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As regards the tire portion of the question, a 205 50 tire is a squeeze on a 5.5" rim. That is as wide as I would go if I were you. I would even consider going to a 195...

It has been years since I had this problem so my memory is fuzzy. I found that the limiting strap though it looked fine allowed the differential to move too much. At the time, I could and did replace the limiting strap and after doing everything you did and still having a clunk that fixed it. Perhaps, if the limiting strap is NLA you could tighten it up a bit by shortening it somehow? The assembly is intended to move a bit...

Body shop supply stores will have it. It is the same stuff used to put windshields in on some cars... Butyl tape I think?

That's what I'm talking about! This is turning into a good thread... Hi Phil! Long time no chat... How is the frozen North? Phil and I have known of each other since I was a Minnesotan... I had to leave when my nieghbor Jesse ran for Governor. Of course, now I have the Governator!

Altec-Lancing 914 and Bob Sharp Racing Z...

In honor of the newborn octuplets here in California Denny's is offering a new Slam Breakfast! The Octo-Slam comes with fourteen eggs, no sausage, and the people at the next table have to pay for it!

Josh, I hate to say it because you have a bit of poor starving college student aura about you but a broken bolt on the exhaust manifold is often a warped exhaust manifold. Usually the rear most bolt...:dead:

Yes, you will be replacing a head gasket for sure but... You should check that head and make sure it didn't warp during the overheating. As long as you have it apart, you should do the valves and replace your timing chain, water pump... Ahh the infectious "while you're in there disease".

I want to amend my opinion. If as your screen name implies and the car looks - that is in fact a Black Pearl, you should get the factory correct wheels and stick as close as possible to original. Others will disagree but after a while the ZAP and Black Pearl cars may gain some value over their contemporaries...

You cannot go wrong with a factory option. Looks good and they are a bit cheaper than some of the other wheels out there...

Greetings to you Mr. Wooduck... I imagine it is cold living down the block and around the corner from St. Olaf's... Tell us, is Jessie James still dead? Seriously, sounds like you should keep that thing off the streets until spring. At least take it easy until you get to 35W and it's adequately plowed... You will figure out the forum situation soon enough and welcome!

I bet they had it recreated for the Z Store project. When I was at NASA at Dryden Flight Test Research Center at Edwards AFB, Sol who is one of the guys at MSA brought it up to me personally on his way to somewhere for the weekend. After the car was wrecked I took it off and sold the set...

Eric, What part of town are you in?

Just this, and this, and this, oh and a BMW R1100RT-SE to commute with!

Steel wool followed by lacquer thinner followed by satin clear... IIRC

I think I bought one of the last complete new sets from MSA about 10 years ago. I sold it after the car was wrecked. I paid and sold it for about $250... I would guess, if you could find a new set it would be more than that... My advice is the same as the Unkle... pull them all have them rebuilt by a locksmith

In order to be period correct, the Series 1 S30 must be equipped with a bottle of the now defunct fragrance Hai Karate, unless you are the second owner and then you would be stocking Jovan Musk... The Christmas Tree Freshener hanging from your hood release would have long ago quit smelling of anything...

Me too Carl... I have an open trailer and I do use it quite often but an enclosed trailer would be ideal. I have looked on the PCA and Porsche sites and they tend towards 4K and up to 12K... I knew of one here a year ago at 4K but it slipped through my hands.

MikeW is actually correct about the tracking device. Oregon is already testing it. They found, I think after allowing a credit for high efficiency vehicles that those vehicles were driving more and as such not paying a fair share of the cost to maintain roads and such. Oregon is testing tracking right now to see if the theory is fact. On topic though, this House Bill needs a quick and painful death...

Oregon gas station attendents bring to mind a funny story. A couple years back I bought a track prepared Porsche 914. Roll bar, stripped interior etc... The only concession to streetability were the license plates and the muffler. Other than that, she had close ratio gearing and about 270HP. It was spring and I was to pick it up at an annual floating location event called the West Coast Ramble. That year it was held in Portland. I flew in on Southwest Airlines and the previous owner picked me up at the airport. We drove to his house and I saw the car in person for the first time. The deal was completed and I inserted myself through the roll cage and fired the nasty little Bi*ch up... I drove it to the hotel that hosted the event and checked in. On the way, I was struck by a couple of things. First, everyone in Portland seems to drive the speed limit. They would be run off the road in California! Second, my gosh it was clean. The roadside looked better than my house! Kudos to Oregon for that. The previous owner had told me that the gas gauge was not to be trusted. The tank was a 10 gallon fuel cell located lower and forward of the normal front trunk 914 fuel tank. He said that he would refuel every 100 miles if it was him doing the trip back to Sacramento. I figured I would do that for the first couple hundred miles to figure out the mileage and then stretch it once I knew what to expect. When I got to the first station I started to get ready to fuel only to discover a nice young man sprinting out to help... That was OK with me and I told him that pumping gas was my first job too! I went in to use the restroom and then waited in line to pay only to find out that I had to go back out to the pump because the kid could not figure out the cap on the fuel cell... He let me pump it... Hopefully, you guys put the squash on that bill though...

I wonder what the autopartswarehouse price includes? Might just be new seals at the ends without actually taking it apart at that price.

Perfect Jeff! You should make a few and sell them!

Carl, I considered that too. In fact when Nicho brought it out (you should have seen the look on his face. He was so pleased with himself!) I got out the die grinder and hooked it up to my air line. Then I tried the bottom mount and it worked fine. Not sure what battery I have but I am an inch off the frame at the battery mounts. Anyway, it is in and I am mobile again... Rob

Nah! I was all over the TAP Plastic idea. But it is a nice ego boost that Nicho was able to help. Kids need that. Little successes.

I figured it out... I went out to the garage and my 11 year old came with me... Eventually he said in his particular tone "watcha doing?" I told him I needed to somehow raise the battery about an inch to get the bolt to engage the hole in the firewall and I showed it to him. Then, I made the off hand comment that if I had the darn plastic adapter that came with the battery, I could just stick it underneath the battery and lift it like it is supposed to be. He lit up and ran to his room, back he comes with the adapter which apparently was being used as a stand for a diorama he had built. Long story short, it now is secured with the new MSA battery kit. I am a happy dog. (insert wagging tail smiley) I can drive my Z!