lmao thanks only thing i am doing is changing all the bushings and mounts to poly have some eibach progressive springs that drop half an inch also have 3 inch catback and upgraded sway bars front and back , and maybe later on NA2T:D
I don't think I've seen such a wide variety of car culture in one video. Bikes, tuners, supercars, rally cars, vintage cars. I love it. Cameron's 240Z is really sweet. Looking at the pictures at it on WheelWell, you can tell he put a lot of time into it. Looks beautiful with the combination of the black wheels and the grey paint.
ITS RIDICULES,, everyone knows that is one of the better handling care you can buy and fix up! Modern care cut the connection to the road, there is a reason corvette wen rack steering and never went back,, its so good.
I think a lot of them had problems with the speedo. Mine was pessimistic lol. Flat out in fourth gear mine only showed about 72 mph. Actual speed was 125 - 130
I had a 1981 Datsun 280 ZX, and on the back it said Datsun on one side, and Nissan on the other. I was working in the back alley as a contractor when these two enormous hillbillies came up to hassle me, actually beat the crap out of me , because back then a lot of people thought the imported cars were stealing jobs. I was so rattled, I hopped in the Z and started up the highway with these hillbillies right behind me in a pickup truck. By third gear I was doing 70 and by fourth gear, I was doing a hundred ten. I just waved goodbye through the T top, as I left them in the dust.
That car is a beauty! Cameron keep that car in your hands as long as possible. I can see the value just keep creeping higher as it ages. Looks in great shape shape too.
I miss my 78 280Z with triple Webber 49s, crane cams, centerforce level 2 clutch, Nissan performance headers, swapped polyurethane bushings, momo wheel and shifter, and other tastiness. It was a sweet ride when I was younger. The sound was pure heaven.
I dont know whats going on with Matt or this car but the steering is really only heavy when youre stopped or at very low speeds. A grown man should not have an issue turning above probably 10mph lol. Next time youre back in CT come take my daily driver 240Z for a one take
If you have ever auto crossed a 240Z with wide wheels than you'd know how much effort it takes. It looks like the steering was light until he started cornering. Which is normal.
Yes, there is something not right with the car it seems. Is the steering rack an un-powered version of the 280ZX one. That would certainly mess up one's ability to steer.
great video and a great tribute to resent passing of mr katayama ! R.I.P Mr K , 105 years old wot a great legacy to leave behind ' Thanks for the DATSUNS we love !
Long overdue in terms of true value being recognised. They've been underrated for as long as I've owned them, bought my first in 97/98 and couldn't understand why they were so cheap back then.
Great video! I once owned a 1970 240Z and it was a scream to drive! Unfortunately the thin doors kept freezing in winter so I had to crawl through the hatch to get to the drivers seat. The window crank broke so I had to use a set of vice grips to turn the stem inside the door panel. Also the holes in the floorboards got so big the floor mats would flap as I drove down the highway! In the end it wouldn't even go up on a hoist because the frame would start to buckle but it was fun to drive before it rusted into the ground.
Awesome car. I love 70's Z-cars. They are my favorite sports cars of all time. I'm glad you kept a Nissan/Datsun inline 6 under the hood. Love the color too. This is a car that will never stop being cool.
TheCobruhAlienat0r I film 4 per day, but that white truck is always there. It's the "rock store photos" guy. He takes photos of your car on the snake and you can buy prints from his web site.
TheSmokingTire Cool, so have you bought a photo from him? He must get lots of business if he is there everyday. Didn't even realize people would pay for that.
Love these cars. My most vivid bittersweet memory of one was when I was stuffed in the back of my friends dad's 260Z on the way to high school and we heard on WRIF in Detroit that Bon Scott had died.
I have a 78 280 with coil overs, sits about 3" off the ground (not stanced, track set-up), with 225/50/16"s and it's easy to steer one-handed above 10 MPH, something is amiss in his steering geometry for it to be that difficult. Try the bump steer correction inserts.
I have a 71 with triples, the stock steering wheel helps, it looks like he put a small wheel on, less leverage. Mine doesn't feel heavy. I wrapped my wheel with handle bar cork and then put a stitched leather wrap over it to get a fatter grip, the original is so thin, but you need the larger wheel, less turning of the wheel in a place like that canyon is nicer.
3:06 Matt I think thats mainly because its carbureted and tuned well, I've had a couple of carbureted firebirds with 350's and one with a 327 with a solid lifter cam. You'd snap the throttle and if the timing was perfect and the accelerator pump shot was right on along with the carb being tuned well then that sucker should rev up and down real quick and hard. You'll often find that the case with high compression carbureted engines, just a thought though maybe I'm wrong.
This car is TASTEFULLY done. There're a lot of 240's that are either fast show cars/stance, or like road course cars that doesn't look 'clean' like this.
Modern sports cars, you can square off a corner...fly in, brake hard, turn, fire out. On these older sports cars with manual everything you pretty much have to anticipate the corner and arc through the turn. Very interesting ride!
Back in the early 80s a high school friend of mine had a 72 240z that was converted similar to this one. It had the 2.8 from either the 280z or 280zx, I don't remember. I know it had the mated 5 speed transmission, so I think that would point to the 280zx being the donor. He also had the wider tires that this example had. For its day, the thing was a beast. Gorgeous in every detail, I wanted it so bad and my friend eventually wanted to sell. My mom and her boyfriend were convinced there was no way a 17 year old should be driving that sort of car, that it would draw the wrong attention from the local cops, etc. I ended up settling for a '67 Mustang with a 289 and 4 speed that could be out-dragged by 8 year old Celicas, and which was rusted throughout, as we later learned. The Datsun was bulletproof, but 2200 lbs of 1972 Japanese steel only buys you so much build quality. In either case, both did seem relatively used and fragile, hard to believe either car would only be considered mildly used in this day and age. Shows the long term quality that we now enjoy which is built into even the cheapest cars. Years after graduation I learned that my friend sold the car to his younger brother, and it was still running strong. I have never let my mom live that decision down, and I probably never will. I'll admit she was right about a lot, but not that time!
Can't believe he traded a e39 m5 for that but that's probably just me love the " oh it's in kilometers? No it's just optimistic! XD" that made the video
Nice car. I had a '71 and then a '72 in the 1980's. I loved them, they handled great, looked awesome and were fast for a 150hp car. Too bad mine rusted up, I'd love to still have them.
This was worth watching just to listen to Matt talk about having to use muscle and struggling the whole time... absolutely priceless. ;} *Nice car, Cameron, a manly man's car. :D
I drove a turbo 300Z once and it was pretty fun. It just got done raining really hard and the owner told me to go do some burnouts so my buddy and I did and oh man it was a blast
Here's a guy who's supposed to know cars and all he does is whine about the steering being too hard for his little girly arms in one of the greatest sports cars ever made in it's time. Makes me want to,puke.
Heres a guy whos forgotten more than you know about cars. Not a chance you could drive a car without power steering at the clip hes going in this video.
Interesting that the steering gave that much trouble. My non-power steering Civic hatch weighs about the same weight, and it is pretty light once you go over 5 mph
You need to drive one with power steering... Nissan has one of their rebuilt examples at the HQ in TN, you should try to drive that one. I drove cross country in a 240Z... such a good car. This one looks pretty damn excellent.
This setup is a no non-sense/racecar... My buddy runs his 95' Eclipse GTS without power steering...I can truly appreciate this drivers project car.Simple & Damn fun. Love the engine & carb setup. Love the overall car... Just goes to show you can have a budget build project race car without having to purchase a brand new car.Hell I'm rolling a 2001' z24 with my own mod goodies and it's been a blast.
Matt, would it be possible to vacuum mount a GoPro to the rear screen for exhaust, and/or the windshield for individual throttle bodied engines, pretty please? Maybe add a companion, unedited exterior video to accompany the "main" video... a fair chunk of editing effort goes into these main videos, which is greatly appreciated!
the old z cars are one of my favorite cars...hope to own one soon...also love e39s...I have an e39 but not an m5..its a 530 but with a manual gearbox so that's good n its a blast to drive
No it doesn't. If you watch the video again he says that he has the engine from a 280z in his 240z because you can get more power out of it. But a 280zx is not the same as a 280z.
+Cesar Tapia some feel the zx looked sleeker, it is wider, and longer. However from the purist view the car devolved from sports car to blvd cruiser. It was overweight and bloated compared to the original.
Nice! Love me some old Datsuns. I don't think no power steering is that big a deal. No power brakes is horrible though. Can't stand not having power brakes. Anyway....love to see this car. Yet another car that's on my list.
+justicegundam1000 He means when pulling out the clutch it bites at an early point on that car, the more you have to pull the clutch out to start moving the later the bite point
I have a 71 240z and it does give you feedback and it takes some Force to turn it but I've never heard somebody complain about it so much ever.... his alignment must be off or something. I have to 255/40 17 in the front and 275/40 17 in the rear. the only time it's a pain to turn is parking doing 2 miles an hour in a parking lot etc... maybe I'm just used to it I've been driving it for 15 years.
Went from super happy to see this, to kinda let down. Then I started picking up on the sound it makes, and watching Matt struggle, and everything was better again. LoL
i love these old datsuns, i want to get one and put it up around 300-400 hp, whether that be on the stock motor or with a swap, put in a rool cage, rework the suspension and some how convert the front end to a c10 skylines, which is more optional but i think it would look really bad ass to do so
Yo is it really that hard to turn the wheel on these kind of cars without power steering? I'm thinking about getting one but this guy makes it seem like the hardest thing ever with all the grunts and whining.
I used to own a 76 and yeah it definitely takes some muscle. I drove it on that same canyon Mulholland so I feel his pain. you definitely get used to it though.
it depends on wich tires you ride. if you use very wide tires, then yeah it steers heavy. but with tires suited for that car. the steering isnt that heavy
"Oh, the speedo is in km/h!"
"No, it's just optimistic"
LMAO. I have to say this car looks great. So clean.
these cars are BEAUTIFUL. I'd rather have one of these than an old mustang, Nova, Camaro, etc.
I know. they are so stinking beautiful.
I love mine, but would never give up my muscle cars for it... but they sure got the lines right.
A lot of people do
holy shit. A classic japanese car owned by a teenager that *isn't* stanced?!
Fo real
+ModernDinosaur i have a 1987 Z and im 19 and it isnt stanced lol
MrSpartan117fan good, keep it that way
lmao thanks only thing i am doing is changing all the bushings and mounts to poly have some eibach progressive springs that drop half an inch also have 3 inch catback and upgraded sway bars front and back , and maybe later on NA2T:D
Lowering car , would ruin it
I don't think I've seen such a wide variety of car culture in one video. Bikes, tuners, supercars, rally cars, vintage cars. I love it. Cameron's 240Z is really sweet. Looking at the pictures at it on WheelWell, you can tell he put a lot of time into it. Looks beautiful with the combination of the black wheels and the grey paint.
Reporting for fake title. Should be called Matt Farah grunts for 8 minutes.
+Saitama what acock
for real man up
Drama queen.
ITS RIDICULES,, everyone knows that is one of the better handling care you can buy and fix up! Modern care cut the connection to the road, there is a reason corvette wen rack steering and never went back,, its so good.
I was like wtf? I've owned Z cars since 1978 and I have zero problems steering them.
"Oh theGauge reads in kms"
"No its just optimistic"
LOLL
I think a lot of them had problems with the speedo. Mine was pessimistic lol. Flat out in fourth gear mine only showed about 72 mph. Actual speed was 125 - 130
Matt: "Oh the speedo is in KPH!"
Cameron: "Oh no it's just optimistic!"
Brilliant!
I had a 1981 Datsun 280 ZX, and on the back it said Datsun on one side, and Nissan on the other.
I was working in the back alley as a contractor when these two enormous hillbillies came up to hassle me, actually beat the crap out of me , because back then a lot of people thought the imported cars were stealing jobs.
I was so rattled, I hopped in the Z and started up the highway with these hillbillies right behind me in a pickup truck.
By third gear I was doing 70 and by fourth gear, I was doing a hundred ten.
I just waved goodbye through the T top, as I left them in the dust.
MooseLimbs CantBeTrusted Thats such an awesome story, thanks for sharing !!
In Chicago (I think) a chinese-american was murdered by two auto workers because they were angry about the increasing Japanese imports. How sad.
My ‘84 300ZX has both badges as well
I love how Matt is struggling with the steering and the guy just sits there nonchalantly like 'yeah I know'.
Finally a proper old school drivers car. No power steering, no computers, no bullshit. What a beast of a car.
just you and the machine, right :) i love this kind of cars to
I like having power brakes in my 280z. Not having power steering is fine.
When I was born, my dad drove my mom and I home from the hospital in his '72 240z. My mom made him sell it, he still regrets it, it was 1973.
Sad story...
Cool car, good to hear he does all of the work on it himself.
Rest in peace Mr. Katayama. You will always be remembered.
Awesome stuff, guys! Thanks for joining our community, Cameron! Love it.
That car is a beauty! Cameron keep that car in your hands as long as possible. I can see the value just keep creeping higher as it ages. Looks in great shape shape too.
Good job on the sound in this video compared to the other ones. You can really hear the motor, the creak of the clutch. Keep em coming Matt!!
Awesome car! Absolutely loved this for quite some time. R.I.P. Katayama.
I miss my 78 280Z with triple Webber 49s, crane cams, centerforce level 2 clutch, Nissan performance headers, swapped polyurethane bushings, momo wheel and shifter, and other tastiness. It was a sweet ride when I was younger. The sound was pure heaven.
props to the guy for doing all the work himself, own a classic mini and one weber carb is a ballache to properly adjust let alone 3
"oh, the speedometer is in Kilometers," "no its optimistic" Best line I've heard on here! Nice one Cameron.
I dont know whats going on with Matt or this car but the steering is really only heavy when youre stopped or at very low speeds. A grown man should not have an issue turning above probably 10mph lol. Next time youre back in CT come take my daily driver 240Z for a one take
If you have ever auto crossed a 240Z with wide wheels than you'd know how much effort it takes. It looks like the steering was light until he started cornering. Which is normal.
Chet Manley This car has 205s and my car has 235s. I can turn my car with a finger
***** I have no idea on this Zs wheels but ET can make a big difference.
The steering wheel wasn't the stock big wheel, so the smaller after market wheel was probably the killer.
Yes, there is something not right with the car it seems. Is the steering rack an un-powered version of the 280ZX one. That would certainly mess up one's ability to steer.
My friends dad had a 260Z when we were in high school in the late 70's. Car was cool as hell then and still is one of the best looking cars made IMO.
great video and a great tribute to resent passing of mr katayama !
R.I.P Mr K , 105 years old wot a great legacy to leave behind '
Thanks for the DATSUNS we love !
Maybe not the best car, but by far the coolest i've seen on the One Take's! Excellent job Cameron and Matt! :D
Thank you for NOT PUTTING WHEEL FLARES on his car! Beautiful lines. Beautiful car.
Look guys! It's a car that going to skyrocket in price soon!
Haha but seriously this is a wicked car and I'd really like to own one someday
Shhhhhh don't say anything
Allan Dodge DOH!
Going to? It already has. And as more clean restorations are coming out they're going to continue going up in price.
Going too? Already did and has been doing*
Long overdue in terms of true value being recognised. They've been underrated for as long as I've owned them, bought my first in 97/98 and couldn't understand why they were so cheap back then.
I like that you added the exterior and interior shot to the video.
Great video! I once owned a 1970 240Z and it was a scream to drive! Unfortunately the thin doors kept freezing in winter so I had to crawl through the hatch to get to the drivers seat. The window crank broke so I had to use a set of vice grips to turn the stem inside the door panel. Also the holes in the floorboards got so big the floor mats would flap as I drove down the highway! In the end it wouldn't even go up on a hoist because the frame would start to buckle but it was fun to drive before it rusted into the ground.
Awesome car. I love 70's Z-cars. They are my favorite sports cars of all time. I'm glad you kept a Nissan/Datsun inline 6 under the hood. Love the color too. This is a car that will never stop being cool.
That was a great episode, one of the funniest with all the effortful grunting from matt
Was alot of these one takes filmed on the same day? That white truck/suv at 8:13 seems like its always parked there. Unless its abandoned.
TheCobruhAlienat0r I film 4 per day, but that white truck is always there. It's the "rock store photos" guy. He takes photos of your car on the snake and you can buy prints from his web site.
TheSmokingTire
Cool, so have you bought a photo from him? He must get lots of business if he is there everyday. Didn't even realize people would pay for that.
I just went to his web site after a quick search. Wow! Some pretty great machinery travels on that road ...
Johny Piston
I agree. I spent 5 minutes just going through his photos. I didn't see Matt but I saw Jay Leno.
Go to 2:29, you'll see the black fox body, the black 996 and the silver clownshoe in the shot too, all of which he's posted one-take vids of.
Now that is a beauty of a car
Love these cars. My most vivid bittersweet memory of one was when I was stuffed in the back of my friends dad's 260Z on the way to high school and we heard on WRIF in Detroit that Bon Scott had died.
Where is this in LA? I see snake but I dont remember the scenery at 2:56 in mulholland looking that epic.
Matt is so much more enjoyable in this series than when in Drive.
Kids like, "I have no clue what your talking about...don't all cars feel this way?" lol Love the Datsun.
Damn, that 240 is REALLY clean.
I have a 78 280 with coil overs, sits about 3" off the ground (not stanced, track set-up), with 225/50/16"s and it's easy to steer one-handed above 10 MPH, something is amiss in his steering geometry for it to be that difficult. Try the bump steer correction inserts.
I have a 71 with triples, the stock steering wheel helps, it looks like he put a small wheel on, less leverage. Mine doesn't feel heavy. I wrapped my wheel with handle bar cork and then put a stitched leather wrap over it to get a fatter grip, the original is so thin, but you need the larger wheel, less turning of the wheel in a place like that canyon is nicer.
3:06 Matt I think thats mainly because its carbureted and tuned well, I've had a couple of carbureted firebirds with 350's and one with a 327 with a solid lifter cam. You'd snap the throttle and if the timing was perfect and the accelerator pump shot was right on along with the carb being tuned well then that sucker should rev up and down real quick and hard. You'll often find that the case with high compression carbureted engines, just a thought though maybe I'm wrong.
This car is TASTEFULLY done. There're a lot of 240's that are either fast show cars/stance, or like road course cars that doesn't look 'clean' like this.
Modern sports cars, you can square off a corner...fly in, brake hard, turn, fire out. On these older sports cars with manual everything you pretty much have to anticipate the corner and arc through the turn. Very interesting ride!
Back in the early 80s a high school friend of mine had a 72 240z that was converted similar to this one. It had the 2.8 from either the 280z or 280zx, I don't remember. I know it had the mated 5 speed transmission, so I think that would point to the 280zx being the donor. He also had the wider tires that this example had. For its day, the thing was a beast. Gorgeous in every detail, I wanted it so bad and my friend eventually wanted to sell.
My mom and her boyfriend were convinced there was no way a 17 year old should be driving that sort of car, that it would draw the wrong attention from the local cops, etc. I ended up settling for a '67 Mustang with a 289 and 4 speed that could be out-dragged by 8 year old Celicas, and which was rusted throughout, as we later learned. The Datsun was bulletproof, but 2200 lbs of 1972 Japanese steel only buys you so much build quality. In either case, both did seem relatively used and fragile, hard to believe either car would only be considered mildly used in this day and age. Shows the long term quality that we now enjoy which is built into even the cheapest cars.
Years after graduation I learned that my friend sold the car to his younger brother, and it was still running strong. I have never let my mom live that decision down, and I probably never will. I'll admit she was right about a lot, but not that time!
The one thing that always intrigued me with 240 and 280Z is just how modern they look.
What about the 260
+Djonkie Bonk so true man, their designs are timeless
Djonkie Bonk
I have a 280z and one of the things I love the most is how every generation comes up and asks about it, young and old
Can't believe he traded a e39 m5 for that but that's probably just me love the " oh it's in kilometers? No it's just optimistic! XD" that made the video
The 240Z gets alot more positive attention when you drive it, and the value increases the longer you own it. :-)
M5 is unreliable and loses value fast
i do.
saleem83 Must be an american thing? M5's are worth atleast twice as much as a 240 here.
saleem83 Fully restored 240z's will be going for 100k soon.
I worked for Datsun in 1975. I am old!
Nice car. I had a '71 and then a '72 in the 1980's. I loved them, they handled great, looked awesome and were fast for a 150hp car. Too bad mine rusted up, I'd love to still have them.
Could you apply power steering and power breaks on a old car that doesn't have it?
Nice video, love the car is just beautiful, I agree the sound is nice. You put that camera on a perfect view, good job!!!
This was worth watching just to listen to Matt talk about having to use muscle and struggling the whole time... absolutely priceless. ;}
*Nice car, Cameron, a manly man's car. :D
You just don't care about the numbers, just those 12 cylinders and that sound! --Matt Farah
What's the noise every time the throttle is fully disengaged?
I drove a turbo 300Z once and it was pretty fun. It just got done raining really hard and the owner told me to go do some burnouts so my buddy and I did and oh man it was a blast
Here's a guy who's supposed to know cars and all he does is whine about the steering being too hard for his little girly arms in one of the greatest sports cars ever made in it's time. Makes me want to,puke.
Bald Man met his match !! hahahahahaha!!!!!
Heres a guy whos forgotten more than you know about cars. Not a chance you could drive a car without power steering at the clip hes going in this video.
@@eas26 i do it every day farah can just be a big pussy sometimes
Interesting that the steering gave that much trouble. My non-power steering Civic hatch weighs about the same weight, and it is pretty light once you go over 5 mph
If this shows still goes on 3 years from now, then I'll deffinitely have to put my car on the website! 70 stang!
God these straight-6s do sound legendary.
You need to drive one with power steering... Nissan has one of their rebuilt examples at the HQ in TN, you should try to drive that one.
I drove cross country in a 240Z... such a good car. This one looks pretty damn excellent.
Looking forward to seeing a video on that Z3 M!
love the car,wish there was more footage
This setup is a no non-sense/racecar...
My buddy runs his 95' Eclipse GTS without power steering...I can truly appreciate this drivers project car.Simple & Damn fun. Love the engine & carb setup. Love the overall car... Just goes to show you can have a budget build project race car without having to purchase a brand new car.Hell I'm rolling a 2001' z24 with my own mod goodies and it's been a blast.
used to have a volvo 940 with the power steering pump broken and the heater stuck to max. man i was fit...
Matt, would it be possible to vacuum mount a GoPro to the rear screen for exhaust, and/or the windshield for individual throttle bodied engines, pretty please? Maybe add a companion, unedited exterior video to accompany the "main" video... a fair chunk of editing effort goes into these main videos, which is greatly appreciated!
carzzi the audio processing on a gopro isn't good enough to get good exhaust.
TheSmokingTire Hook up a mic to it!
How incredibly curious that this will be posted given that the father of the Z just passed away... Amazing coincidence.
how much would a 240z in decent running condition go for?
I had an 83 280zx.... loved that thing
Timeless car! Well done as usual!
Those I6's never disappoint aurally
Liking immediately, Matt you ever thought about doing your cars on One Take?
3:55 "best day at work ever" roadkill quote :)
the old z cars are one of my favorite cars...hope to own one soon...also love e39s...I have an e39 but not an m5..its a 530 but with a manual gearbox so that's good n its a blast to drive
He makes it look so difficult. I have a 280z and the steering isn't that hard.
+Random Precision Does it make less power than the 240z? There are a lot of 280zx's that go significantly cheaper, and I'm thinking about getting one.
No it doesn't. If you watch the video again he says that he has the engine from a 280z in his 240z because you can get more power out of it. But a 280zx is not the same as a 280z.
Thanks for the help, but I feel I am not quite sure about the diference. How is the zX dissimilar?
The 280ZX was a complete redesign. You're going to have to do some research. Just google 280z then google 280zx.
+Cesar Tapia some feel the zx looked sleeker, it is wider, and longer. However from the purist view the car devolved from sports car to blvd cruiser. It was overweight and bloated compared to the original.
Nice! Love me some old Datsuns. I don't think no power steering is that big a deal. No power brakes is horrible though. Can't stand not having power brakes. Anyway....love to see this car. Yet another car that's on my list.
The squeaking clutch takes me back to learning to drive a stick on the farm in an 85 Chevy 2500.
RIP Mr. K. This one's for you.
what does matt farah mean when he says clutch timing? sorry new to cars..
+justicegundam1000 He means when pulling out the clutch it bites at an early point on that car, the more you have to pull the clutch out to start moving the later the bite point
thank you so much, finally someone explains it!!!!
where is this road? I want to move over there :D
The subtitles to this would just be: "(heavy grunting)"
Instant like ! Favorite car of them all right there !
my name is cameron just like that guy and i would love to own a 240z one day. i hope i have one just like that !
Where are there
I fucking love this series Matt. Keep it up. You rock
Please tell us you're doing the Z3 Coupe and the Ferrari in future episodes
I have a 71 240z and it does give you feedback and it takes some Force to turn it but I've never heard somebody complain about it so much ever.... his alignment must be off or something. I have to 255/40 17 in the front and 275/40 17 in the rear. the only time it's a pain to turn is parking doing 2 miles an hour in a parking lot etc... maybe I'm just used to it I've been driving it for 15 years.
Did I see the fiesta st!??
How is it a 280 engine with weber carbs, when the 280 engine was fuel injected??
you just swap the intake manifolds
Understandable..but isn't that going backwards?
not perse, a good carb can be better than a bad injection
Yeah if they're tuned correctly they could pull more power but use a hell of a lot more gas lmao
ohboyohboy i see an E36 in the background, is there a review of it comig?
Went from super happy to see this, to kinda let down. Then I started picking up on the sound it makes, and watching Matt struggle, and everything was better again. LoL
Are we by any chance going to see that gorgeous F355 in a one-take soon? :p
This series is awesome
"Grunt, groan, umpf, ugh... uhh, driving this is a real work out!"Jeeze, grow a pair
What mountain is this shot on?
i love these old datsuns, i want to get one and put it up around 300-400 hp, whether that be on the stock motor or with a swap, put in a rool cage, rework the suspension and some how convert the front end to a c10 skylines, which is more optional but i think it would look really bad ass to do so
Matt, you would HATE my SBC powered MGB, has the most direct steering ever (manual), tight brake pedal (manual) and approx. 375hp @ 2300 lbs.
Love this car... Nice tires there on fotos in profile... Continue the good work
Yo is it really that hard to turn the wheel on these kind of cars without power steering? I'm thinking about getting one but this guy makes it seem like the hardest thing ever with all the grunts and whining.
no not even. this guy was exaggerating way to much!! when your drive faster the steering wheel gets more loose. i have a 280z by the way.
I used to own a 76 and yeah it definitely takes some muscle. I drove it on that same canyon Mulholland so I feel his pain. you definitely get used to it though.
I have a 1978 280z and I have to say I don't really notice a whole lot until I'm in a parking lot
i have one and i find absolutely no trouble. even when not moving i dont have to grunt.
it depends on wich tires you ride. if you use very wide tires, then yeah it steers heavy. but with tires suited for that car. the steering isnt that heavy
I daily drove a E30 with no power steering, it's not that much of a struggle once you get going.. I actually enjoyed it
I love how matts try's to be nice by saying he loves the the leather but its vinyl 😂😂
In comparison to the sports cars of its era, Corvettes and British sports cars, its brilliant!
The "Rallye car" is a Fiat X1/9 if anyone is wondering.