Jeremy82zx Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Datsun-240z-Small-Block-No-Reserve-Ferrari-Lamborghini_W0QQitemZ130152779640QQihZ003QQcategoryZ6187QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem ALOT of work went into this car:):):):) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typhoone Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 cool yes. worth $25,000 NO. nice car but not that nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strotter Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 I have to agree with Typhoone - nice car, but... he put a smallblock in front of a Datsun tranny? Thinking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 cool yes. worth $25,000 NO. nice car but not that nice. You've OBVIOUSLY never done custom body work. Not a flame or a put-down, but that WAS alot of work, I'm sure of it. W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsun350Z Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 I'd like a hood that lines up for my $25k. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240swapped Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 I'd like a hood that lines up for my $25k. Thanks. glad someone else brought that up. yeah it took a lot of work, but why only do 99% of the work and skimp on the 1% kinda stuff like lining up body panels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin.pk Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 the pictures in his ad gave me a headache... every single one with that sunburst effect around the car is just annoying not a bad looking car though.... but i do think his starting bid is high.... maybe he doesn't really want to get rid of the car and is just fishing for someone to bite at it. Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators BRAAP Posted September 14, 2007 Administrators Share Posted September 14, 2007 Interesting. In reading the description there are a couple contradictions and other info that just is odd. I don’t want to bash on this gentleman’s nice appearing car, the "basic" exterior and the dash look great, but I’m not seeing anywhere near a $25,000 car here. 1) At the top, the tranny is listed as an Automatic, in the description at the end he says the tranny is a Datsun 4 speed. Picture of the interior looks to be a manual trans… Ok... 2) Small Block Chevy with a Datsun tranny. For a car of this caliber, in my opinion it would make more sense, on a few levels, and be easier to just use a Chevy transmission, manual or auto. 3) Moroso Lightweight Aluminum headers? I didn’t know Moroso sold aluminum headers? I think the owner is mistaking his aluminum Moroso Valve covers for headers?... 4) The engine bay pic doesn’t show very much, but what I do see is a “bubba†upper radiator hose and what else is visible looks just “ho humâ€. So what other corners were cut during the V-8 conversion that we can't see? 5) The hood alignment is pretty far out, especially for a $25,000 car. 6) A 350 V-8 in a Z car with a 2 bbl carb? Ok, that’s feasible, but why bother with a V-8 conversion in the first place if you are going to use a 2bbl? With the contradictions in the description, I get the impression the owner is not mechanically inclined and did not do this himself, let alone even know what he has. So why would he try and BS his way through a description of the car if he really hasn’t a clue to the parts in and on the car? Red flag waving saying “who really knows what else might be or might not be in or on this car?†Granted the body work is extensive, but there are too many indicators of corners being cut and contradictions in the description. I’ve seen nicer GTO V-8 converted Z cars sell in the past for much less and the parts used in those conversions were a far better compliment to each other as a package. This car, by its written description, is quite a cobbled mess, the pics aren’t very detailed, but what does show is ho hum craftsmanship at best. Sorry if that offends, but that is my honest $.02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartman Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 The picture effects are annoying to me as well. Does he have to do that to every single pic? The hood alignment really bugs me as well. That's something I always notice and I'm going to make sure mine fits just right before I get her painted. Another thing is the "custom front grill". It looks okay from a distance, but I'd be willing to bet it looks cobbled together up close. It also needs some tires and wheels to fill up those back fender openings and everything that BRAAP stated as well. Definitely not even close to a $25,000 car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skib Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 "Whenever I dirve it people often confuse it for a nice classic car, such as a Ferrari." "But one thing for sure is that people are always surprised when I tell them that it is a Datsun 240z." its a Ferrari 250 GTO replica kit car built on a datsun frame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naviathan Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 It's not the hood it's the nose of the car. Look at the left side as opposed to the right. It dips like it's malformed. Body work, you can do it quick or do it right. Looks like he went with the former. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschiltz Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 the pictures in his ad gave me a headache... every single one with that sunburst effect around the car is just annoying... I think he learned how to use PhotoShop, not when to use PhotoShop... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skib Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 You've OBVIOUSLY never done custom body work. Not a flame or a put-down, but that WAS alot of work, I'm sure of it. W again, this isnt custom body work is a ferrari replica kit car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartman Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 again, this isnt custom body work is a ferrari replica kit carI think all, if not most, of us realize this is a Ferrari 250 GTO replica kit. There are plenty of people on this site that have put one together or are currently in the process of putting one together. It still requires a great deal of work to install and complete the kit, as anyone that's put one together will tell you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruez Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Bad choice of picture effects... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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