Z Fever Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 We just finished the build on a 1971 Datsun 240Z. The customer dropped the car off here the week before he was scheduled to be deployed to Korea for a year. He wanted us to build this car using a VQ35DE engine swap. Since we are a Nissan and Infiniti specialist that have been building Nissan cars for over 23 years now AND......considered by many to be the leaders in this AND........we are the owners of VQ35swap.com it is a natural fit. We started with a basic 240Z that had been sitting for many years...... We pulled the engine and transmission then stripped the engine bay fully and re-painted it to the color the customer wanted, an 2011 Corvette slate grey... Then we acquired a COMPLETE VQ35DE motorset including trans, harness, ECU, and all accessories... Then we acquired a COMPLETE VQ35DE motorset including trans, harness, ECU, and all accessories... Then we acquired a set of Mckinney Motorsports VQ mounts for the 240Z. Be careful here because they are NOT perfect! They require some manipulation to get the fitment just right. They are designed to have a new X-Member welded onto the factory frame rails. This X-member is what the engine mounts will rest on and bolt to..........It takes some time to get it set just right. We also had to cut the exsisting factory 240Z X-member and we had to weld on support pieces to make sure it would not flex after cutting away about half of it. Otherwise the front sump engine's oil pan would hit the stock X-member....... http://a7.sphotos.ak...218565001_n.jpg http://a6.sphotos.ak...363643840_n.jpg http://a3.sphotos.ak...163407978_n.jpg http://a1.sphotos.ak...001767744_n.jpg Here is a good look from underneath that shows the x-member, engine mounts, and front x-member after we did everything....... You can clearly see where we cut away the old X-member and the alignment to the oil pan http://a5.sphotos.ak...455604977_n.jpg http://a4.sphotos.ak...110148673_n.jpg http://a5.sphotos.ak...455604977_n.jpg http://a4.sphotos.ak...110148673_n.jpg Then we made the custom driveshaft and fully installed the rear trans mount. We also made a custom shifter bracket that lengthened the shifter to align with the opening in the transmission tunnel...... http://a7.sphotos.ak...629650322_n.jpg http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/375559_10150556843338296_296402898295_10633731_629650322_n.jpg http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/300477_10150451132633296_296402898295_10232367_303953656_n.jpg Then we re-wired the OEM 350Z EFI harness and added the OBD-II connector as well as the accelerator pedal from the 350Z. This way the drive-by-wire system will function correctly and be controlled by the ECU. We also tuned the ECU and reconfigured it to work without the BCM, ignition key, RM module, and IPDM..... http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/308511_10150451135998296_296402898295_10232385_1549301615_n.jpg http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/298871_10150451136663296_296402898295_10232386_539931603_n.jpg http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/301407_10150451137303296_296402898295_10232388_973333542_n.jpg Then we installed the radiator, made the custom aluminum intake pipe, installed the wiring harness, installed the pedal, added a fuse box to supply enough power to the ECU, made the custom aluminum radiator hoses, and installed the electric fan........ http://a4.sphotos.ak...644448226_n.jpg http://a6.sphotos.ak...691436999_n.jpg http://a4.sphotos.ak...692715619_n.jpg http://a5.sphotos.ak...592713480_n.jpg http://a8.sphotos.ak...440180235_n.jpg http://a3.sphotos.ak...556543714_n.jpg Then we made the custom 3" stainless mandrel exhaust system from front to back. We used a 3" single inlet muffler with dual 2.5" exits and added nice double wall stainless tips to give it that nice old school Z finish........ http://a8.sphotos.ak...812262296_n.jpg http://a1.sphotos.ak...107876456_n.jpg http://a2.sphotos.ak...527869943_n.jpg http://a8.sphotos.ak...531957761_n.jpg http://a1.sphotos.ak...991693066_n.jpg Here are a few videos of the car in action......... Quote Link to comment
ArchetypeDatsun Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Seen your work before you guys do some awesome stuff. Quote Link to comment
darc510 Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 all the pics/urls are broken :( the vids work though... Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Here's what you need to know. http://community.rat...e-photo-albums/ Quote Link to comment
72240z Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 You should do a write up with wiring guide :-D Quote Link to comment
2JZ260z Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 That would defeat the purpose of people paying him to do it lol Quote Link to comment
ArchetypeDatsun Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 ^ lol very true. They sell everything you need to do the swap which is cool, they also did a VQ35 & SR20 swap in a 280zx. Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Glad to see you're still around. I have an ECU you flashed almost 2 years ago but haven't gotten to trying it out yet. Quote Link to comment
Josh V. Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Very awesome setup. I just wish I could afford something like this. Quote Link to comment
72240z Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 There are wiring guides out for most nissan motors. That doesn't stop lots and lots of people from paying mechs like me to do work for them lol. Takes a lot more then a wiring guide to do a swap..... I mentioned it because the vq has a notoriously annoying engine/body harness. Quote Link to comment
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