***We will be meeting at Z Car Garage on Saturday, 7/27 at 8:30am to caravan up to Brisbane***

 

 

 

***Attention All Track-Day Fans***

CityTech is hosting another great track day on September 14 at world famous Mazdaspeed Laguna Seca Raceway!  We love running with this group and they are offering a BMW and Roadster challenge series for the day. Registration and more info can be found on their site HERE. Don’t miss this event!
You can see pictures from our last ‘Seca track day with City Tech HERE.

Mark G came to ZCG to have his NISMO Z33 wheels re-finished, T/C bushings replaced and get an UPREV tune. Since his Z was a base model it didn’t have the fancy multi-function steering wheel…UPREV tuning maps can be selected via the steering wheel mounted buttons so we did a complete gauge cluster/steering wheel swap.  The clutch switch was also replaced for the cruise control “cancel” button:

On the dyno, Rob’s UPREV tuning yielded +10hp/10tq  for a total of 270hp/253tq to the wheels. Check out the significant gains from mid-range to redline:

***We will be meeting at Z Car Garage on Saturday at 8:30am to caravan up to Brisbane***

Come out July 27  for the ZONC Annual Brisbane Marina Car Show! This is a great venue held near San Francisco check out pictures from last year’s show HERE.

 

Here is another great Datsun family story that Z Car Garage is proud to be a part of. John B’s mother actually bought this 240z in 1978! The Z has been in their family ever since and eventually John became the owner. Unfortunately it had been sitting for a long time as the family changed residences and needed lots of work. ZCG to the rescue! We restored the brakes and suspension which were badly corroded/seized:

 

The front end was treated to new rotors and turned drums, new calipers and T/C rods from Techno Toy Tuning (3T). 3T is a company that helps keep vintage Japanese cars on the road by creating sweet suspension/chassis pieces. We love their products and continue to use them as seen on Grant’s 240z. Here are the old vs new calipers finished in black:

  

The hard, brittle tires and groovy slotted mags were replaced with fresh Bridgestone rubber and 16×7 Panasports. These are the “new” style Panasport castings with a brilliant anodized lip:

 

It is amazing what a little cleaning and some Panasports can do 🙂

Underhood, the engine had a severe exhaust leak. Actually, the entire exhaust system was badly rusted…

A full ZCG exhaust system from the MSA 6-2-1 header back to our trademark slash cut tip:

More engine bay work…the gnarly carbs were fully refurbished and dialed-in. We de-smogged the engine, restored the radiator, replaced the water pump and coolant by pass hoses:

Water pump:

More deteriorated rubber found in the fuel system:

A final touch we are proud of is the refinished cowl piece. ZCG  powdercoats it a matte-black finish that looks fantastic:

 

Dyno tuning produced a robust 140hp/152tq to the wheels:

 

With the engine bay in tip top shape John is ready to hit the road in this family heirloom Z!