Mike

We were only hit by a random bot software. Not a big deal, other than a bunch of crap in our forums.. I removed them this weekend. Mike

Hey guys, Yeah thanks for your patience as I weed through the posts. These kinds of posts typically come in waves. We'll see a bunch of them and then they will taper off again. I'm not too worried about it because our post-process system is great. The best way you can help is to continue reporting the posts. I will then look at the member account, flag them as a spammer, and they won't be able to log in again. Best thing is I can restrict based on IP address. Most of the latest ones have been coming from India, so it's been great to collect the address pool and I can restrict the entire network segment. There's no real way to prevent this kind of thing, sadly. Recaptcha is a great idea, but it doesn't work anymore. The bots have all worked around the recaptcha security and it's worthless these days. The first post idea is a good idea but it requires that we screen all posts from new members. Since I'm not on every day this can ruin the new user experience. Our software also has methods to detect potential scammers by filtering emails and IP addresses through a known list of spammers, but again these guys just go out and get new IP's. From what I've found, it's better just to let them post so we can create a database of network segments, and then just shut them off in their tracks. I can do this at both the root level and in our software. 😉 Mike

Looks like mine! I have the license plate cutout version. Purchased from MSA.

FYI, here are the activities that will get you more badges and increase your rankings. I'm not saying which ones have more power though, that would be unfair... 😉 Create new threads Reply and participate in conversations Follow content Follow members Give reactions Frequent sign-ins Purchase subscription (badge only - basically you can't buy your way to Grand Master (you have to earn it) Let me know if you have any questions/concerns. Mike

Looks like a bug... I'll have to run another update ..

Funny they didn't replace the dash cap... lol

@Captain Obvious please let me know if logging out/in fixes the issue. Or if it doesn't show up tomorrow. There may be a bug. 🐞 m

Yeah it's been a fun addition to the club... I'll do some more playing around with icons and such as I get time. I believe the Dedicated badge assumes you've logged in for 7 days straight. It may require fully closing your browser to activate each day though. So you may want to try that. I believe the system processes the information every time you log in. So if you want to try logging out and back in again it may update. I just followed Patcon to bump him up to 11 members. Not sure but maybe the algorithm works on greater than 10 followers (he was at 10 exactly). We'll see tomorrow. Mike

Well based on that snippet of Married with Children, the titles have all been adjusted... GrandMaster Z in da house!

Ha! Yeah this is part of the newest software update. Badges and ranking system. I will add more just for the fun of it. 😉 We need more badges for anniversaries, subscribers, and other fun stuff. Let me know if you have any ideas. And I do like the idea of changing the name to "Flair" ... haha m

Ah yes, this harness upgrade is only for the 70-73 series. I wasn't sure because he didn't mention the model in his original post. So is it possible to adapt the harness? It doesn't appear that MSA has one for the later model cars.

I also highly recommend installing the headlight wiring upgrade with the relays. This will limit the voltage into your cabin at a lower amperage. It's great for older wiring and this harness uses your existing connectors (without cutting or splicing). https://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/PROD/classic10d23/12-4651

Happy Thanksgiving back to you! Hope everyone reading this has a great day and enjoys time with family and friends. @dutchzcarguy I think the holiday is more about being thankful and yes, today is the US holiday. Although it's based on American history, other countries have similar days for giving thanks.

BTW, I got rid of the damn Facebook redirect and posted the actual link on R&T

Did they at least list our site as a source?

Wow, this guy is talented... been watching a few of his other videos and he really knows how to make that foam work

Have you tried the factory service manual?

🙂 Feel free to add all the tools in that category I created last night. Let me know if you have any other suggestions for it. Thanks @Patcon Mike

You mean like a links directory we already have? Here's a link: https://www.classiczcars.com/links/

Looks good!

I found their interactive chart here: https://www.adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart As I suspected, things have changed. Here's the updated version.

I wonder if there's an updated version of this chart. This is from January and I know some of these agencies seem to have moved around a bit.

Please remember this is a Z car website. I do like the original intent of this post was to discuss the virus when it first came out. Now everyone seems to be an expert and don't want to listen to anyone else. Good, then I trust everyone in this channel will respect each other.