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Afterwards I though of that too; what would happen if the engine killed at a certain corner on a particular track. Sounded great at first but now I dunno... California Speedway is certainly an extreme example. I don't have any super speedways around here to race on, but it wouldn't be pretty at the Milwaukee Mile either.

Yeah, it's a disease... Short term I'll be leaving the motor "as is" with my custom 2" back solid mounts at the stock height, but my project next winter (if I don't crash the car again) will be lowering it and at the same time making my custom crossmember utilizing the stock car steering rack w/adjustable ackerman that I've spoken so much about in the past. After that, it's the tube frame car, if I ever make it that far... I'm glad you mentioned the thick mount. The Weaver pump has just under 1.5" of spacing between the mounts. I simply bought 1.5" thick plate aluminum stock and will be joining them in a right angle by drilling/tapping and bolting the two sections together with some real beefy bolts. There's a weaver pump pic in Honzowetz's book which mine will look almost exactly like when it's all done. More pic's are always nice. The pressure switch sounds like an excellent idea. Any products you can provide links for?? Another small item which just popped in my head that I posted on Hybrid a while back. A, 18mm X 1.5mm to 10AN adapter fitting is required for the oil filter boss plug. After that you're home free with the standard AN fittings. I'm in limbo now as to if I should run 16AN lines to and from the tank, or use 12's. The tank I bought has 16's welded on, and since I haven't bought any of the other fittings yet, the cost would be marginally more than 12's. I'll have to buy adapter fittings somewhere for the lines, at the tank or the pump, and they're both about the same price.

No problem guys, I also wanted to add that the dry sump pump must be a three stage (2 for the pan pick-ups and 1 for pressure). I have a Weaver pump, a quick ebay search resulted in some matches, including this one for reference: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/WEAVER-3-STAGE-DRY-SUMP-OIL-PUMP_W0QQitemZ4621126585QQcategoryZ107061QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem You're certainly taking a risk buying a used pump, but they are rebuildable, and replacement parts are accessible. There are other manufacturers out there, but I have no idea what, and which ones are better, etc. I like the "tried and trued" reputation which Weaver has.

To answer the guy's question, I haven't seen anything for sale recently, but I beleive you can still buy the ARE pan new. The web page is a bit dated, but here it is: http://www.drysump.com/pan16b.htm I'm in the process of converting to a dry sump system now. I was lucky enough to find a used set-up for a good price, but a bracket still needs to be fabricated for the pump in my case. But other than the pump bracket and pan, all the other items are "off the shelf" ones anyways. Now's the time for you to decide if you want to run an alternator, or possibly relocate it to the driveshaft. It will make the job a little easier if you can mount the pump in the alternator location. The added weight will be on the correct side of the car, as well as the lines shorter and better placed. Unfortunately for me, I decided to keep the alternator, and will use the AC compressor mounts. I've yet to fabricate the bracket, but will post pics when I do. If you use an ATI damper, they also sell a nice dry sump mandrel which bolts to the front, and goes for about $150US. The damper will require a custom hub machined by ATI, but they have the one they did for me on file. I beleive the hub will cost around $150, and the damper itself is also an "off the shelf" item, and goes for about $300. You can probably find a good used tank on Ebay. It appears there was a rule change in some circle burner class, and dry sumps have been outlawed. At least when I found mine, there where many out there because of this. A Patterson or Peterson tank is recomended, in at least a 3 gallon capacity.

Yes, I'm in Council, left you a PM.

I went to my club's award banquet last weekend and there's 3 guys who are seriously considering taking their cars (a GT3 510, 2 roadsters). They were giving me the riot act about not going. I'm sure I haven't heard the last of of it yet either. I'm not making any promises, but I just may attend... It looks like they'll accept most liscences from other clubs, but it probably wouldn't hurt to run it past them first. Ouch, $475 entry fee.

As much as I hate to say it, the headquarters move to Tennesee kind of makes sense, don't they have a rather large production facility there? I'm pretty sure that's where my pick-up was made. I'd frankly be surprised if Gerry runs his BRE at the Mitty, especially if he gets this news. From what I can tell, he's very involved with his GT2 300ZX.

Ron Carter mentioned to me that he may be attending, perhaps he'll chime in. It's tempting, but I'll have to pass. I still have to complete a few more races to get my full comp liscence and won't race anywhere else until that happens. On a bad note, I have to say, for the spectator these larger events are great, but for the participant they can be a royal pain. The Brian Redman Challenge (which may challenge the Mitty for "the largest event" title) is in my back yard, and I honestly don't know if I'll ever attend it. All of the fellow vintage racers I've spoken with say it's just too busy, both on and off the track, and the ratio of track time to the amount of days you're there isn't good either.

This is kind of a hi-jack, but does anyone have links to good in-car camera videos of both the north and south circuits, at least a full lap?

It's been a while since I looked at the SCCA GCR (General Competition Rules), but I believe it hasn't changed much in the last few years. The EP Z's must be 2.4L, retain the stock SU's, 12:1 compression; the cylinder head must be prepared to IT specs, so no porting of any kind, only cc'ing the chambers. I beleive most of the guys are running stock, or maybe Nissan Comp gearboxes.

Yes, impressive. The first thing I thought of was I wonder how he'll do at the Runoffs this year? I suppose with the first year at Topeka, nobody really knows what to expect. That would be something if he could pull off a win in that car after how many attempts by Grayson?

This Sunday, Jan 1st, at 1 pm EST, Speed is showing the very last Runoffs race of the season, the GT2. All of the Nissan front runners have abandoned the L28 in favor of the VG30 in the past few years, but there is a 280Z in the feild.

I was happy for the 2nd place guy in the 914, but I wonder If I'd be that happy with an accomplishment achieved just by sheer luck. The yellow Z that went out on the first lap was Ken Kannard who hails from East Troy, WI. He's my local Z guy I root for, too bad for his luck.

I thought I'd put this here since 50's are for the most part a "race only" item. I emailed him asking if they were Solex/Mikuni's, or strictly Solex. He replied with the following: Theses are made by solex before Mikuni took over. These were made when Solex and Mikuni first started merging. They are cast Solex made in Japan Ebay auction here The N42 head is also included. I wonder what Mikuni parts, such as jets, will transfer over?

Great, thanks again Steve. That #3 car looks very familiar, and the situation he's in seems eerily familiar too: Here's me:

Thanks again Steve. Please don't put too much effort into it just for me, or the group, but the photos are much appreciated. Agreed, I think it looks better, but I suspect the other ones offer more downforce with less drag. With that said, the more I think about it, it wouldn't be too difficult to modify the stock steel fenders and healight buckets, and make mold patterns similar to that. The flares could be made with some flat sheet steel and no rolling, just kinda bending it over one's knee once the pattern is cut. As far as making the molds themselves...no experience there, but I'm die'n to try. If only I could afford the wheels and tires!

It's not a Z, but did you guys see this GTO? It caught me off gaurd a bit. You don't see too many road raced ones, maybe on the open track challenges though.

Thanks Steve! I knew I'd hear more about it from one of you guys. I'm curious if he's raced at the runoffs; searched a little on SCCA's archives, but they only went back to '02 and he wasn't on there. Do you have any pics of his older body? Yup, my thoughts too. The wheels were a dead giveaway there was much more to that car. I wish that the rules didn't favor the solid axle cars so, but I guess that's the way it is. From Steve's engine shot it appears to be a well prepared car, up to par with the front runners out there today.

I was going through my HRP catalog and noticed a really wild looking GT2 280Z that I've never seen before. From the photo it looks like it could be a pretty competetive car. I did a google search and couldn't come up with anything. Does anyone else have info? EDIT: I also forgot to add, there's some really cool non-z cars here

Oops, made an A$$ of U and ME. I found the entry list as well with the car makes, but at glance I didn't see Chet listed on there anyways.