{"id":1051,"date":"2010-01-03T22:12:31","date_gmt":"2010-01-04T03:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1051"},"modified":"2025-04-04T10:48:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T15:48:09","slug":"for-sale-1978-datsun-280z-with-rb25det","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1051","title":{"rendered":"1978 Datsun 280Z with a RB25DET"},"content":{"rendered":"

We found this 1978 Datsun 280Z listed on eBay<\/a> in Adairsville, Georgia. The car is powered by a turbocharged Nissan RB25DET inline-six.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We found this 1978 Datsun 280Z listed on eBay in Adairsville, Georgia. 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