Junkyard Storytime: 1984 Nissan 300ZX Turbo

Let's talk about one of the most technology-laden cars of the 1980's, the Z31 Nissan 300ZX! All kinds of gadgetry made this personal luxury coupe a different type of car from its competitors.

[@tristanparkk]

Great video. The Z31 is super slept on.

[@neilduncan8657]

I have a modified Datsun 1984 200sx. The rear suspension I have in it is from a Z31 turbo (finned R200 LSD) The 200sx had the front components largely 280 ZX and rear components from the Z31. The 200sx was a blend of 280 zx and 300zx parts. Mine was a 1.8 turbo but it now has a modified ford 302 I have owned a 200sx since 1994 and still have it today 200sx has bitchin betty and pop up headlights

[@coolnessfaktor]

very good work

[@jarlnieminen4307]

It's like the BMW 850 coupe. Great highway luxury with the ability to be very quick.

[@Vehicularious]

Great comparison!! I wish I had thought of that one when I was making the video.

[@jarlnieminen4307]

@@Vehicularious cheers. Question is what was the true successor of the 240Z in America? Perhaps the 240sx?

[@Vehicularious]

@@jarlnieminen4307 I think the 240sx was probably the closest thing to the 240Z that we received in America. The engine was a bit of a letdown, but it was torquey for a 4-cylinder. If our 240sx had come with an SR20DET, like similar models received in Japan, I think it would have been an awesome spiritual successor to the 240Z! The main drawback to the 240sx is that it wasn’t a flagship car for Nissan, but you can see from the desirability 30 years later that it was arguably a better enthusiast car than the Z31 300ZX.

[@jarlnieminen4307]

@Vehicularious definitely a product of that point in time. Flagships became technology rich rather than purely performance focused. Out of the Japanese companies only Mazda seemed to avoid this by having both the Rx7 and the Cosmo eunos.

[@michaelwhitacre8499]

That 300zx in that exact condition still looks better than brand new Nissans, probably still more reliable too.😂

[@blue6gun]

I had the digital dash in my 83 280zx, the three center gauge pods on it were still analog oil temp, voltmeter and a clock that never worked lol. I miss my bitchin betty tho. I'm in a 1986 300zx now, almost fully converted to 87-89 body minus tail lights cuz I like the 84-86 tails more than the wannabe trans-am kouki tails. I've got an 84 zx-t manual trans going in soon too, Borg Warner T5, and all the 85 turbo parts with 86 turbo ecu and sensors. I wanted to keep a full stock interior but rats had better plans so it's a gutted street car waiting for a partial roll cage :)

[@blue6gun]

I will admit that my 72 240z did make me smile more. But that was until the L24 took a dump. I had 3-Y header, twice pipes and dual side draft carbs and it was awesome.

[@SupraBdub]

Bro, awesome video. I think my84 mk2 Supra has the first production amp subwoofer. Lots of cool tech for the time, in those cars from Japan

[@Vehicularious]

Thank you for the kind words!!

[@RalphRacc00N]

1980 Chrysler Cordoba has a optional factory amplifier for the rear 6x9 speakers. has a button marked rear amp. @@Vehicularious

[@gelynch52phPH]

I used to watch those Mitsubishi/Dodge Stealth commercials where they did 4 wheel burnouts in an airplane hangar & thought I would really like to have one of them. Mind you I'm an American muscle car guy who built my first hotrod from a '65 2 door hardtop Chevy Nova, then both a '65 & '63 Vette, on to the fastest '82 Silverado anyone ever saw on the street.

[@lehighspy9553]

Will my 89 Fox body had electronic adjustable suspension and it worked perfect