{"id":22651,"date":"2018-04-15T23:54:24","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T04:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=22651"},"modified":"2018-04-19T22:38:07","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T03:38:07","slug":"1973-datsun-240z-with-a-bmw-v10-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=22651","title":{"rendered":"1973 Datsun 240Z with a BMW V10 Update 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-04.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22654\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=22654\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-04.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1973 Datsun 240Z with a BMW V10 04\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1973 Datsun 240Z with a BMW V10&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-04.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-04.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1973 Datsun 240Z with a BMW V10\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-04.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-04.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-04.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-04.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCl4-WBRqWA2MlxmZorKOV7w\">B is for Build<\/a> released another update on the 1973 Datsun 240Z project. The goal of the project is to restore the 240Z and install a 5.0 L S85 V10 and SMG transmission from a 2007 BMW M5. In this episode Chris explains he will use more the engine and transmission from the M5. He plans on using the front and rear suspension, subframes, electronics, rear end, dash, and even seats.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rIsKlDW0U1w\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCl4-WBRqWA2MlxmZorKOV7w\">B is for Build<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B is for Build released another update on the 1973 Datsun 240Z project. The goal of the project is to restore the 240Z and install a 5.0 L S85 V10 and SMG transmission from a 2007 BMW M5. In this episode Chris explains he will use more the engine and transmission from the M5. He&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=22651\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1973 Datsun 240Z with a BMW V10 Update 2<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[93],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-240z"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":147313,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=147313","url_meta":{"origin":22651,"position":0},"title":"Datsun 240Z with a Viper V10","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Brad Brammer built a unique Datsun 240Z on his channel Brad Builds in 60 days. 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