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I have a question. I was thinking of coming up on Friday and Saturday. Unfortunately I wont have a Z running but it would be nice to meet people in person and see some nice looking cars. Should I register or not? What will be the difference? C

I have all the tools you are talking about but would never attempt to straighten my own car. The frame rack gives a great datum line to work off of and has zero flex. So when you pull or push against it the measurements are correct. The welds you put into the car to do floorboards or sheet metal repairs are harder than the original metal. It is probably best to get the car checked and straight then do one side at a time. Be sure to put the transmission crossmember in so the tunnel doesn't move on you. I commented on how I did my floor boards on another thread. When they were done they looked factory. At the moment I don't recall which thread and am too tired to figure it out... C

Thanks, Steve I googled it but the link I came up with was just a white page... C

I am having trouble getting on the Zcon website. Diseazd where did you register? Do you have a working link? Thanks, Charles

Nice looking 280... Charles

Yeah you would hate to spend that kind of money and not have them last... Charles

Very good. Enjoy the pretty weather. 102 mph on the water is "hauling the mail"! Charles

Zed Head I looked at that link and went well $725 is more but not terrible, then I realized that was for the L4 and that the L6 price was $1040. So it is substantially more but for really great rockers maybe, but from my first glance it is interesting to me that the profile of the new arm is so much different from the original. I am making some assumptions but I would think the original factory rockers would have been fairly heavily engineered since they are pretty crucial and have a lot of stress on them. The thickened section on the original near the pivot side of the pad suggests that is where the maximum bending stress is in the rocker, so it was made deeper to resist that bending or out right failure. So can the redesigned rocker arm survive with out that extra metal? How? Better metal? Harder? Just curious... Charles

Love the garage. The vanity plate is nice too. C

As always beautiful work... C

That's a very nice Z as they go. Have fun and try to take good care of it, as it will appreciate with the best of them. Welcome in... Charles

I wondered if anyone had seen this thread...It seems 85 have seen it. Once again I appear to be unique... C

I couldn't figure out where to put this. I didn't know if anyone had a Caswell plating setup they wanted to get rid of? Thanks, Charles

Which one...? C

Love it! I use to ride a lot but ended up getting hit a couple of times. I stick to convertibles now, but I love beautiful bikes... Charles

Woods dry but not that much... Charles

Buy one rod and have your machinist magnaflux them for cracks, shot peen them and balance them and you will be money and quality ahead... C

I watched a mechanic use a power buffer and Meguiars Mirror glaze to clean a windshield up with deep wiper scratches in it. None of the abrasive methods will work with the defrost strips. Toothpaste, bar clay, car wax all work because they have fine abrasives in them... C

I didn't see the pile of parts for looking at the yellow bike. Like that! Charles

What head are you looking for? The car looks great and the lack of damage in the front end is really nice... Charles

I started a 73 Mach I with my son several years ago. He lost interest so it is sitting right now. They rust every bit as bad as Z's or worse. Around the windshield, cowl, doors, floors, quarters, torque boxes etc. I would love to get rid of it but it needs a lot of metal work. That makes it difficult for most people to tackle. I have the same problem of not enough potential value versus costs to restore... C

Occasionally I see used ones on Ebay for reasonable money. You would want some pictures of the throats so you don't buy the same problem. On a different note I thought the flat spot was caused by a different issue, but I can't recall it right now... Charles

I have driven old Z's and the newer 350z's. They really have very different driving experiences. I like the older feel of the early Z cars but I am sort of "Vintage" too. I would image a 280Z making reasonable numbers is gonna feel slow and unrefined against a 300+ hp tweaked 370z... my 2 cents Charles

Ah Pantera, also one of my favorites. I had a friend a while back who had one. Beautiful car and I fit in that one. Although those prices have gotten high recently too. Charles

Posting a picture of what you need might help... C