Time for a new look…

So it has a been while since I have posted here, what with life getting in the way and all that. I feel it is time to get back to posting about one of my biggest passions in life this year… 😀 So with all the new things happening I felt it was time to change the look of the site as well as my daily driver PA10 you see below. Let me know what you think?

I have been in the process of restoring my 1979 PA10 1600J since January of this year, which is almost complete now. What was meant to be a simple conversion to EFI has turned into a complete respray, completely rebuilt and modified L16 motor, new suspension bits including poly bushes, new tyres and new rubber seals all round. Crazy how these things snowball out of control so quickly… But can’t wait to get her finished and back on the road!

I will be doing a few posts on the restoration, particularly the engine build, which in itself has been quite the project!

I also am planning on starting a store type setup for parts that I am going to be selling, so keep your eyes open for that one too!

Here’s to the future! 😀

Bone stock 240Z…

Who would have guessed this shape would become so very iconic back when it was first designed… Even stock it is achingly beautiful!! 😀

Random photo…

Datsun SR311 that was rallied in the Shell 4000 Rally across Canada in 1966. Check out the odometer attached to the front hub for mileage checking purposes! 🙂

My new 280ZX…

So, I recently purchased a 1980 Fairlady 280ZX 2+2 a few months ago for the princely sum of R8500 (~$800) and have been enjoying her on the weekends. It needs some work to look decent, with some rot on the RHS fender behind the wheel, some hail damage on the bonnet, a damaged RHS headlight bucket, some scratches on the paint, a slightly damaged interior and a cracked LHS T-Top glass section.

Can’t really complain for the price I paid for her, as she is a driving car with no mechanical faults at this stage. 🙂

My plan is to sort out the fender and headlight bucket, then sand her down and give her some fresh black paint to look slick again! Then a nice set of 15 inch rims and tyres and a slight drop to round out the looks department, maybe even put a lip spoiler on the back as well.

Then the interior needs to be sorted out and a new T-top section put in once I find one in decent condition for a decent price.

Random photo

Love this photo of the Datsun model line in 1968! They even show the forklifts!

Some Datsun racing history goodness…

So, to tie in with my previous post of some current Datsun race cars out on track, I thought I would post some awesome photo’s of historical Datsuns doing what they did best… Going fast and winning!! 😀

(Above: 1970 Fuji Speedway, Japan, Z432R)

Enjoy! 😀 (more after the break…)

160Y GX Coupes out on track…

I had the opportunity to photograph the father and son duo of Seef Fourie Snr and Seef Fourie Jnr as they raced their beautifully built 160Y GX Coupes on the track.

Managed to take some lovely shots. 😀

Tokyo Motorshow 1969

Here is a lovely image of an original Fairlady Z432, shown here at the 1969 Tokyo International Motor Show… If only I could drive it off the floor and into my garage!!

Fairlady Z racing an RX-3…

You just can’t beat historical images like this one of a beautiful Fairlady 240ZG racing an RX-3 Savanna in Japan in the 1970’s… What a fantastic photograph! Makes me wish I was alive in those days…

Random Pic…

I am struggling to get round to doing a lot of new posts here and it is starting to really frustrate me… So for now, here is a photo I took yesterday of a friend of mine’s IMSA 260Z replica at the race track… Love this car to bits!