I enjoy seeing the progress on your Z and other toys, and you have always been respectful to others to the best of my memory. It seems to me that quite often someone will say something snide which seems witty, but it will come off the wrong way or just escalate in general to the point where it becomes unpleasant for all involved. It also seems that a lot of people just need to blow off steam once in awhile and a forum such as this is an easy place to do so.
I haven't been a member for much more than a year, but I have noticed periods of highs and lows on the forum as far as personal interactions go. Sometimes it seems that everyone is just a complete ass to one another, and other times its the friendliest forum in the world.
Just my personal opinions and observations, but I definately agree that this is one of the nicest forums I have seen on the net.: to be a Z owner and part of some of the best forums on the internet. : I wanted to share some things with the members that care here. : I've been accused by some forum members here for coming across as "bragging" or "better than the rest" because of all the mods/upgrade pics i share on this forum - well the last thing i wanted to do is come across that way and if any of you read my Zdriver.com (if you care to read at [ www.zdriver.com ] under the articles section) you would know that the reason i share all this on TT.net is because i know there are many people who are like i used to be - just hoping to get ideas/inspiration/concepts on how they might do some things to their cars. Do i post to get attention - well show me someone who doesnt - i wont lie and say i dont like getting positive feedback (recognition) on the upgrades i've done, but by no means do i post to brag or make anyone try to feel bad. : I get on average an email a day either asking about some mods i did, or how to do's, or where to gets, or just compliments on my Z. : At any rate - i wanted to share an email i just recieved tonight that pretty much sums up the cool feeling i get from owning my Z and doing the things i've done to it: : "hello my name is pauly im 17 and on my first car....a 90 grand am soo fun right lol. I read your story about your z and its sooo close to the same way i became to LOVE the 300zx. In 1996 when the last year of the z came out my brother fell in love with it but i really didnt like it at all.....till the day came that i drove a 240SX and thought to my self if this car is this great i cant even imagine what a 300zx would be like and then it started i went to every website i could find to get pics and mods of 300zx's and in my head built the ultimate z that would be mine....and its sooo werid but its almost IDENTCAL to what you have done. my jaw droped and i think i even said wow out loud to my computer. i dont think there is a car out there that i would rather have then your 300zx.....i just thought id email you and tell you that i envy you for bing eable to drive that unbealivble car everyday, well i just pretend my shaky grand am is a 300zx that every 1 is looking at lol, i was thinking about geting 1 this summer but dont really have much more then 5 grand to spend....but now i no that even if have to buy a broke down 1 that i cant drive for a year or so im going to get 1 a rebuid it untill it looks like yours" : What many of you dont know about me and i think its about time i share b/c some of the members here said some hurtful things about me a few nights back that kinda cut deep - is that i made every penny i've spent on my cars/toys - i own a 100% legitmate business and have worked my ass off for the past 4 years for what i have - the reason i joke about my money coming from drugs/child porn simply because that was the joking speculation that many of the members here would post when someone asked about where the $ for all this comes from - this is my first and only Z and july will mark 5 years with it. : But what many of you dont know and i normally dont share with people is that just after less than a year w/ my Z i got in such bad financial shape that i didnt pay insurance for nearly a year, had expired tags, was running on bald tires, literally had to scraung up change or borrow money just to fill up the gas tank. So for anyone thinking i'm a spoiled rich kid - please dont think that for a second - i dont even talk w/ my family (long story) and my money certinaly didnt come from them and i've been on both ends of the money scale. When i didnt have money for food/gas/rent/insurance i used to drive an hour each way just to work from 11pm to 8am as a janitor/clean up person at a big shitty warehouse just so i could work my businesses during the day. So needless to say i've worked very hard for everything i have and have no regrets and dont think i need to apologize to anyone for the things i have. : Nothing upsets me worse than people who say negative things or hurtful things out of jealousy about what i have. You know how long i've heard "its not fair" - believe me - i'm a firm believer in the theory that if you work hard enough you can get whatever you want. : I chose to keep my Z and build it in my image rather than sell out and get a Viper or NSX - i'm proud every day i own my Z and brought it back from near death to make it out to be my personal creation. I thank all the people who have helped me in that process including mos of the EZCA (harry, kaz, bernie, phuong, ed, jon, etc etc), Kurt, Ruzzell, Ztoyz, all the people on this forum who i bought used parts from and the rest of you who aided me w/ helpful instal and advice tips. : I dont mean for this post to sound sappy - but i'm damn proud of my Z and to be a Z owner and it warms my heart when i get emails like the one above - only makes being a Z owner that much better! I wrote this because i've been a part of TT.net for over a year and several months and was part of TT.com almost 5 years ago and i thought a few things should be said. For the most part i think TT.net is the best forum on the internet, but it still shocks me at the lengths some members go to insult other members. : My Z will be nearly done in about 5 weeks and i hope i dont need to appologize for sharing pics, updates, and upgrades about my Z - i'm proud as hell that through the worst times of my life and the best times, my Z has been w/ me and still makes me smile more than ever. : Some shots of my Z over the past 4 1/2 years:
: basically a few weeks after i bought her
:  : a few months later (back in summer 97)
:  : a pic from back in summer 99 w/ my dog Vision:
:  : pic from 10/2000 before deciding to keep the Z rather than get a viper or nsx:
:  : pic from when my restoration process started 11/2000:
:  : when i got my Z back after the first round of restoration in 1/2001:
:  : And a more recent photo from late summer 2001: :  :  :  : L8r guyz,
: Wagz
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