Our private label Z Car Garage KW V3 Suspension is available in limited quantities. These coil-overs offer game-changing performance suitable for street, track and daily-driving for your S30 Datsun Z car.

 

Parts Update

For our clients that were part of the recent 10 set order, your suspension is being assembled at the KW Factory. Here are a few photos of from KW:

 

Thanks for your patience and Long Live The Z!

Interested in the ZCG KW Suspension for your Z car? View the following link for more details and to see clients running ZCG KW Suspension

 

On April 17-19, Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) is hosting the David Love Vintage races at Sonoma Raceway. Z Car Garage will be racing and supporting several client’s Datsun 510 race cars running in the B-Sedan Group. Spectators are FREE, and ZONC will be hosting a Datsun Car Corral on Saturday April 18th. Come out and enjoy a weekend filled with competition, camaraderie and plenty of Alfas, BMWs and Datsuns sharing the track.

 

Z Car Garage Races Ands Supports Four Datsun 510s!

It is our pleasure to bring more enthusiasts into the world of vintage racing. Our services do include full race support and car-preparation to help make client’s race days seamless and worry-free so they can focus on driving. One of our specialties is dyno tuning. Before a race weekend we confirm that your car is running well and make necessary adjustments while on the chassis dyno.

Video of two Datsun 510 B-Sedans (Rob and Tom), Enjoy the sweet L-series music!

Here is a preview of the Z Car Garage clients running at the David Love Vintage races:

#64 Kenny Tse

 

#68 and #30 Noah’s 510 and Bluebird Coupe

Noah will be driving his #6 Bluebird Coupe and Danny will be in the #68 510:

 

Vintage Spec Miata

 

 

The Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) is excited to welcome Vintage Spec Miata (1990-1997) to all of their events! This is a fun, affordable way to get into vintage racing. Tom Dockery will be racing in “Little Butters”:

“Little Butters”, our 1991 Vintage Spec Miata that will be available for rental throughout the vintage race season. Contact Rob at ZCG for details. Since this is a new build for I drove it for the weekend to make sure it was sorted and ready to rock for any client that wants to enjoy it. It has a competitive race engine, Penske shocks which are the current suspension for SCCA Spec-Miatas. Just to pay tribute to how wonderful Mrs. Butters Z (our Series 1 shop 240z) is,  we painted it Safari Gold. It’s nickname is Little Butters,  Josh likes to call it “I can’t believe it’s not Butters” and then we picked the number 23 because we are Nissan dorks.

    

We will also be supporting Randy Pobst’s first National Championship-winning Miata (1992), currently owned by Ross Lindell. If you have any questions regarding prep and presentation, reach out to Rob Fuller: rob@zcargarage.com.

  

 

Larry Chen and Sung Kang’s Datsun 240Z cars featuring our Z Car Garage Big-Brakes and Z Car Garage KW coil-over suspension. Enjoy the photos from a recent photo shoot and see details about their meet April 9 in Long Beach, CA….

 

Larry: I’m so stoked to host Type-S Night Lights with Sung Kang. I called him up the other day and suggested we gather a few 240z’s for a little cruise to shoot a quick promo for the upcoming meet. We stopped for food and we ended up clearing out the entire kitchen at Inn n out 😂🤣
If you are free on April 9th come hang out with us at Night Lights in Long Beach. You won’t be disappointed. Plus we will have night drifting for the first time and Sung will be showing the first 7 minutes of the Drifter Movie🍿. We will also be doing a Q&A session.
It starts at 6pm and the address is 99 Aquarium Way, Long Beach California. All cars are welcomed. It’s free to enter for a show car or spectator. There’s plenty of parking for non- show cars or overflow across the street at The Pike.

 

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Shop Update 2/27/26

Happy Friday from Z Car Garage! Here are a few cars in for service, performance upgrades and mechanical sorting. Enjoy! Matt’s 1972 Datsun 240Z received our Z Car Garage Big-Brakes and Z Car Garage CV Axles along with a full suspension refresh and engine tuning back in 2022. He returned to ZCG for a KA24 5-speed transmission, LSD and a new 3L L-series engine with triple-Mikuni carb induction.

 

Michael’s LeMans Sunset Nissan 350Z is getting an OS Giken LSD and gears.

 

Hiep’s Datsun 280Z is getting a mechanical restoratation with Z Car Garage Big-Brakes, Z Car Garage CV Axles, refreshed EFI, 240Z bumpers and Recaro Seats:

 

Paul Ferrari’s 1991 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo is back for more performance upgrades:

 

Hannah’s Z32TT is in for service:

 

Race-prep for Gabe’s Datsun 510 B-Sedan:

 

Race-prep and dyno tuning for Greg’s Datsun Roadster:

 

Lehan’s R32 Skyline GT-R is in for repair work:

 

Frank’s 350 Roadster in for UPREV dyno tuning:

 

Stay tuned for full reports zcarblog.com and LONG LIVE THE Z

More photos in the gallery below

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This is Bruce’s 1971 Datsun 240Z featuring our Z Car Garage CV Axles and Panasport Wheels. Before we go into the parts let’s hear how Bruce got his Series 1 S30…

 

BRUCE: My love affair with the Z began in 1983. I owned #2112 and quickly realized how special Series 1 cars were. I drove that car as much as possible. It was sporty, sexy and huge bang for the buck. Sadly, I had an accident with it and it was a total loss. I loved the car so much, I vowed to get another but this time do it with no expense spared. Fast forward to 2017, I found the current Series 1 car in the garage of an abandoned building in Silverlake Ca. $1,500 later, she was mine…

 

…I convinced Don Byars at Full Throttle Panteras, who restored and modified my award winning DeTomaso Pantera, to restore this Z. His extreme quality demands, attention to detail and passion for special cars was just what the car needed.

 

BRUCE: Although he worked solely on Panteras, he enjoyed the build and the attention the car received being in his shop. It was my job to source parts and get answers to difficult questions and that’s how I came across Z Car Garage. Rob was very generous with his assistance and was a great resource for the wheels, CV axles and the fuel injection system. The quality of parts and such detailed service Rob provided was invaluable. Sadly, Don fell ill in 2022 and passed away before the build was complete.

 

ROB: I met Bruce in 2019  when he called to purchase some Panasports from ZCG. We talked about the Z and some of the upgrades we have, philosophy behind the cars and how we strive for the right product to do the job. Bruce would keep in touch and later purchased a set of ZCG CV Axles and a KOYO race radiator plus our own hose that make. We can’t work on every Z car because of limited bandwidth, but it’s really cool to  share a few things that we’ve developed to make a Z car better.

Z Car Garage CV Axles

  

Our Z Car Garage CV Axles help transmit power to the ground and ensure smoother operation compared to your standard half shafts. We have over 200 CV axle kits on customer cars and we are stoked with all of the positive feedback. Here are Bruce’s CV Axles installed on his ’71 Z:

 

The ZCG CV Axles complement a full suspension rebuild with new parts from Techno Toy Tuning:

 

BRUCE: In 2023, I moved to southern Oregon and had found a great shop for my classic cars and the Pantera. Chris at Custom Performance and Rods in Central Point Oregon generously agreed to finish the project. Two years later, she was complete. Chris loved the service Rob provided and the beautiful machine work on the CV axles. They were easy to install and really held up well with the high horsepower being pushed through them.

 

Panasport Wheels

 

Bruce purchased a set of 16×7 Panasport Wheels from Z Car Garage. We are an authorized Panasport dealer with have limited sets available for fitment on your S30 Z car with 225/50/16 tires. Bruce always loved Panasport wheels and getting a set was on his wish list since he was a teenager. Don Byars who built his ‘74 Pantera chose the slick Gun-Metal color:

 

 

 

Interior

 

Bruce’s interior choices were subtle with a simplified center console, stitched dash and custom covered seats.

 

Drivetrain

 

The Z sports a Rebello 3.0L L-Series engine with Jenvey ITB fuel-injection. Rob provided support for the EFI and KOYO Race radiator. The engine is backed by a T5 5-speed transmission:

 

Enjoy this video of Bruce’s Z in action. Volume up!

 

Enjoy The Ride

 

BRUCE: I have since put about 800 miles on the car working out bugs and now she runs and performs beautifully. I can say for the most part, my collection is complete. My goal was to build a stock appearing Z that had subtle modifications and had the performance of a Daytona Ferrari. I believe I achieved that. Eliminating the stock marker lights and the stacked Ansa exhaust makes the car seem sexy and sleek. I’m still unsure about the T5 transmission that is in the car. The only plan for the future is to possibly swap the tranny out for something better.

 

“Thank you for the privilege to showcase my Z. Z Car Garage puts forth passion for the marque that is intoxicating and addicting. These are great cars and Rob makes sure everyone realizes it. He is an asset to the Z community.”

Thanks for your support Bruce we love that you are Enjoying The Ride and Long Live The Z! More photos in the gallery below

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