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Hi guys, just wanted to catch up on this thread. Blue actually mentioned that he's going to take a break from the Internet (as a whole) for awhile. We checked in and he's working on a few real-world projects to keep him busy. I suspect he may be back after the work is done. As far as this thread, please keep it civil and try not to get into flame wars. We aren't that kind of site. People come to this site to be constructive while we leave the flame wars to the other sites. Thanks. m

Update: fuel tank and a fuel pump assy have shipped! Emblems were a no go as they had already been sold Also ordered a five speed shift knob that will ship as soon as he can find it .

Here's a cool shot from the 2015 Monterey Reunion..... not vintage shots, but vintage cars... David Martin in the Frieselle Z, John Morton in Joel Andersons Z, me in the Natural Light Z and Dave Stone in the Bondurant Z. Morton dove under the Joest 935 in a "holly s&&t" moment at the top of the corkscrew.... Bob

I was just pointing out something real that happened. Always nice to get one or two of those. In my case, the capacitor fixed a problem. When the wire to the capacitor fatigued and broke the problem came back, so it's been verified twice. No capacitor on the coil negative, no tachometer function. Someday I might move the capacitor to another spot just to see how important location is. I can't explain it but it's a real thing. But I can't explain how my tachometer works either, or how injector pulse durations are controlled. If you search "Kettering ignition" you can read all about how capacitors made their way in to points-style ignition systems, and the multiple benefits they have there. Seems like they started out for contact durability, then either the second benefit was a bonus or some electrical wizard did some complex math. Or both, who knows. There are some fascinating writeups out there.. That Kettering guy was pretty smart. The electronic ignition cars still came with capacitors on the alternators, so it's not just a points thing. Maybe they're insurance against a failing sparky alternator, maybe alternators inherently generate RF interference. I don't know, but the capacitors are there.

Front clip is cheap, it's the shipping that's gonna hurt... I bought this car years ago just for the fuel tank. Then they passed a county ordinance against unlicensed vehicles, which is rarely enforced, but they came by one day because a neighbor was abusing the situation. So I cut it in half, now it's car parts and the ordinance no longer applies...

If I'm asked which 5-spd should I get and what diff to go along with it for general street use and perhaps some track time I would answer: a 1980-83 non-turbo 280ZX (or "B" tranny as opposed to a 280 coupe or 2+2 "A" tranny - the one with just one rear tab near the tail) and the R200 3:90 diff that was in that same 280ZX.