3 Reasons The Cheapest Datsun Z Is The One To Have - Datsun 280Z Hot Rod 

I bought a 1970 240 when i lived in California for 1200$ - shipped it to the UK when i moved back in 2020 , mine will be hibernating also for the winter months

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Thanks for watching chap!

Right on!!

Hi Sean, I wondered if that was one of yours 🕺 mine is 2 weeks late into paint shop, so I’m waiting to hear from painter, every time I hear a Zstory exhaust makes me itch to get mine on. I’ll let you know when it’s on.

Which full system did he put on ?

I’d love to go!!

That’s very kind, thanks Andrew!!

They are great looking and sounding cars!!!

Cant wait to drive ours. The sound of those cars make is great!!!!!

dual webers? that's an odd approach, might as well do it properly with triples, better mixture distribution.

These are classics!!! The body lines of these cars are awesome!!!!

Check out Zstory exhausts too

Good luck on your search. Definitely go with a 280z unless you can score a 240z for a good price. Just watch out for rust in the battery tray, hatch area & dog legs. Other than that, simple & really fun cars.

Will check.. thanks chap!

I think "patina" is Latin for "dead paint"

ZX!

I nearly bought that 280z! And the red 240z at Wheels of Old :) Will is a lovely chap, wish there were more car dealers like him. Only my own lack of funds prevented me, to clarify.

I own that 260... And it's an Arizona second owner in AZ. Round Tops and a 280zx 5 speed. Looking to sell. 2 fusions and she shows she needs a head gasket. Numbers matching 2/74

Heck yeah man!! Hoping our 240z build turns out great!!

What's wrong with early 350s? Aside from the common third gear grind

@@sagekh6298 that as well as the tire wear issue and oil consumption. In general most all new cars have some teething issues the first year or 2.

@@autoavids Tire wear is normal on any car especially a Z. As far as I was aware it's only the 05-06 rev-ups that are oil thirsty, although I've never owned a 350z so I could be wrong.

@@sagekh6298 if I remember correctly the tire wear was excessive on the 03 and early 04s to where Nissan has a service bulletin about it. As far as the oil consumption the VQ35 in general has this issue however it is pretty substantial in some cases with early 350Z's.

The issue with the 350Z was that they had excessive tire wear on the inside edge. No matter how you set the camber, the front tires never wore evenly. Nissan came up eith a bean counter fix; give you 2 new front tires but in exchange you had to sign a form saying you had no further legal recourse. Nissan could have fix it correctly by re-engineering the front suspension geometry but cheap out. I owned one of the first 350Zs, it had this issue. I have owned Datsuns/Nissans my entire life, starting with a 1971 pick-up. Nissan went from an Engineering excellence company to one that cuts costs, doesn't back their faulty products. I sold my 350Z because of this and have never bought a Nissan again.

All 3 had drums out back, discs up front only

I agree!!!

Nice, I’m restoring a 77 Fairlady Z at moment JDM model L20E motor, 5 speed and factory AC, altho dropping L28 in her and putting matching numbers L20mtp one side, vid’s like this gets me excited.

@@markblades4536 nice, was going to do the same, then decided i like 5 spd and car runs good. great car for modifications, good luck

They all had rust right off the boat from Japan.////

They are 300lbs heavier, it's far better driving a 240Z with a few modifications. I've tried it all, 510 wagons are getting expensive.

@@415s30 I had 2 240zs as well.

re the 240; nah, you'd have to lose those 'orrible SU copies, triple Dellortos transform the car! I'd never put on those tacky JDM bolt-on flares, though.

@@racketman2u those flares are absolutely necessary, since any subframe mod I do increases the track width by roughly 8"