Whats the key difference between....

[airsoft]

Datson 240z's and 280z's look pretty damn same to me.
Which is the more popular one?


Which do u likey?

[nismo2491]

one is 2.4L the other is 2.8L, not sure which is more popular, but I prefer the 280 personally cause a buddy has a real fast one, real nice looking one and his is the only older z car I've had personal experience with other than just seeing on the highway.

[citizen]

240z, lighter, looks better, its a classic
280z heavier, pug-fugly, can be found in junkyards all the time

[z_boi]

240Z are most popular. The 280Z has the chunky bumpers. there are also the 260Z. the name pretty much tells u. 240z - 2.4L, 260Z - 2.6L, 280z - 2.8L. Now the difference. the chassis. 280z are the most rigid. but at the same time, are the heaviest. 280z's are EFI while the other 2 are carburated. The 240Z and early 260Z have the signals on the bottom at the corner, while the late 260 and 280z has the signle in the grill. The tails lights on the 240Z is different from the 260 and 280. The interiors are differen on the 240z compared with the 260 and 280. Even with just the 240Z itself there are difference in the years. There are difference in design of the doors. difference in the quater panels, the 240z and early 260 had the smaller bumpers so on the quater pannel they had the indents for the bumper. there are like 5 different bumpers in total. 3 smaller desgine and 2 big bulky ones. i can go on but you pretty much get it.

[z_boi]

240z, lighter, looks better, its a classic
280z heavier, pug-fugly, can be found in junkyards all the time

u can find 240z and 260z in the junk yard too. the 240z 260z and 280z all have the same exact body style, they all have the same chassis code, s30, so i dont get y u say the 280 is pug-fugly, I own a 280, if u didnt noe, u'd think it was a 240. A lot of people thought i had a 240 because i dont have those fugly bumpers.

[FRpilot]

i have a friend with a 280z.. its gangster

[z_boi]

yeah....i like the efi thats y i perfer the 280z.

[FRpilot]

actually.. wait i have 2 friends with s30 chasis.. i forgot.. both are gangster flat black..

[z_boi]

and by the way, the 280zx, i forget the chassis code, but those are from 79-83, those can be pretty nice too, Its just they're not as popular and people dont know wat to do to make em look nice.....

[citizen]

i dont like the roofline on the 280z

[THX1138]

The roofline on all S30 Z-cars is the same, unless you're talking about the red-headed bastard stepchild 2+2 variant. I don't remember exactly when they started building those (zboi?), but it was definitely by 1974. I used to have a '74 260Z, and regret ever letting it go. I want another so bad I can taste it.

EDIT: Whoa, post #260. Cue Twilight Zone theme.

[WhiteNissanS13]

240z's are smog exempt

[airsoft]

Is a 1971 240z a "classic"? Im startin to love the old Z's. What do u guys think of a 71 240z and are the mounts the same to put lest say a RB26DETT as 280z... i only hear about 280z's gettin the RB's ... correct me if im wrong. REALLY new to this end of th stick. Thanks

[HyperTek]

http://sr240z.com and you shall fall in love...

I love the old Zs, I perfer the 240Z cuz it looks classier, but wiht the introduction of the 260z, they introduced also the rear sway bar.

[citizen]

The roofline on all S30 Z-cars is the same, unless you're talking about the red-headed bastard stepchild 2+2 variant.

You sir are correct. I would like to retract my previous statement about the normal 280z.

[ruthlesstyper]

So which one had the clear cover for the headlights?

[z_boi]

clear head light covers u add urself. there were some factory options tho. And yes...the motor mounts are all the same. u can either mod ur mount or use z31 mounts. they bolt right up to the rb motors. but u need to mod ur oil pan and sump.

i think the 2+2 started with the 260z's i believe. which would be the 74's. and i myself dont like the 2+2 at all.

[HyperTek]

I perfer teh G nose and the taillights of teh 240z myself as well as the rivot fenders..
260z and 280z dont look like these..
http://bakuon-web.hp.infoseek.co.jp/yumeria200214-1.jpg
http://www4.ocn.ne.jp/~ssfran/ran/nobuta/n_011.jpg.jpg
http://www4.ocn.ne.jp/~ssfran/ran/nobuta/n_009.jpg.jpg
http://www4.ocn.ne.jp/~ssfran/ran/kusagaya/kus_08.jpg.jpg
http://wide-open.hp.infoseek.co.jp/tune/index.jpg

sucks tho finding one, cuz you will always run into 280zs that are always in better condition then the 240zs...

[HyperTek]

another badass z
http://www.rockyauto.co.jp/zaiko/fv/077.jpg
http://www.rockyauto.co.jp/zaiko/fv/077_b.jpg
http://www.rockyauto.co.jp/zaiko/fv/077_c.jpg

[z_boi]

we dont have g nose's here. u can do your own conversion tho. and same goes for the zg flares. i perfer it without the zg flares and g nose. i think it looks a lot cleaner.

[airsoft]

What do you guys think of a 1971 240z?

[HyperTek]

yah i like the 240z, id perfer to get that over any other zs...

[MakotoS13]

http://www.sr240z.com/srpictures/2.jpg

holy crap you could take a freaking Nap in that engine bay!

[Drunk Bastard]

i like the 240z's....probly cause i have one :rawk:

[Andrew Bohan]

you ever gonna finish it though? i wanna ride

[HyperTek]

some reference pics of some jdm Zs...
http://img159.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/users/2/3/9/4/fairladys31z-img600x450-11084622661.jpg
http://img159.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/users/2/3/9/4/fairladys31z-img600x450-1108462280dsc00017.jpg
http://img159.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/users/2/3/9/4/fairladys31z-img600x450-1108462295dsc00013.jpg
http://img43.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/users/8/9/5/5/harley1970jp-img600x402-1108368106pict0166.jpg
http://img43.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/users/8/9/5/5/harley1970jp-img600x402-1108368135pict0170.jpg
http://img43.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/users/8/9/5/5/harley1970jp-img600x402-1108368160pict0171.jpg