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The Learning Channel Big Miniature Tue, Jan. 27, 2004 9 p.m. and midnight ET/PT Jay Leno will be with us when it's unveiled. It will happen on the celebrity-packed 35th anniversary of a little car named Hot Wheels. The celebration will feature the showing of this car; a car that we've watched in the making: a full-size version of the best-selling Deora, a Hot Wheels collectable that will be big and drivable at this wild and colorful festival. But the Deora won't be the lone special guest at this unique bash. West Coast Customs, the leader in car customizing for the hip-hop world, will also take a miniature favorite and make it full scale for the birthday — their custom Escalade will be a color-matched sister car to the Deora, a new and radical design that will stand in stunning contrast to that other grown Hot Wheels car at the party. But before the party, we'll watch these vehicles being made, seeing what it takes to scale up from tiny to full size, to drivable and powerful. In the case of the uniquely shaped Deora, we'll see what kind of luxury car has been chopped up, rearranged and retooled so that it could provide the basis for this giant version of a pop culture classic.

I started working on my cage last week. After checking with the SCCA on the legality of my main hoop I'm going to get some more work done this weekend before the ice storm. Pictures of my plans, tubing bender/notcher setup and main hoop work can be found at the bottom of the page at this link: EP Cage Build

On of my friends who races a 280Z in ITS was breaking his half shafts on a regular basis until he had them shot peened. Hasn't broken one since. Thanks for the technical explanation Phred!

How about: - Inline hydraulic brake system lock - Removable steering wheel - Master battery switch with removable key - Inline fuel line cutoff

When I was living in Colorado Springs in 1991 I was a member of the Ordinary Average Guys Precision Lawn Mower Drill Team. We won some kind of first place award. It started as a joke but ended up being the hit of the parade. We had about 16 guys all dressed in jeans, white t-shirts and baseball caps with our Ordinary Average Guys name on them. We were marching with (non-running) push mowers and performed numerous drills including mower-tip-cross-overs, a pinwheel, arrow-head and flying-x. It was amazing the cheers we received.

You mean there are things to read in Playboy? :classic:

Quad-Turbo V12 Concept Car from Chrysler:

1426 on my brake pedal. Nothing on the clutch.

Maybe I'll make patterns from my cage when I build it next month so I can custom make some weld-in kits for you guys. They would include excellent triangulation for the rear and NASCAR© bars. $650 plus shipping. Also, $50 from each sale could go to Mike for site upkeep. Thoughts?

What are they charging for a u-weld cage kit?

In two years they will have to deal with me

I guess then I should have said that a 240 was the first loser :classic:

Don't forget tomorrow on Speed the EProduction SCCA Runoff race - 2pm (EST) - 240Z comes in second!

Good advice 26th-Z. Once things are up to temp some guys will alternate between low and high RPM sessions during a single on-track session -- 10 minutes at 3000 and then 10 minutes at 4500 and then back down to 3000 for another 10 minutes. My engine builder says that is not neccessary. He recommends simply running it for 30 minutes not to exceed 5000 RPM. He said that if you keep things at too constant of an RPM the rings won't seat as well as they could. With my last engine -- full IT prep -- I simply went out for my first practice session and took it easy. The engine is still really strong and shows no signs of leak-down problem, unexpected oil usage or shavings in the oil. Slightly askew: Question: Do you know how to break in a new manure spreader? Answer: Take it out in the field and run the crap out of it :classic:

Looks like he got a little too excited while he was driving!

1997 Season at Gateway Dave, Me, Allen

Waited for the temperature to get low and then I used a ball peen hammer to bang on the floor to pop the material off. In less than an hour I was done -- without any scraping, chemicals or flames. I didn't hit things too hard so I didn't leave any dents -- just a couple of little dings that I could easily pop back if I wanted. I found about five areas of rust in the floor. Total about 1 square foot area. See all 9 pictures at EP-Build

Hood release assembly : $15.00 Pedal assembly: $20.00 of course they both are Or-Best-Offer

Had to look that one up on dictionary.com since some of us are also monosyllabic. Oh, and speaking of cave men... Q: Do you know why cave men used to drag their women by their hair? A: They found out quickly that if they dragged them by their feet they filled up with dirt.

Remember to wear safety glasses when you pull the C-clips off as they have a tendecy to fling off at a high rate of speed.

He probably meant a CV joint -- which Zs do not have. I have used the same set of Spicers for years of hard racing (over 50 race days) and didn't break one until my cart-wheel acceident where the whole suspension was ripped out. I would highly recommend them.

That of course if because I'm reusing some stuff from my IT car such as: Engine and carbs Old header and exhaust Gauges and senders and I'm not going with fiberglass parts -- which saves another $1200 or so. The major cost savings come from not having to build a $12,000 competative EProd engine. I figure I'll spend a year or so getting used to racing slicks and also making the car handle well before I put more power to the ground.

My son's soccer season is over this Saturday (I'm the manager/head coach) so I've got until Thanksgiving to get the final gutting complete and the cage built. I'm working on a sponsorship proposal now also. The plans in place! I'll be posting pictures and all the details on my web site at E-Production 240Z Build. The link also includes my estimated cost calculator :disappoin

You sure that cop isn't from the Village People?