Author Topic: Gearheads Unite!! (Read 1455 times)

midnight Target · « **Reply #45 on:** May 15, 2003, 04:24:12 PM »

Had one in my very 1st car. A 1967 Impala.

Furball · « **Reply #46 on:** May 15, 2003, 04:34:16 PM »

My mum used to drive 260Z's for a living, working at the Notting Hill Datsun showroom! she had to do the Datsun stand at the London motorshow once too. She loves them!

Ripsnort · « **Reply #47 on:** May 15, 2003, 04:37:20 PM »

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Originally posted by Furball
My mum used to drive 260Z's for a living, working at the Notting Hill Datsun showroom! she had to do the Datsun stand at the London motorshow once too. She loves them!

There are two memorable rides I had in a car before I had a license, in 1969 my dad and I test drove a 69 Shelby (Vrroooom!) and in (I think) 1974, a cousin just got a new 240Z (that was the first year, right? Or was it 1975?) Anyway, shhiteating grin from ear to ear on both rides...guess I'm having a 2nd childhood now with my Bimmer.

funkedup · « **Reply #48 on:** May 15, 2003, 04:49:16 PM »

240Z is a great handling car. Had some fun rides in the rain as a passenger in my friend's 71. Seems to be a really well balanced car.

moose · « **Reply #49 on:** May 15, 2003, 04:51:01 PM »

1988 Rx-7 Turbo II

APEXi Power Intake
" " Dual N1 Exhausts
Walboro 255lph fuel pump
Blitz BOV "pssssshhhhhhhhh"

Next - a Trust FMIC setup, removing AC, P/S, relocating battery, etc etc.

Lots of fuel, lots of fun! AutoX this summer will be great

funkedup · « **Reply #50 on:** May 15, 2003, 04:55:12 PM »

OMG another ricer is born. Welcome to the club.

I dub thee, "Vanilla Rice".

PS I might be going to Stage Zero (Vishnu) this fall if I get my cards paid off. ~280hp.

Then I will need suspension and brake upgrades... It's a never ending cycle of expense.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #51 on:** May 15, 2003, 05:21:13 PM »

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Originally posted by funkedup
OMG another ricer is born. Welcome to the club.
I dub thee, "Vanilla Rice".

You're on a roll today! I got tears streaming down my cheeks! The name fits Moose well! (moose, you guys EVER get any sun up in Maine?)

moose · « **Reply #52 on:** May 15, 2003, 05:28:08 PM »

Funked, you knew I had the rx, didn't you?

And Rip, your geographic knowledge is as good as mine -> I live in Mass

funkedup · « **Reply #53 on:** May 15, 2003, 05:40:47 PM »

Yeah I knew about it Moose, I just didn't know you were ricing it out.

Puke · « **Reply #54 on:** May 15, 2003, 05:56:23 PM »

Rip: "and in (I think) 1974, a cousin just got a new 240Z (that was the first year, right? Or was it 1975?)" First year was 1969/1970. In 1974 and only 1974 they moved up to the 260Z. 1975-1978 the 280Z was produced and 1979 the 280ZX was created. The numbers in the name of the car denotes the size of the engine with the 240 being a 2.4 litre and 280's being 2.8 litre (300 3.0 and 350 3.5.) and ZX's having fuel injection. According to the below, a 1974 built Z wouldn't have been too impressive.

1970 240Z quoted 8.2 0-60mph
1974 260Z quoted 10.0 0-60mph
1978 280Z quoted 8.3 0-60mph (1978 dm engine 6.5 0-60mph)
1982 280ZX quoted 9.1 0-60mpg (turbo does 7.1 0-60mph)

http://zhome.com/History/zcarperf.html

Airhead · « **Reply #55 on:** May 15, 2003, 06:31:03 PM »

I know Swoopy it wouldn't work.

funkedup · « **Reply #56 on:** May 15, 2003, 09:48:37 PM »

Lay off the weed, Airtard.

MrCoffee · « **Reply #57 on:** May 15, 2003, 11:06:52 PM »

Heres mine.

Mint condition

Too much horsepower... I oversteared off freeway.

Furball · « **Reply #58 on:** May 16, 2003, 08:58:16 AM »

i'm waiting for Boroda to start ranting about how all our cars are copies of russian designs. And that russian car designers are lightyears ahead of Ferrari etc.

lazs2 · « **Reply #59 on:** May 16, 2003, 09:48:56 AM »

nope... smallest chevy production smallblock was the 1955 265 there was some smog 267 motor in the 70's tho that we won't talk about. the 265 had a grooved real cam bearing and no provision for an oil filter. the 283 came out the next year/mid year and was just a 265 bored out. the 327 came ut in 1962 but hasn't been built since 69. the 69 Z28 302 was simply a 327 with a 283 crank (destroked) the 350 is nothing but a 327 with a longer stroke... that is why the 327 sounds different and revs better. 400 is a stroked and bored 350.
lazs