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"I had a link to a boneyard udgrade list, but it is now dead" OK, I tripped over the site again! Here is the link! http://www.grmotorsports.com/boneyard.html

First, I respect all of the first-rate work you have done to your car, and the validity of the information you have shared with the members of this club. I do not believe anyone has disputed that more questions should have been asked, or that the buyer is ultimately responsible for his purchase. If YOU asked TIR all of the questions you wanted to, and had them answered. Would YOU conclude that the car in question is an "all Original 1971 Datsun 240Z."? If your answer is: "no", as I would expect. That means that even in your opinion, the seller falsified his discription. He lied. He and no-one else is responsible for that. His reputation is his responsibility, and his verifiable and conscious actions are what has hurt his reputation. He put the first sentance in his ad. He knew it wasn't true. He refused to stand behind it. He defamed his own charactor by these facts. If your answer is yes, what is your Ebay ID? I do not want to risk have this problem with a listing of yours. Will

I didn't mention it, but I've been using POR 15 and associated products for 10 years-if the surface prep is right, the coating lasts as well as anything out there-better than most! Ospho is a more common version of Metal Ready-very close cousins. The problems I encountered from sandblasting alone are evidenced in the rust creeping back in my lower door panels. I sand blasted replacement panels and welded them in 10 years ago, two years ago they started blistering from the inside. They were the first items I treated with POR 15. After speaking with the Tech support line, and taking pictures of the both sides of both doors, the only explanation was that the high humidity in South Georgia and the temperature differential that occurred in the lapse between the Sandblasting and the installation and coating of the pieces (prepped the evening before and installed/coated the next morning all inside a shop) allowed moisture to condense on rust particles that were peened into the pores of the metal and become encapsulated under the POR15 coating.The POR15 surface was still completely sealed, but bubbled-larger area than the outside. The process took 8 years to develop. I am still using POR15, and many of its family of products, .but I am taking no chances for a repeat performance. Prep-work is the key, the best products in the world are only as good as the care you take in applying them Will

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Not just Z cars! Not every Datsun used the outside door handles, but many did-the late roadsters, the 510, etc...

I will add my two cents. I have had sand blasting alone actually peen rust into the pores of the metal. In an area of high humidity, the rust will come back. Before you sandblast, treat the rusted area with ospho, or some rust eating acid solution, then, after blasting, etch again. I have used the "etch sandblast and re-etch method" many times, and never had another problem. Outside, I use playsand from Home Depot for sheet metal(use a good respirator, eye protection, and securely cover anything you do not want the sand in). I keep real glass bead and walnut shells for use in in my blast cabinet for parts. Will

Yes sir! I caught it too! Now if I could only figure out how to get rid of it... Spaceballs, I mean... New Trivia Question: How many models over how many years of Datsuns do the outside door handles of a 1973 240Z fit?

The Dukes of Hazzard, Bo and Luke Duke-but who cares about them-Daisy was the star of the show! see why in the attatchment! General Lee was the name of the car, I believe it was a Dodge Charger. As another trivial tidbit, Sonny Shroyer(?) who played Enos, lived in Valdosta, Georgia and had a Volkswagon restoration project.

The Jeep was it! The fight I was looking for started as a show to set up frank-I think it was on the airraid episode-but 10 years may have clouded my memory. The wedding was the last visit-I had forgotten that, what I remembered was when Sydney came to the 4077th to recharge his own sanity! Here is a link that will bring some laughter from way back when MASH was young! http://swamp4077.tripod.com/mashdialogues.htm

You got most of them-Iasked so many to have a few that might "go far" I confused an episode with Radars' mother in it for his sister-oops-hey they look just a like! I don't think the Sydney visit you are talking about wa the last visit-I am a little fuzzy too. Looks like this is what is left! M*A*S*H Trivia... Why was Sydney at the camp for the last time? What was Colonel Flags' first name? What did Radar try to ship back to the states? Who did Klingers' wife throw him over for, and what was his occupation. Why did Pierce and Honneycutt really have a fight? Hint, it didn't start out that way! Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea trivia... What was the Admirals' Name Who was the XO? Is he on TV now? What was the name of the submarine? What feature kept it safe more times than any other? What was the name of the radio man? Two more for Mash Who was Peg, and what was her daughters' name? Who hugged the stuffing out of Francis?

M*A*S*H Trivia... Who was the Seargent in charge of the Motor Pool? Where was Hawkeye originally from? What was Radars' sisters' name? Why was Sydney at the camp for the last time? What was Colonel Flags' first name? What was Colonel Potters favorite saying? What did he say when he signed paperwork? Who was Ferrittface? What did Radar try to ship back to the states? Who did Klingers' wife throw him over for, and what was his occupation. What was Colonel Potters favorite mode of transportation? What happend to Frank when he responded to the air rade? Why did Pierce and Honneycutt really have a fight? What was Dr Winchesters' claim to fame? What was his most covetted gift from home? Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea trivia... What was the Admirals' Name Who was the XO? What was the name of the submarine? What feature kept it safe more times than any other? What was the name of the radio man?

Ayan, Welcome to the world of those who love Zs! One of the benefits of being in this world is something you have just found. There is a lot of seemingly contradictory information about our cars. The primary difference between the three horsepower ratings is the difference in how they were measured. Both are correct. The larger of the numbers was measured the old way, with the engine running with no accessories mounted-no exhaust. The smaller of the two numbers is the Horspower rating as the engine is sold in the car. The former is called "gross horsepower, and the latter is "net horsepower". Both measurements are correct for the engine, but under different circumstances. This club will be a great source of information, humor, and alternative views on every aspect of your car. Enjoy the ride! Will

The show was "RAT PATROL", Eric Braeden, aka Victor Newman from one of the daytime soaps played the German commander-whos' name escapes me at the monent, his opposite was played by Christopher St.George, and I believe he did die filming. Vicky, You got points!

Yes, it was all me! I was in PCB, Fla, picked up a scalop, and thought, "this is the color combo what I want for my ZX!" I found the carpet at Home Depot, bought a strip 5' wide, and carpeted the whole car with it(see it at hls30.com). The old headliner material was falling. I removed the headliner, pulled the rest of the fabric off, sanded off the rest of the decomposing foam, blew off the residue, coated the headliner with one thick coat of silver por15(heat reflective) and used the red can of 3M Weldwood as adhesive. It has been over two years-I did the headliner as a test before doing anything else cosmetic to the car-and it hasn't loosened. The Trim around the t-tops was not on all the way in the picture, the striations in the carpet are straight and parallel to the openings, and the trim spacing relative to the patern in the carpet are uniform. Keeping the paterns straight and the trim spacing uniform and mirror imaged really sets the work off! After living with it a while, the Maroon is too purple as it has faded, but I still like the carpet The t-top shades and mechanism covers will get the same carpet, but I will change the butgandy back to a red Thanks for the compliment, Will

TomoHawk, every body knows that his first name was "The" as in "The Duke"! What long time Daytime Drama star played in a 60s/70s Tv show featuring two jeeps? What was his charactors name? What was the name of the Charactor that played his opposite?

My carpeted headliner is now in my gallery: http://www.classicZcars.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=9071

My carpeted headliner is in my gallery: http://www.classicZcars.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=9071

Let's not forget the boy named Sue! Mr. Ramsey, I like your tagline-something to the effect of rapid-decelleration-Trauma!

Could it be COLE! Personally I liked the lady cop! and I prefer her question to Shakesperes' "Question is, will he use it"

That is a good point CoastGuardZ! Many of the carpet offerings at Home Depot and Lowes are fire retadant-just don't expect to find that info from the attendant-you have to look at and decipher the markings on the back, or contact the Manufacturer. As a side note, the finest cars out there have used wool carpeting-with no fire rating at all. In addition, the aluminized jute has the highest fire rating and most efficient thermal barrier of any readily available underlayment! Compare the quality of the automotive carpet to the home carpet-in most cases, there is no comparison-certianly not at the same price per linear yard.! Keep hitting me up for the details I leave out!

I am not certian you didn't mean torque instead of HP. when HP changes-it is due to changes in torque-not the other way around. Adding HP does not necessarly add to gas mileage-the A/F ratio should be virtually the same in all properly tuned engines, thus a a bigger engine uses more fuel per stroke. A transmission made for a smaller hp motor(a Z transmission) moved between two motors capable of driving it properly (one moderate HP, and one High HP) will get better mileage form the lower HP motor because the # of revolutions the motor has to turn per mile is the same-regardless of the HP-but the amount of air and fuel used is different. The extra Hp will get you to speed faster, but will use more gas to do it, and to keep you there because the RMP between the engines at a given speed does not change.. All engines have one specific speed that uses the optimal resources for the amount of work actually being done. When the gearing allows a transmission to take advantage of or at least approach that speed you have the greatest gas mileage that engine is capable of. Raising the compression should add some torque and HPand therfor make driveability improvements-there are engine modeling programs (PCDyno) out there that will give some idea of what it should do with everything else constant. Don't forget the piston/ring land /ring design on the turbo version is not only set up for higher cyl pressures, but is thermally specked out too-get the heat out fast to lower the propensity for premature detonation! Turbo lag can be tuned out-a modern engine management system can be programmed for supplimental injection to dispose of lag(ad NOS and more gas to intake manifold, or CO2 to the turbo header, and you will spool the turbo up almost immediately at WOT.) or a turbo can be tailored to lower rpm driving. I think the true limiting factor of the 6cyl L series engine is the Head-that is where all of the current technology has been focussed-cyl wall treatments are virtually the same as they have been, Exhaust technology really hasn't changed, but we have multiple sets of valves per cyl, variable valve timing and more that has been added to the head, That is what is keeping power down in an NA engine, without forced induction, enough air will not move fast enough through the engine. If the head off a 6Cyl Olds Bravada would fit on a 6cyl L series, we would have a great new addition to performance-variable valve timing and programmable injection-I would consider transplanting the whole setup into a Z. Will

Not on our time Mr(S) Spicolli!