TomoHawk

YOu had to tell us this because it's that obvious, huh? NOT. :mad:

I suppose Parts replaced through Factury service bulletins, recalls, etc., would get counted as mods, since the 'defective' parts were what was on there from the factory? I will stick with daily driver. The most reasonable category for a 28 year old car that has seen 100k miles. thx

When you refer to "Stockness," or "as it came from the factory," are you saying that you expect the car to have the ORIGINAL parts, like engine, brake calipers, etc.? After so many years, especially for a daily driver, it is highly likely that brake calipers, etc. could have been replaced. In that case I would expect to see a part that was approved by Nissan as a replacement, or an NOS part, or something like that. In fact, from all the documents on car show judging by AACA, for example, doesn't stress the "correctness" of the replacement (or original/stock) part, but how well it was installed and cared for. An example: http://www.classiccarinteriors.com/rules.htm "Each vehicle should be judged for authenticity, workmanship and condition; however, points should not be deducted for subsequent addition of safety features such as: a. Auxiliary assist devices for handicapped drivers. These items, if present, must be installed with good workmanship and be in good working order." Even for muscle cars, where matching numbers on everything gets you a higher value on the auction block, you get a lot of leeway relative to replacement of parts. They even mentioned this last night during the Barrett-Jackson Classic Cat Auction, that many of the more expensive vehicles have been 'freshened' with NEW parts, paint, hoses, etc. thx

Good idea Chris, The ZCCA judging document discusses displays briefly (Section II. OUTLINE OF CLASSES) and some other things. The display is supposed to describe what you did to the car. Get yourself a copy of the document and read it through yourself. Otherwise, there's no reason we can't discuss anything in the document here, unoffically. To help you get a good idea of what the judges are looking for, you should get a copy of the judging sheet, if available, and the ZCCA judging document has examples of the Interior, Exterior, and Engine score sheets. But there's no reason we can't put together a checklist of things to look into yourself. thx

Actually, yes, there is, but probably not in ZCCA judging. More like antique & custom cars, where there is only one trophy for each place. I have seen it first hand at these car shows, and heard of it from the owners. Sometimes you even see the same cars at a string of car shows, so they get more particular about what was deducted the last time. I'm not sure it was something like door bolts, but something more prominent. Some kinds of things are actually expected to be aligned. Not just bolts- park plug wires need to be run in a certain way, electrical wires, fuel lines... thx

Those classes are general enough for just about any car to fit in there somewhere, but they are also strict enough for some little thing to push your car to a different class that you didn't intend to be in. For me, I have had to replace some components that no longer worked properly with new ( or newer) things to do the job, because I couldn't find a replacement or one that wasn't outrageously expensive. I'm not really interested in 'competing' for stuff, but it's sometimes annoying when somebody points out, "that wasn't the original part." So what. It got the car running reliable, safe and it's not a pain to operate. I keep the show cars on a shelf in the living room.

Like Vicky said, that car Mr. Schevets linked to (post #7) is probably what the 350Z should have looked like.

Sounds like my Ford Escort! But with a body kit.

I would go with the exact same design, but with more contemporary conponents where it wouldn't bump the price up too high (keeping with the original 'low cost'), lighter materials to get the weight down to about 1900 Lbs., everything metal galvanized, and a nice whiney 2.8L V10 or V12 ( for 280Z) using an updated version of the Bosch L-Jetronic sytem. And Hopefully not too much in terms of emmisions on the engine. Carl's pictures are interesting. thx

The heater fan swap on Hybridz.org is (or was) the more popular Ford LTD. I gave that note so Mr. lvmy240Z would have complete information to pick the best option for him. I don't know how many Ford LTDs you'll find in Japan tho. I will make a note of the the Hnda fan swap.I might want to replace my heater fan after I get out to check it. thx

Bump-stops are just bumpers for then you bottom-out the suspension. I'd leave them in unles you are off-roading your Z. Do you need -that- much travel on the street? :eek: To lower the car, you can also trim down or remove the rubber isolators from the top of the strut. Lowers the car like 1 to 2 inches, but you lose ride comfort. thx

Their referring to the fan motor from a Ford LTD. It might need a nip here or there, or a connector swap, but it should bolt-up and you get more airflow.

Because one would think that there would be a link somepace to their official or technial information or documents.

Here's the link to the pdf (Adobe Acrobat) document on ZCCA car judging: http://www.zcca.org/downloads/JudgingRules_rev2002.pdf

When I got that document, it was current. The information hasn't changed, but since the ZCCA has recently updated the whole website, I thought they would have posted updated technical documents too; which they have. Here is a link to the updated document: http://www.zcca.org/downloads/JudgingRules_rev2002.pdf thx

I got this document from ZCCA.org in jan. 2005. I think they have re-arranged their website, so I cannot find a recent location. I'm posting the text file for the time being. thx ZCCA judging.txt

I think it would be of interest to go look at aaca.org They have a comprehensive judging manual, but I dunno if it's really relative to Z cars.: http://www.aaca.org/judging/AntiqueAutoClub_2005Manual.pdf Vicky- I haven't been able to find any judging information on ZCCA.org- Can you post a link, or some pointers to info? I have a text file I got from ZCCA a few months ago, which I posted in the tech articles section. thx

That's how things were at any car judging I've been to. Except it they were regular cars, not Z. Besides, you wanted to go look at the other cars anyway.

I have even heard of the final score on a pair of cars that are tied in points coming down to having all the slots ( or whatever) in the SCREWS (door screws, head bolts, or whatever) aligned the same. Do you think you could align the hubcaps without taking them off? I think it's not likely that your wheels (hubcaps) would be at the same position when you park the car. So you just lift up thewheels to turn the cars to get the "D" to be correct on all four corners Talk about type "A"

That wire is important. The (-) terminal is what the tacho is connected to. Maybe that helps.

I looked there. The picture showed the injector pintle cap. O-RING, the insulator and the aluminum spacer. I think Red-Eye was right in a way. The larger o-ring was for the ZX cars. thx.

Thanks. But are you sure about that? The screws aren't long enough to put any extra stuff on there. thx

I just got an "Injector Seal Kit" VB Part #57-200 ( pg. 80 in cat. 44, upper right corner). I'm puzzled as to what's inside. There are six smaller o-rings which I think go on the injector tips, and six larger rings. What are the larger rings for? Don't see it in the repair book. thx