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Pretty funny. Just think what that is doing to his internal organs! How many miles per hour is that worth?

The best I ever did was on a trip from Reno to Vegas in my 71 z. Everything in the car was stock - averaged almost 90mph on the trip and got 30 mpg. It was a fun trip. After I changed over to a mild performance cam and triple mikuni's things went downhill. From Vegas to Battle Mountain I think I was lucky to get about 10 mpg.

I went out to look at the car this morning and found out why the windows wont roll up - they are broken out!!! Also found out that the light buckets are made of fiberglass - I know that because one of them is broken. I am going to have to rethink what to do with this car. I may use it for parts. It is not beyond repair, I just need to decide if I want to put the work into it. ""That sucks. Just wondering, why did you choose to buy that one back?" I didn't buy it back, I gave the car away about 8 years ago and told the guy I gave it to that if he ever got tired of it that I wanted it back. I got it back for free. It wasn't in great shape when I gave it away but it is a LOT worse now. There are some pictures in my photo album but can't seem to post them.

I came home from work today to find my old z in my back yard! It is dark out so I can't see it real well but it look pretty ragged. Looks like the seats are rotting and severe body rot around the wheel wells. The windows are rolled down and wont go up (don't know how long they have been down but I bet it has been through all of last winter). The passenger tail light is busted out. It looks like it has been towed by the front bumper. Opened the driver side door and now it wont shut. That is all from looking at it for about one minute. I got disgusted and came in the house. I'll take a closer look tomorrow and maybe post some pictures.

I tend to sneak up on my projects.

He is currently running a 351 engine that has been bored out to a 408. He has AFR heads and we are guessing that it is putting out about 500 hp. Has not had it dyno'd yet. We went to the drag strip in Fallon, NV a few weeks ago and he did about 8 passes.....his times were between 11.99 and 12.08. If nothing else he is consistant. The engine does fit in the car.....just barely! There is literally no room between the headers and shock towers. He is not much of a mechanic so I don't think anything will change on his car. The guy that was holding his hand through the build on the car has moved so he may never even get the door to the glove box reinstalled!!!

Look in my photo section, there are a few pictures there that I took form their brochure.

I just found out that I may be getting my first z car back. I gave it away almost 10 yrs ago. The guy I gave it to didn't do much with it and is giving it back. It is a '71 240z - white with blue interior. Now I have to decide what to do with 2 z cars. I was planning on doing a wide body kit on the 260 with a mild 350 engine and using it as a daily driver. But now I am thinking I can restore the 240 to original and make the 260 a gonzo fast drag car that will stomp all over my brothers 12 second 66 mustang. I think having 2 z's will be great, one for play and one for play.

I will take one of each.

I once saw a picture of a 455 swapped into a bug eye sprite - it was a very clean install. Bet it was scary fast and just scary.

Have a friend that did the windshield washer thing in the inside of his car facing the passenger seat. A button on the dash said "Do Not Push". Of course everyone did. HAHAHAHA

Post something before you head out the Silver State Classic race. I am in Battle Mountain, Nevada - home of the Pony Express Race. Not too far from Ely. I would love to see your car while you are there.

By that standard I haven't owned enough cars.

I like it but it does not look very safe for over 25 mph.

My mom used to tell me that my eyes were bigger than my stomach....I'll have to thank her for stopping me from eating too much befor it was too late!!!!!

It looks like a cartoon. The fake engine is really funny.

What, no Triumph's!!!

I like the idea of a dvd to learn how to paint because it will "show" how the steps are done rather than "tell" how they are done. I have done a little painting...though not so much on cars...so I feel I have a basic grasp of the idea of painting. One of the big things that I would like to see is the pace, flow or timing of how painting is done. I don't pick that up well from books. A dvd would be great.

an old volkswagen bug.

What are your impressions of how it rides with your new set up???

tony said: "And now for the question I've posed to many that no one can seem to answer for me: A history question... Why the hell did they build the city on land below sea level in the first place?" It is my understanding that NO was not always below sea level. The geography has changed over the last "250 years". The mississippy is rainsing because it is dumping sedement at its mouth, and NO is sinking due to the pumping of fresh water and possibly from oil being pumped. Please correct me if I am wrong. Somewhere along the line, does anyone know when???, they figured out the need for the levy. Ironically, I live in north central Nevada and have to buy flood insurance because I live in a flood zone. We get about half an inch of rain a year. Apparently there was a flood here back in 1962. A major cause of the flood was the rail line that is between the town and the Humboldt river. The raised railroad track acted as a dam preventing water from naturaly flowing to the river. The local lore says that some of the residents got some explosives from a mine and blew up the tracks to let the water out because the "authorities" would not do anything. There is a levy around our town - but it is not tall enough to protect the community. Our local leadership has tried off and on to get the corps of engineers to come fix the levy for years to no avail.