I’m still a bit jealous that American garages are so much wider then European once. I can fit my Z in my garage but working on it becomes impossible and not to mention the inability to even place shelves or cabinets to store things. A standard garage here is only 3 meters wide (9,8 feet) and mine only has a 2 meter (6,5 feet) wide door.

I would kill to have the space of a double garage with room for a two post lift but my only option is a Quickjack.

Picture of my 280z without doors and fenders inside of the garage for reference.

Mitchell, my garage is actually a three car garage. It is a double, or two car garage at the front, but double deep on one side. The lift is going at the back of the double deep side. I will use it as a service lift occasionally, but storage the rest of the time. I may put a quick jack at the front but as yet, I’m undecided. I have had many times over the years where I had small garages like yours.

You bring up an interesting point though, some places in the United States have no garages at all. This shapes the culture in these areas. I work 10 miles from home. My son, in New York works 15 miles from home. I wouldn’t dream of taking public transit as it would take me an hour plus and require two bus transfers. My son, has no garage, he therefore has no car. He walks four blocks to get on the subway and it drops him o block from his building on Wall Street. (Architect, not finance) he goes everywhere by public transit. Here in Northern Nevada, mostly lower income people ride the bus.Because it is more difficult for him to just get in the car and go shopping, he and his wife have just about everything delivered. Small local restaurants can at least subsist because people walk and buy local. For us, here at home, those small locally owned businesses get starved by the big corporate places. That homogenizes many cities. You go to Atlanta and Starbucks is just the same as home save the barrista’s accent. My son knows all of the neighbors in his condo, I know Brian and Davis to the left and right of my house but almost no one else. Europes narrow streets and small garages shaped how cars are built and some features. There is good things about everywhere in the world. I love Europe’s centuries old buildings, cobblestone streets, character.

Has anyone designed, produced and sell a billet motor mount for the L6?

Rob, are you looking for a solid/non insulated mount meaning no rubber?

9 hours ago, Yarb said:

Rob, are you looking for a solid/non insulated mount meaning no rubber?

I thought I saw a billet replacement for the two towers that bolt up to the mounts.

On 12/31/2025 at 6:52 AM, conedodger said:

Also, I drew up a blanking plate for the cold start injector port. But, I recall someone has already made one. Godzilla?

Thanks to @Yarb for the ZCarDepot referral. This went on the manifold today.

Seems to me these Bosch EV1 electrical connectors have a matching boot for the wire side. Anyone have a source?

The Bosch connectors I purchased were complete with the boot. I can check tomorrow at the shop and see where I bought them. Funny they didn’t come in a complete kit.

I used the connectors with the boot when I built my first Megasquirt engine harness. The boots cracked and failed after a few years. This is Arizona, and I daily drive even in the heat, but I was still disappointed. The harness I recently built for my AEM Infinity ECU I used the connectors with no boot. I have connectors similar to conedodger's that have a "rubber" cap boot with 2 holes for the wires. It's much more compact than the boot below but the "rubber" is questionable. After my last experience I wish I could find an Old School German or American made boot - maybe silicone...

This is the type of boot that failed me. There are several different types of Bosch connectors - these are weathertight without the boots.

Edited January 26Jan 26 by cgsheen1

Porsche dealership?

https://www.autohausaz.com/pn/15238836-1287013003

Edited January 26Jan 26 by Zed Head
Not posh, not Porsche, though similar.

Found the factory Bosch boots on EBay and forwarded that info to @conedodger $2 each plus shipping.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/226449872571?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=6mp13gWMSgW&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=&stype=2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=MORE

Edited January 27Jan 27 by Yarb

Are you sure that they are real OEM? The description implies knockoff. Here's a comment from the seller's reviews. Translated using Google. cgsheen1 pointed out the need for high quality.

"I purchased this item in Austria to test its compatibility with my car (I would later purchase other items). They sent me a package from Thailand. In addition to the delivery time, I also had to pay a customs fee equal to the amount already paid. If I had known, I would not have bought anything. The seller is not recommended and uncommunicative, terrible."