70 Cam Guy

More coverage of that Z here... http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2010/11/04/events-the-2010-sema-show/ They look better than I expected after seeing the initial press photos

Nice find! That sounds like a familiar transition to me. The first car I bought in high school was my 70 Camaro. I sold the Camaro in 2006 when I finished college. The Z is great fun to drive. When I bought my car last year, it had also sat at least 10 years. The last tag said 1992! It needed a good amount of TLC but it's pretty reliable now, I think I've got the cob webs have blown out. If there are cars that are good places to learn the mechanical side, it's a Chevy or Datsun. A 79 Chevy with all the smog equipment might be a little more intimidating but not a whole lot. If there's advice I tell my friends about old cars, it's be patient and take your time! It takes some time for things to be sorted but the reward of enjoying the drive is totally worth it. By the way, save those dealer plate frames!! I have the Vallejo Datsun bracket on my car and I believe that is where my car was originally sold. You'll be glad you saved them

When the spacer gets that thick, it's best to use the bolt-on style. The factory studs are too short to use even for a 10mm plate. Keep in mind, 25mm and larger spacers usually run $80 a pair and up. Buying 4 spacers that large may negate any savings on those wheels. Those Enkei's were made in 15x7 ET0 (zero) if I recall, they will certainly be an easier fit and you can sometimes find them for very close to the price on those 14s

How wide are the tires? What size are they? What shocks were you thinking of using? 250 lb/in is said to be the practical limit for Illumina's. It will probably deal with a 275 but even Illumina's are not really 'cheap'. I used sleeves and adjusters from Coleman racing. Jon's memory serves him well, I believe stock 240 strut tubes are 50 or 51 mm OD. If you're not planning on removing the factory lower spring perch, you may need to cut the sleeves shorter. Of course, it depends on the length of the sleeve.

That is too cool. The nice thing about a modern motorcycle carb is they are quite reliable once jetted. The Mikuni's on my old Suzuki were fantastic and I never had a problem with that bike. It must scream! Nicely done

Cool thanks and thanks for the compliment! I definitely have to check on that feature.

Brandon, This one stuck out to me in your car set. I like the lighting a lot and the depth. Nice capture IMG_0355 by RVAE34, on Flickr

agreed

oo nice I've been eying the 18-200, or at least an 18-105 like the D90 comes with. I certainly don't expect to achieve 'pro' status or anything but I certainly enjoy shooting pictures. I get inspired when I see others' great photos and think about how I can improve my compositions and subjects. I've never had anything remotely artistic that I've wanted to share with others so this is new territory for me. I love my guitars but don't usually record anything or share.

Thanks for the tips! Cars in sunlight I use a circular polarizer, I haven't tried a star filter. I figured the colors on my Infineon shots were the color cast from the rain. I usually shoot in Aperture priority but these were shot in shutter priority. Before I processed them it seemed many were overexposed off the camera. I shoot in raw+jpeg, so thankfully it wasn't too bad processing them. I know you can't bring back the blown out whites but never thought about the colors being washed out a little.

These are great! Shots of people and landscapes in my mind can be hard to get great captures. There are many little details when posing a subject that most of my favorite people shots are candids The 500mm lens is pretty ridiculous and essentially is a telescope with the double mirror design. I put on the loaner doubler and that long lens and got the moon shot above with no cropping. It was so sensitive with the doubler that I swear the shutter movement was blurring the pictures. I set it on a 10 second delay and watched the viewfinder image vibrate. I use an old light meter my dad had because my camera doesn't can't light meter with it. It essentially makes it something I need to set up for and be patient with Case in point: DSC_0864 by AYates Photos, on Flickr A recent favorite of mine of my friends.. DSC_1235 by AYates Photos, on Flickr

Dave, that's great! I like the shutter speeds on your action shots, I was having trouble with anything much slower than 1/160. I'm with you on not really having a favorite yet... it's really whatever peaks my interest. Your colors are really vivid on your nature photos. Do you do any post work on your computer for the colors? Is that a macro lens? The aperture looks wide open. I like it! What kind of camera are you using? Eventually I'd like a better body like a D90 for the better image processor and shutter options. I haven't had as much luck with bugs, I love trying Here's a couple from the loaner lens. 500mm F8 mirror lens (catadioptric?). The rings are an effect of the lens DSC_0729 by AYates Photos, on Flickr DSC_0605 by AYates Photos, on Flickr I definitely need to get more night shots, I love the lighting and effects you can get. only took 50 to get 1 good shot of the moon DSC_0580 by AYates Photos, on Flickr DSC_0377 by AYates Photos, on Flickr DSC_0386-2500 by AYates Photos, on Flickr

I got my digital SLR a few months ago so I still consider myself a proper noob but I really enjoy snapping pictures. It's a Nikon D3000 with the kit lens and a 50-200 zoom lens. I have a couple others on loan from my uncle but I don't use them as much My friends and I were at the Redline Time Attack event @ Infineon last weekend and I was intent on trying panning the camera with the car. It's not anything I've tried before. I took over a hundred the first day and had about 1 in 5 turn out decent. The second day I took over 150 and wound up with the 65 in the album. Lots of blury pics but that's what an 8 gig memory card is good for . It was raining like crazy so not much regular spectators came out but it was still lots of fun. I was helping my friends they were a vendor there. My flickr sets: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ayates128/sets/ From Saturday: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ayates128/sets/72157625228076906/ DSC_1627 by AYates Photos, on Flickr Our friend's turbo Miata DSC_1673 by AYates Photos, on Flickr From Sunday: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ayates128/sets/72157625244266342/ DSC_1741 by AYates Photos, on Flickr DSC_1722 by AYates Photos, on Flickr

My thoughts exactly. What are the front and rear toe measurements?

Just to confirm, you've done the steering rack bushings? Those pretty much cured my wandering and re-centering problem. We need more to help though, what speeds do you feel this? Is it mid-turn or anything? Does the steering wheel shimmy or is the car pulling? Are you feeling bump steer or does it feel unsettled/dart-ey? Can you post your alignment numbers from the printout?

I recognize a lot of those cars from the Fatlace Classic (Klas:sik) in Vallejo. Good turnout. We were at Time Attack this weekend at Infineon and it was a ghost town. Rained like crazy but pretty good driving action. Fun times despite the rain My first attempts at panning the camera, still haven't sorted through today's (Sunday's) shots DSC_1629 by AYates Photos, on Flickr

Congrats on the new seats! If they need some more love, I had a lot of success using Kiwi Saddle Soap on my Porsche seats. It's easy to use, just a sponge and some clean terry cloth towels

Nicely done Julio, I look forward to seeing this car around the bay. I love the ingenuity on the interior and how it came together. The graphite wheel centers are perfect with your ghost stripe. I'm diggin it Having driven a Rebello thanks to a friend, I don't need to tell you what a hoot it must be to row through the gears. That extra horsepower really wakes up the car

If you go with 16's a 205/50/16 will be very close to the height of the 195/60/15 Tirerack has the RE960AS at 24.2" tall for 195/60/15 and my General Exclaims say 24.1".

I'm running the 205/50/16 General's on my 16x8 +4 Rota's. On coilovers I only rub the rear on bumps or hard cornering. I have not rolled my fenders or anything. I personally think 215/50 would be a safe tire for most. The height is good for our speedo's and a 215 will mount fine on an 8" wheel. Not all tires are created equal so you still get variation among 215/50's and 225/50's. Check specs on tirerack or somewhere for tread width and cross section. I've thought about this a lot and I think there must be a good amount of variation in our body panels or something. This shot I am tucking tire and I've never rubbed on the front. 205/50 is also ~24" tall so that may be giving me the little extra clearance needed. Based on the rear outer clearance, I know I could not clear a 225 without rolling. My finger does not fit between the tire and wheel arch (maybe 1/4"). A 215 might fit my car but it would be tight