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Bryan, do you have this book or its previous version? If you don't then you should. It will SHOW you what it took to make a Z handle. And unfortunately it makes light of the fact the original stock Z did NOT handle very well. Chris A.

Hi Jeremy, Welcome to the group. Nice looking car mate. Chris

Hey All, Thought the two wheelers on the site (and those who appreciate speed) would like this video. Don't know if its been posted before. http://media.putfile.com/TT2005retro/original Nice music (Joe Satriani) to go with the footage. Go past the vintage footage for the good stuff. Chris

Sorry my location is actually Nebraska. The location it shows I'm at is courtesy of another "member" of this site. Chris A. Lonely in Moronville!

To each his own I guess. Having done it myself and seeing it done on internal combustion engines with pistons still in the bores on a daily basis I won't hesistate to do it. But again, not arguing. Just giving my own experience here. As with any do-it-yourself repair at home its do-at-your-own-risk. Chris A. Cant load a PDF file for some reason, anyone have any hints?

I have my moments! :stupid:

Hi Bryan, You're welcome. They are nifty items. Use them for almost anything that needs cleaning. Strip metal, wood, tile, you name it. They dont fly apart like a wire wheel does and they are gentler on the surface also. I'm a parts man at a Mack Truck dealership and our technicians taught me how to use them. They are indispensable when it comes to cleaning mating surfaces of parts that connect with gaskets. You just want to becareful with the grit selection. They range from mild to wild. The aggresive ones will take metal off if you apply enough pressure. But they sure do make a clean surface. I should also mention to Chris that when you get the surface stripped, to wipe it down with some type of degreaser. The cleaner the better when it comes to gasket sealing. FWIW, Chris A.

Hi Chris, I don't know how equipped your home shop is, but here's what I do. Use a good putty knife first. Taking care to keep the debris out of any water and oil passages. If you get stuff on top of a cylinder, don't worry too much. You can suck that out with a shop vac later. When I have most of the heavy debris off the block deck I then use a 3M Roloc Bristle Discs in a high speed drill or die grinder. You can vary the grit rating on these items because you don't want to gouge the deck. Remember its iron, so you wont remove a lot of material unless you go crazy. The most important thing to remember is to keep the tool moving across the deck so you dont get low spots that keep the head gasket from sealing. Its like sanding a board in shop class. Smooth and steady motion. You'll clean that block up and it'll look like jewelry when your done. Then like I said use your shop vac to clean out on top of the pistons. You can find these discs at auto body supply houses and auto parts stores. Make sure you get the adapter to fit the disc to the tool you're using. Hope this helps! Much luck, Chris A.

I got him one but he'd rather sit in the Xterra and pretend he's driving! Chris

:stupid: :stupid: :stupid: Remind me to move to a different country when you get that "law" passed. And if my son has enough money when he's sixteen and wants a Z then he WILL have one. You would have, so why the double standard? Chris

Hey Enigma, Take the air cleaner housing off and look inside the carb throats. I once bought an outdoor stored complete L24 and the carbs were ruined. Mice got into the air cleaner housing chewed through the air filter and made nests in both carbs. The urine actually pitted the floors of the carbs to the point they looked like lava rock. They even made nests on top of the pistons where they could get past open valves. Check the thing out before you spend hard earned cash. FWIW, Chris

Correct you are. It was a Japanese TV commercial. I don't really know how us Yanks got hooked on the terminology. Wishfull hoping? Chris

From what I've read (possibly not true) it was called that based on the "character" names in a Nissan commercial for the Skyline back in the day. I cant find definitive answers but a lot of references to the above statement. Its kind of a generic statement to the effect of "This is Ken and Mary's Skyline, you could have one too." FWIW, Chris

Some people just don't get it. Chris

Hi Duffman, welcome to the group. Good luck with your car. Some folks will not mind if the engine isnt original. Happens all the time. Chris

Hey John welcome to the group. Chris

Check with your local community college or tech school. The one in my town had an evening class on welding. 6 weeks and it was worth the money. Hands on training. Chris

Welcome Kaz!

I searched this thread for a match for "Lords of Dogtown" and didnt find one. So anyway in this movie when the three main characters are skateboarding down the street between cars stopped at a light, they whiz past an S30 Z car. I paused on the frame but couldnt quite make out exactly which model it was. FWIW, Chris

Hey Chris was Bob Hope singing "Thanks for the mammaries" in the background? Chris

Very Nice Car!!!!! Thought you were going to say you took some tequila shots! Chris