Micks new track zzzzed

[zzzzed]

I have been trying to hold it in for as long as I can but I can't wait any more.

So the cat is out of the bag

I will be setting of for a long drive to Brisbane very soon to pick up this, the replacement for my lime yellow 240z

It's a 260z 2 seater powered by a rb25det putting out 330rwkw 450rwhp fully kitted out for the track

Plans are to track it for a season and then take it apart and make it look pretty.

There will be lots more photos and information coming as I get to know it better.

For now all I can do is stare at these photos and wait.

[RB26DETT]

Looks like a really well sorted out car, congrats on the purchase, I am super jealous !!!!

 

Can't wait to see more details and pics of the z

[dat2kman]

Jeff has a couple other cars he's thinking f selling, the Chevy Nova has my name on it,,,,,

[zzzzed]

Yeh he was telling me about that.

[Ledge]

Time to get scared Mick. Thats a quick car

[zzzzed]

I hope so Paul because it didn't take long before the stock rb25det started to feel slow.

You know what it's like when you get the hunger for power.

[Roberto]

Speechless.  That looks like a beast of a zed.  I hope to get a ride in it soon 

 

Well done!

[KatoKid]

As my daughter would say...awesome sauce!

[George]

Awesome sauce indeed!

 

Congrats. Should keep your thirst for power quenched for a while. ;-)

[luvemfast]

Think you've made a good choice to sell the lime yellow, rather than turn it into a racer.

And buy this car!

Some more videos perhaps

[zzzzed]

Thanx guys

Robert you will have to come to the next nissan Datsun day at collinggrove to have a ride because it's tack only

 

Lots of photos and video to come Simon.

[thriller]

Congrats! Wise move for sure. Look forward to the in-car vids!

[260DET]

Anyone know what the track record of this Zed is? If it's the one I heard about the driver was struggling to get up to competitive lap times, despite the work that had gone into the car which from all reports is a quality piece of work. Pity it went south though but well done to the new owner 

[zzzzed]

I think the car is pretty fresh In It's current form. Maybe if jeff had more time in the car he could get it there.

Now it's up to me. I hope I can do it justice.

[dat2kman]

In first year at wtac it was in mid 1.50's, this year he just got into sub 1.50's. He had only done a couple of local trackdays for testing.

When i owned it, it had the injected L28, and regular box and diff, i got it into 63's around QR Clubman circuit,

It's a tight car, Jeff did a lot of work cutting out rust and adding bits of extra welds here and there, which helped!

Had it up at Morgan Park once or twice, on the 2.1 k, it was good for 1.14's.

Bits of underside would touch bitumen, lovely sparky showers, i was told!

 

I preferred it as it was, a neat clean unflared S30 shell, with the big fat blue Cobra style stripes run over it, wasn't long after i had it, that a few others up here did the fat stripes thing. Looks good.

[260DET]

Pretty sure he ran up against Neville in the FalZed a couple of times and was well off the pace, despite having a significant power advantage. Which takes nothing away from the car of course.

[zzzzed]

Yeh I am a bit worried about it bottoming out on that exhaust at collinggrove hill climbs. It has some pretty harsh dips.

[vorn70]

Fantastic mate it looks like a beast. Make sure you let us all know when you give if a run. When is the road trip to pick if up.

[zzzzed]

The road trip will be Mid February. I would just get it transported but it comes with a whole stack of parts so so I figured I would pick it up my self

[gav240z]

I saw this car at WTAC in Sydney this year, it was looking pretty neat. I didn't speak to the owner at the time, probably should have introduced myself.

 

Anyway what was the main driver behind selling off the lime green 240z and going with this car? How come you didn't just develop the lime car further - since it was already a track car? Was this car much further ahead in that respect?

[zzzzed]

The lime green car was asentialy a road car I was driving on the track

To get it to the levels of Jeff's car I wold have to spend tens of thousands.

So it is will make more sense and save me a lot of time and money to go with one already built.

 

[gav240z]

I figured that would be the case, I guess motorsport is addictive now you've had some experience with it you want to take it further. Good luck with it, I'd love to get started at some point in the future.

[zzzzed]

Yeh pluss I have my blue 2 seater and the red #1001 240z for the road still so all is good

[be-zed]

Perhaps you might want to put off your trip north till the start of April . That is when the Nationals will be on and if you have a load of parts to transport home you might be able to spread that among other South Aust entrants.Or better still enter the event.What better time to put it on track for the first time. There is an event which will be single car only in time attack form. Risk of damage will be very low. 

[zzzzed]

That's a very good thought but Maaan, I can't wait that long