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A strut tower brace in the front gave the big open space in the nose some structural reinforcement, and an alloy skidplate installed under the engine protected the oil pan and other delicate bits.Ī peek under the hood or through a window of this 240Z might remind you of Peter Brock's championship-winning, road-racing Z-cars, but the chunky tread and powerful lighting package required to negotiate the Mexican desert make the car's profile one of a kind.
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Inside, Brock and the BRE team stripped the interior of the Datsun and added a protective roll bar. Photography Credit: Dave King / Trackside Photos.
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He secured an early 1973 model and began preparing it for the Baja 500 desert race.Īlthough the car has its share of trouble along the way, thankfully there was no shortage of help or beer on the road to La Paz. BRE did just that-they’d already won the 19 SCCA C Production titles with the 240Z-but Brock also wanted to see how the Z would fare in a more punishing venue. With a powerful straight-six under the long hood and an attractive aerodynamic shape, the new Z-car was an obvious choice for road racing. Luckily, Datsun had the answer in the form of their brand-new 240Z sports car. The little 510s fared well enough, but Brock longed for more speed on the fast sand and dirt sections. In 1968 BRE took things a bit further and built a Datsun 510 specifically for use in the Baja, this time with Brock himself at the wheel. Our first foray into Baja was in 1967 with a Datsun pickup truck, our parts chaser built into a racer. “The combination-along with the sense of adventure racing in Mexico-was irresistible. “I like open road racing and racing on dirt,” Brock says, so the Baja race was a natural fit.
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However, he’s just as fond of the road less traveled. Stay tuned to see the transformation of Kyle’s 280z and subscribe to see new product releases for this chassis!Ĭomment below if you have any questions or requests.Peter Brock is best known for his paved-road exploits, specifically as the man behind Brock Racing Enterprises and as the exterior designer of the Cobra Daytona coupe.
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The tired old L Series is still powering the car, but that’ll soon be replaced with an RB25DET powerplant. We will be installing our new heel plates (with riv nuts) after the interior has been stripped down and painted.Įach door has been stripped and gutted to save weight and space to add door bars later down the road. Kyle’s Z is running 15×10 -15 widened steel wheels wrapped in 245/45/15 Achilles ATR K-Sports on each corner. We don’t have any pricing or info on these harness bars yet, but stay tuned for it’s release. Here we are, tacking it up for a test fit! The harness bar is still in it’s prototyping stages. We will be developing more than just bash bars for this chassis, such as this harness bar. Our bars will be released for both the 240‘s and 260‘s as well, so don’t think we forgot about you guys! If you’re familiar with the OEM 280z bumpers, you know how much of an improvement these are aesthetically. Our bars have been styled to resemble the earlier 240z bumpers, while retaining the use of OEM mounting locations along with hardware. They give an updated, modern flair to a timeless classic. These bash bars are different from our usual design because they are external, rather than being hidden away behind a bumper cover. We had a handful of pre-orders for front/rear bash bars and heel plates to keep us busy. We recently brought in Kyle’s 1975 280z to start the development of new products for these older cars.