Both are Datsuns.
- The "GTO" version goes onto a 240Z, 260Z or 280Z. 1970-1978 body style, aka 1st Generation Z.

- The "Daytona" goes onto a 280ZX. 1979-1983 body style, aka 2nd Generation Z...which happens to be the gen I drive.
The kits run about $3200. Pick up a Z for less and you can have a GTO WannaBe with a little effort. LOL!

Now to bring this back around to a Ferrari thread...here's a picture from the Tail of the Dragon...


And a video to make up from my slight hijack of the thread...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-326000637784462...

Here are some "interesting" GTOs...





How about a Daytona???



Now...can anyone identify these for what they really are?

Andrew...great pics, but the angle has me thinking that with you being a college student and all the pictures look like they were taken while laying on the ground, well...it makes me want to ask...

Not sure who's making the tranny for the GT-R, but it is using a 6-speed, dual clutch that is adjustable based on the type of driving you are doing: Normal, Snow, R-Mode (race). Shifting in normal is 0.5 seconds and 0.2 seconds in R-Mode. Also full auto shifting or sequential manual control via gearshift or paddle shifters. Has some other interesting whistles and bells such as downshift rev matching.

I'm running a stock BW T-5 tranny in 1983 280ZXT. Thing has been bomber with the HP I'm putting out. Same unit used in the Mustang 1983 to 2000. should be able to handle up to 450RWHP before it gernades. Little clunky on shifting, but figure they have to be better after 25 years.

So you saying that Japanese car is reliable, huh?!? Hmm...come to the even DARKER side and get another Japanese car...



And its a manual transmission with AWD too!

OK, one of us Japanese car fans had to say it, figured it might as well be me. LOL!

Palmer...what SMS said. Nissan Skylines are not street legal in the US. To avoid having to do all the safety upgrades and associated expense, some people import the cars and engines seperate, then register as a 'kit car". Helps get around the laws. Still can be tough if you go up against a hardcase. Can save you some $40k in having to upgrade. Heck, if they register an Ariel Atom, why not a Skyline?

That was cool. Got a grin from ear to ear.

I need to see one live to figure out the lines. Looks like the driver sits pretty much centered. I don't see a passenger fitting in. Am I wrong? Cockpit looks really tight.

SMS - I sent Laura an email. I'll pass along what I hear.

Depending on the weekend, several of us Z folks will be at the Tail of the Dragon in May for a HUGE Z meet.

Also...Just got word today that our Regional Z Meet is moving from Brown County to Chicago for June 2008. If you want to see us this time, we'll be driving the Autobahn Country Club! In Sept, we'll be driving Mid-Ohio as part of the Z Nationals. Tracks are already booked.

That was the first Cheetah I've seen outside of ads you see in Grassroots Motorsports. Would have perferred to see in real-life. The portions look so...odd. Not sure if that's the right word.

Loved the Bob Sharp Z & the Datsun 510s. There's a guy out of MI that built a replica of the BRE Z, so curious if that was him. You can easily order up BRE spoilers and such for the 1st gens. Even making them in carbon fiber now. Now the actual engine parts, those are much more difficult to locate.

I really loved the open wheel cars. Time to get back down to the IMS Museum for another gander at their collection.

Loved the marque parades thru Indy that IMS did for the USGP, going to miss those. Hope they add them to the 500 in 2008.