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Bill, I'm not sure why you think I implied that you think war is good. I was talking about your comment about kicking this guy out of the country and how he lacked the balls to join the military when he was young. Maybe I lacked the balls too, but I had other circumstances that affected my decision at that time.

I have to disagree on one point. I don't think he is happy when troops die but maybe feels that they are stupid for joining the military for little pay, nevertheless I'm not defending his website or opinion. I think Colmes brought the focus to the right area. If this guy disagrees with the pay and benefits that the soldiers are getting, he should be fighting that battle with Congress. He shouldn't be degrading our troops, and calling them scumbags. However, I suspect there is more to this man's hate than pay and benefits. He clearly did not understand the big picture of how the troops are fighting for our freedom and way of life. He is the real moron, not the troops. Bill, I don't agree with your statement. I didn't join the military, and it was for reasons you haven't mentioned. I think your brush is too broad.

Read the title of this thread. It only mentions 240Z. Where are the examples of 240Z's? 280ZX, 280Z....bah humbug :devious:

Yeah, but not a 240Z.

This poll is not flexible enough. The answers constrain you to a limited scope of opinion. Are we speaking strictly of 240Z's? When the car was new, many would have used aftermarket, but now that it is a classic they would tend toward OEM parts. I think the assumptions should be stated up front, the question is stated too broadly.

He had 90 days to get that coupe race ready. No wonder it had flaws.

These are wonderful cars and photos, but you'd think they at least vacuum the floor before taking photos. :| One had a box sitting in the cargo area. It's like sending a model down the ramp with curler in her hair.

Tomohawk, don't get you panties in a bunch. Chill dude, I didn't mean the early Z's.

Thanks, but I was trying to point out the general shape, front and rear features. I think I'll leave my Z like it is.

Shelby GR-1 Concept media.ford.com In this car, I can see my Z.

The 800 HP 240Z was obvious, it took off waaayyyy faster down the road then all the other Z's.

MIATA SEATS????????? I'll kick your arse. :pirate:

I didn't know you were in Portsmouth. I coulda just driven over and pick the damn thing up. Didn't even pay attention to where you were. Geez. I live in Yorktown.

Mine is posing as a daily driver right now.

You guys are too serious, I thought this whole thing was funny. A Z with a "rusty devining tool" welded on its bumper on a farm. Hehahaha.

Rolling Rust Bucket Who wants to drive this bitch out of there???? It's even got a custom trailer hitch.

Heh, not what I meant Sulla.

A brand new Nissan fender (280Z) is $250. Don't buy aftermarket. Figure your costs from there. If you need a marker light, they are not made anymore as far as I know. Try ebay.

Mines become a daily driver.

Okay, I've registered #ClassicZcars on Dalnet. Let me know if you are going to be on some night, I'll try to be there. It will take participation to make this work. Lack of participation will allow this to fail. Plain and simple.

I setup a channel on Dalnet the other night, but have gotten a bit rusty with the various commands. Not sure if the channel is still there.

Chats can be logged, but that wasn't my intention. My idea is NOT, repeat NOT to replace these forums. It's more social than technical, although it can be technical. We can log the channel for any time we decide to have a formal technical discussion and send the log to Mike. If he wants to post it that's fine. I never intended this to get complex.... but so we could just chat real time and meet each other.

Mike, no need to bother with that when free existing IRC networks exist. We can set up our channel on Dalnet or Efnet or another and we're in business. We control the channel, and those the don't behave go bye bye. There is plenty of control.

Dans240Z, I gave links in my post so you could learn what the terms mean. Go read!

IRC has been around since before the World Wide Web (WWW). It is a chat protocol to send instant messages across the Internet. Here is a link to learn about IRC. The software you use for IRC is up to you, there are several. I used mIRC for many years during the 90's as it was the most popular and is supported to this day. If you've never heard of IRC or never tried it, you'll be opened up to a whole new world you never knew existed. Most people these days use "chat" software like MSN, AIM, ICQ, or Yahoo Messenger. This is "chat" to them. You cannot use this software to access IRC networks. These are all derivatives of the original IRC, but they are more peer-to-peer rather than through servers. Some site have chatrooms that use java applets to run IRC. So, what we can do is setup a channel(s) (chatroom) on an IRC network of which there are many. Using a client-server based chat program allows you to set up permanent channels with much more control than normal chat. But I'm getting ahead, we need to discuss more fundamental things. Let's discuss this.