JMortensen

I need one of those shirts!!!

Ricky, if you use the good gaskets and not the cork ones, then you don't have to replace them every time you take the valve cover off. I've even taken to siliconing mine to the valve cover and putting a super thin layer of anti-seize on the head side so that it comes off easily. I've had the same gasket on there for probably 5 years now.

As far as getting the lettering silver again I used sandpaper on mine.

Yes, unless you turn 18 before Nov 2nd.

Michael Badnarik. While I'm sure I disagree with at least 1/2 of what he says, it's gotta be better than Bush or Kerry for me.

A friend of mine had a '69 Z number 472. The car was repainted in the original color and had 2 small rust holes, one in the door and one in the floorpan. It had under 60K original miles. When she put it on ebay I listed it here, on the IZCC list, on zcar.com, and at classiczcars.com. It eventually sold (not on ebay) for $6K. I don't know if I could have advertised somewhere else, but I was sure that that car would bring 9 or 10 grand. Maybe JeffP got lucky, but these cars just aren't worth that much IME.

That is the last thing I am. I guess you don't read the Non-Tech Board political crap too often... It's another case of not wanting to do the dirty work (or not being able to). Reagan wanted to cut spending, but the Congress wouldn't go along with it. I'm not sure what Bush is thinking. Maybe he realizes that he'll never get re-elected if he even mentions cutting back govt jobs and services. We wouldn't be in this predicament if it weren't for FDR though, I can tell you that. I'm guessing that I would be an attractive candidate to all of about 5 people who live out in the boonies in Montana.

How about something a little more subtle. Maybe a real light mist of pepper spray as I say "I'll be right there" and don't open the door for a minute or two...

RCNSC- I have compiled the following quote from YOU. YOU said all of these things according to a Michael Moore mindset, and it's up to the reader to judge. I have cleverly arranged them to show you what deceit is all about. This is not intended to offend anyone, just show what is possible:

Here on planet Earth we call that LYING. He presents his movie as a DOCUMENTARY. You may find fault with the moviegoers for believing the movie as it is presented. I find fault with Moore for presenting it in a fallacious manner (as in not true, a lie, etc) and then calling it a documentary. Definition of documentary from dictionary.com: YES I would rather see Bush in office! I don't think Bush is as dumb as the media makes him out to be. Not MENSA material, but certainly not stupid. Kerry on the other hand is everything I don't want in a politician. A tax and spend democrat. There is nothing worse to my mind short of outright socialists or communists, which is really only a step to the left. You wanna talk sincerity, how about Kerry? Have you heard him talk about lowering gas prices? Did you know that he's voted to raise gas taxes 10 times as a Senator? Where's the sincerity? Is it possible that Kerry is not altruistic? Kerry's out shooting a gun for the media. I'm betting last time that happened he was up for re-election. Kerry might not get the eucharist because of his stance on abortion... oh no... probably the first eucharist he'd had in 6 years too! Somehow conservatives have gotten the label of greedy and democrats have avoided it. The truth of the matter is that big business runs the one side, and labor unions and lawyers runs the other side. They're both corrupt as hell. I think that's why I run so libertarian in my views. Take this crap out of the govt's hands, then they won't have the power to f it up.

OK RCNSC, how about disproving 56 inaccuracies (and no, I haven't checked them, but they sound very similar to the Bowling for Columbine inaccuracies, a lot of which I did check): http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1164856/posts

Since everyone seems to agree that there are foreign nationals in Iraq now, I don't think that Iraq is a hindrance to the war on terror. It's like the Tora Bora thing. More guys kept coming from Pakistan, and the American generals were saying "Great! Keep em coming!" Easier for you to come to us for your big ol helping of death than for us to come to you. Obviously less good to fight the battles in a city, but I think it's pretty common consensus that there are Islamic militants in Iraq. That's not true. Do a little research. Plus, my basic theory was that the government shouldn't be providing a lot of the services it does, but when they do, AND they are horribly expensive and inefficient, then they should return those services to the private sector. The US is once again leading the fight against the Sudan in the UN, and once again the UN is not playing along. I heard last week we backed down some too. Strotter, the problem with your argument is that if we invaded all of the places that are hostile to us and were fomenting terror at the same time we would be WAY overextended, and if the American public can't even take the losses we've had in Iraq there is no way in hell they're going to step up to attack another 10 countries. It's an often heard argument from the left that we're in the wrong place (I don't know your political persuasion) but the unsaid part of the leftist argument is that we shouldn't be in ANY of those places. Kerry said a while back that terrorism is a law enforcement issue. Not in my book. That would be like taking care of a hornets' nest not by attacking the nest, but by carrying a fly swatter and killing them as they land on you.

Well I ordered my sign: No solicitors No proselytizing (Bible thumping didn't fit) No donation seeking No selling stuff I'll put it up and take a pic for you all when it comes in. Will it stop them? I'm thinking not. We shall see. If this house weren't a rental I'd put a damn fence up with a No Trespassing sign.

What is the f'in deal??? I have a NO SOLICITOR sign on my front door. Salesman, zealots, charity people, pundits, and every other persuasion of freak is CONSTANTLY KNOCKING ON MY DOOR! What's more every single one of them says "I'm not a solicitor" with the exception of the one guy who actually said to my face, "If I let a little sign like that stop me, where am I going to get in life?" They have to realize when they see the sign that I'm NOT buying anything from them. They just have to. I'm so pissed I'm heading down to Staples right now to see if I can get the following signs made: "No selling stuff" "No proselytizing/Bible thumping" "No political donation seekers" These stupid f#cks have pissed me off for the last time! This has been slowly bringing my blood to a boil since I've moved to Seattle. F'IN SEATTLE!!!

No problem. You've just been asking more questions I know the answer to as of late.

Should bolt right up, but you need to use the pressure plate and the throwout bearing collar from the same car. Use the 280 stuff or the 240 stuff, but don't mix and match. I'd use the 280 stuff because it has a slightly stronger pressure plate.

http://www.geocities.com/z_design_studio/transmission.html IME for a N/A car the closer ratios are MUCH better than the lower 1st and 2nd gear. The gap from 2nd to 3rd is huge on the 4 speeds and early 5 speeds. Much better in the ZX 5 speed.

I haven't really run into any limitations since buying Photoshop Elements 2.0. $100 and it does all I need. The full version is wasted on me, since I'm not a graphic designer.

It's your damn car, do whatever you want to it. These cars aren't worth enough to justify getting a stick up your butt about modifying one. If anything you'd be driving the price up. The only car that I wouldn't modify would be a car that ALREADY has it's own history, like taking the Bob Sharp car and putting a 350 in it, or doing an RB swap in the #46, and even there, if it's your car it's still up to you...

I don't know about that. I've been running it for ~8 years and have no complaints about the lockup on decel. Might explain my rear toe-in preference though... I can tell you that the R200s have springs and the R180s don't. I don't know if the R180s are 2 way also, I would imagine they are, and that 4ag link seems to say that they are, along with R160s, TuRDs, pretty much anything made by Fuji. Lots of racers running around in Jap cars with Fuji LSDs... Here's the quote from the 4ag site:

I was thinking that too in your case. In my case I could flip them around since I only have plates and no disks, but the more I think about it the more I think I don't want to. It would give more preload and more breakaway, but wouldn't increase the overall lockup, so it'd probably just make the car understeer worse and not have any benefit whatsoever. One idea I did have is I could get 2 friction disks and install one on each side and remove a spring plate from each side, that way I would have 2 plates, 2 disks, and the one spring all working as friction surfaces. That should decrease my preload and increase the total lockup. Still not wanting to spend $60 for 2 disks though. Seems like a waste. Wonder if anyone has some old ones laying around...

Wow, that is weird. I honestly don't know what to think about yours or mine. They just don't follow the parts list from Nissan in either case. Thanks for the info Mat, and just for the record my clutch stacks measure 20.1mm thick total including the big fat washers. Another question for you Mat: on yours were the springs facing the same direction so that they got stacked like plates, or were they facing opposite so that they increased the preload? Mine were facing the same direction, so that when I got the screws out and undid the bolts, the two halves only separated by ~1/8" or ~3/16. I'm sure if I put them in opposing each other the case halves would be ~1/2" apart. I've seen ribbed clutches and wavy metal clutches in domestic LSDs, but this is the first Nissan unit I've had apart, so I was hoping to follow right along with the info that Nissan Comp sent me. Unfortunately nothing seems to be going to plan. I'd really rather see 8 clutches at work in the diff than 6, but I am thinking that the ribbed clutches are probably intended to be more aggressive than smooth clutches, which might explain why there are fewer. Probably one of those "use fewer and put a big spacer in to save money" things. Mine came out of an '87 300ZX Turbo and I got it from a jy, so I really don't have any history on mine, but it does have the numbers C4D4 stamped on the carrier itself. I'm not sure that any of this really matters so much. I wanted to shim it up a little tighter, nothing I've found would prevent me from continuing on with my plan. Would be nice if Nissan knew what was in these things though...

Well I've been on this forum for awhile, and so far I've seen the most votes for Mike Kelly or John Coffey, and Tim240z kinda has a Nader-esque spoiler role. I think I lean a little more towards Coffey (6 cylinder AND faster).

OK, finally got into the diff, and I have some unexpected stuff going on. The clutch parts don't fit the description of EITHER the 45 lb build or the 75 lb build. The number of clutches doesn't match either the 45 lb or the 75. The type of clutches doesn't match. The thickness of the clutch stacks doesn't match. Weird. So here's what I've got: Here is the entire clutch stack from one side gear Here is the drive clutch or the clutch disk in Nissan terms. Gets driven by the side gear. As you can see, only ONE per side... surprising. There are 2 of these driven clutches or clutch plates per side There are 2 of these spring plates per side And there is and "end plate" or an end washer that is over 3mm thick per side. Here's a picture of the LSD crosspin and case shape. It would appear that the Nissan LSD is a 2 way LSD. Compare the photo to this: http://www.club4ag.com/faq%20and%20tech_pages/limited_slips_differential_101.htm If you run a couple bolts through the carrier you can relieve the preload on the little phillips machine screws that hold it together. Once that is done it still takes an impact driver to remove the screws. I figured out that if you can get an extension on it, an impact GUN works a hell of a lot better than an impact driver for getting the little screws out. Everything looks peachy inside, no chipped teeth or worn gears or anything. The clutches don't look very worn either, surprisingly. So my plan is to lube and reassemble and test the breakaway and see where it is at now and shim if necessary. I don't think that the shim will hold up if I install it all the way against the side gear. I don't want to install it between the drive and driven clutches either. I could install it between the end washer and the spring plates, but I think it would wear out really fast. I'm thinking I'll put the shims between the case and the thick end washer. It will have the same effect and should be safer there. I can tell from the wear on the end washers that they did not move previously. Anyone have a reason not to do what I'm planning on doing? Thanks, that was a long haul. Jon

This is the crux of my problem with politics in America. It's always billed as "help the homeless" or "every American DESERVES medical insurance" yadda yadda yadda. The fact of the matter is were the government a business it would have been out of business a long time ago. The country needs to act like a corporation and file bankruptcy for the failing arms of its business and return those things to the private sector. I think in a previous political discussion someone had mentioned that the govt spends $12000 per child on education in CA, and CA ranks 37th overall in the nation. Not very good. Private school costs (at least in this example) $7000, so why not remove the government from the equation and remove the extra $5000 tax burden while providing a school that is clean, maintained, has good supplies and provides a better education. That's just one example. Farm subsidies is another one. "It'll be the death of the small farm" is the battle cry here. SO WHAT. If we don't NEED them anymore for food production, then why should everyone pay higher taxes so that JimBob can work the same land that his great great grand-daddy did 150 years ago? It's a romantic notion, but how much should we pay for romance? These guys are buggywhip makers, they are the blacksmiths, they are the wheelwrights of our time. Like those other honorable professions, they just aren't needed anymore, and like those other professionals, they can find other jobs.