Mike

How many of you have seen these funny slappin Batman signs? Some are funnier than others... I think I've heard this one too may times to count...

I'm interested to know if it would have been easier to buy a whole new parking brake cable assembly system from Motorsport, Zcar Source, or your local dealer? There are plenty of resources where you could have tried and I would encourage you to try there if you can. Mike

Thanks for the new orders, guys! I'm looking at your information now and will ship the CD's over the weekend. This new store is excellent and provides a much easier interface to you as well as the back-end for me is very well put together. Was it easy to use and did the Paypal transaction go smoothly? I found one thing I forgot... a link to the demo. Adding that now. m

Hi all, I've been putting some work into our old store project. I'm proud to say that I've successfully launched a new store!! This new system will give us a lot more capabilities to represent products as well as bring in products from Amazon and eBay to help us with various fund raisers. I'm excited to see the new format and curious to see what you think. I was wondering if some of you could help me test it? I'm interested in previous customers access to the site. The new database was migrated from our old store and your login should still exist. Please see if you can test the "forgot password" feature as well as the look to see if your past orders are still in the system. And, of course I am also curious if the new format is also allowing NEW Paypal transactions. So, if you are looking for an early Classic Zcar Microfiche CD, you're in luck! The new site link is in our header tabs above or at this URL: https://store.classiczcars.com Thanks and let me know what you think!

Hi guys, jumping in to make sure we keep this one on topic. If you want to discuss the smog equipment or removal of such equipment, please start a separate thread. Back to this topic.... I sure do hope this 54.5mpg thing works out. Not because I'm a supporter of the green movement, but, more because I believe in changing the way we look at transportation. I don't know about most of you, but, I was extremely disappointed when we didn't have flying cars on the year 2000. A mandate like this may actually push us to think about alternate ways we look at cars or personal transportation vehicles. Whatever the new technology may be, I like the idea of moving forward and pushing our car manufacturers to try something new -- rather than simply cranking out more of the same cookie cutter cars.

How many of you actually remember when we opened our doors on the Internet as the 240z.org (or Internet 240z Club)? That was waaaay back in 1998. Interesting thing is, we actually got started in 1996 as a mailing list. Anyway, I was rummaging through some old domain information this evening and happened across this page: http://www.240z.org/whatsnew.htm Here's a link to our main page (frozen in time just after I made a move to something they called a "forum script" back in the day): http://www.240z.org/default.htm Some of those posts are cracking me up. I think one of them I talk about how upgrading from 64MB to 128MB of memory was a DEAL at $220! That was a lot of money to us back then and we sure have come a long way. Just wanted to say thanks to all of you who have been with us for the long haul and those of you who are actively volunteering your time to be a part of our little slice of the Internet. We have grown into quite a wonderful resource for anyone with a Classic Z and even K! Moderator Mike

Interesting event happened this week. Our commander in chief (like him or not) has signed a rule mandating that automakers get to 54.5 MPG by the year 2025. Here's an article, post more if you've got them. http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg/article/Obama-Completes-54-5-MPG-U-S-Fuel-Economy-3821627.php

There are definitely changes coming. Did you know the government has mandates in place to meet certain fuel economy rules by certain deadlines? We will see a change in the way engines work, most certainly. I don't want to sabotage this thread so I'll start another one. But, I'm excited to see a new 240z ! I just hope they go back to their roots like VW, GM, Mini, and Fiat have done.

We need to get someone with an awesome Z, preferably from the club, out there to show off a bit. Who do we know in the LA area with a nice Z? m

Here's a link to a few Nissan's in Jay Leno's Garage. http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/cars/nissan/#item=225423

We also have a great parts CD that we put together as a fund raiser... https://classiczcars.com/store/

Ok, here's a better happy 4th message!!

Happy 4th of July!!!

This video rocks... love the time and patience it took to make this one. Five stars ...

No, unfortunately I didn't get his name or contact information. I gave him the domain name to our club, so I am hoping he joins. I would really like to understand how he did that. Our paths crossing was a huge coincidence and the only reason I stopped to talk with him was due to our shopping at Home Depot. I saw his yellow 240z and decided to invite him to the club. This is a university town, so, I wouldn't be surprised if he was an intellectual that probably works at Oregon State University. Believe it or not, we do have a nuclear reactor on campus, so, I know there has got to be a few chemical engineers around. Damn, now I really wish I traded info with him. m

I ran into a guy today in Corvallis, OR who has a 240z running on Hydrogen. I introduced myself and asked him to come and visit the club. Anyway, the brief conversation I had with him was interesting. He popped his hood and showed me some kind of container that looked like a water filter connected to the intake on the engine. The whole conversation lasted about 5-10 minutes but I would like to know more about this kind of modification. He also mentioned a hydrogen fuel cell in the car. But, I was thinking the whole time this must be some kind of fuel cell technology? Separation of the hydrogen from the oxygen (ie: water car). I don't know much about it, but, when he took me to the back of the car, he put his hand up to the tail pipe and commented on the low temperature and the fact that only water vapor comes out.... Anyone here have experience or know of this kind of mod for a car? Or, better yet, maybe he joined the club and can tell us more about his modification? Mike

Heck yea! Nice find. If you can find the article, I'd love to read it.

To all the club fathers, I hope you have a great day with your kids. . Time seems to go by too quick, enjoy life. Mike

I have the center panel from esprist (through MSA) and it's first class. Looks great! m

Looks like another greatCanby show came and went this past weekend. I wasn't fortunate enough to make the how but did anyone take photos? I'd love to see howitzer turned out. Please post some pics in the gallery. Thanks!! Mike

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