Happy Birthday to Joel Anderson who passed away in 2021. Joel would have been 83 years old today and we miss him dearly. He was an immensely talented graphic artist and successful privateer Datsun racer with regional and national championships all over California. See Joel’s racing career and learn how he helped us enter the world of vintage racing in our tribute HERE

Happy 83nd Birthday to our hero John Morton!

An amaZingly talented driver, Morton brought Brock Racing Enterprises (BRE) four National SCCA Championships from 1970-1972: two C-production championships in the Datsun 240Z and two Trans-Am championships in the Datsun 510. Enjoy our photos with John Morton over the years and let’s all wish him the best birthday!

Rob and John at the Velocity Invitational 2022

Morton, Pete Brock and Steve Millen at Laguna Seca 2018

Road Atlanta 2010, with the John Morton Army (JMA)

BRE Reunions in 2008 and 2010:

The Mitty, 2018:

Honored to spend time with John Morton on the racetrack. Happy Birthday!

Panasport wheels for your Z car

Treat your Z to a brand new set of Panasport wheels! Z Car Garage is an authorized Panasport dealer with limited sets available for fitment on your S30 Z car. We special order this 16×7 +11 offset to enable fitment of a 225/50/16 tire on the 1970 to 1978 S30s and even S130s.

Price is $330 each or $1320 for a set of 4 wheels + freight. Includes center caps

*We have only 8 sets left. Get yours before the price increases!*

Contact us to order: [email protected] or call 408-452-0350.

Wondering how a set of Panasports would look on your Z car? They are timeless just like your Z. Please enjoy pictures below of ZCG customer cars in jus about every color imaginable with Panasport wheels:

   

Z Car Garage is proud to offer 13×7 Panasport racing wheels for your Datsun 510. These are +3 offset and perfect fitment for your B-Sedan/TransAm series Datsun 510 running vintage-class spec 205/60/13 Hoosier R7 (and other) tires. Price is $250 per wheel.

 

Shown above: Rob Fuller and Masayoshi Kobayashi, President of Panasport/Mag Formula Inc at Laguna Seca with the 13×7 Panasport wheels we run on our Bay Area Datsun Dealers 510. Here are the 13×7 Panasport wheels featured on a few client 510 race cars:

Kelvin’s Ex-Ted Gruner TransAm 510

Gabe’s B-Sedan:

Todd’s Far Performance 510

Ed’s 510

More photos of the wheels can be seen in the gallery below

 

Contact us: [email protected] or call 408-452-0350 to order your set!

Happy Friday from Z Car Garage! The shop is busy dyno tuning, servicing and upgrading Z cars. Enjoy this brief update from Friday, January 24.

S30 Z Cars

In 2021, Larry Chen commissioned Z Car Garage to transform his beloved SR20DET-powered 1970 Datsun 240Z, affectionately known as “Ole Orange Bang”. The Z is now getting a full engine bay and front end restoration. It features our Z Car Garage Big-Brakes, Z Car Garage CV Axles, chassis preparation, dyno tuning and more.

Hiep’s Datsun 280Z (on lift) getting Z Car Garage Big-Brakes and refreshed EFI, also in the process of getting 240Z bumpers:

 

Mike’s RB25DET-powered Datsun 240Z getting our  Z Car Garage KW coil-over suspension, Z Car Garage Big-Brakes (Stoptech), CD009 6-speed transmission and 16″ Panasport wheels:

Our very own Cooper got a new set of 16″ Panasport wheels on his Datsun 260Z. Full story in this rally-proven Z coming to zcarblog.com

James’ aka “nasstyZ” aka “Medusa” 1972 Datsun 240Z is getting re-assembled back to its boosted form:

Long-time client’s Datsun 240Z getting full suspension,  Z Car Garage Big-Brakes, exhaust system and carb tuning on the older 3L.

 

Nissan 350Z

Two Z33 Roadsters at the shop: Gary’s Blue ’07 just got a ZSpeed Performanc CMAK and clutch upgrade and Stillen CARB-legal Supercharger kit. The Black 350z is Joseph C’s with a new engine, Vortech, full suspension, DEFI gauges and upgraded stereo system. These convertibles will hit the street next week!

Nissan R35 GT-R

James’ and Marcus’ R35 GT-Rs in for maintenance and upgrades:

Our client and friend Tom Dockery finally found the right car to roam around in…a Nissan 350Z, Enjoy the Ride!

We are still looking for experienced technicians to join our team, for more details and how to apply please visit our help wanted page  HERE

LONG LIVE THE Z!