TomoHawk

BTW, the ZCCA web site is back online.

If you don't care enough to bring up things that need to be changed, then you can be sure this country is going down the drain.How would you like it if somebody embellished the corps' song like that? It really irks me to hear people talking, using the cell phone,reaching for a beer, & doing things when the anthem is being sung. It used to be that people even inside the corridors would stop. It only takes a minute! About the only loyalty people have is to themselves or the Dollar bill.

This is the open chat area, bud. (Almost) anything goes in here.

I think it's more like the freedom of speech to complain bout something that's wrong to make improvements. That's how it works in a Democracy...BTW, as I originally mentioned, I love Rocco Scotti's rendition. He sung the anthem for the Cleveland Indians for like 25 years. He could hit every note, His voice would ring out all over the stadium & I'll tell ya- I got the chills once!

You're absolutle right. We, the "best" country in the world, can't even sing our own national anthem! I'll bet you people in even the eastern European countries can sing their national anthem. I saw some stock car race at Indy today and the singer ( a black lady) embellished it so much it sounded like Eddy Van Halen doing a solo! I culdn't take it so I changed back to the Weather Channel (no Bass fishing today.) We CAN do something. We can contact all the TV companies & syndicates to complain about it. Have your friends do it. Especially the sports syndicates; the ones that do football, baseball (maybe), auto racing. But you should watch some programmes so you can cite examples.:devious:

I prefer the Maxima 4 spd trans sswap.

Every time I hear the National Anthem sung on TV, it's totally screwed up!! I'm not talking about Jimmy Hendrix, who did it as part of his act, but more like at a big car race or some other televised event. :devious: You're supposed to stand up, take off your cap & face the flag out of RESPECT, but then they PAY somebody to totally mangle the singing! I wish I could get those singers arrested. Just ONE would do it! I've heard it sung better by 4th graders!! You'd think professional or trained singers would know how do sing a song like that with respect. Let's get those un-patriotic professional SCREW-UPS to sing it like it's supposed to be sung.:devious: :devious: I'd have them do it like Rocco Scotti of the Cleveland Indians. Leave the improvisation junk to "America's Next Idol" where you get points by being WAY off... Or maybe we should spray BEER all over while somebody screws up the singing...:ninja:

I still think that what they call 'negotiating' sounds a LOT like whining to me.

At first I thought you couldn't do that GG, because one side of the headlight headlight switch is always hot. But the same logic means the other side gets +12V when you turn the lights on (IIRC).

The Hybridz car is back on Pinks again tonight. Check your TV listing.

I will have to hunt up some stores that carr that stuff next week.

Sorry, Stephen I have signatures off (they use up the screen.) The only way I can think of to mount a deflector without having anything messy showing is something that goes into the indow channel and held in place by having the window up (Duh) or to clamp onto the rain gutter.

The only issue I see about mounting the side window deflector is that you couldn't stick it to the top of the window frame, because of the weather strip. Maybe, if it was thin enough, You could stick it on and put the weatherstrip over it. Steven- I think you are probably talking about the visors like the ones that go on old cars & trucks? I've never seen them on new cars & trucks. Looks like time for some shopping.

No, not the louvers that go on the back window, I'm referring to those wind deflectors that go on the side windows. They are also called louvers.

Are there any compatible window visors for a 280Z? It might be nice to use on the highwayto deflect some air from making it TOO windy inside, and hopefully removable for showing. thx.

It was a slightly loose belt. As tight as it seemed, it wasn't tight enough. Now for the brake squeal, & the radio is funny (more 'sounds' to chase down & fix.)

I kept thinking that my bookmark was wrong, or I typed the URL wrong or something. thx, Will.

You'd think that the a few people at ZCCA had it marked on their calendars to renew to domain name... BTW- what's BIN?

Yeah, I noticed that the zcca.org web site is 'gone.' Polished ZX 6-spoke? I have those on my 280Z, and I would never polish the spokes; just sand the machining grooves out. Maybe 1000 grit at the finest. I painted the insets on the spokes too.

How can the belt be glazed? It's a new belt.

That's another possibility I thought of- Maybe the fan clutch? If it w wasn't free-wheeling well enough, a quick jab of throrrle could cause the fan to slip, with the noise meaning it was dry inside. I've coolant in there, and it should be properly mixed. But I'm still going to geet it flushed (bi-annual maintenence on that.) I'm headed over to the service place that installed my alternator to have them look at the belt. But first I'll look into the Haynes book to see what the tension should be like. "Tight" like as in the usual for a domestic car doesn't seem right to me. thx.

That's the only thing I could think of. There is a new alternator & belt, so maybe the belt could be either too loose or too tight. What is the correct "tightness?"

Don't think it's the water pump belt. It's a new belt.

When I start the engine, and then give it a pop or two, it sounds like the water pump is screeching? But then if I give it a minute to warm up it will stop screeching. Also, there's no screeching when you drive (at any RPM) and from a start as long as you don't nail the throttle. This is confusing. Ususally the water pump (Chevys only) starts sreeching, and gets worse with time. Any ideas on this? thx

UA, UB, WB, whatever... At least it looks like the movie is going to get finished.