Nissan Sport Inc

Features

30 The Company Car
Building up a true project car worthy of center stage at SEMA takes time, patience, money, and—most important—a little help from your friends. Sport Z takes you inside Fidanza’s quest to build the ultimate 350Z: RED ZED.

38 The Black B*tch: A 1988 300ZX NA Gets Turbocharged
Kevin Grubbs lovingly refers to his 1988 Z31 as the Black B*tch. The name somehow fits for an 18-year-old car that goes like stink and looks like it was just driven off the dealer’s lot.

42  Twin Killing        
Pitstop Performance and Concept Z Performance have teamed up to create one of the best tandem Z shops in the country. The marriage, though, might have never happened without the creation of a traffic-stopping twin turbo 600 hp 300ZX found in a junkyard.

Tech & Racing

48 The Ultimate Wheel Guide
With a huge variety of sizes and styles to choose from, how to decide which wheels to buy? Sport Z’s Jeff Wisener breaks down everything you need to know so you can make an educated wheel purchase.

54 From Junkyard to Front Yard: SZM’s Project 240Z, Part III
Time to freshen up the engine bay. SZM’s associate publisher Art Singer cleans out the engine bay and digs into the car’s first tune.

58 How To: Replacing Your G35’s In-Cabin Microfilter
Infiniti’s maintenance schedule specifies replacing the air conditioning system’s in-cabin microfilter every 12 months, 15,000 miles or 24,000 kilometers. Here’s how to do it yourself.

60 Motorsports: The Inside Line
Hot news for Nissan, Infiniti, and Datsun as the racing season begins.

Departments

6 From the Pub
Milking 5 years
8 Ped Crossings
Z31 SS, 240Z first car, “sissy mag” slam, wife’s G35, 240Z rebuild,
350Z wheels, 300ZX thanks, and more
14  Shifting Gears
280ZX V8, interior design by a Z fanatic, renting vintage Zs, Toys for Tots,
review of the Nissan Xterra, Raging Bull coverage, Stillen sways review,
the Z in the tree, Nissan buzz, The Mole, official SZM partner websites, and
more
36  Z Car Centerfold
Old School (240Z) meets New School (G35)
64  Club Zone
Preview of 2006 ZCON in TX
68 Ed’s Garage
240Z with fuel delivery problem, 280ZX seat replacement, iPod mods for the
350Z/G35, octane advice
70 Last Writes
The cost of fuel for this Z owner is moot