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I always tell my wife I have better judgment than her. After all, I picked her, she picked me....

Don't let this sweet mug fool you guys---- She can pack a load! Kagy and I her anyway-- Meet Claire (bear)--

You might have to just bite the bullet of reality and pull off the exhaust. Why take the chance of possibly boogering up a bad situation by making it worse. I know it's a PITA for one bolt, but being able to see it better might open up more options. With it off you could penetrant in there better and maybe pay someone with a welder to weld a bolt to it and just back it out. You drill it and then you've committed to that option

Guy likes every color 240. When they are restored as beautifully as Guy's cars, they look great in any color.

Yes Steve.....It was a scorpion nest in the Arizona desert before Bruce Deane worked his magic on the car. The engine is all mine. Here's the before and after. Good to hear from you again Steve. We all can look back and say "I wish I hadn't sold that one"! Guy BTW Red7......Your cars are fabulous......love orange too! .

I understand that that there are quite a few 240Zs in Europe that have been imported from the United States. In fact, 2 of my former 240Zs are over there now: the aforementioned white/blue '71 as well as a refreshed '71 918 Orange 240Z that my son and I sold back in 2007- it's in France.

Mark, I had a Pioneer Super Tuner cassette deck in my original '73 back in '75, too. Great sound at the time...ah, the memories. Cheers, Mike

Thanks for the compliments, guys! Both of your cars look great as well! I know Guy's is a '70, what was your Z, Red7? I do regret selling the car, Guy. White really is a great color on the 240Zs. If I remember correctly, yours was originally from Arizona as well, wasn't it?

Yes......Doesn't get much better than white....I'll bet you each have regretted selling those cars many times.....they were awesome cars!

Yes, that's an entirely different deal. Projector lamp housings are made for HID as Daniel Stern ( and other sites ) mention and that's the way to go. RCMP are really cracking down on the aftermarket HID " bulb only " conversions in BC. Too many drivers being blinded by glare on dangerous highways like the Sea to Sky and Coquihalla. " Proper " HID's with projector housings are fantastic. It's the cheap H4 to HID conversions in Parabolic housing that are just horrible for light scatter and glare. I've been driving the Sea to Sky and Coquihalla for 20 years as a professional driver. Retired now and not missing either Highway. Beautiful roads in Spring and Summer. A nightmare in Fall and Winter. Especially at night. One of my favorite shows... but glad I'm not driving in Winter anymore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S82Ed2XJXB8

Now you must have his balls sniped.

I've really put some hard miles some Automatic trannies with Autocross cars and Trailering. Two golden rules with Auto Transmissions. They like clean oil and they like cool oil. Change the ATF ASAP and the filter!!! Burnt ATF can destroy an Auto Tranny. It oxidizes and loses lubrication ability when over heated. Slight burnt smell and brownish tinge is a Red Flag. Black and stinking is too late!! Excess heat ( Towing, Competition or poor maintenance ) just kills regular ATF, and when your oil fails your Transmission fails as well. The factory oil coolers are seldom adequate. I always add a fairly large Hayden or Trans-Cool auxiliary cooler in front of the Radiator. That really extends the life of an Auto. PS Pumps also benefit from a small auxiliary cooler if you Autocross or Track day. Synthetic fluids can withstand a lot more heat before they break down. I use nothing but Synthetic fluid in any Auto Transmission, street or competition. Synthetic ATF has saved me a couple of transmissions that had been incorrectly assembled by " Professional " shops. I've since learned to build my own Auto Trannies for competition and they always get Synthetic now. Amsoil ATF ( available in GM Dexron formulation as well as Ford Mercon ) is VERY good. Not cheap. But really good stuff. It's worth the extra cost in the long run. Even on a used tranny.

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