The Wednesday Night Fun Drags at Sonoma/Infineon Raceway are tomorrow! We have a large group of cars planning to go so don’t miss out!
***To join the caravan from ZCarGarage meet at the shop 12:30pm, 1:30pm departure!***

All the information you need about the track and racing itself is located HERE

 

Grant S is a longtime customer and Datsun enthusiast owning both a Datsun 510 and this superb 240z. We love that he comes from a Nissan family where his Dad even rocks a 350z! The 240z had a failed half-shaft so instead of replacing the old u-jointed parts we installed a complete CV axle kit:

 

Here is a before/after of the old half shafts compared to the new CV axles:

 

Grant’s Z also experienced a sway bar failure where the end link pulled itself thru the rear lower control arm. The solution: new fully adjustable rear lower controls arms from Techno Toy Tuning (3T). T3 is a company that helps keep vintage Japanese cars on the road by creating a myriad of sweet suspension/chassis pieces. Here are the beautiful control arms and end link detail:

 

The S30 rear suspension is not adjustable and that’s what makes these T3 parts so attractive. Besides being over-engineered, these control arms allow for full camber/toe adjustment!

 

It is great to see companies that continue to support our Datsuns to keep them running so thanks to Techno Toy Tuning. The combination of new control arms and CV axles equals a new level of smoothness you can feel!

 

Max has worked on cars since high school. His automotive obsession started with a clean white S13 hatch, then a very nice NA Z32, a G35 sedan and now this silver 350 Zed with a great story behind it.

Max got the itch for a Z33 after enjoying his G35 sedan for awhile. Enter Josiah, who was looking for a G35 sedan. Josiah is the cousin of Matt(owner of this GTM G37) and also owner of a super clean 60k mile 350z with a potent APS Twin Turbo drivetrain from Enrique’s old Z. A deal was made and Max ended up with the silver, boosted Z and Josiah got the G35 sedan…everyone wins!

The APS kit was the most powerful twin turbo setup when it was introduced years ago and continues to satisfy. Limited MAF and injector upgrades compatible with the kit make it not as tuning-friendly as the current aftermarket setups out there but at ZCG we always find a way to make more power!

 

Using a GTM MAF, Aeromotive 340 fuel pump and 600cc injectors we retuned the Z for more boost:

Max’s Z now makes 466hp and 443tq to the wheels compared to 355hp/372tq before the upgrades/tuning!  Enjoy the boost Max and thanks to Josiah and Matt for keeping Z’s in the family!

“The World’s Fastest Electric Racing Car” is here! Remember the Juke-powered Deltawing? Nissan is back with a similar wildly-shaped race car now with full electric motivation.

Read more HERE

SoCal GT-R Cruise 3:  Starts at 6:45 am Saturday at Cars and Coffee

Saturday, June 22, 2013
6:45am

Round 3!  We are going to meet directly at Cars & Coffee on the top level of the Structure this time. We’ll have an insane photo shoot lined up on PCH which is about 5 miles from C&C around 8am. Once we’re satisfied there, we’ll cruise down to Vista, CA (if you’re interested in the full trek) for the HRE Open House. I really want to have as many as possible at C&C and the photo op in Laguna. We had 40 cars the first time, 52 on Invasion II and the goal is 75 for III.

For more information please visit GTRLife.com and to view pics from the past GT-R invasion go HERE.

Teaser video!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qcRX-U6a0AU

Long Live Godzilla!