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We Love R Z… Geri’s 260z

Filed under: Featured Cars and Projects,Performance
by Alvin G @ 12:06 am on August 23, 2011


Geri R first came to ZCG in November of 2009.  She has owned this pretty 1974 Datsun 260z for over 30 years and never had a dedicated Z-car shop work on it.  The car needed specific Z parts and some TLC that ZCarGarage is always willing to provide. Geri’s goal was to make the Z totally dependable and more enjoyable for long roadtrips down to LA.

A complete rebuild of the suspension was performed, both front and rear. Along the way a laundry list of  items were replaced or refurbished including:

-New factory Tach
-Battery cables
-New factory fuel pump
-Hard to find factory transmission speedo cable
-Gear reduction starter
-Fuel hoses
-A/C system converted to r134

On to the suspension rebuild! After parts were removed the underbody was undercoated and all nuts/bolts were zinc plated:

Every major suspension part was powdercoated. Geri found the stock suspension to be a bit on the soft side with lots of body-roll so Tokico shocks with slightly firmer/shorter springs, and sway bars were installed to stiffen the ride:

Check out the before/after pics with the freshly powdercoated a-arms, T/C rods, subframes, zinc’d hardware…it’s so clean!
New ball joints were also installed:



The rear subframe, control arms, drum brakes with new lines, new sway bar and refurbished rear diff:

Old, tired and dirty meets new, fresh and clean!

The interior was in awesome, like-new condition and ZCG worked their magic on the doors to eliminate the “tinny”  sound:

Geri wanted a new, modern stereo system but it had to be simple and have iPod connectivity… the  new setup sounds great!

The license plate says it all 🙂 We love this Z too, and we love when owners are passionate about their cars. In Geri’s own words:

“Refurbishing was an exercise in frustration until we found Rob at the Z Car Garage. He is the best! The car runs really well and looks great.”

This Z is FOR SALE , please contact Rob for more information.

More pictures of build are below:



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