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Ben, Read this out loud with a Tony The Tiger inflection. "They're great!" Will

I just returned from Visiting a friend in Kettering, OH. When I set up for the visit(about a month ago) I thought "Why don't I try to get a tour of the Dayton Wire Wheel factory.(I have an Alpha 1 GTO (Ferrrarri GTO Body) I built on a '77 280Z chassis that I want some real knock-off wire wheels for)-before some of you shout "Blasphoemer!", label me a ricer, and generally get off on how much of a wanker I am, the body was gone-the rear fender lips were 2" strips of air, the doors were missing more skin than was left, the hood, front fenders, and metal ahead of the radiator was fubar by a moron PO who is right up there with the maker of the Catepillar yellow snowplow ZX. I emailed DWW, and asked for a tour, and a measurement sheet. I called DWW on Tuesday and arranged to meet Mike (one of the sales managers) at the factory, he informed me that while a "tour" was not some thing they offerred, but, he would see what he could do. I drove over Wednesday afternoon, and while Mike did not give me a tour, He did give me tons of info, and some serious insight into how their wheels are made. He asked abot my project and went over the measurement sheet that I need to fill out and return to be certian that m wheels are fitted just the way I want. He also informed me that DWW was getting ready to take a set of vintage looking, but larger wheels to market. I expressed interest in them, and He said with a wink in his eye, that he would send me application data and pictures after I sent back the measurement forms. I will post pictures of the new offerings as soon as I get them. Hopefully we will get a few more options on wheels to fit our cars! I am taking the measurements tomorrow, and emailing them to Mike. Hopefully I will figure out what I want, and pick the set of Knock-offs up at the Factory about 6-8 weeks from now. Will PS, among their historical DWW artifacts, there is an absolutely huge honkin' wire wheel in the lobby, it must be 26" in diameter by 12"-16" wide-somebody just try to fit that to a Z!

A mixed quart of each coating used is enough for an exterior respray-with a correctly setup gun, and a good technique, get a mixed gallon of every coating for complete repsray. add two to three quarts for not being familiar with setting up the gun, and/or spraying technique! Will

A mixed quart of each coating used is enough for an exterior respray-with a correctly setup gun, and a good technique, get a mixed gallon of every coating for complete repsray. add two to three quarts for not being familiar with setting up the gun, and/or spraying technique! Will

A mixed quart of each coating used is enough for an exterior respray-with a correctly setup gun, and a good technique, get a mixed gallon of every coating for complete repsray. add two to three quarts for not being familiar with setting up the gun, and/or spraying technique! Will

A mixed quart of each coating used is enough for an exterior respray-with a correctly setup gun, and a good technique, get a mixed gallon of every coating for complete repsray. add two to three quarts for not being familiar with setting up the gun, and/or spraying technique! Will

A mixed quart of each coating used is enough for an exterior respray-with a correctly setup gun, and a good technique, get a mixed gallon of every coating for complete repsray. add two to three quarts for not being familiar with setting up the gun, and/or spraying technique! Will

I am getting one back from DashRestoration in the next several days. If you put a full cap on right, only a car show judge would notice it, and even then only if he was really looking. The install is the invitation for the cheese. The cover on my '73 fit so well, many Z nuts missed that it was a cover until I pointed it out. http://www.hls30.com/hls30_003.htm The only places that will give it away if it is carefully installed are the edges at the sides. The openings for the guages are another place that careful installation can hide. If you ever saw one properly installed with the doors shut, my guess is you would be hard pressed to tell. Most people just want the cracks covered, and do not take the time and energy to make the fit as close to perfect as possable-resulting in a cheesy look! I prefer a restored dash as well, but in a daily driver, $100 and and an afternoon of work beats $600 plus about $100 in shipping, and two afternoons of work! I will post pictures to sho the differences betweeen the two when the dash gets here-check my gallery for prerestoration shots, adn search the archives for the other thread we have on this. Will

Carl, you left out quite a few..... But far be it for me to throw my kidney stones in the ring! Carl is right, With time of the essence, local is always better! Will

There is a very informative video from Ztherapy that covers a very effective way of dealing with lots of wear issues-including console refininshing. The video is not wonderful, but the information it contains is! Will

Well done! Good layout, easy to navigate, and informative-makes me want to get off my butt and get my site back up to par! After the stones! Will

Mike, "Ok, I know. I was being sarcastic. They look like they were dug up somewhere" That works for me too! I knew they weren't yours, and I was just agreeing with you in a round about way! WillLOL

You know Mike, f I hadn't gotten such an outrageous deal on a killer glovebox recently, I still wouldn't have bought those "bodanker" carbs-no matter how bad they need a rebuild! Will

Welcome! Chime in, Read, but most of all, Enjoy! Will

It looks like your mounts are too high, loosen the three bolts holding the hinge to the body of the car, it will probably fall into place-do both sides, and don't forget to re-tighten them! Will

They are just different enough that a full cover for a '73 will not fit a '72 dash and vice versa-I actually have full covers for both because of a shipping problem from years ago with MSA...don't ask! I can get both of them out, and take pictures over the next week or so, if it will help! Will

Bill, Having to go is not the problem, going long enough is the problem!:stupid: Will

Fluid blasting! Ed, I hadn't thought of that, but even though I have a good supply of "media". I am not sure I could drink enough fast enough to keep a "steady Stream" let alone keep enough pressure behind it! Will

When did ebay start giving "NO Sence" scores ( roxy_margo_wd( 0 ) )? Must have been when the ZX became a "convertable/roadster"-somebody want to touch that one! For 15K (don't forget-reserve not met!)fly over to the states, pick one up after spending a week visiting. Have it shipped back to AU, and still have enough cash left over to do the whole thing a second time! Will Sir Sidney Phillips is probably the guy listing it on ebay-a legend in his own mind-I hope he knows how to cut grass!

What's loose in his upper paddock? At least I have pain and good drugs to be my excuses! Will

Thanks Carl, but I'm not sure "normal" and I belong in the same room, much less the same sentance! The frame rails are the same rh and lh drive, the important stuf is on the firewall, the dash, the pedal mounts, the streeling mounts, the master cyl... I have hardly ever seen a Z with a completely rotten firewall-and it is the main difference between the rh and lh cars. Even if the floor and rails are gone, replacements can be found. the firewall,and a decent donor car is all that is needed to do a changeover! As to 10 in the states-probably just to hype the sale! Will BTW-I will find out how kidneystones work as blast media-being that I have an endless supply!:stupid:

Use the search function in the forums, There is some DIY info there! Will

Carl, My reign is improving! I am still passing gravel(anyone with a fish-tank in need?), and feeling cranky, but I hope to be mostly up and around by Monday-I have a rotisserie, a car, some stuff from Zedd Findings, and they all need to get intimate this week! The car must be pretty damn close to through by November! Will

Cut the car at the front of the door openings, and again behind the front shock towers, (so you get the firewall,dash, and everything attatched to it) get the console,and fender vin plate, and you will have everything that would be hard to find! Then use the pieces to put one back together with a more sound car-maybe. Let the rest go to the rust god! Will

Sounds like you are using a conversion gun, not genuine HVLP . I would not expect a compressor made for 220V to do nearly the job it was capable of with 110V regardless of the amperage behind it. True HVLP guns are made to wourk with a turbine, not a compressor. A compressor is made to make pressure first, then volume, where as a turbine is made first for volume, then pressure. The system I use can put glass on metal and leave NOTHING in the way of orange peel-as long as the viscosity is used to set the gun up, and the proper painting technique is used. It really is all in the adjustment of the gun and the spraying technique. I have never used a conversion gun, but Apollo 1000 turbine and 5025 gun work so well, I don't need to try anything else. In terms of solids content, I have not found any difference in spraying either, as the gun is adjusted to the viscosity of the paint for each mix. The variables in the gun are matched to the variables in the paint, which compensate for the flow characteristics of the paint, allowing the gun to sray one viscosity just as well as another. Will