TomoHawk

When I did mine, the ring was stretched a little too wide and was loose, but you can squeeze it together. It would be better to get some new ones; does anyone know the type and size of it? Mike- Is there anyrhing else that would work in place f the felt washers? Teflon washers maybe?

Cup holders!!! um.... not cool?

I like to use my tablet with the 7 inch screen in both cars for navigation, tracking trips, fuel costs, expenses, reservations, and other car- or travel- related stuff. When I park the car, it comes out with me. I have a TV for watching movies, and the hotel has a TV for movies. I don't believe in subwoofers because the windows rattle enough without using them. If I need bass sounds, I will turn on my guitar amp.

Our Mr. OJ seems have a great obsession with engines. BTW- if you look under my username ( look left) you will see the condition of the vehicle. OTOH, I never lick or taste motor vehicles, so I never use the word 'sweet,' and if anything 'sweet' gets on mine, it gets washed off promptly.

OK... One of the choices for the poll was Interior Modifications. What modifications to the interior make you think the S30 has lost its appeal, or Z-ness? My choices: Subwoofers Video screens Racing seats with custom logo'd inserts roll bars

Never mind all the talk about HP or WHP or whatever acronym you like.. first learn to drive well. Horsepower is an excuse for a lack of driving skill.

OJ- First of all, I only take photos for myself- anything else is for vanity, and I don't do that. Secondly, If I wanted great mileage, I'd install my micro-fusion powerplant and get infinite "gas mileage".. But for now, we all use the infernal combustion engines. Phoebe Cates- She got MUCH better looking with age- like a fine wine or liquor. Unfortunately, she has no twin sister(s). Will- Remember that Mr. Ferrari also won races like the Milli Miglia and LeMans 24 with I4- I6- and V6 engines... And Drum brakes all around!

That's it? Nothing can follow Phoebe Cates Klein? What about the L28E turbo engine? Does that give the 280Z Zness?

The problem was that the only definitions available were on the Urban Dictionary website, which uses urban slang to define everything, so it doesn't make sense at all. But it seems that the term is based solely on looks, which is a subjective thing.

If it comes out nicely, I'll try to take some photos. Be patient; school is tarting again.

The distributor gets the vacuum through the throttle as I had stated.

OJ, if I get some photos, I may post them. Will- the motor is BLACK.

Thanks. People like to see the original documents or publications on display, so that is my goal.

Will- You could always paint wires and things on the plastic covers. How about transparent covers? I still like the older vehicles that were so pleasingly designed so that it looked nice even with the wires and parts (coil, carb/chokes, heat ducting, coolant hoses) all over. Some were more like "art" than a machine. IMO, the covers are there to make the engine more politically-correct, so people in suits or women don't need to touch anything dirty. The engineers put them on so mechanics charge you for the extra time it takes to remove and replace them. With the exception of a few that cover electrical items, belts and pulleys (the dangerous parts) they just keep the dirt and heat trapped close to the engine and discolor, making you want to buy a new vehicle that much sooner. I haven't seen many plastic covers that couldn't be thrown away without changing the operation of the engine.

Can you explain what you mean by that?

I'm for keeping the look, and texture about the same throughout the engine area, with certain exceptions. Things that are sand cast, like the intake and exhaust manifolds cannot be polished, but you can smooth them out to a point. It allows water to drain, so you have less to clean for show. Things that can be polished like crazy, such as the rocker box, AAV, carbs, tubes, etc., get more hand-work and possibly some shiny plating. Rubber should be supple-looking, like when it was new.As for the billet parts- I usually only add them as required to replace parts that are worn out or 'broken' but would keep with the texture an sheen of the surrounding or similar OEM parts. That is, except for the occasional 'decoration' which might be very shiny or have some color to it ( like a red radiator cap or spark plug wires.) But I would like to see something (not everything ) with a Z emblem or just some nicely printed letters ("Stant: 15 - 18 PSI" or the ubiquitous "Danger: fan" decal on the fan shroud.) As for the motor, it is painted black as it was from the factory.

The orange one looks somewhat clean and neat. there are some simple things that could have been done to improve the look significantly. I can't see any details on the other one, because all I see are two giant head covers.

At this time, I haven't been able to find anything on this specific topic on the Internet, or any reference to anything in print. I wil conclude that there aren't any articles available.

So far, the removal of the BCDD hasn't affected the engine's operation in any bad way. We still need to check how the vacuum advance is working, as it gets the vacuum through the BCDD. Otherwise, there aren't any vacuum leaks.

I was ble to find a cargo net of 30 x 40 inch size with heavy plastic hooks on the corners on eBay. After mounting the VW net rings to the deck of my car, we will find out how that idea works out. I also got a smaller cargo net from a Ford Explorer from the JY.

I got one from Jim (zKars) and after painting it with Duplicolor Chrome, it looks nice and is mounted in the car.

I know the key number is on the glovebox door, but I have to wait for Monday to see what else is there.

the thermotime switch closes the circuit to the cold start inject for those few seconds, allowing fuel to pray into the intake manifold. the fuel pump is operated by the starter relay systems an fuel pump relay.

I ended up buying new horns to get that European/Italian sound. My car sounds less like an old Mercury now

Since that's not an appropriate engine for any stock Z car, it's difficult for people with the stock engine (or most people following this topic) to see your point. I realize that it's quite possible to write a book on this topic, but it's not uncommon to start with some general guidelines. Please reiterate your idea without the use of photographs, unless your photo is a detail of something very specific. Larger, quaity photographs would be nice too.