Where It Started
A 1970 Datsun 240Z Fairlady — pulled from a field, stripped to bare metal, and reborn as a turbo LS-powered monster. Built by hand in Charlotte, NC.
This 1970 Datsun 240Z — possibly a genuine Fairlady chassis — was picked up as a rusted-out shell with faded paint and a dream attached to it. Over the course of five years, it was stripped to bare metal and rebuilt every inch by hand.
The result: a turbo LS V8 swapped into a car that weighs nothing, sitting on a custom-fabbed rear end with Brembo brakes up front and Baer Pro rears, wrapped in satin black with a full cage inside. Every suspension component, bracket, and the cage itself cerakoted in matching bronze. No shortcuts. No compromises.
Found the 240Z — rusted, faded, forgotten. But the bones were there. Possibly a genuine Fairlady Z chassis.
Stripped to bare shell. Cut out all rust, welded in new metal, straightened the body. Hours of blocking by hand.
Interior tub sprayed gloss black. Body laid in satin black. Full multi-point roll cage fabricated and welded in. Cerakoted bronze.
LS V8 built and dropped in. 76mm turbo. Ford 8.8 IRS rear end with custom axles and hubs. Brembo fronts, Baer Pro rears.
Full engine harness routed. Fuel cell installed. Radiator relocated to trunk. Every bracket and suspension piece cerakoted and powder coated.
Cerakoting the last pieces. Fitting the AN lines for the rear radiator. Three weeks from first start.