erzelda

On another forum here, is another way to remove the dent - but I think it needs two blonds and besure to have the windows rolled up tightly before you blow into the tailpipe.

I choose my cars for the stock look of the car. Most add-on's, like spoilers, flairs and such - spoil the original design to me. But everyone to his own. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If the increased (if there is an increase) performance is worth the mods then it may well be a more beutiful car for simply that reason.

Go with what Blue tells you - if you don't want to shake the tank - get a pick-up truck and a really bad bumpy road - my $0.02 drink the coke - as a cleaner - not that great. BUT use eye protection USE IT - Don't lose it - your eyes. Keep a large pitcher of water near by or water hose running. Rinse off all acids or acetone after using. After the tank is really clean there are products to fill in any pin holes or severe rust damage. You may want to consider a new tank if the other is too badly eaten. I can't say enough about personal protection from the acids. I work in a hospital - it's much cheaper to be prepared than make that trip to the E.R.. The few times I do try to work on my cars anymore - I'm so bad at it - I call ahead to see if the Blood Bank has O- in stock.

I found a dead rat carcus behind the headlight of my '81.

H4 - as we say in the country town of Alief, Tx. - just across the line from Sugarland, Tx Some days chicken and some days feathers. This is starting to be like old home week at Zcar - I expect at anytime to be hauled to the wood shed by Conan The Grammarian. If I can find a Paint & Body shop that will take on ZXelda - in Houston - good job at a reasonable price - and not skip town - then I can get those headlight up grades I asked about.

Now about that "redneck" country crack - Folks - I have had far more courtesy and consideration (dimming of headlights and careful driving) from country folks and long haul truckers way out on the roads than any 100+ city drivers. There's a lot of good people out there - just don't pack 'em in so tight.

BTW Jackhammer - For country outings I prefer the "Long" Colt .45 - several Colts, Ruger, S&W and Win 94 Trapper. For intown social work it's S&W .40 for service size pistol - .45 acp I just don't go to the range often enough to justify carrying - and for covert carry .380.

Jack - fellow texan and pun intended - ya came down a little hard their son. Seriously H4 and I have been comrades so to speak for a bunch of years. We are very sempatico and love the dry British type humor and beyond the fringe outlook on life. Plus H4 Is a very bright fellow - ok - bad pun but the man knows his stuff. Yeah I'm finding my way here - testing the waters and seeing the different answers that folks are coming up with. Or is that coming with, up. The older I get the more my participles seem to dangle. Or is that early onset Alzhiemer's. Anyway - Tony D. gave the political perspective over at the floundering Zcar and H4 has the professional install side covered and I may not have to see the eye doc so soon. Besides - questions like this tend to get discussions going and meet new folks. So from one Texan to another - Why did the chicken cross the road? To prove to the armadillo that it could be done.

Well if you really want to scare someone - prob drive off the road too - consider strobe lights - front and back. An English magician came up with that and other amazing illusions in WWII. The strobe lights were so successflu in hiding the port of Alexandria that the German pilots became so disoriented that more crashed from the strobe lights than were shot down at night.

Good to know I'm not entirely falling apart. It doesn't help that I've been working night for over 30 years and I am sensitive to bright light but sunglasses help that. I thought the blue lights were bad enough - someone is running a bright green. And now even the tail lights are getting too bright. Would someone please invent an electrical zapper that will shut down the other car's electricals and most important the driver's surgically implanted cell phone.

Bright headlights at night. It seems a lot of people are driving with highbeams on and don't know or care. Being in a lower slung Z car I can understand that trucks and SUVs and some larger higher stance cars would be shining more towards my windshield but then again maybe the lights aren't positioned right. From the back the answer is easy enough, limo window tint - but then the lights in the side mirrors shine right back in my eyes. Sometimes I'd like to shoot something back - lead or intense spot light - but I'm expected - as an elder statesman so to speak; to set a better example. Anyone else notice this?

Tony D. - It's interesting you used the name "Lucifer" : in your sense and most people it's supposed to be another name for the devil. In the original Hebrew - Lucifer means = the bringer of light. Now consider - Tony D. has given more enlightement to those at Zcar than almost anyone esle next to Blue. So Tony - you are Lucifer. History Warning: the first matches were called Lucifers. Slow Match (for matchlock type firearms and muzzleloading cannon) could be lit with a lucifer to start it smoldering. The slow match was kept on a pike near the cannons and cannoneers would light their quick match (firecracker fuse) with the slow match.

Thank you to all above. Well things happen and change is inevitable. But change is not always for the better. I hope to be as entertaining here as I think I am. I'm full of opinions like most but then mine are more valid. (said tounge in cheeck). And that will stay in the proper forum. I don't do tech as I learned that if I do a job it will take three times as long, I will need a blood transfusion and the language from under the hood will corupt the morals and decency of the nieghborhood. It wasn't intentional - but my wife got a basball cap with a logo - " I'm mechanically inclined. I srew everything up". Married women would see that and want to buy it for their husband.

When you change oil - first use and inexpensive 30 weight or 20 and put Marvel Mystery oil in the mix. Run it for a few days and then drain and replace with the oil brand and wieght you prefer. I'm very old school but Marvels' seem to work well in the oil and occassionally in the gas. Some have said it's mostly mineral oil but I know it works well stripping and cleaning out sludge and baked in varnish. But this is just my opinion - but then - look how long this product has been around.

YORG0 tovarish old comrade or I could say Tejas as both mean friend. Have you met another expatriate from the east - 0GROY from MOLDOVA? You two might have a lot in common.

Started to but The TransAm stuck her nose out of the gate down the street and begged to come home. But some day.

Some of you may have heard the name. I've been post on Zcar since about 2001 and it is no longer the fun and infomative site it used to be. Such things happen. I also post on Mutineerz another splinter group in the Z community. My qualifications in the Zcommunity: 1981 280ZXT = ZXelda (old Germane for female warrior) 1986 300ZX 2+2 = ZXita (Italian for little girl) 1990 300ZX = ZXena (Greek for honored guest) 1941 Buick Special Sedanette = Betty (for Betty Grabel famous WWII pin up picture and my mothers actual first name - Betty Lou. 1956 Dodge Royal Lancer = Dorothy (becasue my wife - her car - thought it fit) 1971 Buick Riviera = Rita ( because my wife thought it fit) 1984 Ford F150 XLT = Freya ( norse for somethining I forget but it belongs to the Dog = Lady Jane - who also claims ZXita. 1997 Pontiac Firebird TransAm = Tracy (because my wife thoug it fit) My wife Jeanne does not drive (public service believe me) but when she name a car then I know I can buy it. I'm the 2nd owner of ZXelda - bought from 1st owner. More stories later. WARNING: erzelda stories can be very enlightening but long.classic: So - Hello!

Look on eBay - there are many color chip cards and interior material cards for many makes and models of cars. May not be any now but they come up all the time.

You will have to cut out all those rust areas or the whole cowl and get one off a donor car. While in there look and take care of ALL rust sports. Rust is a cancer and even a pin hole will grow. These cars are wonderfull but prone to rust. Get after it fast. Temporary - and only temp to try and kill the rust is to soak with kerosine - but this is short term till you cut it out. Good luck - and keep that baby girl running. Don't worry what you paid - everyone has to add at least $1000 to any used car they buy just for starters to get it to factory spec. Consider: any car you buy used or new is going to cost - but if you bought a car for $2K and drive it for one year and no real major money put in - then you're way ahead of the game. In 2 years you paid $1K per year. If you fix her up - mechanicals and body then amortize over the life of the car and you will have the greatest bargain around. These are driver's cars - put a price on pleasure. Put a price on excellence. As the most interesting man in the world will tell you: "Drive happy my friend".

Hello, I'm erzelda - some of you may know. Just looking around for a site where it's safe to mention YORGO and not be edited or put on a list in Lybia. How do the mods here feel about Chickens crossing the road jokes?