We are aware of the current shelter-in-place restrictions placed on Bay Area cities due to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). Our priority is the health and safety of our employees, customers and their families. Z Car Garage will remain open for business but we will be taking the following actions to minimize spread/transmission:
Our front office will be closed to the public, until further notice. Exceptions: Customers who made an appointment (by phone or e-mail) and/or dropping off their cars for service
If you have any questions about your car please DO NOT stop by the shop in person: E-mail us at rob@zcargarage.com or call 408-452-0350 and we will get back to you promptly.
Thanks for your support and understanding. Please be safe and take care of each other!
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We are excited to offer the Z Car Garage Heat Shield for your triple-carb’d L-series Z car. This is a one-piece 304 stainless unit with laser-etched serial number. Proven on all of our L-series engine builds and dyno testing.
This heat shield will fit Mikuni, Weber, Dellorto and Jenvey induction with several intake manifolds like the Harada:
Contact the shop for pricing and ordering info!
ZCG 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 70 CV axle kits on customer cars and we are stoked with all of the positive feedback. We now have a new shipment in stock, order your set today!
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Panasport wheels for your Z car
Treat your Z to a brand new set of Panasport wheels! We special order this offset to enable fitment of a 225/50/16 tire on the 1970 to 1978 S30s.
To order, contact Rob at the shop:
rob@zcargarage.com or call 408-452-0350
Shop Update 2/4
I stopped by the shop today and grabbed some quick shots of a few projects, enjoy! Felix’s 300zx Twin Turbo is back for power upgrades:
Yesterday we attended the DrivingWhileAwesome (DWA) Cars & Coffee event in Santa Cruz, CA. The event impressed us again with a fun vibe and superb variety of cars. Before the 9am meeting our group of enthusiasts enjoyed a brisk driving session en route to Santa Cruz. I was lucky to drive the ZCG shop car, a 1970 Datsun 240z. We started at the junction of HWY 92 and Skyline with a nice gathering:
Leading the pack was Naveed in his Hot Rod Porsche 912. You can follow the build of this 911 6-cylinder powered rocket over on Speedhunters.
Pall’s R32 Skyline in (AH3) Pearl Red. Pall K acquired this Pearl Red (AH3) R32 from our friend Sean and his team at Toprank International Vehicle Importers. We love the gorgeous paint color and Volk TE37SLs. He is also a ZCG customer!
Jeremy’s BMW 5-series Touring with a GM LS3 E-rod crate engine:
Matt’s G-body 911 with 17″ Fuchs and center exit exhaust…my newest P-car crush?
Andrei’s E36 M3
One of the many perks of DWA Morning Motors is its location surrounded by the best driving roads. Leaving the 92/35 junction we headed towards Alice’s Restaurant and HWY 84. Down to Stage through Cloverdale and finally Gazos Creek carrying us to HWY1 along the coastline to our destination. We arrived at 9am on the dot, thanks Naveed!
Mandatory Nissan/Datsun
I was happy to see a few more Nissans and Datsuns at MorningMotors. 260z!
There were a three Datsun 510s! Mark’s has been at the shop so stay tuned for a full report:
Dustin Frisk’s KA24-powered 510 on Longchamp XR-4 wheels:
A nearly-stock appearing 4-door 510:
Another ZCG customer, Eric’s FX sporting suspension and R35 GT-R wheels. Full report soon!
Two 300zx (Z32) NAs and G37 Sedan:
R32 Skyline 4-door, 350z, R35 and Infiniti Q45:
In Search of J-Tin
Morning Motors did not disappoint if you are Japanese Classic fans. Looking splendid were these white, boosted 80’s Hero’s: a DSM Conquest and Isuzu Impulse with snazzy interiors!
NA Miatas!
Turbo B-series DC2 Integra and a pair of EM1 Civic Si’s!
Honda S600 with a Motocompo!
Mazda FC RX-7 Turbo sitting on rad Panasport G7 wheels:
RHD, turbo diesel Land Cruiser!
So much variety! Enjoy this short video:
Euro Classics
Gen’s 911 Turbo S2 (964)
Outlaw 356 and lots of BMW 2002s:
Retro Sporting’s Mk2 Escort with tons of fab work. They are hosting a vintage car-only track day April 10th, check it out HERE
British
American Muscle
From 60’s to 80’s
This G-body Monte Carlo SS was badass!
Vette’s:
Eclectic
DWA CnC is definitely my kind of cars and coffee. It’s a great venue with amazing driving roads nearby and the cars were so diverse. We highly recommend checking it out! Thanks to the DWA crew for hosting. If you haven’t already, listen to their podcast and make sure you give them a follow on Instagram.
More pictures in the gallery below!
Jim H has a great story behind this Series 1 S30. We know the previous owner through Datsun Roadsters from over a decade ago. Jim’s kids actually found this Z for him! Full story HERE. The Z received an upgraded cooling system, ZCG Big-Brakes an CV axles and 16″ Panasport wheels with Bridgestone S007a tires. He returned in the fall for a new 3L engine and more!
David L and Jason P brought their 240z cars in for ZCG Big-Brakes and CV axles:
A 240z Rally Car in for ZCG Big-Brakes!
We love Z32s and we have several in the shop including an NA 2+2 with a Twin-Turbo swap!
R32 Skylines. Kurt’s KH2 is getting engine/performance upgrades:
R32 in for tuning (Love the R34 wheels) and a 4-door R32 with an RB26DETT!
Richard M’s 370z (full story soon), Anniv and Nismo 370z:
At Z Car Garage we are fortunate to be a part of our customer’s sports car journeys. Derek Y is a long-time customer and we worked on his 2005 Infiniti G35. Three years passed by and he visited us with his latest Nissan, this 2015 GT-R. The R35 visited ZCG with only 11k miles and received a host of power upgrades from AMS, EcuTek, SpecialtyZ, Turbosmart and more:
Here are the SpecialtyZ 3″ intakes and AMS front-mount intercooler being installed:
More engine bay work including the AMS crankcase breather setup, ID 1300cc injectors (plus DW fuel pump upgrade), Turbosmart BOVs and a SpecialtyZ Flex-Fuel kit:
AMS crankcase breather being plumbed:
Stock vs Turbosmart BOV:
On the lift, AMS cat-less downpipes are installed:
At first glance it is difficult to catch all of the power upgrades in the engine bay, Stock (L) vs Modified (R)
Derek also needed new tires so we mounted fresh Michelin Pilot Sport4S sized 245/40/20 and 285/35/ 20.
Dyno Tuning
Rob dyno tuned the GT-R using an EcuTek flash and Derek also received a USB dongle for datalogging. Baseline power was 495hp/446tq with final numbers of 612hp/604tq to the wheels on E85:
A few plots showing the tuning session: Baseline to 91 octane tune with gains of 65hp/93tq (Left), and the final E85 tune for even more gains of 52hp/51tq (Right):
Video of the R35 on the ZCG dyno:
Thanks for letting us work on your GT-R Derek and enjoy the 100+hp boost!
