How much does it cost to restore a Datsun 240Z?
Frame off restoration cost around $30k to 35k and that’s a lot of money. If you do it yourself maybe around 10k to 15k.
How to rebuild a Datsun V8 L28 engine?
For that check out a few Hot Rod type magazines and study their engine rebuilding tips. V8, L28, the basic concepts are all the same. For Datsun get both the Chilton and Haynes manuals since taken separately they tend to be incomplete.
How do you rebuild a Datsun zcars engine?
It takes a while to get it all off but be patient. Use a piece of broken ring to clean out each groove, and make sure the grooves are PERFECTLY clean with no burrs. Lightly polish the skirts till they gleam, make sure no sharp edges are present that could scratch the cylinder wall.
When did Nissan rebuild the 240Z zcar engine?
Then in 1997 Nissan began their restoration program of rebuilding 200 vintage 240Zs for showroom floors. This was to promote the release of the “350Z”. The downside is that it stripped all the remaining original Z parts from Nissan parts bins. You may be able to find some generic bearings and pieces if you know the parts numbers.
Who are the aftermarket companies for Datsun cars?
Rockauto used to carry Beck Arnley Datsun/Nissan parts but many are gone at this point. The American company Federal-Mogul of Michigan owns nearly every other aftermarket company: Sealed Power, Speed Pro, Fel-Pro, Champion, Carter, Ferodo, Wagner, Moog, Wagner, National, Precision, Abex, Anco, and supposedly Crane Marine.
For that check out a few Hot Rod type magazines and study their engine rebuilding tips. V8, L28, the basic concepts are all the same. For Datsun get both the Chilton and Haynes manuals since taken separately they tend to be incomplete.
It takes a while to get it all off but be patient. Use a piece of broken ring to clean out each groove, and make sure the grooves are PERFECTLY clean with no burrs. Lightly polish the skirts till they gleam, make sure no sharp edges are present that could scratch the cylinder wall.
Then in 1997 Nissan began their restoration program of rebuilding 200 vintage 240Zs for showroom floors. This was to promote the release of the “350Z”. The downside is that it stripped all the remaining original Z parts from Nissan parts bins. You may be able to find some generic bearings and pieces if you know the parts numbers.
Rockauto used to carry Beck Arnley Datsun/Nissan parts but many are gone at this point. The American company Federal-Mogul of Michigan owns nearly every other aftermarket company: Sealed Power, Speed Pro, Fel-Pro, Champion, Carter, Ferodo, Wagner, Moog, Wagner, National, Precision, Abex, Anco, and supposedly Crane Marine.