Here are a couple of teaser pictures from the Rolex Monterey Historic races at Laguna Seca a couple of weeks ago. I am working on getting a new gallery set up for this site as well as a new interface to enlarge the photos. I took over a thousand photos throughout the weekend so you will really be in for a treat when I finish the gallery!

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The Nissan/Datsun community is beginning to feel the age of our much loved vehicles. Parts are becoming harder and harder to find including standard maintenance items. At Z Car Garage (ZCG) they have begun to reproduce parts that are no longer offered from Nissan.

Production has already begun on the spindle that connects the rear strut to the control arm on the 240, 260, and 280z. The stock piece is made from hardened ductile iron that has been zinc coated. These need to be replaced just about every time the rear bushings are serviced. The new ZCG design is machined from billet stainless steel to exacting specifications. They decided on stainless because the old zinc pieces were getting very corroded with age and are incredibly difficult to remove on occasion, now the problem should be solved.

Here is a photo of the factory spindle (this is the best one that I have seen after removal, usually the threads are pulled and it is covered in corrosion.)

As products disappear from Nissan parts shelves, Z Car Garage is going to step up and produce items that will improve upon the original wherever possible. This is exciting news for all Datsun/Nissan owners who keep up with their vehicle maintenance or anyone who plans on doing a full restoration in the future.

I will post again as they release more “new” products. Stay tuned!!

One of our first G37 customers brought his car by today for a JWT pop charger install. The Jim Wolf product is top notch and as always the install was trouble free.

We made two base-line dyno runs with a best of 279 horsepower and 234 ft/lbs of torque. From the dyno graph above you can see that the torque remains extremely flat across the entire rev range and the overall gains are very nice for only adding a POP charger. The final numbers are 288 hp and 240 ft/lbs of torque.

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On August 15-17th one of the great automotive events of the year is taking place once again, the Monterey Historics. Participants and spectators will travel from around the world to see some of the rarest and most valuable cars on the planet race around the famed Laguna Seca raceway for the event’s 35th anniversary.

This year there will be over 400 race entries comprised of Historic F1, Trans-Am, Can-Am, and IMSA race cars. A 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C Mille Miglia from the Ralph Lauren Collection takes center stage in the Rolex “Moments in Time” display.

Aside from the top notch cars and racing, the weekend will feature numerous autographing sessions and an enhanced Consumer Expo. The Expo is a place where you can find any sort of vintage auto memorabilia; there is everything from vintage gas pumps to actual racing photography from the turn of the century.

Mario Andretti has been named the guest of honor for the Historics this year. His racing career has spanned many decades and he is still the only person to win the Indianapolis 500 (1969), the Daytona 500 (1967), and a Formula 1 world championship (1978). He is a wonderful person to represent the diversity of race cars and the different genres of racing at the Historics given his illustrious career.

Most importantly of all there will once again be a Z Car Corral and your favorite crew from Z Car Garage will be our in full force as always. Tickets that are purchased through the ZONC website include admission to the Z Car Corral.

Hope to see you all there in a couple of weeks!!!

There are a few more photos after the jump.

Pictures were taken from www.centralvalleyz.org and were posted originally by Stevezcar.

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Bassani has emerged as a new player in the 350Z and G35 exhaust market. They have been making performance exhausts for anything with wheels for more than 30 years and are committed to the highest levels of quality and performance.

The Bassani system has been through extensive dyno testing to bring the best overall performance gains, not just a high peak number. One of the most outstanding features of the exhaust is that it does not trade off sound quality to gain performance. The throaty sounds seems to get better every time the engine is started.

Enjoy the video below and see what your Z is missing!!