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Ron, I am with you vacation should have a few scheduled things, but no imposing plan with serious time management needed! I'll get together some area info, and post it to a new thread to help everyone make plans(including keeping children pleasantly occupied), Tickets to view will be in the $40/$50 range(discount for advance purchase-there will be an online store), and displaying a car in this show is by invitation only. Will

Chris, I took a very close friend(see the Z theft protection thread) with me, (he is absolutley not a car guy), and he jumped in line as soon as they started putting the tables together, and did not budge for three hours. When I got out of the "Legends" talk, I was #37 behind him, and I bee-lined it! There were something like 350 people waiting for autographs-The Nazis were risking bodily harm trying to enforce their buy a poster for an autograph-but only on the poster. That was a great weekend, Clif and I camped on the Park(a required part of securing the permits) where the photos of Carl's were taken. The wind was pretty healthy during the day, but after eating dinner with everyone who came to the photoshoot, Clif(my buddy) and I drove back to the park and put up my family sized tent in 28 degree weather, 40mph winds at something like 1:30am. Suprisingly it was all great fun as it was happening but then I enjoy camping. It was almost too cold to sleep, so We got up at 5am to S,S, and S and then we headed to breakfast and then to the car show. I took over 700 pictures, and really had a great time! Will

E, It's late here in Georgia, what's your excuse? Will

I wiill collect and post the info on next years show as it becomes available-the website is in the process of being updates, and has a haphazard mix of last years info and this years intentions on it right now-so I won't share its info yet. Here is a photo of the first poster signed at the Legends of the Trans-Am group talk given last year. It was the first poster through the autograph line. I followed it about thirty five signatures later with my ZCCA commerative poster to get Peter Brock and John Morton to autograph it. The Autograph Nazis were out in full force trying to assure that nothing but the $20 poster they were selling at the front of the autograph station got signed, but those signing Autographs were not on board with that restriction...so if you got past the profiteers your stuf got signed! PS the Mugs are from Bre2.net http://www.bre2.net/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=B&Category_Code=funstuff

Here are a few more pics...for those of you that need a little more of what you missed, or more persuasion not to miss next year! Will

This is a reminder to get out your calendars and plan to come to hte Amelia Island Concourse de Elegance the weekend of March 13-15, 2009. Carl Beck was invited to show his beautiful Rally Car in the show, and as it will be the first Z in a show of this caliber(many owners who displayed in this years Concourse and Pebble Beach commented that they were much more impressed with the Amelia Island Concourse, and were very Vocal about it!). Having both a beautifully restored and historic Z, and such a Knowledgeable owner as the Z ambassador in the show is a huge boon to the Z hobby! It would be too cool to line the island parkway with some beautiful S30s ti show off our cars and support Carl! The show is on Sunday, and to park on the causeway we will have to be in place at 0-dark-thirty that morning! I am hoping many of you will plan to come, and we can set up a "Meet and greet" close by(Jacksonville, Fernandina, St. Marys, St. Simmons/Brunswick...) I know where we can drive our cars on the beach legally! Let me know if you can work in a visit, and I will see what I can organize to do! Will

You are not an idiot, you suffer from a disease most of us have, but never admit to, the "Aw-sh!ts"! Pulling and Buying the wrong part is done because of the same enthusiasm that makes many of us with a low digestive tolerance of spicy food devour it so enthusiastically! I can't count the number of times I have gone to the pick and pull to get something only to get home and find what I bought and what I wanted were two different things...It isn't the pulling and paying for the part that does it, it is the getting home ready to clean up and install the newly found treasure! The moment you realize what you covetted, so carefully removed and were so thrilled to find so cheep is not what you were after... That is when you get the "aw-sh!t"s.:sick: I haven't found a cure yet, but taking the instructions that told me of the part I went to find and how to use it(sometimes the hardware specified in the instructions), does cut down the number of "extra" ebay auctions I list...course, sometimes those "extra" auctions have paid for new Z parts that were in "the upgrade list", but out of the budget. Will

I think the wheels look good, but they are not dot approved, and are clearly stamped "for competition use only". Add to that at the $1000 a rim price you can have a set machined to your specifications at several places, in several widths, and it becomes a much more difficult to justify purchase. Vintage wheels are getting more expensive than it would cost to reproduce them in single set quantity and considering most of the originals were not DOT approved, have seen 20 to 30 years of fatiguing use, I cant' understand why someone would pay that much and then restore them! Buying them at a bargain I understand completly!! Will

We need more pictures! Will

I'll add one detail, that I forgot the last time we posted on mounting the airdam. I ran three beads of black seam sealer on the contact area before tightening the bolts, to keep the fiberglass from ever squeeking, and the valence from rusting because of vibration wearing through the paint/gelcoat to leave raw fiberglass and raw metal in contact(that had obviously happened on the POs installation(granted he used only five bolts for mounting), but in the interest of keeping the car for my sons to enjoy, an ounce of prevention hopefully will mean they don't have to mess with it. Will

Stephen, Just to take away one of those worries, my cotton swabs are soft... Will

Welcome! Chek with the Nissan dealer for new parts, and Car-parts.com might show you some salvage yards in your area that have used parts you are looking for~ Will

Welcome! This site is predominantly stock and lite modification, though we have several members go both ways...and that is great with us! Be sure to check the classifieds here, you might find the car of your dreams! Will

I took my family with me last year, and hope to again this year, and though I did miss several events due to Daddy duty(an 8 month old and a terrible two year old), and left early, I still met a great many people, and got a wealth of Z stories-even without the infamous visit to Hooters! Will

Chris, With the recent changes in Air travel, I don' think the Tricky Garage could come as a carry on! If it all works out, I pack my trailer with show and tell(26'6" trailer, 13' car...) If there is still room for a judge, when I sign up, count me in. If there is still a car in VA, I might have to stop on the way home, take of the bumpers and give my '72 some company! Will

What Stephen said! Still available and around $3 each uncut. Will

Did you put the new battery in? Sometimes the silliest things trip all of us up...or not. Will

Crossgenderavitaring? Yikes! I guess it is Ok as long as it is done with respect. Will

I did the same... Will

Thanks! I'll request a sample! will