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Well, OK, but... They do make these spacers in custom thinknesses if you are using non-Honda spec offset wheels. http://www.modern-motorsports.com/catalog/mm_faq.php?PHPSESSID=1b009780367981439bff71e97991ae24 I think the problem would be that to do the job correctly re-drilling the hubs, you would need to get 280 hubs and stub axles to be able to have enough material to re-drill 4 new holes in the flange in the correct spacing you need. If you were to use the 240 hubs, they would need to weld and re-drill the existing stud mounting holes, which would end up being as strong as they would need to be, but it would cost you quite a bit in labor and machine costs. Try contacting Modern Motorsports and see what they can come up with, or ask them if they could do your hubs and what their opinion would be... I'm not a machinist, but, if you look at the differences between the 240 and 280 hubs, perhaps you'll understand what I'm trying to explain. The 280 hub flange is the same thickness and is round, while the 240 hub flange has 4 "ears" that have raised pads that the wheel mounts against.

30 Reasons You Know You're in California: You Know You're In California When... The fastest part of your commute is down your driveway. You were born somewhere else. You know how to eat an artichoke. The primary bugs that you worry about are electronic. Your car has bulletproof windows. Left is right and right is wrong. Your monthly house payments exceed your annual income. Your mouse has only one ball. You need a new TV, you can run down to the local riot and pick one up. You dive under a desk whenever a large truck goes by. You can't find your other earring because your son is wearing it. You drive to your neighborhood block party. Your family tree contains 'significant others'. Your cat has it's own psychiatrist. You don't exterminate your roaches, you smoke them. You see 25 lawyers chasing an ambulance. More than clothes come out of the closets. When 'the Dead' are best live. You go to a tanning salon before going to the beach. Your blind date turns out to be your ex-spouse. More money is spent on facelifts than on diapers. Smoking in your office is not optional. When you can't schedule a meeting because you must 'do lunch'. Your children learn to walk in Birkenstocks. Rainstorms or thunder are the lead story for the local news. You'll reluctantly miss yoga class to wait for the hot tub repairman. You consult your horoscope before planning your day. A glass has been reserved for you at your favorite winery. When all highways into the state say: 'no fruits'. All highways out of the state say: 'Go back'. You pack shorts and a T-shirt for skiing in the snow, and a sweater and a wetsuit for the beach.

Seems like I read somewhere that the N-47 even with the liners flowed better than most of the rest... I still believe in the E-31.... With L-28 valves of course..

Back many years ago when I was known to "partake" on a regular basis... Best I ever had was called Molson Brador... 6.2% Malt Liquor, first one tasted so-so, second one tasted goooood, third one..... who pulled the damn chair out from under my butt?:devious: Stuff had a kick like Jack Black..... Shame, can't buy it in the US.... Worst ones were Pabst Blue Ribbon (PBR), Genessee Cream Ale(:sick: ), Rolling Rock and anything in a clear bottle..made me feel like I was drinking from a specimen bottle.... :cross-eye

Why bother when you can just buy these adapters? It would cost more than these cost to have your hubs re-drilled.... http://www.modern-motorsports.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6&PHPSESSID=1b009780367981439bff71e97991ae24

I believe you are thinking of Rebello Racing? http://www.rebelloracing.com/

I drive a big old 3/4 ton 4x4 pickup, have 4 Z's and I am a truck driver with over 2 million accident free miles... wonder what that makes me?

Only sealant I have ever used on headgaskets is the Permatex Copper aerosol, can't remember its exact name.... It's not really needed, but it shouldn't hurt anything if you do use it......

I guess I have to agree more with TKR on this one... Might as well say 98.9% of the people on the road.....there might be 1.1% that don't have a serious need for a rectal-cranial inversion..:cross-eye Of course, it all depends on what area you are in as well, get near a major city and the percentage of idiots goes up to about 99.5%:mad: :stupid:

Inf, I also have a Sears 2 ton floor jack, and yes, you have to be careful when lowering the car as it does release kinda quick at times if you aren't careful. Drunkenmaster, the frame rail you used is just forward of where mine are, either one is OK. Actually the pads on my jackstands are a bit wide, so I used the rail that connects to the ones you have yours under. George, I've got one set of stands like yours. But I don't use them much anymore since I finally broke down and bought a better set. I got these from Northern Tool, I think they are 3 ton. The main reason I got this set is because of the height. To everyone, yes, mine is high, but is very stable. I can climb into the car with no trouble. I can also lift the front of the car off the jackstands as I still have the hatch on it and it makes the front a bit light compared to the rear. With the hatch off, I'd say it would be fairly even in weight front to back. I used the floor jack to get it as high as possible, then used my engine hoist to "cheat" a bit. I jacked up one end and then the other to get it as high as it is....:devious:

Hmmm, you sure that was a Z? Maybe it was a figment of your Margarita's imagination? That was the 71 I've been working on slowly....and yes, those are the original floor pans and rails too...:cheeky: Only thing on the underside are a couple of vent hoses that I haven't bothered taking out yet and the speedo cable hanging from the firewall.....

Are you sure you have the correct speedo gear in the transmission for the rear end ratio you have? If you are not sure, there's no way you can go by the speedo as it might not be correct. Depending on the model of ZX it came from it could be geared for either a 3.54 or a 3.70 rear if I remember right. That will make a larger difference in the rpm reading vs the speedo reading if the improper speedo gear isn't used.

Sorry to get you lost Royce.... I was laying on the creeper when I took them... If I could get it a little higher I could almost sit up under it, but then I'd have to take the light down off the ceiling to give me room to go much higher. Got the tallest set of jackstands I could find and they are sitting on about 12 inches of cement blocks....:cross-eye Floor pan is 32 inches off the floor of the garage, call it a poor mans lift...:stupid:

Here's the list of the tranmission ratios that were available. I don't have anything that will tell me which trans you might have given the serial number. Perhaps Alan T. might have something that will decipher the serial number....

Anywhere along that frame section is good.... Udder side...

This is the safest place to put jackstands on the rear. This section of the frame very seldom rusts out so you can be quite sure it is strong enough to hold the car. The biggest benefit is that the jackstands are out of the way if you want to pull the control arms or any part of the rear suspension.

Yeah, we had a go on this one.... It's a decent enough car, but considering it is going to need a lot of work to even have it moving under it's own power, we all thought the price was a bit high. But then, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder..... By the time you went through the mechanicals, new hoses and all the weatherstripping it probably needs plus a paint job, the car would end up a 15-20K investment. Not outrageous, but a lot if you want a car you would want to drive...:cross-eye

Your pics quit coming through....:stupid: Looks to me like it would be worth saving.. floors and rocker panels and maybe a pair of dog legs ought to have it well on its way to being drivable again...well, and a door...:cross-eye

FWIW, be careful you don't keep overheating it, as the head will end up being warped. Many things to check, radiator, water pump, etc... Rnning without a thermostat usually ends up with the coolant passing through the radiator to fast to transfer the heat and it will end up running hot. Best to use some sort of restrictor or just a new thermostat in a lower temp, perhaps yours is a 180 that is sticking, you could try a 160 and see how things go. Also, when you get it to the point you can let it idle without overheating and think you have the problem solved. You might be wise to do a compression check and leakdown test on all the cylinders to rule out a blown headgasket or warped head due to it being overheated in the first place.

Doesn't look terminal in the pics, but where else is the rust doing its dirty work? Under the batter tray? Firewall? Inner fenders? How about the rear quarters? I've seen worse.. that's for sure... I've got one in the backyard now....:disappoin

Here's another wish for his speedy recovery. I hope someone tells him there a lot of people pulling for him.

The one marked S12(79-84) work with the stock solid discs on the 240. The ones marked S12W are the later calipers that will work only with the later ZX vented rotors. I believe these came on the later 4x4's and FourRunners.

You have a point, but you are forgetting the most important thing. Supply vs. demand. There are still so many cheaper(10K and under) Z's on the market that the values are being kept down. Yes, parts are getting more and more expensive (some of them anyways) but there are just too many Z's still in decent (read that restorable or driveable condition) that the values are being kept at a lower value at least for the time being. Do we really want the prices in the 30K and up category? Not for those of us who might wish to purchase a car.... Those of us who have cars that would possibly bring that kind of price if we were to sell them? Sure, who wouldn't like to get out investments in time and money back..... Comparing the Z's to other collectible cars really can't be done in the way we would like. There were so few true low production "special" models such as the Black Pearl Edition and the Anniversary models, whereas US muscle cars had many models that were limited production that we can't really claim any one model is more collectible than another. Right now the earlier the model, the more desirable it is in a collectible sense since a good 70 is harder to find than a 73 since the production numbers were lower for the 70 than the 73. 3 years in age doesn't make as much a difference as it is the total number of cars imported for the model year in question. In a few more years, after the "rust monster" has caused more and more Z's to be scrapped or crushed the prices will go up, perhaps more slowly than some other cars, but they are already on the rise. It wasn't all that many years ago that a 10K dollar Z car was practically unheard of. One of the things that also hurts the Z in terms of collectors values is that it was one of the cars that hit 1 million models produced faster than nearly all other sports cars of its time. Who knows what it will be like in 5 years, the collectors car market is kinda fickle. Only a few years ago the prices of certain models of Ferrari's went out of this world, cars were being sold for 1 million dollars that were sold for 25K two years before. Now those 1 million dollar cars are being sold for 100K and people are taking a beating. Do we want that to happen to our investments? I think not. Besides, the best thing about our Z's is that we can still drive them and enjoy them, I for one don't want to have a car just to look at because I can't afford to insure it or can't stand the thought of it getting dirty or hit in a parking lot. We could be or own worst enemy in the long run if we let the same things happen to our hobbies as others have had happen to theirs. Speculators and collectors just looking to make an easy profit can drive a lot of people away from what should be an affordable car to own and an enjoyable car to drive. I'm not saying there aren't Z's out there worth 15K and up, but they will be harder to find a buyer for them.

Hmm, don't know for sure, but it I am wondering if it's a viscous or clutch type LSD in the Infinity unit......

For anyone who thinks outlawing guns will stop crime only has to look at England, which has some of the strictest anti-gun laws in the world. Did it stop crime completely? Nope, cuz for every legal gun purchase by an honest, law-abiding citizen, ten guns are sold on a street corner by a drug dealer, thief or what have you.... The old saying is as true in todays society as it was in the past: When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. What's next, they gonna outlaw all kinds of knives too? Even a kitchen utensil could be used to commit a crime... Then they gonna outlaw every type of sharp hand tool? Axes? Shovels? If they start, there will be no stopping the wacko's who think that guns are causing all our problems. It's the politicians and lawyers who are putting these people back on the streets after they have been "rehabilitated" that are what keeps crime rampant on the streets of most major cities.... Arguing this is like arguing politics or religion, there are no rights or wrongs, and no winners either...