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I have a slight correction to this post Arne. Rota's are made in Manila, Philippines. They have their own distributorship in SoCal called Cosmic or Cosmik I believe.

For the better part of a year now, the local Z car guys and a few diehards from out of town have gotten together to munch on a donut and chat about the cars we love. Friendships have formed that will last well beyond these events... We have shared parts, tools, and advise. We have formed a community. I have always been impressed by the power of community... Together we are greater than the sum of our individual talent and resources. Why is this the last? Last week I was handed the keys to our new home in Reno. By months end, the twin bed and two camping chairs I have been 'roughing' it with will be joined by Ms. Yopu, Nicho and the rest of our furniture. So let's get together this one last time and raise a cup of coffee and dip a donut to friendships and Z cars. Saturday, August 27th - 9am to noonish. Family Donuts and Deli, 9045 Fair Oaks Blvd. Corner of Fair Oaks Blvd. and San Juan Avenue in Carmichael CA. See you there!

Nice Julio, I keep waiting for you to get some bugs on the windshield and come on up to the Reunion events... You have to meet Madamba, Parmley, Cook, Mill and the like... But, beware! They will try to get you to take that garage/trailer queen and get her out on the track!!!

I am not sure how old this shot is... But it encompasses all three of my favorites. The Z, the 914, and the 911.

Don't forget to bring your Z! The July Sacramento Z Car Reunion is Saturday!

Steve, One of my friends, a guy who lives 6 blocks from me owns one of those. I will share this with him. 8D

The July Sacramento Z Car Reunion! Saturday July 23rd, 9am to Noonish! Same location as usual! Family Donuts and Deli, 9045 Fair Oaks, Blvd. Fair Oaks Blvd. @ San Juan Avenue. Shine 'em up! Drive 'em down! Let's see them Z cars go!!!

Sorry to hear I missed you Arne. You live in a beautiful part of the country without a doubt! I love-love-love that go-kart track over in White just out of Medford. I flat tore that track up Friday...

One more...

A few more...

I spent the weekend in Medford Oregon at a Porsche event I go to pretty much every year. All my Porsche friends were excited to tell me that there were two hot Datsun/Nissan cars in the parking lot. One, a '73 240Z belonging to a family with the last name 'Peachy' and the other a 350Z belonging to the same family. My friend Mark and I decided to head over to the car show they were there to attend and we took a couple pics and bought a couple t-shirts... Enjoy!

Someday, this will be a vintage car... I liked the throwback paint scheme so I thought I would include it here...

Carl will find this one interesting...

More Devendorf Electromotive...

Late reminder! The June Sacramento Z Car Reunion is Saturday Morning! Be there and see the gang!

Neat poster...

Devendorf...

Pretty much every ITS racer in the country will thank you for this... They have to remain stock. I want to. Mine are fine for now though...

Nuff said...

Without an answer to that question, the easiest way to handle this is to pretend they're not. Separate that is. Bleed the right rear first then the left rear, then the right front, and last the left front. You want to move from farthest away from the master cylinder to closest. Have whoever you have inside the car give that pedal a good stomp. You are trying to dislodge air bubbles and they like to hide in the most secure places where they're hard to move. As for your pull to the left. That is kind of unusual. Because of road crown, cars *can* pull to the right and have perfectly serviced brakes. When you replaced your pads originally, was there unusual wear? Like for instance, one side have pads that looked nearly new while the other had a completely worn out pad? If your caliper pistons aren't moving freely, you may need your calipers rebuilt.

Coop, More than likely I am going to see you and your car in operation. I now work in Reno though I don't live there yet. Got my first paycheck from them today. I am running both a mechanical and electric. This is what Gary Cook, Bill Madamba, Steve Mill and one or two others local to me are doing. I will check the pressure though... This is mostly a street car.

Coop, I will be using both. The PO removed the Mechanical and installed just a tiny little pusher pump in the rear. Most of my local track junkie friends use both the mechanical and an electric pump to prime. Webers live on only 2.5 - 3.0psi of pressure so the mechanical or a good electric pump would be ok...

Bandit's hurtful gestures aside, I did get some work done today. Almost ready to reinstall the intake and exhaust. Newly rebuilt Webers, a mechanical fuel pump to help out that tiny e-pump the previous owner was using, rerouted fuel lines to semi stock locations. As soon as I get the rear up in the air, I will install the rear shoes and some other stuff I have been holding off on...