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*bump* This show is this weekend!!

Wow, I have not seen Hooker header for the Z advertised and now this one and the one at the following link on eBay which I just saw last night. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33631&item=2432528746

How good a condition are you looking for and how much are you wanting to spend? I may have what you want.

I got my AC Delco at O'Riley's for $50, it's the middle of the road stand that will hold up to 750lbs. For $40 you can get the next step down that holds 500lbs at many places as mentioned above. Make sure you get the right bolts, I have to return to the store 4 times before they got it right! The problem I had was the thread pattern, for my L24 it uses 10mm by 1.5 and what ever length you need for your stand. Your bolts should be the same seeing as how the tranny is interchangable through all the L series engines and you are mounting to the tranny bellhousing locations.

So how big can you go before you have to do other mods (coil-overs, flares, etc.) 15", 16", 17", etc.? Also what is the offset?

$45/tire is a great deal, I have forgotten how cheap small tires are (I just paid $106 for a truck tire yesterday...one tire). Anyhow, for autox are the Falken Azenis the best tire for the money? I will need a set of tires for autox and that's all they will be used for, I have two sets of wheels and the other set will have my daily street tires on them so tread wear is not as big of a concern to me.

I would be interested in browsing PDK Racing's site to see the other products you have. Can you give us the URL?

26th-z, man if you create molds for some of the NLA parts and bang a few out I bet you'd more than pay for the time and materials that it took you to create the molds; and a lot of fellow Z owners would be very happy that they could replace their old broken pieces. Let us know how this works out!

Man you're the one who didn't hold up your end of the agreement! You asked what I wanted and said you'd hold it, I told you and asked what you wanted, I went to the store and bought your beer (something I will never drink), and told you when I'd be there (even had my check book with me to offer some cash for the parts too). I'd have to say that you're the one to avoid. Sorry that you think no one does what they say so neither do you, but if I agree to something then that's what happens. Too bad everyone does not keep their word. 26th-z, while I do agree for the most part I like most of us have a job and can not run out in the middle of the day to drive 1.5 hours for parts (I truely wish I could). He offered to hold the parts, I did not ask. Furthermore, if he had told me the previous week where he lived I would have been there a week earlier. Unfortunately, he was 5 days in replying to my request for his location and thus the weekend was gone (he replied on Tuesday). He is very quick to reply to try and defend himself though. I try to act as quickly as i do know that there will be a line that forms VERY quickly. *shrug* my loss.

This guy posted this stuff on another forum also and said that he'll hold parts for me? I replied telling him exactly what I want and when I'll be there to pick them up and offering his preferred compensation? Well he's a lier! He held nothing for me and did not bother to tell me this until I was walking out the door Sunday morning! This guy has no integrity as far as I'm concerned. If you offer to hold parts then don't do so that rather rude and just plain sucks. I guess he got what he wanted, an empty garage...but at what cost? I know some of you here may have got parts from him and that's great for you but I wouldn't expect him to do anything he says he will so be cautious if you deal with this person in the future. He even started off bad with me by waiting almost a week to tell me where he lived, if I had known sooner I would have been there a week earlier and there would have been no problem. I was the first on that forum to ask about the parts and nearly the first on the other boards he posted them on. This is just my experience and my opinion. Very dissapointing. :disappoin Links to other posts: hybridz and zcar

Mine is a 240Z zmefly. I'm not too concerned though, I'll be replacing the engine with an F54 block (flat top pistons) and N42 head soon. Double clutching sounds tricky and like something you must practice a lot to get it right. It also sounds very hard on the car, the clutch especially.

nutxo, off topic a little but since you mentioned it I must know. What is double clutching??? I've heard the term before but never know what it was. Now on a similar note, my compression readings are 120, 120, 120, 120, 40, 120 (give or take a few, it was done a couple months ago and I don't remember the exact numbers). So except for that one cyl the car seems to have worn evenly much like yours. The low cyl is a ring problem, we poured some thick oil in there and the compression jumped in like with the others or better.

Please be kind, I'm new to the terminology too. If the lobes are the shiney parts of the cam that make contact with the rocker arms (is that the right name?) then you are correct, there is no rust on that area only between them and also really only near the front of the cam. What is the rod that runs parallel to the cam that I indicated has rust on it too? What's it's function/purpose?

Say! I just thought of something. You say that this will rev a couple hundred RPMs higher on the highway. I have also read that a lightened or an aluminum flywheel will reduce low end torque and RPMs as well are increase top end speed. If a lightened or an aluminum flywheel is used with a 4.11 wouldn't you net about the same results as a 3.9 while saving a little weight too?

Are the manifold studs available from somewhere? How do you remove them and install new ones (a special tool)? As long as I can find the coolant connector that should be a no brainer to replace. On the rust, am I correct in assuming that I should do my best to not allow it to fall onto the head when cleaning it off? I'm very new to engine work and do not know how clean thigs must stay so as to not cause any problems later on.

Some pix and your location would help you sell this stuff, everyone will ask any how.

bryan, your gallery is empty.

mwz, how much are these mesh grills?

I had bought an N42 head from a guy and just received it last night. It has been rebuilt and then stored without having been used so it truely is a fresh rebuild. However, there was no cam sproket or valve cover and there is some rust in a few places. Please see the pix in my my gallery, there is one where I have pix from all angles in one photo and have circled some of the rust locations in red. I don't understand how the gallery system works, the head pix are scattered throughout my gallery and not in the order I uploaded them either. In short, there is a little on the cam, on the rod that runs parallel to the cam, the manifold bolts, in the little passages on the manifold side, and the piece that hangs off on the plug side of the head. Can someone please tell me how bad this is for the head and what can be done about it? I don't really want to pay for another rebuild or anything like that. Can this just be cleaned up with something? Does it need cleaned up (I'm thinking yes)? What would be used to clean it up (tools, chemicals, etc)? Should I be mad at the seller for not disclosing this information to me? As a side note, since the cam sproket is missing are they all the same between the different Z heads?

I don't have the luxury of an inspection as the unit is half way accross the country. But from everyone's input I will get back with the seller and let him know I want it. Thank you all very much!!