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The Aston Martin Zogato Will

Congratulations! as the commercial goes, "enjoy the ride!" I will know how you feel some time in early November, until then, I can only imagine, and try to figure out a suitable name with the initials HLS with out my wife catching on... Will

Beautiful! When My '72 is done, might have to make the maiden voyage to Atlanta! I hope mine come out as well! Will

I just bought it now (An extra set of quarter vent trim), and attatched the following message to my paypal payment-hopefully we will hear something-if not I will be able to use ebay and paypal to find out some more pieces of this puzzle-like who is now MWZ-if the passwords weren't just passed on. You would think if there were a new owner, he, she or it, would want to keep the established customer base-keeping everybody out of a business that Chloe built by keeping everybody close certianly isn't going to be the way to do that. Chloe established relationships with us, and knew we could buy parts from a hundred different vendors, but she made buying the parts genuinely personable, and was interested in finding out of the ordinary parts, She enjoyed us(that sounds bad)and built a business doing it. Too many of the other vendors enjoy the paycheck and consider the rest as in the way-sounds just like the guys at the Nissan parts counter, "just give me a part number, pay and go away, if you don't have a part number, just go away." Paypal message: "What has happened to Chloe? All of the members at Classiczcars.com are worried about her, please post something." Will

ChrisA and Moyest, hood ornaments can be made at any crosswalk! No body ever said they couldn't be people! Seriously, next time roll down the window and tell them they shouldn't get so sad because they don't have one... Will

Enrique, I was insulted only that I didn't see the attitude you saw, which means I missed it while I was responding. All you did was point it out, and I am glad you did. You have never seen my work, and with the ease I used to reference making a part, I probably would have sounded the alarm too. That's why we are here, to offer and receive help! WIll

I would never make a part with the 80s Billy Crystal attitude, or repairs from the Redd Green school of automotive repair-though I will laugh at both. I do not scrimp on safety eqiuipment or tools as I want them to do their assigned job perfectly every time I call on them. The same holds true with parts I make. I have made some that didn't meet my expectation, and they ended development in file 13. The ideas I mentioned early in this post have al been used by GM in atleast a handfull of cars, and are proven in this type of application, but not this specific application. I don't want a big red safety issue on my car either. I will appologize for what was obviously construed as a cavalier attitude for making such a potentially lifesaving-or threatening part. That was not my intent, and I do understand how that could have come across. Making suitable parts is always more than "will it bolt on?" On the other hand I do not believe that engineers are the only ones who can have a great idea and a fantastic implementation. Will

Could be worse, they could think it was a crossfire! Will

On Carls hood! Will

No, but it needed to be said, thanks! Will

What they did was to remove the recess for the door handle(it wasn't needed anymore) and cut and weld in a plate to fill the resulting hole, making the door skin complete and uniform, There is bno reason to remove the door skin, all of the mechanism is inside once the handle and keylock are removed. Will

Come on now, what have you got against the Pacer! GM even made a special Bicentennial version! The crosfire reminds me of the little white speck on the top of chicken shi-oop, that was supposed to be a thought not a type! Seriously it is a good car, just no Pacer-er Z! Will

DK240Z is dead on! Will

You're all right mate! Nothing loose in the upper paddock! Will

I am still holding on to good thoughts in this dismal situation-not sexy Japanese twins like someone we all know! Will

Obviously some answers are right for some people and some are not. Just because one person does not feel that an answer from 30 years ago with an obvious deteriation problem(?) is the better value against the application of todays technology does not necessarily mean that there is a screw loose! Innovation is more frequently born from shade trees than from conglomerates, especially when 30 year old discontinued cars come into play. Is $100 to much for a part that lasts 30 years? No. Is 30 year old technology the most cost effective answer given the advances in polymer engineering? No-I seriously doubt there is one Z in this club that is still running OE tires. They are still available, but no one uses them, they cost more, and they don't hold the road as well-was I just talking about advances in polymer engineering? Do you make a part you know you will need when it is convenient, or wait until the car can't move and the part is NLA to stop you cold until you do? Sounds kind of like preventative maintenance to me! Will

I feel your pain-I am working on my '72-finally shiney side down! and had the same portion crumble when I dropped the tank. I am thinking about a couple of different options: (in no particular order) A)making a fiberglass or composite piece and using two pieces of rubber sleeve(and clamps) at the ends. trimming up the original tube and cutting a piece of suitable flex hose to extend it, using MEK or a suitable solvent to bond the two pieces of tubing together. c) Using a piece of silicone Intercooler hose for a replacement and splicing in the smaller hoses with hard nipples(Contain your excitement-you pervs!) sealed with silicone. d) spend the money, time, and energy to buy a new one, sacrifice it to make a casting of the tube, and reproduce a cheeper copy much like MikeW did so successfully on the glove box. I am at least 60 days from needing the part, and I have more than plenty to do in the meantime. Will

I wonder if whoever is making the changes in the website has realized that there are a big bunch of us consergned types here at Classiczcar-even if there are business problems, a word of her condition is not forbidden, Will

What he said! Will

Only you and your "connections" Carl... Will

Painting female attributes on the car. Speaking of mobile decency, I was on I95 yesterday, and saw a guy get pulled for having "Truck Nutz" hanging off his trailer hitch. I suppose that if you can't have indecent bumper stickers, now the powers that be will be patrolling for phalic symbols as well-no more pickup with the boy weeing on another make of truck-what a loss! Will

OOPS! Still, Chrysler and GM have been swapping spit and pieces for years! Still an existing parts bin raid on wheels! Not that that is necessarily a bad thing, just not new and different! Will

Bill, I don't think anyone would want to steal your idea! Will

OK Carl, UNIT! Crossfire is something new and different out of the GM parts bins-sort of like a Fierro revisited! A new skin, some new interior pieces, and a modified chassis, everything else taken from existing models-looking that way, it really doesn't sound too new and different... The Z was something new and different A few parts were shared, but until later in life, most were not. New drivetrain, new body, new chassis, new suspension, new brakes, new glass, new interior, looking that way, it still looks like it was new and different... Yes, I think 4 wheels about covered it... Will

Sounds like 26th is getting a taste of the twins in Austin Powers! Mercy!