Hey Jeff Young.....

[bobpink]

Tristan, wish I had seen this thread earlier. The old ITS 300ZX that was built by Larry Stepp and later owned by Mike Fitzgerald is languishing unloved beside the OPM Autosports shop. A lot of the goodies have disappeared over the years, but the basic car is still all there and good to rebuild from. I'd give Tom a call over there and see what the deal is.

I recall the old Steve McCarley "Udder Car" being around as well. There was talk of rebuilding the car for historics, but this car is pretty well worn out and may only be suitable for parts. If interested, I am sure I can locate Steve and find out about it.

[Tristan Smith]

Tristan, wish I had seen this thread earlier. The old ITS 300ZX that was built by Larry Stepp and later owned by Mike Fitzgerald is languishing unloved beside the OPM Autosports shop. A lot of the goodies have disappeared over the years, but the basic car is still all there and good to rebuild from. I'd give Tom a call over there and see what the deal is.

I recall the old Steve McCarley "Udder Car" being around as well. There was talk of rebuilding the car for historics, but this car is pretty well worn out and may only be suitable for parts. If interested, I am sure I can locate Steve and find out about it.

Thanks Bob. Those are both ITS Z31 cars. I am going to try the ITR Z32 route. It'll be interesting to see what this car will do.

[bobpink]

Have fun with the Z32. From what I know about these cars the one thing that will need paying attention to is the brakes. They're big and heavy.

Well, if anyone is looking for a Z31 version of the 300ZX, now you know where there is a good ITS tub with cage and all to start with. This car used to be one of the nicest cars on the track.

[slickS14]

I think the Fitzgerald car got sold last year some time and parted out, Timo944 correct me if I'm wrong. I also have 2 1984 hardtops for sale. One is a tub only and the other is a very early car in tact that has VIN# 001349 built in 08/83 if anybody is interested in a good street car. Chris

[JeffYoung]

You know (as an owner of a to be Z32 ITR car), I have heard this about the brakes several times, but having looked at them they seem like they are of sufficient size (both rotor and pad) to handle things.

Has anyone here tracked an N/Z Z32? Compared to other cars at its race weight (3200 lbs or so), the car looks like it has decent equipment on the brake side of things.

Have fun with the Z32. From what I know about these cars the one thing that will need paying attention to is the brakes. They're big and heavy.

Well, if anyone is looking for a Z31 version of the 300ZX, now you know where there is a good ITS tub with cage and all to start with. This car used to be one of the nicest cars on the track.

[RacerBowie]

You know (as an owner of a to be Z32 ITR car), I have heard this about the brakes several times, but having looked at them they seem like they are of sufficient size (both rotor and pad) to handle things.

Has anyone here tracked an N/Z Z32? Compared to other cars at its race weight (3200 lbs or so), the car looks like it has decent equipment on the brake side of things.

A buddy of mine used to track a stock non turbo Z32 and never ever had brake problems. Then he sold it and went SS racing in a Neon and was relatively competitive, so that should be a reasonable comparison, especially since he never did any ducting or anything.

[GJB1]

I'm more worried about the tires. Tristan likes to put 3,465 heat cycles on a set before buying new ones. Might have to cut that down a bit with the new car since the T in T-4 could mean Tank instead of Thelma. (No, I don't want pay for new tires either!! I'm just saying..)

--Greg Brown
T-Rex Racing Crew Member (at least until Tristan kicks me out for making fun of his old tires)

[DavidM]

You know (as an owner of a to be Z32 ITR car), I have heard this about the brakes several times, but having looked at them they seem like they are of sufficient size (both rotor and pad) to handle things.

Has anyone here tracked an N/Z Z32? Compared to other cars at its race weight (3200 lbs or so), the car looks like it has decent equipment on the brake side of things.

Compared to what you currently drive, anything would have good brakes. I'm curious to see what happens when somebody gets a Z32 out there. I still think brakes could be an issue, especially at tracks hard on brakes like CMP. 3200 lbs is a lot of weight to slow down with 11.5" rotors. With ducting and the right pads it can be mitigated, but I'm curious to see how things go towards the end of a race.

David

[JeffYoung]

Like Greg said (Greg, good to hear from you man!), I think tires are going to be a bigger issue. Z has good vented rotors front and rear with big pads up front, decent rear. Looks like with ducting and other stuff I've learned, should be fine.

I worry about the tires staying consistent at that weight, but we will see. I mean, a 325 weighs FIVE HUNDRED pounds less, and makes good power and torque.

Definitely a contender car though. at least on paper.

[Tristan Smith]

I too think the brakes will be fine. And as long as you stuff as much tire under the car as legally possible, I think the tires may be ok too. I already have been driving a car that's heavy for it's class, has good brakes, and can get greasy on it's tires after a few laps. So in many ways it shouldn't be a huge transition.
The first race school I did (17 years ago, dear god I am getting old) at Road Atlanta used the Z32 Z. It had a cage, full interior, ac/, so a lot of weight, and I don't recall the brakes or tires being a problem. But that's why you race........so we'll see.
I just about have the 240sx stripped, so hopefully I can start looking at the Z and see what's needed to get started.
Oh, and Greg, your fired!