hey guys i found a nice website with a 240z crammed with a small block chev very nice colour too http://mr240z.tripod.com

"BAD 240" is spot on. I hate it. Anyone who sticks either a V8 or auto in a 240Z should have their car confiscated. And this bloke has done both. And he's cut a hole in the bonnet! Sacralidge! Someone give this bloke a Torana quick... And then there's the god-awful wheels...And the rear wing...urrgghhh! I can't look anymore...

im with you there L18. this is a great example of how to destroy a classic car. What was this guy thinking.

Whats wrong with putting a beefy straight 6 with an exotic 6 speed manual, just to be different.

nice i especially like how HE PUT A NISSAN BADGE ON when its a datsun and it has a chevy transplant real smartness i like the lights on the back they look like the old baxters bus lights or of the back end of an old mazda duno what model the wheels are ok the wing is aww its could be betta but it does the trick but cutting the hole in the bonet i agree some one give him a torana if he wanted to be diffrent why could he do i to the comodor behind the car in the pic titled side right so yer this dude is crazy i hope he blows the botem end out of the engne

i said the website was nice but i only really like the color lol....i agree though it is pretty EFFED up that hes chopped the crap out of a good ol datto but hey..... colors nice LOL what more to say ...

Quote:I've heard the same about a 1200 that was lowered, guards flared and bigger engine swapped into. Why destroy a classic car? haha. It's just an opinion, I doubt if many of you would agree that that guy was "wrong" to modify a 1200 coupe.

The best sounding car I have ever heard ... bar none ... was a 240Z with a chevrolet small block. Must have been the combination of cam and exhaust system, but that sounded so good, I can still hear it now 15 years later. And I am not a chevy fan.

I've heard that putting a chevy V8 in a Jaguar six car results in weight savings, reliability improvement, and performance gain. The first two probably don't apply to a L24-to-V8 swap. Still, if the guy does quality work and a craftsmanlike job, more power to him.

Quote:hahaha! i guess you got me...

There's just something about the Zeds. I don't know what it is, but as Benny said anything other than a straight six just seems wrong. And why on earth would you put an auto in a sports car? And messing with such desirable, classic lines is plain wrong. Fit some period style spoilers (same applies to the wheels) if you want, but cutting holes is way over the line! it's all personal taste, but in my book that guy doesn't deserve a Zed - it should be confiscated and handed over to ME!

Don't get me wrong, I don't have anything against modifying Zeds, just show a little historic sensitivity. Engine swaps like modern twin cam multivalve straight sixes are cool. And I've got nothing against V8's. I've owned them in the past, and I currently own a V8 engined 240K coupe, whose alloy V8 probably is lighter than the L24 6cyl! I'm sure nobody minds that thing being cut up! Makes me want to go out and butcher one of their favourite Muscle Cars!

btw, the best sounding car I've ever heard is a wild 3000+cc L28 powered Zed with triple Webers etc.

Best sounding road car: There used to be a yellow 300ZX in town with an ex-race jet sprint small block chev with that wonderful gear drive whine and sharp cammy exhaust note. By god it could move too!
Apparently the guy put the original engine back in because he was sick of welding the body up after cracked!

As for the 240Z, I agree I don't like it, but I do like modified cars and as long as the workmanship is good and the guy has done the work himself who are we to judge.

Reminds me of a saying I heard once, "Any back yard mechanic can restore a car but it takes real skill to cut one up"

Get it?

I like what he did with the front (including the engine and blower-type scoop and hood cutout), but not the back -- I wonder if he was aiming for corvette styling with those round lights. Whale tails have always been polarizing: some people love 'em, others hate 'em.

I must admit the rear of the car is not to my taste at all.

But hey, can you fault the workmanship?