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2ManyZs

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  1. Victor has it right.. you have so sand it smooth or you'll never get that reflective finish that looks so good. You'll end up with shiny matte surface if you don't sand. I just did one of my valve covers and it is a lot of work. I used a buffing set that I bought from Eastwoods with the stand, motor, wheels and compounds. Plus it took a lot of sanding with the air sander, Dremel tool and by hand as well. It isn't as nice as I'd like, but it looks better than it did when I started. Here's the before pic.
  2. 2ManyZs posted a post in a topic in Body & Paint
    The repairs don't look too bad, however, the only thing I can see that might be a little "iffy" is the fact they overlapped the new section and only welded it from the inside on a lot of it. I'd have someone weld up the bottom, and then seal the it with seam sealer. They wouldn't have to run a continous bead, just have them close up the gap and weld it in sections for a little more strength and piece of mind that you won't have to do it again in a few years.
  3. 2ManyZs posted a post in a topic in Funnybone
    Guess this means be careful what you ask for..... A middle-aged woman had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital. While on the operating table, she had a near death experience. Seeing God, she asked, "Is my time up?" God said, "No, you have another 43 years, two months and eight days to live." Upon recovery, the woman decided to stay in the hospital and have a facelift, liposuction and tummy tuck. Since she had so much more time to live, she figured she might as well look even nicer. After her last operation, she was released from the hospital. While crossing the street on her way home, she was killed by an ambulance. Arriving in front of God, she demanded, "I thought you said I had another 43 years? Why didn't you pull me out of the path of that ambulance?" God replied, "Sorry, I didn't recognize you."
  4. Well, his are more than likely reproductions. These are described as Genuine Nissan and are a bit cheaper.... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2418765998&category=33640 One thing, these were not installed on US models in 73. The 73's had a one piece filler behind the bumpers front and rear as they were mounted further away from the body the same as the early 74 260's.
  5. 2ManyZs posted a post in a topic in Old For Sale Ads
    Before you leave, soak it as much as possible with a good penetrating oil. Who knows, it might loosen it up enough to remove it when you get back. Be sure to put as much as possible in the hole the lock pin came out of so that it soaks into the center of the pin. What would be really nice is if you could find a long shallow pan that it would fit into that you could let it soak in penetrating fluid while you are away....:devious:
  6. 2ManyZs posted a post in a topic in Funnybone
    Gotta remember some of these.... New sayings that should be on buttons or bumper stickers... 1. Well, this day was a total waste of make-up. 2. Make yourself at home! Clean my kitchen. 3. Who are these kids and why are they calling me Mom? 4. I majored in Liberal Arts. Will that be for here or to go? 5. Don't bother me. I'm living happily ever after. 6. Do I look like a freakin' people person? 7. This isn't an office-It's Hell with fluorescent lighting. 8. I started out with nothing & still have most of it left. 9. I pretend to work. They pretend to pay me. 10. I've found Jesus. He was behind the sofa the whole time. 11. If I throw a stick, will you leave? 12. You! Off my planet! 13. Therapy is expensive, poppin' bubble wrap is cheap! You choose. 14. Practice random acts of intelligence & senseless acts of self-control. 15. Bottomless pit of needs & wants. 16. I like cats, too. Let's exchange recipes. 17. Friendly checkout clerk. Thanks for keeping me that way! 18. If I want to hear the pitter patter of little feet, I'll put shoes on my cat. 19. Does your train of thought have a caboose? 20. No matter where you go, there you are. 21. I'm not tense, just terribly, terribly alert 22. Errors have been made. Others will be blamed. 23. See previous - it's not my fault. 24. I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted paychecks. 25. How do I set a laser printer to stun? 26. Meandering to a different drummer. 27. I'm not crazy, I've just been in a very bad mood for 30 years. 28. If only you'd use your powers for good instead of evil... 29. See no evil, hear no evil, date no evil. 30. A PBS mind in an MTV world. 31. I refuse to star in your psychodrama. 32. Allow me to introduce my selves. 33. Sarcasm is just one more service we offer. 34. Whisper my favorite words: "I'll buy it for you." 35. Better living through denial. 36. Whatever kind of look you were going for, you missed. 37. Suburbia: where they tear out the trees & then name streets after them. 38. Adult child of alien invaders. 39. Do they ever shut up on your planet? 40. I'm just working here till a good fast-food job opens up. 41. I plead contemporary insanity. 42. And which dwarf are you? 43. I'm trying to imagine you with a personality. 44. A cubicle is just a padded cell without a door. 45. Stress is when you wake up screaming & you realize you haven't fallen asleep yet. 46. Did I mention the kick in the groin you'll be receiving if you touch me? 47. After I cook the vegetables, what do I do with the wheelchairs? 48. Here I am! Now what are your other two wishes? 49. Back off! You're standing in my aura. 50. I can't remember if I'm the good twin or the evil one. 51. Don't worry. I forgot your name, too! 52. Adults are just kids who owe money. 53. One of us is thinking about sex..... OK, it's me. 54. How many times do I have to flush before you go away? 55. Is it time for your medication or mine? 56. I just want revenge. Is that so wrong? 57. Earth is full. Go home. 58. I work 40 hours a week to be this poor. 59. You say I'm a bitch like it's a bad thing. 60. Can I trade this job for what's behind door #2? 61. Everyone thinks I'm psychotic, except for my friends deep inside the earth. 62. Macho Law forbids me from admitting I'm wrong. 63. Nice perfume. Must you marinate in it? 64. Not all men are annoying. Some are dead. 65. Too many freaks, not enough circuses. 66. Chaos, panic, & disorder - my work here is done. 67. Ambivalent? Well, yes and no.
  7. 2ManyZs posted a post in a topic in Carburetor Central
    I think I would stick with the SU's until you decide if you want to upgrade the cam. If you plan on upgrading the cam, then go with the PHH's.....
  8. 2ManyZs posted a post in a topic in Open Chit Chat
    That's why I quit riding street bikes back in the 80's.... the new ones today would scare even a good rider with their speed and acceleration potentials...I know the 500 Interceptor I had could get me into trouble in a hurry and it is a dog compared to the 600's today.... I find it hard to believe in today's litigious society someone hasn't filed a suit against the manufacturers of today's sport bikes.... too much potential to sell to anyone off the street with absolutely no experience IMO....
  9. 2ManyZs posted a post in a topic in Internet Finds
    I don't know if it's just the out of focus pics or not, but I notice a lot of waviness in the passengers side dog leg and lower front fender too... could be a sign of repairs to come... I see he updated his description, my car is 749 and this one is 765... probably built the same day.....
  10. 2ManyZs posted a post in a topic in Help Me !!
    If it's pushing water over into the overflow bottle, I'd say it's either a blow head gasket or a bad radiator cap that is causing it to build up too much pressure in the radiator. If it's just a bad cap, it could be causing air pockets in the cooling system that is causing the pump to cavitate and cutting down the flow through the radiator. Put a new cap on it and see if that helps any... if not.. then it's time to do some more testing.....While you are at it, flush the system with a good cooling system flush.. Stop Leak will only make the problem worse....
  11. 2ManyZs posted a post in a topic in Suspension & Steering
    It's an R-200... you can usually tell by the vent on top.. the R-200 sits further to the right on the case than the R-180 which sits more in the middle of the rear case.
  12. 2ManyZs posted a post in a topic in Internet Finds
    The 73's were terrible until the factory did a recall and installed a larger engine fan, electric fuel pump and all the fuel line insulation. After that they were better, but still not up to what the earlier cars offered. Guess a lot of people were disappointed with the 73's...
  13. 2ManyZs posted a post in a topic in Internet Finds
    I'm starting to wonder why there have been so many low mileage, "survivor" cars that seem to be all 73's, and orange to boot.... Maybe the cars gave the owners so much trouble they just packed them away? Or they didn't like it after they bought it?
  14. 2ManyZs posted a post in a topic in Open Chit Chat
    I like it except for the "bulldog" nose.....:cross-eye
  15. 2ManyZs posted a post in a topic in Funnybone
    Sometimes being lucky doesn't hurt either....
  16. Not much sense in paying Courtesy 70 bucks for the FSM on CD, when you can a new FSM from Andy Russell for 72 and take it to the garage with you.... I know, you can always print a page from the CD, but then you'd end up with a book wouldn't you? z@datsundude.com He can get most all the years as far as I know.
  17. 2ManyZs posted a post in a topic in Funnybone
    >Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the >monarch of a neighboring kingdom. The monarch could >have killed him, but was moved by Arthur's youth and >ideals. So the monarch offered him freedom, as long as he could answer a >very difficult question. > >Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer; if, >after a year, he still had no answer, he would be put to death. > >The question: What do women really want? > >Such a question would perplex even the most >knowledgeable man, and, to young Arthur, it seemed an >impossible query. But, since it was better than death, he accepted the >monarch's proposition to have an answer by year's end. > >He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everybody: the princess, the >prostitutes, the priests, the wise men, the court jester. He spoke with >everyone, but no one could give him a satisfactory answer. Many people >advised him to consult the old witch -- only she would know the answer. The >price would be high; the witch was famous throughout the kingdom for the >exorbitant prices she exacted. > >The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no >alternative but to talk to the witch. She agreed to answer his question, but >he'd have to accept her price first: the old witch wanted to marry Gawain, >the most noble of the Knights of the Round Table and Arthur's closest >friend! > >Young Arthur was horrified: she was hunchbacked and >hideous, had only one tooth, smelled like sewage, made >obscene noises, etc. He had never encountered such a >repugnant creature. He refused to force his friend to marry her and have to >endure such a burden. > >But Gawain, upon learning of the proposal, spoke with Arthur. He told him >that nothing was too big a sacrifice compared to Arthur's life and the >preservation of the Round Table. > >Hence, their wedding was proclaimed, and the witch >answered Arthur's question thus: "What a woman really >wants is to be in charge of her own life." > >Everyone instantly knew that the witch had uttered a >great truth and that Arthur's life would be spared. > >And so it was. The neighboring monarch granted Arthur >total freedom. > >What a wedding Gawain and the witch had! Arthur was >torn between relief and anguish. Gawain was proper as >always, gentle and courteous. The old witch put her >worst manners on display, and generally made everyone >very uncomfortable. > >The honeymoon hour approached. Gawain, steeling >himself for a horrific experience, entered the bedroom. But what a sight >awaited him! The most beautiful woman he'd ever seen lay before him! > >The astounded Gawain asked what had happened. The beauty replied that since >he had been so kind to her when she'd appeared as a witch, she would >henceforth be her horrible, deformed self half the time, and the other half, >she would be her beautiful maiden self. Which would he want her to be during >the day, and which during the night? > >What a cruel question! > >Gawain pondered his predicament. During the day, a >beautiful woman to show off to his friends, but at night, in the privacy of >his home, an old witch? Or would he prefer having by day a hideous witch, >but by night a beautiful woman with whom to enjoy many intimate moments? > >What would you do? > >What Gawain chose follows below, but don't read until you've made your own >choice. > > *** > > *** > > *** > > WAIT! > > *** > > *** > > THINK! > > > >Gawain replied that he would let her choose for herself. > >Upon hearing this, she announced that she would be >beautiful all the time, because he had respected her >enough to let her be in charge of her own life. > >What is the moral of this story? > > > > WAIT! > > *** > > *** > > *** > > THINK! > > *** > > *** > > *** > >The moral is: If a woman doesn't get her own way, >things are going to get ugly!
  18. 2ManyZs posted a post in a topic in Open Chit Chat
    Well, gues that means I'm now the only one who hasn't seen it... Just as well, I heard they had planned on calling it, "The Rice and the Ridiculous"..... :devious: Now we have a sequel, "Too Rice, Too Ridiculous"
  19. I had mine plugged off at the front on the race car with no trouble, although a lot of people run the line from the front to the rear of the head. IIRC, the 280's had a screw in pipe nipple at the front and it was as easy as pulling that and replacing it with a pipe plug as well as the one on the rear of the head. Less likely to spring a leak that way.
  20. 2ManyZs posted a post in a topic in Funnybone
    Some different messages to put on your answering machines.... you know, what most of hate to have pick up when we make a call.... These are (apparently) real answering machine messages... 1. WE ARE BORG. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE. YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED. But we're not home right now, so leave a message at the tone and we'll assimilate you later. 2. Hi! John's answering machine is broken. This is his refrigerator. Please speak very slowly, and I'll stick your message to myself with one of these magnets. 3. Please leave a message. However, you have the right to remain silent. Everything you say will be recorded and will be used by us. 4. (Very fast:) Hi, this is 904-4344. If you want to leave a message, please wait for the tone. If you want to leave your name and number, please press pound, press 3, then dial your name, then press 6 and dial your number. If you want to leave your name and just a message, press star, press 6, ask for extension 4443, then leave your name and message. If you want to leave your number and the time you called, please press star twice, spin in a circle, press 1 twice, talk loud and (BEEP) 5. 'Ello. My name ees Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Leave your name and number, and prepare to die. 6. This is the Literacy Self Test Hotline. After the tone, leave your name and number, and recite a sentence using today's vocabulary word. Today's word is "supercilious." 7. Greetings, you have reached the Sixth Sense Detective Agency. We know who you are and what you want, so, at the sound of the tone, please hang up. 8. I can't come to the phone now because alien beings are eating my brain. Leave a message anyway, and after the alien beings assume my shape, one of them will get back to you. 9. (Rod Sterling imitation:) You're dazed, bewildered, trapped in a world without time, where sound collides with color and shadows explode. You see a signpost up ahead. This is no ordinary telephone answering device ... you have reached "The Twilight Phone"! 10. Thank you for calling 434-2322. If you wish to speak to Tim, push 1 on your touch tone phone now. If you wish to speak to Lynn, push 2 on your touch tone phone now. If you have a wrong number, push 3 on your touch tone phone now. All of this button pushing doesn't do anything, but it is a good way to work off anger, and it makes us feel like we have a big-time phone system. 11. Thank you for calling the Metropolitan Church of the Holy Bible. Today's commandment is Number 6: Thou shalt not... er... Bear a... er... Shalt not witness thy... uh... neighbor's, oh, I mean, false... er... Shalt not commit a bear... Dern... 12. I can't come to the phone now, so if, well, actually, I CAN come to thephone now, I mean, like, I'm at the phone NOW, recording this message, but I'm doing this NOW, while you're listening to it LATER, except for you I guess it's NOW, like, when you're listening to it... I mean, like, wait, gosh, this is so confusing! 13. (Recorded directly from AT&T:) We're sorry, but the number you dialed is disconnected or no longer in service. The number you have reached, 226-0477, has been changed. The new number is 226-0477. Please make a note of it. 14. You have reached the CPX-2000 Voice Blackmail System. Your voice patterns are now being digitally encoded and stored for later use. Once this is done, our computers will be able to use the sound of YOUR voice for literally thousands of illegal and immoral purposes. There is no charge for this initial consultation. However our staff of professional extortionists will contact you in the near future to further explain the benefits of our service, and to arrange for your schedule of payment. Remember to speak clearly at the sound of the tone. Thank you. 15. (Klingon voice:) ANSWERING MACHINE. SPEAK. 16. Now I lay me down to sleep; Leave a message at the beep. If I die before I wake, Remember to erase the tape. 17. Hello, this is Sid. I've got a puppy in one hand and a Smith & Wesson .38 in the other. Leave a message or the puppy gets it. 18. My wife and I can't come to the phone right now, but if you'll leave your name and number, we'll get back to you as soon as we're finished. 19. A is for academics, B is for beer. One of those reasons is why we're not here. So leave a message. 20. Hi. This is John. If you are the phone company, I already sent the money. If you are my parents, please send money. If you are my financial aid institution, you didn't lend me enough money. If you are my friends, you owe me money. If you are a female, don't worry, I have plenty of money. 21. (Narrator's voice:) There Dale sits, reading a magazine. Suddenly the telephone rings! The bathroom explodes into a veritable maelstrom of toilet paper, with Dale in the middle of it, his arms windmilling at incredible speeds! Will he make it in time? Alas, no, his valiant effort is in vain. 22. Hi. I'm probably home. I'm just avoiding someone I don't like. Leave me a message, and if I don't call back, it's you. 23. You have reached the number you have dialed. Please leave a message after the beep.
  21. 2ManyZs posted a post in a topic in Open Discussions
    It should angle back slightly, but it should be nearly vertical and not angle in towards the hatch or centerline. You might be able to bend the motor mount slightly to get it right, or you could set it to where you like it and tighten the body mount and then do what you need to do to the lower mount so that it doesn't move the motor.
  22. Actually, that's the best looking 280ZX I've seen in a while...:devious: The only things wrong I see with it are the fact it's an automatic:sick:, and it need to be painted in the BSR colors.... The paint job is a bit much... maybe if it were a dark grey with only the red stripe across the front and down the sides.........
  23. 2ManyZs posted a post in a topic in Funnybone
    Guess you should remember not to give the secretaries in the office too much grief.... The Mafia Godfather bursts into the office of his former accountant, who is a deaf mute.The Godfather starts yelling at the accountant, "Where the hell is the 3 million bucks you embezzled from me?" The accountant does not answer. The accountant's secretary rushes in and reminds the Don that her boss is a deaf mute and cannot understand him, but she can interpret for him. The Godfather says, "Well ask him where my damn money is!" The secretary, using sign language, asks the accountant where's the 3 million dollars. The accountant signs back, "I don't know what you're talking about. "The secretary interprets to the Godfather, "He doesn't know what you are talking about. The Godfather pulls out a 9 millimeter pistol, cocks it, and puts it to the accountant's temple, and says, "Ask him again... where's my damn money!" The secretary signs to the accountant, "He wants to know where it is!" The accountant signs back, "OK ! OK ! OK ! The money is hidden in a brown suitcase behind the shed in my backyard!" The Godfather says, "Well... what did he say?" The secretary interprets to the Godfather, "He says go to hell, and that you don't have the balls to pull the trigger."
  24. 2ManyZs posted a post in a topic in Carburetor Central
    The phenolic spacers serve a couple purposes. First is to insulate the carb body from the intake so that heat will not migrate from the intake to the carb body. Second, to lenghten the intake runner slightly to help better atomize the mixture, as you will notice the intakes are a bit on the short side. Third, would be to help insulate the carbs from vibration, although the spacers are quite hard so that may not be a critical issue. They don't have anything inside them, they are merely what could be considered a very thick gasket.
  25. If you go V-8, RB, or the Supra Turbo you would want an R-200 and the cv joint half shafts, anything less the R-180's and stock half shafts will be all you need. It's not so much the HP that would kill them, it's the torque of whatever you install that will hurt them.
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