Jose B visited us in April to troubleshoot some noises and install his Motordyne exhaust and Stillen intakes. We also UPREV dyno-tuned the 370Z, making an impressive 345hp/265tq to the wheels. Jose recently came back to ZCG for a big-brake upgrade.
Z Car Garage is proud to attend the 2018 SEMA show this week in Las Vegas! Our customer Randy Jaffe is displaying his 1970 Datsun 240z in the Braille Battery booth #25029. Please stop by the booth and don’t forget to see our hero Pete Brock as he will be in the Braille booth for autograph sessions:
Tuesday 10-11:30am and 3-4pm Thursday 9:30am-10:30am and 3-4pm
We look forward to seeing you! Enjoy this video showing the Z on our dyno, loading into SEMA and some footage of Pete Brock from ZCon last week.
“Great Drives” is a Zcarblog series highlighting scenic routes and destinations we have enjoyed from the past and present. Whether it is a nice cruise or thrilling adventure, we hope to inspire Bay Area vintage car owners to Enjoy The Ride! Have a great drive of your own that you want to share? Feel free to contact us on Facebook, Instagram or by e-mail.
Mt. Umunhum to Alice’s Restaurant, October 2018
There are several fun routes reaching Alice’s from San Jose. This drive was organized by Lotus 7 owner Geoff W and we all met in Almaden to begin:
The 11-car group was diverse with both vintage and modern sports cars with great Nissan/Datsun representation!
The cars:
Daniel’s Nissan 240s (S13) with an RB25DET swap. He is the man behind the lens of BayRoadsAP. Naveed Yousufzai’s R32 Skyline GT-R:
Lane Skelton of DrivingWhileAwesome in his Porsche 944. Eric in the 911 Targa
TWO Z cars! Michael’s Series 1 240z (with patina) and Andrew’s Series 1 Fairlady Z (RHD!)
Geoff (organizer) in his Lotus 7, featured on Petrolicious! Mike in his 993 Porsche:
Matt in his Subaru BRZ Performance Pack, Brendan and Drew in their Chevy SS sedans, and myself in the Datsun Roadster.
The route:
Driving through Almaden to Mt. Umunhum:
The climb up to the peak is filled with freshly paved road and switchbacks. At the top:
In the lower lot we had a few minutes to chat and check out the cars
I really dig Michael’s S30, it has a warmed-over triple-carb’d L-series:
We left Mt. Umunhum towards 17 and exited on Bear Creek Rd. for lunch in Boulder Creek. This was a fun stretch I haven’t been on.
Heading up 9 to 35. It was fun chasing Michael in the Z:
We had a little scare when his oil pressure gauge started reading low….it checked it ok and we were off again:
The route changed a bit and we took Alpine Rd. (lots of loose gravel) to Pescadero Creek Rd, then Stage Rd. After re-grouping we hopped on HWY 1N:
From 1 we turned right onto 84. This stretch was amazing. SO much fun connecting the turns and chasing Geoff in the Lotus. This is a road that made me love my roadster even more. Thanks Geoff for an exhilarating drive!
All of the Roadsters at Alice’s Restaurant. An “Aero Cycle” joined:
We also got a closer look at Geoff’s go-kart. One look at the driver’s seat tells all: this is a wild ride!
After drinks we departed. Alice’s never disappoints.
Here’s video I snapped showing the action, enjoy!
After drinks we split up for home, and i took 35 back down 9. I was treated to some great coastal and bay arae views:
Big thanks to Geoff for organizing the drive. It was a fantastic run with great company! More pictures in the gallery below.
More and more Z car owners are enjoying innovative products from Z Car Garage. Here is a quick update on two S30s getting our ZCG Big-Brakes for small wheels. Full report coming soon!
The Bring A Trailer Datsun 240z
The Bring A Trailer Datsun 240z is back at ZCG to replace the existing Wilwood brakes with our ZCG Big-Brake Kit.
Randy’s Z will also have a fully functioning parking brake now! We are excited to have have the car ready to rock on its next rallye at the Targa Baja California.
Bruce’s Series 1 Datsun 240z
We met Bruce L at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion . He has owned this Series 1 Z for a long time and he wanted it back on the road. Though he’s worked on his own Z for years, he was ready to hand it off to our crew at ZCG. We are restoring the fuel system and just finished up the suspension. Bruce’s Z got our ZCG Big-Brake kit and our ZCG CV Axles:
Both of these products are available now from Z Car Garage. Please email/call Rob!
Z Car Garage is featured in the current November issue of Grassroots Motorsports Magazine! Writer/GRM Live Host David S. Wallens visited our shop earlier this year and also dyno’d the new ND Miata with us. Grab a copy on newsstands now!
