q' and Z's

[Ray Rollins]

Jim,
You need to drop in the engine and transmission, get a custom drive shaft, 
springs and of course really good brakes. There are a few sights with how 
to's such as:
http://www.jagsthatrun.com/Pages/Datsun_Z_V-8.html


>From: "James D. Hanson" <jhanson at westmont.edu>
>To: <TWFAUST at aol.com>
>CC: <quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: RE: q' and Z's
>Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 11:18:04 -0800 (PST)
>
>Wait a tick... drop a V8 in a 240Z??
>What else do you need to do? Possibly a 5 speed from a 280?
>
>Thanks,
>Jim
>
>On Wed, 20 Mar 2002 TWFAUST at aol.com wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 3/20/02 9:11:12 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > quattro-request at audifans.com writes:
> >
> >
> > > From: "Larry C Leung" <l.leung at juno.com>
> > >
> > >
> > > > Not to knock Z's, but they haven't struck me as being particularly
> > > > powerful either. Fun, awfully sweet looking (little Ferrari 365GTB
> > > > Daytona coupe style) and in particular I loved my cousins until she 
>sold
> > > > it (without telling me. It was even a southern car, so it hadn't 
>been bit
> > > > by the metal moth). Actually the earliest affordable coupe that I 
>thought
> > > > was "powerful" (no flames please) was the first F.I. Mustang GT's, 
>which
> > > > were cheaper than even 16V Sciroccos (which, though numerically not
> > > > powerful, were comparatively rather quick, at 0-60 mph in 7.9 
>seconds
> > > > 16.1 through the quarter. Of course a lot newer tech than the 'Z, 
>but
> > > > comparatively old tech to the Miata.
> > > >
> > > > LL - NY
> > > >
> > Come on you guys, spring for the grand and drop in a Chevy V-8. The 
>question
> > of power is then ended. You can be in the whole thing for less than 
>$2500.00.
> > Just Do It.
> > Tom Faust
> > P.S. For less than $3500.00, there is a body kit that makes it almost
> > indistinguishable from the Ferrari GTO.
> >
> >
>




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