Leaderboard
-
in all areas
- All areas
- Adverts
- Advert Questions
- Advert Reviews
- Items
- Blog Entries
- Blog Comments
- Files
- File Comments
- File Reviews
- Events
- Event Comments
- Images
- Image Comments
- Albums
- Album Comments
- Topics
- Posts
- Articles
- Article Comments
- Wiki Entries
- Wiki Entry Comments
- Wiki Entry Reviews
- Status Updates
- Status Replies
-
Custom Date
-
All time
October 25 2006 - January 29 2025
-
Year
January 29 2024 - January 29 2025
-
Month
December 29 2024 - January 29 2025
-
Week
January 22 2025 - January 29 2025
-
Today
January 29 2025
-
Custom Date
04/15/2024 - 04/15/2024
-
All time
Popular Content
Showing content with the highest reputation on 04/15/2024 in all areas
-
Thank you Pat. It would have been nice had it gone for more, however that does cover the cost of the 280Z and all the parts I have put into it so far, so that's not bad. The guy that ended up winning, actually lives about half an hour from me, so it's a good chance I'll be seeing the car on the regular basis. He did say he followed some of the builds I had done on the Fiat forum X-Web, although I don't think he ever signed in. He does actually have 2 X1/9s already. I don't think the guy has any in depth ability to work on them himself.4 points
-
3 points
-
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Debbie seemed like a wonderful partner to spend your life with. Although cars are only objects, they do hold a special place as a touchstone of great memories of happier times. May the restoration bring you purpose, peace and solace in a cathartic way.3 points
-
Thanks, @Patcon, @HS30-H, @bartsscooterservice for your your kind words of support. Just taking one day at a time. With the exceptional support of my son and some of our very close friends, it's slowly getting a little easier. I will continue living for the moment as Deb always had. You just never know what life will throw at you tomorrow. I'm very thankful for the 44 years she gave me.2 points
-
I posted a short video of the use of a magnetic finger. I bought some a few years back, and sometimes I remember I have them. They can be handy for getting washers and fasteners into tight spaces.2 points
-
She was, and thank you so much, your kind words mean a lot to me. I've never really been a guy to give names to cars, but I've decided to name my Zed Dallas, in memory of the nickname that Deb always has called herself. So from now on Dallas it is. 🙂 Mike2 points
-
It's been a while since my last update, but it's been a very emotional start to the year for me and my family. The love of my life Debbie, passed away on February 11th after a very short struggle with an aggressive type of lung cancer, and this will be a memorial post to her. I met and started dating Deb in 1980, barely two years after I first purchased the 1970 240Z I'm documenting here. Deb has always been a huge supporter of our Datsun we even took it on a honeymoon road trip when we married in 1983. Sadly I only have a few pictures with Deb and our 240 but I will share them here. First one is from 1981 with Deb driving our Zed in a local parade, representing the club we were members of, Cheam Association of Motorsports (CAMS). We hosted various slalom events and such locally thru the 1980's. Next from 1996, Deb at a Concours car show, at Minter Gardens where we displayed the Zed. Deb drove the 442 on the left to the show and we displayed that as well. The 442 belonged to the owner of the local body shop where Deb worked as a collision repair estimator. We both detailed both cars together on the days before the event. Lastly, from September 2017, you can just see this her in this pic of us driving to Whistler on the Sea to Sky Highway, There were about 30 members from our local club driving to whistler for a club show in our Zed's as a convoy. As Deb was the person responsible or pushing me to embark on this restoration in 2018, I would be remiss not to share a few more pics so that you can get a small sense of who she was. In addition to being my soulmate, Deb was a loving mother to our son, Chris. She was a passionate traveler, a real car person and enjoyed volunteering for various events like crew hosting at the Abbotsford International Airshow. This last pic, is us on a beach in Zihuatanejo, Mexico on our last vacation together, December last year. In Deb's memory I will be completing this resto over the next few years, just as she would have wanted. Rest in peace Deb, you are forever in my thoughts. Feb 6th 1964 to Feb 11th 20242 points
-
Had one years ago. Switch mounted on the turn signal lever. Turned out to be a real mess. A lot of drilling and really ruined the look of the engine bay. Not to mention the model I had worked off the drive shaft and a lot of drilling into the body. I regret installing mine personally. It’s all been removed during the restoration. A lot of spot welds to fill holes.1 point
-
My condolences... It's an awfull disease, one of my close relatives has it to, he is in his final stages to, about a month left maybe.. I lost alot of family and relatives to cancer last 15 years sadly.. Take care.. Gr bart1 point
-
So sad and sorry to read this. Don't know what to say as reading it back to myself it just sounds trite. Just keep going Mike.1 point
-
1 point
-
I am not getting interference there... at least nothing I can feel. Is it hitting the rubber, or the metal strip of the plate that goes over the rubber. The metal plate is thin and easily bent. If it is that which is interfering, you could try tapping it down with a hammer and a punch. If a lot of sealant is poofing the rubber up, causing the interference, then yeah, you may need to put attention to removing that.1 point
-
1 point
-
1 point
-
Charles, When I tore down my car there was no sealant on or under the rubber hinge boots, just the thin metal plate holding the boot in shape under the hinge. Jim1 point
-
Here are the quarter windows This one looks pretty good. This is the main flaw in the other one Hopefully this corner will settle in eventually. The good news is I can't see it from the drivers seat! I polished the other door glass yesterday. The is Cerium Oxide. You have to make a slurry. It cleans it up pretty good but donesn't really remove big flaws. You can see the line of scratching right at the belt weatherstrip. I filled the differential. The hand pump blew an end off at one point and blew that stinky stuff all over me!! I got the hatch strut on yesterday too. It looks really nice @jfa.series1! I have a problem with the hatch hinges though. When I lower the hatch the hinge hits the ruber hinge cups. I am thinking there is too much sealant under them. I can force the hatch down the last few inches but you can tell the hinges don't move nay more. Can some body vouch for the hinges being supposed to clear all the way closed. When I lower the hinges down I can't get the hatch to flush up with the roof because of this interference.1 point
-
1 point
-
Steve Nixon. https://www.240zrubberparts.com/category/all-products1 point
-
I took a break today from work and emptied out the shell and made some room around it to do a test flip. The rotisserie has a worm gear reducer to do the turn, I counted 15 turns of the crank handle to rotate 180. The balance point appears to be quite good with the 5-1/2" drop from the rotation axis to the bumper mounts suggested by @grannyknot, thanks for that info. Although this is a bit subjective, as the 30:1 reducer makes it a little hard to judge. Here are a few pics and a short video.1 point
-
Forum Statistics
-
Total Topics66.3k
-
Total Posts663.6k
-
-
Gallery Statistics
-
Blog Statistics
-
Total Blogs167
-
Total Entries251
-
-
Download Statistics
-
Vehicles Statistics