Mike

I'm sure most cops DON'T want boring days and/or days when they give out traffic citations. Most of them live for the chase. Otherwise, why would they want to be a cop?

Okay, here's what I've found so far on that website. A list of features commonly provided with a Scarab conversion: Standard Features: Drivetrain: • Balanced, blueprinted Chevy 350 (300hp) smallblock with electronic ignition • specially designed cross-flow radiator • high-performance water pump • flex fan to cool the 22-quart-capacity system • Borg Warner Super T-10 4 speed with special Hurst competition shifter linkage • complete exhaust system with a pair of glasspack mufflers Suspension: • Koni adjustable shocks • front and rear sway bars • Teflon compression strut bushings • high-performance rack and pinion mounts • and springs by Scarab • torque control arm, it is essentially a quarter-inch-thick piece of steel bent into a U shape, with about 3/8” of rubber laid in the bottom of the U. Scarab installed it from beneath the front differential mount, bolting front and back into holes tapping into the metal framework of the differential insulator. The torque control arm minimized the forces on the mount and on the front end of the differential itself without totally eliminating the cushioning effects of the insulator like a solid mount would. Brakes: • Disc/Drum (power) with HP pads/shoes or optional FIA 4 piston calipers • Later cars could be had with four-wheel discs, and those with drum brakes could have optional finned cast-iron drums Interior: • Door panels are soundproofed and covered in glove soft, hand-sewn Scottish leather • Momo leather steering wheel • Seats were re-padded and covered in Scottish leather and velour to match the door panels and console lid • Deep pile carpeting Exterior: • Trans-Am front air dam, rear Trans-Am spoiler • Twin exterior rally mirrors • louvered hood and access panels • Scarab logo with associated emblems • high-speed driving lights • All exterior Datsun badging was removed from the Scarab factory cars: the low production volume of these vehicles was highlighted by Scarab factory-specific badging that included raised Scarab lettering to replace the Datsun front fender nameplates, and Scarab Performance black-and-gold rectangular decals in the lower left corner of the windshield and the lower right corner of the rear hatch glass heavy gold medallions containing the Egyptian Scarab Beetle emblem Optional Features: • Drivetrain: • 350 SB (325 or 370hp naturally aspirated) • Turbo (425hp) • automatic transmission • Limited slip differentials in R-180 or R-200 Brakes: • four-wheel discs • finned cast-iron drums Interior: • Recaro contoured, reclining bucket seats with headrests • 12 coats of hand-rubbed lacquer Exterior: • whale tail • reverse scoop hood with side fender louvers • rectangular headlights • flared fender packages • rear window shade Wheels: • Cromodora Turbina wheels • Campagnolo or Appliance Wheels • BBS wheels • Pirelli CN36 tires

richy, I owned a base model for about a year. I recently decided to get rid of it because I just didn't want to spend the money on two car payments and two insurance policies. The base-model was an awesome toy and I had a TON of fun driving it. The car was only $26k. That is a steal compared to many sports cars these days. I would have kept it if I didn't have another big car payment as well (or at least two incomes). Anyway, I agree with you about the more expensive models, there is no sense in spending $35k + on these cars. I wish they were around $20k and the convertible was around $25k. If this was the case... Nissan would probably sell a lot more...

Awesome stuff!! Any idea how I can get ahold of them? I'd love to start a section on our club to host this for them... I'd hate to see it get lost over the years like most private web pages ... -- Mike

Oh man... I already spent 4 hours trying to write a program to do this for you! Hahah.. Not really. Yea, just add our URL to your browsers configuration default home page.

Right-O! But, the words can play a very important role if the lawsuit situation arises. The only other things we can do to protect our members is make it more difficult to pirate (or leech for that matter) photos from our site. Because when it comes down to the point of the matter, I want to let our members know that we have a little 'extra' effort involved in protecting their images.

This is a good point. Actually,this is kind of an embarassing subject to me because I felt like the club security was violated after a (supposedly deceased) member logged in and deleted all of the photos he took for us. Immediately after that incident, I locked down the forums and revoked all moderators. Since then, I haven't had time to dig in and determine the cause of the issue. I've been working on getting a lot of the images back from our backups so I can re-upload them. The delete option wasn't a big deal to me since then because nobody (except a few) really cared. The delete button (and other controls for that matter) are a convenience item I figured nobody really deemed overly important.

We need the 'back pat' hug... Another famous guy hug. hahahahah ahahahahhaah hahaha... ooooohhhhh boy. Yea, she's not too happy about that one..... PS: I just noticed that we don't have a smiley for the wink smiley... I'll have to dig one up somewhere.

Hi all, I am looking for anything to do with the SCARAB modifications to the Z. They had quite a following in the 70's and I want to collect as much information as possible. A few years ago I saw a very nice Scarab conversion at the Motorsport Nationals. I'll find a link to the images and post them in this thread. But, if you have collected any data on this please post it. I would like to see original ads for the Scarab cars as well as any parts or specifications. Oh, and pictures!!!

Hugs Carl!!

I have the same extra cable on my '71. The cable was connected to the throttle linkage giving a driver the ability to set throttle thus eliminating the need for the foot throttle. Yes, it could be used as a cruise control. Nothing wrong with that.... BUT, there is a safety issue. Just as Enrique explained, the throttle had no method to disengage in case of an accident or emergency situation such as slamming on the brakes or pushing in the clutch. Current cruise controls will disengage if the brake is applied.

Ok, thanks for the explaination. I just don't understand why you would hold out on the other members by not sharing your knowledge. And, doing so just because you don't agree with me on an issue. Believe it or not, I believe you have contributed to the success of this club. To hold back your contributions because of a disagreement really does nothing for anyone. The reason I make decisions, such as the ones mentioned above, is in my interest to protect the club or the members within the club. I am typically known for doing whatever it takes to protect our content because I want this club to be a success. Therefore, I encourage everyone to post and share whatever they can. Disagreements with management can be taken up on a different level. This site is so full of useful information for classic Zcar fans... it's priceless. The whole reason I started this club was to make a central location for the classic Z. I'm proud of what we have all accomplished here. And, I am a little protective over it... -- Mike

This just bothers me.....

(sigh) "The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans are suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you." Rita Mae Brown. PS: I will work on completing my review of the delete button issues. Until then, please contact me if you need something deleted from the gallery.

Oh, I didn't know what IIRC meant. I didn't know that was a disclaimer. Sorry about that. What are you talking about when you say "hold their property hostage?" Just by removing the users ability to delete their own photos doesn't mean it can't be deleted. If you must know the details, the delete option was removed because it is buggy. Right now I don't have it enabled because it has deleted the wrong picture and modified the database pointers incorrectly. I need some time re-creating the thumbnails, database pointers, and links to assure that the delete option is functioning properly. I don't want to lose stuff that isn't supposed to go away. For someone who says that it doesn't matter... you sure are very opinionated about this issue. I am not holding any photos hostage (see above). The delete option is a convenience to the user and it's just not working properly for me to trust it. The logs are VERY good. It shows every single action performed in the gallery. And, yes, it does show that ZmeFly logged in, deleted his entire gallery, and logged out again. I am currently going through the logs to find out who gave him permission to do so. Because the ONLY way it could have been done is by having the right permissions.... *OR* a bug in the delete functionality is also on my radar. When something is posted to this site, there is a joint copyright on the content. At the bottom of every post we show ©Copyright Classic Zcar Club. This includes EVERYTHING that is said or posted here. The joint copyright is to protect both individuals from fraudulent use. It also empowers the Club to work on our members' behalf. I don't appreciate your implication. I have worked many hours trying to get those photos back. ZmeFly actually went to various shows for me acting on behalf of the club. His photographic work was part of the reason we had such a good gallery in the first place. Why he did that I have no idea. You're right. It's all my fault. :tapemouth Anyone can delete any photo (of their own) at any time. They simply need to send me a message with a link to the image they want to delete. Nobody is holding images hostage. And, we have no conspiracy going on here. -- Mike

Carl, again you are operating on limited information and claiming you know enough about the situation to voice an opinion about it. I have the admin logs and can see everything that happens behind the scene here on the club. There were a lot more galleries deleted than you know... and, when the fiasco was over... many of those people wanted to put their gallery back online. BUT, the fact that they had to re-upload all of their images prevented them from doing it. So, we lost. If you have info into the ZmeFly incident, please share. I want to know what really happened with that one. Oh sure, say that after you got YOUR point across. You are right though, I won't worry about making an issue about this again. I couldn't possibly write enough words to convince you that my decisions are to keep our site going in the right direction. Let's just say that if I changed... this site would turn into another meaningless site with a bunch of banter. I like it when people tell us that we have the best Z content on the 'net.

Are you serious? I would think that it's more important to share knowledge about the Z by passing it on to others. This benefits other people and will only strengthen the value of our purpose of being here. If I had more people posting pictures rather than members deleting their ENTIRE galleries based on an emotional response, we can talk about putting the delete function back. Again, I must stress that our biggest contributors were getting pissed that their stuff was showing up on other websites. I would like to have a gallery full of images and rules, rather than a gallery with no images and no rules. Here's a quote from one of my business partners... "Would you rather have ALL of nothing......... Or would you want PART of something big?" What's keeping you from posting them? Our rules?

I agree with your thinking about posting pictures on the web. But, if people never posted their pictures, they wouldn't be famous! I think the original issue with limiting the ability to SAVE was to 'help' people remember that images cannot be used elsewhere. Everybody knows that images can be saved. However, by removing the CONVENIENCE of downloading them with a simple mouse click, it resulted in a 'happy medium' for everyone. But, looking at our poll, most people really don't care if their images are saved. Click HERE to see the poll. My biggest problem was this.... Our gallery was continuously filled with images of the people who didn't want their images used elsewhere. I didn't want them to stop uploading!! I still want everyone to upload images because I want to be the best place on the 'net to come and see Zcar images. The funniest part of this story? The loudest complainers are the people who don't contribute. LEECHERS!!! Go figure. -- Mike

Wow!! The AU dollar is stronger than I've seen it in awhile (nearly 80 cents on the dollar). A few years ago, the AU dollar was around 55 cents on the dollar.

What do you mean? When you click on a thumnail to view a larger image, that's downloading an image. Oh, I think you might be referring to saving an image. Nonetheless, when you click on an image to see a larger representation of it... you're downloading it. It's all bandwidth man...................