wingnutthehutt

Yeah, it's a lot of weight, but Darius' Z has always been the lowest I've seen in the rear. Then again, he may have raised it to avoid scraping off that nifty new diffuser. But then again, with all that extra weight in back, maybe it's gonna start hooking up!

You're gonna have to do a search of all the forums. I know that there is one that has pictures of all the different diffs, but I can't seem to find it. Perhaps someone who's been around longer will help you out and post one?

It actually saw daylight in his latest wheelie video. But then again, it was only to be rolled out of the way so somebody could do circle wheelies in the garage. It looks so good even being pushed around that it's almost worth buying the video just for that scene. Almost... Darius, you know we all have diffuser envy, don't trip.

Well, admittedly, I don't know a whole lot about the low production companies, but considering it's a travel guitar, I guess it would depend on sound quality and production run. I've only ever played one "travel" guitar that sounded better than a fullsize from Kmart and it was made by some company in San Diego and is sold by... some shop in downtown Santa Cruz. Innerware- Definately a good call entering it into both of those competitions. ID could use an influx of real life cool stuff.

My 280 was doing this last week but it went away. I put it down to using shitty Chevron gas, I was on E, and the cleaners loosening up something that didn't agree with my injectors digestion.

Very nice, you should contact a boutique manufacturer and see if you can get them to license it. I'd expect something like to go for around $800 due to the "exotic" materials you're using. Doesn't Ovation make a carbon fiber topped acoustic?

If you want to build a drift beetle, I think that would be sweet. One thing to keep in mind is that you are going to need MAJOR front end work to keep it going where you want it. I've heard lots of stories about fast bugs getting very unruly when you try and slow them down or turn them. My boss has a 64 that he built that pumped out 260 HP at the crank when he built it in high school and over 400 when he turboed it six years later. I've seen the dyno sheets. From what I understand, it's a bit of a legend at Bugformance in Sacramento. He says that he probably has about $4000 into the motor. Yeah, his carbs aren't available any more, and he did all the head work on his homemade flow bench, but the extra 20 HP you're looking for is not that hard to find. Also, I don't meant to be a dick, but it's not possible to go to Mexico and get a brand new type one Beetle. Volkswagen stopped producing them in 1985 and they stopped Mexican production on July 30th, 2003. With a little looking, you can find the proof on the web.

Definately a well thought out redesign. It manages to look like it's only been a few years since it was available. I guess I'd call it subtle. Personally, I don't like the new wheels. Has anyone seen pictures of the new Camaro concept? It looks a lot like the Challenger, but then again, the new Challenger is actually less true to it's roots. http://www.laautoshow.com/2006/concepts.aspx

It's http://www.craigslist.org and here in the bay area, there are TONS of datsuns available.

It's not really possible to give you that kind of advice without knowing your situation. How shot is "completely" shot? Did you chew a piston? Suck a valve? Did you lose the crank? Rod bearings? Is it puking oil all over the place? In any case, your best bet is most likely to just replace the motor you have with a lower mileage one from the same series, as that will have a whole lot more power than what you have now. But if your block is saveable, you have some options. Depending on where you live, and your local smog laws, this may be the perfect time to do a little bit of souping up. A slightly hotter cam, higher compression pistons and a set of performance headers won't set you back TOO much more than rebuilding it as stock, and will still be very reliable. If cash is an issue though, then definately just swap in a replacement L28.

If you throw a big block in there, you're going to have massive increases in torque, which would be great for the drag strip, if you could get it to hook up, but not much good on the street. Yeah, it'd be cool. I have a BBC sitting in my garage right now, but it's not going in my Z. Too much weight, too much torque, and the grin per dollar would go down a whole lot. Example, my dad has a 69 el Camino with a BBC that's bored a bit, cams, good iron heads, and NOS. It pumps between 350 and 400 HP as a mild build, off the bottle. My 383 when it's done will be around 450-500 HP. 650 if I can talk the guy I work with into letting me put his V-trim supercharger on it. I'll have about the same amount of money into the small block as my dad has into the big block with more power and less weight. IMHO, if you want to be different, throw the big block in there, heck, throw a 928 motor in there, God knows I've thought about it, but if you want reliable good ol' fashioned fun, stick with the small block.

Has anyone seen the movie Corvette Summer? Yes, it's horrible, but there's a Z in it that is candy red with bass flake gold flames. I've seriously considered painting my 240 like that, as guady as it is, just to make it stand out. With a little bit of a twist of course.

Go 17" with the first picture. If they have gunmetal centers, do that, but don't do 18s or the black centers. This is a 70s sports car, not a 00s bling mobile. Plus, cops are drawn to cars with really big rims. I know a couple.

I know that Auto Air claims to have improved their product quite a bit, and there has been some hype lately, such as a write up on some guy out of L.A. doing a hood in a truck magazine. But I've never used it and no one I know never has, we simply don't trust it yet. Also, FWIW, we looked into getting it in our shop in Lodi, and after repeated promises to have a rep call us, we gave up.

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I thought I'd let everybody know about this beautiful 240 I found today on ebay. It's item number 4522087419 and, assuming that everything is legit, is a great find for someone who likes 'em bone stock. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6187&item=4522087419&rd=1 Hopefully that works as a link.

Wow, yeah. It looks like an Aston Martin Vanquish. wow... I'm jealous