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I heard a rumour recently: The mid-80's Maxima has the same rear hub and everything as the 1st gen Z and also rear disks. The obvious point of this rambling is there is a rear disk brake bracket that bolts onto the rear hub. Can anyone confirm this and if it is true: A. What disks are used? What is the 'offset'? Is it the ZX rear disk? Maxima only disk? 240SX disk? B. What caliper is used. What is the Wilwood equivalent? steve

Carl, the camera is at the gallery until Tuesday and Porterfield does not have photos on their site--only a list. But here is a good photo with a company I have also bought SS brake stuff from. The pages are not 'address-specific', so you will have to click BRAKE FITTINGS and a nice picture of the -3AN version pops up on the top right side above 'Female Bulkhead Adaptors'. http://www.purechoicemotorsports.com/ steve

Hey, I don't have anything against roses! Hell, I am spending July 4th in Bouchart Gardens. I'll wave, Enrique! steve

OK, here is exactly what it costs to make up your own set, as I just received today in the mail a full set from Porterfield. They are XRP brand, have the little paper sitckers stating "Not for Street use" and are made in England. 4- 15" -4 straight to -4 straight hoses ($12.78) 1- 12" -4 straight to -4 straight hose (clutch) ($11.87) 10- -4 male to 10X1.0 Female inverted flare connectors ($10.14/pr) $88.00 plus about $16 tax and shipping. steve

If I were Australian, I would sue. It is really REALLY bad here, as Victor mentions. How about "Fosters. Australian for beer." There's another one here besides Outback Steak House--I forget the name, but same horrible marketing. I guess we think Australians are cute. Here's something that makes up for a multitude of marketing sins and tacky exports, though:Nice export (sorry, can't get it to 'host') steve

What's the rose parade? steve

Dragon, if you are serious, and still in the market, I have a pretty expensive motor for sale--but about half the money that is in it. There is about 20 hours on it. 383 stroker with every imagineable trick and tune. Completely built. AND: originally built with super- or turbo-charging in mind, so compression is only in the 8's. As it sits now--NA--it puts out nearly 500. Need about $6000. steve

No, I was wondering if you ordered by end size. if you ordered by application, it may or may not actually state the size on the package. I've never seen any Nissan stuff in Summit. Did you call them or something? steve

>>>>lines from Summit Racing<<<< What size ends did you order? And did they fit on the stock bulkhead adaptors? steve

>>>>Maybe it's the folk who don't realize that there is more to life than Z <<<< NO! Say it's not so! PS. This stuff is DREADFUL. I don't even want to even want to KNOW what's beyond that second pic. steve

>>>>and won't require adapters.<<<< The adaptors replace the adaptor that is already in there--you know the thing with the little notches that take the C-clips locking it to the strut tab and the hub tab? It is not an additional piece. It's just I have never figured out the size of the male flare side of the stock adaptor--or found a hose pre-made that fits on it. the last set I saw from MSA had new Earl's adaptors at each end too, but they may have worked that out to fit the Nissan pieces. The stock piece is not 3 or 4 AN. It is something weird. steve

Are the MSA hoses still 12"F and 9"R? I inherited a set on a car and found them--as mentioned--a bit short and the PO had kinked a couple. The price at MSA is definitely the best. What is it, $65? That is a deal. I have been 'building my own sets' from Porterfield's catalogue and paying quite a bit more. I don't know the quality comparison to Earl's, but they seem pretty well put together. Teflon lined SS hoses by RXI or TXI or something like that. I get the 15" -4X-4 straight premade hoses for $11-something each and then you need two -4AN male to 10X1.0mmFIF adaptors for each corner at about $3 each, so do the math. With shipping and change I think it is in the $75+ range. Are the MSA ones -3 or -4 AN? steve

And maybe we should put this one in our T&A section. My kind of boots. My kind of hair. My kind of jacket. My kind of...um...everything else. But the PANTS!!! Look out Bob Hope!

50's? On a street car? Beautiful though. Nice bunch of wheels at that show. This is for ME, baby, YEAH! steve

I think all of them say E30 on them. steve

Forgive the ignorant question, but I am shopping for regulator/pump/filter for my new engine and Mikunis and am a bit confused how carbs work. On my FI motor, it is: Tank--Pump--Filter--Rail (injectors)--Regulator--return to tank. So, as I understand it, the system is 'pressured up' and any excess pressure/unused fuel is vented off throught he regulator back to the tank. Now on a carb system, the regulator has to be before the carb, right? The pump makes somewhere between 7 and 15 and the carbs only need 3-3.5, so regulation has to come BEFORE the carbs, right? So you need a pump that even though you are using a large volume (high RPM) it can keep the pressure up at the same 3-3.5. Is there a return out of the regulator back to the tank? Or does the pump just run staticly 'against' the regulator even when nothing is flowing (electric pump--on all the time). All of the regulators I am looking at have at least two output ports. Do you just cap one or does one become a return? If you bought a regulator with three outputs, could one go to each carb? So it is Tank--(filter here?)--Pump--(or here?)--Regulator--Rail(carbs)--? steve

Shippin is actually not too bad on wheels...go to a box store and get two 16X16X16 boxes for about $10 and the shipping is only about $40. steve

Thanks for al the helpful conversation, but, again, perhaps I should have started a different thread, as I think we are having two different conversations. I am preparing to wire a RACE CAR. There is no stalk controls, no key, only switches in a fabricated dash. Painless claims (although I have never held one in my hands) to have all the wiring and relays and fuse panels for what I need to power necessary controls. I am not looking to replicate any existing wiring--the car has none. The only tie-in to existing Z items that I forsee is the tailights and headlights (if I decide to install them--the headlights, that is). So I BELIEVE the Painless 8 or 12 circuit GENERIC RACE CAR HARNESS (Summit PRF-50001 or 2) will be adequate. All I need is: Engine power/ignition (switch & starter button) Brakes Electric fuel pump (or two) Gauges (Tach is fed by ignition control box but I assume it has a power lead, H2o temp is mechanical, Oil pressure and temp is mechanical, brake bias is mechanical, perhaps a speedo, voltage, ...um...what am I forgetting?) Electric fan Am I forgetting something? I am assuming I can figure out how to wire in the MSD/HI-6 and I don't know what the allowances are in this kit are for battery/starter/power supply--but relocating the battery to the rear deck will require modification/tie-in somewhere (and a shut-off ****)anyway. Then there is just a bunch of optional street-legal stuff that all are provided circuits for in the Painless unit: Headlights Tailights Wipers Horn Dome(no) Emergency flashers(no) Electric water pump Trans brake (no) Radio (no) See? Painless!!! NOT! The thing is, I am a licensed electrician, but automotive is Greek to me. Someone who knows how to do this need their house wired? steve

I am looking seriously at the Painless 12-circuit 'pro' harness for my race car. Sounds pretty ...um...painless. I'm guessing it comes with everything but switches and possibly end connectors. For $289, sounds pretty hard to beat. I really only need the 8-circuit, but this car IS current on its registration, and if anyone ever wanted turn signals and such, it would be easy... not really looking forward to this part of the project. I have NO CLUE what I am doing. steve

Man, those are gorgeous. Just the way I like my wheel--not too flashy--simple and straightforward. But they're too small! They are ALWAYS too small! Why doesn't anyone ever sell 16X10's? Looks like it will be Diamond's for me. steve

They arrived yesterday!!!! Now I just need something to bolt them to.... steve

Hello, JZ! ....Yeah that's nice, but you can forget dings. I have seen several Cobras like this. steve77