TKR514

Any car can be a POS. I've seen 240's that are rusted through and smoking that I would call that too. I bought a 280ZX parts car that was a POS for $200. Total rot but low mileage mechanicals that are highly prized in Zdom and going on my non-POS car. I did not see the show, but maybe it was a POS car that just happened to be a ZX?

They raped themselves, we did not do the looting. Yet it bugged me that they let it go for a few days, but the same thing happends here (U.S.) when the Bulls or Lakers win a championship. THERE ARE NOT enough troops in Bagdad to control 4-6 million folks 24/7. Same in the USA, there are not enough cops to stop things if enough folks decide to go crazy. It's terrible, but you can't blame the cops/troops. Sure the oil filds are secure, that's because they are very hard to loot AND are generally away from the people (a small number of troops can stop a small number of people. I feel sorry that the Iraqi's are steeling from each other. I also feel sad when people riot and burn down their own neighborhoods. It is brilliant to not start shooting people if they steal a chair or an air conditioner. If we did shoot them for theft, how would we be different from Sadam? Not much... Hope all settles down there soon.

Bambi Killer want's Martial Law? Absolutely brilliant to do NOTHING for a few days. Now the entire world is chanting "Have the U.S. take control in Iraq, they have to something!". That's a big change in world opinion. Now we step up and restore order and everyone is thankful that the U.S./U.K/Aus. are imposing order to Iraq. Outstandingly Brilliant!!!!

Yea, check on rates. My ZX is classified as a "sports car" and the rate are higher than new cars with twice the horsepower, go figure. The Z is a simple car, generally dependable, parts are available, and there is still support. Why not go for it instead of getting a boring $1,500 car?

All presidents inherit what came before them. The difference is what you do with it. Clinton is history, let it go.... or else we need to credit him with the war dead too.

I gave up. I'm in the middle of a "frame" up restoration and I agonized as to what color to paint (since I would be stuck with it in the engine bay, etc). I finally decided that no matter what I painted it, it would look fine. I settled on Nissan 2003 "sparkly red". I figgured you cannot go wrong with a Red Z:love:

Hope so, it seems like we stepped into a den of scorpions. No matter what the US/UK/Aus military does, you know that the Iraqi press and the civilians will complain bitterly of coalition "attrocities" even as they parade their own killing of coalition prisoners on Iraqi TV. How do you battle that mind-set? Scary. Only thing to hope for a fast victory, dissarming, and better sanctions as they rebuild... IMHO, of course.

The US, GB, Iraq, etc are at war. UN Failed to keep the peace between several nations. Only thing now to do is choose sides.

Yes, water spits out when the engine is healthy, because water is a natural by-product of combustion. Water is streaming out of teh tailpipe the ENTIRE time the engine is running. You can only "see" all that water when the tailpipe is cold and acts like a long condenser and drops the temp so the water drops out of the exhaust gas. When the tailpipe gets hot after running the car for a while, the tailpipe does not condense the water out and it goes "invisibly" into the air. So yes, all healthy engines, by definition, are streaming out water through the tailpipe. You only see it when it's cold....

YES! Things do change, the world is not static. So you are saying that the Irish need a bigger army if they feel that they need to take back the lands to the north. That way they can hold the lands till things change again later. They have the same moral right to take the land by force and hold it as those before them? The longer they hold it, the more legitimate it becomes? Sounds like a bad way to run a planet, but I guess if the people there cannot find a peaceful way to be represented as desired, then a little revolution is a good thing. I seem to remember we(U.S.) did as much a few hunderd years ago, Austrailia in 1901, India just 60 years ago, Singapore in 1966..... maybe Ireland in 2009? Who knows, maybe just accept this trend as inevitable change is the way to go as you suggest...

Sean Dezart, So, it's logical that the Irish are still upset & will make things difficult for the English (invaders/settlers)) that are still in Ireland after all this time. Sounds reasonable. Wish them well from the States in retaking all of Ireland for the Irish. We'll have the same resentment if we spend too long in Iraq and I would expect those folks to make our occupation unpleasant too. Just like the Irish, Palestinians, etc, there will be resistance to occupation... IMHO.

My history is not as good as it should be.. so how in the hell did England move into Ireland in the first place? Why is it still there? Why won't they go home peacibly? Just wondering..

I vote for an end to the 1991 cease-fire agreement. The terms of the cease-fire have been ignored (see Iraq new missile development) and so the globally approved 1991 war will resume. Not backing up the terms of an armistice agreement lead directly to WWII. At least England won't be fooled again... Sure hope the actual fighing in minimal.

Well, such words as "heavy" and "too complicated" and "luxury" were thrown at the 280ZX so that it's refered to as a GT rather than a sports car. I assume that since the 350Z that takes the "Z" idea even further into the heavy, luxury,hi-tech area that it is logically not a sports car and even less of a "Z". Just curious as to the psychology of marketing and enthusiasts....

Well... that's why I use a $19 funiture dolly. The chassis rolls out for sandblasting and rolls back in just fine. Ther's hardly 350# to deal with so the dolly works great. When the chassis is rolled out, I use the engine lift to raise one side or the other real high to address the rails, etc.. The process was so fast (1 day) that I'm glad that I did not spend extra on a rotisserie. This was just the way I did it, seemed cheap & effective to me...

Just painted the underside of my car this weekend. Did not use a rotissery. I found it just as easy to use an engine lift to raise the rear of the car and the front was supported by 2X4's in the rails on saw-horses. It was 2.5 to 3' off the ground and worked well enough without the expense of a rotisserie...

The 350Z is heavy, complicated, uninspired. I would have to call it a GT 'cause it's so heavy and "luxury" oriented. It's a good car, but lacks a bit of vision of the original...

The 350Z is heavy, complicated, uninspired. I would have to call it a GT 'cause it's so heavy and "luxury" oriented. It's a good car, but lacks a bit of vision of the original...

The new Z weighs more than a Corvette. The Infinity weighs even more. Now where are all the folks that said the 280ZX was bloated? 800 pounds more than a 240 is really fat, fat, fat. Sure the Infinity is not a Z, but then again, the 350Z is not at all close to the Z lineage either.... IMHO, of courseROFL

Infinity or Z car? I love going up to folks that have a Lexus SUV and say to them "nice Toyota truck". They usually get upset, since they paid so much for the thing. That's what I guess would probably happen if you told a G35 owner "nice Z car". They might get upset too..... Maybe Infinity owners might want to avoid this kind of lineage to a lesser priced car altogether?

] Bring back the body style? I like my 79ZX WAY better than a 280 2+2 "true Z" body style. Also the ZX is lighter....

It's always strange to hear that the ZX is "bloated" or "Heavy". My 79 is lighter than the 78 280Z(500 pounds lighter than the new 350Z). Also faster, better braking, better fuel economy, more crash-worthy and rigid, real aerodynamic improvements and high speed stability, less rust prone, No way could Datsun continue the 240 into the 1980's or beyond and things had to change. I use my 79 in Texas and it's fantastic for the roads down here. And it's a heck of a bargain, usually $1K-$1.5K will get a ZX in very good shape. Though not a "classic", it's a better car for the real world without giving up too much fun...

I'm facing the same thing. I'm NOT going to use ROR15 on the inside of the car. I just picked up a sandblaster and will clean the inside of the car, then use self etching primer and then body color paint. I don't know about POR15, but I believe that it does release cyanides when curing. Not too good in a closed car...

Putting in a V8 into a pristine 69-70 240Z will lower it's desireability. If you wanna put a V8 in a Z, why not get a non-collectable, say, a 77z or a 80zx? Most folks won't recover the cost of the swap anyway, and that would go double if you hack at a collectable...