TomoHawk

The flat bracket is bolted to the side on the intake manifold. The tube coming from the bottom of the mystery valve which goes off to the right (in my 280Z) went across the pass. side to to the vacuum solenoids. the isn't any wire going to it, just a hose on either end. I haven't removed it as yet until I figure out what it does. I thought it was some kind of vacuum port.

I take my description back. In the photo, the cylinder on the left is what I have, and I don't know what it is. Hanes book ( p. 220) has a photo of the egr valve & "vac switching valve," but the switching valve is not what's in the above pic.

I would like to know what the BPT valve is FOR. I was thinking it lets air in so the EGR valve will close up. Otherwise, ithe egr valve will keep opening until the engine stalls. thx

The one on the right isthe control valve for the EGR, the other is a vacuum switching valve

Afte I win the Mega-Lotto , I'll open a small shop to make glass moulds of the plastic panels & light lenses

Instead of velcro™, I'd suggest using Superlock™ from RadioShack, et al. It has interlocking knobs that work like velcro, and the tensile strength is 5psi! one sq. inch on each rivet spot ( or end) would hold the panel BETTER than ol' velcro fwiw

I disagree with this. The reason is that the holes on the panels are large enough to allow some adjusting, even if they were being screwed down. I've been able to shift the panels around a little with the rivets in, which would have about the same size shank as a screw.

The thing that bothers me is that if people are stripping 240Zs ( or 260Zs or 280Zs) for the parts to sell, then where do you get the parts to restore the stripped cars?? If the parts are in great condition, I'd think the rest of the car was too. Unless the car was totalled on the day after delivery, and was store hermetically since

What do they use for that little filter on the valve cover? Does it fit well under the hood? On my 280Z, it would be one more ugly hose GONE. thx

Wow, that 240Z fusebox looks like it's easy to get out. I spent A WEEK trying to figure out how to get the one out of my 280Z just far enough for a vinegarette bath!

Courtesy Nissan in TX sells the FSM (Factory Service Manual ) on CD for about $70. It's nice to browse the info you need and then print out the pages, so you don't dirty up a good book that you'll want to keep for years.

I don't mind a few non-OEM things, as long as they are easily available and an improvement to the old part- like tyres.

Now that I'm thinking of this, why not eliminate the rivets completely. By soldering, or gluing, something like a pop-rivet, which has a hole in it, into the hole where the rivet goes, you could actually use a screw. Properly glued or soldered in, it shouldn't turn, unless the screw is really tight. I like that idea because you can slowly tighten the screw and draw the piece down as you adjust it. I have problems positioning the pieces in my car AND pushing the screws in at the same time. mlc- The idea of the small nail is suggested ecery time we discuss this idea, and it sounds like a good alternative to use in a pinch. I'm concerened with leaving them in there because I think the head will catch or scratch, IMO. Maybe somebody can keep an eye out for some large tacks with thick pins. thx

If you use a screw, I would suggest filing the threads off. I have some nice button-head screws with hes holes in them. Otherwise, I was thinking of using something like a large tack, with a head a little larger than that of the rivet. If done properly, it would plug the hole of the rivet, and cover the head of the rivet. I just can't think if anything off-hand, so I'll have to schedule a trip to the office supply store, and maybe the DIY store. What's the diameter of that little pin? thx

Do they have roads in the Solomons? Do you suppose the Saline water or air did it in? Some people tell me I should expect my FLORIDA car to be full of salty holes. thx

The only thing I could think of is to omit the pins and use a screw in its place. That way you can re-use the same rivets. New cars are using the same kind of rivets.

I have a chat thing set up on my website. If you want to, I can recode it to a Z-theme and we can agree on when to chat. FWIW thx

Hey, I do "oval-track racing" myself. I can tell you it doesn't take that much skill. I also race yachts (you call them $1,000,000-dollar sailboats), cycling (as in bicycles), and r/c stuff too. Did an airplane race once in high school. But I have my favorite(s) too.

Chris' idea has some merit- Why don't WE take our own poll (including write-ins?) and send the results to SPEWDCHANNEL.

I've never even heard of any of those guys they want you to vote for, so how vould they be so good? I'm not talking about popularity, but if they're "the best," wouldn't they mae it to the media or papers? Take Micheal Schumacher- He's a 7-time WORLD CHAMPION, and even had a PERFECT RACING RECORD, taking 5 firsts until the 6th race this year. He didn't make the final list. I'll 'assume' he was considered, but for some unknown reason, he was taken off. I follow NHRA, WRC, F-1 racing, LeMans and other racing, and I've never heard of those guys, even the two NHRA-associated guys (IHRA sucks). I'll assume that they only condsider automobile-racing only, but then how about people like Luigi Conetti (UIM F-1 boat racing champion) He wins just about every race. Or even Lance Armstrong. Sure he won the "Tour," but just to get there you gotta win so many races to work your way up the ranks to "Category 1" which is what you have to be to enter into semi-pro cycling, or the Olympics (been there- tried it). This guy is obviously a champion on a daily basis (he works out 8 hours, EVERY DAY!) -2 sense.

At first, I thought the SpeedChannel was part of the ESPN system, because of all the Bush-league racing & NAStycar stuff. Did you notice the ratio of NAStycar races to ALL the the other ones combined? You could add in all the fishing other car shows(Car Crazy, CCR, tuner transform, etc.) and not get an equal number Who knows somebody at the SpewdChannel? thx

Go to Speedtv.com to vote for "Driver if the year" : http://speedtv.com/features/591/ Even though there are only two are real drivers that know how to turn both left AND right. From the TV commercial, I recognized the names they dropped as NASCAR drivers ( NOT real driving) there's only one IRL, one champ-car (aka nascar), and one outlaw driver. he list is so short, they shouldn't even have bothered to have a vote! Can somebody pass on the complaint for me (somebody with contacts there?) Apparently, you have to vote for on of THEIR picks, which is probably not theone you want to vote for. Their criteria for selection seems a little off to. And they don't give you the opportunity to write-in your own suggestions, so they can adapt their selections for next time. I wanted to vote for Sebastian Loeb, or Colin McRae, or somebody like that. WRC rdiving ( or those guys doing the DAKAR race) ris about the most diffucult stuff I can think of, even though the co-driver tells you what to do... thx

BTW, are you all awaarethat Barrett-Jackson & SPEEDTV are going to have an online interactive contest to see who can guess the closest to all the winning bids? No info yet; it's still too early.