- 361. Re: OT - New Nissan Z Pics (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 08:28:07 -0800
- That was my first impression, too. There is an article in the SJ Mercury News this morning about the retro trend in auto design - the writer says that Nissan describes the 350Z as "scrambl(ing) the D
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00271.html (7,731 bytes)
- 362. Re: Z Concept - OT (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 09:17:10 -0800
- Even worse news - if it were a concept then we might hope that there would be improvement before the final version hits the showroom floor. The interior, in particular, just screams "concept car/arts
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00276.html (8,219 bytes)
- 363. Re: Z Concept - OT (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 10:04:24 -0800
- BTW - the wbesite calls it a "concept". Gary McCormick
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00279.html (8,076 bytes)
- 364. Re: Z Concept - OT (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 10:55:28 -0800
- And what's REALLY unbelievable is that people are paying up to $10k over sticker for retro-panel-wagon-on-a-mini-car-chassis PT Cruisers! Gary McCormick
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00285.html (9,610 bytes)
- 365. Re: New Z - "Don't confuse effort with results," (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 07:38:10 -0800
- Sounds like successful racing team managers think alike. In a story on the near demise and subsequent resurrection of the Penske Racing team in the February 2001 issue of Road & Track, Roger Penske c
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00327.html (7,787 bytes)
- 366. Re: fog lamps (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 08:20:35 -0800
- The human eye is more sensitive to yellow light when light-adapted than when in other words, yellow objects appear brighter in daylight, but when your eyes have adjusted to low light conditions (like
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00332.html (8,235 bytes)
- 367. Re: Now this is funny (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 07:22:07 -0800
- Maybe it has an L24 transplant... Gary McCormick San Jose, CA
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00361.html (7,065 bytes)
- 368. Re: Radiator rebuild (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 14:52:59 -0800
- This issue was discussed at some length here on the list a while back. There are complex thermal issues involved - the transfer of heat from the radiator to the ambient air is affected by the amount
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00404.html (11,186 bytes)
- 369. Re: Radiator rebuild (score: 1)
- Author: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 16:13:16 -0800
- I have heard similar horror stories on the past... and I have seen some pretty nasty crud buildup lurking behind the freeze plugs on engines I've disassembled. Good incentive to do a thorough back-fl
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00412.html (13,602 bytes)
- 370. Re: Heater resistor (was: one more thing II) (score: 1)
- Author: The Dread Pirate Roberts <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 11:30:30 -0800
- I guess that it's a convenient way to regulate the speed on a motor, but it seems awfully wasteful to just burn off electrons as heat (so to speak) in a resistor. Ever since an electrician explained
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00565.html (7,939 bytes)
- 371. Re: OT - Another Retro Car Release (score: 1)
- Author: The Dread Pirate Roberts <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 07:37:39 -0800
- The latest issue of R & T has a couple of pics of the Ford 49, but no mention of the possibility of production. I hope they do build it - it's the first American car since the '68 Mustang Fastback th
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00594.html (8,918 bytes)
- 372. Re: Air vent grate mesh (score: 1)
- Author: The Dread Pirate Roberts <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 10:01:08 -0800
- OK, I've been bragging that my car has "original paint and is still lookin' good" all these years - now I can check it out for certain! Gary McCormick San jose, CA
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00686.html (9,090 bytes)
- 373. Re: RHD question (OT) (score: 1)
- Author: The Dread Pirate Roberts <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 11:07:00 -0800
- I got curious when no one weighed in on this question, so I searched the DMV website and found... zip, nada, niente - absolutely no mention of RHD vs. LHD. Any of you RHD Roadster owners out there ev
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00702.html (7,564 bytes)
- 374. Re: RHD question (OT) (score: 1)
- Author: The Dread Pirate Roberts <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 13:02:43 -0800
- I searched on the terms "Right hand drive" and RHD. I didn't expect to find specific vehicles. Gary
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00706.html (8,876 bytes)
- 375. Re: my pix (score: 1)
- Author: The Dread Pirate Roberts <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 07:48:06 -0800
- The listserver strips attachments... Gary McCormick San Jose, CA
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00755.html (7,829 bytes)
- 376. Re: OT-Z car crash pic (score: 1)
- Author: The Dread Pirate Roberts <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 08:17:13 -0800
- Hah! The driver was probably from out of state and was driving around goggle-eyed at the "palm trees and everything". ( ...it doesn't necessarily have to be California, though - could be Miami - ther
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00865.html (7,754 bytes)
- 377. Re: OT-Z car crash pic (score: 1)
- Author: The Dread Pirate Roberts <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 08:27:11 -0800
- Oh, for sure it was a fluke - I mean, this stuff doesn't happen everyday, but you'd be surprised at what does happen... My dad (as a CHP officer... and don't say CHiPS!!) worked an accident where a d
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00867.html (8,196 bytes)
- 378. Re: OT-Z car crash pic (score: 1)
- Author: The Dread Pirate Roberts <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 08:42:46 -0800
- Go get a copy of "CHP" magazine at your local newsstand (if you live in California) and you'll see this kind of stuff for real. There is no reason to assume that this is a fake... and I've looked at
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00868.html (7,764 bytes)
- 379. Re: OT-Z car crash pic (2) (score: 1)
- Author: The Dread Pirate Roberts <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 12:22:20 -0800
- Aha! It WASN'T a "California driver" after all! Gary McCormick San Jose, Ca
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00874.html (7,308 bytes)
- 380. Re: Just an update (score: 1)
- Author: The Dread Pirate Roberts <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
- Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 13:39:07 -0800
- Ross Mullen at Sports Imports has the floor panels and other sheet metal. http://home.istar.ca/~datsun Gary McCormick San Jose, Ca '70 2000 - 31 year California car, 100% rust free (thanks goodness!)
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2001-01/msg00893.html (7,989 bytes)
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