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superb work of art...

Most probably a motherboard issue... try dusting around capacitors... this is a common cause when MBs gets old and collects dust around capacitors. The dust then collects water vapour and discharges the current but when it is heated works OK.

As a production Transformers was spot on, the music, sound affects, story line all were perfect. You can argue it being not realistic etc. etc. but apart from that from start to finish it was perfect. It was the only moview for a long time that I really enjoyed. I never got that WHAT! why the heck is that there for or can we move along now please etc. feelings. I hope the second one will be the same...

Found this the other day... :duffer: http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=Nissan&model=300ZX&modelMatch=1&modelInclModel=on&PHPSESSID=4e92a597e84e6b7821453c5195fdffc7 How many have you seen?

Hey Steve, didn't knew you were still looking... I wouldn't mind commuting if £££ is good and hopefully it would give my zed a change to stretch. Drop me a PM if you would like to talk further. Thanks,

Same problem as mine... my front right caliper has 3 seized pistons... Did a little shopping around and you can get 2nd hand calipers for about £90 (Paul@SWZ here) and a refurb kit for about £70 (from Mike, can't remember his user id). Can't remember whether that includes the pistons or not. PM me if you need the contact details. But in the end I settled for a set of K-Sport 330mm 8 pot brakes kit which is now £990 I think. They are supposed to fit onto 17"s but I have to get a new set of 18"s.

Without them... personally don't like shiny things... :D

Watched it, don't know about the earth but I was still .... fallen asleep... :D

hmmm, having some careful consideration I think I might be able to afford those Jade Rs (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/18-S-JADE-R-ALLOY-WHEELS-NISSAN-300ZX-TYRES_W0QQitemZ140317983746QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Trims_Car_Rims_ET?hash=item140317983746&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50) Not a big fan of bay so need some advice... Shall I go for the above? or is there any other place that I can check the prices?

Just to clarify, for the above Jades with K-sport 330mm 8pots will I need spacers on the front?

I hope not... I don't fancy going wide arch... This is what they say for the size... 8.5 X 18" 5X114 ET35 FRONTS 9.5 X 18 5X114 ET35 REARS Can anyone explain what this means please? I know the 8.5 x 18 and the 9.5 x 18 part :D

I like the finish of those stella, do you think the "hyper black" or "gunmetal" of that P-45R would have the same finish?

Found this on bay; http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/18-S-JADE-R-ALLOY-WHEELS-NISSAN-300ZX-TYRES_W0QQitemZ140317983746QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Trims_Car_Rims_ET?hash=item140317983746&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50 Like the finish in the pic... does anyone have a real pic of those?

I'd like these; http://www.rotawheels.com/wheels.asp?wheelid=31 but just not the colors... I'd like a less shiny finish...

those are a nice set of wheels m8, but just not the color I'm looking for... a bit too shiny :)

Got my zed a 330mm K-Sport 8 pot break kit but unfortunately (this is really embarracing) my 17" are not going to like the new kit. So, I need some new 18"s and need help finding the right alloys. ATM, i've got these; I really like them but I don't have a choise. I'd like same sort of deep dish rears and some matching fronts. Any suggestions...

Does Conzult run on linux? If so I'm interested in it... maybe not the whole project but to get bits n' peices for my own custom thingy ;)

My condolences sumshiftyguy, everyone looses in the war. Believe me I know the feeling of loosing the family, specially the executions. But that's not the point is it? What rights are you talking about? That's what I'm saying; you are here, not in Sri Lanka. Tamils are not a minority anymore. All have equal rights. Again, it is NOT true now. SL gov. is not killing civilians. If you have been following the offencive operations you should know now the LTTE is trapped in an area of just about 20km2. Tigers are using TAMIL civilians as a protective sheild. If the gov. is not caring about the civilians I'd say it is a round of bombing and the LTTE is dust to the ground for good. All I'm saying is just don't be fooled. Gather reliable facts not just rubbish someone put in tube. You have heard the tigers story for sure, look at the other side as well. Just to let you and others know, tigers have put up vids and pics of war claiming the damage that the SL gov. has done, but after further investigation it is proved that those pics and vids were actually the brutality of the LTTE. So be extremly careful when you get info from forward mails etc. Go and live in Sri Lanka and see for yourself! it is the only way to be sure...

C'mon dude... Do you really call yourself NOT a PRO TAMIL TIGER? If you are a TAMIL but not a tiger you will be very much pleased that the terrorism is going to end at last in Sri Lanka. For 30 years TAMIL TIGERS have ruled the terrorism all over the world and invented suicide bombers killed many political leaders, child soldiers, harming innocent TAMIL people forcing them to join the TAMIL TIGERS ... the list goes on... and deliberately drop out of peace talks and just used the ceasefire agreements to gather reinforcements ... AND ATTEMTED A SUICIDE ATTACK ON former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga who is the daughter of SWRD Bandaranaike... who are you trying to fool? Open your eyes, you are here not in Sri Lanka and you really don't know the situation. When did you last live in Sri Lanka? Your parents were MAKING THE LIVING HERE not in Sri Lanka. True enough there were situations back in Sri Lanka where many were killed BUT NOT ONLY TAMILS. A LOT has changed since then. You only here stories of one side, WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER SIDE? If you have lived among TAMIL TIGERS you would've known the real terrorism. True blood born terrorists who doesn't even care for the TAMIL civilians. TAMIL TIGERS ARE ONLY TERRORISTS nothing more. Even TAMIL civilians in Sri Lanka are victims. So who are they really fighting for? Themselves? TAMIL TIGERS are only standing between tamils and sinhalese in Sri Lanka. TAMILs are not treated differently anymore, tamil is a national language and you get all the government documents in tamil. All major schools teach in tamil. Apart from the terrorist areas tamils and sinhalese are working together without any problems. All are treated equally. It is people like you who haven't been to Sri Lanka for decades just watch u-tube and believe watever they see. u-tube is not a reliable source, anyone can post any rubbish there. I have lost families as well but unlike you I lived in Sri Lanka and I know what the real situation is. I lived through the horror of TAMIL TIGER (aka LTTE) terrorism. I was there when suicide bombs blast and was extremely luck to miss two of those attacks by inches (one of which was to kill a TAMIL political leader). I was there when the peace talks were promising a few years ago until the tigers violated the ceasefire agreements and droped out of peace talks. Just stop fooling around.

Neil, If you could wait up until June I'll give you free hosting but you'll have to buy the domain though (sorry mate can't help with that). I'm running a hosting business but relocating to a new datacentre atm. My other half will design the web site for you (again for free) under my watchfull supervision if you want. She's not the best out there and I'm sure there are far better capable ppl around here but she'll be fully commited as she just left uni :) Let me know if you need any help...

Now I've shopped around a little and I think this is what I'm going to settle with. A set of 2nd hand calipers for £90 and a good refurb kit for £70 which will sort my brakes for now. And then sometime later if I feel the need I'll get an upgrade.

Thanks Ossian/Dave. That second link from Ossian looks promising.

Cheers mates... My disks are ok to me, just needs a set of good calipers. I guess I'll manage to change the calipers my self (hopefully without rounding the nuts :)) if I could get a good set. Then may be a professional fluid flush will sort everything out.

Had a look into my brake problem over the weekend and it seems my pistons are jammed. Only checked the driver side front and three of the pistons/cylinders are not working. Couldn't even move them. I guess they are coroded from inside. :( So, rang up Kwik Fit this morning and they recon it'll be around £1500 to replace all the disks/calipers. But they come with a good warranty and a lifetime warranty for the pads. :( I don't think a caliper refurb kit will do any good :( any ideas or suggestions?

I have only seen people double clutching on heavy duty diesel busses and trucks. Can say it makes a difference and makes a smooth shift. But c'mon on a zed? Do you really want to do double clutching? Or did you meant half clutching?