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[mechanic-man]

are the old nissan/datsun 240 and 260 z's any good? does anyone here drive one? what do you all think?

Ben.

[Tree Fitty Z]

Main thing you gotta look for when buying is rust. Just remember they are 36 years old (240z).
I have seen some damn fast ones go around the track.
If you want mod them, they can be pretty insane with an SR20.
Even is stock form they are fun cars

[clutch-monkey]

I have seen some damn fast ones go around the track

what he said
saw quite a few at phillip island, very quick!

[mechanic-man]

i wudnt mind getting one as a project car. but cheepst i've seen in running order is around 4,000

[Sigmadori]

stock 240's and 260's look good, and have an ok bit of power. in the 240, stick a KA24 from a newer pintara n ur set. in both of them, stick RB in, n thatll fuckin hurt it.

the 240z's and 260z's had Z motors im sure, they had a fair bit of pull for what they were, i can tell you from experience. i reckon theyre good, and you should get one.

[leumas]

Watch out for rust, but other than that they're a pretty decent car for the time period, even if there are a blatant Jaguar ripoff.

[nutti]

I picked up a 1977 260z almost 2-3 weeks ago and I Love it!!! Rust and exhaust fumes will be your biggest problems. I suggest you visit Z forums and read up about them, so you know what to look for when you go check out some Z's.

www.hybridz.org
www.classiczcars.com
www.viczcar.com

[mechanic-man]

nutti, how much did you pay for urs? and was it in good condition?
Do you think you could post a couple of pics if thats ok.

Thanks Ben.

[Scuzzy]

If you are in brisbane you missed a good chance to ask some Z owners on sunday some questions yourself

[Evaded Motorspor...]

240Z are excellent cars. the 260Z got a bit fatter so if you can get a 240Z you are set.

As has been mentioned rust is the biggest problem with regards to them. Also on both the 240Z and to a lesser extent the 260Z brake upgrades are a great first upgrade as the stock engine isn't all that bad.

Stock engine being the L24 and the L26 isn't it?

RB Conversions are fairly common and a great conversion otherwise the stock engines are fairly solid or using an L28 block with l24 head or whatever there are heaps of options.

[Freak]

Great cars. All use L-series motors. Sohc non-crossflow 2valve per cylinder. 240s are hell expensive now due to the rareness. The 240 although only a 2.4litre was the quickest of them all. Lighter and the engine pre-dates emisson laws meaning more go. A l28 out of a 280z would be the way to go to keep cost low. Either on triple Su's, webers or the factory fuel injection. Factory turbo kits exist for L-series too. 5speed gearboxes are stong and cheap. R200 diff are hell stong. The 9inch of independent rears lol.

[nutti]

hey mechanic man

check out My Ride link for pictures of my car.

i picked it up for a extremely good price for what has been done to it. mechanically it is perfect. body need some work but i would still give it a 8/10.

It all depends on what you want to do with the car. if you want to keep everything origanal than buy a 240z (it will help your resale). However if you want to do an engine conversion than buy a 260z, they are cheaper.

i forgot to mention that hot summer days will be a pain!!! i have air con in mine but hey 1977 air con units arent that great.

This post has been edited by nutti: Oct 2 2006, 03:36 PM

[delliii]

240's are pretty quick too. my dad told me once that his mate had one and he beat my dad's monaro which wasnt slow either.

i wanted one but they are pretty rare, so i ended up with the boat

[racsov500]

stock 240's and 260's look good, and have an ok bit of power. in the 240, stick a KA24 from a newer pintara n ur set. in both of them, stick RB in, n thatll fuckin hurt it.

the 240z's and 260z's had Z motors im sure, they had a fair bit of pull for what they were, i can tell you from experience. i reckon theyre good, and you should get one.

christ dude, you shouldnt really be making posts if you dont know what your talking about. firstly all zeds are 6 CYLINDER. which makes a 4 cyl conversion unecisseraly difficult and pointless. KA24? wtf? why bother with a tiny economy focused engine? the stock motor has more power

Zed motors? well of course they had zed motors, the cars are Zeds!

FACTS. 3 engines, L24, L26 and L28. there are slightly different versions of all three, some injected, some even turbo. there is a big aftermarket for them, as they were the cool jap cars before turbos came around. parts might seem rare, but the zed society is alive and well and plenty of parts are available if you look beyond the big cruising forums and import part places.

A set of decent extractors and big exhaust, plus doing away with the old twin SU carbs and replacing them with triple twin throat sidedrafts like webers, solex ect really opens them up. some combustion cylinder and port work is what youd do next, maybe different sized valves and cam timing depending what your after.

RB motors are a possible conversion, but why buy an old zed just to stick a skyline engine in it. just buy a skyline. by putting a rb in your losing the biggest part of the zeds character. ever heard a 260z with the above mods on full song? ooohhhhhh yeah

seriously dude, until you know what your talking about, its probably best you stfu

[THORPE84]

there is a guy in sydney that i know who has a 5.7 v8 in his, its fucken nuts!!

thing i have wonderd is wouldnt it twist the hell out of the chasis?

il try and get a pic of it...

[Sigmadori]

christ dude, you shouldnt really be making posts if you dont know what your talking about. firstly all zeds are 6 CYLINDER. which makes a 4 cyl conversion unecisseraly difficult and pointless. KA24? wtf? why bother with a tiny economy focused engine? the stock motor has more power

Zed motors? well of course they had zed motors, the cars are Zeds!

FACTS. 3 engines, L24, L26 and L28. there are slightly different versions of all three, some injected, some even turbo. there is a big aftermarket for them, as they were the cool jap cars before turbos came around. parts might seem rare, but the zed society is alive and well and plenty of parts are available if you look beyond the big cruising forums and import part places.

A set of decent extractors and big exhaust, plus doing away with the old twin SU carbs and replacing them with triple twin throat sidedrafts like webers, solex ect really opens them up. some combustion cylinder and port work is what youd do next, maybe different sized valves and cam timing depending what your after.

RB motors are a possible conversion, but why buy an old zed just to stick a skyline engine in it. just buy a skyline. by putting a rb in your losing the biggest part of the zeds character. ever heard a 260z with the above mods on full song? ooohhhhhh yeah

seriously dude, until you know what your talking about, its probably best you stfu

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. you went through all that effort just to try and own lil ol me? well how sweet of you!

[racsov500]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. you went through all that effort just to try and own lil ol me? well how sweet of you!

nah, I just though someone on this forum might actually want correct info for once

[Sigmadori]

nah, I just though someone on this forum might actually want correct info for once

im severely hurt!

[Old Suzmot]

I had a 260z with triple webers and the rest of the works.

Great fun, put the foot down and you can see the fuel needle drop though.

Mine had rust in the chassis rails and the sills. Those are the most common places so check them well.

They're becoming collectable now so stock examples aren't cheap. For engine swaps my personal preference is the Toyota 1j/2j's, or even the v8.

[CameronBNR]

hahahahahaahahahahahaha

stock 240's and 260's look good, and have an ok bit of power. in the 240, stick a KA24 from a newer pintara n ur set. in both of them, stick RB in, n thatll fuckin hurt it.

the 240z's and 260z's had Z motors im sure, they had a fair bit of pull for what they were, i can tell you from experience. i reckon theyre good, and you should get one.

HHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA

[R31 King]

yeah not sure why a 4cyl would be a great conversion

love these cars as much as 31's, and one day i will grab a 240 or 260 as a project,

as stated, it's extremely hard to find one in great condition, that the owner is willing to part with, most of them for sale will need a bit of work fixing rust etc.

but hey, it'd be worth it in the end, they are so sexual

[omp]

My bro inlaw has a nice one he races,

It has rebuilt and modified L series motor (6 cylinder of course) which has been made up from bits n pieces of other L series for close to 2.9 litres if memory serves (which it may not). It has triple side draft webbers, ported/polished head with bigger valves etc.

It has bigger brakes on the front in the form of hilux calipers with peugot discs and a bigger master cylinder.

Its pretty bloody nice actually

[WAKU WAKU SAN !]

stock 240's and 260's look good, and have an ok bit of power. in the 240, stick a KA24 from a newer pintara n ur set. in both of them, stick RB in, n thatll fuckin hurt it.

or you could keep the 2.4 or 2.6 and add a l28 block and LD crank and fit individual efi throttles or have tripple carbs for the worlds sexiest engine notes. these cars with standard engines offer a great engine note. they sound good unlike most of the quiet engine and loud exhaust cars of today. in japan these engines are known to produce over 100ps per liter NA.

classic cars FTW !!!

This post has been edited by Brett R: Oct 3 2006, 02:45 PM

[Sigmadori]

yeah not sure why a 4cyl would be a great conversion

me either in retrospect. was thinking 1600 conversions for some reason.

or you could keep the 2.4 or 2.6 and add a l28 block and LD crank and fit individual efi throttles or have tripple carbs for the worlds sexiest engine notes. these cars with standard engines offer a great engine note. they sound good unlike most of the quiet engine and loud exhaust cars of today. in japan these engines are known to produce over 100ps per liter NA.

classic cars FTW !!!

or you could go turbo injected engine with heaps of parts available like RB20DET, RB25DET, RB26DETT. would be alot less stupid in the scheme of things.

WTF is ps?

[WAKU WAKU SAN !]

or you could remain true to the spirt it of the z cars NATURALLY ASPIRATED...... and keep that sexy engine sound and the fun and throttle response of a NA with multi carbs..... be like the japs and keep it with an L series engine.
turbo and power is not everything...

L series FTW !

PS is power measurement they use in japan and some parts of the south americas. SAY PS (JDM FTW !) sorry but HP is too american for me, and i am not used to saying KW like most people.