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Either way......I still think it's funny as hell and I still get a laugh out of it everytime I read it. Even over a year later.....

Is this really your story or did you post it from somewhere else? Ok, here's the skinny.... The story was sent to me last year through an email. Whether it's true or not, I don't know. Granted, I probably should have made a comment towards that fact when I initially posted. Sorry if I may have confused or given the wrong impression. But c'mon people...this is the funny bone forum!:stupid: Just goes to show you can't always believe everything you read or watch on TV for that matter....

Oooh! So just because you have over 2000 posts, you think you're a know-it-all, huh?

I used 3/8" NTP flush pipe plugs in my manifold. But then again I also sawed off the injection tubes and then proceeded to drill out the threaded pieces in the manifold. They were too rusted in place to even try to unscrew them. Total process took less than an 2 hours (using a hacksaw, 3/8" portable drill, and a NTP thread tap). Ran it on the car for a few months and never noticed any leaks.

Is it strictly limited to families in CA?

"If it's easily repairable thats one thing but if it isn't it might have to be a donor car." Don't let St. Stephen hear you say that!!!!

A couple of days later, I'm at home sitting at my desk. I had just gotten off the phone after calling 823-4863 and yelling, "You're an asshole!" (It's really easy since I have his number on speed dial now!) I noticed the phone number of the guy with the black BMW lying on my desk and thought I'd better call this guy, too. After a couple rings someone answered the phone and said, "Hello." I said, "Is this the man with the black BMW for sale?" "Yes, it is." "Can you tell me where I can see it?" "Yes, I live at 1802 West 34th street. It's a yellow house and the car's parked right out front." I said, "What's your name?" "My name is Don Hansen." "When's a good time to catch you, Don?" "I'm home in the evenings." "Listen Don, can I tell you something?" "Yes…" "Don, you're an asshole!" And I slammed the phone down. After I hung up I added Don Hansen's number to my speed dialer. I must say, for a while things seemed to be going much better for me. Now when I had a problem I had two assholes to call. Then, after several months of calling the assholes and hanging up on them, it just wasn't as enjoyable as it used to be. I gave the problem some serious thought and came up with a solution: First, I had my phone dial asshole #1. A man answered nicely saying, "Hello?" I yelled, "You're an asshole!" But didn't hang up. The asshole said, "Are you still there?" I said, "Yeah." He said, "Stop calling me." I said, "Make me." He said, "What's your name, pal?" So I told him, "Don Hansen." He said, "Where do you live?" "1802 West 34th Street. It's a yellow house and my black BMW's parked out front." "I'm coming over right now, Don. You'd better start saying your prayers." "Yeah, like I'm really scared, asshole!" and I hung up. Then I called asshole #2. He answered, "Hello?" I said, "Hello, asshole!" He said, "If I ever find out who you are..." "You'll what?" "I'll kick your arse." "Well, here's your chance. I'm coming over right now, asshole!" And I hung up. Then I picked up the phone and called the police. I told them I was at 1802 West 34th Street and that I was going to kill my gay lover as soon as I got home. Another quick call to Channel 13 about the gang war going on down on West 34th Street. After that I climbed into my car and headed over to 34th Street to watch the whole thing. Glorious satisfaction! Watching two assholes kicking the crap out of each other in front of 6 squad cars, a police helicopter and a news crew was one of the greatest experiences of my life. The story you have just read is true. The names have been changed to protect the guilty.

For all of you who occasionally have a really bad day when you just need to take it out on someone! Don't take that bad day out on someone you know, take it out on someone you DON'T know! Now get this. I was sitting at my desk, when I remembered a phone call I had to make. I found the number and dialed it. A man answered nicely saying, "Hello?" I politely said, "This is Patrick Hannifin and could I please speak to Robin Carter?" Suddenly the phone was slammed down on me! I couldn't believe that anyone could be that rude. I tracked down Robin's correct number and called her. She had apparently transposed the last two digits incorrectly. After I hung up with Robin, I spotted the wrong number still lying there on my desk. I decided to call it again. When the same person once more answered, I yelled, "You're an asshole!" and hung up. Next to his phone number I wrote the word "asshole," and put it in my desk drawer. Every couple of weeks, when I was paying bills, or had a really bad day, I'd call him up. He'd answer, and I'd yell, "You're an asshole!" It would always cheer me up. Later in the year the Phone Company introduced caller ID. This was a real disappointment for me; I would have to stop calling the asshole. Then one day I had an idea. I dialed his number, then heard his voice, "Hello?" I made up a name. "Hi. This is the sales office of the Telephone Company and I'm just calling to see if you're familiar with our caller ID program?" He went, "No!" and slammed the phone down. I quickly called him back and said, "That's because you're an asshole!" The reason I took the time to tell you this story, is to show you how if there's ever anything really bothering you, you can do something about it. Just dial 823-4863. Keep reading, it gets better! An old lady at the shopping center really took her time pulling out of the parking space. I didn't think she was ever going to leave. Finally, her car began to move and she started to very slowly back out of the slot. I backed up a little more to give her plenty of room to pull out. "Great," I thought, she's finally leaving. All of a sudden this black BMW comes flying up the parking aisle in the wrong direction and pulls into her space. I hit the horn and started yelling, "You can't do that. I was here first!" The guy climbed out of his BMW completely ignoring me. He walked toward the shopping center as if he didn't even hear me. I thought to myself, this guy's an asshole; there sure are a lot of assholes in this world. Then I noticed he had a "For Sale" sign in the back window of his car. I wrote down the number, then I hunted for another place to park.

I have lubed mine also. Specifically the bell crank (polished the shaft on it even) and the piece mounted on the balance tube. I got very little improvement in doing this. I thought about this on the way to work this morning, has anybody thought about or tried a secondary helper spring? We already have the return springs, what about a helper spring to help overcome the initial "sticky-ness"?

I have this same problem. Makes starts from a dead stop (while next to Mr. Officer) a real chore. Daniel, do you have any pictures of what you did to correct yours? Or what the parts look like? Biker, I've seen that article before and it pasically says to cut the welds of the top arm on the throttle linkage bellcrank mounted on the firewall. If someone doesn't have a welder it makes putting it back together a little tricky. I'm looking to try it, but I want a spare bellcrank first before I go hacking up my good one. Anybody have any other solutions?

Very cool videos! I loved them. I just did my first trip around a track (airfield actually) 2 weeks ago. I had no idea of how far you could push a car on a track. Especially one that is set-up right. One thing I noticed from your videos was that at first glance it looks like you're not really pushing that hard. But then I started watching your key chain! :eek: Great stuff. I'm planning to get some footage on my next trip. If I can get it put into the computer, I'll post it up.

When I refinished mine, I used a straight Flat Black enamel on the metal hub and spokes. For the faux wood, I just used an SOS pad to clean it up and a light touch up with 240 grit sand paper to get all the old clear off. I didn't use any stain, just coated it with a clear acrylic enamel. I used about 6 light coats of the clear. I don't have any pictures, but it turned out very nice. Similar to DatsunZguy's but without the reddish tint to it. I tend to like the lighter look of the wheel now. One thing I'd make sure to do, is let the paint on the spokes dry for at least 3 days before you mask it off to spray the wood. I only waited 24 hrs and had a few little spots (nothing bigger than a pin head) where the black paint came up with the tape. But I still have another wheel to do, so I'll do better next time.

"Are the earlier steering wheel spokes without the cut outs silver? Nick" No, they were painted the same color as the later steering wheels. I have one of each.

The 280 doors are essentially the same as 240 doors save for a few minor interior structural changes. So the panels should fit with no problems. Although the vinyl on the panels will definitely be different.

BambiKiller240, "I had hoped I wouldn't live long enough to see/hear of this sort of thing again. " I hoped I wouldn't see it happen again, also. The last one went on my birthday (1/28/86). This one is just a few days after my birthday. There's got to be some sort of strange irony here...

Sorry....no disrespect meant towards you personally, Carl. :cross-eye

44) Your father should have pulled out early.

Zmefly, I'm interested in the calipers you have. What would shipping be to San Antonio, Tx (78249)? And what type of pads are included? Semi-metallic or something else?

I'm coming late into this discussion, but I'm getting set to try this set-up. My question is this: Autozone lists 2 types of calipers for the 79-83 Toyota 4x4 pickup. One has a 32mm bore size and the other has 42mm bore size. What are the differences and will those differences matter when mounted on a 240Z? Also will the differences cause any clearence problems? I haven't checked any other parts suppliers yet, so I don't know if they offer the same bore sizes.

Have you gotten in contact with any of the members of the Z CLub of Texas? They are the biggest club in Texas and are local to you. I believe there is a link to them on this site or go to www.zcluboftexas.org

I did with new weather stripping when I put my car back together and it was tough then. I had to get my wife to help me. There was no way I could hold the little rubber lip up and out of the way and push the trim into place at the same time. Definitely get some help and work an inch at a time. If you try to rush you will surely bend/kink the trim pieces. If you do bend though, let me know. I'll make you a really good deal on the extras I still have. Kept them in case I screwed mine up the first time.

I voted "all the time" because my wife has asked "permission" to drive my Z and I told her she drive it anytime she wanted. She's only driven it twice so far. Though, she does say she likes the way you don't have to downshift out of 4th to pass someone. Just step on the gas and go. She is a car buff like me. Her Dad told her long ago that "in order to drive all the really cool cars, you'll have to learn to drive stick." She's got a thing for Fiats, though. Specifically a '68 Spyder and the X1/9's. Had one of each. Hell she even had a 4x4 Ranger w/ a 5" lift in High School! :surprised I'm comfortable with her driving my car because I know she is capable. She's even slightly mechanically inclined, which I'm grateful for.

I built my rotisserie using a MIG. I have the setup to do ARC also, but I think you can get a little better and cleaner weld using the MIG. It's also easier (IMO) to control the weld to make sure it penetrates fully. There are guys in this world that can do wonders soley using ARC welding. I'm not one of them. I've used a TIG setup before and absolutely loved it! But of course that type of setup is very expensive (compared to MIG or Arc).

Mmagnus, Alan, As far as the fiberglass headlight buckets go, I have seen cars built through 2/71 (American market) having both 'glass buckets. My car has a build date of 1/71 and I had a parts car w/ a date of 2/71. Unfortunately, the glass buckets are getting hard to find, just ask our great Adminstrator, Mike. That's why I'm keeping the 2 sets of broken ones, just practice my fiberglass techniques. As far as color choices, I like the 905 Red on my car. Looks absolutely great (and bright) when clean and shiney out in the bright sun. I also think the early Z's are about the only production vehicle to ever really look good in yellow. And I have to agree with you guys that Silver is definitely a good choice for a 240. I don't think the orange or brown were ever good color for these cars. Personal opinion, though.....

You shouldn't have to remove anything off the fan switch when removing the control panel. I never have. And you only have to remove the knobs off the heater controls if you're disconnecting the the slider assembly from the back of the control panel. In EScanlon's description, you wouldn't even have to do that. When I always removed mine, I would disconnect the slider assembly from the control panel only because I had a hard time keeping my cables working properly. Once I got them connected to the right levers and working right, I never wanted to disconnect them again. There are 4 small phillips-head screws that hold the slider assembly onto the back of the control panel. They are easy to remove, but a little more difficult to hook back up.