TomoHawk

Not only that, but the supports for that (wooden!??) wing look like they're pieces of conduit pipe!Civic LX "type R" huh? (oxymoron) Anyb ody have a graphic of a Type R decal? I've never seen one.

It seems like we pretty nearly have a member from every country in the World, no?

When I got my other 280Z in 1993, people referred to it as a rice burner, because it was an Asian import. Not what it means now.

No! In the DD class, I'm entitled to certain custom interior appointments, and since my dash emblem is period-correct, and tastefully done, it'll stay. I don't think I'll put a Ferrari horn button on the steering wheel, or cavallino decals on the wheels tho.cheers

I don't think so. Even the "F" lawyers were after the people marketing these for a while, because they were probably afraid people would probably try to sell them off as real Italian jobs. And it's not just a few pieces of bodywork. You get a whole new body to cover your S30, and you add on lights, trim, etc. It's real nostalgia, a faithful replica of one of the most famous race cars of the 60s. In fact, you can see the lines of the "F" 250 GTO in many contemporary cars- even the Zed.

You know... Usually when some people bash rice stuff, they usually get hammered by those wqho advocate the Freedom of Expression, and adamantly state that any such things are the expression of ones artistic qualities. Actually, it's just hormones allowing themselves to take over ones good judgement [insert political/morality statements here.]

I admit I have a long magnet thing that I use to cover the paint chips on the hatch pulled off by the Datsun emblem (PO hlued! it on) but until I can get to the bodywork or some paint that really matches, I need to cover the spots. Do you think a "PininFarina" dash emblem is ricey? It's from the same era, the 280Z emblem crumbled off, and Pininfarina made sport car bodies...

Love it!!

I think you forgot to include all the chromed and carbon fibre engine parts that are mostly for looks, and everything under the car has to be painted gloss black. All for looks or the perception that it would "look fast" which includes the stickers. I know some people can actually afford to add go-fast parts to the engine wthe stickers. To me, "eye-candy" means a car that is restored or maintained to all the correct (factory or otherwise) colors, parts, and features, albeit that it is sometimes possible to improve on the original design; on a 280Z the fuel injection rail is an example, as well as removing emmisions equipment, which allows one to see a nicely maintained engine.

The S30s were fairly plain when they came out. Then when the ZX started, they were advertised as being luxurious and having all the fancy stuff the "expensive" cars had. That's about the closest to rice the (ZX) was. Remember, you can rice any car. Even a Jeep or a VW Beetle...

I couldn't get anything from that link (need to join first?), could you give some directions? What forum section & topic name? BTW, the video sucked. Actually, the web server was so slow it took 15 minutes to see the video, and if you restarted, it would buffer data for a minute, then play 5 seconds worth, etc... thx

I would say rice would be the stuff that doesn't do anything beyond what the car was designed to do... huge REAR spoilers on a FRONT-wheel-drive car, or a non race-car coffee-can mufflers for an engine that has to work hard to push the air through the can lights inside the car for decoration only lights outside & underneath the car for decoration STROBE LIGHTS fake hood/intake and body vents Big speakers that require an amplifier just for itself video screen(s) or the driver basically anything annoying or distracting or creates an unsafe car, or unsafe environment for the driver and/or passengers

I don't remember specifically, if the engines I've seen with the rocker box vent were carberetted or F.I. (the details get blurred together after you've seen a few hundred.):paranoid:

He was asking about putting the little filter on. I agree it does affect the way the engine runs, but you can adjust things to make it run. I decided to leave the ugly hose on for those reasons. Unless somebody can think of something correct for that.

I was told by a couple guys that it's just for looks- one less ugly black hose to look at. since it's only drawing air through the filter, which comes from just before the TB, it should not affect performance much. I think you go need to agjust idle speed and such to make up for the lost vacuum, which you will notice that the engine will stall if you pull that hose from the TB. thx

fwiw- here's the eBay link: Florida Auto Fasteners

If the pin is part of the rivet head, how do you push it out, or back in? What's holding the rivet in tight?

Why would you want to turn off the fuel pump. It turns on & off as part of the engine controls, and engine safety controls.

I ended up using s 1/8 inch wood dowel for the pins. I checked it first by pushing the dowel though an old rivet, and needed to sand it just a touch, but it fit perfectly! 50cents, as opposed to $8 for complete rivets! Just cut some to length- about 15mm. Push them in and paint with a cotton swab. You should get a few dozen pins from a 36" dowel.

I ended up using s 1/8 inch wood dowel for the pins. I checked it first by pushing the dowel though an old rivet, and needed to sand it just a touch, but it fit perfectly! just cut some to length- about 15mm. Push them in and paint with a cotton swab. You should get a few dozen pins from a 36" dowel.

Dude, At the Concours events, all the cars on on grass, and they take the winning photos on the grass! So what did you mean?

The grass was short and neat- in most of the photos. You gotta be careful to have that golf-course look in all the photos.

How about some TEETH on the radiator?? :devious:

Can you stil gert to the light bulbs to change them? That's about the only reason I couldn't use one of tfose speaker panels.

Surprisingly, my hose is still supple, especially since it's so near the exhaust manifold. I'm going to have to get that hose off, and check & replace it and the p.c.v. valve. thx