SZM Issue #4

Features

16 Z Alchemy: Turning FeO2 to Gold
Trials and tribulations of restoring a classic car
You know the story too well. You purchase a used Z with the usual plethora of spousal promises: “I’ll restore it over the summer”; “I’ll keep the garage nice and neat”; “It’s more affordable than buying a car that runs.” And for the next several years there it sits. Canadian Jim Seethram takes us on a sprightly spin through his four-year experience in restoring a classic Z.

26 R-E-S-P-E-C-T
A Canadian Beauty, Eh
A 577 HP Z31 demands respect and a whole lot more
The 1984-89 300ZX, chassis code Z31, is unfairly one of the most overlooked Zs. The middle child who never receives much attention. The Rodney Dangerfield of Z cars. Funny what an estimated 577 HP Z31 will do for, as Aretha might say, a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Sport Z’s Mike Kojima introduces us to Steve Mitchell’s screaming 300ZX—a Z31 that more than holds its own against its Z brethren.

31 Black Gold
The Datsun Tenth Anniversary 280ZX
Tenth anniversaries are a big deal. The Z had nothing to be worried about when it celebrated its “tin” anniversary, reports Ed Driscoll in this article about Datsun’s
memorable 10th Anniversary 280ZX.

Tech & Racing

34 Pylon Alley – Motorsports
The Inside Line
With near total domination in the Grand American Road Racing Association’s SRPII class, Nissan/Datsun cars are once again leading the pack.

36 Under the Hood - Restoration
Refinishing Your 240Z Steering Wheel
Refinishing the steering wheel on your 240Z is one of the easiest and least costly ways to upgrade the look of your Z’s cockpit. Randy Lewis shows you how, for only $15.

38 Under the Hood – Performance
Married to Mod, Part 4
The fourth and fifth articles in this series address what some call the Z’s Achilles heel: its brakes. As always, before we do any mods, we go to school. Professor
Woo is in the house.