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Hagerty via Yahoo compiled a "10 old cars turning into collectable classics in 2015" list that includes the 240Z and 3rd-generation RX-7 as possible rising stars in the year ahead. https://autos.yahoo.com/photos/the-10-old-cars-turning-into-collectable-classics-in-2015-1423589548-slideshow/

Even though I did this job a couple of years ago I was trying to picture it in my head and then remembered I have all these parts on hand, so for anyone else having trouble seeing this in their head. Outer surface of this bushing is friction fit inside of the rear control arm, inner sleeve of the bushing being longer is sandwiched between hub/strut housing and the spindle pin nut, wedge pin holding the spindle in in place until final torqueing. Chris

Mitchell If there is a next time you can use mine. I might even deliver it,,,

Okay, now I'm curious. I've watched a lot of television and movies in my life and have a pretty good memory but some things don't click right away when I have something on my mind. Blazing Saddles, Caddyshack, The Jerk and The Holy Grail were what grew up with. "the way y'all are lollygagging around here you'd think it was a hunnert and semteen degrees. Can't be but a hunnert and twelve."

Well played. Love the wheels. I like how it bulges up in the middle like a sombrero. The bologna... not the wheels.

I'll eat bologna the rest of my life, I guess. I could cut them little slits in it to keep it from curling up and have seared bologna steaks. Enough alcohol and some A-1 and it'll taste like a ribeye.

its a tough debate on this topic - it's nice to think about our cars appreciating in value to help offset the money poured into restoring them, but it cuts both ways when they become too expensive to buy in the first place. one of the things i love about my z is how affordable it is to work on, which makes it much more enjoyable to drive every day. as exciting as it would be to have a piece of euro exotica in the stable, i don't think i'd be able to drive it to work, park it at the grocery store or (gasp) put the dog in it... sorta leaves the realm of sports car and becomes high-end investment art. not that i'm seeing that any time in the near future for my z, but its the trend in general i'm commenting on. i've enjoyed building a couple of ducatis and after getting used to the ridiculous prices they charge for tiny bits of sculpted billet its quite refreshing to see how affordable a z and its parts are. i also thoroughly enjoy the unpretentious, down-to-earth crowd around the z. i've met a lot of great folks - tinkerers and clever minds that don't cringe at the thought of modifying, swapping parts around or fabricating your own pieces out of scrap. i believe this is directly related to the fact that owning a z hasn't become a big statement of net worth. the part i like least about ducatis is the "lifestyle" crowd - clad in thousands of dollars worth of branded gear with thousands of dollars worth of shiny bolt-on bits on the latest model, with 500 miles on it after 2 years and 3" chicken strips on the tires. and of course they're the ones who will shake their heads when i pull up with a fairing plastered with bugs (because i ride it) and gape at the fact that i put a suzuki front end on my ducati (1/3 the price and works way better). ok, rant over...

I'm with ya! ribeye... new wheels... ribeye,,, new wheels.

They buy them and then park them. We're rich in a different way, the Z life. I'm eating bologna sandwiches instead of ribeyes so i can spend the money on my 240.

Haha! I'll work on that! What I know so far is that Hess Regular has a bouquet like an aborigine's armpit.