[T5 Tranny?]

T-5's have a tin identifying tag on the tail housing. The number on this tag will tell you anything you need to know. Go to http://www.5speeds.com/t5/index.html and on that page there is an identifier index. You simply plug in the number from the tag and it will tell you the vehicle, engine, year, if it's a World Class, etc.

The website has all kinds of info about t-5's and all kinds of goodies for racing and rebuilding them. They even have live streaming video from the rebuild shop as techs work on them.

I got my WC T-5 from a V8 Trans AM with the help of this site.

[A Funny Vid, I Couldnt stop laughing]

Yea, this is just slapstick stuff...I guess you guys aren't Three Stooges fans!

[Drifting RC Cars Videos]

Just playing the song in that video (the first one) while driving could cause me to lose my license for a long, long time.

[forget welding]

I have always believed in replacing a material with the same material but from what you say Vince, this sounds like great stuff. I'll definately try it out on some future applications.

[84-86 300ZX strut cartridges]

Thanks for your help. I'll give them a call.

[forget welding]

It still ain't gona hold like welding or rivets!

[forget welding]

Make sure you cut out all the bad steel (cut out an inch extra if needed). then strip the surrounding area and paint w/Por15 as per directions. Rivet new steel plate in and fill over-lap w/ dum dum. Hammer edges down between plate and floor pan and reapply dum dum if needed. Prime and shoot w/top coat as per Por15 instructs.

[84-86 300ZX strut cartridges]

Anyone?

[Sub-frame connectors and rear sway-bar clearance]

I've heard from a few sources that Z's handle better w/out a rear sway-bar. That would be the easiest fix I've had so far on this project!

By the way, what kind of fuel tank are you using-looks like a nice set-up.

The mufflers look close...any concerns?

[Sub-frame connectors and rear sway-bar clearance]

Thanks for the picture Joe. I second Mike's question. Did you weld nuts inside the SFC's or run the bolts all the way through and put a washer/nut on from inside the car? Also, does positioning the sway-bar in this way mess with the geometry of the bar?

Thanks again.

[84-86 300ZX strut cartridges]

I'm getting ready to section the struts on my 280 and was advised that 84-86 300ZX replacement cartridges worked well on a 1 1/2" section with Motorsport lowering springs. Did a search....didn't get what I needed.

Is anybody using this cartridge? Any feedback would be helpful.

Thanks

[Congress passed another tax cut.]

It's an extension of existing tax cuts.

I don't know about you but a per child tax credit and retaining tax relief for married couples will definately stimulate my economy.

[Sub-frame connectors and rear sway-bar clearance]

Joe,

Pictures would really be helpful. Please post them here or email me directly as soon as you can.

Thanks!

[Sub-frame connectors and rear sway-bar clearance]

Thanks for the tip Bill, my floors have been removed so that may be an option. By the way, how do you like your spring/strut combo? That is the setup I have been leaning towards (with sectioned front strut tubes) and it would be helpful to get some feedback.

[Sub-frame connectors and rear sway-bar clearance]

Thanks Dan. Now I can get on with the welding and quit scratching my noggin!

[Sub-frame connectors and rear sway-bar clearance]

I am in the process of welding in sub-frame connectors on my 280Z and it looks as though where they tie into the rear sub-frame will block the path of the rear sway-bar. I am using Pete Paraska's plans illustrated on his website. I realize he has a 240Z. Can anyone advise?

Thanks!

[Undercoating Removal]

I read this post and many others looking for the easiest way to remove undercoating before I started my undercoat removal project. I figured I would update everybody now that I'm almost done with this little slice of heaven project. What worked for me was a combination of solvent, heat gun, rigid scrapers, flexible scrapers, 3M abrasive disks, wire brush, dynamite and weapons of mass destruction. In other words, there is no magic solution! It seems like each area required its own particular method to get the stuff off. I also think Datsun management must have been paying bonuses to whoever could put the most undercoating on a car the day mine was built. Anyway, my point is to just get in there and do it. Once you finally get started it becomes a kind of twisted quest to get all the gunk off your car. At the time of this reply I am welding in the sub-frame connectors and feeling a great weight has been lifted from my shoulders.

[What brackets should I keep in the engine bay]

I've got my car down to the bare shell now and have started stripping and sanding the front end. My question is-are there any brackets I should save in the engine bay? The only ones I see that I know I will use is for the windshield washer fluid bottle and throttle cable. I want to keep the engine bay as clean and simple as possible so if I don't need it I don't want it. Also, what type of body filler should I use to cover unused screw holes in the engine bay?

Thanks for any help I can get!

[What does the (0|1) mean next to my logon name?]

When I logon to this website and scroll down to the members online there is a (0|1) next to my logon name. Why?

Thanks,

[Congratulate me! :)]

Congrats! My wife not only let me take on a Z hybrid project, she also bought me a great heater for the shop so I could work on it for hours without seeing her. Hey...wait a minute!

[What a pile of crap!!]

I think most of the $100k went for dope while he was making it.

[What's Shelby think he's doing?]

I saw the show too. It was really cool the way they cut the aluminum frame. The V10 is truely bad ass, I first saw it when Ford was using it in the Boss 351 prototype (sounds great too). I don't love the body but I do love the fact that Ford is willing to let this project happen.

Shelby was not involved in the project but it was good seeing him drive the car. For an 81 year old man it didn't look like he was holding back too much when he was doing the burnouts and donuts.

[Amazing discovery!!]

Soooo...your a Guiness man. I knew I respected you! Anyway, glad to see the progress on the car, it looks great! I'm still working on installing my sub-frame connectors and these photos are a real motivation to feed my garage dwarf to the next door neighbor's dog.

[How to install Z32 taillights in a S30 (a pictorial)]

Man! Oh Man!....If that doesn't inspire everyone to get off their arces and work on their cars I don't know what will! The concept and execution of your "vision" is truely incredible Dan. Hats off to you!

...Now I've gotta go grind on my car.

[Re: I would like some sugg. on what color to paint my GTO]

Hmmm.....BMW, Porsche, RR, Bently. Don't you wonder why so many high-end European cars are silver and not red? Because they don't need a screaming red paint job to look good! If I saw a red Bently coming down the road I would take a closer look to see the pimp driving it.