<div dir="ltr">On Sunday I drove to Aptos, Ca to visit Alex and see her newly acquired roadster.<br><a href="http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_7459.jpg">http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_7459.jpg</a><br><br>A little background on Alex and her roadster history...<br><a href="http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_7475.jpg">http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_7475.jpg</a><br>Alex's Mom purchased this 1968 SRL new off the showroom floor of San Jose Datsun! It's still in the family and Alex has stated getting it back on the road  after sitting for years. She's doing the work herself.<br><br>In 2018 I met her at the ZONC Annual Datsun show where John Baker, Dave Premo and myself displayed our roadsters:<br><a href="https://www.zcarblog.com/2018/08/01/events/events-2018-zonc-annual-car-show.html">https://www.zcarblog.com/2018/08/01/events/events-2018-zonc-annual-car-show.html</a><br><a href="https://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_2423-e1532979419824-768x1024.jpg">https://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_2423-e1532979419824-768x1024.jpg</a><br><br>We chatted about roadsters and kept in touch via e-mail. Alex was considering a ready-to-drive SR20-swapped roadster to enjoy while she restored the family's '68 SRL. Fast forward 4 years and a blue SR20DET-powered SRL was listed here on <a href="http://311s.org">311s.org</a>. I thought it was too good to be true at $17k and informed her it could be a great deal or someone else's nightmare. Alex ended up buying it and had it shipped from Florida!<div><a href="http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_7374.jpg">http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_7374.jpg</a><br><br><br>I had to check it out so I drove my roadster over the hill to Santa Cruz to visit Alex. This is a high windshield car with an early, low-windshield dash swap with all the goodies S15 SR20ET with 6-speed transmission! (using Spriso mounting kit), RX-7 rear end, Spriso 300ZX Big-Brakes, Z32 rear brakes, 3" exhaust and upgraded turbo.<br><a href="http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_7462.jpg">http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_7462.jpg</a><br><br>225-width rear tires!<br><a href="http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_7456.jpeg">http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_7456.jpeg</a><br><br>Interior<br><a href="http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_7454.jpeg">http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_7454.jpeg</a><br><br>We went for a spin in my roadster<br><a href="http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_7444.jpeg">http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_7444.jpeg</a><br><br>and then Alex's...I was impressed!<br>Alex took me for a spin first and right off the bat she spun the tires! Then it was my turn. It felt really strong only at 10psi boost. I was all smiles, just an endless rush...it was rad.  <br><br>Short video:<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZAc1xcvZM8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZAc1xcvZM8</a><br><br>More to come! We will get it on the dyno soon.<br><a href="http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_7458.jpg">http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_7458.jpg</a><br></div></div>