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Automatic?

Remember....the rotor turns counter clockwise.

I couldn't agree with you more dmoralesbello......I have Tokico/Eibachs on two of my cars.......great ride/nice handling. However, it won't lower your Z an inch (if that's important to you). For a street driven car, the Tokico/Eibach set up is definitely the cheapest way to go.......and a better than stock handling set up. My orange and gold Z have Tokico/Eibach's, and the green car is GC Coilovers......if you aren't going to track your Z, I would definitely go the T/E route.

Sorry, I can't remember. You can call Dave at Arizona Zcars to check what the softest Tokico springs he has......that's what I ordered. You don't have to have a bone jarring ride to get good handling. Also, the addition of a Futofab rear sway bar did as much for my set up as the addition of coil overs IMO. Suspension set ups are trial and error.....you're going to live with your set up for a long time.....go ahead and get some softer springs......then you can "enjoy the ride"!

Looks great HaZmatt! I installed Ground Control coil overs with the lowest spring rate they offered (Tokico's). The ride is great. I agree with you....a lower spring rate will definitely solve your problem....mine handle great too....so will yours with the new springs.

Cliff.....I've found when installing the MSA Premium exhaust systems, it's always a good idea to take it to a reputable muffler shop to help "tuck it in" with their pipe bending equipment (just a few tweaks needed). They can make it lay right where you want it and can weld the hangers right where they are needed. Charges are minimal for what you get and for the fact that the system will probably be on the car for it's life. This is especially helpful on lowered Z cars. IMO Guy

My son (Five and Dime) gave me a cool sculpture for my office.

I agree with LeonV.......the 205-55-16's are the perfect size for 16 inch rims if you don't want rub issues. The gold and orange car run 205-55-16 inch tires.....no issues. The green car runs 225-50-16 inch rims.....some adjustment required, but they will fit with some minor mods. IMO, the 16 inch rims are the way to go if you want a decent choice of rubber.

If you decide to up size, you might as well go to 16 inch rims. 15 inch choices are slim pickings and even the 16's are getting tough to find a good performance tire.

Check out arizonazcar.com They have some pretty good stuff if you want to go coil overs, camber plates and Willwood Brakes. They also show you how to do it on their website. I used their Ground Control coil overs and Willwood brakes on my 72. I'm very happy with their products.

Not sure, but would probably guess, that if your wife is a certified psychologist, she'd probably pronounce all of us "Frickin Crazy"!

CONGRATS ON 500 CLIFF.......YOU ARE A GREAT ASSET TO THE FORUM......HERE'S TO MANY MORE LIKES!!!!! GUY

Site.....All I'm saying is that the oil rings in the Hasting set aren't as easy to install as the other ring sets that I mentioned. It's important to install the lower oil rings correctly. I'm sure others install them with no problem, but I just find Nissan and Total Seal oil rings seem to "lay in" much nicer!

........therefore the cap to the left of the rear cap in picture 3 is too wide. Always number your bearing caps so they go back from where they came off.

IMO you can install the rear seal either way. Grease the lips of the seal before installing. When you install it on the crank journal , rotate the seal clockwise as you are installing on the crank journal.....position the seal where you want it to sit (slightly off any previous wear grove), then torque down bearing caps. I also install sometimes after the crank is in and torqued. Grease the seal lips and rotate clockwise on rear crank journal until snug and square. I then tap it in squarely with a flat edge (block of wood) evenly until seated flush. BTW, I see you are using Hastings piston rings....IMO, they are the worst (poor oil rings). I recommend Nissan OEM or Total Seal. Looks like a nice clean install....great pictures! Note: Looks like you've got the wrong (narrow bearing) bearing in the rear cap.

Congrats ......beautiful cars! Any pics? Guy

.........and it now sports number 46 again. Another racer wouldn't give up number 46 at Road America last year.

Made the trip to LNA Enterprises today.....Sam's getting the number 46 car ready for VIR this October.

Steve Bonk told me that John is running that car at VIR this Fall. You can bet I'm looking forward to seeing him run with some practice time under his belt!

Cliff.....You are "A Legend in Your Own Mind"!

I will too Lumens. IMO he was crazy not to take $58,400.00. The car needs a whole lot of work.....expensive work....very expensive work!

Will put on a fantastic ZCON.......indoors and air conditioned. I've got number 47 from that show.

If the head has been converted to L28 valves, my guess is that the seats are already steel.

Good job Julio.....sounds like a plan. I tried ME also (Georgia Tech).....Fluid Mech and Thermodynamics changed my mind. I graduated in Industrial Management.....more time for working on my "Selling Skills"

Eiji builds his own engines....he's a one man show. He pays attention to every detail (almost painfully so). He meticulously checks and rechecks every clearance and tolerance. If the engine self destructed, I would have to believe that something wasn't adjusted right.....maybe too much advance, something that caused detonation. It's incredible what happened to those Pistons....all broken exactly the same....almost interchangeable. I don't have a clue, but he's coming over next Saturday. I'll ask him if he has any clues.......quite the mystery.