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I just wanted to let my friends know that I've been under the "weather" for over a year now with my clutch leg (LHD). I had a knee replacement 10 days ago and walked on my own after 1 week. I didn't get the robotic arm installation just the old fashioned human arm job. Very happy with the prospect of being young enough and pain free to maybe work on another Z sometime in the future. I'm keeping them cranked up and fluids flowing monthly but unable to drive. Soon enough my doctor says.

Hey I finally got back to this. I had another regulator and put it in and it improved a bunch. Not perfect, but good enough. Weird how these things happen.

I couldn't find the member map, but I did find the club section, where there is a NW Arkansas Z Car Club section. @Ninjaneer11 is about an hour away from @72ZDave, but he hasn't been on the board over a month.

In case the Jims don't respond, I also posted in the Ozarks Z Club group on Facebook to see if they know of someone near you.

I heard a lot of "stock brakes are just fine - even if you autocross!" when I first got my 260Z on the road (2008). Then I signed up for a NASA weekend at Firebird Raceway here in Phoenix. My stock brakes were done before the first day ended. (ya, ya, I did need to learn better brake management...) . That prompted my first front brake upgrade: Stock rotors with Toyota 4-piston calipers. Hardly noticed the difference. Small improvement. Disappointed, I then went to the vented front rotor / Toyota wide 4-piston caliper. BIG improvement. Then I installed better friction, more $$ than ceramic, but LARGE improvement with Porterfield pads and shoes. The Porterfields (like many sport or race frictions) were better than stock "cold" (around town) and got really grippy once you got some heat in them. Loved that setup cuz: A. I daily drive. In Phoenix. Not quite as bad as SoCal, but close. 2. Not many people realize how much mountain driving you can do in Arizona - and I do as much as I can. My 260Z Turbo is an uphill beast - the torque of this engine is awesome. But what goes up must come down. My first curvy hilly trip, I came back into Tortilla Flat with a huge smile because my brakes were better at the bottom of the hill than at the top and believe me I used them both ways. My fronts just met end-of-life and I had to replace the pads and rotors after 10 years of driving on them. But, ya, still using my Brembo drums in the rear.

IMHO, Save time and run LED headlights and buy the housings. @SteveJ has a complete list on the forum for everything you need to convert the entire car over to led.

Notch above knob hole. Keith

Quick peak at the first section painted and polishing beginning on the base coat clear coat Slowly but surely

I've had this 240 for many years and finally getting serious about getting it back together. Took it to a mechanic to jump start me by getting the 5 speed I bought mated to the motor and installed. He did a leakdown test and it's leaking pretty bad. Haven't torn into it to see why, but want to know who the community recommends for a rebuild. My mechanic couldn't recommend any of the engine shops in Northwest Arkansas area, so I thought I'd check with the Z community to see who you would recommend for basically a stock rebuild on an L24 motor. Thanks!!

Jims? @S30Driver @Zup This is great opportunity for you guys to visit and give advice. This is in your neck of the woods.