TomoHawk

Let us all know how it goes. I'm interested in the Euro sound myself, for my 180Z thx

He's talking about the Lusitania, which was suposedly torpedoed by a U-boat.

I have that; by Kevin Wilson. Pm me for details.

No, there isn't any difference in what happens if your vehicle collides with anything, it's just common sense to say that when you have that many more cars in an area, like in west-coast cities, you gotta lave some laws to keep order & safety, or to deal with pollution, or you'll end up with chaos. You don't have to be an expert at anything to know that. I do feel that every car, whether OEM built or custom, should have some safety equipment like seat belts & bumpers, even if they can't be made up to the current standard(s). Emmissions tuning or equipment too.

Who is this expert?

I leave my ss trim off for a cleaner look. I also shaved off the rubber that holds the trim on.

The people in CA need to be more strict on automobile guidelines, rules, specs and such. With a gazillion cars in a small area like CA cities, you gotta do something to keep order, or you'll end up lots of problems. At least until people in general evolve into more logical beings.

I don't have anything negative about the people of France. They have given their share of important gifts to the world, like Wine & Champagne, food, art & culture. A friend mentioned beautiful women, but you see those everywhere, even OHIO ;-) The World as we know it would not be the place it is without the contributions of everyone, everywhere.

Gor the last few years I've put together a CD of Christmas tunes for myself. This year's includes: South Park- Merry F- christmas - Mr.Hanky Otis redding- Merry Christmas baby TSO- (with Mettalica, of course) foxworthy- redneck 12 Days Ramones - Merry Christmas Sex Pistols- Punk Rock Christmas

I like Wil's idea about the 84 maxima transmission, and it's been on my list for over a year- just one of the last things after the body work and maybe an engine overhaul. I think, my actual reason for inquiring on this subject would be because it seems the shift points are too low. I would like to adjust them a little higher. I like the idea of the overdrive tho. I was planning on doing a lot of highway cruising when I got this car totally done. Like between Ohio & Florida. Maybe I'll even move myself down there (No offense Chris & Vicky! ) thx

Can you put some kind of knock-offs on those? hx

I was in Apollo beach last weekend! Why didn't I go to see the show? O-L... I was there to visit my sweetie and her dad...

I spent a good long few days fixing up the taillight harnesses on my 78 280Z, I used de-rusting liquid from the DIY to remove the RUST from the sockets, the blade terminals to the main wiring, and even one new socket. I advise you go slowly and be careful everything you do is done right, so you don't make things worse or break anything. You should be able to fix it up pretty good. thx

In case you just want to bypass the troubleshooting and go for a NEW unit: rear window defroster http://www.wholinks.net/Automotive/Accessories/High-Performance-Electric-Defroster--Defogger.html This link is old, and doesn't work any more, but you can use it as a start. thx

I still like ferraris best. The 250 GTO, 166MM (Barchetta), 246 and 308- in that order. The others are are all good too. thx

Carl, I do "drifting" every winter! And at low speeds, like under 30 mph! All you need is a cold night with a little rain and you're guaranteed to see people 'drifting' all over the place... We even do it with the truck in the fields, but usually, a curvy section of road will do. I even did some the other day in my 280Z on the main street, after it rained. I was a little surprised to be looking at a pole. fortunately- no police.

Having contiguous gridlines is essentialy understood by all. I think my question would be what else to look for, in terms of current draw, voltage drop, etc., to know if the thing is operating at the level it's supposed to be. I think there will probably be some degredation in the performance or the efficiency of the grid in total, but there should probably be some minimum specs to shoot for. thx

Can somebody find out what they call that, and what are the basic rules or procedure? thx

I want to go after the rear window defroster, which doesn't seem to be working; I turned it on one evening when it was foggeed up a little, and it didn't defog that much. I don't think there are any gaps in the gridlines, so Would it be better to optimize the voltage at the defroster terminals, or should I measure the current capacity of the circuit, to see it it's drawing XX amps, or what? thx

That's better than "drifting," which is really only driving in a straight line. Let's see those drifter- types do that.

Those are 12 VOLT l.e.d.s, usually they are 1.5 volts., so you'd need 8 of them for your 12-volt system, so you can avoid using the dropping resistor. PLUS, these must be specially made with an internal resistor.

Thank you, thank you! Somebody once called my 280Z a rice-rocket once, so I IMMEDIATELY corrected the idiot's ignorance. Thanks for the compliment. Steven.

I got a zero... ?

the l.f. corner of my hood could come down a little (6mm) for a perfect fit. I looked at the hinges and it didn't look like there's a slot there for the bolts. How much up/down movement of the hinges on the fender is there? thx

i've seen these l.e.d. "bulbs," but not in the auto parts store ( Murrays- was there yesterday for bulbs). I've only seen them on Internet sites. even the local rice-shop doesn't have them, or even know of them. I hope I just picked the wrong store to go to. I think I will call some other custom auto-electronics shops. I don't mind using conventional filament bulbs on my 280Z, since I have no fusebox 'problems,' except for the dim headlights. But I would like to brighten the lighting on the gauges. I've seen the l.e.d. bulbs for those. thx