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ZCG is Contagious: Brandon’s G35 sedan

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by Alvin G @ 6:54 pm on February 15, 2013

You might remember Nissan enthusiasts Dana and Thaad N and their ZCG-modified G35 and FX45. Dana has been spreading the word about us and her co-worker Brandon M wanted similar suspension upgrades to his own G35:
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We installed Tokico D-spec shocks with Eibach springs and SPC camber kits

The new suspension provides a very subtle drop:

Now Brandon too can Enjoy the Ride. Stay tuned as he will be back to ZCG for more upgrades. Thanks for spreading the word Dana!

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Scott Smith Wins SPEC Z!

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by Alvin G @ 12:27 am on February 14, 2013

Congratulations to Scott Smith for winning the SPEC Z racing series with the GreenZ!

After earning his SCCA license Scott started competing in the SPEC Z series with his silver race car and eventually prepared the GreenZ to finish the season. Scott had a small team consisting of himself and his sidekicks Al and J. You could catch these three practicing at open track days like Thunderhill or Laguna Seca trying to dial the car in and find weak spots(see wheel bearing failure below!).

Here’s a video clip from a SPECZ race at Thunderhill:

Scott would like to thank Z Car Garage, William’s, CityTech, Evil Genius, NISMO and BFG. Great driving Scott, we are proud of you!

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Enrique’s Project Camaro is Back!

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by Alvin G @ 11:08 pm on February 11, 2013

That’s right everyone, the Camaro is back and Enrique’s ’67 restoration has reached some important milestones: paint and drivetrain! In the picture above you are looking at the body panel reflection from the expertly applied paint by William of Williams Auto Body. Here are a few more teaser pics:

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Commute Not Boring: Kit’s Versa

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by Alvin G @ 11:35 pm on February 8, 2013

Kit T has a very clean silver Z33 that ZCG has worked on. Like most Z owners it is hard to leave a car completely stock, especially if modifications can improve the fun factor. Kit’s commuter car is this Nissan Versa and to spice things up on his commute we installed NISMO suspension and replaced the brake lines with SS pieces, followed by a brake bleed with Stoptech fluid:

Here are before/after pics of the struts and springs:

Front:

Rear

The change in ride height is barely perceptible but the ride itself is vastly improved over the stock, economy -minded setup. Stock vs NISMO:

Now Kit can Enjoy the Ride on the way to work!

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Smoother and Faster: Eric’s G35

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by Alvin G @ 10:46 pm on January 30, 2013

Erik M is a new customer at Z Car Garage and hails from the East Bay. He was also a Datsun Roadster owner at one point so that makes him extra cool in our book. With 100k miles on the clock of his G35 coupe he felt that the ride was getting very rough, especially over irregular surfaces. Erik wanted to refresh the suspension without lowering the car…we happily obliged and added a few more performance mods to the mix…

To strike a balance between ride control and stock height we installed Koni shocks with new OEM springs and Hotchkis sway bars f/r:

Sway bars:

A Bassani exhaust system is the perfect companion to the VQ’s melodious exhaust note…and it makes noticeable power gains. Below is the stock vs true-dual exhaust system: