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I have been using mine for about 5 years now. No discernible wear. A friend of mine also makes a product for the 914 that uses roller bearings. He sells them in small quantities so I doubt he would be interested in getting into doing roller bearings for Z cars unless we put together a group buy with 20 people or more...

This might make a difference if we could get someone to make them for the Z. I have a set of these on my Porsche 914. They come from a company called Elephant Bushings in the San Jose area... There is absolutely no stiction in my suspension. With the shock detached, you can literally lift the control arms with two fingers through their full travel. Pair this with some externally valved shocks and you would have a very 'live' suspension. In the 914, I have 200# rear coilovers paired with the stock front torsion bars. I use a very big adjustable swaybar in the front and a stock bar in the rear. Many don't use any bar at all in the rear of the 914. My car, driving on city streets feels as nimble as a stock suspended 914. The bushings allow the shocks to do their job well... The inner bushing replaces the rough surface that the stock rubber bushing 'grabs' onto. The inner poly bushing rotates very smoothly and doesn't deflect and change the suspension geometry. As you can see, the assembly can be lubed. The guy who designed them is Chuck Moreland. He is obviously a Porsche guy but he might design them for the Z if there were enough interest.

The newly restored Frizelle car... Some old, some new. Canepa did a good job!

I thought I'd update everyone on my progress. I contacted Pete Robinson on HybridZ and ordered a set of his reproduction fiberglass panels. They come as a blank panel without any holes in them and you have to disassemble your existing panels so you can rivet the door top to the panel. Today, I finished making the necessary holes and test fit the panels... Next week, off to the upholsterer to apply the reproduction Classic Datsun Motorsports vinyl. I think they turned out very well.

I followed a link posted here and ended up on Sidedraft.org or some such site. I joined and posted and Keith Franck himself has offered to meet me at Thunderhill and tune my carbs! He says if the tune is right, density altitude will not make much difference...

Ya Baby!

Another BSR shop shot...

I ordered the CD of the pics but I will post these for now until it comes! Great day!

I just ordered the Franck fuel level tool. I will set my fuel level with that first. I believe he says 25mm is ideal? I can't wait to see how this thing works.

It's alright, you didn't arouse the Central Scrutinizer... All is well...

"It's a way of life" I knew you were referencing Zappa... 8)

BRE at speed...

I should mention, my carbs are 42 DCOE 8 triples not 40's. After a little drive this morning I find that I have developed a flat spot on tip in, especially aggressive tip in. But, my A:F numbers are much improved. It idles in the 11:1 range and except for when I drop the throttle, it stays in the 12 and 13:1 range. Drop throttle gets you 15:1 and there about... I have found some throttle response and power that wasn't there before which is really nice. Now, how to deal with the flat spot? Thanks for the props on the install.

Perhaps I can add to the body of knowledge being assembled here. I am in Reno Nevada at 4500ft above sea-level. Ambient in August is a balmy 90+ degrees with 20% humidity. I was running extremely rich this spring when I got her running. (I just moved here). The following was my set up: Idle jet 50F9 E-tube F11 Main jet 145 Air correction 170 Fuel pressure 2psi at idle Brass floats set to 5.5 Mixture screws were 2 turns out It ran pretty well with this set-up. But I do have an Innovate LM set up installed in the original ashtray so I can hide it when I want. I would start up and idle at 9.5:1 and pretty much never got much better than 13:1. I made the following changes and took it for a little cruise in the night air just a bit ago. It feels better but I imagine I will need to do some daytime testing and let her get warmed up to tell for sure. Idle jet 50F8 E-tube F11 (stayed the same) Main jet 140 Air correction 180 Fuel pressure 2psi at idle (stayed the same) Brass floats set to 8 Mixture screws 1.5 turns out

I would love to own this helmet...

Is that Willy T. Ribbs with PLN?

You're welcome Steve... My Momma's from Southern Georgia, Northern Florida... It's just the Southern way... 8)

It's Rayven14 or something like that. Go to HybridZ, find the interior section, There is a thread about door panels with speaker pods. Not my cup of tea, but Pete is willing to do them in factory flavor as well. $250 + shipping

I've seen Pete's work and it is top notch. I may do those as a temporary measure as I have a completely restored interior and no door panels. But frankly, when Les and his gang do something it is perfect in most cases. In the end, I will probably go with what Les comes up with... Here are some pictures of Pete's work...

Another shop shot...

Thanks Larry! Very cool. That thing runs great considering the pretty stock limitations you have to work with!

I would love that Larry!

This looks like it will work... This is what that little beauty looks like when she's not in motion. Silverstreak's looks the same.

Naturally, it works just fine for me. 8( There must be a method other than pasting the URL for posting YouTube video here. I have to search for a FAQ on that and repost...

I am thinking of putting a Sparco EVO 2 seat in my 240Z but my friend Silverstreak brings up a good point. Does it fit? If you have done this, show me some pics of your mount and the seat in the car. I slid all over in last weeks track day on my stock seats with stock belts.:tapemouth