Rich A lives in Tahoe City and heard about Z Car Garage through fellow Z32TT owner Gary S. After setting up an appointment Rich had AAA drop the Z off with us for repair work. It needed full timing belt services and injectors and since the car had been sitting outdoors the rear tail light panel was in rough shape.

 

The 1990-1994 Z32TT’s have fuel injectors problems because Nissan used a wet coil design. This left the injector coil wire prone to oxidation over time and eventual shorting. The solution? Convert to later style injectors using the early fuel rail. JWT makes an excellent kit that allows later style injectors but also makes servicing/removal a breeze without the need for removing the manifolds:

 

Early vs later(new) injectors:

 

The tail lights on Rich’s car were cracked and faded leading to leaks and deteriorating hatch rubber. The center latch area was on its way to rusting out:

 

Lucky for us ConceptZ has the best replacement lights. J-spec clear lenses look great on the Super White cars. We did a through cleaning before installing the new lights/panel:

 

The fresh tail lights and center panel make a world of difference!

 

From routine maintenance to keeping up the sexy appearance of your beloved Z, how can we help you Enjoy The Ride?

 

Brian K is a Lockheed Martin employee and came to Z Car Garage to have some bolt-ons and aesthetic pieces installed on his 350z. Bolt-on power upgraes included a JWT Pop Charger, Motordyne 5/16″ plenum spacer and the lovely Bassani full cat-back exhaust system:

 

Here are the intake and plenum spacer installed:

 

The stock exhaust compared to the new Bassani dual-exhaust system:

On the dyno we started with baseline numbers of 230hp/229tq at the wheels. Shown below are the gains from the intake+plenum spacer (234hp/232tq) and exhaust (246hp/238tq):

 

 

With an UPREV tune final numbers are 251hp/240tq to the wheels:

 

Brian also wanted to change up a few aesthetic pieces on his Z including the headlights and grille. The new lamps are from Spyder and the grille is a black mesh unit:

Before/After:

 

By now you have probably heard the hype surrounding Nissan’s answer to the wildly successful and totally rad Scion/Subaru (FR/BR) sportscars. The concept is called the Nissan IDX and it is polarizing Nissan/Datsun fans everywhere. What do you think? Is Nissan’s effort a little late or do we have a winner? Our dear friend Forbes brought our attention to this Jalopnik article with more pics HERE.

 

Eric L has been with Z Car Garage since our opening almost 9 years ago. He bought his Z32TT while in college and took great care of his Z for many years. He decided it was time for more traction and braking so we installed a Stoptech big-brake kit up front and new wheels/tires.

Before/after shot of the F/R brakes:

 

The stock rear calipers were matched to the front and treated to new Stoptech rotors with 309 brake pads:

 

We also took care of a few others items like replacing the hood insulation and some general maintenance.

 

Staggered Work Emotion CR-Kai wheels contrast nicely with the with the pearl white paint and allow for some wider tires to be fitted!

Enjoy The Ride Eric!

 

Today I joined two fellow Datsun owners for a nice drive up Big Basin Way into Boulder Creek. Mike B drove his 1967.5 1600, Rob drove his 1967.5 2000 and I drove my 67.5 1600:

 

The weather was sunny and beautiful with freshly re-paved twisty roads from the 236/9 intersection to Boulder Creek.
Below (left): It was interesting to note that the cars represented all of the front grilles seen on the Datsun Roadster from ’63 to ’70.

 

Also enjoying the ride were Jed on his new Ducati Monster, Meghan and Datsun dog Kane riding in the Sora Blue car. Dogs Love Datsuns!

 

With Fall weather changing let’s enjoy this brisk weather before it gets wet!