How To Modify A Datsun 240z & 280z

[@MartiniWorksOfficial]

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[@slfrules1]

If you give a 240z an 84mm stroker crank and turbo kit it'll go over 300kph on the wangan. totally saw some documentary bout it

[@socal240z]

you can even gett 86 mm crankshafts now adays ;)

[@frog7362]

Perfect for smoking white Ferraris and black 930 turbos

[@raiderjohn9407]

Nah bud, it was an L28 twin turbo from the 280 zx, got swapped into the 240. I know the documentary you're talking about. Thing SCOOTED

[@raiderjohn9407]

It was an L28TT from the 280zx, but yeah I love that documentary, damn thing SCOOTED

[@socal240z]

@@raiderjohn9407 funnily enough, it technically is a 280zx turbo F54 block and p90 head, but the crankshaft, pistons, rods, valves, and cam were not stock. It also used a custom twin turbo manifold used to blow thru triple nismo carbs. the 280zxt’s were a single turbo and ran efi, completely different. the original wangan midnight s30z was built by speed shop shinohara in japan, all of the info is online

[@wingspantt]

240Z didn't just look good for its time. It defined sports cars in the USA and became a timeless icon.

[@functiongarage]

Wangan Midnight, & Hot Version made this car a legend before we were old enough to buy them decently priced and not on their 5th floor pans 😂

[@Carsaddiction]

My 260z is just months away from being finished. Can't wait to show it off, from how I found it as ab ex 80s show car, complete with red velvet interior and cross n bones badging.

[@Qwe-ni1kz]

I have a 72 Datsun 240z with a 1jz gte making 435 hp , I plan on taking with me to Germany for a year ( staying in Germany for a year for work/family ) then testing it at Nurburgring

[@maxskullic9879]

I built one in Forza 8 that is now my dream car... It has the 6.2L V8 with 439hp that weighs in at 2,104lbs with 50/50 weight. She is a Beast! If I had money, I'd build one for real... but I'd put in a SBC 350ci with a 5 speed. Make it have as little electrics as possible, give it fully adjustable suspension and independent rear axels. Then I'd take to to track day events, never a show. My car would be a daily racer! With the right gearing, it could be a drag car, a drift car or a grip car all while being a great daily. (Sadly my spine is shot all to hell and I can't get in and out of low sitting cars anymore)

[@Zz_Datsun_Driver_zZ]

Im part of this cult lol. Never leaving it. My 76 280z is a blast to drive and EVERY time I take it out I get a thumbs up or a comment. Yeah its not fast but once you drive one youll know what the hype is about.

[@PhantasmPhoton]

The rubber diff mount is fine if you get one in good shape. But notch the corners of the bracket to make the bolts easier to access. The L28 engine rules, its stout, revs fast with a light flywheel, sounds amazing and is extremely simple. Put headers on it and a good set of carbs and be done. If you wanna save money and stop well do the "toyota swap" for the front brakes and the 300zx or 240sx swap for the rears. If Its a 240 put the 280zx master cylinder in place of the stock unit. You can do coilovers but putting in new shocks and cutting 1.5 - 2 loops out of some new springs is also extremely viable. There is zero side impact protection so consider a roll cage with door bars. Do all that and you can have a really solid datsun.

[@frog7362]

L28 block (bored and stroked to 3.1L), 124 connecting rods, p90 head, 1mm head gasket, 0.120 over bore,LD28 crank shaft, ka24 pistons for 8:92:1 compression ratio for turbo or L28et dish pistons for 11:80:1 compression ratio for na tune, with a 1.00mm fly cut. add a custom twin turbo exhaust manifold and triple weber DCOE40 carbs with custom barometric box and you have replicated the Devil z’s motor. All that’s left is to find a black RUF yellow bird and a silver MK4 Supra and race on the Wangan while trying to keep the car from killing you.

[@HrothgarOdubhghaill]

I'm impressed, something actually budget friendly. I was expecting them to be more expensive

[@TommyRobinson-ep5xq]

I have a 71 240z and a 83 280zx turbo. Both 5 speeds. I love them both.

[@robertfisher3000]

I got a z through trade, was gonna sell it, but I'm falling in love with how it looks. Never wanted one, and now I don't want to give it up. I'm gonna do an LS build.

[@yaboirico5221]

The Toyota 2000GT gave Japan a good reputation. The Z gave that experience to the common man.

[@yourfirsthouseinminecraft4531]

The Z is most definitely responsible for the popularity of Japanese sports cars in the US. However the popularity for modifying and tuning them in the United States? That honor goes to the two and only DSM twins from Mitsubishi.

[@kadenhamilton9318]

7:12 bro said inline 4🤨

[@PhantasmPhoton]

we all make mistakes

[@ShocksBocks]

3:10 inline 4? Aren't they a 6?

[@Treaxvour]

The first Japanese models were inline 4.

[@ShocksBocks]

@@Treaxvour well I'll be, I never knew.

[@mx73proslider]

No they weren't, they were always inline 6. The nissan Fairlady is a different car and is not the Fairlady Z​@@Treaxvour

[@SidewaysGts]

@@Treaxvour "The first Japanese models were inline 4." The japanese models were also 6 cylinders- Albeit 2 liter 6 cylinders rather than 2.4s like the the US got. Never 4 cylinder however.

[@Relentlessxxryan]

In regards to the fairlady namesake, the fairlady roadster was a 4 cylinder L series Engine. The Fairlady Z however had the option of the L20A 6 Cylinder, L24, or the Dual overhead cam S20 inline 6 with Triple Mikuni side draft carbs if you had the Fairlady 432

[@Xtreme_Garage]

Never a bad video 📹

[@SidewaysGts]

@7:13 The inline what now?

[@Boxrobly]

when the new zs get cheap yall should retry in a 240 style

[@SalimjonSoibjonov]

What about cobalt ss Can you make a video about

[@nickzint8542]

The Datsun 240Z the for people who would do there school projects a week before it’s due

[@sebastianmorrison6114]

New lunch vid 🗣️

[@CLS2k]

Tell me how to modify my 981 Cayman please

[@Treaxvour]

Enkei compes look great. No need for wats.

[@sebastianmorrison6114]

He said left then stranded on 41 lol I had a belt shred itself on 41, made it to highway 8 before she popped off lol

[@kevinguillen5785]

How to modify a Nissan Stagea (Series 2)?

[@Alejoo_CG]

Alex do another How to modify a Scion TC LOL

[@DAT240Z72]

“The in-line 4”???????

[@TommyZ-85]

Naturally veered to the left since when?

[@ClamHammer-rn3rg]

Why do you keep saying inline 4? It's weird also you keep talking about noisy, vibrating, leaky, veers ti the left. Mine isn't any of those. It sat 27 years and I spent a couple years replacing or refurbing the guts but it's hands down the most comfortable and nice drive I've ever had in a vintage car. Gas fumes, ya, some

[@mikegrizwold2522]

I wouldn't take my Z to this dude. I own a 71, and did all my own modifications from the ground up. Over 40K invested in a car I paid 2800$ for. They are none of the negative things this guy says about them if they are maintained like any car would normally be.

[@johngrigsby5905]

Am I the only one who heard “inline 4” multiple times? I thought my 280 had six bangers…

[@aros7629]

Can't leave the car you sold can ya 😂

[@DAT240Z72]

The R180 diff will handle 500hp with NO Problem!!

[@jackkunasaki5044]

Please do hyundai genesis coupe

[@dontever]

Haha whens how to modify a honda fit haha

[@nerdherd2604]

No, don't do coilovers. Don't ruin your ride, use KYB excel-G struts or Koni struts.

[@nerdherd2604]

Use stoptech pads, if you wanna spend more money there's a wilwood micro big brake kit that's designed to work even with the oem 14 inch wheels.

[@SidewaysGts]

You can have coilovers and not "ruin" your ride. Why do you think coilovers would ruin your ride?

[@nerdherd2604]

@SidewaysGts you have to do a conversion to get a suspension that's lower and typically but not always too stiff for these cars. Any s30 or s130 will porpoise uncontrollably on stiff suspension. The rear ends slide and kick too easily. The chassis needs a suitable amount of travel in its suspension.

[@SidewaysGts]

@@nerdherd2604 So "dont do it wrong" is what im reading there.

[@nerdherd2604]

@@SidewaysGts that's what my first message said. Get progressive springs and gas struts. Don't touch coilovers on an s130 or s30.

[@tylerdauber1175]

Just don't do what Alex did to his poor Datsun lol

[@TheTHailey]

In the process of undoing some of it. :)

[@15cuhonda6]

Wank on

[@chaseincats]

this is DUMB and BAD advice. you can fix the exhaust getting sucked into the cabin by changing the 50 year old seals, you can stop the engine leaking...by changing the 50 year old seals, your car shouldn't pull to the left...get an alignment. get the car running and driving factory perfect before you start throwing big dumb wheels on it. use your head for christ sake