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Considering this is the first I've seen of it, and I had my first Z in 1980, I'd say the girl got more business than they did. Just my personal opinion but the only kit that came close to being sort of interesting to me was the Ferrari one.

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A buddy of mine, who is on here by the way. has these which he sent home with me to sell for him. 0 offset, Enkei 15X7 that look very BBS like. Very easy restoration would make them great street wheels...

All flat tappet engines apparently need zinc additive ZDDP. A few of the synth oil alternatives have this in appropriate quantity. Royal Purple being one. In the dinosaur oil category, Brad Penn, which is named for Bradford Pennsylvania and used to be the Castrol GT green oil before that plant was shut down has the appropriate ZDDP content. Now having said this, I think the most important time for this ZDDP additive is when the engine is breaking in the cam. This happens in the first 20 minutes at 2000 RPM. I have seen Porsche motors eat their own cams when not appropriately broken in, this in the first 1000 miles. Changing oil every 3000 miles is very old-school and not necessary. Oil has changed. It is better and worse. The old stories about synth causing leaks while true, have been eliminated by changing the formulation of the synth oil. The ZDDP was taken out of most oils to increase the life of catalytic converters. I change my oil twice a year. This frequency increases when I do track days with one or the other cars but I would guess miles to be about 750 - 1000 between changes. I do this only because oil that sits in low mileage cars can form acids that cause damage. I am allowed with my 'Historic Plates' and by my classic car insurance to drive 2500 miles a year each. I'm doing maybe half with each the 914 and the Z. A friend who runs a performance shop and does routine maintenance on BMW, Audi, Porsche and Ferrari and such, uses 1000 miles per quart capacity with modern oils. He uses and recommends a Swepco Synth blend I think...

Oh yes, I forget that you are paying Bay Area gas prices. We are about 25cents under Sacramento...

Thanks guys. Leon, don't burn valves. I wouldn't go that lean at cruise with today's pump gas. 13.5:1 is the leanest I would go.

Bre 510

Clean look... Development cars? Masuda?

Found this... I wonder how many they sold?

Another of the BSR Paul Newman piloted Z cars...

Sold the Kosei K1's and bought these from Mario Perez. 15X7 Panasports. I will be using these for track wheels and a second 16X7 set for street wheels. Damn, R-rated rubber doesn't last very long on the street.

Ok, so here is a question for you 151/152 guys. Having discovered that my 42DCOE 8's are rare, having been only OEM on Ferrari, Maserati, and Morgans, I trolled around the internet until I found a couple guys looking for these to do correct restorations on a Maserati 3500. One of them has made an offer of $1000 for my three. I think I can get more than that but that is another conversation. If you were going to pick a carb set for an L28 bottom end with flat top pistons and an E31 big valve ported and polished, would you pick 151's or 152's and why?

Mitchell, Are those the air cleaners you use everyday? What level of filtration do you get?

I look forward to your narrative... And, I'm jealous!

I'm wondering if this could be done in the car.. I only have one crack and a weird kind of impact like it was hit with a golf ball...

A 510 ready to race...

The 'gold standard' of downdraft carbs is the PMO. A set of dual triples will cost $4000.00 so it is only for serious people. Sidedrafts have interesting and more complicated physics. Let's take nothing away from the Chinese. If an importer asked them to make them right, they could and would. But they're being bombarded with WalMart manufacturing mentality. Importers come in and say 'can you make this' and they respond 'of course.' So then the importer says 'ok, do it. I'll give you $3.00 USD each for them. The reason they're cheap is they're made by people who have no clue what a carburetor is. They just make their little piece without knowing that bushings require airtight clearances and such. It sounds like you have made up your mind. You don't have to defend your decision. You asked. I wouldn't do it. John, who I respect a great deal in the Z car world wouldn't do it. Good luck.

Actually, they're downdraft carbs. I have a Raby engine in my Porsche and he is one of the world experts on VW and Porsche engines. He used them when they were first produced and has said pretty emphatically and repeatedly "they're junk" and "I wouldn't use anything but the box they come in." He says that he could see light through the throttle shaft bushings on some of them. NEW!

Doughboy's Donuts on 57 Damonte Ranch Parkway by the Walmart Super Center in South Reno. November 17th 3PM until they throw us off the lot (or you go home, whichever comes first). If you're local and not a member of NNZCC google NNZCC and join. You don't have to be a member though to show up, see the cars and have a donut or three...

A 510 on the binders!

Starting to really like the rally prepared cars. This one looks to be immaculately prepared. Great picture too. Right hand drive. Not sure what country...

I agree. The steering wheel is wood impregnated resin or something like that. When I restored mine, I didn't stain it at all. Just applying varnish brought out the 'wood look.' If you want them to match though, I suspect you can just go to a paint store and ask them to match it, though different woods take stain differently... If I were doing it, I would just get some expensive exotic wood and do it. It's worth it. It's a Z!

From what I hear from the 4 cylinder 914 guys they are junk... Sorry, if that seems like a strong condemnation but I had to tone down what they actually said.