Mike

Any of you fans hear the latest about Glenn? He might not be dead after all.... I guess we will have to wait until Sunday.

(sorry couldn't resist)

Chris, thanks for the info! My door skins are definitely needing some help and this looks like a good idea. Can you take some photos of your progress and update us on the results? Thanks.

Ok, tonight they redeemed themselves. It was getting a little boring. Tonight was definitely interesting!

Another beautiful video by Petrolicious.

Give a call to www.Ztherapy.com, they will help you.

Turkey sandwiches!! Happy Thanksgiving Canada

We fixed the file limits on the site, and there should be more files going up. Keep checking the Downloads (files) area. Mike

Congrats on the purchase! It's great to see a fellow NW car. I'm in Seattle now, but, used to be in Albany, OR. Anyway, Ztherapy is your best resource for SU's over at the Ztherapy Forum -- Bruce should be able to help you out. If your question isn't about their business and just a general question about SU carbs, you can also check out the Carb Central Forum where there are several articles and posts about this topic. For clubs, you can check out Datsuns NW or Northwest Z. There are several events in the Oregon/Washington area over the year. Again, congrats on the purchase and hope to see you at one of the NW events! m

Hey Charles, Ok I understand your question now, sorry it took me awhile to figure out what you meant. Unfortunately subscriptions were not able to transfer when the site was migrated to the new format. This was unfortunate, but, the migration was necessary because our old forum software was being discontinued. Anyway, I am still preserving the old site. You can find it at http://legacy.classiczcars.com . Your login should still work as it did before the migration. If you are looking to find the old subscriptions, I suggest going to the old site and copying the URL for each of your subscriptions. You can then replace "legacy" with "www" (in the URL itself) and it should redirect the link to this site. You can then re-subscribe to the post here. Here's a bit more detail about how to do this: Old URL: http://legacy.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53091(copy this URL) New URL: http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53091(past this into a new browser, and replace "legacy" with "www") Auto-Redirected to: will automatically do this)Once you find these links you can open the post and click on the button on the top right "Follow this Topic" and you'll be good to go.

What do your Z key rings look like?

I just love this key and the enjoyment it brings....

Blue, I'll modify the limits... no need to go and create a new site. Stand by.. m

Nice!! Can you upload these to our downloads area?

Great job!! Looks absolutely amazing considering where you started! Can you upload these photos to your gallery on this site too? I realize it's a little more work to do this, but, if your google site ever changes the images will be lost forever..

Ran into this little gem today. The Car Dok...

Hi Zed, I didn't get the impression they only check emails a few times a week. After visiting the office last year, it looks to me like email is how business gets done on a day-to-day basis, even with their internal staff. You're welcome.

Hi guys, I wanted to give you an update on my call with MSA. I spent a few hours on the phone last night discussing the issue of product packaging and here's what I found. My biggest outtake is that MSA will support their customers, period. We spent most of our time going through this thread and discussing their shipping practices. From what I have found, their preferred carrier is FedEx because they have been the most reliable over the years. Other carriers like UPS and USPS have let them down and don't prefer to use them at this time. FedEx has an excellent reputation, however, they do have a few bad seeds out there and issues may occur. Many of these bad situations are resolved with FedEx, however, MSA tells me that most bad shipments end up costing them money because FedEx won't reimburse for the damage easily. It might be easier and less hassle just to eat the cost and ship a new product. (this is my summation) Anyway, if a bad shipping situation does happen, which isn't that often compared to the thousands of shipments they do in a month, MSA typically organizes a return and ships out another product to the customer. I can say that returning a product due to a bad shipment ends up as an extremely discounted garage-sale item. The garage sale items are almost always less than what they pay for it. So, if you mix this with the fact they don't get paid from FedEx for the damage, this is a loss. As far as the packaging and boxes, MSA assured me they use proper sizing and adequate packing material to protect your products. Nothing is ever sent out of their office in a damaged condition. For instance, they won't ever send a box out the door with a bumper end sticking out of the box. If you see this happen when the product arrives, it's a direct result of FedEx (or someone else in the middle) treating the package without care. I did ask about double boxing some of the awkward items and the conclusion was that some items needed it, and some items do not. Double-boxing all products would end up raising the price (sometimes doubling) of the shipping charges. Because this question came up, they offered to send me a few pictures of their packing process just to let you see how things are done "behind the scenes." I'll post those pictures as soon as I get them. As far as support, MSA will respond to every inquiry. The only reason they would not respond is simply because the inquiry was never received. In this case, they advised me to call on the phone if a shipping issue comes up. The best thing about a phone call is that you can talk with a real person and work out a deal. Email follow-ups can be arranged to exchange photos or information. They will accept email reports from the start, but, please make sure to use the correct address when you need help. I'll post a link at the bottom of this post with a link to their site. I also wanted to let you know that MSA is also working on putting more public representation in the forums and online. I feel they have a good plan for this and will be seen around the online community as they push forward. I did talk to them about a few of your concerns directly and I'll be sending PM's to you guys shortly. Feel free to contact me about any other concerns you might have, but, it still looks like MSA is one of your best sources for Z parts and they will stand behind their products. Here's the link to all contact information for MSA: http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/CTGY/Help Cheers! Mike

Kurbycar, I think you should go ahead with your purchase. If your part is damaged in shipping, they will stand behind the product. If something happens, I will help you get the support you need. Edit: I will MSA to send you an email this evening.

Hey guys, you've made some very good points in this thread. Maybe MSA isn't aware they even have a shipping (or should I say packing) issue. Perhaps the issue is only related to large or awkward items (like headers). As I mentioned earlier, I had the exact same problem with my other non-Z related part with the big A. So, this has got to be an issue that could be common across the world. Since none of you have gotten back to me with any specific requests, I will talk with them about their policy and let you know in this thread... Mike

So far I only have one PM about the shipping but no real need for action from MSA. Do you guys need any help or are you just ranting ? I'm on vacation starting Thursday so please let me know. In the meantime, please enjoy the wonders of Internet definitions.... rant rant/ verb gerund or present participle: ranting speak or shout at length in a wild, impassioned way. "she was still ranting on about the unfairness of it all" synonyms: fulminate, go on, hold forth, vociferate, sound off, spout, pontificate,bluster, declaim; More

I just wanted to say that it might not be easy to ship heavy car parts. Take a look at a recent shipment I received from Amazon Prime for a new alternator for my LandCruiser. You can see the box was open at the seams and the packing material was not adequate. The alternator was literally moving around inside the box and caused the package to tear open. This was NOT MSA, but, the largest retailer in the world. In my case, I probably would have paid a little more for a double wall box and extra padding to assure the part was delivered unscathed. How about you guys? Would you pay extra for your sensitive parts? m