I think these cars still look fresh today. My girlfriends dad had a turbo, and foolishly let me drive it.

Once you have played with a Porsche and BMW's, anything is cheap and easy / bargain in comparison.

rjp

I have both right now, actually my diesel 4x4 truck costs me a lot more to keep running than my 944, or 325CI.

Jim!! Seriously? That would be awesome. I'll gladly pay for it or shipping. PM me. Thanks!!!

No kidding. A local guy on CL has a running L24 motor and tranny, really clean, for 1200 bucks!!!

If the motor had failed on the 05 Boxster I was looking at yer talking 10-15K easily, even with a swap.

With the L28, looks like I could build a 300HP beast for < 3K

More pics

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Just love, love, love the early interiors as well.. Much more than the '77 (last one I owned).

I remember reading back in the day, the impressions of the badging design from the critics. Disjointed, no synergy, etc, etc.

I always loved the different little details, thought they added a lot of character...

Bad news! Your not gonna build a 300hp beast for under 3 grand. You can build a really fun 225hp motor for around that but once you start looking at 275-300hp it starts getting a little bit more. Call Dave Rebello (925) 754-4871 at Rebello Racing He can build you a heck of a good motor. If Jim does Not have a Shift knob I would bet that I do. I'm also a Weber dealer so if you need parts for them or rebuild kits let me know. That's a nice looking Datsun you got there.

Thanks for the offer! Do you know the name of the console piece the choke lever comes out of? Mine has a switch and light, which appears to be an old alarm and I'd like to replace it.

Congrats on the Z! I have a 350Z and absolutely love it. Whenever I see one of the older models (which I love), I always tell my kids that's the grandfather of my car.

Better....


I get a little wonky when seasoned posters tease me with vintage cars and no pics.
Super sweet rig. I'll be watching for updates.

Awesome score! love those cars. :cool:


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Rebello can do stock type longblocks, I would assume-

I would want to buy a JDM import motor to take apart and redo whilst I drive the TT- then when finished, swap it in. I'd be after a stock type rebuild with slightly upgraded turbos and factory ECU with just a flash or chip.

Not radical, but drivable daily.

rjp

That is pretty slick. A slight lowering, and you're set.

rjp

Looks great, nice score. I had 4 240s over the years, really fun cars.

Nice Z car, the early ones are just so very sweet. People always take the bar off the front.

Dig those wheels, Watanabe, maybe

When I had my 71 240Z I got parts from these guys Z Car Parts.com -- Motorsport Auto -- Home

I have a owners manual for a 71 if you are interested.

Dave

Very nice! I have always love the old s30z's. If I ever had the chance to own one It would be converted to a G-Nose! With a L28 turbo motor.

http://www.showcars-bodyparts.com/24...airs-gnose.jpg
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^^^ That black one is just nasty. I dig it.

rjp

That's hot! I wouldn't mind having a Scarab.