TomoHawk

I'm glad to see a glimpse back at the days of real MANLY race driving (even though they had women!) No power steering, no paddle shifters or a/c, and only AUDI had all-wheel drive! Dirt in your face, and you fealt like to did a full day's work back then.

Thanks for the compliment. When you really get down to things., you can bet that EVERYTRHING HAS A SIMPLE ANSWER. No matter how complex you might think something is, it's really a simple thing or based on a simple thing. Or several simple things. Even computers. You might think that something complex is keeping it from working right, but when you find out the real reason, you :stupid: yourself for not thinking of it before. I've been studying, servicing,programming computers for years. Even on my OWN stuff. Take your Zed electrical system. Got a short? It's simple: something connected + to - without the load! Or maybe something doesn't work right or work at all: no connection (somewhere). Just find the (where). How about the PYRAMIDS?? Think about that a minute. Those guys lived 2500 years ago. Computers? NO! Only simple clay tablets (rich guys had dried leaves). You could say those guys had the mind of todays 4th-graders. If you want to figure out how they built the pyramids, GO ASK A 4TH GRADER! You'd be surprised at how ingenious they are if they want to be. ...albeit they had generations of experience behind them too. :cheeky:

Easy one. Star Trek IV: "The Voyage home" Mr. Scott said that while in the office at "PlexiCor" Doesn't everybody know that ?????

There is a short video clip Of the McBurnie Car used: http://www.thunderranch.com/gto1.htm

Probably because a T looks like the top view of a steering wheel, and it's easier to draw than an arrow, or some Japanese characters ( no time for that on a moving assembly line). They guy was probably using a spray can to paint it. You gotta give them some credit tover there. They don't have the greed or vanity of business people in the U.S., so they take the TIME to figure things out beforehand and make improvements before going to assembly Take the Honda Asimorobotic man. They don't have anything likethat in the U.S. We're still working on robot bugs, or treaded vehicles. Asimo can climb steps, or dance, and only the sophisticated millitary or police 'tanks' can climb stairs, at best.

WOW Are all those lights coming off the same switch?

HLS30-- the interchange book I remember seeing was just to tell yuou what parts from other cars were suitable for swap, like brakes, trans, etc. BTW, On your web site, the term "roadster" is incorrect. I have it from an "expert" that a roadster is an open-air cockpit car. some people...:disappoin

Wass it tough to get the fuse box out? Oops, I got a 280Z, and I thought I would soak the fusebox in vinegar for a day or two.. just the connector(s).

I have the Eclipse seats in my 280z. The height was (higher) just right so I can get my elbow out the window. Original seats were like sitting on the floor. The problem I had with the Eclipse seats was that the mounts needed moderate mods to fit the Z seat mount holes and seat was wide and crowded the center console, so I cut off the aft part. The fire extinguisher won't fit under the console lid any way.

I agree that an older battery would lose power while sitting. Did you get your alternator checked out? Voltage regulator too. You need to keep the battery full all the time to keep it working right. Never let a lead-acid battery sit while not at ful voltage.

Could you cut some off the isolator to lower the body, or do you have to use those special isolators that were made shorter? It looks like a set of the shorter isolators and lowering spring should get you about 2 inches lower...

Just watching Speed Chanel ( the ARE no other channels, except when NASCAR is on) and they Have some BRE Datsuns in there with the Cobras, Cobra Daytonas, Enzo GTOs, Sunbeam Tigers... Cool. GTO Class under 3000CC Finishing Order: Cobra Daytona Cobra GTO Cobra

I thought the Ansa exhaust tips were supposed to make the sound less loud?

Funny... Uncle d*** was born on Feb 29th, so this year he turns 18! Old enough to fool around with girls!

I was just watching "Victory By Design" On Speed Channel, and they had Porches . There was a comment about how why they put on the ducktail spoilers because it was "unstable at 150 MPH". So there is your answer about what speed you need to get instability.

I usually use 3mm, 1000- strand wires on my radio boat batteries. In that situation, you can see a difference to the ordinary 60-strand wires. The wires are cool to the touch, meaning less resistance. Pure copper, of course.

What do you think those turbulator strips look like? You could easily rivet or screw on a shallow rectangular or wedge-shaped strip on. Maybe even double-sided tape. Something ELSE ricers don't have! Yay! Here's one on the keelfin of an r/c sailboat: http://www.onemetre.net/Technicl/TripTurb/Turb2.jpg

Did anybody try running their Z engine with only the expansion chamber on? I saw some neat Ansa tips and figured it would look cooler than some old rusty tailpipe sticking out there. thx.

WOW, Bambikiller and I agreed on 2 things this week! Any way, I was at the airport yesterday, and Avgas 100 was about $2.50 /gal. That is NOT cheaper than car gas. Also, like said before, it'd better refined, has additives & such. BTW, the COLOR is also so you can tell what octane it is: 80/87 octane = red 100LL (100 octane, low lead) =blue 100/130 = green 115/145 = purple Jetfuel - A = amber (ASTM D910-75) From racing model powerboats with 2 cycle ( 15k RPM) engines with 10 :1 to 16:1 (on modified) compression, we have figured out that the lower octane gas gets you more horsepower in the lower compression, stock engines. That means your basic Ford Escort makes best HP with the 87-89 octane gas, like the owner's manual says. Just make sure you go someplace with good "quality " gas. I filter mine through a coffee filter when filling the boat can and I found dirt once! FYI: they use ethanol, as one way to increase octane. Neat idea? Don't recommend you try it yourself...

Has anybody seen these " turbulator strips in the roof near the forward edge of the hatch"? I'd like to try it and see if there's a difference. Probably not much if you drive below 80 mph. Maybe it will help a little any way. thx.

the tinned wire sounds like a good idea from the corrosion point of view, but if you need a wire for current, you should use a plain stranded copper wire. As you know, the electrons in the wire move along the surface, so the tin would decrease the current capacity.

I just hate when people who 'are in charge' give you that "look" and tell you to do something because it's right or for the better, usually just because they want to exercise whatever little power they have on (subordinates) to do what they think is right. It's weven worse when a bunch of people gang together. Most of the time these people are overstepping their priviledges. Thanks for the support. GunnerRob- I don't really consider myself a Z-car"nut". I'm just nuts

Haven't looked yet, but are there any basic differences, like everything behind the firewall is reversed, or something?

Higuys, I did all the work myself and the provider is angelfire(dot) com so it is a free service. I redisigned a page or two today, so, IMO, it the site no longer represents the club, just model boating info, like I said in my original post. It will include the events calendars from local organizations, as they are released. I will conclude that the events calendars are NOT the property of the clubs, since the information is posted to the Internet and events are open to (the public). I assume people will claim these things are private to the club, and are NOT to be posted to the Internet. I should include source URLs of info to CYA myself. Greedy, vain people, huh? Sorry about the lawyer comment... was being sarcastic

Thanks, mate. I believe things the same as you, but I'm sure these people will probably "put pressure" on me, maybe even threaten with an expulsion, or black-balling (most likely) to get their way. It's been like that since I started this web site thing. S0-and-so doeasn't like this or that, so they put pressure on me to change things. Some reasonable, some not. Things like "no newsletter." How do other people learn about your club if they can't see what you're club does (where you go, club events). Also "no names" Like 'Tom L.' is inappropriate, and unprofessional because of indetity theft , but I don't believe I've given away any personal details about anybody. In fact, I feel lucky that certain relevant members allowed me to put an email link in there. I even protected these people by hiding email addresses, putting them in submission forms! This all goes back to my theory on the 3 typical vices of the "American citiizen": 1 -- Vanity 2 -- GREED 3 -- Fear In that order. If you don't assert yourself in a massive way in this country, you stepped on all over. It's even worse for people that are disabled, like I am. Apparewntly, I need to be "told" everything that I need to do, how to do it, and when. Then somebody else steps in to do it for me?? I should have studied law in stead of Internet tech. Cheers,