V8-Powered 1973 Datsun 240Z

This 1973 Datsun 240Z is a fully customized, ‘track-and-street ready’ build with an estimated 600-hp producing, supercharged Chevrolet 383ci "Stroker" V8 paired with a Tremec 5-speed manual transmission. Equipment includes a performance Wilwood braking system, adjustable Koni suspension, Konig wheels, and AutoMeter gauges. The car was custom-painted in Snake Skin Green Pearl and is equipped with black Sparco racing seats with red belts. This 240Z is offered with a clear Arizona title in the seller’s name. 

The body is finished in a professionally-applied Dodge Viper Snake Skin Green Pearl and features a carbon fiber hood with HEX vents, a functional air intake, and black paint with red pinstriping. Aero treatment includes a front air dam with splitter, side skirts, and a carbon fiber APR wing at the rear. The signature 240Z recessed headlights have been covered by clear housings, and fog lamps are installed up front. 

Deceleration is handled by Willwood 4-piston rear disc brakes and rotors, and Bridgestone Potenza RE-11A tires manage traction over Konig Rewind custom wheels.

The interior is fitted with Sparco racing seats with red safety belts, black carpeting, Steeda Tri-Ax shifter, custom 3-spoke steering wheel, an aluminum-trimmed center console with Datsun decal, and a red, custom-fabricated roll bar. Amenities include a Generation 3 Vintage Air unit with a chrome compressor and a modern dash-mounted AM/FM/CD head unit.

Instrumentation is comprised of aftermarket white-faced AutoMeter gauges consisting of a 140-mph speedometer, 10k tachometer, and those for fuel level, oil pressure, and coolant temperature. A custom readout for air and fuel status is affixed to the driver-side A-pillar. True chassis mileage is unknown. 

The Chevrolet 383ci "Stroker" V8 has been performance-enhanced with a Lunati camshaft with 10.9:1 compression, ARP Performance heads, FiTech fuel injection throttle body, MSD ignition, a new Braille battery, a Stef’s oil pan, and more.  At the rear of the car is a custom Spintek muffler with tri-built Y-headers wearing titanium wraps. Thrust is sent to the rear wheels via a custom rebuilt Tremec 5-speed manual transmission and Ford Trac-Loc rear end with 3.73 gears.

The modified chassis consists of a custom subframe, roll cage with shock tower braces, Techno Toy Tuning control arms, welded-in camber adjustment plates, and 6-way-adjustable Koni struts with Hypercoil springs.