Gallery

Real work from the Race Club Fabrication shop: chassis fabrication, drivetrain packaging, body fitment and race-car systems as they come together.

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Race Club Fabrication shop with the Datsun 280Z SEMA project on stands
Road to SEMA 2026: the 280Z in the middle of fabrication.
VQ35DE installed in the Datsun 280Z engine bay
VQ35DE placement and engine-bay packaging.
Front view of the Datsun 280Z engine and cooling package
Radiator, fan and coolant-routing mockup.
Carbon-fiber front arch extension temporarily fitted to the Datsun 280Z
Front carbon-arch extension during fitment.
Wide wheel mocked up beneath the Datsun 280Z carbon front arch
Wheel and arch envelope check before final assembly.
Rear carbon-fiber arch extension temporarily fitted to the stripped Datsun 280Z shell
Rear arch extension located while the steel closeout work is verified.
Fuel-system component mounted under the Datsun 280Z during fabrication
Fuel-system component mounting beneath the chassis.
Formed aluminum coolant hardline held in position above the VQ35DE in the Race Club Datsun 280Z
Checking the formed coolant-hardline route before final joints and support points are set.
VQ35DE engine and radiator packaging with a formed aluminum coolant hardline in the Race Club Datsun 280Z
VQ35DE, radiator and aluminum hardline packaging viewed as one system.
CAD model of a custom threaded fitting developed during the Race Club Datsun 280Z build
A custom threaded fitting concept modeled in CAD during the 280Z build.
Rear tail panel sheet metal repairs during weld-up on the Race Club Datsun 280Z
Rear tail-panel sheet-metal repairs during weld-up.
Smoothed lower rear tail panel openings after fabrication work on the Race Club Datsun 280Z
The lower rear panel after the repair areas were shaped and smoothed.
Wide rear wheel mocked up against the prepared quarter panel of the Race Club Datsun 280Z
Rear wheel and quarter-panel fitment check before final assembly.
Complete white Liberty Walk body kit laid out on the Race Club Fabrication shop floor for a Nissan 350Z
The complete Liberty Walk 350Z kit laid out before installation begins.
White Liberty Walk front bumper with mesh installed for the Nissan 350Z project
Liberty Walk front bumper inspected as part of the full kit.
White Liberty Walk rear bumper prepared for the Nissan 350Z widebody project
Rear bumper and lower profile prepared for the 350Z project.
Removed factory rear wheel-arch section held against the cut Nissan 350Z quarter panel
The removed factory arch section during rear-quarter preparation.
Cut factory rear wheel opening on the Nissan 350Z before Liberty Walk overfender installation
The opened rear wheel arch before the overfender returns for another mockup.
White Liberty Walk rear overfender temporarily fastened to the Nissan 350Z quarter panel
Temporary overfender fitment used to verify the new body line.
Close-up of Liberty Walk rear overfender clearance around the Nissan 350Z fuel door
Fuel-door clearance checked against the Liberty Walk rear overfender.
Backside view of the Liberty Walk rear overfender fitted around the Nissan 350Z wheel opening
Backside view confirms the relationship between the new opening and overfender.

Photos: Race Club Fabrication. Gallery updated October 4, 2026.