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Oh my GAWD! I can't believe the breach of privacy. You can find anyone you want. I'm gonna write my congressman aobut this. steve77

Hey, guys. Stop messing around with these jokers. Want the straight stuff? Talk to John Harris at H4lights.com. He is vice president of GroupZ and sells this stuff basically for kicks just for Z people. He has everything you need including relays and whatnot for the power issues that come with e-code and like headlights (e-bay guy didn't mention any of that, did he?). H(arris)4lights or e-mail H4lights@yahoo.com steve77 (no affiliation)

I have never been stopped in my Z. Not only does it have not front plate, it has no bumpers. I am pretty sure all you get is a fix-it in CA. What else can they do? I was stopped last year in my truck on American River Drive (yes, Owen, THAT American River Drive) for not having a front plate. I don't think I even had to get a re-inspection like you have to with lights and such. I am pretty sure I just had to pay a $65 fine by mail. Sack o' Tomatoes is really cracking down on front plates though. They are installing cameras EVERYWHERE. Love the one at Alhambra and J and the mother of all is at Howe and Fair Oaks. A friend of mine in Visalia has this hologram-like-thing on his front plate. It is clear plastic, but at a certain angle and with bright light (flash) it goes blank. It looks interesting, but I would think if you got pulled over for ANYTHING and a CHP saw it, it would wizz him off and you would be done for. steve77 (recently moved from 2600 California Ave. Carmichael)

"It's a Z thing...you wouldn't understand." is the coolest thing I have ever read concerning a car. I was so blown away the first time I came to this site and read it. Pure genius. It's also pretty hard to top: Driven. & Enjoy the ride. steve77 It's not a car, it's an attitude.

The fewer moving parts, the better. steve77

Don't they built bumpers and winch housings and possibly roll bars and window protectors and running bars etc. etc for 4X4's? steve77

Yeah, they're just not worth it. STarting at a hundred bucks each, that doesn't buy much time spent mussing with them. I think store-bought braces are a bargain. steve77

My wife gave me an English language Skyline brochure. To call this thing a 'brochure' is like calling Hearst Castle a 'country house'. This thing is BEAUTIFUL. It is for the R-33 GTR V-spec. I don't know where she got it or how much it cost, but it comes in this black box and is an odd-sized four-ringed 'binder' with an embossed aluminum GT-R emblem on the cover and vellum pages and wonderful glossy pages, etc., etc., etc.... IT IS SOOOO UNBELIEVABLE!!! Now I have to figure out where she got it. She claims not on E-Bay. steve77

Here's a homemade brace(s). Friend's fast SOLO II car... steve77

This is really not all THAT funny, but I laughed out loud for some itme while reading it repeatedly. Maybe it's just because it's Monday afternoon and I've only had one martini. steve77 Bombay 'Medium' vermouth 2 olives

"Well, since you quoted me I'll have to say one thing. " Just giving you a hard time! Not disputing you.... I have a tendency to read magazines in two sittings. When it comes in the mail I gleefully race through it absorbing as much info as I can. Then a few hours or a few days later (depending if it's GRM or Martha Stewart Living) I sit down with it and read it c-to-c. On this issue, I went through and said, "Oh, yeah, nice turbo." Then when I sat down to read it, that's when I noticed the whole 4-bbl/H2o injection.... Nice car. Not my 'cup of tea' engine-wise, but nice package all around. steve77

"car is beautiful, and the owner has put a 280ZX Turbo engine in it with many other well thought out modifications. Great story, great pics, and a lot of useful info for " Before anyone runs out and buy the magazine for info about that ZX Turbo swap...ya might wanna read it again! I think there's a couple of other 'issues' involved on this car! Let's just say I don't think 'Gumby' is a fan of FI! steve77

Oh yes, we have 'heard' of Mr. Bell over here! Flip on Speedvision-err-SPEED-errrrr-The Nascar Channel on just about any weekend and you will find DB behind the wheel of something either being chased or chasing something. And they always go to his on-board camera and mike and he will have these long conversations with the hosts WHILE RACING! "kkckckckckc..Yeah, they really have me working here today... arghhh.... kckckckckc... Man! This guy is really pushing me, he got me on the outside on that one corner and then I managed to outbrake him up at 4 and he is RIGHT on my tail... kckckckck..if I can just hold... hrhrhrhrhr... him off and hopefully put a bit of distance between us.... Now this corner is kinda tricky... you have to approach it JUST right and then, arghhhhh, and then you come right through here and....." AND ALL OF THIS WHILE ROAD RACING!!!!! What a talent. Audi lately, huh? steve77

The letter from the Editor of the Aug. issue pretty well sums up why the magazine is so fantastic. Great philosophy. I really liked the little dig at the other car mags...something like, '..high on snobbery, low on technical know-how...'! steve

There's a group driving up from SD/LA and a caravan from Sacto. For info on each contact SDZC or ZONC (both listed at ZCCA.ORG) I'm attending, but not with a Z. My wife says, "I just got my hearing back from the trip to MSA." steve77

Just got my Aug. GRM....Little blip in there about Rober Akin dying "as a result of injuries sustained..." while testing "... a 1988 Nissan GTP ZX." I didn't know him. In this article, they indicate he spent most of his career racing Porsches, but I was curious if his involvement with Z or ZX's was deeper than they let on. Anybody know of him? steve77

Hey, JSOILEAU, welcome. You'll like it here. I have heard some stuff along those lines about Paeco too. People are under the impression they are a Z shop. They are just a machine shop that likes to work on imports--mostly European. So they will be making whatever you want just like the machine shop down the street would. They sell that crank pulley for $150 too, which is really tempting, but I have heard of some complications to that too--and it's not a Damper. steve77

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Greg, are you going to Blackhawk on the 23rd? I am. steve77

Hey! can I tag on and ask another question? Which sheds heat better the AL drums or the CI ones? steve77

How about: Classic First Generation Datsun Z Car Internet Boys Club?

I still feel IZC is too close to the Grandaddy: IZCC (Zhome.com). The other two leaders are pretty much a toss-up. I think they both convey the focus of our group in a direct fashion. I voted for the simpler one. Keep It Simple, Stupid! (not implying anyone here is stupid...) steve77

There are always things for sale at meets like this. Not a huge amount of parts--it's not like a bug-o-rama where there is a huge parking lot spread with parts! But there will be cars for sale and vendors and usually a few people will have a door panel or a front dam to sell. But EVERYBODY has parts back home and meeting these people for contact later is good. The cars for sale part (at car shows) is the funny part...I'm not convinced an auto show is the best place to get a good deal on a classic car! I think hype and charisma are not good enviornments for buying cars...At the MSA show there were a few cars for sale initially, and by the end of the day, it seemed like every other car was for sale. There were hand-lettered signs popping up everywhere. People were overheard saying, "...If that thing is worth $5000, then mine is worth at least 4!".... It was pretty funny to watch. There were a bunch of really everpriced Z's there. My favorite was the TOTALLY TRASHED 77-78 TOTALLY BONE STOCK (but with half dash cap and seat covers, of course) with $3000 wheels and tires for $7500. steve77