Skillard Guides

What Size Battery Fits a Datsun 240Z? Sizes and Options
Most 240Z owners come into this expecting a quick answer - pull up a fitment chart, grab whatever's in stock and move on with their day. It's a little more involved than that, though. The car is ov...

Front Grille Mesh Options for the Datsun 240Z
The front grille for a 240Z is one of those projects that gets tough fast - search results fill up with generic sheets, decade-old forum threads and product listings that give you zero indication o...

BRE Racing Livery Guide for the Datsun 240Z
Few paint jobs in motorsport history carry as much weight as the red, white and blue livery Pete Brock put on the Datsun 240Z. Whether you're a scale builder, a sim racer or anyone deep into a full...

Are Acrylic Headlight Covers Worth It on a 240Z?
What follows covers the full picture - the visual payoff that these covers actually deliver, the drawbacks that come along with them and a handful of better alternatives for owners who want a great...

Should You Rechrome or Paint Your Datsun Z Bumpers?
A pitted and rusty Datsun Z bumper can bring a restoration to a full stop. The chrome is tired and dull, and what's going on with the metal underneath is anybody's guess. From there, the path forwa...

Sugar Scoop Headlights vs Open Buckets on a 240Z
Plenty of 240Z owners land on this question after too much time with a parts diagram or a late-night forum rabbit hole. The front end of an S30 is one of the most debated areas on the whole car, an...

How to Add Rear Hatch Louvers to a Datsun 280Z
Rear hatch louvers are one of the most recognizable visual signatures on any S30 Z car, and there's a reason they show up in builds again and again - they pull the car's aggressive lines together a...

3 Period-Correct Fender Mirrors for the Datsun S30
Fender mirrors on the Datsun S30 are one of the details that sit right at the crossroads of practicality and identity - and on this car, they matter quite a bit. For anyone who wants a clean JDM Fa...

Which Paint Colors Hold Value Best on a Datsun Z?
The biggest problem with this topic is that reliable information is legitimately hard to come by - most of what's out there is forum opinion. One owner will insist that only orange and yellow actua...


