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Well, I/we have been waiting on payments now for a month. While we are very close, I still need 3-4 more pre-paid before the amount left over is low enough that I feel I can pay the difference and have that amount tied up for the 8-12 weeks that I suspect it will take to sell off the unsold items. No new payments have arrived since the middle of last week, despite the fact that several people still have out-standing reservations. Frankly, I'm more than a little discouraged and irritated, and am THIS close to calling the whole thing off. I will be contacting (again) the people who have previously expressed an interest but not yet paid. But it all comes down to this—if we can't get payment for AT LEAST 3 more by this time next week, the jig is up. :mad:

Actually, I see it the other way. Better late getting here than never...

Actually, the one Black Dragon sells is totally generic. The very same part number is listed in their RX-7 catalog as fitting all RX-7s, in their Sunbeam Alpine/Tiger catalog as fitting all Alpine/Tigers,in their Chevy/GMC truck catalog as fitting all single headlight Chevy/GMC trucks, in their MGB catalog...I'm sure you get the idea by now.

I agree, I no longer bend as well as I did back in those days, either. But still well enough to do this kind of stuff, even if I pay for a day of this work with two or three days of soreness...

I guess. On the other hand, I have swapped a 240Z tranny in 4 hours in my garage (no lift). So if it were me, I'd probably install it and drive it to assess it before spending the money to rebuild it.Of course, if it did need to be rebuilt, I'd do that myself as well. (And have, but only a 4 speed.)

Well, we're very close, still holding at 37 paid for (61%). No payments since the 27th. I've got names and reservations for 6 more people, 10 more sunshades. Three of the six have indicated some time back that they would be sending their checks "soon". The other three I have heard only the sound of crickets chirping in the distance. So I guess I'm saying - if a few of you folks who have expressed an interest in these at some point in the process would break down and send a check, we'd be there. Not naming names, but I got to admit that this lack of follow-through is disappointing.

PIAA used to make a dual light, that had a driving light and fog light in the same housing. But something with a cornering light? I've never heard of any.

At various times over the past 30+ years, I've used Autopals, as well as Hella, Cibié, Bosch, Stanley, Wipac, Lucas, Neolite, Marchal, and Carello. All of those were used in the 7" round size. I prefer Hella, with Cibié a close second. As I recall, the Autopals were OK, no glaring flaws. Actually, ANY halfway decent H4 E-code light will far exceed any sealed beam, even sealed halogens. I have a pair of vintage Cibié in the Z now, as the Hella don't look at all period-correct.

Not bad at all. Some interesting points - the spare tire appears to be the original Toyo Z-1. And I see a Michelin XAS on the left rear. Those were big dollar high performance tires 25-30 years ago. Somebody wasn't afraid to spend money on the best stuff.

The guy building that car was building his dream. He knew what he wanted, and set out to do it. He got farther than most people, before something happened to change the dream, or life changes forced him to abandon it. Problem is that it is mostly worthless to anyone who doesn't share that particular dream. Sad truth is than since the car was not finished, it's going to probably end up being sold for parts. Sad, but that's the most likely.

Well, you may not be happy with anything, then. For a wide, broad beam, fog lights are your only choice, but they don't throw light out very far. Often only 30-50 feet. They are designed to cut under the fog and light up only right in front of the car. Driving lights have lots more range, but very little light to the sides.I still think that a good E-code light (Hella, Cibié or Bosch) will give you the best all around lighting. Here are a couple of threads on this. (Disclaimer, I posted heavily in both of these threads as well, saying much the same things. No, I don't work for any lighting companies! ) http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21783 http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35052

Looks like decent weather coming up for the next 4-5 days here in Oregon (dry, highs around 60 in Eugene), so you may be past the worst of it. If you end up in the Eugene-area once you arrive, send me a PM. Maybe we could meet for lunch or something.

Either the sellers don't know what they are talking about, or they're counting on the buyers to not know any different. No. Completely different functions and beam pattern. A fog light must have a horizontal cut-off to be any good at all, and such a cut-off would ruin the function of a driving light and vice-versa. Yellow or amber lenses are not needed for fog lights. The color is irrelevant, it's all about the beam pattern.

Driving lights shoot a long beam for distance, can only be used to supplement high beams. True fog lights do a very broad beam that only lights up the road very close to the car. They do not overlap in function. I gave up on auxiliary driving lights over 30 years ago. Moved to E-code headlights instead. With good headlights, auxiliary driving lights are rarely needed. Yes, the high beams are that much better.

My '71 did not come with one. I've always assumed they were aftermarket.

The 'S' is a speed rating, 113 MPH in this case. (The 'H' for the later tires is 130 MPH. The 'R' simply means Radial.) When the aspect ratio (the '70' in 175/70-14) isn't specified, 80% is implied. So a 175SR14 tire is equivalent to a 175/80-14.

Bad news, Rich. That is not the original tire. The originals on the early cars were Bridgestones, but they were 175SR14, not 175/70-14s. That is a much later size, and the SF-408 model (Super-Filler) confirms that. The early cars came with "Super Speed Radial 20". I borrowed these pictures from an earlier thread.

Boy, they must smoke really good stuff up there in BC!

I saw $12,000 even. Looks like a heck of a deal to me, accepting that I've not seen the car in person.

But on the other hand, my car IS modified. But I have tried very hard to make certain that all visible mods are period correct. I want the car to look like a typical enthusiast's 240Z as they were owned and driven in the '70s. So mine won't win any stock class awards either.

I hear ya, Rich. Had I bought a 240Z back in the '70s as a teenager, first thing I'd have done would have been to rip off all the smog gear. Did it to every car I owned. Today, I'll be protecting my car's smog gear at all cost. Cars are the same, I guess I'm the one that changed...

That's why I don't buy tires mail-order. Sure, after 25 years selling tires, I feel that I still know enough to be able to make the right decisions when selecting tires. But if I should screw up, buying from a local dealer generally gives some alternatives. Local installer isn't going to give much sympathy if you buy your tires somewhere else and then complain that they rub...

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Fly down, drive home....

I've used this outfit for connectors, but they don't sell wire. http://www.vintageconnections.com/ Seems like there is another source that sells wire in all the normal colors, even with the tracer stripes. Can't find it right off hand, but it'll come to me eventually. (Probably long after someone else has found it!)