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That's why so many on here consider the L28ET the pinnacle of L series factory development and why it's so natural to swap these into first gen cars with less weight and more easily modified suspensions and smack down a lot more of them.

1. White '72 240Z - Blew the motor at Laguna, new motor on the stand waiting to go in... after I do a little rust repair... while I'm at it... 2. Orange '72 240Z - Bought already disassembled in boxes for restoration "some assembly required". Cage is in and paint is going on, RB25DET on order. 3. Green '72 240Z - Bought as a rolling chassis - LS swap? 4. Burgandy '82 280ZX NA - Blew the motor at Hallett raceway and never got around to fixing it. 5. White '82 280ZX Turbo - Fully disassembled for restoration, paint and interior are complete, turbo sent off to Turbonetics for rebuild and bored out housing and all new internals, boat loads of stuff sent out to powder/ceramic coating and zinc plating. 6. Black/Silver '83 280ZX NA - 24hrs of Lemons candidate looking for a tranny 7. White '83 280ZX Turbo 2+2 rust bucket, bought as a driveline donor currently being driven by a friend with "car and financial" issues. So, 1 out of 7 currently running under it's own power and I'm not even the one driving it!

Ok, there are two issues at work here. 1. He lives in Kalifornia, so "usually" no custom or semi-custom handguns that aren't on the "list" unless you first buy a gun on the list and then send it off for customization later. 2. When looking for a "personal" handgun, you need to find one that fits YOU, not anyone else on this forum, or any forum for that matter. They're fine as personal opinions, but they're like butts, everyone has one and they all stink! Seriously, there are about 18 gun ranges in the "Bay Area" and 27 between Monterey in the South, Sacramento in the East and Vacaville in the North. Check out: http://www.dragunov.net/bay_area_ranges.htm The most important thing to do is spend a few bucks to rent as many different handguns as possible to make sure the one you settle on fits your hand well and points naturally IN YOUR HAND. If you have friends that shoot, go with them to the range and shoot their handguns to see if they have something that you like and fits your hand. There's a reason there are so many different handgun styles and shapes out there, there are even more variations in the human hand. Indoor gun ranges with rentals include: 1. Jackson Arms in South SanFrancisco 2. Target Masters in Milpitas 3. Reed's Indoor Shooting Range in Santa Clara Over a 10 year span, I used to compete 2 to 3 times a month with a Sig P229 exclusively and shunned the "Fantastic Plastic". Then, one day at the range, a buddy of mine brought out his brand new, never fired Glock 35 and I fired the first 90 rounds through it in the IDPA Classifier and classified "Master" the first time I had ever picked up a Glock. I had been plateaued at "Expert" and could never quite cross the threshold to Master until then. I went out the next day and bought one. This is not an endorsement of Glock, but simply an anecdote illustrating how I had dismissed the Glock's without ever holding and firing one. As a firearms/CCW instructor and avid action shooting competitor, I should have known better. But there's nothing like being proved blatantly wrong to facilitate a change in attitude. I don't know what kind of experience you have with handguns, but your welcome to come out with me sometime and I'll bring a dozen different handguns for you to try out. Good luck. P.S. I thought I had accidentally jumped over to http://www.calguns.net when I clicked on this thread...

I'm 16... in 1985... but my wife says I still act the same...

I'm thankful that none of my Z projects are finished. If they were, what the hell would I do with myself?! P.S. I just ordered the personalized plates for 3 of my Z's yesterday. That was fun!

One of the reasons I left Oklahoma. Although I do enjoy Hallett, I now have FIVE world class road courses within 3.5 hours of my house in Danville, CA. With another one under development (Riverside Motorsports Park) near Merced, CA! If you're in Northern California, check out: http://www.rmpracing.com Between Thunderhill, Sears Point/Infineon, Laguna Seca, Button Willow, Willow Springs and even Altamont raceway can make a passable 1.1mi road course out of their asphalt oval and the paved infield in a pinch and even Reno-Fernley is just over the pass to Nevada... I'm basically in race track heaven... Topeka isn't too far away from Tulsa... well, only about 4.5 hours... And there's Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.

I wouldn't say he "lies" when telling the other officer. Under that kind of stress, it's pretty easy to forget "his lines". He did instruct the kid to put his hands behind his back several times before using the taser and the kid clearly disobeyed. However, the officer will most likely receive some kind of administrative disciplinary action and be forced to re-train with his taser. He'll probably end up as a beat officer for the rest of his career as a result of the disciplinary action. The kid was also in the wrong for trying to argue with the officer. Be polite, take notes, take photos of the road, it's conditions any signs and as any good lawyer will recommend, if possible, record/video tape everything. In this case, the cop did all the video taping for him! It seems likely someone in the department also felt this was unreasonable force since the in-car footage isn't generally released to the public and posted on YT.

Where did you find the 25 year exemption? The only reference I can find for a "non-conforming" automobile is: "As of July 1, 1988, EPA no longer has the one-time exemption for vehicles five or more model-years old."

I have to say the big Ingersoll-Rand compressor in the corner. Pneumatic tools changed the way I live my life. I spend more of it driving and less wrenching. I have 5 auto-retracting air hoses in my 2 car garage and a pneumatic tool for nearly every job. Next is my ratcheting socket wrenches followed by my Kline screw drivers, 42" 1/2" extension (makes getting to those bell housing bolts a breeze), Miller Inferno auto-darkening welding helmet, Miller MIG, radial arm floor standing drill press/lathe/mill, Miller TIG and finally my Hypertherm plasma cutter.

Ding Ding Ding!! We have a winner! If you have good presence and are selling something with a market that you KNOW and BELIEVE in, you will do well.

Well put Ron and Tony. I was a "more fuel equals lower EGT's" devotee / religious fanatic until a friend of mine, who's a huge turbo diesel tuner and has tried to describe the same thing to me over and over again for the last 5 years. I now have easy, nearly unlimited access to a free dyno which I prefer to use for tuning rather than my mis-informed religious inclination!

Yes...

You definitely need to remove the bug shield. If for no other reason than it'll improve your gas mileage.

Damn! Dredging up a six month old thread...

Last year: 2005:

Interestingly enough, the ad no longer claims 200mph...

Congratulations! Which camera mount did you get? Ok, that camera position sucked. I was actually craning my neck to try and see out the front window. Try to keep it at eye level with less interior and more window mostly forward. If your camera has the ability, get a wide angle or better yet a fish eye lens. If you can stomach it, turn on SPEED channel and watch the in-car cameras on NASCAR for mounting location ideas. The professional videographers have figured out the best ways to mount in car cameras.

How much really depends on how comfortable you are with the car and it's current level of power. My experience is that whatever you've had for awhile (and now you're used to) is never enough. Eventually though, you run into "What's practical". More important to me is, how much power can I make and keep the car fun to drive? How drivable is the car? Is it a pain to maintain or tune? Are you always breaking stuff? I'd rather have a 350 hp car that runs great ALL the time than a 450 hp car that is a pain in the butt to keep on the road. Once you reach the practical limit (whatever that is for you) you can start loosing weight, but that can take a lot more effort and eventually eliminate the "practical" element as well.

Got hit the other day by a CHP using LIDAR. Coming down a 6% grade at 88mph. Gave him my info and he got halfway back to his patrol car, turned around and said "This is your lucky day. I just got a high priority call. Slow down." Been on cruise control ever since...

Nicely done grumpy. And your advice about PLANNING is spot on. I'm in the middle of my plan right now and I'm happy to say, I'm a little ahead of schedule er' able to handle more severe mistakes than originally planned... I haven't bought the property yet, but I've got enough saved at this point to jump on it when I see the parcel I want, which will include enough space for a house w/ traditional attached garage as well as the workshop where I hope to retire early and live happily ever after... building all the stuff that makes it all worth while. Cheers, WW

Although, I'm a firm believer in the "One shot, One kill" philosophy, I like the comfort of knowing I have the capacity to make a follow-up shot... or two... or two hundred... AND, it's a .22 as well... For "close-up" work: And, when you REALLY need to reach out and touch something:

For anyone interested in the history of the Primadonna Z's, Jack Atkinson, the original creator, is working on some new stuff too. His black Z32 convertible is pictured here along with some 70's era photo's he took of the original 3 Primadonna Z's: http://www.zonc.org/zoom_06_02.html He's currently working on another white Z32. I can't wait to get my Z32 so he can do his magic on it as well...

'80 280ZX - bought in 1985 for $8500 put into a tree by a "friend" in '89 '82 280ZX - bought in 1989 for $6500 rusting away as we speak... '82 280ZX - bought in 2004 - paid more money than I care to reveal - getting a complete ground up, bare metal restoration '72 240Z - traded for $500 worth of network gear in 2005 - SCCA ITS track day beater '72 240Z - bought in 2006 for $550 - rolling chassis waiting for an LS7 swap '83 280ZX - bought in 2006 for $350 - running parts car turned into 24hrs of LeMons competitor '72 240Z - free in 2007 - someone else's abandoned restoration - getting an RB swap as we speak Random picture of me and John Morton!

Current project... 3.1L triple Mikuni blow through intercooled T04E turbo... 31 months and counting: White '72 240Z before it was turned into an SCCA ITS spec racer: Orange '72 240Z gettin' prepped for the RB swap: Random pic of me and John Morton: White '72 240Z rolling chassis. Still looking for an LS2 w/6 speed (Check out the dead sexy seat covers!):

Yeah, if my house ever takes a hit, I'll have to sell it to make enough money to replace all the expensive electronics that will go down in flames...