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It's his business, not mine...I told him what I thought and left it at that.

If you live in AR and went to Nebraska for the car what the hell were you doing in MI? Dude, you got totally lost and went the wrong way! Hope your foot didn't hit the road when it went through the floor!! Get some sleep Bill, it sounds like you will need it to begin doing all the work this car needs. I wish that this had spell check in it, some posts are very tough to read.

WTF!? Did you look at the pix? We're not talking about distance Bill.

I have a Yat-Ming here on my desk and like it...then again it's the only die-cast I have seen so I can't really compare it to the others.

Yes I did. I'll try PM.

You have email!

My tail light and brake light fuses keep blowing. I have put in the proper 20A fuses but they get really hot and blow immediately. Any thoughts?

Agreed on all points! I'd never do this myself; then again I have a pickup and trailer at my disposal and he didn't.

It was on a trailer that was placed as close to the door of the car as possible (about 8" away) and one guy in the car on one end of the engine lifting and pulling and a second guy on the trailer at the other end of the engine lifting and pushing. Moved it a few inches with each go at it and it only took about 5 minutes to get in there once the proper method was determined. He did tie it down with some rope so that it wouldn't end up on the front seat. :eek:

he'll be "drivin the procelin bus tonight" he'll be "whorshipping the procelin god tonight" lit

Here's a nice example of just how far one of our members is willing to go to get a new engine for his Z. The story is that he just moved from Houston to Austin and shortly before doing so he had put a junk yard engine in his Z. Now that engine has died and the car is in Houston. Enter me. I had a complete running engine for sale but it was in Austin and his only car between he and his wife was now a Neon. Hmmm...how to get a Z engine from Austin to Houston when the only mode of transportation is a Neon.... Take a look at these pix for the answer! Suprisingly it wasn't all that hard to get in there...I can't say about getting it out as that was not part of the deal.

What is that? I have a 240Z so I'm not farmiliar with this part. On the label it seems to indicate that it has to due with the fuel delivery in some way.

I need some help identifying the parts in the attached pix. They should have all come off of a '82 280ZX non-turbo but since I'm not into those I just don't know what these are (plus I didn't pull them, they came with a lot of parts purchased from a buy stripping his car). The last two pix are the same part but I zoomed in on the label.

That sorry arse seller! I have been working with him on this part for two weeks and he has obviously sold it. You did get what I feel is a good deal on the part!! Congrats.

Say, thanx guys!! I was telling someone at work about these today and wanted to share the links with him.

That's cool, I really thought you were directing that at me since you quoted me and all which rubbed me the wrong way since I had never implied those things. All's good now.

Wasn't there a thread a while back talking about 5.0L Miatas? I have searched and still could not find it.

I'm not sure where you figured I was saying this when you quoted me but I insinuated no such thing in any way! Please do not attack people on this forum when you have no basis.

Check NADA, it's a fair value I think but only if you don't have tons of cash into your Z in upgrades and restore expenses. Allstate has something like this also, my agent told me that their guidlines were a lot like Hagerty's.

The guy I talked to at Hagerty or Grundy (can't remember which) told me that I could never drive it to work (I asked because I do this a couple times a year on a really nice day) but in the same sentence he also said that they really don't know where you are driving to or from. This comes down to one's own integrety, ethics, and morallity. You can drive it to work or the store and if something does happen lie about what you were doing but you'd better make sure the story is solid and any police report reflects what you tell the insurance company. Now at this point you may be committing a crime by falsifying a police report and certainly committing insurance fraud. If you are caught you'd better believe you will pay the price. A huge number of people get away with this kind of thing every year...but do you really want to risk being one of the ones who gets caught? Just my 2cents worth.

And who's your policy with? I spoke with Hagerty and they will not cover the car at all if you ever use it to race.

CAUTION!!! Not all agents will tell you everything, and not all agents know everything. I used to work for an insurance company and it was amazing how many customers would call and have no idea what insurance coverage they did and didn't have. They constantly told me that the agent just sold them what he said they needed and they didn't questions it but when they got hit by an uninsured/underinsured driver and found that they were not covered they were shocked! Your best bet is to read the ENTIRE POLICY, BEFORE signing it and paying any money!! You must watch out for yourself and not rely on the insurance agent to do it all for you. Ask questions if you are confused or do not understand and if you are uncomfortable with the answers or not confident in the agent's answers call the underwriting department for that company and ask them.

Awww come on MikeW...get that UPS for the TiVo...that little guy will thank you for it...both of mine have and they show it by still recording even if the power is out.

Did you move? I thought you were in Dallas Mike.

1) No, I don't have one of these companies yet I have my Z on my Allstate policy with my other autos. 2) Don't know, for the same reason as #1. 3) Lie. But if you get caught, which typically happen during a claim, they will not pay out and will also non-renew your policy. It's a bad idea and not recommended but the only way around it I see unless you have a friend/relative with a garage that will let you use it or pay for a garage style storage unit (not an open air parking storage like I have for the parts car and trailer).