A&Q about 350Z
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Well, I went to leave for work today and my '81 is gone.... so now I can't work... I gues so I guess I am gonna try to get my '77 on the road this weekend... not sure if I will be able to pull it off or not, but there's always hoping....
And I will be putting an alarm system on the '77... and maybe I will sleep in it... or rig it to blow up if somebody tries to steal it... At least then my car would have revenge on the fools.
Guess I shoulda put the stock head on the '81... oh well.
'81 280ZX-N/A 2+2 - stolen on 11-9-2006 :-( - recovered 11-13-2006 :-D
'77 280 - now back to being my project car.
'76 280 2+2 - parts car - slowly being stripped
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F%$kin' Theives!
Sorry to hear that man.
I assume from your sig that the car is reasonably new to ya.
Good luck getting the '77 up and running.
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1990 300zx NA
- Custom Exhaust
- JWT Pop Charger
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Alot of time neighbors/thieves will watch when a person works on a car for a long time, then right when they get it done, BAM it gets stolen, has happend to a few people I know actually.
Lots of Z cars, 1970's-1983's.
1977, Megasquirt, 12.8@ 105, 1.70 60 Foot, 2940 LBS. Blake Machine Co, Phx, AZ http://bandmzcars.com http://blakemachineprojects.com http://www.zselect.com
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I like the idea of the removable steering wheel...and sorry about your car man....that sucks big time...
1976 280z 2+2 - Risen from the dead - garaged since 1988. Pallnet Fuel Rail and guage - ES rack and front bushings - 260Z 4Speed - Arizona Z Car Clutch - H4 Lights - Lots more to come...
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My 77 has Kill switches, yes more than one. Detachable steering wheel. Alarm Sysetm, and only people that know how to drive my car actually can work the ignition switch. Lowjack is the best bet though.
Lots of Z cars, 1970's-1983's.
1977, Megasquirt, 12.8@ 105, 1.70 60 Foot, 2940 LBS. Blake Machine Co, Phx, AZ http://bandmzcars.com http://blakemachineprojects.com http://www.zselect.com
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what type of detachable wheel you use Bryan?
1976 280z 2+2 - Risen from the dead - garaged since 1988. Pallnet Fuel Rail and guage - ES rack and front bushings - 260Z 4Speed - Arizona Z Car Clutch - H4 Lights - Lots more to come...
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Dang thieves, where are you located an 81 280zx stands out just a bit not the normal car. Don't give up yet, keep looking you'll find
Naturally aspirated 300zx made in 1984 2+2
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I bought a battery isolator and yet to have installed it. Handy little thing that isolates the battery from the rest of the car (duh) so it can't be started or hotwired without that isolator key or removing the isolator (I THINK?!) I haven't really looked at it yet but it's definitely going on both classics.
1976 280Z
Draw-Through Turbo, 10 PSI, 4 Bbl Holley, E88, L28 (Flat), 10:1 CR, 5 Spd
1974 Corvette Stingray:
350, 400 Automatic, T-Tops, 8.5:1 CR, 78,000 Miles
1994 Acura Integra:
1.8L, 5 Spd, 189,000 and Counting!
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The only thing that alarms do is make people want to bash your car to shut the fool thing up. External alarms do nothing positive.
Kill switch(es) and mounting an alarm INSIDE THE CAR are the way to go. The car won't start and 130DB is enough to make then not think about anything but getting out.
Sorry to hear about it.
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dB dude :)
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yeah... I'll definitely be looking for it... and thanks for the tips about the anti-theft stuff... detachable steering wheel sounds like a very nice addition as well as multiple kill switches....
The thing is, I haven't been working on the car here... been working on it at my parents since I am technically not allowed to work on it at my apartment complex... and I am in a "good" part of town.
Yeah, not to many brown 280ZXs around here... and it is a 2+2 with 70's aftermarket rims and factory rear louvers. Actually, I don't remember ever seeing another brown 280ZX at all around here.
Anybody in Tucson, AZ or surrounding areas should keep an eye out for it... I wanna nab those creeps.
Yeah... I had that car for about a month.
'81 280ZX-N/A 2+2 - stolen on 11-9-2006 :-( - recovered 11-13-2006 :-D
'77 280 - now back to being my project car.
'76 280 2+2 - parts car - slowly being stripped
Post Edited (Nov 9, 10:12am)
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Oh its in AZ, Ill keep an eye out, as I know most z car guys locally, and I get offered ALOT of z cars. I have internal and external sirens in my car too, it is LOUD, and anoying when that sucker goes off when the im in the car. I gurantee you, that alarms are good anyways, as I have my car parked RIGHT next to where I sleep, under my car port, and if that alarm goes off im RIGHT THERE, so it does do good. But in a walmart parking lot, no it doesnt have much effect. Ill take some pics of my detachable steering wheel, soon.
Lots of Z cars, 1970's-1983's.
1977, Megasquirt, 12.8@ 105, 1.70 60 Foot, 2940 LBS. Blake Machine Co, Phx, AZ http://bandmzcars.com http://blakemachineprojects.com http://www.zselect.com
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ethan... got pictures?
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'05 350Z Chrome Silver Touring
'73 240Z
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nope no pictures.... not really anything special about it....
brown '81 280ZX 2+2 with
1. T-Tops
2. rear factory louvers(black)
3. clear headlight covers(one has a hole in it)
4. missing top part of windshield trim (somebody decided to use black silicone instead of a new window seal).
5. Dent right above windshield
6. Dent next to passengers side tail light
7. All windows except windshield are tinted (blurry and needs to be replaced)
8. Aluminum Rims (Appliance - same color as car - inside is brown, rim itself is just plain aluminum color)
9. Antique alarm lock on rear of car near the driver's side tail-light.
10. smalll inverse dent on the hood (above vavle cover area - looks like somebody left a tool under the hood and then tried to close it)
11. Tan interior
12. Muffler (glass pack) comes out of drivers side instead of passengers side...
HEHE, I just thought of something.... the gas cap is locked.... and it only had about a half tank of gas.
'81 280ZX-N/A 2+2 - stolen on 11-9-2006 :-( - recovered 11-13-2006 :-D
'77 280 - now back to being my project car.
'76 280 2+2 - parts car - slowly being stripped
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ARGGG!
73' 240z: F54 4.2L, OS Giken LY DOHC Crossflow head, 17:3comp.ratio, N33, Tripple SU's, T10 Hybrid Draw-Through TT @ 47pds, Roots&Centrifugal Type supercharger, 3-2-1 headers, Centerforce 4 clutch, 6oz flywheel, R300 differential, Super-Hicas
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Ethan,
Perfect, grab a map and due some math.
You'll be able to narrow down your search (be sure to give this info the police as well)
Still a needle in a hay stack, but at least the stack is MUCH smaller.
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1990 300zx NA
- Custom Exhaust
- JWT Pop Charger
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1/2 tank of gas is ~150 miles? So, there's your search radius...
I'm sorry to hear that your car was stolen, but maybe its being "overhauled"! Best of luck finding it again.
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1982 280zx
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150 miles is a little over the distance it is from tucson to mexico, Hate to say it but more than likely thats wheres shes gone/headed.
Lots of Z cars, 1970's-1983's.
1977, Megasquirt, 12.8@ 105, 1.70 60 Foot, 2940 LBS. Blake Machine Co, Phx, AZ http://bandmzcars.com http://blakemachineprojects.com http://www.zselect.com
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I have a removable wheel and lock for it on my S13.
'78 280z - RIP
'90 S13 hatch - current work in progress
'7x 240z - future work in progress
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duuuuuuude i'm sorry :[
all these z car stolen stories make me so sad :[
82 280zx turbo 5 speed
86 300zx NA 5 spd
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anyone remember the old saying
"the best place to hide something is right in front of there face"??
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1981 n/a 280zx
1952 m38a1 jeep willy's
1971 fairlady 240z
95 300zx N/A
72 240z
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Did you check your neighbor's garage?
1972 240z w/L28, tokico shocks and springs, and a 5 speed waiting. Also running high performance ultra mega blinker fluid, that's at least an extra 50hp to the wheels.
1987 Toyota Supra Turbo 5-speed. Belongs to me until my friend get's back from Iraq.
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i'm sure they would just break the gas cap.
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'05 350Z Chrome Silver Touring
'73 240Z
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is it possible it got towed- being in an apartment parking lot- you never know a tow company may have taken the wrong car or apartment manager may have had it towed . its worth checking into if you havent already. it sucks that its gone. i have a brown 80 280zx coupe and i would be really upset if it were stolen.
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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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First,
So Sorry to heat aboout your car. My buddy had his Supercharged IROC z Liffted in NYC years ago. He got it back mostly ok -just tore up dash, sterring etc.
Quick release set up.
I cut down the Grant hub on a table saw with a metal blade and ran a tap to continue the threads. Before I shortend the hub felt like I was driving a chopper.So far so good 10,000 miles with it. This is a Grant 5 bolt hub quick release. For 6 bolt , Momo etc, there seam to be lots more options on ebay.
-Peter
-Pete
1978 Z ATK F54-P79
Drink Sobe No Fear Gold
Tokico Illuminas, Poly bushings,Techno Tuning TC rods. Bad Dog frame rails. Toyota 4 piston calipers & power slot rotors. MSA 2.5” turbo exhaust & K&N cold air intake. H4’s
Post Edited (Nov 9, 2:50pm)
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That Lock is a good idea Corwin. Otherwise all a thief would need is a good strong pair of vise grips locked onto the steering shaft and away he goes.
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I wish you luck on finding it. It'll probably turn up in a day or two, without any gas in it. Hopefully not in 'hurt' condition. Hopefully you got lucky and only got joy riders. Keep us informed...!
Ask stupid questions get stupid answers...
'73 240z... New Project
'74 Corvette Stingray... Old Project
'99 Honda Civic Si... Daily Driver
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Yea, my only bane right now is an oil filter wrench.
'78 280z - RIP
'90 S13 hatch - current work in progress
'7x 240z - future work in progress
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zxtoy.... I checked with the apartment complex before calling the police... they haven't had any cars towed recently. And even if it was towed, the towing companies alert the police about any car that they had to tow under those circumstances.
1 fast z... actually from here to Mexico, it is about 90 miles... I go down to Nogales quite a bit, and it is about 90 miles exactly from here to the border crossing.
I really don't think that's where it went.... I do have my suspicions though, and I will be checking that out tomorrow.
Oh, and It would be able to get over 150 miles on a half a tank... unless they were "joy riding", it should be able to go for at least 200... maybe more after having tuned it more earlier the day it got stolen.
If they broke the gas cap (original), wouldn't they have to totally jack up that side of the car? Unless they we "professionals" that is.
The REALLY SUCKY thing is, I had probably put 80+ hours into working on that car over the past few weeks...
'81 280ZX-N/A 2+2 - stolen on 11-9-2006 :-( - recovered 11-13-2006 :-D
'77 280 - now back to being my project car.
'76 280 2+2 - parts car - slowly being stripped
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>And I will be putting an alarm system on the '77... and maybe I will sleep in it...
Quick close the gate before the......... Horse gets out! Doh, it's gone! lol
Sorry that happend to you though, honestly, that sucks balls.
Please everyone get alarms in your Z's, thieves do target them regardless of year. Whoever says alarms dont do anything are the dumbest fools on the planet, you need to spend a bit of coin to get a good alarm with a fuel pump cut off, ignition cut off, hood/hatch sensors, interior motion sensors, 120db+ siren with internal battery backup, the whole nine... DONT go cheap on an alarm, even if the alarm is more than what you paid for the car it all comes down to how screwed you're going to be when your baby gets taken from you after all that hard work fixing her up.
85' 300ZX NA
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Post Edited (Nov 10, 5:39am)
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NO theft deterent will totally stop a theif, BUT the more things you do to stop them, the more frusterating and more time it takes them.
Lots of Z cars, 1970's-1983's.
1977, Megasquirt, 12.8@ 105, 1.70 60 Foot, 2940 LBS. Blake Machine Co, Phx, AZ http://bandmzcars.com http://blakemachineprojects.com http://www.zselect.com
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If you have a kickass alarm similar to the kind I mentioned above, short of them getting a truck and actually lifting your car up onto the back of it (with the alarm still screaming at them) they wont be able to steal it. No doubt some PRO theives would have transport methods for doing those kind of jackings but not your average run of the mill crackhead looking for stereos to steal or punk kids looking for cars to joyride in etc
85' 300ZX NA
86' 300ZX Turbo
88' 300ZX Turbo
89' 300ZX Turbo
300ZX Turbo Project
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I hope I see you on OverHaulin soon!! Sorry to hear about your car.
Sup.white1990 N/A 73k manual
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From my perspective, all alarms do is notify the theif (and surrounding area) that you car has an alarm, and the surrounding people just think "they forgot to press the button".
What I am currently thinking about is a system that has no alarm and leaves a little mess.
#1 - spring loaded spike placed in steering column
#2 - spike constructed of tungsten or other metal/alloy with high temperature threshold.
#3 - deactivation button
#4 - automatic braking system
Goes like this: you hop in your car, deactivate "alarm", drive off
Theif hops in your car, drives off, hits 10mph, spike rapidly heats, brakes automatically apply, spike ejects somewhere into ribcage and rapidly cauterizes the wound, theif tries to escape/run off.
You are left satisfied; either by the theif showing up in the news dead, or in the hospital slowly recovering.
Any constructive criticism? :sarcasm:
no hippies either saying theifs have "rights"
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THE ABOVE COMMENTS ARE A FELONY, AND YOU WILL GO TO PRISON FOR SUCH ACTIONS. Just like you cant setup boobie traps in your yard or behind your fenced yard, to kill someone or hurt someone. Its illigal.
Lots of Z cars, 1970's-1983's.
1977, Megasquirt, 12.8@ 105, 1.70 60 Foot, 2940 LBS. Blake Machine Co, Phx, AZ http://bandmzcars.com http://blakemachineprojects.com http://www.zselect.com
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I'm gonna go out on a limb and say he was joking.
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1990 300zx NA
- Custom Exhaust
- JWT Pop Charger
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You can legally shoot them, but not have your car do it for you....
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You must live in Texas...
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1990 300zx NA
- Custom Exhaust
- JWT Pop Charger
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forget the spike. You just need a trunk monkey.
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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>From my perspective, all alarms do is notify the theif (and surrounding area) that you car has an alarm, and the surrounding people just think "they forgot to press the button"
It's not about the siren, it's about disabling your car so it cant be driven away! With the ignition killed, and the fuel pump cut off how do you suggest someone is going to start the car and drive away in it? Hot wiring it wont even work! All the while a loud as sh!t siren is screaming at them saying "Hi, look at me! I'm trying to steal a car that wont start!" How long do you think they'll hang around for eh?
85' 300ZX NA
86' 300ZX Turbo
88' 300ZX Turbo
89' 300ZX Turbo
300ZX Turbo Project
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'How long do you think they'll hang around for eh?'
ever see a 'rolling traffic impound' operation? flatbeds come rolling up, hook a car, drag it up on the flatbed, and drive off. takes less than 30 seconds to drag a vehicle with four locked wheels up onto the bed, and then they drive around the corner and finish the job. nobody pays a tow truck or flatbed any mind. all they have to do is really get two wheels on the bed and drive a block away to finish it. i have watched tow companies with fat slobs running the trucks sweating like hogs hook six cars in less than four minutes. once that street was cleared, six more trucks came and got more cars off the next street. if they want it, they will get it, and there really is no defense against pros with a tow flatbed. your only hope then is a lojack or other gps system installed to notify cops to get to the car before its parted out and a total loss. even now lojack isnt that great because thieves are knowing where they are and are pulling them out, or they just move the car to another area and let it 'cool off' till they come back and hook it. sad to say, cops have let lojack equipped cars be dismantled so they have more evidence on the shop doing the work.
they want it, they got it, nothing you can do about it.
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If you had read my previous post I already mentioned that method.... Thanks captain obvious.
85' 300ZX NA
86' 300ZX Turbo
88' 300ZX Turbo
89' 300ZX Turbo
300ZX Turbo Project
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what you need to deter theives is one of those boot things that they put on your car for too many unpaid tickets. no theif would try to steal a booted car! they might even feel sorry for what they think is a fellow law breaker who got caught and booted. then you just remove your boot thing and drive away!
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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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Yeah that's gonna be real practical to do every time you get out of your car lol
85' 300ZX NA
86' 300ZX Turbo
88' 300ZX Turbo
89' 300ZX Turbo
300ZX Turbo Project
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or they might assume you haven't visited the car in awhile to notice a boot on it, so they can take their time stripping your car.
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'05 350Z Chrome Silver Touring
'73 240Z
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Or the cops see it and impound your car...
85' 300ZX NA
86' 300ZX Turbo
88' 300ZX Turbo
89' 300ZX Turbo
300ZX Turbo Project
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You guys are a riot... LOL
Or you can do the real easy thing, and just make sure your car looks like total crap.... that way, you don't even have to worry about locking it unless you have a good sound system in it.
It's also fun to have a total crap looking car that is a lot faster than anybody would expect.
I have an idea... get an alarm system that notifies you, straps the perp(s) into a 6-point harness, have a wireless PA system so that you can notify the perp(s) that you will now be driving the car directly to the Police/Sheriff office via remote control. And have a video camera so you can capture the expressions on their faces.
Seriously though... I really want a trunk monkey.
'81 280ZX-N/A 2+2 - stolen on 11-9-2006 :-( - recovered 11-13-2006 :-D
'77 280 - now back to being my project car.
'76 280 2+2 - parts car - slowly being stripped
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A camera by the sunvisor that sends you a picture to your cell phone and the police of a car jacking. That would be entertaining. Esp. if a gps was attached to it that sent a map out every 5 mins of where the car was. Should be easy with all that new cell phone technology.
Ask stupid questions get stupid answers...
'73 240z... New Project
'74 Corvette Stingray... Old Project
'99 Honda Civic Si... Daily Driver