Welcome back to my garage. I’m happy to report that over the past month a whole lot has happened and progress with Project Z is on a roll. You might be looking at this photo and thinking I’ve gone mad, but don’t worry – the G-nose will be back soon enough. While the car has [...]
By definition, a Speedhunter should pursue his “hunt” in a variety of different ways, which means that when we cover events we don’t simply just concentrate on what is served up for us on the show floor, or in the paddock at race tracks. Our curiosity pushes us to wonder around, to head out of [...]
Don’t you just love it when things just work out without much planning? That’s what happened to me the other weekend, when, after covering the Nostalgic 2 Days event at the Pacifico Exhibition Center in Yokohama, I heard the Chop Sticks Car Club would be meeting up for one of their awesome cruises. So, after [...]
No matter what school of thought you may belong to, the kyusha scene in Japan has been steadily growing in popularity over the last few years. The vastness in which vintage cars are approached in Japan is as diverse and as varied as the culture itself, no matter how you tackle your own build, it will [...]
It’s often hard to comprehend just how vast and deep automotive culture and passion spans in Japan. Last year I had the chance to help put together a program that attempted to show just this, looking at some of the biggest names out there. It was a pity it was only shown in Japan, but we all knew it wouldn’t be long before it was released online. It’s over forty minutes long so sit back and enjoy the show.
-Dino Dalle Carbonare
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Seeing this past Sunday was the final Battle Evome of the year that I will be covering, this will pretty much wrap up the first-half of the JDM time attack season coverage, at least at this sort of level. However, there will always be plenty more grip event at tracks like Tsukuba, Honjo and Sodegaura [...]
To me the absolute best thing about being a Speedhunter is not just being able to photograph and explore the world’s coolest cars, it’s being able to experience so many different types of car culture on a regular basis. It can be chatting with fun-loving drifters one moment, trying to fit in with the elite [...]
This week’s Jay Leno video clip has started a lot of discussions about the next generation of the Nissan Z. Based on what we saw in the video, it seems Nissan may be planning to take the Z back to its roots. Surely Nissan will be looking for something to put up against the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ and we are still unsure whether that will come in the form of a smaller, simpler Z or in a reborn Silvia. For this week’s poll and discussion we want to talk about our ideas and hopes for the new Z and future Nissan enthusiast cars in general.
Do you want a smaller, cheaper Z? Turbo? Naturally aspirated? Retro styling? Or should Nissan leave the Z as is and introduce a new version of the Silvia instead?
Let’s discuss.
-Mike
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The Z32 Nissan 300ZX is car that I personally consider to be one of the best looking Japanese cars of the 1990s, and from a design standpoint is right up there with the original S30 at the top of the Z food chain, It’s twin turbo powerplant also makes plenty of horsepower to back up it looks. With that said, it seems Z32 has always had more of a boulevard cruiser image rather than one of a hard-edged sports car.
Thankfully Daikoku PA was open tonight and despite the rain, there was a pretty decent turnout of cars. Only a few R34s showed up, most people probably preferring to stay in their warm houses in front of the TV than to freeze and get wet at a highway rest stop! Well, this however didn’t stop [...]
When it comes to modified vintage Nissans, the cars that first come to mind are probably the Skyline and the Fairlady Z, followed perhaps by the Sunny and the Bluebird. The Datsun Fairlady Roadster often seems to get overlooked, which is a little sad considering how important this car is to Nissan’s history. Among the [...]
Just wanted to quickly post this Z31 Fairlady picture I found on Minkara this morning. In the US at least, you can pick up a Z31 for next to nothing these days. Why aren't more people doing them up like this? -Mike Garrett
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While Dino has been busy covering the Idlers Games at Tsukuba another much smaller event was also taking place. It was the Historix event at Suzuka circuit, it featured some really nice classics and some newer cars as can been seen in the opening shot. Is this Kei car really that small or is [...]
The California-based owner of this Z32 saw the 2+2 Z we posted last week and wanted to answer back with some shots of his own car – a striking red twin turbo two seater. He didn't leave any name outside of his "Twitch0184" e-mail handle, but he did leave a big list of the mods [...]
Reader Beni Alway sent us some photos of his 1990 300ZX 2+2, swapped with the engine and rear subframe a twin turbo model. Beni's also done a number of basic mods like a Mines ECU, AEM boost controller, upgraded intercoolers, and exhaust. He says the car makes an impressive 400hp to the wheels on pump [...]
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