Happy 4th of July!

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Joined: 08/02/2005
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I spent an hour this morning driving around in my zx. It was a nice quiet time for me. I needed it. The car ran great and I even managed to have a little fun here and there ;) .Since I replaced the fuel pump it starts instantly with a turn of the key, hot or cold! Everything is working good on the car right now. The ac blows nice and cold and the car is a lot of fun to drive. It's not too pretty but fun. It needs some body work and the dark brown color changed to something I will like.

So i'm having a very good 4th and today is a good day for my wife , who just had 4 bad days in a row. She's playing with my 16 yr. old son's PS3 (he's in colorado springs visiting friends for a couple weeks) in the living room.It's good to see her doing something.The nausea and headaches kicked her butt this time around. Three chemos in 27 days.

So here's wishing all of you guys a very HAPPY and SAFE 4th of July!!!

And THANK YOU each and everyone for your support and encouragement. I can't begin to tell you how much it has meant to us and helped me personally. I kept the PM's and go back and reread them when i'm feeling overwhelmed.They make me feel better.

western Nebraska
 1979 280zx coupe parts car
 1980 280ZX coupe
 1980 280zx 2+2 gone to z heaven
  2001 maxima, 
  2002 maxima, 
 1994 F150 4x4 van works custom pickup,
 1998 mustang

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Re: Happy 4th of July!

Happy JUly 4 to you as well...and all the Yanks on zcar.com. Glad to hear your wife is having a better day...as always, our thoughts are with you both.

The Mighty Zed - 1977 280z: 1982 turbo engine, Wolf V500, Hybrid Boost Controller, Rebello P90 head w/SS valves polished and ported, Iskey turbo cam, T3/T4 turbo w/ ball bearings and ceramic coating, 450 cc Supra injectors, Lonewolf Perf. ported intake ma

Joined: 01/25/2005
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Re: Happy 4th of July!

a happy yankee doodle dandy to all our fellow members down south.

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Re: Happy 4th of July!

Rat back atchya!

'75 280Z Coupe 4-speed
'09 Altima Coupe
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Re: Happy 4th of July!

Land of the free and home of the brave

..and like a man with a tiger outside his gate
He not only couldnt relax, but he couldnt relate..

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Re: Happy Independence Day!

ZXTOY

I, too had some nice drive time in my '86 ZX, with the T-tops out, of course. It has been raining here for about 30 days. Today has been the first real break from it for a while. Not too hot, not too cold.

Good to hear that your wife was having a good day today as well. Here's to many more good days.

1986 N/A Z31 GLL, black 300k + mi
2006 Honda civic Si, grey
1994 Chevy K1500 Blazer, black

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Re: Happy 4th of July!

100 + degree days for two weeks and too dry to shoot fireworks - I'm spending

the 4th counting cracks in my eyelids at work - but it's O.T. and the Z's are

getting more work done on them.

Ed and Jeanne's ZXelda 1981 280ZXT ZXita 1987 300ZX 2+2 ZXena 1990 300ZX 1941 Buick Special Sedanette (Betty) 1956 Dodge Royal (Dorothy) 1971 Buick Riviera (Rita) 1984 Ford F-150XLT (Freya) 1987 Pontiac Firebird TA Convt (?)

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Re: Happy 4th of July!

Great you had a good 4th. Will keep the prayers going! I'm wondering where you bought the fuel pump for your car. I may need one soon and hear bad things about the aftermarkets. Hope you can get the wife out for a ride today.

80 280zx 10th Anniversary Edition Rust Free Sold 3-08
81 280ZX Blue+silver
4 previous z's
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Re: Happy 4th of July!

Drove my '88 turbo for a few hours. Turbo quit boosting, front shocks died a slow death, and power steering fluid all leaked out. Lot of work to do, but still beats driving a butt ugly econo-box. Unless the computer also died, it said the entire drive averaged 30.1 mpg!

A destination is merely an excuse to drive a Z !

1988 300ZX white with blue body panels due to wreck,daily driver
1982 280zx 2+2, metallic orange and black adding trim and doing interior
1987 300zx red, needs transmission installed
1987 300zx gold,

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Re: Happy 4th of July!

Sorry to miss festivities...
Busy watchuing 7 SCUD salute easter waters off Korea, yes?

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