Filed under: Events
by Forbes @ 11:01 am on January 6, 2009
I wanted to get this out there early for all those who check the blog first thing. We will be hosting a GT-R get together and drive on Saturday the 24th of January. I’m trying to organize the drive to a very special place in motorsports right here in the bay area. If I can pull this off you will not be disappointed, if I can’t you might be.
It’s going to be a busy day here because we are getting ready for the Silicon Valley Auto Show presented by Motortrend. I will hopefully have most of the details sorted out by this afternoon so please check back before the end of the day. Check back later and keep rockin.
Filed under: Events
by Forbes @ 5:37 pm on January 5, 2009
There is some good news here for all Nissan and Infiniti owners, ZONC has made it official that G35, G37, and GT-R owners are encouraged to join the club. This will allow more of us to join in some of the amazing events that ZONC plans throughout the year. Joining the club also gives members discounts at some events and grants access to car corrals at race events the club attends.
To comemerate the new year and the new open door policy ZONC has made a video which you can view below. It has some interesting footage of old Z and G comercials over the years. Fairly entertaining and worth the time.
This car belongs to one of our good friends. The accident happened this last weekend while out for a normal drive. The owner stated that the back end just stepped out on a freeway on ramp. The car then ended up rolling over and hitting a tree which caused the main damage to the roof and C-pillar on the driver side. The side curtain airbag did deploy and probably prevented more serious injuries. Thank you technology.
I just want to note that the owner of this car is a very experienced driver and has years of track time under his belt and was not driving irresponsibly when this occurred.
We are all very thankful that our friend came out of this uninjured. Hopefully he will pursue a new car in the future that he will allow us to modify for him. There are more pictures after the “read more.” Drive safely
We are back for the new year and rockin as hard as ever. We hope you all had a good holiday season and are happy to see you back at zcarblog. On to our regularly scheduled posting….
These pictures are from last years show:
Every year we select a few customer cars and a couple from our own collection to put on display at the San Jose Auto Show. This year will be a bit different for us due to the fact that most of our normal show cars are taken apart at the moment for upgrades of all sorts. The ZCG GT-R will be there this time around so make sure to check it out if you haven’t seen it before. One of the other highlights for us is a recent 240z restoration that features our signature ZCG Big Brake Kit that is due to be released soon.
Other cars at the show will be a pair of Redline red 350Zs, one is a VQ35HR car that makes over 300hp to the wheels in normally aspirated form, and the other is an ’03 with the ’07 and up front end conversion with a Vortech supercharger that makes well over 400hp to the rear wheels.
Our location in the show will be almost the same as in years past with ZCG right in the middle of the aftermarket and tuner building. The Toyota Driving Experience is usually right down the way from our setup and is a blast if you have the time to drive a few new trucks over various man-made obstacles.
Nissan should be bringing a couple of 370Zs and probably a GT-R (not as cool as ours) to show off in the main building. Be sure to sit in the new Z and experience all it has to offer. We would love for as many of you as possible to fall in love with this car just like we have
Let me know if you have any requests for pictures from the show and I will do my best to comply.
We received a large delivery of factory Nissan and one off custom parts from the owner a few days ago. There is no doubt in my mind that this will be the nicest Z on the face of the planet when it is completed in early ’09. Here’s a rundown on the newest arrivals:
New dash: The dash has been customized with a “Behemoth” badge to pay respect to the animal that this car is going to be. The first of the three gauges in the center of the dash has been changed out to house a vintage looking boost gauge. Two very nice touches in my book. New door panels: These are one of many hard to find new interior parts, not cheap either. New side markers and lenses: new in box and super clean Switchgear for the steering column: new, doesn’t get any better All sorts of relays and unseen parts: all new unseen parts that make all the difference in a build like this.
AND…. Finally….all the way from Japan….
TOMEI CAMSHAFTS!!! It’s always a good feeling when you open a box and see tons of crumpled newspaper that is entirely in Japanese. We have been waiting on these for some time and will now be able to finish the stroked RB28 for this build. You can see the specs by clicking on the photo below. Please hold the applause because I will post some more photos of the engine when it is completed. Thank you for your patience.
We should be expecting a paint update sometime next week once the after-new-year’s reality check rolls in. Check back.
There are a few more pictures after the read more…
