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Z CAR CLUB MAGAZINE

BEYOND CRAZY!

2016

S E P T/O C T/N O V 2 0 1 6 • I S S U E 2.9/2 .10/2 .11

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12 SEMA 2016 What do you get when you mix cars, beautiful models and crazy costumes? You get one insane week in Las Vegas, NV. The 50th Anniversary of the SEMA Convention was incredible!

Departments 5 From the Editor 8 Events 10 Behind the Wheel 1990 300ZX 2+2 Eric Rubio, Avondale, AZ

24 Tech Talk with Eiji Hosomi 25 Classifieds 26 Around the Curve

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FROM THE EDITOR • I can see the light at the end of the tunnel By: Art Singer, EIC (ZCCM), Albuquerque Z Car Club Or maybe it’s just the flashes from the fireworks ringing in 2017.

Either way, I’m looking forward to the new year and a chance to stay caught up after spending 2016 trying to catch up.

It doesn’t take much for me to fall behind when it comes to getting the magazine out in a timely manner. It’s hard basically being a one man operation when it comes to the production of the magazine. All it takes is one crisis and I’m playing catch up. The crisis’ don’t come from the magazine, but more from everyday life. A family member gets sick, a car breaks down, things around the house need fixing. And when one thing goes, it seems like two or three follow right behind.

After finally finishing my last road trip of the year, I can settle down and get things done. This includes getting the digital issue out on time. To speed things up I combined September’s, October’s and November’s digital issues into one.

Because I did this, I’m extending all subscriptions by three digital issues. The print issue is back on schedule and none have been missed so there won’t be an extention for them.

I will take a short break on February 17-20 to attend the 2nd Annual Friend’s of Mr. K Fun Run that will be held in Laughlin, NV that will include daily

drives in and around the southern NV and northwest AZ region.

There have still been quite a few readers wanting to send in articles on their Zs. The problem (if you want to call it that) is, they are mostly coming from the S30 crowd. I would love to see some later model Z owners (280ZX, 300ZX, 350Z and 370Z) get involved and start submitting some articles on their cars.

As much as I love the S30, I would like to see more variety, including the newer models in the pages of ZCCM. A few good pictures and a good story behind the car is all it takes to make it happen. Even the 510 and Roadster owners are welcome to submit an article.

ZCCM is still in search of Z-cars for the "Behind the Wheel" section of the magazine. If you own a nice Z and would like to see your car gracing the pages of the magazine and don't mind writing about it then send me an email at arts.zccm@gmail.com to get the ball rolling. Who knows, it might turn into a feature (see above) if there is a really good story behind it! Most BTW's only need between 400 to 700 words and about 5 to 8 hi-res images. This is your chance to see your car in print and it also looks nice displayed in the rear hatch area of your Z at your local car show. So get out from behind the wheel and show the world what you got.

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EVENTS • 12th Annual Japanese Classic Car Show By: John Moran, Empire Z Club In a sea of car shows during September,

year, they were swinging from the chandelier with

Nissan display in conjunction with the Matchbox

the Japanese Classic Car Show (JCCS) sets a very

the North American unveiling of the 2017 GT-R

release and took 1st place in Best Skyline.

high water mark. On September 24, close to 400

NISMO, the release of a JCCS special debut for

However, that was just the tip of the iceberg as it

classic cars, trucks and motorcycles from Japan

the Matchbox '71 Skyline 2000 GTX, a display of

felt like there were Skylines everywhere. In fact, a

flooded the Queen Mary Events Park in Long

a pair of GT3 GT-Rs and an SPL213 that started

real-deal S20-powered '72 Hako GT-R owned by

Beach, CA for the 12th Annual JCCS. The event

the "Fairlady" name. However, the crown jewel for

Diego Rodriguez took home the Best of Show award.

was launched by Terry and Koji Yamaguchi and

me was the '71-'72 Trans-Am 2.5 winning BRE

seems to be sailing full steam ahead. They run a

510. If the BRE 510 was king for the day, there

The number of Skylines was impressive, but Zs

tight ship with a boatload of volunteers to provide

were countless Skylines that could have been

still filled more slips than any other model. As I

a great experience for show participants and

"Prince." Speaking of Prince, Christopher Kim's

drifted around, there seemed to be about thirty

scads of spectators.

'73 purple Kenmeri Skyline definitely would have

S30s, a few S130s, a half dozen Z31s, and Arnel

The show is also getting lots of corporate sup-

caught the artist's eye. Eric Straw's 1984 white

Solas's '93 Z32 slicktop as a display car at the

port, but Nissan is fairly new to the JCCS party

DR30 with an RB26DETT was one of my favorites

Motul booth. Wish I could write about all of them,

and it felt like they were standing in the corner with

and took the JNC award and 2nd place in Best

but here are a few that got called up on stage.

a lampshade on their head last year. However, this

Skyline. Rick Ishitani's 1971 2000 GTX joined the

Johnny Humphrey added a Rocket Bunny kit to his

Myron Vernis’ Hino Contessa

Jay Ataka’s green 280Z 2+2

Rick Ishitani's 1971 2000 GTX

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John Moran with Shoji Inoue

red '72 with 3.0 stroker and picked up the Super

the 50th year of the Corolla. Honda put the 1990

Star Road in Japan. Just around the corner was the

Street

Richard

and 2017 NSX side by side, propped up a few

Japanese Nostalgic Car booth with special guest

Madlangbayan's '72 240Z with Gulf livery, ZTrix

very cool motorcycles, and literally staged "Serial

John Knepp, who was an engineer for BRE and co-

award

for

his

effort.

IMSA kit, RB25DET, and super cool LMGT2 wheels

One," the first Honda (N600) automobile made

founder of Electramotive. He was kind enough to

took the JC Speed award. Stuart Jamison's

for North America. Mazda had plenty of zoom-

add his signature on my glove box door alongside

Rebello-powered 1976 280Z also had a ZTrix

zoom as well with a 1967 Cosmo next to a 1990

Yoshihiko Matsuo, Peter Brock, John Morton, and

IMSA kit and 17x14 HRE 505 rear wheels earn-

Eunos Cosmo, a four-rotor 767B and '79 IMSA RX-

Don Devendorf. In the NICOclub area, I was glad

ing 3rd place in Best Z. Kenneth Soleta's red '75

7 replica, and even more racecars as part of a

to see Nissan community fixtures Greg Childs, Mr.

280Z picked up 2nd place and Scott Kingsmill

tribute to their famed driver Yoshimi Katayama,

K's secretary Johnnie Gable, and her son Kenny

brought out Black Gold and took home 1st place

who passed away earlier this year.

Ueda, who brought out Mr. K's yellow 240Z and

in Best Z. For 240Zs, Migel Armas took 3rd place

In addition to the cars, it was great to see

Greg picked up 2nd place in Best Datsun for his

and Rich Scharf's very clean stock '71 240Z took

many familiar faces, and a few special guests,

'63 320 truck. Finally, I was glad to find John

2nd. Taka Sato brought home 1st place with his

too! Right near the entrance was Myron Vernis and

Williams as he was kind enough to ferry me back

'71 yellow 240Z rocking Marugen Shoukai ZG

his Hino Contessa, without which there may not

across the harbor in his very cool 1971 510

flares, triple Mikunis, and Glow Star wheels.

have been a BRE 510 at the other end of the show.

wagon. The reason being that the show was so

However, Nissan may not have even been the

At the JDM Car Parts booth, I found owner Jay

popular, many spectators had to be shuttled in.

belle of the ball for some as the other marques

Ataka next to his recently finished green 280Z

One more reason to register for the show next

made their presence known as well. Toyota had an

2+2 with small bumper conversion. Also at his

year!

impressive display to continue their celebration of

booth was Shoji Inoue from

Mr. K's yellow 240Z

John Williams 1971 510 Wagon

Stuart Jamison's 1976 280Z

John Knepp

Christopher Kim's 1973 Kenmeri Skyline

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BEHIND THE WHEEL Eric Rubio – Avondale, AZ 1990 300ZX 2+2 I originally purchased my 1990

tweed interior and replacing the trim panels with

platinum mist metallic 2+2 Z32 in May of 2010.

a kit from Interior Innovations. The difference was

I had owned a 1993 black NA coupe and after

night and day and gave the Z a more updated

regretting selling that car I began the search for

look in the cockpit. I then picked up a set of

another project car. The 2+2 was a steal at

Recaro SPG fixed back seats, a CZP black billet

$1800 but it did have issues, 2 bad fuel injec-

shifter and a Kenwood flip out stereo to complete

tors, some body damage, and a major power

the look. I installed speakers in the doors myself.

steering leak. I was currently serving as a

I mounted tweeters, ran wiring and also installed

mechanic in the US Air force so I wasn’t afraid

a 2-way Autopage car alarm. The Z stayed this

of doing the work myself and before I deployed,

way for 2 years until I exited the Air Force in 2015 and decided to celebrate by finally doing the TT swap. The NA motor had 205k on the clock and even though it ran flawlessly it was time for a new heart transplant. Matter of fact when I went to Z Nationals in 2013, she pulled 208whp on the dyno. Pretty good considering the mileage on the Z and after that pull she found herself on Z1’s promo video for Z Nationals the following year strutting her stuff on the dyno.

A friend of mine had an unfinished project that had been sitting on the back burner for

I decided to drop the car off at Pitstop

years. He was a master technician at Subaru in

Performance to address the body damage that

Casper, WY and had left his project z32 in a

was on the passenger side rear quarter panel

storage unit in Mesa, AZ. We had met 10 years

and get a total respray. I also decided to replace

earlier when he had originally started the proj-

the front bumper with a jdm fascia to update the

ect, but since then had been able to complete the

overall look of the Z. It was a long wait coming

job. When he offered to sell the car and the built

back home to see the finished results but the

motor I jumped at the opportunity. When I

guys at Pitstop did a phenomenal job. One unex-

opened the storage unit it was like going through

pected thing that Vitaly the owner and Coz at

time when Z32 parts were still in there infancy.

Concept Z Performance (CZP) did was shave the

The motor was assembled with Pauter rods,

license plate bracket free of charge on the front

Wiseco pistons, JWT cams, new bearings, valves

fascia as a thank you for my service. I was

lifters… everything was new and it was just sit-

ecstatic to say the least. The car was painted in

ting on a an engine stand wrapped in plastic.

2011 and I had picked up a set of ADR M

Inside the car was a brand new pair of JWT 700

Classic staggered wheels from a friend at a

bb turbos and Labree 5 bolt super split down

great price. The offset was perfect for the car.

My original plans for the car was to immediately do a TT swap but after fixing the mechani-

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pipes, 740cc injectors sitting in a box with a 300-degree fuel rail. Now I know what Wayne Carini on chasing classic cars feels like when he

cal issues it ran like a top despite having 178k

would find a dusty barn find. I couldn’t wait to

on the odometer. I decided to transform the Z

trailer the car and motor back home to get start-

from the inside out. I started by removing the

ed. The shell that came with the car had been

freshly repainted but had encountered a hailstorm

After the military I had

in the past. It was in good shape but was more

been offered a job as an

of a project than I wanted to tackle at the time. I

instructor at Universal

decided to sell the shell to fund the additional

Technical Institute teaching

strong unit Nissan had built when they designed

parts I would need for my swap.

diesel engine courses. It is a phenomenal job but

the vg30dett.

I got started by collecting all the supporting parts I would need in order to feed the stout

the hours were extensive and I was taking college night classes as well. This left time at a pre-

As of now the Z remains a great runner and as soon as the temperature cools down and the z

700bb turbos. I went with Ash’s 2.5-inch inter-

mium for the Z but in 5 months time I got her

has more miles on her I will turn up the boost and

cooler piping paired with his massive intercoolers

done. I finished tightening the last bolt at 4 am

see what she can do. All in all I couldn’t have

and a dual MAF setup utilizing twin JWT pop

on a Friday night. I took the Z over to Pitstop

done it without the support of my wife Marisol,

chargers and a Selin translator. I sourced an alu-

Performance to get some details sorted out and

Vitaly and Igor at Pitstop Performance and Coz

minum Koyo radiator; NISMO thermostat and sili-

she was running strong. The first pull produced a

and Nick at CZP. Here’s to many years in this

cone hoses to handle my cooling needs along

smile that was ear to ear. All the late nights, the

freshly rebuilt Z!

with a new fan clutch and fan to provide reliabili-

blood and sweat had paid off. I could say that I

ty. A new wiring harness was installed along with

built the motor in my car myself and it gave me a

the long block being prepped for install. Nick at

great sense of accomplishment. I kept the boost

CZP provided an Eprom tune for the socketed

levels to 14 psi until the engine was broken in.

ECU I had. For boost control I decided to go with

After 1500 miles I decided to put her on the

the new Greddy Profec boost controller and uti-

dyno here at UTI. One of the perks of the job

lize a Greddy turbo timer as well. For fuel

was having access to a free dyno. The only

demands I installed a Walbro 485 fuel pump in

downside is that it is an unloaded unit and my

the tank paired with a large diaphragm Tomei

torque reading would be inaccurate.

fuel pressure regulator, deleting the stock unit and

Nevertheless I was really taken back by the 440

modulator. What I thought would take 1 month

whp at 14psi on the first pull. It had really

took 5 months because of my new occupation.

exceeded my expectations and proved what a

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BEYOND CRA

HALLOWEEN + SEMA =

ZY!

= FUN

2016 STORY AND PHOTOS BY ART SINGER I headed out to Las Vegas this year with the intention of seeing a lot of Z cars at the 2016 SEMA Convention. I was surprised to only see around 10 or so in attendance. Split between the S30’s and the 350Z/370Z’s. The bulk of the Nissan products there were the GTR’s. Everything from mild to wild with the most insane GTR that was gold stamped sitting along side a silver stamped Subaru WRX. Peter Brocks silver and gray 240Z was on display as well as a couple of early Z’s from Japan. The one that really caught my eye was one I had never seen before. Chris Forsberg (of drifting fame) had his 240Z on display. A tastefully done conversion that wasn’t screaming for attention but had everyone looking.

Even with the lack of Z’s on display, there were quit a few novelty cars that were perfect for Halloween. There was the tree car, a Dodge with one of the wildest engines I had ever seen, a couple of jet-engine cars, some great airbrush art on display, a bunch of wrap demonstrations and as I mentioned before, GTR’s everywhere.

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BEYOND CRAZY! I also found some new products on display that caught my attention. I tried to focus on products that would benefit the Z community. I was mainly interested in finding companies that still manufactured parts for the S30’s. I was surprised to find a few that did. Most are outside of the United States, making it a little harder to obtain the parts, but at least they are out there.

I had been to SEMA in the past, but this was the first year that I was in town on Halloween night. It was pure madness. I was staying in the old downtown section of Vegas and was able to walk outside of my hotel room and be within a half a block of the Fremont Street Experience. It was wall to wall people in all kinds of crazy costumes. I’m guessing its one of the only times you will see naked women roaming the streets in costumes (or lack of) and acholic beverages being served on every street corner.

Along with all the lights and glitter, there were some really good cover bands on three different stages from one end of Fremont to the other.

If you get the chance to attend a future SEMA Convention, make sure to come out a couple of days early to witness the craziness of halloween night. It will definitely get you ready for the four days of SEMA Insanity!

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BEYOND CRAZY! Stillen Display

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BEYOND CRAZY! PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT EDITOR’S CHOICE

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BEYOND CRAZY! PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT EDITOR’S CHOICE GFO Oil Additive (GFO) is a patented, eco-friendly engine oil enhancer that has been demonstrated in 3rd party testing to improve fuel economy (MPG) and reduce hydrocarbon emissions in both gas and diesel vehicles. GFO is organically derived, biodegradable, and non-toxic, making it unique when compared to all other oil additives on the market today. GFO can be used easily in any environment without safety, toxicity or disposal concerns. With GFO, you can save on your fuel spend and benefit the environment! Look for test results soon as ZCCM will be testing this product to see if it really does increase mpg’s, increase compression, produce less wear on the engine and reduce lifter knock and other engine noises. Details: gfo-oil.com

ROTA Wheels

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BEYOND CRAZY! PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT EDITOR’S CHOICE With Black Dragon leaving the Z scene, it leaves Z car owners with one less choice for finding replacement outer door handles. But there is a company based in Taiwan called Pan Taiwan Enterprise Co., LTD. That produces door handles for a wide variety of makes and models including early Z’s, 510’s and a handful of older Datsun and Nissan trucks. They also produce many other parts for the early Z’s up to the 280ZX and Z31’s including outer mirrors, side marker lights, door strikers, headlight trim rings, oil caps, gas caps, ignition switches, interior window crank handles, and suspension parts to name a few. Details: zycoat.com

Under Hood Thermal Acoustic Linin

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OUT OF THE GARAGE

Part Three: Respiratory Upgrade Athletes train hard to improve their

performance air filters or air horns, mild cam,

more air volume into the engine more effectively.

cardiovascular and respiratory functions, because

and/or header and exhaust to a stock engine to

But to run such higher lift camshaft(s), perform-

(in general) the better the cardiovascular and res-

achieve the respiratory upgrade without causing

ance pistons may be needed so that the valves

piratory capacity, the better his athletic ability

too many complications. Adding forced induction

and the pistons do not collide. Also, increase in

and performance. Same thing applies to cars, the

(turbo or super charger) to a naturally

more air into your engine, the higher the perform-

aspirated engine increases the level of

ance potential.

difficulty but has been done by many

To a degree, improving your car’s respiratory

people. Those external upgrades, or add-ons are relatively easy to do and they may not cost too much. But sometimes if you add on too much or too big, you may find the need to also give the engine more “fuel” and/or more “spark” as well, or the car will end up running too lean and this is how things could potentially end up complicated.

I intend to cover extensively on the engine internals in the coming episodes, but after

stroke (longer stroke crankshaft) can and will

the add-on upgrades have reached its

increase displacement and compression ratio,

saturation point, an engine internal sur-

which is also a very effective way of upgrading

gery may become far more relevant

engine’s respiratory system, albeit many people

system can often be achieved relatively quickly

and effective. Bigger/longer valves, higher lift

may find it challenging to do the engine internal

and easily, and often cost effectively. By replacing

camshaft, and/or larger ports will help move

upgrade.

OEM air filter(s) or air ducts/pipes

As noted above, there are many differ-

with performance filter(s) and

ent things you can do to improve the res-

ducts, SU carburetors with appro-

piratory system of your engine, both

priate side draft carburetors, or

externally as well as internally.

introducing forced induction to an

Regardless of how you choose to do so,

engine that didn’t have one before,

keep in mind that the bigger is not

or by replacing the existing engine

always the better. If you are introducing

with a bigger displacement engine:

carburetors or exhaust that is too large to

The name of the game is, to a

a stock L24 engine, not only does the

degree, the more air the better.

engine not produce its maximum output,

Typically, you can introduce

but the car may actually run worse than

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the stock. Likewise, adding too big a forced induction system to a stock engine may exacer-

Things usually get too complicated or problematic, when air to fuel to spark relationships

bate the throttle response or cause other unde-

goes unbalanced. In the next issue, I will go over

sired consequences as well. I have seen many

the “fuel” system and introduce a few tricks to

cars that have such out of whack ego to capabili-

monitor as well as to adjust/compensate air-fuel

ties ratio.

unbalance.

CLASSIFIEDS Sell your parts and accessories, street vehicles, and anything else Datsun or Nissan related. Rates start at $35.00 for 40 words with one picture. Contact Art Singer at 505-835-9170 or arts.zccm@gmail.com for more information.

1987 Nissan 300ZX 2+2 1987 Nissan 300ZX 2+2 Affectionately known as the California Mistress is officially retired in Northwest Arkansas and is "Up for Adoption". Automatic trans, (rebuilt 2007), a/c works great, entire cooling system updated 09/2015 at a cost of $3860. Ice Blue Silver Metallic with two-tone blue interior, T-tops, louvers and full service manual on USB and a 1-yr subscription to Alldata. 149K original miles, Original owner since 1989, was a Dealer demo at Culver City Nissan in Southern CA. Always garaged. Trailer queen from 2004-2010, too many awards to list (also goes with vehicle) from Southern and Northern CA, to Arizona to Branson, MO to Northwest Arkansas, To see more detailed photos, an in-depth write-up and certified service history (CARFAX) all in PDF, please email; ronkalter@aol.com. Vehicle is located in Arkansas near the Oklahoma and Missouri state lines. This Z is in pristine condition, but not perfect. If you want perfection, l’d go see Jesus.

Asking only $9,349.00 or nearest offer.

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AROUND THE CURVE ZCCM is for car clubs and their members. We encourage you to join your local club or consider starting one of your own— it’s a great way to grow the Nissan, Infiniti and Datsun community. If you already belong to a club and you don’t see it listed contact Art Singer at arts.zccm@gmail.com or 505-835-9170 for more information on how your club can become a partner.

• Partner Club Directory Arizona Datsun Southwest Location: Tucson, AZ Contact: Jon Figueroa - President Email: speedgato@yahoo.com Phone: 520-208-7212 Website: datsunsouthwest.com Facebook: facebook.com/BanzaiDattoSouthwest Desert Z Association Location: Phoenix, AZ Contact: Jack Saxton Email: dza@desertzassocation.com Website: desertzassociation.com California Group Z Sports Car Club Location: Southern California Contact: Ian Stewart - President Email: ian@groupz.com Website: groupz.com Z Club of San Diego Location: San Diego, CA Contact: Chuck Golden Email: chucksbarandgrill@cox.net Website: zcsd.org Z Owners of Northern California Location: Northern California Contact: Jason Green - President Email/: zoncpres@gmail.com Phone: 707-681-8717 Website: zonc.org Connecticut Connecticut Z Car Club Location: Connecticut & surrounding area Contact: Ross Williams Email: officers@ctzcc.com Website: ctzcc.com

Illinois Windy City Z Club Location: Chicago Metro Area Contact: Ty Ozgen Email: tyozgen@gmail.com Phone: 630-910-3616 Website: windycityzclub.com Indiana Indy Z Club Location: Indianapolis, IN Contact: Steve Bumgardner Email: s_bumgardner@comcast.net Website: indyzcarclub.org Kentucky Bluegrass Z Car Club Location: Louisville, KY Contact: Bill Edens - President Email: bzcc@bellsouth.net Phone: 502-241-3812 Website: bluegrasszcarclub.com Maryland Maryland Z Club Location: Finksburg, MD Contacts: Mark Lambert - President JoAnne Gardner - VP Email: mdzclub@mdzclub.org Phone: 410-857-4320 Website: mdzclub.org New Hampshire Z Car Club of New England Location: New Hampshire Contact: John Jeffries - President Email: john@baddogparts.com Phone: 617-510-2694 Website: zccne.org New Mexico Albuquerque Z Car Club Location: Albuquerque Metro Area Contact: Nelson Ackerman Email: nlackerman1@aol.com Phone: 505-239-6833 Facebook: Albuquerque Z Car Club

New York Z Association of New York Location: Upstate New York Contact: Mike Roth Email: rothm@srgarch.com Phone: 518-857-5026 Website: zanyz.com North Carolina Triad Z Club Location: Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point Contact: Matthew Ragan - President Email: president@triadzclub.com Phone: 336-399-0961 Website: triadzclub.com Triangle Z Club Location: Raleigh, NC Contact: Bud Hansen - President Email: budhansenus@hotmail.com Phone: 919-215-2698 Website: trianglezclub.com Ohio Cleveland Z Club Location: Northern Ohio Contact: Brent Heath Email: Zaddict96@gmail.com Phone: 216-408-0105 Website: Clevelandzclub.com Z Car and Roadster Owners Club Location: Central Ohio Contact: Lee Bivens Email: lbivens@insight,rr,com Phone: 614-582-5281 Website: zroc.org Oklahoma Oklahoma Z car Club Location: Tulsa and Oklahoma City Contact: Pete Pitchford Email: petepitchford@gmail.com Phone: 405-612-1146 Website: okzcc.com South Carolina Upstate Z Club Location: South Carolina Contact: Greg Groppe - President Email: bluez280@afo.net Phone: 864-884-7001 Website: upstatezclub.com Tennessee Middle Tennessee Z Club Location: Central Tennessee Contact: Robert McGehee Email: rmcgehee22@gmail.com or mtzclub@gmail.com Phone: 615-361-4574 Website: middletennesseezclub.com

Smokey Mountain Z Car Club Location: Eastern Tennessee Contact: Tony Price Email: tonyprice1@yahoo.com Phone: 865-681-7986 Website: smokymountainzcarclub.com Texas Cowtown Z Club Location: Ft Worth and Arlington Area Contact: Mike Brunner Email: mtbrunner14@hotmail.com Phone: 817-441-6471 Website: cowtownzclub.com Z Club of Texas Location: Dallas Metro Area Contact: “Mad” Mike Taylor Email: zmadmike@airmail.net Phone: 214-533-0922 Website: zcluboftexas.org Virginia Tidewater Z Car Club Location: Eastern Virginia Contact: Todd Wagner Email: zfixers@cox.net Phone: 757-851-8098 Website: tzccva.org Z Car Association of Richmond Location: Richmond, VA Contact: Chris Grigg Email: President@richmondzcar.com Phone: 804-467-5067 Website: richmondzcar.com And we're on Facebook!

Z Car Club of Northern Virginia Location: Tysons Corner Contact: Bernie Bilski Email: yugobernie@cox.net Website: zcarclubnova.org Washington Z Car Club of Washington Location: Washington State Contact: Marty Molloy Email: twin.turbos@yahoo.com Phone: 425-367-9065 Facebook: facebook.com/DatsunClub Web Based Z Car Clubs Classic Zcar Club Location: Internet Contact: Mike Gholson Website: classiczcars.com

UPCOMING EVENTS Friend's of Mr. K Fun Run 2017 Date: February 17-20, 2017 Location: Laughlin, NV Details: unekdrifter01@gmail.com

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