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I did get some extra help in the garage during a break from terrorizing the neighborhood cats on the bicycle. Sent from my [device_name] using http://Classic Zcar Club mobile

The I Robot reference was philosophical. The robot who saved the lead character's life many years before. Calculated the odds and options, crunched all the numbers, ran multi-outcome scenarios... And then after all that, made a decision that wasn't human. The "logically correct" decision, but it was still wrong. And we are still light years away from being able to have even THAT level of sophistication. Kid and his dog run out into the street and unfortunately you have to hit one or the other. Lose contact with the satellite for even just one second. That's 88 feet of travel on the highway. EMI interference from the construction worker who just keyed his walkie-talkie on the side of the road. Skid and/or spin recovery and mitigation. Swerve into oncoming traffic, or dive for the shoulder? They can pull my steering wheel from my cold dead hands.

So she's stuck working on your engine while you went out for a bike ride? Thats not very nice!

I keep hearing "they will be safer than humans" as one of the reasons for development, lets face it the reason for self driving (as well as driver assist like braking and lane warnings) is for one reason and one reason only. MORE SMART PHONE TIME. that's it the only reason. if safety was a factor, smart phones would be disabled anytime they are moving more that 3 mph. I don't understand the addiction they possess but clearly must be more than opiates base on the extreme limits people are willing to go to get more facebook time.

"Round tops" refers to the earlier 240z SU carbs. Many people convert "flat tops" to "round tops". Some would argue the flat tops can be made to perform. Although they are more complicated... Look at Ztherapy's website...

Remember those foam bricks you throw at a television? Funny, like the Pet Rock.

@spoofanI have a set of steel headlight buckets I am willing to part with if you are still interested? Let me know and i can take some pictures for you.

All the technology on cars now then a bridge falls on your head. I want another motorcycle and a cigarette.

I could be completely wrong... memories getting old. Ball joints did have two different thread sizes. Early ones were smaller. It could be a manufacturing error as already mentioned. Offshore parts are infamous for poor quality control. But steering rod thread fit should not be sloppy at all. Loose thread fit means less thread engagement and danger of fatener component. There is a heck of a lot of load on Tie Rod threads. You do not want them loose. The Jam nut is not for structural integrity. It is just to prevent the inner Tire Rod end from unscrewing. If one side fits tightly and the other side is sloppy... then you have an issue. Period. If you run Track days or Autocross, big hot sticky tires will load the steering linkage parts to the maximum. They must be 100% perfect. I'm with Captain Obvious. Personally, I would not accept this situation. Something is not right. Ever watch Mayday? The Airplane disaster show. One had a British Air episode where the front windshield blew out while in flight. Captain was sucked half way out of the windshield opening., before Engineer grabbed his legs. Cause was a windshield replacement the night before. Mechanic mistakenly replaced the 9 mm bolts with 8mm bolts. They fit... but were " loose " . Fortunately the flight crew managed to land the plane safely despite a Catastrophic decompression at 14,000 ft. And even more amazing was that the Captain survived. But the outcome could have been tragic. Food for thought. Bottom line. Fasteners of any kind are not meant to fit " sloppy". And certainly not in high stress areas such as steering linkage. Just my .02c...

All part of the "growing pains" of any emerging technology. As they used to say in the early days of passenger flight back when flight attendants also had to be Registered nurses, "If God wanted us to fly, we woudda been born with boarding passes.".

A little of both. The head is pretty dirty. I guess at the end of the day I really like knowing for certain everything's in good order. But mostly its for learning. It did sit for quite a while. As I uncover the small amount of grime that is on it I'm beginning to feel like I really could've just popped it right in something. But there's also that satisfaction of when it fires up and you're driving it down the road knowing you had it apart, and put it back together. It won't break the bank too bad either, buying parts over time. Sent from my [device_name] using http://Classic Zcar Club mobile

It would be interesting to look through 100 year old newspapers to see if the same type of conversations occurred when cars started replacing horse & buggy transportation. I guess we got through that in about a 25 year transition period. Dennis

It's that movie 'I Robot' in real life. The computer will never-ever be able to do what a human can in every situation. Either conceivable, or unconceivable. I honestly can't believe the whole self driving car has gotten this far in our litigious society. Bugs happen. Surprises happen. Hacks happen. Who is it that's pushing hard for this to become reality in the first place? Liability lawyers?

2nd second.

This is where the dual voltage gun helps. But coverage in these tight spaces can be tricky as you end up with eddy currents that deflect the powder. Sometimes I pulse the gun with no current to let the powder drift into contact.

She actually told me to get out of the way. I can't wait until she's a teenager. Sent from my [device_name] using http://Classic Zcar Club mobile

There was actually a driver behind the wheel in that accident. The car was in autonomous mode. So, ultimately, he is the responsible person. As for the testing of these new technologies on public streets, it's pretty closely related to what Facebook and other companies are doing with their technologies. There is some sort of weird concept in play these days, that the "masses" (that's us) are there to be manipulated and used, like cattle or some sort of plant. As long as dollars are generated from the effort.

Box done!

hmmm seems like family and friends used to fill those voids, guess not anymore.

I had some about like that. I sanded them with pretty rough sandpaper then used them. They shined up pretty quick via the pads after that. I would be more focused on the bearings, if you're hoping to avoid a bearing change. If you're sure that they're new and were installed correctly, then sand the rotors to a rough clean and they should end up looking good. If you do get a shimmy or a warple, you can easily swap them out later. Sorry site, that's my low-budget recommendation. Make sure you clean up the spots where the wheel seats so that you get a nice clean flat foundation for the wheels.

If it was mine, I would clean the rusty ones with brake cleaner and run them. If it doesn't shimmy on braking, the pads will make them nice and shiny soon. If it does, then turn them or replace them as Site said...

I thought the brick was used for ROAD RAGE back in the 70's

She made eye contact with the driver and he waved his hand for her to cross....NOT. It was hacked by a mad man in Austin and re-programmed to run people over.... MAYBE Companies like Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Samsung, etc. can not make bug free software for the $^!# they have been selling for years so how do we expect them to make new bug free $^!# that they have no experience with....YES THAT IS WHY THIS HAPPENED.

The front rotors are really felt through the rack and pinion steering on these cars. if one is warped just slightly the steering wheel will wobble like crazy. If your gonna keep the car I'd buy new ones if you have the money. They were about $25 when I bought a 280 in 2011 and they made a huge difference to me.

Oliver is checking his stash to see if he can help.