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My first car was a 72 datsun 240z, then an 80 datsun 720, then a 90 rx7....and well I decided I needed more than 2 seats. When you're in the market for a fuel efficient, practical, reliable 4 door to daily and you've never owned a car younger than yourself...you end up like me....dailying a 40yo car that probably shouldnt still be running haha. 
sadly, this is not a big dollar build like a lot of the guys on here but it gets the job done
here's the pic from the add before I bought it
and the engine: L18 w/race cam and weber DGV, It ran okay, sounded great, but had worn rings, a blown head gasket and a rattling timing chain.
that was back in July of 2011 I believe. I've made some small changes to it since then....this is how it sits now
and just for fun some old pics of different looks (mainly just the wheels changed lol)
and next to my baby, Harold my 1972 Datsun 240z, it has a 5.7L camaro V8 in it and I've been working on getting it back on the road since I bought it December 1st, 2008 (yes I remember the exact date, it was my first car!) haven't driven it ever (it keeps getting put on the backburner due to fixing my DD's lol) but I hope to soon
anyways, I'll stop spamming yall with datsun pics now.
If anyone's interested in specs the engine is a KA24E from an 89 s13, desmogged, hotshot header, NGK plug wire. Wheels are SSR MKII 14x6.5 +19. I have 6000k HID's in my highbeams, halogens in the lows (stock were old school sealed beams), 4 racing seats...(because racecar? lol) the fronts are momo's the backs are no name brand. I'm riding on coilovers up front and lowering springs in back but both front and back needs new shocks and springs before I can go lower. I upgraded the back brakes to discs using 280zx parts (still gotta upgrade the fronts to even out the bias)
at any rate, he's not the fastest, lowest, nicest, loudest, most expensive...anything-est really....but it's been fun and I've been learning a lot. I'm hoping to take what I've learned on this build to do my Z up right. and after that, I may be picking up another truck...but itll be another datsun for sure :P
sadly, this is not a big dollar build like a lot of the guys on here but it gets the job done here's the pic from the add before I bought it
and the engine: L18 w/race cam and weber DGV, It ran okay, sounded great, but had worn rings, a blown head gasket and a rattling timing chain.
that was back in July of 2011 I believe. I've made some small changes to it since then....this is how it sits now
and just for fun some old pics of different looks (mainly just the wheels changed lol)
and next to my baby, Harold my 1972 Datsun 240z, it has a 5.7L camaro V8 in it and I've been working on getting it back on the road since I bought it December 1st, 2008 (yes I remember the exact date, it was my first car!) haven't driven it ever (it keeps getting put on the backburner due to fixing my DD's lol) but I hope to soon
anyways, I'll stop spamming yall with datsun pics now.
If anyone's interested in specs the engine is a KA24E from an 89 s13, desmogged, hotshot header, NGK plug wire. Wheels are SSR MKII 14x6.5 +19. I have 6000k HID's in my highbeams, halogens in the lows (stock were old school sealed beams), 4 racing seats...(because racecar? lol) the fronts are momo's the backs are no name brand. I'm riding on coilovers up front and lowering springs in back but both front and back needs new shocks and springs before I can go lower. I upgraded the back brakes to discs using 280zx parts (still gotta upgrade the fronts to even out the bias)
at any rate, he's not the fastest, lowest, nicest, loudest, most expensive...anything-est really....but it's been fun and I've been learning a lot. I'm hoping to take what I've learned on this build to do my Z up right. and after that, I may be picking up another truck...but itll be another datsun for sure :P
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