{"id":29112,"date":"2018-10-30T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T14:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=29112"},"modified":"2018-10-30T01:31:57","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T06:31:57","slug":"custom-datsun-240z-with-a-bmw-v10-update-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=29112","title":{"rendered":"Custom Datsun 240Z with a BMW V10 Update 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-21.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29113\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=29113\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-21.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 21\" 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\/10\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-21.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-21.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-29113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-21.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-21.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-21.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1973-Datsun-240Z-with-a-BMW-V10-21.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 Datsun 240Z project for a SEMA 2018 debut. Chris&#8217; goal is install a 5.0 L S85 V10 and SMG transmission from a 2007 BMW M5 on a custom chassis under the 240Z body. In these videos the team builds custom window louvers, wrap the body, final assembly, and start the V10 before shipping it off to Las Vegas. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/69faVEC3XH0\" 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\/o2_N-pDL5wA\" 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\/7BAso3cbt6U\" 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\/RjxC_M7P7Lo\" 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\/140KbebpBGY\" 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\/Kd6EGnx4WxM\" 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 Datsun 240Z project for a SEMA 2018 debut. Chris&#8217; goal is install a 5.0 L S85 V10 and SMG transmission from a 2007 BMW M5 on a custom chassis under the 240Z body. In these videos the team builds custom window louvers, wrap the body, final assembly,&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=29112\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Custom Datsun 240Z with a BMW V10 Update 18<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":29113,"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-29112","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":29112,"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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