Bambikiller240

OzLime 240Z: Have you had a chance to take some pictures yet? I, for one; am really interested in this mod. Carl

Wish there was a list like this for OEM seats from other cars that would fit in a 240Z. Not likely though.

Well, I'm not saying that I really KNEW what to do with a woman, but I sure had the interest in FINDING OUT what to do!

Well, I sure don't remember everything. That's for sure. I do remember having the beginnings of what would become a rather extensive collection of Playboy Magazines at age 9. :stupid: Wish I'd kept a few of them, some would be collector's items by now.

There once was a couple of newlyweds named John and Wendy. John told his wife Wendy that he wanted a tattoo! Wendy agreed and said that would be ok. John did not know what the tattoo should say or where he would put it. So Wendy said, "Well, if you REALLY loved me, you would get my name tattooed on your pecker." John couldn't back out on that one, so he went to the tattoo parlor. The tattoo artist told him that he needed to have an erection while he put it on. After an hour of excruciating pain, the tattoo was done. As John was on his way home from the tattoo parlor he saw a rest stop and decided he needed to stop and take a leak. He went to the restroom and looked down to admire his tattoo and he noticed, that when he was not erect, the only letters that were visible, were the W and the Y. Suddenly, a big black gentleman steps into the urinal beside John and John accidentally looked down at the guy and could not help but notice that he ALSO had the letters W and Y tattooed. So John said "Hey, I guess you have a girlfriend or wife named Wendy too." The guys looked confused and said, "What makes you think that?" John replied "Well, I noticed the W and the Y tattoo -- so you don't have a girlfriend named Wendy?" The black guy laughed and responded, "No mon, that tattoo says, 'Welcome to Jamaica! Have a Nice Day.'"

Do 9 yr old's have those kind of thoughts? Oh, nevermind, I just remembered what I was thinking when I was 9. (I was 16 in 1968)

Sorry if something offended you Stephen, I'm sure no one meant to offend you or anyone else for that matter. Funnybone will have humor ranging from childish kid jokes to slightly "off color" humor. Not every forum here will be for everyone and the ones that are of no interest are easy to avoid or ignore.

Here is my contribution to the Snow Scuplture theme

Maybe it's the folk who don't realize that there is more to life than Z cars to the exclusion of anything else? A little humor (in the proper forum designated for HUMOR) is a pleasant break from 100% car stuff all the time.

Neither of them are mine. I have no tats.

OR.............

What happens when you combine large quantities of Alcohol and a Twisted sense of humor?

Yes, I understand that. The Earls hoses that I got from MSA fit into the stock mounting pieces on the strut tube that you describe. These fittings also have the 10mm X 1.0 female threads for the Z car hard lines. No AN fitting at all.

Mine were all the same length, though I didn't measure, they seemed to be about 12" or so. They look like -3 hoses, but that's just my eye telling me that. They will not need adapters, as Earls uses the correct fittings to begin with. There isn't anything wrong with using AN fittings and adapters, it just isn't necessary with the MSA sold product. Back in the "old days" I did as Steve, but used Earls products to build my hoses. This was before the correct fittings were available from Earls.

Keith: I've been lurking on this thread since the beginning. Haven't bothered to post much in it, but I'm interested. I'm wondering what harness(es) you are interested in developing? 240Z (any particular year?), 260Z, 280Z? The harnesses and connectors are very different between all of these. My understanding at the beginning was that it for 240Z, but the discussion now seems directed to 280Z and Fuel Injection issues. If a response isn't deemed appropriate to the thread, you're welcome to PM me.

Jeremiah: I would stick with OEM or MOOG (so long as the MOOG have provision for grease fittings). I bought some balljoints and Tie-Rod ends that had a good price and they turned out to be "lifetime lubricated" and did not have a place for grease fittings, and appear less "beefy" than OEM. I wish I had spent the extra $$. Look before you buy, if you can.

Perhaps I used too strong of words in my post, as there is no doubt that mileage and horsepower per c.c. displacement has risen. Onmany cars fit and finish has improved too. But in the cars of my youth (1960-80 approx) I never noticed little old ladies who NEVER abuse the car have to replace 2 transmissions in under 30K miles, and I never saw a door hinge just snap in two on a car that has never been in an accident or damaged in anyway. What I probably should have said was, Chrysler products of that era were better (IMHO) than products of the other car makers AT THAT TIME.

Hi Marty: I bought a set of them 4 years ago. They fit and installed just fine. No problems whatsoever. I have had NO problems with them at all. The ones MSA was selling then were made by "Earls". I couldn't find any that were selling for less (at that time).

My Mother still has the 92 Chrysler Caravan that was the last car my Dad purchased. In the first 5 years (27,000 miles) they had two complete new transmissions installed. It now has appx 50K miles on it, and has had a headgasket blow, it uses oil, and plastic parts of the interior are cracking. A couple years ago, a rear hatch hinge failed, and the Hatch practically knocked my 77 year old Mother out cold. Victor, sound like you were a kid like me in my Dart. :smoke::smoke: I was a big Dodge fan. My bro had a Polaris which looked like a CHP cruiser from a distance. The Cars of the 60's were much better than the the ones since the early 80's IMHO. Lee I-O-Co-Co-Nut may have saved the company but he cheapened the product greatly.

Unfortunately, if ever built it will probably have just enough MOPAR in it to break down regularly and fall apart prematurely. :tapemouth Sorry Keith. My father worked in Chrysler dealerships for his whole adult life. Our family had Chryslers, Plymouths, and Dodges as long as he was alive (till 97). Most of them could be described as POS. The only Chrysler built product I ever owned that lasted was a 1964 Dodge Dart. Inline Slant 6 cyl, with a Push-button 3 speed auto trans. Now if they could get the reliabilty up and retain the styling.........

He also ran several of the Cannonball Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dashes across the country as a member of the Polish Racing Drivers of America Team. They always started the race first. Sort of an honorary "Pole" Position!

The slotted wheel that "most" 240Z's were sold with were sourced in the US and there were several companies that made them. Anson made a model called "Sprint" that were on the 1973 240Z that I owned. Appliance Wheel made a version as well. There were others, I think Western had a version also

Is all of that red color "paint" or "powder coat"? If paint, what kind of paint?

That is not a good sign, might want to pick up TWO kits, just in case the first one goes up in smoke! just kidding, I understand the feeling as I am not electrically skilled.

I knew a guy that used to hoist engines out of cars by using a block and tackle attached to the beams of his garage roof. The garage leaked like a sieve in the winter rains due to the distortion he caused by doing this. Be Careful!!!!