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Junkyard Turbo Chevy Datsun 240Z Autocross Thrash - Roadkill

submitted by Aard Vark

(oritteropo)
1 decade 2 months ago

YouTube Description:

What do you get when you cross a rusted 1971 Datsun 240Z with a Chevy 4.3L V6 and a turbo from a Ford Power Stroke Diesel? The Rotsun! During Roadkill Episode 25, Freiburger and Finnegan revived the Rotsun expecting it to dominate in the 9-car autocross showdown of previous Roadkill project cars. It also needed to beat a 2014 Kia Rio 5, but failed to do so with the Rotsun shamefully breaking down before completing a decent lap. So in this episode: revenge. After swapping in the mismatched turbo and making nearly 400 rear-wheel horsepower, the guys head to the autocross at the Goodguys 5th Spring Nationals in Scottsdale, Arizona and mingle with fans on their way to a rematch with that dastardly Kia.

Roadkill appears every fourth Friday on the Motor Trend channel.

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What's funny is that teenagers don't appear to do this anymore; they may "touch" their parent's PC---then build a gaming PC---but it's been forever since I remember hearing about a teenager who spent 2 weeks building part of a car's headers or exhaust system...

"What do you get when you cross a rusted 1971 Datsun 240Z with a Chevy 4.3L V6 and a turbo from a Ford Power Stroke Diesel?"

You can safely remove "rusted" from this question. It's assumed.

i did some mural work years ago and they paid me some cash and a modified 77 280Z.

and when i say modified,i mean MODIFIED.
brand new straight 6 with a cam,1800 stall converter and porsche transmission and linkage.

it looked very similar to the 240 in this video.
was a total rust bucket.
the suspension was toast and the u-joints were all bad.
no muffler....just a straight pipe ..yeah..that baby was LOUD.
chug chug CHUG chug chug....
didnt even have a key for the ignition,started it with a screwdriver.

but holy hell could it move on a straight away.
mustang GT's were my favorite to embarrass.
i would stay with em till they hit 4th gear (round 50 mph) and i would hit second,chirp the tires and wave...buh bye....

man,now that i think about it...
how am i still alive?
damn car was a death trap.

*engineering - fun stuff!

Adding video to channels (Engineering) - requested by Zawash.

Corvette Sinkhole Adventure in a 1975 Stingray! Roadkill 27 has been added as a related post - related requested by eric3579 on that post.

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