{"id":74387,"date":"2021-07-14T15:00:20","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T20:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=74387"},"modified":"2021-07-14T15:00:20","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T20:00:20","slug":"strange-workshop-is-swapping-a-2jz-gte-into-a-datsun-240z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=74387","title":{"rendered":"Strange Workshop is Swapping a 2JZ-GTE into a Datsun 240Z"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=74395\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-74395\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"74395\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=74395\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Strange-Workshop-Datsun-240Z-with-a-2JZ-GTE-inline-six-01.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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Strange Workshop Datsun 240Z with a 2JZ-GTE inline-six 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Strange Workshop Datsun 240Z with a 2JZ-GTE inline-six&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Strange-Workshop-Datsun-240Z-with-a-2JZ-GTE-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Strange-Workshop-Datsun-240Z-with-a-2JZ-GTE-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Strange Workshop Datsun 240Z with a 2JZ-GTE inline-six\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-74395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Strange-Workshop-Datsun-240Z-with-a-2JZ-GTE-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Strange-Workshop-Datsun-240Z-with-a-2JZ-GTE-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Strange-Workshop-Datsun-240Z-with-a-2JZ-GTE-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Strange-Workshop-Datsun-240Z-with-a-2JZ-GTE-inline-six-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jon Sowden from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/StrangeWorkshop\/\">Strange Workshop<\/a> in Auckland, New Zealand is giving new life to a customer&#8217;s Datsun 240Z. Jon has already installed a Nissan S15 rear chassis and R33 GTR rear end. The build series will follow Jon as he swaps a Toyota 2JZ-GTE inline-six and T56 Magnum six-speed manual transmission. In the first video Jon explains the project and test fits the engine and transmission. The second video shows Jon making a set of custom engine mounts. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Cc1j3T7Zlkc\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/TQhbNRTvb5A\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCxyZn_p5gOK5Xruck6JF9gA\">ProAm-Garage<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jon Sowden from Strange Workshop in Auckland, New Zealand is giving new life to a customer&#8217;s Datsun 240Z. Jon has already installed a Nissan S15 rear chassis and R33 GTR rear end. The build series will follow Jon as he swaps a Toyota 2JZ-GTE inline-six and T56 Magnum six-speed manual transmission. In the first video&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=74387\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Strange Workshop is Swapping a 2JZ-GTE into a Datsun 240Z<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":74395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","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-74387","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\/2021\/07\/Strange-Workshop-Datsun-240Z-with-a-2JZ-GTE-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":100688,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=100688","url_meta":{"origin":74387,"position":0},"title":"Jay Meagher Builds a 2JZ for Land Speed Racing","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 24, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"What does it take for a Datsun 240Z to reach 250+ mph? 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