{"id":27648,"date":"2018-09-18T06:00:42","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T11:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=27648"},"modified":"2018-09-17T23:18:52","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T04:18:52","slug":"custom-datsun-240z-with-a-bmw-v10-update-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=27648","title":{"rendered":"Custom Datsun 240Z with a BMW V10 Update 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-17.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27649\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=27649\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-17.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1973 Datsun 240Z with a BMW V10 17\" 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\/09\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-17.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-17.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-27649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-17.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-17.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-17.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-17.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 install a 5.0 L S85 V10 and SMG transmission from a 2007 BMW M5 on a custom chassis under a Datsun 240Z body. In these videos Chris installs the widebody kit, dash, fuel cell, wiring harness, and steering column. Then he has a custom driveshaft made.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/2DhvNc5Js08\" 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\/D6pNMqr3Dsg\" 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\/WQCejGeT36I\" 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\/KF6C85qg4jY\" 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\/PDASyS_qcC8\" 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\/tzazBYu5_Tk\" 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\/XwTGogIiRxA\" 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 install a 5.0 L S85 V10 and SMG transmission from a 2007 BMW M5 on a custom chassis under a Datsun 240Z body. In these videos Chris installs the widebody kit, dash, fuel cell, wiring harness, and&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=27648\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Custom Datsun 240Z with a BMW V10 Update 14<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":27649,"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_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[93],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27648","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\/09\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-17.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":147313,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=147313","url_meta":{"origin":27648,"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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