Mike's 240K to GTR Replica Build Part I
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:23 pm
As most of you know I am a bit of Nissan 300ZX fan, some say obsessed but what do they know.
However the twin turbos, ABS and many computers means this car does not really fit in a lot of classic meetings (yet). As I seem to hanging out with old folks lately I thought I should wisely invest my money in a more classic race car.
Now the Mustangs/Camaros are not really me and everyone seems to have a 240Z and given all the smack talk I have dished out to these cars over the years, that did not seem to be the way to go.
It clearly had to be a Nissan and when researching some classic Japanese racing I came across the 70’s skylines the KPGC10 and KPGC110. I thought those ‘Ken Meri’ skylines look awesome and as they were based on the Datsun 240k shell what a good plan.
Well as many of you know finding a good 240K is actually quite rare. Now I remembered seeing a white one at the Z club track day along with Don’s blue one.
You can actually see me in the back of this pic wandering aimlessly along
Marks 240k street car and Don’s 240k race car.
So I tracked down Mark and went to check out his car. He was not interested in selling, so I contacted Don via PM and said “I am investigating my next race car project and was thinking about a C110 240K. As you have one, I wondered if you knew if anyone had one for sale?”
Next thing I know (and for reasons I am sure Don will chime in with) I was the proud owner of his mint 240K racecar. So pretty easy to find one actually thanks to the Z club forum.
Here’s Don probably wondering what the hell he done. (I was up front with my plans though).
Car on the trailer on the way to Dale’s workshop
So we had a plan to make a few minor tweaks and turn it into a GTR replica.
Arrived at Dales on the 1st of June and we pulled out all stops to get the car ready for the Ice breaker event (13 and 14th of Sept). A tall order but with Dale of Coastline Automotive managing it and Chad Lake of Lake Inc helping we got stuck straight into it.
However the twin turbos, ABS and many computers means this car does not really fit in a lot of classic meetings (yet). As I seem to hanging out with old folks lately I thought I should wisely invest my money in a more classic race car.
Now the Mustangs/Camaros are not really me and everyone seems to have a 240Z and given all the smack talk I have dished out to these cars over the years, that did not seem to be the way to go.
It clearly had to be a Nissan and when researching some classic Japanese racing I came across the 70’s skylines the KPGC10 and KPGC110. I thought those ‘Ken Meri’ skylines look awesome and as they were based on the Datsun 240k shell what a good plan.
Well as many of you know finding a good 240K is actually quite rare. Now I remembered seeing a white one at the Z club track day along with Don’s blue one.
You can actually see me in the back of this pic wandering aimlessly along
Marks 240k street car and Don’s 240k race car.
So I tracked down Mark and went to check out his car. He was not interested in selling, so I contacted Don via PM and said “I am investigating my next race car project and was thinking about a C110 240K. As you have one, I wondered if you knew if anyone had one for sale?”
Next thing I know (and for reasons I am sure Don will chime in with) I was the proud owner of his mint 240K racecar. So pretty easy to find one actually thanks to the Z club forum.
Here’s Don probably wondering what the hell he done. (I was up front with my plans though).
Car on the trailer on the way to Dale’s workshop
So we had a plan to make a few minor tweaks and turn it into a GTR replica.
Arrived at Dales on the 1st of June and we pulled out all stops to get the car ready for the Ice breaker event (13 and 14th of Sept). A tall order but with Dale of Coastline Automotive managing it and Chad Lake of Lake Inc helping we got stuck straight into it.