TomoHawk

They use Kevlar for a lot of stuff nowadays. Would it be possible to make Kevlar straps? They wouldn't stretch or rust, but the fittings on the ends would be difficult to attach, probably.

I always thought you could make up new ones from the right metal. They don't look too complicated, except for the threaded end.

Camaro, El Camino, and Corvette are some other peculiar names GM had. There is no dictionary definition of "Camaro" but it is probably some kind of Spanish term for a wild horse, like Mustang would be. The same goes for El Camino. Corvette was borrowed from the fast naval ship, but doesn't mean anything to us Americans otherwise.

My car is stock, and there is a small gap between the plastic and the window glass/frame/etc. unless there is a foam or rubber insulator, the plastic would probably rattle id it was touching the window parts.

I was wondering if you had them reversed.

Could you mask the rubber and run a bead of RTV stuff around it to make up for the lip?

If you're worried about heat problems, then you'd be better off switching to iron brake drums. they're said to handle more heat them the stock aluminum ones and don't deform when hot. The only thing I've noticed with painting the drums is that you can see the impression from wheels when you take them off. It's just a little unsightly, but you won't see it with the wheels on.

Where would you stick that chip in a 78? :tapemouth the glove box maybe? I think a big MAP torch would've worked better in the video...

When I started driving, we had vinyl-covered seats and if you didn't have the seat belt on, you'd end up on the floor! I also learned to fly planes too. So now I use the seat belt not just for safety, but for better control, which is safety-related too.

Will we see TWO cars there next year?

How do you build an electric or hybrid car for $3000?

That looks cool. Where do you get those? How did you wire it? Do you leave the wiring hanging, or does it hide away when you don't want top use the brake lamp.

The 60- LED blue string might be nice to light up the engine bay when you open the bonnet.

I didn't see Mr.K in there.

Why not stage your own concours for Z cars or otable Japanese cars? You could make a difference. You could even get yourself noticed! YOu could even call it ZCON?

Instead of speculating on why you don't see the Japanese cars at concours events, why not just ask the event promoters or hosts WHY they choose not to include them? That would probably give you the best idea on how to go and make some change. I think the comments about available experts, documentation, etc. and such is probably correct tho.

Does this mean we will have a new parts supply for the S30 again? j/k

Do they have free samples like Flitz does?

I used a little mirror to look behind that deflector. Doesn't everyone have a micro- camera on a flexible stalk nowadays?

I think this is where you'd want to get in touch with the "society of retired stamping engineers?"

It even had headers. Maybe they should've kept the original engine and just painted the car?

There was another thread on the same idea, where someone used a 1 1/2 dia corrugated drain hose instead of the PVC elbow, and another where the person used an elbow of radiator hose to replace the missing rubber one.

Believe it or not, there are old, retired felows that would probably give this idea a shot. Besides making the die, it isn't that difficult to stamp out a bunch of key blanks and putting the channels in. Or a young chap that needs the experience before going out to look for a full-time job doing something similar. BTDT.

Would you expect to see the 15-foot wheels on that, or the 25-foot wheels?

I still have the original key for my DD even after 15 years of ownership, and it's in perfectly-new condition. That's because I've never used it, except to make a copy. I can't say that for the Z key tho, although when I got the car, I had a locksmith make a key from the keycode sticker. I'm just wondering... If someone did make exact duplicates (if you're allowed) of the key blanks as were discussing here, would there be a market for them?