This 1977 Datsun 260Z was built by Daniel from Boosted Brothers Customs in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Daniel considered using a Nissan RB-series inline-six when the project started, however he went with a Ford Barra inline-six because of its power potential and because he’s never seen a 260Z with one. The turbocharged 4.0 L … Read more
This 1974 Datsun 260Z was built to drift by Alex Grimm. The 260Z was previously powered by a 13B-REW that made 280 horsepower connected to a R15M-D transmission from a RX-7 FD. However he swapped the rotary for a 6.2 L LS3 V8 that makes 500 horsepower and 485 lb-ft of torque. The transmission was … Read more
The story goes a Nissan dealership owner built this 1923 Dodge Pickup hot rod in 1974 to promote their business and was shown for 15 years. The listing says the hot rod runs a 1974 Datsun 240Z powertrain with a two-speed automatic. There are a few things wrong with that. Datsun only produced the 240Z … Read more
This is Charles Warland’s 1975 Datsun 260Z from Queensland, Australia. He started with an orange rolling shell and over three years turned it into what you see. The engine is a Nissan 2.6 L RB26DETT built by Peter McDonald which produces 678 horsepower (506 kw) and 548 lb-ft (743 Nm) of torque running on E85 … Read more
Rolando stopped by The Smoking Tire to let Matt drive his Datsun 260Z. Under the hood sits a 2JZ-GTE sourced from a Toyota Aristo that still retains the factory sequential twin-turbo setup. On the dyno the engine made 395 horsepower to the wheels on 18 psi of boost. Behind the engine sits a 300ZX five-speed … Read more
Check out this very nice 1975 Datsun 260Z with a Nissan 350Z sourced VQ35. Source: Speedhunters and Project Facebook via OppositeLock