Bambikiller240

I don't know about the rest, but Ford Cortina's did have a twin cam cylinder head (I believe designed by Cosworth) and were quite a neat little car. Our member Royce and his father still race two of these little demons in California these days.

Caen: Actually the question asked by Sean was, "Where is the Bonnet release on LHD Z's?" And my answer stands as written. "It is mounted to the underside of the Dash, just inside the Driver-side (LEFT) door. Right next to the pull knob for the side fresh air vent." I'm sure your statement regarding RHD Z's is also correct.

It is mounted to the underside of the Dash, just inside the Driver-side (LEFT) door. Right next to the pull knob for the side fresh air vent. Where else would it be? (Innocent question) Carl

As a Roadster, it does have a bit of the Miata look to it. And I agree, I still do not like the design. I've added my two cents.......... We've got a nickel, now! Anyone else have some change? Carl

Hi Alan: No, Pleasanton has nothing to do with The Monkee's or any of their songs. Pleasanton is just a "cow town" tha has turned suburban over the last 30 years, and is now a refuge for many people who lived in San Francisco and Oakland California before many of the businesses fled those Urban areas for the "greener pastures" (cheaper land values) of Suburbia. I believe that Britain has "SAFEWAY" grocery stores? The headquarters of their former parent company is now here in Pleasanton. Enjoy another Orion for me! Regards Carl

Nope! All I get is a CAPTION mentioning a 2004 350Z Cloth Top. It is under the Ferrari pictureand the rest of the page is an offer to subscribe to the Motorcities.com site. BLAH!

Hi Alan: Maybe they just figured that we were WIDER than others, and the handbrake would jab us in the thigh if placed on the left-side of the trans tunnel? Carl

Check the Thread that you started yesterday on this subject. We've posted quite a bit on it! http://www.240z.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=28780#post28780

No wonder Cable and Satelite TV(NON-Network) is so popular. I'm sure the children will LOVE being subjected to this replacement of their Mother by a stranger! This idea is just plain :stupid: Nuff said!

Hi Royce: The Air Injection Galley (that air tube manifold with the threaded fittings mounted to the outside of the exhaust manifold) holds the actual (separate) Air Injection tubes in place (inside the Exhaust manifold). The tubes themselves stick out into the exhaust gas stream from there into the cylinder head. They are held in place by the fact that they are flared at their top end, and cannot "fall through" the diameter of the hole they rest in. The bottom end of the fitting that you see threaded into the Exhaust Manifold is tapered (male taper if you will) to match the taper(female taper) of the Air Injection tubes to make a gas tight seal. It is female threads in the cast manifold, and male threads on the fitting of the Air Injection Galley. The tubes themselves have no threads at all, only a flare at the top. Hope I haven't confused the issue with my description. Regarding your mention of the type of material for a plug being important, I agree; however since almost all of the BSP fittings I've seen are found in the Plumbing section of Hardware stores and are made of cast iron (just like the Exhaust Manifold) I don't believe it will be difficult to find fittings of appropriate material once the size is determined.

Mick: From the Main Page (Home page) in upper right corner area called OPTIONS, select "User CP" (USER CONTROL PANEL), from the USER CONTROL PANEL page, select EDIT OPTIONS from the tabs near the top of the page. Scroll to bottom of the EDIT OPTIONS page. At lower right , click on the button that says "CHANGE AVATAR". You'll be taken to a page where you can select from many Avatars that are available or, at the bottom of that page you can choose to upload a custom Avatar created by yourself, on your own computer or import an Avatar from another website. "Custom Avatars" are limited to 150 by 150 pixels, or 500000 bytes. When you have chosen your Avatar (or uploaded one, or entered the URL of the site to import one from) click on the "SUBMIT MODIFICATIONS" button and you're done! So there you go! Have fun! So, you are an Engineer, huh? Tell me, What kind of TRAIN do you drive?! Carl

Mark: One of the replys to the thread about the 240Z for sale http://www.240z.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=28684#post28684 claims that the rear bumper on that car is a US spec center with Euro ends. Maybe you can tell by the photos whether mods were needed to do this. HTH, Carl

Hi There Royce: How are you doing? I've removed the Air Injection tubes from two manifolds in recent times. While it would not be fair to say that I had no problems doing so, I have not damaged either manifold while doing so. A good dose of Sili-Kroil penetrant http://www.kanolaboratories.com/ (I soaked cotton balls with it and left them resting on top of each fitting overnight)and a Flare-nut wrench (14mm AIR) was all that was needed for about half of the tubes. The other 6 tubes required the help of a propane torch to heat things up a bit. Take care!

I've seen it posted on the IZCC list, but don't remember the exact size, however it was said to be a British Standard Pipe (BSP)thread. If anyone knows exactly what we need for this, please post for all of us! Thanks Carl

THANK YOU, MIKE!! You take care of us so well! Carl back to "Senior Member" status (until someone else chooses it!) Long Live Individuality!

Member "ron carter" has a moniker of "Datsun Saves" that isn't on Mikey's list either? What's up what that? I want my individuality back! Carl

A similar reason was given to the people of the Soviet Union for the oppression of millions. "Trust us, We know what is best for you". Same thing can be said about allowing posts before being approved by a moderator (which hasn't been deemed necessary yet). Blah! Not buying that one!! We're all big boys, except for the big girls! Carl (still a Senior Member in my mind!)

No offense was meant Steve. I just thought that with all of the effort to take those pictures and post them individually, there might be one with the complete car. Regarding the chome plated "this and that" to exess on the Z ; have you ever seen some of those "low-rider" cars that hop up and down? Given "too much" money (and not enough sense to STOP modifying), there is no limit to how some people will waste it on crap like chromed hinges, latches, toilet seats, and what-not!!

Mikey: Thanks for clearing up the mystery. What is the chance of enabling that option you mentioned where we can choose our own moniker. Not to complain, but I always prefer to to "stand out" from the masses, rather than to be lumped in with the "staus quo". There's something about individuality, & freedom of expression that I love. Please let us know. Thank you. Carl

Mudge: Long Download times w/ a 56k modem, but nice videos. Thanks for posting them! PS I like the fact that you refered to the track as SEARS POINT with Infinion as a after-thought. I will always think of it as SEARS POINT. I know that SMI (or who-ever) has done a lot of improvements to the facility, but the corporate greed at caused the name change SUCKS!

What, No picture of the WHOLE car? BitZ and pieceZ are nice, but lets see the whole THANG!

In addition to the hydraulic cylinders you might want to examine the clutch pedal arm, where the master cylinder attaches. The hole where the clevis pin connects the pedal to the master cylinder will (over time) get ovalled to the point where a significant amount of pedal motion is taken up just getting the pedal to actually (HA HA) actuate the master cylinder. That was a problem on Bambikiller and I ended up getting my pedal rebushed with a hardened insert so the hole in the pedal arm will stay it's correct 8mm diameter. That made a world of difference and my clutch now works just like it should. It's easy to check, just "duck" under the dash and operate the pedal by hand while observing the clevis pin. If the hole in the pedal arm is ovalled you'll see that the pedal moves a lot before engaging the master cylinder. If not, you've eliminated one possible cause in a quick two minute check. FWIW, Carl

How close to the brake lines are the headers? If they are really close, I guess I'd have to agree that re-routing them may be required.

Insulate the lines from the heat, and/or "Jet Hot Coat" the headers?

I'm not offended in anyway, I was just poking more fun at you as well. Also, not trying to offend you either. In my circle of friends, a person wiith your flowery literary style would be classified as a "Bullshit artist". Depending on the circumstances, that could be high praise, or ..............well you get the idea. I was just pulling your leg. You can have it back now