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Where's the yellow pin-stripes Sorry, That was bad......but I had to say it. Vicky

How freaky is that! Too bad it wasn't an envelope full of cash. Vicky

That was one of the hardest parts of restoring the '77 280Z. Finding some nice rims that would fit. I didn't want to have rubber bands for tires like the ricers. I love the old school SS Cragars, but someone said that they tend to chip. For now we have the 14 inch Weld Draglites. When we upgrade the brakes we are going for 16 inch rims and the search will begin again. Vicky

Hi Bill Thanks for posting that site. Very cool. I'm always amazed at the sales figures for the Z car. I love to tell my chevy friends that it took Chevrolet 25 years to sell a half a million 'vettes and it took Datsun less than 10 years to sell a half a million Z's. Vicky

Yes sir...you are correct! Vicky

Absolutely amazing!!! I must agree that this Female Z owner IS a big fan of the Daytona Coupe (with a big block). Could it be that we are trying to see our Z cars within the shape of that fantastic creation. That gentleman definitely as outstanding talent. Vicky

The interior of that car was done by "Street Seats" here in Florida. The door handles and window cranks are from "Little Joe's Hot Rod Shop", but I'm sure most custom shops can get them. The armrests are stock, but just covered in leather. Matter of fact the entire interior including the seats are stock but covered in leather. The dash is just painted gray to match. Since we had extra leather left over the guy just made the design in the back that matches the graphics on the hood. The carpet in the floor board area is just auto carpet. No templets were used. This car can't be used as a daily driver because it gets less than 10 mpg and is not very tame. My 240Z is much better behaved. Thanks for the nice compliments. Vicky

Now that's Freakin' funny. (Although it should be PLY for Puke Lime Yellow). Looks great in the bright sunshine but awful on a cloudy day. Now we've hyjacked the thread to colors instead of engines. Althought these are two very important topics IMO Vicky

What's a FLY 240Z? Vicky

I'm 1,333,567,600 seconds old (about 15 seconds ago). RIP Vicky

FR stands for "Factory Restored". The Z in the avatar is my husbands '77 280Z. Your funny... F__king Red, I love it. My 240Z is lime yellow Vicky

In my FR 1972 240Z you will find hanging over the fenders, a fully blown 502 Chevy crate motor with 1100hp and 8.08 @ 174mph. NOT!!! My Z is showroom stock, (but I can dream of the above mentioned can't I)? Vicky

When I mentioned "square", I was reffering to the handling of the car. The strut bar can reduce frame twisting. I do, however, understand what you are talking about. Vicky

Scott has the Optima Red Top battery. I think it's either the 720 CCA or the 800 CCA. That's pretty potent as far a cranking amps. I'll let him know about the beefier starter possibilities. (I'm sure he'll just love hearing ME tell him what he should do to the car "HE" built) Thanks guys for all the valued info:classic: Vicky

hls30.com, don't you mean the "neon wrapped" rattleing license plate. Vicky

Great shot of both cars kyteler. Couldn't ask for a better comparison than that! Is the 240K a 2 seater? Vicky

A front and rear strut bar keeps the vehicle in a "square" (for lack of a better word). Thus keeping body roll down to the very minimum. Of course beefier struts and springs can only enhance the purpose of the strut bar, as far as stability. Vicky I guess I should say 2 cents, right?

Is the 240K about the same size as the Z-Car? Longer, shorter? Is it a two seater also? Vicky

Do they even make a high torque starter for our Z-Cars? Vicky

Thanks Stephen and 2ManyZ's. That's kinda what I thought. Scott's car seems so "tempermental" when it's turning over, but my bone stock 240Z always cranks right over with no fight. Vicky

I have a dumb question, but I'm going to ask it anyway. Is it normally harder to start a car with high compression? Vicky