# Slack's 1971 Datsun 240z **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [July 12, 2009, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slacks-1971-datsun-240z/245384 "2009-07-12T07:43:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slacks-1971-datsun-240z/245384/21 "2009-07-17T09:43:36Z")
240z + RB30 = :bowdown (or go for broke and TB48, nissan Patrol engine) I’m not a drag car fan, but this car is just plain siiiiiick. and that 240 shell isn’t bad. I used to restore cars and a '70 Opel GT I did was far worse and came out near concours. from crap like this: ![http://www.erodtechrides.com/images/opel.jpg](http://www.erodtechrides.com/images/opel.jpg) ![http://www.erodtechrides.com/images/opel2.jpg](http://www.erodtechrides.com/images/opel2.jpg) to this: ![http://www.erodtechrides.com/images/opel7.jpg](http://www.erodtechrides.com/images/opel7.jpg) ![http://www.erodtechrides.com/images/opel6.jpg](http://www.erodtechrides.com/images/opel6.jpg) ![http://www.erodtechrides.com/images/opel9.jpg](http://www.erodtechrides.com/images/opel9.jpg) Just keep plugging away at it and it’ll get done. Resto work is hell(which is why I don’t do it anymore) but the final results are very rewarding 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SlackJ94](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slackj94/32/6325_2.png) [@SlackJ94](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SlackJ94)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slacks-1971-datsun-240z/245384/22 "2009-07-17T09:49:06Z")
> [@Fog?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fog/20582/27): > > 240z + RB30 = :bowdown (or go for broke and TB48, nissan Patrol engine) I’m not a drag car fan, but this car is just plain siiiiiick. > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JguTtoKtggY](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JguTtoKtggY) RIPS’s Z is nutty. But I’m going with a v8, partly for the sound, partly for the low end torque. Having 250+ ft lbs at 2.5K-3k rpm is crazy fun in a \<2500lb car. ---
**Author:** ![slwrthnu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slwrthnu/32/6296_2.png) [@slwrthnu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slwrthnu)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slacks-1971-datsun-240z/245384/23 "2009-07-17T11:20:15Z")
i came in here to just look at the pictures, but all i have to say is rb26dett+rb25 tranny (keeping it rwd) ftw. ---
**Author:** ![SlackJ94](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slackj94/32/6325_2.png) [@SlackJ94](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SlackJ94)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slacks-1971-datsun-240z/245384/24 "2009-07-17T11:41:17Z")
You people and your RB’s, haha. Don’t worry, it will be just as nasty, if not more nasty, than an RB. ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slacks-1971-datsun-240z/245384/25 "2009-07-17T14:11:13Z")
love these old 240s ---
**Author:** ![Jtalmadge01](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jtalmadge01/32/6331_2.png) [@Jtalmadge01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jtalmadge01)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slacks-1971-datsun-240z/245384/26 "2009-07-17T15:34:36Z")
how many miles does that engine an tranny have on them, this would be a good swap for my coupe ---
**Author:** ![SlackJ94](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slackj94/32/6325_2.png) [@SlackJ94](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SlackJ94)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slacks-1971-datsun-240z/245384/27 "2009-07-17T17:09:35Z")
The engine is out of a '95, and its got 90k on it. The tranny has 40k. ---
**Author:** ![SlackJ94](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slackj94/32/6325_2.png) [@SlackJ94](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SlackJ94)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slacks-1971-datsun-240z/245384/28 "2009-08-20T12:45:23Z")
Been reading up on the VH45DE motor and with everything I read I like it more. The block is apparently very stout. Some people on both NicoClub and Hybridz say they are good for at least 600whp. The stock rev limiter is 7500, which will be nice if I can get it to make power that high up. 90% of the motors tq is had by 2000rpm. The heads also flow enough for roughly 500hp. As far as my Z, I’ve been busy as of late. Did get a little more done, no pictures tho. Rear hatch is off, discovered that the rear corner lights were totally rusted. They turned to dust as I took them out. Started on the taillights, but the screws are all sorts of stuck. I also ordered a service manual. I’m going back to Roc on Sunday to hopefully get the tails out and mark out all the rust. The next steps after that are fixing all that rust. Then sourcing a motor, tranny, and rear end. Then comes mock up and fab. At some point I also need to purchase the new suspension components, brakes, and new hardware for everything (pretty much every nut and bolt on the car will be replaced). ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slacks-1971-datsun-240z/245384/29 "2009-08-20T13:15:15Z")
Someone say Arby’s? ---
**Author:** ![SlackJ94](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slackj94/32/6325_2.png) [@SlackJ94](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SlackJ94)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slacks-1971-datsun-240z/245384/30 "2009-08-20T13:23:02Z")
> [@WTB: Fart can......](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-fart-can/21864/17): > > Someone say Arby’s? What? ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slacks-1971-datsun-240z/245384/31 "2009-08-20T15:40:44Z")
bolts ons and cams in a VH45 in a nice little 240Z would move pretty damn good. ---
**Author:** ![Norwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Norwood](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Norwood)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slacks-1971-datsun-240z/245384/32 "2009-08-20T16:41:36Z")
> [@WTB: Fart can......](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-fart-can/21864/17): > > Someone say Arby’s? > [@They're turning their phones off](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/theyre-turning-their-phones-off/21882/3): > > What? RBs…i think ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slacks-1971-datsun-240z/245384/33 "2009-08-20T16:52:10Z")
LS1/t56 \> anything else ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slacks-1971-datsun-240z/245384/34 "2009-08-20T16:59:52Z")
> [@What is with disturbed and camaros?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-with-disturbed-and-camaros/21708/87): > > LS1/t56 \> anything else i agree, but a VH45 is a very stout motor. i have no idea what tranny would be used in a swap like this, though ---
**Author:** ![SlackJ94](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slackj94/32/6325_2.png) [@SlackJ94](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SlackJ94)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slacks-1971-datsun-240z/245384/35 "2009-08-20T17:07:32Z")
Z32 5 speed tranny, there are a few people that make adapter plates for them. Tranny also fits nicely into a 240z. And the vh45 is just as stout as a RB, cheaper, and IMO sounds better. As far as an LS1, eh. I could. But I wanna be a little different. That also applys with the RB swap, tons of people have them. Proven to work. I’d rather try something different. ---
**Author:** ![SlackJ94](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slackj94/32/6325_2.png) [@SlackJ94](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SlackJ94)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slacks-1971-datsun-240z/245384/36 "2009-08-23T16:13:21Z")
Just got back from working on the Z. Forgot the camera tho, so no pictures. Rear hatch is off, rear bumper is off, gas tank is out. The gas tank was a bitch, just about everything connected to it was rusted on. Found a ton of bondo and rust on the back bumper. Looks salvagable from the outside, but I haven’t started to scrape the bondo off yet. Taillights are still in because the little plugs the screws screw into were just spinning in the plastic housing. I’m going to get some epoxy for next time and glue the fuckers in so they can’t spin as I’m taking the screws out. I would also have the wheels off but the previous owner left 1 of the 4 locking lugs on, and no key for it. I did pick up lugnut removers on the way to the shop today for just this problem, but I didn’t realize that I would need a 1/2" drive extention to use them. THe things are double sided so there is no way to get them on a wrench w/o an extention. Next time I’ll have the taillights out, the rust in the back figured out, the wheels off, and hopefully most of the suspention too. ---
**Author:** ![SlackJ94](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slackj94/32/6325_2.png) [@SlackJ94](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SlackJ94)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2009, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slacks-1971-datsun-240z/245384/37 "2009-08-28T07:12:17Z")
Just found this video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3hLQtXRAqU&feature=channel](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3hLQtXRAqU&feature=channel) VH45 overbored to 5.0L, running 12:1 cr with ITBs and cams. Sounds dead sexy. ---
**Author:** ![SlackJ94](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slackj94/32/6325_2.png) [@SlackJ94](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SlackJ94)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slacks-1971-datsun-240z/245384/38 "2010-04-11T20:46:28Z")
Back from the dead ![http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww176/jakeslack87/0411101905_01.jpg](http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww176/jakeslack87/0411101905_01.jpg) '76 280z with a l28et in it (turbo inline 6). ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slacks-1971-datsun-240z/245384/39 "2010-04-12T13:16:58Z")
> [@some ?\`s about porsche 944](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/some-s-about-porsche-944/30819/30): > > Back from the dead > > ![http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww176/jakeslack87/0411101905_01.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/c/f/cf0a29da8aaa01d2c262b61539e0627ab9a0e91d.jpeg) > > '76 280z with a l28et in it (turbo inline 6). Nice man! Deff looks like a better starting point than the other one! The L28ET is such a fucking dog thou. ---
**Author:** ![LS\_WS.6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ls_ws.6/32/6563_2.png) [@LS\_WS.6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LS_WS.6)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/slacks-1971-datsun-240z/245384/40 "2010-04-12T16:29:38Z")
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