Roy A hails from Scotts Valley and we first met in 2015 when he brought his 2012 370z for UPREV tuning. It made 309hp/256tq to the wheels:

   

We also knew after his initial visit to ZCG that he couldn’t stay NA for long. In 2017 we made a plan to install the Stillen supercharger kit on his car.

 

This is the satin kit with our usual supporting mods like GTR plugs, a Z1 25-row oil cooler and the Stillen AT transmission cooler:

  

It made good power with 365hp/295tq at the wheels, but Roy is a guy that likes to keep turning up the boost (pun intended). At the end of 2018, we installed an air to air intercooler from  SOHO Motorsports. Ecutek software was also installed which allowed us to run at Speed Density instead of MAF:

   

The gains were impressive, picking up almost 100hp/50tq for 465hp/343tq to the wheels:

 

We actually had to dial it back down after running out of injector. A full fuel system upgrade is next on the list. For now the Z is making 410hp/328tq:

 

Now it was time to add suspension to the mix. We installed our favorite coil-over: the KW V3.

 

Stock Vs KW installed front:

 

Rear:

   

SPC upper arms up front and new links at the rear.

   

Hotchkis sway bar set:

 

We also installed Roy’s new set of wheels:

  

These were freshly released at the time: ADVAN AVS F50 in platinum black. Sized 20×10 F 20×12 R with 275/35/20F, 305 in rear. New TPMS were installed to retain factory tire pressure readings eliminating that annoying warning light.

 

Enjoy The Boost, Roy and see you soon!

   

 

The Golden Week Kyusha Festival was held yesterday in Richmond, CA. We were proud to be a sponsor of the inaugural show with an impressive attendance and fantastic venue at the Craneway Pavillion. This was the site of the Ford Motor Company assembly plant in the 1930s, now a historic landmark.

 

While Rob and the ZCG crew were vintage racing at Laguna Seca I attended the show in my Datsun Roadster. The weather was beautiful and I had a great time checking out rows of Japanese Classics.

ZCG Customers

I was happy to see several ZCG customers attending the show. James Stephens’ Turbocharged L-series S30 has a few more upgrades since being featured in Speedhunters, expect a full report soon!

 

Our friends from Bring a Trailer brought their 1973 240z. This Z has seen some serious rally duty and wears our ZCG Big-Brake kit . We love that it is driven!

  

Nickhil’s S30 recently came in for our ZCG Big-Brake kit too! We are excited to share his story on zcarblog as well.

  

Neal D proudly displayed his freshly-restored concours 240z.

  

Datsuns!

 

Datsuns made up almost half the show with Z’s, 510 wagons, sedans and coupes. There was even a wild 1200 with a 13B!

Daniel Wu’s “Tanto” 510 (built by our friend and talented racer Troy Ermish) is always nice to see:

 

Andrew S’ RHD tribute 510:

 

Really cool wagons, my favorite wearing Devil Shadows:

  

GC10 and C110 Skylines:

  

Here is a short video of the show, enjoy!

 

Friends

I had fun seeing familiar faces and friends. Some go back to the days of the Mt. Shasta Meet! Our friends from Techno Toy Tuning showing off their latest parts for Z cars:

 

Francis Jr.’s S30 looked great with Watanabe wheels and Euro tail lights. Congrats on your award Jr.!

The Jervis family showed their bone-stock Datsun 510. The trunk was filled with nostalgic photos of Shasta/auto-x events.

The roadster was well-received, people had fun with it!

 

Toyota’s

   

Rad Wheels!

So many cool JDM wheels from Watanabe’s to Techno Phantoms!

Thank You!

The Kyusha Festival was a success. I loved the venue and look forward to next year’s event! Big thanks to Kia Shariloo and event staff for hosting. Enjoy the photo gallery below!

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Pall K acquired this Pearl Red (AH3) R32 from our friend Sean and his team at Toprank International Vehicle Importers. It goes without saying, if you are in the market for a vintage Skyline (or any JDM car) IVI is the place to go.  We love the gorgeous paint color and Volk TE37SLs:

 

Pall brought the R32 to ZCG for a full inspection. We found one of the CV boots torn and he had some Nismo stainless lines for us to install.

  

We checked the timing, changed the engine oil, transmission fluid and installed the new brake lines front/rear:

   

Full alignment, and the Skyline will be coming back for a clutch service:

 

Pall enjoys driving his R32 and even made it to the Norcal Skyline Matsuri last month:

   

We really enjoy taking care of many Norcal Skyline owners.  Welcome to ZCG family Pall and thanks for trusting us with your R32!

 

This 1990 Nissan Skyline GT-R has ~86k miles and holds full California-emissions compliance. In fact, it was actually the first car to do so under the 25-year rule through Sean Morris and his team over at Top Rank Importers.

  

With up to date maintenance, a clear title and current registration this R32 is ready to be enjoyed. Extensive photos and history can be found on our For Sale page HERE.

ZCG CV Axles

Z Car Garage is proud to offer a CV axle conversion kit for your Datsun S30 and 510. We have sold over 50 sets of axles, with customers installing and enjoying them on everything from street cars to full-blown IMSA racers. These CV axles will help transmit power to the ground and ensure smoother operation compared to your standard half shafts. Full details can be found HERE

 

We love to hear from customers that are using our products. John B comes from Florida and he sent us these pictures of his S30 project getting ZCG CV Axles:

 

John reports that the axles were easy to install and well-engineered. Thanks John, and nice work!

  

We are on our 3rd batch of CV Axles, please contact the shop to order your set!

ZCG Big-Brakes

 

Our ZCG Big Brakes have been winning Z-car enthusiasts locally and across the US. We are super stoked to hear from our friends at JDM Legends installing the brake kit on their customer’s 280z project:

  

The next run of Big-Brake Kits will be available in 3-4 weeks. We are also working on an installation manual so we can ship this kit worldwide. Blog posts documenting all of our customers running the ZCG Big-Brakes can be found HERE.

Long Live The Z!