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Black 280z Restoration…Chassis Update

Filed under: 280Z,Featured Cars and Projects
by Alvin G @ 1:04 pm on January 20, 2011

The slick black paint on Gary R’s 280z makes me drool. Then my eyes widen when I see the gigantic ZCG BigBrakeKit AND new Panasport wheels.  This is just a mock-up, but I can’t help but feel excited! The restoration moves forward with all of the newly plated parts and suspension being installed by Josh C. Hydraulic/fuel lines were beautifully plated in gold(brake) and silver(fuel):

The engine bay is glossy and the firewall is gleaming!

In our last update the interior and entire underbody was stripped and treated with POR-15, seen HERE. After drying, the front and rear suspension is in place with struts/coil overs mocked up. Note additional plated hardware:

Here are some shots of the coilovers and ZCG Big Brake Kit in all its all glory. Wheels/tires are 17″ Panasport C8s with black spokes and 255/40/17 tires under stock flares:

Stay tuned for our next update as Gary’s 280z gets a drivetrain!

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Black 280z Restoration Continues

Filed under: 280Z,Featured Cars and Projects
by Alvin G @ 1:43 am on January 8, 2011

Gary R.’s 280z restoration continues. Our last report described the extensive metalwork rehab to the unibody, detailed HERE.


The brake/fuel lines along with itemized nuts/bolts are ready to be zinc’d in either gold or silver plating.

Having spent money on the paint and bodywork, protecting the underbody was a must for Gary’s restoration. To keep rust away the next step was sealing the underside and interior bare metal areas with POR-15. We have heard positive things about this product and its rust prevention in vintage restorations. Once the inside was coated we undercoated the entire bottom of the Z.


After a day of drying it was time to install coil overs and the amazing ZCG BigBrakeKit


The wheels will be 17″ Panasport C8s custom built to ZCG specs with a 255/40/17 tire on a stock-flare 280Z chassis! Awesome!!
Next chapters will be the wiring and the mock up of the driveline.  Look for more chassis/running gear photos later this week!
Stay tuned..

Long Live the Z!
Rob

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Welcome Home Chuck!!!

Filed under: Events,Featured Cars and Projects
by Alvin G @ 8:18 pm on January 4, 2011

ZCG welcomes home friend and fellow owner Chuck G. Chuck has been in Afghanistan for a long time and safely returned today. ZCG has been working(and storing) his GReddy TT 350z and now he can enjoy his 11-second beast!

Here are a few posts documenting Chuck’s build, from being supercharged to it’s current 500rwhp+ twin-turbo configuration.

  • 3.8L Nears Completion
  • 3.8L Lives!
  • 3.8L Baseline Dyno

    • Welcome home Chuck!





    Larry and Ruth’s 280z: Picture Update

    Filed under: 280Z,Featured Cars and Projects
    by Alvin G @ 11:57 pm on December 29, 2010

    Sometimes it’s easy to overlook the myriad of steps involved in a ZCG restoration. Take the dash from Larry and Ruth’s 280z: it was beautifully restored along with a new interior.  I wanted to share some extra dash/interior pictures from the build, full story HERE.
    Enjoy!

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    ZCG 350z Wins Autox Series!!!

    Filed under: Featured Cars and Projects,Performance
    by Alvin G @ 11:10 pm on December 20, 2010


    With driver Scott Smith behind the wheel the SmittyRacing / Z Car Garage 350Z took 1st place in both the Lockheed Martin Sports Car Club autox series “A” class as well as the Norcal UFO series in “OSP” class for 2010! Great driving and congratulations Scott, you make us proud!

    2010 was an exciting year for this Z as it ran double duty in open track days AND competitively in 2 autox series. The car had several mechanical upgrades and also changed color from silver to its current Go Green. Let’s recap 2010 with pictures and videos of Scott piloting the Z to victory!

    December has been rather wet, so here is the Z sliding around at the UFO autocross in Marina followed by in-car video:

    On May 16, Scott took 1st place in OSP at the 43rd annual Dual at DeAnza autox in Cupertino, CA. Here is the winning run:

    This Z never sleeps! After running hard on the autox Scott regularly (fiendishly might be more accurate) took the Z to open-track days or HPDEs…here are videos and a few pics from tracks like Laguna Seca and Thunderhill Raceway.

    In September the silver Z became the Green Machine with the help of Williams Auto body in San Mateo, Ca. So If you see a bright green 350z on the street or at the track, say hello to Scott!


    Here is a list of blog posts documenting ZCG’s modifications to the Z from the Stoptech rebuild to the awesome Motordyne Shockwave exhaust system. You can also see what Scott is running chassis-wise:
    Transplant
    StoptechRebuild
    MotorDyneExhaust
    GoGreenPaint
    Dyno/chassis

    The crew at ZCG installed and tuned several carefully chosen parts on this Z to make it a killer platform for an excellent driver like Scott to dominate the track! Here’s to another successful and fun year in 2011 🙂

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