bigoak

Ok, a couple of Z-related shots from yesterday's Tour of the North.. Me beside the 240: Me driving the 240 north on highway 400 taken on my cell phone. Thought the car in the background made for a neat effect. A fun, wet day...

Cats A plethora of kitties... Spike, a 10 year old domestic short hair cat. If any of the cats could be considered mine, this is the one. Invariably sitting in my lap or wrapped around my neck. Had to have his tail removed this spring due to a lack of blood flow to the tip and worries about infection and necrosis. A $1,400 operation but well worth it...he's a great cat... Spike with his nice long beatiful tail: A confused Spike in post-op condition: Tyler, a 10 year old domestic medium hair cat who is a few cards short of a full deck, but very friendly. Tyler and Spike were adopted as kittens together from a SPCA foster home. Pip, a 4 year old international cat of mystery. Why, because only Jennifer and I and perhaps a select few others have ever seen her. She was adopted as a kitten from the barn where we keep our horses. Mocha (RIP). A bitchy, cantankerous siamese cat who nonetheless had her sweet moments and loved a sunbeam (see photo). Lived to the ripe old age of 18 when her body simply started to give out. I miss her, but there were times when she tested our patience. We are relocating to just outside Montreal and we are putting an offer in on a 50 acre farm (garage space for 5/6 cars...think of the possibilities...). I shudder to think of the additions that will be made on the animal side. Cheers,

Man, did you pick a topic...my love for my animals rivals (probably even surpasses) that for my cars... Here's the laundry list: Horses: My two boys (or kind of boys, they've both been gelded) Ariva (on the left, official name Ariva Ben Joe) and Tractor (on the right, official name Jump My Tracks). A clearer shot of Ariva, a 13 year old whacked out monster (18.2 hands) thoroughbred we bought off the track: A clearer shot of Tractor, a 28 year old not quite so whacked out thoroghbred that Jennifer has owned since he was 7: Ariva as the Christmas moose: Dogs Tina, a 10 year old female border collie / german shepherd cross (we think...). Smart as a whip and sweet as pie. I call her my follow dog, because whenever I'm around she's at my heels. Adopted her at about 10-11 months. She'd been found in a park and clearly abused. Now fully rehabilitated and just a happy, happy girl. Meschak (RIP). Had to have the old boy put down this spring as his weak hind end finally caught up with him. Met him at the age of 10 months and brought him home at the age of 14 months (the same day we brought Tina home, they were buds...). When I met him he had been returned to his breeder (a friend of ours). He had severe mobility issues in his hind end and could barely stand up or walk. First vet I brought him to told me he had irreparable nerve damage and I should put him down on the spot. Did some investigating and determined that his issue was due to a side-effect of a mild steroid therapy (Prednisone) he had been put on for skin issue. Got him off the drugs (doggy rehab) and the exercised him constantly to build some muscle and movement. At his peak he was about 80%, but he lived to 11 years old and was a happy guy who never seemed to be in any pain. I miss him terribly... To be continued...

Just got shot at when I brought up the name Denno...

Welcome from a Canadian cousin...almost any info you need can be found on this board...some incredible Z historians as well (the battles back and forth between some of them can be quite humorous...)

Pick that stuff up at my local NAPA, right?

Note to self...find a way to see Jesus tattoo...

Heya Darbji, Neat addition although the location is a little odd (kind of hard to cover up if you need to...). Gotta watch the "Z" tats...some end up taking it too far: http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26303 Ciao

The first is a shot with the boys...Ariva and Tractor...one of the other hobbies other than the Z's... The second is a day we'd all rather forget.... Still need to get a picture of me with the car...

Welcome to the Z community! Base specs for the entire Z series can be found here: http://www.geocities.com/~z-car/specs/ Note that although displacement was increased 240Z -> 260Z -> 280Z -> 280ZX, the SAE horsepower actually decreased due to emissions regulation (weight also increased drastically which hampered performance further). That car for $4,400 looks like a very nice deal as long as there are no major rust issues on the vehicle. The guys who did the work have a good reputation. Cast about for a member of the community to check over the car with you as we know where the typical issues lie... Good luck.

It's in high frequency on TSN (our version of ESPN). I've seen it 3 times watching Monday Night Football tonight already. Almost brings a tear to my eye everytime...I'm relocating to Montreal and my Z's are still in Toronto. Was home this weekend for the first time in a couple of weeks and took the 240 out for a proper spin...pure catharsis...I already miss them... Need to find a copy of that ad...

I might suggest you consider the RB20DET/RB25DET/RB26DETT engines if you are looking at a Japanese/Nissan turbo powerplant. I've seen many more of these conversions than the VG30DETT.

Thought it might be another low vin beauty.... Welcome to the board.

Couldn't agree more...some people need to remove the pickle that is so firmly lodged... Clearly no fraud intended at the seats were noted. The car looks great Dean. Hopefully you do another Z. At some point I'm going to look to upgrade... Cheers,

He's been in the league for a few years...first year was 94-95 with the Canucks...so not exactly a "new" hook-up. And it just so happens that he is "Oak" or "Oakie" and I, as his big brother (1/2" taller, 30 lbs heavier in all the wrong places...), am Bigoak (although also referred to as "Oakie" on the ice...hockey players have never been know for their originality when it comes to nicknames). Unfortunately Calgary does not play in Eastern/Central Canada this year...

Seeing as how my little brother just got traded to the Flames this summer, probably not...

No chance is that real...if it was it wouldn't be sitting in a driveway...

Moving up to Montreal in the next couple of weeks and wondering if there are any Zed Heads from that area floating around the board?

Heed my warning. Read this after you get your car. Yours is probably decent with a couple of minor/unanticipated quirks (almost always the case). Some of these were worse. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23878&highlight=ebay