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I got up Saturday morning and went out and took some pictures of various Zs in the parking lot. Also have some of the Hilton and the amenities.

Hey Mike , site, S30 driver and all that might be interested------ I have uploaded all the photos I took during the 2015 ZCON gathering in Memphis. There are several of the Hilton scene, Sternwheeler dinner, awards ceremony and the Peoples Choice show held out at Millington Jetport. They are in the gallery under 2015 ZCON----Zup's ZCON 2015 photos. There's 241 shots-----a lot of them detailing particular interest in aspects of the cars we saw-----engine bays, interiors, exteriors, etc.---- so there is bound to be something you like! I may be biased--- but my favorite is this very last one!!! Jim D. "Zup"

Home safely, with hope everyone else returned home safely also. Some of the most precious memories of my lifetime are with me now when I drive my Zilver 240Z. I am in awe of you guys----for your intelligence and kindness. To shake the hand and meet each and every one of you was a dream come true. To shake Mr. M's hand and meet him was not even considered possible by me-- but it happened! To have Blue drive and tune my carbs under the Kroger parking lot lights at Midnight was as incredible as Mr. Blue himself. WOW---Blue you are the best. Steve J---seems I've known you forever and wish you were my next door neighbor. Captain Obvious----you are one of the most significant people I have ever met. May we meet again soon my friend. Patcon---loved the conversation with you-- let me know if I can help in any way when you start putting your Z back together. BPilati---great breakfast chat---let me know if I can help you source for your A/C. Mike W---my apologies that I never had a chance to talk with you much, but I did mange to shake your hand---congrats on the win in Texas and the win at ZCON! siteunseen---you are an elusive slippery soul my friend--here then gone----but one of the most genuine and entertaining I have ever met. I could spend a day with you, but I'm driving. Roll Tide/Go Hogs! jfa.series1---my sincere congratulations on your stunning sweep. Has anyone previously accomplishing a score of 298 of 300 for Exterior, Interior and Engine--- winning Best of Show--- and receiving a Gold Cup Award in one evening at any ZCON?? I think you have accomplished a truly unique feat that will stand for a long time and is testament to your passion for your Z. 3 Cheers and a Hip! Hip! Hoorah! to you----well done!!!! I owe you a debit of gratitude for giving me a nudge to show Zilver at ZCON 2015----thank you Jim. And to you----S30driver---my best friend /brother I never had till now----Jim, thank you so much for a wonderful trip together----I still can't believe you are here in Arkansas. I think there is a drive or two in our future---Branson Zfest and the Pig Trail for sure! Lastly----a tremendous THANK YOU!! to everyone here at CZCC. If it weren't for your posts, help, patience and knowledge I never would have learned to love the Z as I do. You have all made this old man very happy to be alive-----sign me as Zup

Got home at 2AM... miss ya all. It was a great time. Philip

Need I say more?

Thanks for taking all those pictures Cliff. Was so great to meet & talk with you.

A fantastic trip, just back. With Jim Arnett's awards, it was like sitting at the table with Steven Spielburg at the academy awards when Jurassic Park won. So great to see Zup's beautiful car win 2nd place in a tough class. Talking to Mr. M with Captain Obvious was an unexpected surprise & honor. (for am hour, the Captain no longer felt insignificant) Meeting all the great people & getting them to enhance my glove box door made the trip very special ...

I've already looked. Like 14 hours and the forecast this week was 80 headed toward the mid 70's far superior to the high 90's in Memphis. Looking forward to it. I am hoping to have something running by then. We will see. It was very motivating to come see all the beautiful cars.

Cliff, you were in our group picture, don't you remember? http://www.classiczcars.com/topic/51902-jfaseries1-mike-w-are-golden-zup-wins-big/?p=474174

I think Captain Obvious may have gotten one with me in it. I'm like Bigfoot, camera shy.

Update: I never did get a chance to get the sight glass setup, and I've been chasing this problem on and off for the last year. I put back in my SM needles last week thinking I could enrichen things at higher RPM... set my mixture, set the timing, seemed to be better. Odd thing was that I couldn't set the timing below 20 degrees advance or so. Drove the car for two days like this. The Saturday, it's running like crap. Barely idling (400 -500 RPM) and smoking at rest, but running sorta-OK once past 1500 RPM or so. Not great, but not rough. "Hmm" I think... "it's almost like my timing is retarded, and the mechanical and/or vacuum advance at higher RPMs is probably getting it into the normal range". Sure enough, I get home, hook up my timing light and it's at like 0 or just below. Crank the distributor as far as it will go, and sure enough it smooths out but maxes out at like 10 degrees advanced. "WTF? 2 days ago I couldn't get it this low, and now this?" So I go to move the wiring that leads to the dizzy/pertronix a little bit so that I can see the little A/R plate better, and suddenly the idle speeds up about 200 RPM. I check the timing again and it's off the scale! Bump it again and it drops. "Agh! wiring issue!" So I unwrap everything connecting the MSD etc. to the dizzy/pertronix and sure enough, the pertonix's black/ground wire connection to the MSD is looking kinda crappy. I used slider-style connectors instead of soldering the pertronix connections when I first installed the MSD in case I didn't want to keep it (I bought it to try and facilitate easier start-up). So I re-did that connector and now I can't affect my timing/idle by jiggling the wires. If this fix holds up for a couple of weeks without regressing, I think I've finally cracked it. What a pain! Now if only my plugs would stop going bad... it seems like once a month, I get a skip and sure enough, one of the plugs' terminals has come loose/unscrewed and I need to replace it. I think I got a couple bad boxes on NGKs last year. Never head a problem like this with them, ever.... **edit** nope, just did some research and found out that screw-cap terminal plugs and solid terminal plugs are different parts numbers. I need the solid-terminal plugs due to vibration...

Enjoyed meeting everyone too. I am still not sure Cliff exists as I never saw him and he doesn't show up in any of the pictures.

Here's the group photo minus Mike W. (No one reminded me to get a snapshot of him.) I bet you can't even tell that I don't own photoshop.

Cliff, I wish we had more time to hang and talk. It was a pleasure to meet you!

a while back i did a suspension re-fresh with eibach progressive lowering springs, staag struts, beefier sway bars, new bushings, tc arms w/ball & socket. the car handles infinitely better, and i love the feel with body roll all but eliminated. this is my DD, not a track car, so i wasn't looking for the ultimate cornering weapon, just a fun sports car for spirited street driving. the one thing that's always bugged me since is that the stance was just a little higher in the rear. i picked up a set of the shorter 240z rear spring isolators and finally got around to doing the swap. it was done in a morning and i'm happy with the results. it's subtle, but it feels just right now (visually - i don't drive it hard enough to feel any difference in ride or handling). i pulled the rear wheels, un-bolted the half-shafts, and using a set of spring compressors, i was able to get the entire strut assembly to pull out of the well and swap out the isolators without pulling the control arms. you need to remove the spring clamp that holds the break line to the body, which gives it just enough stretch room to drop the control arm down the required amount to pull the strut out of the tower. it's easier as a two-person job for sure, but here are some tips to do it alone: with the car up on stands and the rear wheels off, remove the nut that holds the strut into the center of the isolator first, leaving the isolator in place. this lets you pull the strut & compressed spring out without dealing with the extra height of the isolator. unbolt the sway bar at either end to get a little more swing from the control arms. after the strut is pulled out, support the wheel hub on blocks so it doesn't hang on the brake line. with the rear hatch open, standing outside the car, you can push the new isolator up into place with one hand, reach over the top with the other and put your finger into the center hole of the tower to feel the isolator as it comes up and spin it until the 3 bolts line up w/the tower holes and it pushes through. keep the 3 washers right on top of the bolt holes (stick 'em there w/a little grease) and they will slip right on, then have the 3 nuts ready up on top of the tower to spin on and hold the isolator in place. you can torque them up afterwards from the back hatch area. use a floor jack under the wheel hub to raise the strut assembly up into the tower - you can operate the handle with your foot as you guide the top of the strut into its hole in the isolator with a screwdriver. once its in, drop in the nut and you're good to go. 280 isolator on the left, shorter 240 on the right before: after: