Japanese Classic Car Show 2011 – Long Beach, CA

The 7th annual Japanese Classic Car Show was, as usual, an amazing event. Join us for a quick rundown of JCCS ’11 in Long Beach, as well as photos and insider scoop from the show.

Back in Time: 1980 Nissan/Datsun 200SX IMSA Turbo GTU

Bob Burgess’s 1980 Datsun 200SX IMSA Turbo GTU has come full-circle from an underdog entrant in the IMSA Series, to SCCA weekend racer, to HSR/SVRA eligible vintage racer.

NICOclub Build Series – 1972 Datsun 240Z resto-mod: Meet “Bella”

Another multi-part build article from NICOclub HQ: The restoration and modification of an RB25-powered 1972 240Z named “Bella”.

How to use SeaFoam to clean your Engine – The RIGHT way!

How to Seafoam your engine the RIGHT way: There’s a lot of misconception out there about products like Seafoam, so let’s start with clarifying the purpose for the product, why you’ll want to use it, and how it’s used. One of the by-products of combustion is carbon, the black soot that can gradually collect and [...]

Back in Time: 1980 Nissan/Datsun 200SX IMSA Turbo GTU Part 5

HSR COMPETITION In Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR), the cars are the stars, and spectators are treated to prior winners of great events such as the 12 Hours of Sebring, 24 Hours of Le Mans and 24 Hours of Daytona. Events are as educational as they are adrenaline-inducing, as fans are exposed to pieces of history [...]

Back in Time: 1980 Nissan/Datsun 200SX IMSA Turbo GTU Part 4

By now, there had been hundreds of calls and emails to folks asking for information to figure out how to get the fuel injection working again. The fuel delivery system had to be modified to a bypass pressure control configuration to supply the mechanical fuel pump with a constant suction pressure. I chose an Electromotive [...]

Back in Time: 1980 Nissan/Datsun 200SX IMSA Turbo GTU Part 3

The car had been hit several times over the past years of competition and I was getting discouraged with SCCA’s rules enforcement of our amateur “no contact sport”. What to do? I had always wondered if I could round up the old turbo parts and restore the car to its original configuration. I had actually [...]