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!! 😀

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.

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…)

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!

Random Pic…

I really love this photo… Great colours, timeless shape… All nicely lined up! Hope to own one of these beautiful cars some day…

Plastic models built by skilled hands…

I recently came across these couple of exquisitely built and highly detailed plastic model cars from a model car show in Japan. These two Fairlady Z rally cars look really incredible, and it is obvious that they were built by knowing hands…

The 1973 Monte Carlo car of Rauno Aaltonen and Jean Todt features some lovely detailing in the engine bay, with a scale L24 running triple Mikuni-Solex carbs…:-D This looks to be a 1/12th scale model,which is what I am after to try and build a replica of the car my grandparents drove in the 1971 Monte Carlo Rally…

Pretty special Fairlday Z…

This is something that I would like to have sitting quietly in my garage amongst a couple of other special cars… Especially seeing that it has one of the rarest motor setups for the L-series straight six… The LY28! The fact that it is turbocharged just makes it that much sweeter… Would like to know what the power figures are! 😀

Random pic…

Things have been quiet here again for a while… So have a look at this stunning shot of an original Z432R at Suzuka in the early 1970’s…