I just got back from William’s Autobody where I was taking pictures of the interior work that is taking place right now.  All of the sound deadening has been removed as were all unnecessary brackets and other parts.  Stripping the car is a very tedious process and most of it must be done by hand to guarantee that nothing important gets damaged.

As you can see the car has been extremely well taken care of throughout its life as there appears to be no patches or any signs of rust in the tub.   A good starting point is crucial in a build like this RB28 car and it’s becoming hard to find cars as clean as this one, especially without paying a hefty price up front.

The next step after this striping stage is a smoothing process to make the floors and interior appear more uniform.  This is followed by a few coats of primer and finally a deep black to match the rest of this amazing car.  Rest assured that I will be back to take more pictures of the car as soon as more is completed.

Rob just got back from William’s Auto Body (check his site out and support one of our own) where the car is getting painted and all of our jaws dropped when we saw the pictures he took, and he says it looks even better in person!!  When you look at the photos it almost seems as if the inner fenders have been sent to a chrome shop.  This is where the many hours of tedious preparation show and pay off.

The engine bay is all that is painted for now, but the finished shell is just on the horizon and we can’t wait to get it back to the shop and begin the mechanical work!  I will have some pictures for the blog when the next coats go on so stay tuned.  Have a great weekend.

Oh yeah!  There are a few more photos after the ‘read more.’

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I know… I know… Many of you have been waiting patiently to hear what has been going on with this 350z project car.  Now I am here to feed you a just a teaser of what is to come!   From the graph below you can see that the car made 500whp and almost 500wtq at 15lbs of boost on our terrible CA 91 octane fuel.  Remember that this car has a built automatic transmission, with a drive train loss of over 20%.   That puts the crank horsepower rating at or above 650hp!!!

If you are wondering why the car hasn’t made more all you need to do is consult the dyno graph again.  Just as the torque converter locks up the numbers seem to go flat.  This is because the car has a mere fifteen degrees of timing in it.  When fully tuned this car will run close to 18 or 19 degrees of total timing which will smooth out the graph and bring this engine to life!

REMEMBER THIS WAS JUST THE BASELINE RUN WITH THE NEW TURBO KIT

After more timing is added and the air fuel ratio is adjusted, we expect to see the graph continue to climb into the atmosphere.  Only time and tuning will tell, and for that you will have to wait just a little bit longer.  Drool away.

I’ve added a sale section (top, center) to the blog that will allow us to offer cars and other parts for sale to all of our readers.  I will post a message like this on the main page whenever I make a major addition or change to the items in the sale section.

Right now there are two cars for sale with more things to come!  If you would like more information on any items in the ‘for sale’ section or if you would like to post an item for sale contact Rob through rob@zcargarage.com.

FOR SALE

Fresh in from Japan are the five sets of Panasport 3 piece lightweight wheels that were ordered for the on-going RB project cars.  We are now one step closer to making all the cars rollers.  As you can see from the photos there are three black sets and two silver.  The craftsmanship and appearance are going to suit these highly modified 240Zs perfectly.

These wheels are ordered in a custom offset just for Z Car Garage and will allow us to fit as much as a 255/40/R17 tire without flaring the fenders.  With the large diameter of these wheels the cars will need to receive coilovers because the stock spring and strut combo intrude fairly deep into the wheel well, of course this will be getting done anyways to allow us to change the spring rate to best suit the new drive train and the owners requirements.

As soon as a tire choice is made and we get them mounted on a car you should expect to see some more pictures of these works of art.  There are some more pictures after the “read more.” Enjoy

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