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Right-Hand Drive Z Gets More Upgrades

Filed under: Featured Cars and Projects,Performance
by Alvin G @ 6:55 am on June 24, 2011


Lou S is the owner of this right-hand drive 240z that got the full ZCarGarage performance suspension treatment last year shown HERE. With the handling and footwork sorted the Fairlady has received several improvements that add to both the driving experience and aesthetics.

The Z’s vinyl seats had seen better days with a few rips and tears so new Recaro LXF seats were installed. These are some of the best seats for your Z and a huge improvement over the stock pieces in terms of comfort and grip…letting Lou take advantage of that grippy new suspension!

Another upgrade to the interior was the steering wheel. The tuner-ish “D” shaped wheel was replaced by one of the best period-looking units on the market today: The MOMO Prototipo. I love this steering wheel:

The Fairlady’s tired chrome bumpers got replaced with brand new show-quality pieces and for a cleaner look the over-riders were not installed.:
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An Old Flame Never Dies…240z ‘Vert

Filed under: Featured Cars and Projects
by Alvin G @ 12:13 pm on February 26, 2011


A long time ago in a city close to the bay a guy named John loved this Z.
Back then John was a 16 year-old teenager and he had a dream of merging the sexiness of a Z body with the feeling of wind in his hair. After finishing high school and college the Z had become a constant in John’s life. Sometime in the late 80’s he met Darrell from Darrell’s Datsuns where the transformation from hardtop coupe to droptop convertible was made. Darrell Riley built Zs for a living until he was in his 70s! That’s die-hard Datsun.

When Darrell’s closed down in 2004 ZCG bought some of his equipment and with it lots of cool Datsun memories.
Meet John’s topless Z…After having the Z cherried out he put it away to preserve its condition. Now in his mid forties…It was time to relive memories and that feeling you get when you bring one of your favorite things back to life.

After some online searching…John was directed by Z Owners of Northern California (ZONC) to ZCG. We looked over the Z and made a plan of attack including a full Rebello engine build using the existing L24. It was very important to John that the original block be used and not look over the top. Besides triple carbs and a few more performance items under the hood it will look like the trusty L24…with 2.8L of Nissan L-series power!

It is interesting to see how the body is modified to achieve drop-top status…all of the trim pieces and interior bits are removed in preparation for paint:

Off to Williams for sand blasting and then paint!

You can see more photos of the take down in the gallery:
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Z 8 My Money…Gauges

Filed under: Featured Cars and Projects,Performance
by Alvin G @ 4:08 pm on December 13, 2010

Here is another update from Rob on Z8MYMONEY:


When we last heard from Mark and Michelle the Z continued to eat their money and this resulted in major suspension and driveline upgrades, which you can see HERE. During the last few months Mark has been pushing the limits of his latest additions and felt it was time to upgrade the instruments to keep him from hearing the music of sirens from his friends in the local police department.

 


We made a plan for some Autometer gauges. Mark picked the tach and speedo setup and ZCG’s very own Vlad (aka “Frisco Street”) did a great installation. He used set of custom made brackets from behind so the gauges sit flush in their original stock location. Final touches were made to the steering column cover for the LED turn signal indicators. Once the gauges were completed we calibrated the speedometer to make sure Mark can stay ticket free for now 🙂

 

2011 should be an exciting time for Z8MyMoney as we start on the exterior!!!




Turn Z Sunday June 6th Come out and show off your Z!!!!!!!!

Filed under: Events
by Alvin G @ 5:29 pm on May 25, 2010




Happy New Year!!

Filed under: Events
by Alvin G @ 11:12 am on January 14, 2010

The new year is 14 days old and ZCG is back from the holidays with a vengeance. We hope all you Z car fans had a great holiday. The first week of the year was spent prepping for the Silicon Valley International Auto Show. Each year, Z Car Garage has been lucky enough to have a spot in the Tuner tent. The display consisted of Z’s of all generations from early S30s to the new 370Z model.Thanks to all our customers for their support and allowing us to share their Zs with all the San Jose locals.  Stay tuned… a great year lies ahead.

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