DEVIL-Z 1973

Thats why I am searching. I think it will look clean.

Anyone have a custom set of 17 inch Watanabe R-Type wheels on their 240Z or have pictures of one with some on. Thanks.

Is the 240SX dash a direct fit for a S30?

So I found this really clean S30 on Urbanracer.com and I can't seem to figure out what dash he put in it. The interior in this car is hands down amazing. Can anyone help me out with this. Thanks for the help and info.

See thats what I was thinking about the structure. I guess if it was to work right a roll cage would need to be added, which I plan to do anyway. Again just a thought.

Thanks for all the information everyone. I guess I have to really figure out an alternate engine for my project. One that was made here in the U.S.

Keeping it Legal The long and arduous road to environmental redemption August, 2006 Psssst... Yeah you, with the illegal engine swap-Big Brother's watching you. He's got his eye on your type and it's only a matter of time before the Thought Police come drag you out of your bed in the middle of the night. Well maybe that's a slight exaggeration, but it's based on a true story. 'Round these parts, the law is putting the heat on smog scofflaws and getting special training to find and catch cars that may have "illegal" mods. They basically look (or listen) for things like exhaust, wings, stickers, etc. If they see any of these "clues" on your car, they can pull you over. Even something legal like an exhaust tip can be enough to for them to light you up. And once that happens, all bets are off. If you're unlucky enough to get stopped by one of these smog-nazis, you're at their mercy. They'll make you pop your hood and if they're smart enough to realize it's not the original engine, you'll get a citation and a lesson in bureaucratic BS you'll not soon forget. After paying fines and going to court, you'll still have to make it smog legal if you ever want to register the car again. And while specific laws vary state to state, if history is any indication, the rest of the nation may have California's draconian smog laws to look forward to. The only way to ensure you never end up on the wrong side of the law is to follow it to the word. This often proves to be extremely difficult, considering the vast amount of misinformation and outright lies out there on the matter. To see for ourselves just how difficult it is to keep it all legal, we decided to tag along with our friend Phillip Chase as he attempted to smog and register his '99 Honda Civic with a JDM B16A engine swap. After making an appointment with a referee two weeks in advance, we showed up with Chase and his Civic, ready to do battle with the referee. Chase performed the swap himself and took the time to ensure everything that was needed was present and properly functioning, as per state guidelines, well before the testing. A quick and easy way to see what emissions controls need to be on your particular vehicle is to take a peek at the underhood EPA sticker. At the bottom of this sticker will be a list off all the parts that you need to have on the new engine. It's a wise idea to contact your local ref if you aren't sure what you need on your particular application. After arriving and promptly telling us to leave and return without any photography or recording equipment, the ref started his inspection. After a quick visual inspection, he got a little excited. While the car was technically legal and had all the correct parts, he told us he had his doubts. He explained that the JDM B16A engine Chase had in his car often fails the emissions part of the test for excessive emissions levels. He told us that of all the B16A swaps that come through his doors, about 1/3 of them fail with excessive NOX levels. He said he's seen several cars that would come back six, seven or more times and keep failing for NOX. Some of the owners even re-built the engines to factory specs, only to keep failing. Strangely enough, he said that the USDM B16A mills usually pass. After asking Chase a few questions about the engine and electronics, he pulled it onto the dyno to start the actual emissions testing. To the apparent delight of the ref and his assistants, Chase's car failed-for you guessed it, high NOX levels. So learn from Chase's experience: If you are considering this swap, think long and hard before using a JDM B16 if you want to keep it legal and not worry about having one of the 1/3 of the JDM motors that regularly fail. High NOX levels are usually the result of overly high compression and/or overly advanced ignition timing, so these were the first things we thought may be culprits. But once again, we were shot down by the ref as he informed us the Civic's timing was set at 6 degrees BTDC during the test, which is 10 degrees retarded. This left us with the JDM B16's compression ratio as the next logical culprit. USDM B16's have a compression ratio of 10.2:1, while JDM B16's have a 10.4:1 compression ratio. The 0.2 difference seems too insignificant to make a huge difference in NOX levels, but as the ref pointed out, it is a used motor with an unknown history. If the combustion chambers have any carbon buildup, it could bump the compression ratio beyond 10.4:1, which could raise the NOX levels to the levels we were seeing. Phased, but not broken, we're determined to get to the bottom of this puzzle. The high compression is probably part of the problem, but is somewhat difficult to address without tearing down and re-building the engine. However, getting any carbon out of the cylinders will help to bring the CR down a hair. And as always, a new cat will always help clean things up-at least for a little while. While we didn't succeed this time, we'll be back soon with clean combustion chambers and a spanking new cat. Hopefully that'll do the trick. California Engine Swap Guidelines 1. The engine must be from the same year or newer vehicle. For example, if the car is a 1999 Civic, the engine must be from a 1999 or newer car. 2. The engine can be larger than the original, but it cannot be from a heavy-duty vehicle, unless the vehicle was equipped with one from the factory. 3. The engine and chassis must have all of their original emissions components in place and functioning properly. However, mixing and matching emissions parts from different vehicles is generally not allowed. As such it's up to the reff to decide what needs to be there. A quick way to see what you need there is to look at the sticker under the hood. It will list all the emissions equipment that came on the car. 4. A federally certified engine cannot be used in a vehicle that was originally equipped with a California certified engine.

My name is Anthony and I am in search for specifically a 1973 no older, no newer, 240Z with a manual transmission. I don't really care if it has a swapped motor as just as long as it is a Nissan swap. I am located in Fresno, California but am attending school at Wyotech in Sacramento, California so yes I am willing to travel all over California and close states if need be. At most I want to spend no more than $4,000 give or take.

Keep in mind this is just an idea I had that I needed some people to shine some light on the goods and bads about.

Hey everyone. I don't know if there is someone on here that has done this already if so hit me up with some pics please. But I have been thinking about it and I can picture it done in my head and just think it could work as well as look alright for some weird reason if done right. I mean I loved my brothers 1998 Supra that had the targa top and just see the same concept done on a 240Z being done. What do you guys think? Just a quick lock and unlock setup that can be stored correctly in the trunk just like the Supras.

I understand what you are saying. Here is my concern with this whole project, I am planning on swapping another Nissan motor into the Z. Now if I go with say a SR20DET or a RB25DET (haven't decided yet), can I pass BAR even with it being a JDM motor and with that said if it does pass since it being a from a newer vehicle, will I then have to get smog checked as normal?