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I found a second factory service manual in the stuff that came with my '73... I don't need two so I put one in the Classifieds... I get a response! Yah!!! Wants to know if I still have it and the condition. I respond. Today, I get a response telling me that he wants it, wants to pay with a Cashiers check and he will have a trucking company pick it up. It's a book. I doubt you'll need a truck. Why do these idiots still try this crap? Hey! Show some real balls! Send me a cashiers check for $5000 and have me keep $3000 and send you $2000 and the book? Criminals amuse me.

Thanks for the Pics! I had a great time seeing everyone. Wait, not everyone. I didn't see Bill cause he had to go to a dog show... Poor Bill And Gary, where was Gary? Oh Hawaii! I guess that is an OK excuse... At least it doesn't involve dogs

Time to polish them up! Tomorrow it happens... The February Sacramento Z Car Reunion is just a day away!

Looks like amazing weather to get the Z out and drive! (and bad weather for getting the dogs out for an agility trial 8D) Let's all get together at the February Sacramento Z Car Reunion!

Drove a friend's Carrera GT on the street. Rode in it on the track. Rode with Geoff Brabham back in the '70's in a stock Toyota Corolla. Proving once again that it isn't always the car. He was fast!!!

One week warning! The February Sacramento Z Car Reunion is Saturday February 12th 10am to 1pm. Family Donuts and Deli at the corner of Fair Oaks Blvd. and San Juan Avenue. RPM to follow if we have enough interest!

I would suspect that there is no way to properly tune a 4 barrel. You are probably rich when the progressive barrels kick in. Very inefficient. Go stock...

Your best defense at this point is to have an independent appraisal done. Yes, they can give an appraisal even after the accident. Also, get comps. Your car was a numbers matching refresh/restoration. Find 2-3 similar cars ie: numbers matching refresh/restore in 1st generation that have an asking price in the $10K plus range. I can see from your pictures that this will not be difficult. Once you have evidence to show that the adjuster is wrong he has to cave. Even if he doesn't, do NOT settle. The longer you wait the more likely his or her boss is to get involved. Once they do, the check can get much larger. Trust me, one of my best friends was an adjuster. They are under a lot of pressure to get you to settle fast and low. DON'T!!!

Do NOT settle. These adjusters are under incredible pressure to get it settled and the more you stonewall them the higher they will go. Demand an independent appraisal. This will be over $10K I am sure and then they will want to fix it... JUST SAY NO!!!

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About a week and a half till the February Sacramento Z Car Reunion. Are you ready? See you there!

I had this done on a 280Z ten years ago. I went to pick and pull with a battery operated Sawzall and cut the roof off then took it to a body shop and had them put it in... I think IIRC, the shop charged $500 to do it and told me he would never do it again as it took 4 times longer than he estimated.

Here is one I found recently...

Just two weeks until the February Sacramento Z Car Reunion. Come on down and get your donut on then head over to RPM where you can puke it up!

You don't sand metallic. You clear it then sand and buff.

Don't be a fool! (in my best Mr. T voice) Get your butt down to the February Sacramento Z Car Reunion! See you there!

Make your plans for Saturday the 12th of February at Family Donuts and Deli! The Sacramento Z Car Reunion is ON!!

There are many other insurance companies that insure 'classic' cars and often, major insurers partner with these companies. My own regular insurance company is USAA and they partner with American Classic. It is a good idea to insure the car for more than the appraisal since that value is the value today when the appraiser had eyes on your car while any loss would take place in the future when the car might be worth much more. Also, remember that 'stated value' is different than 'agreed value'. In the case of loss, the former says that on X date 'you said' the car was worth Y. While the latter states that on X date 'we said' the car was worth Y. In one, you still have a potential battle to wage, while the other is a smoother road to follow...

Ken, I have triple Webers with the long manifolds on mine. On the Z, I barely have room to get the air filters off the cleaner assembly on a Z. I have to twist and pull at the brake reservoirs. I don't have time to measure right now but I should have some time tomorrow. Did you get a hold of Gary about your engine? That's a good looking car and with L power it will be a torque monster!

Will anyone beat Gary and Bill? Come on out to the Sacramento Z Car Family Reunion and eat a donut, chat with the guys and then go to RPM!

The February Sacramento Z Car Family Reunion will be held Saturday the 12th - 10am to 12noon - Anyone want to take another trip to RPM after? The weather should be getting better so shine 'em up! 9045 Fair Oaks Blvd. at the corner of Fair Oaks and San Juan Avenue! Note the later start! We don't want the boys to have to get up too early!!!

May 21st and 22nd, 2011 The 1st Annual McSwap Meet... Make your plans to come down to Sonoma California for the 1st Annual McSwap Meet! Stake out your spot and set up starting at 9am then McSwap away until 4pm. For those who want to make a trip from out of town, Sunday we will go for a McDrive in the Sonoma - Napa backroads. Lunch will be catered for a nominal fee... This event is named for the host Mark DeBernardi who owns Original Customs a high quality restoration shop in Sonoma California. Mark loves burgers so we call him McMark. We ought to call him Rusty though. This boy has serious skillz with a welder and fabricates some pretty cool rust repair panels. Meet Mark, tour his shop. Unload your 'stuff', get new stuff... Original Customs 19660 Eighth St. East Suite C Sonoma, CA 95476

Gary... Bill... It's taken me all afternoon but I think I am now ready for our next RPM event.

So another Sacramento Z Car Reunion is in the books! We had a surprising turn out. There is a table at the donut shop that seats 16 people and we had that covered and spilled into another table as well. I didn't do an accurate count but we had quite a herd. One of the guys drove up from San Leandro 'just to get some miles on (my) car'. At 1PM we all headed over to RPM for some SPEED THERAPY. With a little teasing and flirting with the RPM babe I managed to get us all in a single group by ourselves. So 5 of us went out on the course in a group without any other people there... Bill Madamba and Gary Cook have the most track experience and it showed as they lapped the field at least twice. Gary ended the session in first with Bill just 5/100 of a second back of his best. Justin, one of the Porsche guys was in third and I was 1/3 second back from him. Don brought up the rear. Because we were only 5 of us on the track, I spent a good deal of time by myself. So when I came up behind Don on the North end of the track, I was just itching to set up a good pass. I stabbed the brakes to set myself up to come out of the corner inside of Don and then jumped on the throttle hard trying to get to the next corner and pinch him off behind me. I would have made it too if I didn't get nailed from behind by Gary who had his own pass in mind! I got punted ahead and lost both of them in the corner while trying to collect myself and get pointed back up track. I passed Don in the corner at the South end and later I told Gary if he was going to hit me that hard from behind he should probably take me out to dinner and some dancing first! Whew!!! It was great fun and we will be doing that again for sure!!! Thanks to all who came!

Time to ring in the new year! The January Sacramento Z Car Reunion - Hangover Event is tomorrow morning! Come on out and start the year with the gang! Bring your hot shoes! Cause after the donuts - it's on baby!!!