Mike

A Man Who Knows His Math He writes: I was riding to work yesterday when I observed a female driver, who cut right in front of a pickup truck, causing the driver to drive onto the shoulder to avoid hitting her. This evidently angered the driver enough that he hung his arm out his window and gave the woman the finger. "Man, that guy is stupid," I thought to myself. I ALWAYS smile nicely and wave in a sheepish manner whenever a female does anything to me in traffic, and here's why: I drive 48 miles each way every day to work. That's 96 miles each day. Of these, 16 miles each way is bumper-to-bumper. Most of the bumper-to-bumper is on an 8 lane highway. There are 7 cars every 40 feet for 32 miles. That works out to 982 cars every mile, or 31,424 cars. Even though the rest of the 32 miles is not bumper-to-bumper, I figure I pass at least another 4000 cars. That brings the number to something like 36,000 cars that I pass every day. Statistically, females drive half of these. That's 18,000 women drivers! In any given group of females, 1 in 28 has PMS. That's 642. According to Cosmopolitan, 70% describe their love life as dissatisfying or unrewarding. That's 449. According to the National Institute of Health, 22% of all females have seriously considered suicide or homicide. That's 98. And 34% describe men as their biggest problem. That's 33. According to the National Rifle Association, 5% of all females carry weapons and this number is increasing. That means that EVERY SINGLE DAY, I drive past at least one female that has a lousy love life, thinks men are her biggest problem, has seriously considered suicide or homicide, has PMS, and is armed. Give her the finger? I don't think so. :tapemouth

I suggest you check out the 6x9 rear speaker box sold by Motorsport Auto. It's a replacement for the rear interior taillight panel. The quality is excellent and it fits very nice. Check out some of the photos in my gallery: http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=3352&page=3

I think it's funny that we also cannot prove the cars were crushed, either. The mysterious source of the story will not be revealed, but, someone needs to prove the cars have not been crushed? A fun mystery game perhaps. Where are the Mythbuster guys when you need them?!

Well, my project took a sudden leap in progress over the past few weeks. I should change the title of this thread to "Restoration completed with a LOT of help"... This car would be nowhere near the stage that it's in without the help of the guys down at the Ztherapy shop. In fact, they probably don't want me to show up at all until it's done. I tend to put a little too much electrical tape on things. Any-hoo, for those of you looking for progress pictures. Here's some eye candy. There are a few images attached to this message, but, I also put a lot more in my gallery. http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=3396 -- Mike PS: I also wanted to mention that engine is a little more than I originally thought I'd get. It's a L28, balanced, blueprinted, flat-top pistons, high compression, and a modified cam. While it's not extreme, it is a bit more engine than standard. :rambo:

I agree. I don't mind the ZX. I really like some of the 300ZX cars. There's a guy in the local NW club that has a beautiful burgundy 300 that's been lightened and trimmed to a very nice combination of style and performance. As a comparison between the 240/280z, just look at how many people take the good parts of a 280 and put them into a 240. I just saw my balanced, blueprinted, and refreshed L28 yesterday. I can't wait to listen to her run!! If I had the right gas-tank, fuel lines, and didn't spend $600 on triple carbs, I probably would have gone with EFI. -- Mike

The 280z is the same as a 240z, just with more stuff and a different drivetrain. You can make a 280z look and perform like a 240z. In my opinion, it's the ZX that changed the car into a cushy underpowered sedan.