So since this morning the formerly supercharged 3.8L 350z has had it’s heart completely removed.  It is currently being prepped for the GReddy TT kit.  The engine should be back in the car tomorrow if we don’t hit any snags and the car should be running and on the dyno in the next couple of days.  This car has been through so many stages to get this far and we are excited to have it up and running to it’s full potential soon.

The next update concerns the APS TT 350z that has more goodies than I can list here.  Like I said earlier, I’ll have a full write up on this car when this stage is finished, but for now the carbon hatch is back from paint and will have the new lexan rear window installed in a short while.

We took a trip up to the paint shop to check out the Behemoth 240z and to drop off the recently rear-ended ZCG G35 twin turbo.  All of the firewall holes that needed to be plugged have been smoothed and a first coat of primer has been applied.  Now that the major work has been done attention will now be focused on smoothing every last portion of the entire engine bay to match the exterior of the car.

Interior paintwork is also set to begin very soon.  The only thing left to be decided here is if we will be making all of the interior paint match the rest of the car.  We really do want to make this one perfect.  More pictures will be posted when I get them.

We finished the relatively easy task of putting a modified 350z back to stock for starters last week.  This car came to us from another shop with a massive oil burning and smoking issue.  The car was running a built engine, GReddy TT, full fuel system, and so on.  It turns out that the other place believed that the turbos were the issue so the original set was trashed and two new sets were installed before the owner decided to bring the car to Z Car Garage.

The engine was disassembled and the inspection discovered that it had been subjected to massive detonation and was no good.  It was torn down and all good parts were saved for later use.  A stock engine with low miles was sourced and was installed.  The car ran great when delivered and most importantly the owner was happy.  The car went from being on the lift with no engine, trans, etc. to being a runner in less than a day.  Nice job Fred.

As for the turbo kit, it will be going on a built 3.8L VQ in a customer’s car that is from Tennessee.  It formerly had a custom built supercharger but we knew from the beginning that it would be getting turbos.  The car now features a fully built automatic transmission, rear end, and axles to accompany the rest of the drive train.  It was meant to be a brutal daily driver that will stand up to the abuse of back to back runs down the drag strip and it already features a nice set of Volk Racing SF Challenges for street duty and a four-wheel Rotora big brake kit.

The first two pictures below are of the car with the old supercharger setup.  The last one is of the engine running normally aspirated this morning before it was taken apart for the GRreddy twin turbo system.

…and finally this “morning”….

We should also be receiving the carbon fiber hatch back from our paint shop back today for a really trick twin turbo 350Z that we work on.  This car, seen above, was featured in D Sport magazine last year and it is truly something special.  Look for a full rundown on this car once this stage is completed.

More updates to come today.  I have a lot more to write about.  ZCG

I’ve been out of town for a few days without internet access, so sorry about the lack of updates.

I’m working on quite a few new stories and have a couple of really cool car builds to share with all of you today.  Please check back in a little while to read what is going on with the one, the only, the ZCG.

Forbes