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Check out this z burn all 4 tires!

I have a 13 year old son and I remember what it was like to be 13. I would leave him alone and get him a subscription to Playboy. I gave my son a stack of them. They will eventually get a girlfriend and then the real problems start. Take this opportunity to talk to him about safe sex and how hard it is to be a teenage parent. Mastubation is way better than becoming a grandpa too soon. Just Sayin'

I think there is a shop called Z fever in Tampa. My inlaws live there and I remember my Bro-in-law telling me that some of his friends use that place.

I wish I could. With school starting and the Zvention soon thereafter, I can't get away. Maybe in the spring.

The first weekend is Labor day weekend. Most people are off on Monday.

They are correct. It is a 411. They made an SSS version too and a wagon. It was designed by Pininfarina the famouns designer that designed many Ferarri's.

This one is full time all wheel drive. I went and drove it again today. My first test drive was only like 5 minutes. I took it for about an hour today, on the hwy and around town. The trans shifts fine. No problems and very smooth. Cold A/C, all the lights, signals, wipers, cruise, etc. work great. I think it could use some new shocks in the near future and a set of tires but other then that, everything works great on it. I am going to buy it. If I decide I don't like it, I can always sell it. Thanks,

I have wanted to buy a truck or SUV for winter use and light towing of a utility trailer and a tow dolly. I recently found a 1997 Mercury Mountaineer. It is a one owner vehicle in really nice, well cared for condition. It has 125K miles and has been owned by a career Navy guy. He has done all the regular maintenance. It is a 5.0 liter, Automatic transmission & AWD. The body is clean with no dents, nice paint and no visible rust. The interior is also very clean. It is fully loaded too. Leather, Power Everything, 6 disc CD, rear A/C, Moonroof, etc. Everything works and the truck drives nice. It will need a set of tires soon. Other then that it is ready to go. He needs to sell it as he is being transfered to Hawaii. When I saw it about 2 months ago He wanted $5500 for it but since he is leaving next week, and has not sold it, he will take $2500 for it. (Kelly Blue Book Shows Trade in value in good condition is $3900) I was wondeing if anyone has owned one or knows of any problems with them. I am looking for opinions (good or bad) Thanks,

And you can have it ready in time for the 2008 Z car convention in Ohio.

In addition to the above, the other thing you can do is get a "Car Bag". http://www.carbag.com http://www.carvaluesplus.com/carbag_concept.htm

I have been parting out Datsun 510s for about 15 years. I made a deal with my wife that I would not use any of "Our Money" for my car projects. I need to fund my car habit buy buying and selling other cars and parts. Greg, While alot of what you say is true, you need to decide what your "Free Time" is worth. If you spent 100 hours of your time parting out that car and you got the drivetrain you needed for free then how much did your drivetrain actually cost you? Figure out how much your free time is worth to you. I figure mine like this: Hypothetically, If I get paid $25 an hour at work then my free time has to be worth at least twice that amount. So at $50 an hour for 100 hours that comes out to $5000 for your drive train. Could you have bought it for less? If so, maybe it was not worth it. Could you have saved up the $5000 to buy it? If so, how long would it have taken you to save up $5000 to buy it? What would you have had to sacrifice to use that $5000 for the purchase? Would you have had to work extra hours to save the money? Or maybe taken on a part time job? To some people, it will not be worth it to part out a car for "Free Parts". To others, it is a good way to bring in cash that you otherwise wouldn't have. If you do decide to part out cars to make some cash for your projects, do it on your own terms. Don't sit around on the weekend waiting for somone to not show up. Don't haggle over a $10 part. Actually, don't sell $10 parts. They are not worth you time. You will lose more then $10 by selling a $10 part. Better to throw it away. Even giving it away will cost you more time and/or money. There are ways to save time and money if you work smart. UPS, Fed-ex and USPS have shipping calculators on their websites so you don't have to run out to get an estimate. A cheap bathroom scale works fine for estimating shipping weights. Always add the cost of your time and packaging materials to the shipping. If it will take you an hour to build a crate to ship a hood, charge the buyer for it. A JY charges more if they pull a part vs. you coming and pulling the part. If the buyer is not willing to pay for the service, don't sell it to them. It is your valuable time. Don't give it away. If anyone needs any 510 parts, let me know.

OUCH!! "Drunk and Stupid is no way to go through life , Son!"

Well, Its that time of the year to appoint a NEW idiot. Just when you think you have seen it all.. Please join me and give a warm welcome to our new winner... HAPPY 4TH OF JULY Winner for Idiot of the year goes to: You can see the sparks of the fuse in the picture above. Might this be called a Dumb Ass ?

I just went to his website. He still sells the parts individually. $295 for the motor mount set. http://www.brokenkitty.com/zcar/order-sheet.htm

I agree. My car runs at 2000 rpms in sixth at around 85MPH. I have a 3.54:1 rear ratio and a .50 6th gear. I run 225-50-16 tires. You should be able to tell approx. how fast you are turning the motor at 4000 rpms by how loud it is.

The LS1 I bought came with a 4L60E auto trans. I bought a T-56 and installed it in place of the auto. The car ran fine with the computer as-is from the auto. I drove it that way for several months before I finally had it reprogrammed for the 6 speed. It did throw a few codes and the signal for the speedo was wrong but other then that, it still worked fine.

Thanks Vinny.

Mike, With so little time for the visit at your place and not wanting to "brag" I decided to just post it to the list to share the trip that way. I am already in touch with Dave, the managing editor for Nissan Sport. We are trying to figure out which direction the article should go. It could make it into the Winter edition. Thanks!

I am interested too. I installed the Speedhut EL Gauges in my 240Z and the dials light up great but you can't see the needles at night. I thought about pulling the needles and painting them with glow in the dark paint but I am not sure if this would work and if it did, how long the glow in the dark paint would last.

Yes. Thanks again for the hook up. I am loving the car. I have been driving it quite a bit lately. I installed a set of 15" Panasports with new kuhmos and I installed a factory tach and a Momo Steering wheel too. Before: After:

I used a Lokar cable. Didn't run it all the way to the pedal though. It is hooked up like this: