{"id":26945,"date":"2018-08-27T18:37:02","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T23:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=26945"},"modified":"2018-08-27T19:30:37","modified_gmt":"2018-08-28T00:30:37","slug":"custom-datsun-240z-with-a-bmw-v10-update-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=26945","title":{"rendered":"Custom Datsun 240Z with a BMW V10 Update 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-14.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26946\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=26946\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-14.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 14\" 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\/08\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-14.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-14.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-26946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-14.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-14.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-14.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-14.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> continues working on the 1973 Datsun 240Z project. The goal of the project is to restore the 240Z and install 5.0 L S85 V10 and SMG transmission from a 2007 BMW M5. In these videos Chris and Eric build the roll cage, strut tower and transmission supports, and get everything ready for the car to sit on the wheels.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/xeL_Pp1QiSM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/iF0SqIbS5Yg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/8VJfE2ZN6RY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/zZRunb8ML7k\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/GK-6Xh12WzI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/YH3Nrw0Tmi8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/_Lyyo8rgx6c\" 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 continues working on the 1973 Datsun 240Z project. The goal of the project is to restore the 240Z and install 5.0 L S85 V10 and SMG transmission from a 2007 BMW M5. In these videos Chris and Eric build the roll cage, strut tower and transmission supports, and get everything ready&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=26945\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Custom Datsun 240Z with a BMW V10 Update 12<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":26946,"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,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[93],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-240z"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-14.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":147313,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=147313","url_meta":{"origin":26945,"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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