Mike

Can you upload a few picts here so we can see the car?

If some of you remember, I had been given a 280z 2+2 last year. The previous owners were moving to the Dakatoas and wanted to give the car to someone that would appreciate the Z. Well, I got the car back to my house and had her running in a few days. Only I found out the next day that something was terribly wrong... starting her I heard some pretty large banging noises. I finally got around to pulling the head this weekend and found out that my valves were sticking. The cylinders were coming up and hitting the valves. This was mainly a problem on #6, but, #4 also showed signs of sticking valves. The damage is not bad. The cylinder is barely touched and the valve looks fine. But, I wonder what I should do now. Do you think I should get the head rebuilt and try again? Or should I have the whole engine done? If I do the whole engine, I might as well purchase a rebuilt ATK engine and do this one on my own as time permits. Anyway, pictures will be coming.

I don't have any tips, but, I'd like to know how your project is coming along. I'll be working on wiring as well.

Yea, that was a good one.

Zme, this is a kick arse mod.. but, it would be considered commercial posting if you are making profits on it.

Ok, no issue.. Just thinking out loud...

I was offering in case it was located in Oregon.

Where is the car? Is it in Oregon? You might want to suss out that title before anyone buys it from you becuase that doesn't look good on an auction. If the car is in Oregon, I might be able to help.

Nope, not a bad trade off.. They could probably prevent it, but, like us they might not have the ability w/out making everyone else on the site pay for it as well. I could lock down our images here, but, that would require people to log in before they could see our image gallery. I don't mind the leeching from other sites, but, when their links change, this thread will look like a bunch of broken 'X's'... FYI, leeching means that we are displaying their images in our site, but, they remain stored at their server. Thus, sucking their bandwidth.

Does dribbleglass.com like us leeching their images?

I'd love to have a 3D model of the Z to use as a 'model' for our web graphics. If you get this done, there might be a Zcar Microfiche CD in it for you.

Yea, I'll host it here on our site. I can put it in the downloads area so it will be easy to find. Go ahead and send it to me. I'll send you a private message and give you my email address.

Follow the lines... but, if you are standing looking at the engine from the front of the car, the filter will be to your left near the wheel well.

Try replacing all of the injectors. Before you do so, make sure all of the hoses and lines are clear of debris from the filter to the engine. The best money ever spent!!

A good song to learn the ABC's. For those adults who frequently forget. Click HERE to start the song.

What's the advantage of a carbon fibre hood?

Oh man, that's a great story! Kept me laughin... Not because of your situation.. but, it sounds a lot like mine. Just remove the bees and add a set of faulty brakes. Good luck with the car, you'll love it. It's stories like yours that make me want to keep going on my project. Too fun. -- Mike

Anyone for a 350z model with these features? http://www.aquada.co.uk/aquada/homepage.jsp

Here ya go... it was only time before the "pigeon fans" decided to claim animal abuse! http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_819254.html

Did you put this in our calendar? It will show up on the main page if you do..

Yea, SportKa... You probably need the Divx decoder (codec) for your player to see the video.

Damn, this is a GREAT idea!

Hi Guys, This forum isn't the proper place to argue about this kind of thing. Our forums are public and this should be taken to a private (offline) area. Can you deal with this in email? Thanks. -- Mike