Zrush

I was suprised the 350Z engine fit in the Honey Bee. The show has really changed since it first debued. All the "freebies". They used to only have 3K to spend. Now brand new vehicles are donated to the cause. Total build on the Honey Bee was around 38K because the 350Z was given to them and they include the price of the new vehicle. Hell, anyone of you guys could do the same thing if all that stuff was just "given" to you. Jesse said it took him 10 years to find his clean white Honey Bee that he drove there. He said it was only second to his favorite '54. The paint job was a joke. I didn't think "Bee" at all, I thought jail break. That car will end up in the scrap heep out back with all the other builds they've done. What a shame Vicky

Actually Carl there were car shows going on in between hurricanes. After being boarded up for days , ya need to get out and show the car. Then you put it back in the garage, board up your home and wait for next weekends show. I'd love to move to California, but Scott will not budge from "paradise". Vicky

Winter storage, hahaha. The best solution is to move to Florida. Come on guys we can run and show all year around. Vicky

Mike was suppose to put that link from the posts months ago. I guess it's never going to happen. Vicky

hmmmm, kinda like what happened when the Z came to our shores. Vicky

Tonite they butcher the Honey Bee on Monster Garage. Just wanted to let everyone get prepared with Kleenex. Vicky

OK now Bill with all the Z cars and parts you have, you must get a functional Z going by April in time for MSA. :laugh: ............or at least one that can become your trusted daily driver. Vicky

Congrats Bill! After you get some rest, post some pics of the Z. Glad you made it home safe and sound. Vicky

I've never really cared for a black Z but if you shoot the original Black Pearl that PPG can replicate, it's just beautiful. BPE with a set of polished panasports................very, very nice. Cobalt blue is spectacular also. Even the 350Z Brickyard might look good. So many choices. Vicky

The Franklin Mint Z was the first model I bought. I've purchased other things from them so I thought I'd get their Z. I would never buy from them again after comparing them to other models. Franklin was way over priced and I agree that the Kyosho has most of the detail that the Franklin Mint one has. Vicky

This Franklin Mint one I have actually has, like a velvet type material where ever the carpeting is supposed to be. Floor boards, hatch area. Pretty neat. The air cleaner even has the stickers on it. There's a sticker also where the paint code is on the radiator support. Even the blue oil filter has writting on it. Maybe I can get Scott to snap a picture of the detail. Vicky

Actually for the money ($10.00) the Road Signature is the best. Doors, hood and hatch all line up. Front wheels turn. Engine turns over, nice and quiet Of course not. But the hub caps are off a '72. This model should have the "D"'s. Be cool if we could find one with the slots. Vicky

For correctness and detail, I'd have to say the Franklin Mint one. Vicky

I have... Franklin Mint 1970 240Z Orange 1:24 Scale, (Pricey) Kyosho 1970 FairLady 240Z Yellow 1:18 Scale, (Given to me) Road Signature 1970 240Z White 1:18 Scale, (Big Lots $10.00) Sun Star 1972 240Z Black 1:18 Scale, (Model Shop $30.00) Maisto 2003 350Z Orange 1:24 Scale, (Door Prize at a Car Show) Hot Wheels "Z Whiz" 1976, (given to me) Johnny Lightning 280ZX, (given to me) Hot Wheels 350Z, (given to me) Oh I forgot, I have a little "mini Z". Yellow, about 1 inch in size. Can't read who made it, because it's so tiny. Vicky

Hi Stepehn The jokes are actually out of a car show magazine we subscribe to. I can never remember any jokes I hear . Steven Wright is funny. I always liked his HBO specials back in the day. My favorite comedian today is Lewis Black from the "Daily Show" on Comedy Central . He's so hyper and "in your face". Sam Kinison is my all time favorite, however. Vicky

........ahh, Thanks Will. Vicky

OK, here's something different... A jumper cable walks into a bar. The barman says "I'll serve you, but don't start anything." A sandwich walks into a bar. The barman says "Sorry we don't serve food in here." A dyslexic man walks into a bra. Two cannibals area eating a clown. One says to the other: "Does this taste funny to you?" Doc, I can't stop singing 'The green, green grass of home'. That sounds like Tom Jones syndrome. Is it common? It's not unusual. Two cows standing next to each other in a field, Daisy says to Dolly "I was artificially inseminated this morning." "I don't believe you, " said Dolly. "It's true, no bull!" says Daisy. A guy walks into the psychiatrist wearing only Glad Wrap shorts. The shrink says. "Well, I can clearly see you're nuts." I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn't find any. Vicky

The reason I used MSD spark plug wires was that I changed the coil to a Crane PS40. I could'nt understand why the car ran like crap only to find out that I was fouling out 2 spark plugs on a constant basis. Well by accident I had the motor running with the hood up and it was dark in the garage and I could see arching from the boots of my Taylor wires. The spark was finding a ground to the head. Changed wires problem sovled. I use NGK BRES series plugs using a .035 gap. All's well Scott

My first Z , was a '78 and it was the same color as Stephens. At the time (1984) it seemed every Z I saw was that color blue. I also worked with someone who had the exact same color on her 78. FWIW Vicky

Nice Joe! The 77 has powder coated suspension and under carriage parts also, but of course it's in reds and maroons...........go figure. Your work looks fantastic. Vicky

Since this IS the "Funnybone" section, I'm posting a joke George W. Bush and d*** Cheney are having lunch at a restaurant near the capitol. d*** orders the Heart Healthy Salad. George W. leans over to the waitress and says, "Honey, could I have a Quickie?" The waitress is horrified and says, "Mr. President, I thought you would bring in a new era of morals and virtues to the White House. I'm sorry I ever voted for you!". She storms off. d*** leans over to the President and says, "George...I think it's pronounced "QUICHE". Vicky

Anybody get the little flyer yet from MSA about next years show? I was told they were mailing them out last week. I've checked the site for registration info and nothings there Vicky

I don't want to diss the 2.6 but many here feel that the 2.8 is the best bet. Like what 240ZX replied. My husband has the N42/N47 set up and she is a screamer but the car is not stock by any means. I'm more of the "sideline" Z lover as I was not present during much of the build of Zrush. My questions became irritating to my husband while he was building the car so I learn as much as I can here. Vicky

My opinion is if the Z you are talking about is as nice as the one in your avatar, or for that matter IS the one in your avatar, I'd put the engine that's suppose to be in that car, in other words, NO V-8's. That's been so overdone it's passe. Just my opinion, your car, do what makes YOU happy. Vicky