Skillard Guides

A classic Datsun 240Z can be fitted with air conditioning. But it takes some careful planning - and there's no shortcut around that part. The engine bay on these cars is pretty tight, the stock ele...

Rust in the dog leg tends to show up at the worst possible time. The paint starts to bubble near the lower B-pillar. You tap it with a screwdriver, and the metal underneath gives way, and what felt...

A 240Z with the right stance is hard to look away from - low enough to look intentional. But not so slammed that it scrapes every parking lot exit. For owners who want that, the path is more involv...

Wider tires on a Datsun Z seem like a quick win - at least until you push through your first hard corner and hear the tire scrape against the fender lip. Plenty of owners have put actual money into...

Faded badges on a 240Z can nag at an owner for years. The chrome gets dull and flat, the recessed lettering loses whatever paint or fill was keeping it looking sharp, and the pot metal underneath s...

Rear hatch louvers are one of the most debated bolt-on modifications in the 240Z community. Datsun fans will argue about them on forums, at car meets and in comment sections with a level of passion...

The 280Z's reputation as one of the most beautiful Japanese sports cars ever made is about as well-earned as it gets - though the factory bumpers are a bit of an asterisk on that legacy. Those mass...

The Datsun 240Z has one of the most recognizable front ends in automotive history, and the grille sits right at the center of that identity. Plenty of Z owners stand at that empty opening with no i...

A fresh ding on a 240Z panel is hard to look at. These cars have decades of history wrapped up in that original paint, and the fear of making it worse with the wrong repair technique leaves plenty ...