Ed

Andy, It's going to be tough getting an estimate when you don't know the extent of the damage. If you can get atleast one more person to come to your house and look at the damage. This way you get two estimates and a better idea of what might be wrong. And like Ron said you don't know if the damage goes down underneath. Good luck. PM me your email address and I will send you the 240z chassis dimensions.

Are there going to be any other topics that will be discussed?

Sorry, too busy looking at the picture to notice the copyright. Picture deleted.

If the overspray isn't that bad try some polishing compound and elbow grease.

On the other hand WTF is up with the Dodge van guy. Is there no way to prove that he hit your car? How about doing your own "CSI"? Take a bunch of pictures of your car and his. Measure the distance from the ground to the damage on your fender compared to his bumper. Go to the scene and find a witness. Build a case. Then go to his house and confront him. "You hit my car, here is the proof, either pay for the damage or I'll take you to small claims court". Just scare the guy. Take someone dressed in a suit pretending to be your lawyer. It's worth a try.

One thing that I notice immediately is that when you sit in it. The guages are organized the same and the "high" doors. You know when you sit in your car and you want to put your arm out the window you really have to raise your arm. The bottom of the window is about shoulder height.

"What's it like to drive the car"? Remember the first time you had sex? It's nothing like that. "How fast is it"? Stock 110 mph+or-, Modified how much money do you have? "How much torque does it have"? Stock I believe around 90?? "Is there any car that would compare to it"? No, but the 72,73 Datsun 240Z are pretty close. Sorry, I'm sure these aren't the answers your looking for but, your questions aren't either. Just playing with you.

Kind of off subject but, when using lock-tight do the threads have to be de-greased?

You don't want to use silicone. Because if you had to adjust the timing it would be stuck. New gaskets are available, either through your local dealer, parts store, Victoria British, MSA or you could make your own.

Yea, it really does. I'm glad I started to ask and that you guys helped me out. I was certain that my car would be a "Street Modified" entry mainly because I didn't have racing seats. But now, after counting how many mods I do actually have and not wanting to get pissed off on my first show, I decided to go for the "Nissan Modified". It's all fun.

Thanks for the comments gnosez. So I have another example if you don't mind. This is on a 1973, the carburators have been changed to 71' round tops, domes polished. The bodies have been modified by Ztherapy. Air filter box modified and non original color. Balance tube has been modified and polished. Intake manifolds, modified but original for the 73. Fuel rail from a 72. Two of the carburator links have been chrome plated. All the other links are correctly plated with the yellow zinc. Now would this be eight mods? Or is it really up to the judges discretion? Thanks, Ed Alan, I would love to see a non us market car show up. I bet the judges stand around scratching their head. Maybe they should have a separate class for them.

The flat tops came stock in the later L28's when they had different heads like the N79. Which had larger combustion chambers than the N42. The N42 head was designed for the earlier L28 with dished pistions. Performance gains with just higher compression would be minimal, you have to complete the package. Intake, Ignition, Exhaust. I would use the MSD. And upgrade the cam. Another option your friend has is to reduce the compression by using a thicker head gasket.

It would be hard to tell where your vehicle will ride with the new suspension. Your best bet would be to leave the bump stops as they are. Assemble your suspension and take the car for a spin to get everything settled. Then inspect to see how much travel you have.

Wow, that's quite a story. Watch out for those trucks.

You are a smart man.

The N42 already has the large valves. They do however have the softer bronze intake seats which tend to "sink" with time. Take the head to a shop and have the intake seats replaced with hardended steel. Then a little porting wouldn't hurt to match the seats with the port also get a 3 angle valve job. Besides that the N42 is a very good head to have. Your block should have the dishes pistons. Basically you have a good engine to start with. My opinion is rebuild by replacing bearings and rings. Get the head work done. A good exhaust, ignition and a cam should bring you close to your 14.5 expectations. BTW I'm not a FI man, but I would think that new injectors would probably help.

As a MINIMUM replace the connecting rod bolts. The other bolts you could re-use depending on what they look like. They don't have to be ARP unless you plan to do something radical to the engine (11:1). Stock rebuild use stock bolts.

I have the rules and read through them. What I find unclear is what is considered a modifiacation. Engine Block for instance. Would changing the color from the original blue to black be considered a modifiacation? Or the exhaust manifold. Are headers a modification? Cylinder Head / Valve cover. Polishing the valve cover, modification? Texasz, you will be getting a PM soon. Thanks guys.

I have some questions regarding what is considered a modification for a ZCCA event. Has anyone been a judge at such an event?

7. machine work 8. ARP bolts And like Bambi said, we need to know what your starting with.

I'm assuming that your looking for some for your 73. E-bay is the only place I've seen them lately. There are some Euro lights on e-bay right now that haven't gotten too out of hand. Also try calling Too Intense Restoration they might have some. Good luck.