NVZEE Posted April 23, 2019 Share #1 Posted April 23, 2019 https://autoweek.com/article/diy/engineering-its-finest-swapping-mercedes-v12-datsun-280z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted April 23, 2019 Share #2 Posted April 23, 2019 I follow a guy on Instagram who was attempting that swap, but just sold the car. The engine looked like it actually fit in the bay pretty well. I was surprised. Should make a great noise if they manage to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grannyknot Posted April 24, 2019 Share #3 Posted April 24, 2019 It looks like a tall engine, it will be interesting to see how they handle that deep oil pan sump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVZEE Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted May 14, 2019 https://autoweek.com/article/diy/update-swapping-mercedes-v12-datsun-280z?fbclid=IwAR27Yil-xKtE6CgDaa1hvjcXNku-PGol8C0c0zDJOm7_VLmbmDaOXNnnRDg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grannyknot Posted May 14, 2019 Share #5 Posted May 14, 2019 @NVZEE, do you know if these guys have a thread going some where showing more detail? Got to find out what happened to the oil pan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVZEE Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted May 14, 2019 Dry sump? The builders are engineers, so they probably have a trick solution planned. Autoweek’s the only source I’ve seen on the project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grannyknot Posted May 14, 2019 Share #7 Posted May 14, 2019 Dry sump, ooooh that aint going to be cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVZEE Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share #8 Posted December 3, 2019 Updates: https://autoweek.com/article/empire-hill-climb/datsun-280zmercedes-v12-empire-hill-climb-engine-swap-update-tick-tickhttps://www.drivingline.com/articles/race-car-spotting-a-home-built-v12-powered-datsun-280z/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ensys Posted December 4, 2019 Share #9 Posted December 4, 2019 That's quite a snootfull alright. Ought to have some interesting handling qualities. Especially with those wheels and tires... Takes me back to '64 Chebbies roaming the barrios back in the eighties. Of course, it's obvious from the lack of air cleaners that it wasn't meant to actually be driven. Looks good standing still tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240260280 Posted December 4, 2019 Share #10 Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) V12 LSI = 2 X V6 + welder https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversions-hybrids/1643786-v12-ls1-build-30.html#post18731194 Edited December 4, 2019 by 240260280 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240260280 Posted December 4, 2019 Share #11 Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) Older V12 Jag in Z Edited December 4, 2019 by 240260280 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240260280 Posted December 4, 2019 Share #12 Posted December 4, 2019 BMW V12 in 280z Ferrari Kit http://www.madmechanics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5310&s=b2fcf31ea87e8651e70c84021d42bdf2&p=48430&viewfull=1#post48430 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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