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Well, Ford's done it again. Yup, they've come out with a fastback sports car that looks way more like a Z than the 350 could ever dream of. It started with the new AM-V8: And now, the Shelby GR-1: More info here: http://www.cardesignnews.com/news/2004/040813ford-gr1/ Yeah, Nissan's really done a great job dropping the proverbial ball of a classic design. The others, however, have got some fantastic fast-back funk. (Sorry, I just had to. ) Anyhoo, there were some sketches someone did for concepts of new Zs that just looked great. The 350? Not my cup of tea. There are certainly some tuners out there doing excellent stuff with it. I must admit I got a bit drooly over that sr20det with the chameleon paint, but then again, I'm a sucker for a fast-back.

WHOA! That's looking awesome, dude! Really good work. I'm very impressed. Keep us informed once you start smoothing it out.

Yeah, that and some custom wheels... I think from now on, the message board should include the "random vaseline reference from aux" option whenever submitting a price quote.

What a bunch of 'morans'.

That is just amazing. I watched it three times just now. I should so be studying for my computer graphics exam instead. (linear algebra: puke). Thanks for the link. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how one should go about learning to drive like that? Seriously. I'm a sophomore in college right now and would very much like to be able to pursue some sort of driving-related career. Stunt driving and pro racing are the first things that come to mind. I don't think "getaway driver" is exactly a realistic member of that set of professions, but I guess one could throw it in with the others (and it would certainly be fun, albeit illegal). So, do any of you have any recommendations of places where one could take precision driving courses and be taught (and practice) skills like those demonstrated in the linked clip? I don't want to hijack this thread, so if anyone wants to PM me or if I should re-post this elsewhere, please say so. Thanks in advance, all.

Um, techically, I think they are four off, or two off if they're directional... Anyhoo, not only should they throw in the vaseline, but at that price, I would think they should include a spare Z.

So, here's me working on my Z. I took this pic just for you guys. It's a few days before my friend's "White Trash Party," hence the chops. I ended up just wearing that outfit (which was good and dirty) to the party and doing my best Vermont accent. I got the award for most authentic costume. Not that I had to put any effort into it. So, think having 7 jack stands under my car makes me eligible to be a "Jackstand Racer"? There I am again. You can almost see my lack of interior in the background. more pics: http://mccay.hitchcock.org/max/Photos/ZWork/ZWork.html'>http://mccay.hitchcock.org/max/Photos/ZWork/ZWork.html more general (and Z) pics: http://mccay.hitchcock.org/max/Photos/ Enjoy dudes.

Looks like amatuer drift gone bad. Some of them had some pretty impressive skids. Just crazy.

Sounds almost as good as sex. Not. WTF? C'mon kids, condoms are free. Pajamas are not. What's the problem? Then again, I can see the appeal to getting all touchy-feely in a room full of 14 year olds with boners. Oh wait, no, I can't. *shudder*. Still shuddering.

wonderfully appropriate choice of attire, there. Also, I think that paint job looks awesome. I like the stripes. The reason I've shied away from black (that's what it is, right?) is that I won't be able to keep it clean enough. I can imagine that if you were able to have your car just primered for so long, black paint should be a cinch. Also, I'd be interested to see that faux-pas-in-exhaust. Wondering which, of the few that came to mind, it looks like.

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). I think I'd have to vote 240Z Turbo for president. This country needs an intelligent, resourceful, turbos akimbo president who isn't afraid to cut a freakin' hole in his hood. Other than that, I'll vote for whoever makes it easier/cheaper for me to get a Skyline.

Well, you could always come live in Vermont. We had a solicitor recently, though. He was logging our neighbor's land and wanted to know if we wanted him to log ours. Then there was the guy from the telephone company who stopped by to let us know that my mom's horse chased his truck down the road. That was awesome. I didn't realize horses were into chasing. I thought that was a dog thing. Ahh, the sticks. You need a guy like our goat man to keep people out of your vicinity. Just google for "Corinth, VT Goat man". You'll see why the "flatlanders" keep moving back out of this fine state.

Topics of "t3h r33t suBw00Fer Setu!P" seem to generally be avoided on this fine forum, as we seem to be mostly focused (and rightfully so) on the mechanical performance of our Zs. I do, however, have a dilemma of pure hybrid nature. It's just a hybrid audio system, not a huge, Ferrari trouncing beast of a quad turbo v12 falconer in a 2000lb Carbon fiber 240 or something. Anyway... In a very wise move, last summer, I put my meager tax return toward the purchase of an iPod (http://www.apple.com/ipod), which I would now like to play in my Z. Heck, I bought it so I could play it in my Z. I hadn't even bought the Z yet. What I would like to do is make a little dock for it which will fit in the ash tray and hold my iPod at a decent angle. That angle will be decent because it will allow me to use it and it to fit with the charger plug which I will run under the center console. (Monster Cable makes a really cool low profile charger which I will incorporate into the custom dock.) Anyhoo, the iPod uses a proprietary connection type called the "Dock Connector." This connector combines powered Firewire, an audio Line-Out (like the second audio jack on Sony Walkmen, the constant volume one for plugging into a stereo), and a whole bunch of undocumented stuff (Apple? Undocumented features? Nah...) So, I'd like to have some sort of system which made obsolete the stock radio. As in I've already taken the thing out. I want to be able to play the audio from my line out to my speakers with some volume control in-between. How do I do this? Radios have little mini amplifiers in them, right? Would I have to run the audio to an amplifier and then through some sort of potentiometer or something before going to the speakers? Are there amplifiers out there with volume control and the channels to run a standard-ish system? Ie: having two front and two rear channels, not one or two subwoofer channels? Keep in mind I'm not a bass fiend. So, thanks in advance for your answers. Here are the solutions that are out of the question: Running a tape adapter to my stock radio. Using an FM transmitter. Here are the ones I'd rather not consider: Dissembling the radio and making the iPod connect to the tape channel. Taking my Audiovox CD receiver out of my Sentra and putting it my Z. (many Audiovox models, like mine, have aux. inputs on the front.) Thanks, Max

Yup' date=' $4k for what seems to be a pretty good 260z. It is being sold by Phyte: http://hybridz.org/nuke/modules.php?op=modload&name=zClassifieds&file=detail&cat=54&de=461 Good luck. Sorry to hear about your Z.

Those things are so beautiful. My three favorite BMWs are those, the E30 M3s, and the M1. Such wonderful cars. I'd love to have an E30 M3 with one of the newer straight 6s in it. One can get some pretty good results out of those engines. Nice car, man. Have fun with it.