DavyZ

Emissions are only tightened up for new cars in CA. The smog laws are (supposed to be)based on common sense: older cars can never be reasonably be expected to meet ever increasingly tightening standards. It defies the laws of physics and logic. If your car meets the levels for 1979--that's it, period. Otherwise it would be like the DOT saying, "hey, you don't have anti-lock brakes, which are the norm for new cars; we will have to ground your car until you comply." That's pure BS because they approved the car when it was new. Retroactive laws are BS. I would have the car smogged locally, make sure it passes, then throw the paper in his face the next time Prof. Quack says you drive a gross polluter. Sorry, Man, I'm just venting...

Hey jhaag, if your engine was in tune, then it should NEVER be a gross polluter. I work in the automotive industry and have cars smog checked all the time here in California (home of the most cars and the strictest emission laws!). What is his basis for saying your car is a gross polluter? California has a standard and every car, including older cars have a window in which their emissions can fall. Even my '74 260Z with downdraft Webers passes both the visual and emissions test! I would challenge this guy any day of the week!!!

VinhZXT, the best thing you can do, so you don't end up with a 305 (looks identical to the 350) or other block with less cubes, is to get a book like "How to Rebuild Your Small Block Chevy" by David Vizard that is published by HP Books. He shows the history of the small block Chevy and how to identify them. Likewise his other books are great too! Try "How to Build Max Performance Chevy Small Blocks on a Budget." That is also by David Vizard and is published by Cartech. That is an awesome book! A third I'll recommend is "How to Build Chevrolet Small-Block V8 Race Engines" by Bill Tarrant and Chris Hawkinson and published by Motorbooks International. The first and last of the forementioned books have good information on the V8 engines and are a cheap investment as well. Get the JTR book as well since that is the "Bible" that many, if not most of use for V8 swaps. Their TBI/TPI manual may help you as well if that is the kind of swap you are thinking about, but is unavailable until February as I understand it. Hope this helps!

Hey BLKMJK, Nice hood! I like your cowl induction hood. What coor is that? It almost looks like a salmon color from my monitor. And while we're on the subject of hoods, get a load of Terry Oxandale's (BlueovalZ) GT-40 style hood in the featured cars section. Waaaay Baaaad! Too bad it's not available as a production piece--he fabbed that one himself!

quote: Originally posted by BLKMGK: Speaking of foam - some of us were talking about this after one of the latest Sport and Compact mags used this to stiffen thier 300ZX. I noticed that VR's site sells a structural foam so if anyone is looking around for it this is a potential source...

quote: Originally posted by BLKMGK: Pics of mine are finally up BTW.

"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery"

wedling galvanized metal is supposed to release noxious gasses that are VERY bad. Am I crazy here?[/b] No, you're not crazy, and yes you can weld galvanized metal...BUT, it will release noxious fumes that cause "galvanize poisoning" if you get too much. Kinda like having a bad flu; knocks you out. We had guys welding the stuff all the time when I worked for a fencing company. Rule #1: always weld the stuff outside and/or with plenty of ventilation. In other words, you always want a breeze so the smoke isn't blowing into and under your welding mask. Just my .02

You sure you want a 4 point bar only? One of our members (SCARP) just had a pretty bad accident and I think we all would agree that a cage is nearly mandatory--but a 6 point cage is much better than a 4 point cage. Most of the 4 point cages I've seen attach to the rear wheel wells and that doesn't look like the best method. Somewhere in these emails someone mentioned SW Race Cars had a 240-280Z cage kit. [This message has been edited by DavyZ (edited December 21, 2000).]