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The Gary Cohen I knew should be use to a gas smell... Albeit Sevoflurane or Desflurane... Are you from Oregon Gary? If your engine is running rich and your rear hatch seal is not good, you may have a gas/exhaust smell in the cabin...

I agree! That is my wife, and mother of my four children... She thinks she is overweight at 115# when her normal is 108#. She is amazing. I took her to a concert this weekend in Reno for her birthday. I had met the promoter through her cousin and only told her we had pretty good seats. We sat next to the the artists husband in the first row. Got to meet her and have dinner with her after the show. I think I got a few "spouse" points banked... You are probably right about the steel wool vs. 3M pads... I took another look at the Wick Humble book and he only mentions lacquer thinner followed by clear lacquer. On the metal he says sanding followed by satin black.

Perfect! Thanks guys. I have this perfect new dash that I don't want to install next to that powdered out shield.

John! I am in the right Fair Oaks!

I am going to be installing the new dash soon and I am planning on refinishing the metal peice that goes between the dash and window. What is the stock finish? It looks like paint but thick?

John, Not really familiar with that route. I do a little test track after any project by going Winding Way East towards Folsom from Fair Oaks. At Hazel, I turn left and go to Sunset where I turn right. I then follow it down through the curvys to Main and up Main to Madison. Then Madison to Folsom Blvd to Hwy 50 back to Sunrise. It gives me a good variety of roads. Sunday the 31st I have a gathering of car guys at a place called Family Donuts and Deli at Fair Oaks Blvd. and San Juan Avenue. 9am to noonish. Come on down. Mostly Porsche guys but Mat has shown up and another guy named Alex who has a great 510 among other cars will be there...

John, We are probably neighbors? I had great luck using a heavy swaybar on the front and a heavier swaybar on the rear. I remember someone saying they had seen smaller front swaybars on a truck! Swaybars have little effect on ride comfort in steady state driving but come in to play in cornering. In order to really consider springs people will need to know what your purposes are for changing from stock. Engineers are smart people. Why do you think you want to change what they designed? In other words if you just street drive your car, you probably only need to refresh the stock suspension with stock parts. Springs get tired for sure... I like Tokico shocks on my Z but I use Koni shocks on my Porsche cars. I guess I don't even know if Koni is available for the Z! The Illumina shocks were on the car when I bought it. Little things, like the rack bushings, the TC kit, the steering shaft donut, and refreshing the rubber bushings in your suspension really bring life to the handling of the Z. If your purpose is street driving that may be all you need... Be careful you don't modify the car to the point you no longer like it.

Not true... He isn't being malicious. He isn't asking him "Do you even have a Z" and really meaning "What are you doing here"... Besides, the kid only misspelled fan. Nothing to ridicule there. You can pick on me all you want. I think you already know you would be in over your head. Just leave the kid alone.

Better yet, a magnetic bowl in the shape of the T-Chain opening...

Note to self: Need to invent magnetic gloves...

I used the POR15 tank sealer and it was not only very clean it was pristine... I would use it again.

Steve, Do a search for a company called No Bad Days Racing. He is a guy I know named Mike Zois. He is a Porsche guy but he just did the side banner for me in red to match my interior. Excellent work...

84 911 with 55K miles when it is really nice and my BMW R1100 RT-SE on the rest of my commute days. When I am off, my runaround and get things vehicle is a 4Runner that I have to steal from my wife.

There are people who would repair that rust. It is probably worth seeking out a buyer who is interested in a low VIN car and is willing to take it on. I am no concour weenie but original would probably be a real reach. The value in repair would be strictly in the low VIN. On a dare a group of guys took a Porsche 356 that had sat in a field neglected for years and repaired it to very much original condition. I believe it cost something like $90K to do??? Luckily, the 356 market will bear that.

The Black Pearl and Zap cars had passenger side mirrors and a rear louver to go along with the graphics.

Carl, I had this done on the yellow Z that I used to have. It was part of the total repaint so I am not sure how long it took but I do recall the bodyman was pissed and would never do another per his boss's comments. Apparently if any bodywork has ever been done on the donor roof, it will stretch and be a real bear to get right. My donor roof apparently looked like it had been hailed on underneath the paint. Choose your donor carefully apparently. Perhaps roof sections are available as new sheet metal???

I think that if that car were worth $2k which it might well be, an early 260Z with the small bumpers would be worth $2.5K+

John is right. The stock EFI needs more vacuum to run correctly than the aftermarket cams generate. Consider going back to the stock cam, switching to carbs or, aftermarket programable EFI. I use Simple Digital Systems (SDS) on my 914.

Well... I guess you told me.

If he speaks Tagalog or Ilicono I could communicate with him for you. How do you know he doesn't have a Z? Most every car from around the world can be found in the Philippines. Just not in any quantity. Curious that you feel he doesn't have a grasp of English. The schools in large metro areas like Manilla teach in English there. Most people don't have their own computers though. Internet cafes are everywhere. He may not actually be in the Philippines. He may just identify with the PI because he is Pinoy. I agree though, his post above doesn't apparently mean much. Full House Kumusta! Kumusta ka?

Brian, Believe it or not, I got a new one from the Nissan dealership just 4 years ago for about $160... Check there first?

If the instructions say not to use it, I wouldn't. I imagine if KYB changed their instructions they are basing it on failure experiences. I haven't used KYB since my Bug days as an undergrad. God awful stiff is my recollection. I use Koni Yellow adjustables in all the Porsches. Not sure what is in the Z since it was all set up by the previous owner before I got it.

I think the supplier was Precision Rubber Products or something like that... They were in the PacNW. I guess I should feel lucky to have my box of weatherstripping in the garage...

I have a 914 that is painted to match my real 914 right down to my reserved autocross #'s and my sponsor windshield banner. I suppose I have a couple hundred in just that body. Can be expensive for sure... Not that the real sport isn't! I just blew a $15K engine on Saturday at Infinion. Catastrophic block breaking boom!

I have always found the L6 to be an engine that will tolerate just about any abuse except overheating. Overheating will cost you a head. Nice save. You should go into medicine!