TomoHawk

I have never seen that hood scoop myself, but I would not be surprised if a lot of people put them, or something like it, on for "performance purposes" like the so-called ram-air scoops or racing cams. O-L... Another year, another weird myth! 150+ posts! Bring them on...

The vacuum hose on the spark plug hole will probably work the best. You gotta suck out of the bigger hole: the spark plug hole, so there's no way you can blow it back out the intake. But the important thing is to make sure you have one or both valves open first!

Put my vote in for the OEM 6mm machine screws with the hex/Phillips head. Using regular hex head screws looks spiffy (shiny) but also looks out-of-place on a car from the 70s. Other than that, complete wiring harnesses or every model of S30 would be the bees-knees. If possible, how about every piece of sheet metal from the nose to the tail, including the chassis, and even complete cars, sans-engine?

How many classes and trophies will they have for the Infinitis?

the Android Market has a fuelly web app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fuelly.app&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5mdWVsbHkuYXBwIl0.

Vintage snowmobiles?

I suppose that nowadays, with all the absurd technology loose in the civilized world, you could use GPS coordinates for pub names?

I wish you guys had mentioned this stuff last winter, when I needed to get a new one for the '78. I had to install a used one from Rod's Datsun parts, but it looked very nice and the rubber was kinda new-looking. the old one had a chip where the key went and needed welding, and the rubber was starting to dry out. It might be nice to have a spare (stock style, with two grooves for the '78 a/c) to slip on sometime, especially if it's a little lighter. Come to think of it, I might still have the old one to rebuild. Can they also lighten it a little? The bad thing is the guy that repaired the engine retired a few weeks after my car was done. :disappoin

Can I assume other pubs with names like Bull & Finch have similar circumstances?

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I always wondered why the pubs had names like Frog & Firkin. can you help us?

Welcome, and no worries. We are all enthusiasts here, so that is what's most important. Otherwise, I'm sure we could use a pint of bitter, and a lesson how how to eat fish and chips properly (without ketchup.)

they have a difference in the pronunciation of Goertz too; From JartZ to Jo-ertz to Go-ertz... At least Mr. Rodriguez's Japanese sounded convincing. I don't think Mr. Matsuo liked being called a "test-driver." from what he said, it seems like he just wanted to go out in the car one night and try it out, and surprised the heck out of himself.

Maybe someone can send a message over to thost MotoMan people, that they need to do a little more research or at least confirm what they say, such as when he said "Nissan restored." Did he mean Nissan restored it, or did they sponsor the restoration? That's a big difference.

I couldn't make out the serial number. You gotta remember who target-audience is when you hear or see those things. I wonder if they purposely had those little details out-of-focus in case people like 26th are watching. I'll watch it again soon. It's probably best to watch this on your big-screen with your eyeglasses OFF.

It's easy is you grew up in the "rust belt"It gets COLD and usually snows a lot here in the winter, and people have modern, powerful cars or rear-wheel drive, "all-season tires" that are worn, and don't know the difference between summer and winter driving. Therefore, the cities, to avoid all the lawsuits, spreads tons of salt to make winter driving "safer." Meanwhile, cars, trucks, and SUVs, which are designed & built with exposed bare-metal parts and no undercoating rust from the brine-water. Plus, people can't or don't wash the salt residue off daily, so it just stays on until Spring. Therefore, to protect our antique cars, which don't have the "corrosion protection" the newer cars enjoy, and thin coatings of paint on the bottom, and many bare-metal parts, must be protected from the brine; stay indoors somewhere until the Spring, when the salt is washed away by Mother Nature, and we sacrifice our newer vehicles instead.

They use so much salt on some streets around here, that I'm pretty sure I saw a shark or something, swimming in the ditch on the side. Bring back the good ol' days of snow tires and long winter commutes!

It's neat to know that the front fender, headlamp housing, the hatch and hatch hinge were specially designed for the model. It really IS a new design; they didn't just use or borrow other designs for the car. I'm glad they didn't make a car with an underframe or targa roof. It would be 500 or so LBs heavier than it already is. How come they didn't mention the Z has 50 years of history behind it? I suppose they didn't read Mr. K's book. Does this mean that we all now agree Matsuo-san designed the car? Is there a transcript? Mr. Matsuo was hard to hear.

I made a video of the Mid Ohio course with speed and time overlaid on the screen, but the average speed turned out to be about 5 MPH, so I deleted it. At least it took 12 minutes to go the 2 mile lap...

With the exception of the L-Jetronic fuel injection system, the electrical system of Z cars is very simple, and reliable, as long as it remains in good condition, which we know isn't an easy thing, but it is possible. The only real upgrade to the electrical system would be to replace it with all new wiring (based on the original diagrams) and new connectors and components. Then it would be as nice and reliable as any new car, so you then only have to worry about the bodywork.

People mistakenly equate "Fusible link" with fuse, so that's where the whole problem emits. Further, fuses are "more easily replaceable" and available than fuse links, so they go out and buy & install the maxi black, which incidentally isn't easy to open, compared to the simply pulling off the fusible link cover. Somehow modern equals better, no matter what it is? Most people don't even know that modern vehicles have fusible links too? They are in there somewhere and are used for the same reasons as on the Zs, but only the main fuses and circuit breakers/relays are visible when you open the bonnet or drivers door on the modern vehicles.

It really bothers me that people think fusible links are the same thing as fuses. Fuses burn away very quickly (or pop) and fusible links get very warm or hot before melting, like a circuit breaker. :sick:Fuses don't tolerate more current than their rating, and fuse links will take a while before melting. Studying the wiring diagrams, you can see that the fusible links are used for certain things like the headlamp system, and the ignition system,and the fuses only for individual things like the fuel pump, Defogger, or Radio. So they are clearly two different things. If people want to "upgrade" to anything, it should be circuit breakers that have to be manually reset, because you want a circuit to be deactivated when there is a problem, and after fixing the problem, the circuit is manually re-activated. A normal circuit breaker closes after it cools, so that's usually bad. These seem to be the thing to use in the Maxi block to replace the fuses, and are manually reset.

Some people have too much free time in their lives...

You can take things off or apart before the incarceration (or during) and work on it over the cold months, instead of during the warm months, when the vehicle needs to be together and operational. Things that need to be done like polishing or cleaning/rebuilding. I remove everything that isn't welded together- spare tire, tools, center console, glovebox contents, etc. Also, anything that might not like being frozen- liquids, waxes/oils, paints, battery, etc. The latter stays in the basement until spring. Also take the opportunity to download gigabytes of related documentation like the owner's manual, FSM, how-to guides and parts catalogues; print it and get it bound, and even read it by the fireplace. Digital documents offer the benefit of searching for information quickly, and the printed copy is kind to the eyes, and has room for notes and bookmarks. Be careful to toss the phone and cable bills, and (doctor's magazines) in the fire, not your documentation.

I getthe ZDDP Zinc additive at NAPA