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As a Millennial/Gen-Z (born in 1998), the original draw to the s30 was it's classic look and history, but in the end, the main reason I bought it was the affordability, as Namerow said. Had the z been more expensive, it would have been unrealistically out of my price range. Buying parts for the car is relatively inexpensive, and so is the up front cost of the car itself. Slap in the ease of maintenance and repair, and it's a very practical car to buy as far as classics go. That being said, an old 911 is, coincidentally, my 'dream' car. However, to buy one and drive it with regularity would be painfully expensive and financially irresponsible, presuming I even had the money to buy one in the first place. But, if z's and 911's cost the same, I'd have gotten a 911. However, they don't so I didn't. Point is, a 911 is way too far outside my ages' price range, but a z isn't - with a little bit of saving and some vigilant searching, you can definitely find one. Put it this way, you can get a decent s30 for around or less than the price of a new car, so if you've got a knack for classics, it's a good option. Then, you can save up some more money and decide whether you want to buy a house... or a 911...

Well first of all, let me be clear that I'm no lubrication expert, but now that I've got a couple more minutes, let me try to explain a little bit. First of all, I think the premise that both the static and dynamic pressure are involved is incorrect. Since the bypass valve is around just the filter media, the static pressure should have no effect at all. The only pressure that should matter is the differential pressure across the filter media. Any static pressure should come out immediately in the math. Second, I would claim that the differential pressure across the filter media (assuming that media is clean) is not high enough to open the bypass valve. You might say "But what about a cold engine just started then... The cold thick oil would be harder to push through the filter media thereby creating a higher differential pressure across that media". And to that, I would say "Yes, but don't forget that cold thick oil would also be harder to push through all the bearing clearances and oil passageways, which would increase the pressure on the clean (outlet) side of the filter, thereby keeping the differential about the same." As evidence, I would cite the oil pressure gauge. It's on the outlet clean of the oil filter. It's higher when the engine is cold and the oil is thick. And the higher the outlet side, the lower the differential pressure across the media. And on the inlet side... the pressure into the filter is limited at the top end by the pressure relief valve inside the oil pump. That's my non-expert take.

I dunno, you think that’ll be enough for a sheet of plywood? 😬

The problem with that clip is this, and it's a terrible commentary on what happened to our government during the Trump administration: anything Trump or Pompeo said at any time could safely be assumed to be a lie. This is especially true of Trump, who was lying about 90% of the time. Pompeo was his stooge and parrot. It also is reasonable to assume the Homeland Security quote was written by Trump appointees whose job was to agree with him. Therefore, I discount everything from all three of those sources. It's a sad day when you have to assume that most of what your government says is lies, but that was the case throughout Trump's term. I take Fauci's comments as his best understanding of the situation, which changed as time went along. I'm not saying that he was never wrong, but I followed his comments and they seemed to follow the chains of evidence and understanding that evolved throughout the last 18 months.

I'll sum up my position and let it go after that: If I had done as well as Fauci has, considering the administration's ineptness and mess he was faced with until January, knowing that the science and knowledge around this pandemic was changing every week, and also considering the internal and external politics of the health organizations he has to deal with, I'd be very damn proud of what I had done. I firmly consider him to be the best source of information in the US.

https://www.hagerty.com/media/market-trends/nissan-z-next-911

I share your common thought on the media, “The true enemy to all of us”. I loathe the media and its’ agenda which I believe is to cause division, strife and fear in their effort to promote their business and control the masses and the direction of the country. Unfortunately, we allow it, and bite into the agenda hook line and sinker. Sadly, I only discovered this about 4 years ago when the whole controversy about the border wall came up. As a resident of San Diego, I am quite familiar with the wall and all of its pro’s and cons. While the local news station here would interview border patrol officials who would air their support and praise of the wall, CNN would interview residents in Texas who had the wall on their property and absolutely hated the wall. Obviously there are both sides to this issue. The issue I began to see is that only one side of this story was being told by CNN and most liberal media. Chances are you have never seen the significant number of border patrol officials and officers praising the wall, while you most definitely have been bombarded with how terrible the wall is. I learned through all this that the goal of the media is not to tell you a full story, it is to tell their side so that you follow their agenda and share their same ideals. And this can be said about most issues both liberal and conservative. By bombarding you with one side of the story, you only fully understand one side of the story. And by only knowing one side of the story, the opposite opinion seems foreign. So foreign in fact that it is now termed a ‘Lie’. If someone were to say that “the wall is a good thing”, someone with an opposing might even go so far as to say that is a ‘Lie’, even though there are many that actually like the wall. I use this as an example to show our current state of affairs and how the media operates. Another issue that would fall under this heading is the police brutality issue. While tens of millions of interactions between police and individual occur each year, only an incredibly small number of these interactions result in police brutality and an individuals death. However, the media will show this over and over again, ad nauseum, to make you feel that it is a horrible problem and police are bad. The reality is that given the number of interactions, it is incredibly rare. The presentation by the media comes across as all police are bad and we need to get rid of them or defund them. You should hopefully realize at this point that this is the media agenda, and unfortunately most media indulge in it. It promotes their business. Why just stick with the police? What about bad doctors, bad contractors, bad salesmen, bad internet trolls, bad engineers (wait a minute, I’m and engineer)? The reality is, that if you look hard enough, you will find a few bad apples in just about any profession, and a number of those I just listed could cost you your life if they do something wrong. Beware the agenda. The medias’ goal is to present an agenda and control your thinking. And yes, this is particularly appropriate on the Covid thread. Media is presenting an agenda, and most of us are just lemmings, following along. If we hear a different idea or opinion from our main news source, then it must be a ‘Lie’. Honestly however, it is just a different opinion, right or wrong. My whole point here really is that we just need to be civil. I may not agree with you and you may not agree with me. We should however, listen and respect each others comments. And most of all…don’t let the media run your life. (Haven't posted in a while...this should surely get me in trouble)

I think if you read this you may understand what we're saying. You should pull the dizzy out and see where the spindle is sitting. Get the motor at tdc, explained in this thread, then pull the distributor. It could be something simple but the only way to find out is get out there and try to figure it out yourself. We'll help all we can but there's no shortcuts looking at a screen. When you're at tdc and then remove the distributor this is what you should see...

I take it the transmission selected all the gears before you dis,antled it? It will not move (jammed) the 1st/2nd selector or you can't select it, meaning the striker rod won't go over into the 1st/2nd selector? I'm trying to understand you problem a little better. It could be a problem with the selector interlock balls. You should have 4 interlock balls (two between each selector rod and three checking balls. The checking balls are installed with the springs and caps after each selector rod is installed, but the interlocks must be fitted during assembly, before you fit the next selector rod. That is in the following order: Insert reverse selector and fit fork in correct direction, drop two interlok balls through the top hole or poke them in through 3rd/4th checking ball hole. I generally drop something like a philips head screwdriver or round rod, or pencil (something smaller in diameter and longer than the hole) down in the hole and move the selector rod to see the balls move up and down freely. Then install 3rd/4th selector rod and repeat process for 1st/2nd. It could be the reverse and the 1st/2nd gear folks. They are the same, but reversed. If you fit them back to front you will lock up the transmission. It they are both facing the same direction (longer tab on fork) then one is not fitted correctly.

As a journeyman utility mechanic I trained in light, medium and heavy duty vehicle maintenance and repair, steel and aluminum fabrication (there was a fabrication shop with a large shear, sheet metal brake, iron worker, hossfeld bender, gas, img and tig welding equipment), and the shop had a full machine shop with a Bridgeport mill, metal lathe with a 12” headstock, several industrial type drill presses, a 10 ton hydraulic press, cylinder head tooling, brake service equipment, exhaust service equipment. So I was overqualified as an aerospace machinist. That Cincinnati mill is awesome. Every machine shop needs at least one.

13 weeks for you.

I long for the moment they tell me I don’t have to wear this ******* mask anymore. I know, if you have been vaccinated you don’t need it outdoors, but I spend 8 to 10 hours a day inside The Big Shed, and company policy still requires masks and social distancing.

Different customer demographic, for sure. Both vehicles rusted out at the same (rapid) rate, though*. As for the proportion of each marque's new-vehicle numbers written off from collision damage, that would be an interesting statistic to know. We could speculate, but actual numbers would be better. Might make a good undergraduate thesis topic for somebody enrolled in Business with a minor in Sociology. (* Kudos to Porsche for eventually becoming one of the first in the industry to introduce galvanized panels into the construction of their products.)

@dutchzcarguyI looked it up. The material cost to print the wiper boot in TPU is $0.76. I may have spent an hour creating the model in Inventor, and the printer took about 4 hours to print it with supports everywhere. BTW, the supports were a pain to remove because the TPU is so tough and layer adhesion is fantastic. If I were to make another, I think I'll try using soluble PLA for the supports.

I completely agree. Unfortunately they are not making the inner wheel arch yet. I have contacted them and made request, they are working their best to do most of the parts as possible. I have their floor sets already.

Sorry if I've double dipped but this is a cool song.

Sure, howzabout not pursuing something we are unlikely to agree about?

I just installed a used 4-speed to replace a 5-speed that is no longer functional (long story). I opened the 4-speed up to replace the input shaft bearing because it had been exposed since the transmission was stored without the front cover and I thought some dirt may of gotten into the bearing. I had to remove the three fork rods to pull the bearing. I noticed that the 3rd 4th rod seemed very tightly stuck into the adapter plate as were the detent balls in the vertical hole between the shafts. I reassembled the transmission and discovered no 1st or 2nd gear. I pull the transmission and checked to see if the roll pins were in place and they were. The 3rd 4th fork rod (middle rod) was still difficult to slide through the adapter plate and the detent balls between the upper and middle rods required a long punch and a lot of force to push them through the this section of the vertical hole. I've ordered an 8mm hone to try and clean up the vertical hole assuming that the detents are not moving out of the way to permit the 1st 2nd fork rod (upper rod) to move. Is there anything else I should check out. This is now transmission #4 so I'd like to make some progress on this one. Between this transmission and my chainsaw, I'm not sure which is more frustrating to get operating. Jeff