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The Porsche Cayenne hybrid which will come out next year suffers almost no performance disadvantage to it's fossil fuel brothers the Cayenne and Cayenne S. No kidding!

By next year Porsche will have a Hybrid Cayenne. Over half of Porsche production goes to the US and about half of that goes to California. I see a couple of scenarios that would meet the standard. One is that Porsche now has a controlling interest in VW and VW can easily meet that standard. They might appeal and say that Porsche and VW should be considered one company. They are also in the process of producing a new model called the Panamera. This will be a four door sedan and could also be a hybrid model. Basically when you say that Porsche may pull out of the US market and cease to produce the 911 you are saying that the company will cease operations. I disagree...

I like them. They look actually a lot more classic than the Kosei K1 Racing wheels I have. I would make them my second choice behind Panasports. The K1 are going though for sure...

I have seen black RTV used to caulk the cracks shut. I have seen silicone hose used but you have to find the right size. I managed to find the stock stuff but that was a few years ago. I may even have them... I have lots of parts.

I have one. Griffith or Griffin, I forget... Works well. My last Z I replaced with an OEM which also worked well. It just has to work, up to you...

I have used DAS and the car arrived with every orifice stuffed with Oregon snow. Grants Pass I suspect. This, somehow in a closed trailer. This last time, I used Horseless Carraige. Very careful and meticulous. I give them 5 stars!

Carl, The five schools I teach for agree with you. They find Wikipedia an interesting concept and in reality it will ultimately dictate meaning. However, students are not allowed to reference Wikipedia as an academic source. An ancient semiotician who's name escapes me said "whatever you call a thing, that is what it is". He was refering to the unique human ability to assign name and therefore meaning to a thing or phenomenon. This is why Wikipedia will ultimately dictate meaning. Interesting discussion... I appreciate your analysis. Rob

Sorry, that should have read associated with the name Nissan...

Not sure what you think is "hooie" as you don't reference anything at all... What do you think is "hooie". As to your first argument titled decision 1, do you actually think anyone in North America was fooled by a name change into thinking that Datsun was not a Japanese car? Americans would be stupid if they didn't know that Datsun was Japanese. The Japanese would have to think that Americans were stupid to attempt such a hoax. They were trying to distance themselves from the Nissan name which had some unsavory associations related to WWII. For your argument to be as you said a defensible position it would have to be accurate. It is not. I am not sure anyone has said that using the name Datsun was a fundamental blunder. The discussion was that it was considered a business error to change the name to Nissan in the 1980's. Then for your second argument, I believe it would be more accurate to say that kids don't know the name Datsun because it isn't a contemporary brand. It isn't culturally relevent to them. Culture is a powerful factor. Look at the difference on American college campuses between now and the 1960's. The world events are similar in that there is a war that many see as unjust going on now just as then. However, we have very little protest activity. The difference culturally is that there is no compulsory draft. That one factor changes the entire culture. 20 year olds now cannot even imagine themselves angry over it. It has nothing to do with them. It isn't culturally relevent. Just as there is no Datsun except historically, only Nissan is relevent.

A rope about the size of a clothsline is placed in the bead between the inner and outer flanges of the windshield weatherstrip. You then place the window in place with the weatherstrip on it and pull the rope from inside the car. The rope pulls the inner flange over the car body. Theoretically when you have pulled it all the way around you are good to go.

Carl is correct. That was the prevailing sentiment in WSJ and other business publications of the time. No matter what your opinion of either name, or how hung up you are on spelling... The degree du jour at the time was the MBA and more than one thesis was written about brand recognition and the Datsun - Nissan mistake. Ironically, the MBA degree is now as common as fleas on mongrel dogs and Nissan is an iconic brand name. I recall being disturbed by how bloated the ZX was as compared to the 240Z, then - they changed the name to Nissan! i vowed to never own a new one... That opinion has softened as I realized with time and age that the car had to get heavier and the name really didn't matter that much...

I recall doing those outer bushings a few years back. I hammered away at that spindle pin for hours until I finally got up, went to Sears, bought the biggest BFH they had and put that problem to bed. One could argue that the hours of banging I had done earlier effected the fact that it took only two hits with the BFH... Still, start with the biggest BFH you can find.

Sorry, I did not read anything but the first post and that I only scanned. If not enough voltage gets to the dropping resistors they will not fire the injectors. The engine will turn but not fire. This is clearly electrical. Ground problem?

It is possible your voltage drops so low when you turn on the headlights that the dropping resistors are not getting enough voltage.

Hopefully the reserve is fairly high. Right now the Euro is .650:1USD or less. The right European buyer could snatch this up for less than 20K Euro at reserve of $30K. If this goes through to sale, watch for it to be leaving the country. This was indeed a very special program. I was at the debut and auction of one of the first cars.

I believe you will find that the wheel is still available. Google Revolution Racing Wheels and see. Last I looked at their site they still sold that style.

Not a really great pic but they could be Revolution Wheels. That would make them fairly rare and expensive.

IIRC it was late in 74... At this late date, isn't it possible that someone has backdated the late 260Z in question with early 260Z bumpers? The reason the 260Z is used is because its mounting interface is the same as the 280 (and late 260) impact strut. My apologies for giving you the how-to. I didn't realize you were a shop owner or employee. You probably already knew how...

To do this modification to a 280Z Remove existing bumper Remove screws at leading edge of impact struts Using a sharp object, insert through hole and puncture membrane Push back on impact strut to release gas and mineral oil Test mount bumper pushing back until you get proper position Mark impact strut with proper position, mark body on sides in rear for mount holes Remove test fit bumper Tack weld strut in proper position, drill holes in body for rear side mount bolts Remount bumper at front Remount bumper at rear Enjoy beverage of your choice and post pictures here

You are probably right. Back then we didn't have forums and we just got wind of the shop going out of business and the unique Z for sale. Funny, I think I have about 8 years worth of Bob Sharp catalogs around here somewhere. I used to carry it with me everywhere and circle the things I wanted to buy.

I had this done at a one man custom shop in Sacramento about 10 years ago. I forget what the quote was but when it was done the guy said if he was ever going to do another he would charge 4 times as much. Not an easy process I guess. It also turned out beautifully.

There was a car like this, perhaps even this one for sale out of a shop in Arizona a few years back. Late 90's. The shop was Z focused and going out of business. I recall the car being originally a BSR styling project or something. There was a feeding frenzy on the old IZCC email forums. Arizona Z cars in quantity!!!

Oh sorry... I thought I wasn't clear enough in what I said. No offense taken. I am actually the person who used to have the website PlanetZ with instructions on how to convert a Turbo AFM for use in a NA 280Z. I have quite a bit of experience with EFI but I have generally come to the conclusion that most people should stick to making what the factory gave them work the way the factory intended. I now have the 240Z I have always wanted... It rocks!

I have actually had many Z cars and most were 280Z's. My point was that after 30 some odd years most of them leak down their pressure even though they are not supposed to. I have seldom seen any more than a bit of dribbling. The sign that this is the case in your EFI Z is hard hot starting. I had the injectors cleaned and balanced in the last 280Z I had and it did hold pressure. I knew this because I installed a gauge inline...