General Chat
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Just a few pics from our small show at woodward.
-1981 280zx
-89 Jeep Cherokee
F-54 - N-47 - 9.8:1 comp - 6-3-1 header -Schneider (470 lift, 280 dur.) - full 2 1/4 exhaust- Pallnet fuel rail - 6 puck ceramic clutch
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I should have won the award for most visible primer.... That was fun though. Too bad your clutch was giving up Roman. Glad to hear you got the new one in and going. I didn't mean to make you drive all the way to my house for the wrong flywheel....
1972 240Z 4-speed, header, 3.54 R200, Crane XR-3000 Ignition, 280Z tach, Tokico Blue Struts, Suspension Tech Springs, Poly Bushings. Visit me at my website for your custom EFI & restored Datsun parts
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It is not a problem. It all worked out in the end. I am still wondering how that 240mm got in that 280z?
-1981 280zx
-89 Jeep Cherokee
F-54 - N-47 - 9.8:1 comp - 6-3-1 header -Schneider (470 lift, 280 dur.) - full 2 1/4 exhaust- Pallnet fuel rail - 6 puck ceramic clutch
Post Edited (Sep 5, 8:35pm)
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AAAAaaaah,
I was at my sister's in Michigan for a week and was a short distance from the cruise. I had to drive to Pa. for the weekend and missed it. Never saw so many beautiful at one time. Just to see what was driving around in town was a treat. Thanks for the posts. Nice cars.
John
77280Z (Spooky), 83ZXT (Garage Queen), 86ZXT (Bulldog).
Proud owner of 10/03 Z car of the month.
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very cooL! more more more!
82 280zx turbo 5 speed
86 300zx NA 5 spd
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i agree way cool pics , thanks for sharing!
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1980 280ZX coupe
2001 maxima
1994 F150 4x4 van works custom truck
170000 and never needed mech repairs
1996 ford explorer -they cant all be good
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Who's orange Z Roman? What about the silver '77-'78 that is just barely in one pic?
BTW, I found the owner of the '77 2+2 in Northville. It turns out that he bought the car new in '77 and it only has 60,000 original miles. He is actually trying to sell it. If anybody is looking for a clean 2+2, let me know and I'll track him down.
Jeff
Northville, Michigan
'78 280 10:1 CR, Web Racing cam, Arizona Z Car header, urethane bushings, Tokico springs, Illumina struts, Panasports, Maxima alternator
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The orange one belongs to the old president of the Detoit Z club. He has moved to SC, but came up for the show. He's a really nice guy and the car is nice as well.
The silver one belongs to a guy from Novi I think. It's a beautiful car. Garage queen, but still in near showroom condition. The interior is perfect, not cracks in the dash, just clean. It is for sale I guess. He had a sign in it for $9500 I think. It was a very nice looking car. That was why they put my primer-mobile at the end of the line....
1972 240Z 4-speed, header, 3.54 R200, Crane XR-3000 Ignition, 280Z tach, Tokico Blue Struts, Suspension Tech Springs, Poly Bushings. Visit me at my website for your custom EFI & restored Datsun parts
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Cool. Thanks for the info Jason. I forgot that Robert was in town. Is the Novi guy in our club? I don't remember ever seeing anything about him or the car. If he's in Novi, we're practically neighbors.
Just when you think there are only a handful of cars in the area, they start appearing everywhere.
Are you going to the meeting on Sunday? Hopefully it won't rain. Right now, the forcast is rain all weekend. My Z will have to stay in the garage if it's not dry. There are too many things unprotected right now to be out in crappy weather. My wipers barely work too, which won't help. I need to take them apart to clean and lubricate the linkage.
Jeff
Northville, Michigan
'78 280 10:1 CR, Web Racing cam, Arizona Z Car header, urethane bushings, Tokico springs, Illumina struts, Panasports, Maxima alternator
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Sunday? I thought it was Saturday the 16th? I will be in Frankenmuth all weekend at the Autofest this weekend. I am hoping to make it to the meeting/cruise on the 16th though. Might have my car in a few less colors by then too.
1972 240Z 4-speed, header, 3.54 R200, Crane XR-3000 Ignition, 280Z tach, Tokico Blue Struts, Suspension Tech Springs, Poly Bushings. Visit me at my website for your custom EFI & restored Datsun parts
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Sorry, my bad. We have an officer's meeting this Saturday and the regular meeting NEXT Sunday. I got the two confused.
My hood is still green with some primer spots. Maybe I'll hit it with flat black in the next week. It would have to be better than what it looks like now.
Jeff
Northville, Michigan
'78 280 10:1 CR, Web Racing cam, Arizona Z Car header, urethane bushings, Tokico springs, Illumina struts, Panasports, Maxima alternator
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Jeff yoru confused.
Officers meeting sunday.
Next club meeting the following saturday.
Mans Prayer "I'm a man.... But I can change..... If I have too...... I guess"
No matter how good she looks, some other guy is sick and tired of putting up with her.
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:-) I have it on my calendar at home, but I have a terrible memory. I'll just drive around metro Dtroit for the next two weekends and look for Z cars. Maybe I'll find you. LOL.
Jeff
Northville, Michigan
'78 280 10:1 CR, Web Racing cam, Arizona Z Car header, urethane bushings, Tokico springs, Illumina struts, Panasports, Maxima alternator
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The silver Z belongs to Dan Lenzi and yes he is an active member of the club. His car won People's Choice; Robert won Best Show.
Now that I've got some pictures, they'll be up tonight on our site.
1981 280ZX Turbo
60,000 original miles
Still OEM (except for tires, fluids, and filters or course)
Swartz Creek, Michigan
It's a dog-eat-dog world out there, and I'm wearing milk bone underpants.
Post Edited (Sep 6, 7:46am)
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Mike,
If you want more pics, my wife took a bunch I can send you as well.
1972 240Z 4-speed, header, 3.54 R200, Crane XR-3000 Ignition, 280Z tach, Tokico Blue Struts, Suspension Tech Springs, Poly Bushings. Visit me at my website for your custom EFI & restored Datsun parts
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Absolutely, send them, zipped if possible.
1981 280ZX Turbo
60,000 original miles
Still OEM (except for tires, fluids, and filters or course)
Swartz Creek, Michigan
It's a dog-eat-dog world out there, and I'm wearing milk bone underpants.
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Eventually I will edit the photos I took. But as I just blew a big wad of cash on a new used car paying gigs are getting priority.
Mans Prayer "I'm a man.... But I can change..... If I have too...... I guess"
No matter how good she looks, some other guy is sick and tired of putting up with her.
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Oh, I get it. Think of yourself first and leave us fellow Z club members out on a limb, huh. I see how it goes now. :)
Really, what's more imporant - money or Z's? C'mon, no braner here.
1981 280ZX Turbo
60,000 original miles
Still OEM (except for tires, fluids, and filters or course)
Swartz Creek, Michigan
It's a dog-eat-dog world out there, and I'm wearing milk bone underpants.
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Thinking of me? Forget that. I'm thinking of the bill collectors, that way they won't be thinking of me.
Mans Prayer "I'm a man.... But I can change..... If I have too...... I guess"
No matter how good she looks, some other guy is sick and tired of putting up with her.
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Amen to that.
1981 280ZX Turbo
60,000 original miles
Still OEM (except for tires, fluids, and filters or course)
Swartz Creek, Michigan
It's a dog-eat-dog world out there, and I'm wearing milk bone underpants.
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I am sorry i didnt get a pic of the Silver 280z, i really dont know why i didnt. It was one of the prettiest cars there, well next to my junk at least. Anyways, i am pumped for saturdays meeting and cruise, now that my car is running well. I am having a small electrical problem that seems to solve it self over night, so it is hard to trouble shoot it. Damn Zs! Damn fusible links. Anyone know of a good alternative to fusible links. I remember reading something for 280Zs to swap in, but now for ZXs. I would like to get rid of those things period.
-1981 280zx
-89 Jeep Cherokee
F-54 - N-47 - 9.8:1 comp - 6-3-1 header -Schneider (470 lift, 280 dur.) - full 2 1/4 exhaust- Pallnet fuel rail - 6 puck ceramic clutch
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"Small electrical problem that seems to solve itself overnight" eh? Sounds to me like someone has a shorting problem, and most likely a problem caused by cracked jacketing on the wire, when it heats, it expands, opening the crack, shorting out the wire. Then when it sits it cools down, closing the crack, fixing the problem.
Mans Prayer "I'm a man.... But I can change..... If I have too...... I guess"
No matter how good she looks, some other guy is sick and tired of putting up with her.