Bambikiller240

.........run them down (several times) with a bastardized classic !!:angry: :stupid: anything else would be too good for them

I seem to remember that 240Z's were invited or "allowed" (whatever) at last years event. I believe there was a thread about that on either the IZCC mail list or maybe it was the 240.org mail list last summer

Rick: I'm not sure if they have any other car shows in Reno, but THE one that they are famous for having is in August of each year. Called HOT AUGUST NIGHTS. See http://www.hotaugustnights.net/ for information. Also, here's a link to the Reno.com website http://www.reno.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage Enjoy your trip!

Very rarely they come up on auction at eBay. VERY PRICEY too!

Interesting that a "modern, visionary statement that celebrates our future" ends up looking so much like an uninteresting copy of the designs of other carmakers. i.e. Audi TT, etc To bad they didn't decide to break new ground and come up with something more original, like the Solstice, or at least something that set the car apart from the competition. While the 240Z took design elements from other cars, the "complete package" set the car far apart from the competition. IMHO THAT was a "visionary statement" that served Nissan very well. Guess they have to learn that lesson all over again.:disappoin

Amen to THAT Brother kmack!

Check the link below for information on build dates as supplied by owners registering their cars on the site. Should be able to get a good estimate of when your car made it off the line. www.ZHome.com

Use the link below and under Vehicles, click on 350Z. That will take you to a page where you can "design and locate" a 350Z. Follow the links and you'll get to a page that shows the color chips and when you point at each chip, the name of the color will appear. http://www.nissanusa.com/ I won't bother to ask why you'd want one of those colors. Different strokes for different folks, I guess :stupid: PS The blue is kinda nice, but there are SO many other colors to be found elsewhere.

Bri: I had a Mallory Dual-Point Dizzy on a 2.0L OHC Ford Pinto, and it had the "normal" method of adjusting the points. I haven't actually seen one on a Z-Car, but I'd certainly expect it to be the same. If you were talking about the Mallory "Uni-Lite" Distributor, there would not be any points at all in there. Hope that helps. Carl

Yeah, sort of like an Olympic Gold Medal athlete being the "proud" father of ..............Carrot-Top, or (fill in your own idea of a MAJOR genetic disappointment) Obviously "Darwinism" is a foreign concept at Nissan/Renault these days!:beard:

Cels240: At Disneyland, back in the "old days", before the price of admission included unlimited trips on all of the attractions, you were given a book of tickets as you entered the park. The tickets were labeled A, B, C, D, and E. You got quite a few of the A, B, C, tickets, but only a few of the D or E tickets. The Merry-Go-Round or other lesser ("tame") attractions required an A, B, C, or D ticket for a ride or entry. The very best, or WILD i.e FUN attractions, required an "E" ticket. To those of us who came of age in the 60's and 70's; an "E ticket ride" was synonymous with the best or wildest ride you could expect. My point was that if you'll notice, the damage appears completely external to the passenger cabin. No busted windshield either. In a modern car such as the 350Z, with seatbelts properly used, and todays front and side airbags, and crush zones built into the chassis to absorb the energy of a crash; the occupants probably only have "Skidmarks in their Shorts" to show for the incident. Carl (still un-P.C.)

NO! if they had their seatbelts on (as they should have) this should not have been anything more than an "E" ticket ride. Carl (the UN-P.C. one!)

Good thing it's only a Golden Toad, and not a CLASSIC 240Z. Now, THAT would make me sad. :devious:

If you don't need it, I'll take it off of your hands. Anything to help a fellow Z Phreak. :stupid: :stupid:

SO, how local are you? Sorry, I don't weld (never learned, & regret that) I've done some work with POR15 recently so I can advise in that area. Also do my own suspension, brakes, & most other mechanical work. I've been hoping that a group of locals could be loosely formed that would be willing to lend each other a hand when a project bogs down or an "extra pair of hands" is needed for a job that requires more than one pair. i.e. engine install, or clutch R&R, etc. If this sounds like something you (or others local to Pleasanton) might be interested in establishing, please post.

Sorry, tanny. Correcto, I didn't make the connection there. My apologies.:stupid: :stupid: :tapemouth

Just curious, if the Voltage Reg. was not even plugged in, WHY would you replace it? Was the car working normally before you put the new one in and plugged it back into the electrical system? When you plugged in the new Volt Reg, I assume you had to remove the "wires taped into the female end". If the car was working normally WITHOUT the Reg and WITH those "taped in" wires, when you now remove the connection to the Reg, you'll have to re-intall those wires in the female connector to get things back to normal. Just be sure that you get them back EXACTLY where they were originally, or you'll FRY something, if not EVERYTHING!!!!!

If you don't like the thread, don't view it! Afterall, it IS in the FUNNYBONE FORUM, it's easy to avoid. Self-Control Grass-Hopper, use Self-Control!! PS you are only the 2nd person to Whine about it in the 4+ months it has been going!

Yeah, by now; after an 80 mile cruise, the fuel lines ought to have no water in them. If there was crud (solids) in the fuel, I'd still blow them out. Including the return line to the tank. I still say to make them pay for your inconvenience in addition to the costs involved in solving the problems. You can't be the only customer that got screwed by this. If you can find others, band together and threaten to file suit for damages. There isn't any excuse for this situation in this age. The station should have filters and they must not be maintaining them for this to happen.

Did you drain all of the contaminated fuel from the fuel lines? All the lines from the tank to the Carbs? Next step is to send the "service" station owner to Singapore to be caned! Ought to get a couple hundred bucks for your trouble in addition to the costs incurred! :devious:

Others of us would enjoy the rebiuld process very much and would like to have the car done up in an EXACT, SPECIFIC manner, and would get satisfaction from knowing that the Resto was done in exactly the correct way. Or at least in the way that we wanted it to be done. Not saying one way is better than the other. That is a personal decision. Myself...............I'd like one of each, Please! :stupid: Ya right, Deam on , Bambikiller! It ain't in the budget:disappoin

Thanks for the scans Enrique. I'll add them to my file for use in the project. The numbers and letters are quite clear, so no enlargement is needed. Thanks for taking the time to scan and upload them for all of us to refer tol! Carl

Beats the heck out a regular Christmas tree and as much fun to "take down", as it is to "set up"!

Hi Enrique: No, it's not your explanation that makes it seem complicated, it's my mild case of dyslexia. We probably have a similar outlook in regards to working on our cars. I am very meticulous in working step, by step, checking everything twice, then checking again, just to be sure I didn't miss anything the first two times that i checked. This approach has "saved my bacon" more than once and as a result I find it difficult if not impossible to work any other way. PS : It's those "tiny details" that make the difference between wiper arm scratches on the hood and a completed job that one can be proud to have accomplished (IMHO, anyway)!!:stupid: I probably won't attempt the refurbishment until Spring, but when the time comes, I'll remember your kind offer of assistance. Thank you!

All of the original Minilite wheels that I've seen had 8 spokes. Back in the day (late 70's - early 80's) a Small Wheel Store chain in No. California made some wheels that were similar to the real deal Minilites and called the "Europa's" I had a set of these Europa's on my 1973 (long gone now):disappoin and the wheel pictured in the original post looks exactly like the wheels that I owned. Just an observation, other companies may have ripped off the Minilite design as well. The Minilites were quite difficlut to get here and the demand was there to be supplied by anyone with similar looking wheels.:classic: