hello
i have a really good opportunity to buy a 240z, nice cond. but i was looking for a 260z, mainly in hope of putting air con and the interior was just... nicer
so i was wondering, can i switch the dash and interior from a 260z into a 240z?
thanks
adam.

 

if air con is all your after, I remember seeing a a/c unit when I was browsing thru www.ozdat.com last week. It would be an awful shame to give up a 240Z, just for that reason.

Kolts

Perth - Western Australia

 

I had to do that with my 240Z because the GTO type dash fits a 260Z an up Z. Steering column is in a different place and the whole HVAC setup in the center of the dash is different. Sorry.

SpeedRacer

 

you'd be crazy to buy a 260Z over a 240Z unless ur in the position of SpeedRacer


Rusty Datsun x 2
1x Bronx Grey 260Z 2+2 (Soon to be blue)

 

drive 80 mph everywhere, both windows down, i swear you won't need an a/c.

74 260Z Almost Turbo
Tickets To Date: 0

 

You can get A/C for a 240Z ?!?!?

Rusty Datsun x 2
1x Bronx Grey 260Z 2+2 (Soon to be blue)

 

It was a factory option - a lot of LHD cars had A/C.

But it was CRAP - Yorke compressor, barely able to cool a can of coke, let alone a glasshouse like a Z....

I've thought of putting a condenser/fan assembly in the luggage compartment in order to allow the use of a large capacity unit that can get the hot air from the back of the car.. You could then duct it to wherever you like... Just a thought.

Not the my Z will ever have A/C - there's barely enough room for the 2 turbo's let alone a compressor!

Ben
Adelaide
Sth Australia
IZCC#1902
240Z L31ETT
L28ET MR30 Skyline
FJ20ET DR30 Skyline RS-X

 

ive got an A/C on my 260Z 2+2 78 and it works pretty damn well when the fan is actually pushing some air and it doesnt leak out of the hoses

Rusty Datsun x 2
1x Bronx Grey 260Z 2+2 (Soon to be blue)

 

The 260Z's used a Sanden rotary compressor (much more efficient & less power-hungry) and the 2+2 has better ventilation anyway. These would both help your situation (but a dodgy fan & leaky hoses wont [img]/w3timages/icons/smile.gif[/img]).

Ben
Adelaide
Sth Australia
IZCC#1902
240Z L31ETT
L28ET MR30 Skyline
FJ20ET DR30 Skyline RS-X

 

but you could put the L26 compressor on any of the L series couldnt you ??

i know my condenser gets damn hot when u just sit there !!

Rusty Datsun x 2
1x Bronx Grey 260Z 2+2 (Soon to be blue)