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Powdercoating is great, ... I'll agree with that as far as it goes BUT; If it's not done properly you'll wind up with the same problem I had with the Bumper bars on the rear of my caravan. CANCER BUBBLES. I had to remove the bars, scrape, sand and Killrust then used a spray can silver auto paint to finish the job. I'm now VERY wary of powdercoating. Same as everything, the preparation is 90% of a good job done. By the way, ... my paint job has lasted a lot longer than the powdercoating did. Rick. :devious::devious:

Here in the land down under we're a little ahead of you time wise. On the 11 Sept. The world REMEMBERS. There were about thirty Australians (I think) in the Towers that day. Just a drop in the bucket, numerically, to the number of Americans but it strengthens the bonds between us. My thoughts are with those who lost loved ones that day. We must NEVER forget. Rick.

Many thanks to Mike the NZeder. He came across an advert from an Oz business offering weathershields for a variety of marques including Zeds. Recalling that I had been looking for weathershields some months ago, he emailed me with the info. I placed an order today for both a l/h side and r/h side weathershield. Should receive them on Friday (hopefully). I'll post pics as soon as possible. Thanks Mike, I owe you a beer.(Or two). Rick. :devious::devious:

Father Xmas, the Tooth Fairy, a smart blonde,an honest politician and a homeless old man are walking down the street together when they simultaneously spot a $50 note. Who gets it????????? The homeless old man of course, the other four are mythological creatures. Rick. :devious::devious:

There was a Pope who was loved by all men, and when he died and went to heaven, St. Peter met him with a warm embrace. "Welcome your holiness, we are honoured to have you here. Your dedication in serving your fellow man has earned you great respect here, and for this we grant you free access to all parts of heaven. You may go anywhere and speak to anyone. Now, is there anything your holiness desires?". "Well, yes", the Pope replied, "I have spent many years trying to work out the mysteries of the universe. I have spent hours pondering questions that have confounded philosophers through the ages. I would dearly love to read any transcripts which recorded the actual conversations between God and the prophets of old. I would love to see what was actually said, first hand". St. Peter immediately ushered the Pope to the heavenly library. The Pope sat down and began to read the true history of the earth. Some time later, a scream of heart chilling anguish rang out from the bookshelves of the library. Hordes of Angels came running. There they found the Pope, with a look of complete horror on his face, pointing to single word on an old, old parchment and repeating, over and over, "There's an 'R', .... there's an 'R', ... there's an 'R', ..............................it's 'celebRate !!!!!!!!!!!!". Rick. :devious::devious:

While I was driving down the highway the other day, (going just a LITTLE bit faster than I should), I passed under a bridge and, lo and behold, there's a cop with a speed gun aimed at me. The cop pulled me over, walked up to the car and with that classic, patronising smirk, asked, "Runway too short huh?". I replied, "Nah mate, I'm running late for work". He said, "What work do you do?". "I'm a rectum stretcher", I replied. "A what?", he said. "A rectum stretcher", I said. "And just what does a rectum stretcher do?", he asked. "Well", I said, "I start by inserting one finger on either side then work my way up to two fingers, then three, then four and eventually I have both hands all the way in and then I stretch, and stretch until, slowly but surely, I've stretched the hole until it's about six feet". The cop said, "And just what do you do with a six foot arsehole?". "You give it a radar gun and park it behind a bridge" I said. Rick. :devious::devious:

A man and his wife were woken at 3 o'clock in the morning by loud knocking on the door. The man got up, went to the door and found a drunken stranger standing in the pouring rain. "I need a push", said the drunk. "Not a chance", said the man, "it's 3 o'clock in the morning", slammed the door and went back to bed. "Who was that?" asked his wife. "Just some drunk bloke asking for a push", he answered. "Did you help him?", she asked. "No, I did not, it's 3 o'clock in the morning and it's pouring rain outside" he said. "Well, .... you have a short memory", said the wife, "don't you remember, about three months ago when we broke down, and those two nice young men helped us?. I think you should help him and you should be ashamed of yourself". The man does as he's told, gets dressed, and goes out into the pouring rain. He called out into the dark night, "Hello, are you still there?". "Yes" comes back the answer. "Do you still need a push?", called the husband. "Yes please", came the reply from the dark. "Where are you?", asked the husband. The drunk replied, "Over here on the swing".

Hmmmm, yes, I can just imagime ............ 30 years from now, .......... Young Will junior walks towards his "Classic" 2007 model whatever car with the remote opening ignition key in his hand, presses the "open" button, and nothing happens. "Oh, bugger it" he says as he unlocks the car manually and wonders where the heck he's going to get a replacement battery for the car key. He gets behind the wheel, inserts the key and turns the ignition to on. Now, .... the thirty year old computer has been suffering from short term memory loss lately and, incorrectly, it refuses to acknowledge the key as being the correct one, thinks to itself,"Hmmm, someone's trying to steal me 'cause I'm a very valuable CLASSIC car" and, following it's 30 year old program, shuts itself down completely. Will Junior now wonders how he's going to get to the show n shine he's been looking forward to. Poor Will Junior is now stuck with a dead 30 year old classic that not even dear old Will Senior's vast vehicle library can help solve his problem. After listening to Junior's tale of woe, Will Senior, in sympathetic understanding, tosses a set of keys to Junior and says, "Here son, .... take the Zed". Rick. :devious::devious:

Hey Tomo, If it's kerosene, then maybe choppers fuel up there. I know that the old Hueys used Avtur. Rick. :devious::devious:

An article in the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland's magazine, The Road Ahead, has some very interesting information regarding the colour of a car that is not exclusive to The Land of Oz, but to every country where cars are driven on bitumen roads. Quote; "Melbourne researchers have predicted black cars are 12 percent more likely to be involved in a crash than white cars.......". And; "..... of 17 main colours, the study found white is still the most visible and safest colour on the road, while cream, yellow and beige cars also rate well". And, "Compared to white, black was the most dangerous colour (12 percent higher risk), followed by grey (11 percent), silver (10 percent), then blue and red (7 percent)". And, "...... study findings were clear and demonstrated that white coloured cars had the lowest crash risks in all types of light conditions. Conversely, darker colours and colours with low contrast to the road environment, including silver, grey, green, red, blue and black, tend to be associated with a higher crash risk, particularly in daylight hours". Due to the frequent requests from members for advice on what colour they should paint their cars, I thought the above information would be of some benefit when taken into consideration while deciding on what colour to paint a car. By the way, ..... my Prado is BLACK.:( Rick.

Hey there JimmyZ, If you have old vinyl that you like to hear, do what I've done, ... burn them to CD. As for driving music, what about Gene Pitney's Trans Canada Highway and Last Chance to Rurn Around???? Might not appeal to the younger generation who go for the modern stuff that's called music these days though. Rick. :devious::devious:

Has anyone ever heard of Dry Ice Blasting?????????????? (as oposed to sand blasting). A local firm in Rockhampton has begun advertising this "revolutionary" method. According to the item in the newspaper, Dry Ice Blasting; Is non abrasive, so will not damage any equipment; Is non toxic, therefore not using any harsh chemicals or solvents; Is non conductive, so has no moisture that can be used on live power. Quote; "We can open up the inside of a computer and delicately clean with live power, then turn around and rip bitumen off the road". End quote. The dry ice used is in pellet form and is reported to have been hugely popular in Denmark, "before growing in momentum in the United States". Sounds interesting. Rick. :devious::devious:

Hey Albert !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Doesn't mean you can't stick around mate. You don't HAVE to have a Zed, just being a Zed lover is enough reason to visit here. Rick. :devious::devious:

G'Day there Ray, Welcome to the club. For what it's worth, my 260Z cost me $3,500 Oz. I drove it home, about 700kms. That was in 2000. Before I even opened the door I went all over the car with a magnet wrapped in a cloth, looking for any areas of bog. She's good enough to be used as a daily driver now, though there's still a lot I'd like to do before I'm satisfied with her. As others have said, my advice would be to wait until something worthwhile comes along. It will, ... just be patient. Rick. :devious::devious:

Thanks Devin, Rick. :devious::devious:

G'Day Jill, A big friendly Oz welcome from the Land Down Under. There's not enough ladies here, .. the more the merrier I say. Rick. :devious::devious:

FairladyZS30, So, .. you managed to fix the problem huh???? That's GREAT news mate. Now, ... just for those who take the time to offer advice, .... what did you do to fix it????????????????????????. It's nice to know. Rick. :devious::devious:

Gunner, You're a BRAVE man !!!!! Rick. :devious::devious:

Yair Chris, That was terrible mate.Footage was shown on the T.V. news here. The kids in that school bus were damned lucky. Last report I heard was that there were 20 people still missing. My thoughts and condolences to the families of the victims of the tragedy. Rick.

No Will, Nicki the Kid's not my type at all. Far to skinny for me. I've always preferred women with a more rounded figure. (I can imagine the sort of pic "Our Bill's" likely to post in response to that comment). Just to put you all out of your misery, (like a half ounce of lead behind the ear), my original question was made quite innocently, to see if there were any firm, died in the wool, fair dinkum country music fans among the membership who might be interested in hearing some Oz country music. Here in Central Queensland, we have what is quite likely the best Country music station in the Land of Oz. While there's a lot of American stuff, there's quite a lot of our brand of music as well. So, if anyone is interested, log onto; www.kixfm.net follow the prompts and ENJOY. Most of our blokes and sheilas "sing as they speak", without the fake American accent, and some of the girls can give Faith Hill a run for the money in the looks category. Now, ... I know this is a disappointment to some and for that I appologise but, in future, I do sincerely promise to be the extremely subtle, tricky, bullshit artist that I am, worthy of suspicion and devious in the extreme, :devious: hence my favorite smilie. Rick. :devious::devious:

There was a thread with a similar problem some time ago. You say that you've had both the car AND the problem for 25 years is that correct ?? Can you recall whether you replaced the linkage that runs across the firewall or that which runs from the firewall to the carbs. I'm not absolutely certain, but I think there's a difference in length and angle between the 240Z and 260Z and not compatable. Could be wrong. Rick. :devious::devious:

Will, Keith Urban ???? YUK !!!! His song are O.K, his vocals are O.K but he doesn't sing as he talks. His vocal accent is American not Oz and that's ten points against him in my book. Rick. :devious::devious:

Hey, What about Marty Robbins, Jimmy Rodgers, Johnny Horton, and as far as groups go, you can't beat Alabama. However, ... the REAL reason I started this thread was to .................... ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Ric:devious::devious:

Hmmmmm, Well now, ..... seems that I have earned something of a reputation. I guess I'll just have to live up to it huh??????????? Wassamata Enrique/Dave?????????? Doncha trust me?????????????????????? Rick. :devious::devious:

Anyone into Country Music ?????????? Rick. :devious::devious: