! Workers at Yosemite were encouraging everybody to drink plenty of water because the temps were supposed to get a little over 100*. It felt like 85-90* in Texas weather. I should probably hold my tongue, though, because tomorrow I'll be stopping at Death Valley - maybe it'll convince me otherwise. Mr. Pariah - thanks for the offer, but we left San Fran. two days ago - I'm in Bishop, CA right now. It seems like a nice little place to live - small quiet town surrounded by mountains. I stopped at the local Kragens here (looks exactly like AutoZone) and borrowed a crescent wrench so I could remove the headlight assemblies to remove the bulbs. The bulb is still good, so I have a short somewhere. I already have 4 test lights and didn't feel like buying another one to figure out where the short was coming from (pos. or ground); plus they were closing within the next few minutes, so I'll fix them when I return home. I keep reminding myself that it's just a higher cost-of-living, and to not get offended by them ripping me off for hotels, food, etc. From what I've heard, I couldn't imagine trying to buy real estate here - I would be doing it backwards. It's CA to TX, not TX - CA (from a financial point of view, anyways). So, here's a few overly-common tourist pics: And sorry, not a Z, but still definately a looker: I have a closer picture of it somewhere

I've heard the same thing from people that have lived in Austin for a while - at least you were around at that time to enjoy it. I still enjoyed driving through the L.A. area. Too bad I didn't know this earlier, I could've used your place as a pit stop so I can fix the high-beams on my little crapbox (and of course check out your Z). I just looked at it on the map, and it's a bit too far out of reach for us - we have everything plotted out and have certain checkpoints that we need to be at certain times. The pictures on the internet make it look very appealing, though. Thanks anyways for the tip. We finished hiking a few miles today, yielding some great panoramic views. Tonight we'll head to glacier point for some astronomy, and tomorrow we plan on visiting the sequoias before out departure. *Another side note, have any of you witnessed or received tickets from aircraft? I've seen the signs everywhere and have had several random pops chirp from my radar detector, but no signs of aircraft. Just curious...

I've always wondered why all of the car enthusiasts chose to stay in Cali, despite the pointless and annoying smog/emissions laws. I took my vacation this week to head to California - a road trip that's been planned for months. We (g/f and I) took I-10 from Texas to SoCal. As soon as I entered L.A., I was unimpressed with the roads, and prayed it was just the area I was in. Well, yesterday I drove from L.A. to Castroville on CA-1 - GOOD GRAVY this place is GORGEOUS! I've never driven on so many windy twisties around mountains, and an awesome view of the ocean to compliment everything. From Castroville we hopped on 101 to San Fran., and just about an hour ago I finished making the drive from San Fran. to Yosemite nat'l park...again, yet another amazing drive. We hiked a few trails so far, and have a lot more planned for tomorrow, but the scenery here is speechless. Although, I will admit, the one vehicle I wish I had with me is my R6 - especially when I was stuck in San Fran. traffic, since it's legal here to ride between vehicles (lucky!!). Unfortunately I was unable to bring a Z - it seemed more feasible to drive the little Hyundai sh*tbox, since it get's 30+mpg, has a/c, and is still a 5 spd. I can see what motivates people here to cruise without a destination. I also went up to see the Hearst Castle, and wow! The whole experience was :shock: . The view of the bay from Alcatraz was very photogenic as well. Anyways, just wanted to share how awesome the landscape is in this state of Cali. I don't know how I can ever return to the flat, boring roads of Texas. I mean, we have a mild hill country around Austin, which is okay, but after driving through Cali, I don't think I'll ever feel the same about them. As a side note, in the past 2 days I've seen 26 of the new 2010 Mustangs already...what the hell? I didn't think they were that great - maybe it's a Cali thing. I also saw my first Lambo in person a couple of days ago while eating in Hollywood - much sexier in person, might I add. Okay, I'm done now.

TimZ's 280zxt?

Make a will and properly assign my fleet of datsuns.

I was looking at purchasing some FAST rails, but wow, the price on these is hard to overlook. Are there any benefits to running FAST or MSD rails over these, or are you just paying for the name?

This is the best picture I could find - let me know if you need any other angles.

Funny, I just saw one of those for the first time yesterday. I was walking to my truck to leave for work, and I heard a v8 accelerating from the stop light nearby. It was brief, but reminded me of an old-school muscle car note...maybe I was still waking up and disoriented, who knows. Anyways, I looked up to see a white R8 passing by. I stared it down until it sped out of sight. Although I didn't really care for the pictures of it upon its release, after seeing it in person, I agree, it's seriously a cool car.

I know there are wheel spacers for our datsuns - the particular one I'm looking for is a 5 lug pattern, 4.5x5 to be exact, and I need it in a 2" spacer - the closest I was able to find that wasn't a cheap eBay spacer (prior to this thread) was 1.25". Thanks to a few of the replies, I now have other options to look into. I'll post an update if I can find one.

Good idea - I sent an e-mail to ichibausa yesterday; still waiting to hear back from them. I might be better off calling MM, though - I don't think I've ever had an e-mail response from them (3 attempts, IIRC).

Who is the "proven" product. I'm not trying to go cheap with this build, and especially not on a wheel spacer, but this eBay spacer was the only one I could find with the 4.5 x 5 lug pattern and the 2" thickness. I knew Porsche used wheel spacers, but I wasn't sure exactly what their setup was. I was thinking that the studs on studs spacer was more safe than using longer wheel studs and a slide-on spacer, because it wouldn't put as much stress on the same stud... I'm not too worried about the lugnuts, because I can always buy the correct thread and pitch, but if the studs come as m12x1.5, that's the same as the current lugnuts I'm running. I guess what I need to look for is, who makes a reputable wheel adapter in the 2" thickness that I need?

I did search, and know this topic has been discussed, but not this particular configuration. I have a pair of 17x10.5 cobra wheels for my widebody project. I currently have 17x9 wheels bolted to the rear, and it looks like if I bring them out 2" more, the 17x10.5 would fill the wheel/flare gap pretty well, and they'll clear the struts. I'm looking at these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Wheel-Adapters-5-Lug-Mustang-T-Bird-Ranger-Spacers-2_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZQ7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a30QQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em14Q2el1262QQhashZitem5ad1529965QQitemZ390058908005QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories I'm wondering if these should be okay to use as a wheel adapter. The drivetrain will be a supercharged v8, and I'm planning on having it set to run 650-800rwhp. I've never ran adapters before, and the only negative thing I read about them on this website, as well as others, is to use a good one and not a cheap piece of crap. This ebay adapter looks good to me, but how do I know if it's a pos or not? Plus I didn't read many people running the 2" spacer - most were 1" - 1.25". Any potential / notorious hazards with this?

If the mas was damaged it's possible to be causing a lean condition. However, you could also have a large vacuum leak somewhere (above the intake manifold, most likely, since both banks are running lean) and the PCM has added enough fuel to where it's passed the fuel trim's parameter threshold and threw the code. This is how I would view it from ford - I don't know how different GM would be. Usually if the O2 sensors are bad or not switching, you will have stored codes for them as well (again, used to ford). Just guessing off the top of my head, I would say the mas would be the culprit. Is the intake obstructed? (possibly from the wreck?) If the fuel pump is going out, it could cause the lean condition. Just talking off the top of my head from the most common problems I see; I'm kinda worthless without my diagnostic equipment - hope any of this helps.

In the beginning, it's kind of hard to miss...heck, it had more air time than the two Zs in FnF4 combined. It's when the moto-terminator (or whatever the robot motorcycles were called) are shooting at Marcus Wright. I believe it's the second motorcycle that crashes into the 280zx.

Yeah, I had so many extras laying around that I gave quite a few of them to Mark, who is owner of zxman.com . He's located in Round Rock, and should have what you need.

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What type of side markers do you have? Looks great, btw.

I'm looking for some cheap door panels for my '76 280z. I don't care if they're from '75 - '78, as long as the vinyl is all intact (no tears, rips, etc.) and it fits a coupe (not a 2+2). Also, lately my e12-80 (early 280zx ignition module - '79 and '80 I believe) ignition module has been cutting out going down the highway, so if anyone has a used one that was in good working condition, let me know. Let's see what you have!

3 of my Zs had that distinctive smell which I've grown accustomed to. Then there's the '82 that reaked of gear oil (which dominates over any other stench, IMO) - changing the carpet out fixed that problem. The '83 was female owned, so it possessed an overwhelming perfume and (cherry?) air freshner scent, and with my latest buy, the '76, a couple of months ago when I ripped the interior out, I discovered why it smelled like a dead animal...skeleton/hairy remains of a rat stuck to the floorboard under the passenger seat. Now it smells fine, except when I turn the vent on - then a fog of cat piss hits me.

I thought it worked great for anti-theft, though, because say if a criminal just stole the car, he'll be driving off at least a good half a block or so, thinking he made away with it, and then BAM - unless he finds the hidden switch, he's screwed.

I had an anti-theft killswitch for the fuel pump on my v8 280zx. It was just a normal 670 Holley carb, but there were a couple of times that I would drive off for about 30 or more seconds until the engine would start sputtering out. Initially I would freak out and wonder wtf broke this time, but then I'd remember and flip the switch, while coasting as long as I could before I felt it was safe to release the clutch pedal and get the engine going again. How long was it running?

That's one wicked louvered hood you've got there