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Bill-you lost the hat! Will

Bill, life is school, and when you know you have quit learning, you have had your last thought. Until then, the sooner you get your Z done, the longer you will have to enjoy it! Will

Dave and I have talked about listing parts, selling kits and selling the whole assembly-we will make it work for everyone if possable-if shipping is too horrible, we could send you a discription of the procedure, and if that doesn't scare you, and parts list-after we get it all sorted out-still a ways to go. TomoHawk-what we are working on will be 100% rice free, and have the quality of the new cars mentioned earlier-several leds on a stalk just won't do! Will

Bill, It's all about the Benjamanis! Will

Watch it hell, I'm bidding! Will

Ok, I can get back in here now-my 1921 house had an electrical challenge that took out my computers-it is patched, and complete repairs are being scheduled-what did I miss? Yes, we are working on the led lighting situation! We have both made several prototypes, and are talking over our individual ideas so as not to duplicate work until we have each upgrade is worked out. several lighting solutions are not too far off! Will

Solutions are in progress~ Will

I have started, the molds for the lenses are just about right. The trim is still the bite in the butt, thin enough to form tight radius bends on long curves, is to thin to weld...More development-alternative forming/materials... Will

There is a very good section on console repair on a tape from ZTherapy, because pictures are worth 1000 words, I will not try to keep up with the 30frames a second on the vidoe, it is cheep, and has a whole lot more than just console repair on it. Where in South Ga are you? Will

Carl, My thought was fire proof, vermin proof, self lubricating, very low wear, and never, never, needs painting-for those too far gone to clean and re-lube(like mine!) Use in all of the pivots-but of course, there are always replacements from a later parts car... I just felt the need to make something else too damn complicated-two hours at the lathe (between diapers) to cut off the spring perch such that it would fit over a coilover collar and be .0825" to small will do that to you...or, at least to me. Will

Thanks MikeW! Ok we know the materials are right. Will

Walter-Back EMF! Nighmare on amrature street! What about just replacing the motor, and refurbing the mechanism, and putting teflon bushings in? Will

I've looked thrice, and been confounded each time, someone find the freakin' thread! Will

I agree that the Steering wheel has a composite resin applied to it, but I do not think that the grain is a staining effect. Stain does not make something fiberous. I think the grain is some fiberous material that was suspended in the the resin. It is probably oriental packing material,(hemp, or some form of dried thick plant fiber that resembles wood shavings-except they are rounded instead of flat) suspended in the same resin used for the gel in the center caps on the hubcaps-they too are red, dry out, shrink, and scratch easliy-maybe it was added to lower waste disposal costs and extend the volume of the resin? When an organic fiber is saturated with a liquid, it swells, becomes very flexible, suseptable to "setting", and has enhanced color depth. Those qualities would go a long way to explain the changes that occurr through time as the solvent used in the mix continues to dry out, the "grain" reverts to its natural color depth, and the fibers come to the surface of the wheel(actually the surface shrinks to the fibers) The mix of materials was obviously cast around the steering wheel giving the fibers the ability to wrap around the structure, a look that a solid piece of wood can only be made to approximate through solvent, heat, and pressure-but not to the extent or thickness it is done on a Z steering wheel. What ever it is, it couldn't have been too tough or expensive to produce, they did it over 30 years ago with absolute consistancy over 100,000 times-which means someone knows what the formula was! Will

Ed has no confusion about wheter to Z or not, but Ed does! Wait for it! Welcome Ed, soon you will learn to Z with the best of them-Ed might even teach you a thing or two. Now we will have proof that two 'Eds are better than one! Yes, I know, Too many diapers too little air... Will

Looks they came from a spoiler, but not necessarily that one. If the hatch had holes too, it was probably a 3pc version. Will

I got mine now you get yourgasm! OBO! Will

RainX-I drove my '73 four years with no wipers-No buildup, and will not trap sand and grit for the wipers to grind into the windshield just as Enrique said!

I bought a set from Coleman http://www.colemanracing.com/section/index.htp?id=343. I bought only the sleeves and collars as I am going to modify a set of perches to work with them to come up with the ride height and weld another set of perches back to the strut to keep the stock appearance. High quality, low cost! Will

"Keep your feet on the ground, but keep reaching for the stars!" I listened to too much of his Top40 right before listening to Dr. Demento! Will

Enrique, Good Pernt! Got any parts you want to sell :laugh: ? Carl, put out the herb, and put the pipe down ! Follow that Casey Casem advice ! Will

What Carl Said! Will