RB25DET Malibu Blue 2+2

1976 Datsun 280Z 2+2

Bakersfield, CA

Asking price $24,499

Mileage

10000

Transmission

manual

Engine

RB25DET turbo inline-6

Exterior color

Malibu Blue wrap

Modifications

23 documented

Engine & Drivetrain

• RB25DET swap, top-mount turbo
• 3-row aluminum radiator
• Aluminum coolant reservoir
• Upgraded fuel pump and fuel lines
• Coolant hoses and T-connectors, new
• Turbo air filter
• Speedtek short shifter
• NGK spark plugs

Suspension & Brakes

• BC adjustable coilovers
• Techno Toy Tuning suspension
• Brake booster and master cylinder, new
• Hawk high-temp brake fluid

Wheels & Tires

• Aftermarket alloy wheels (brand not legible)

Body & Paint

• Malibu Blue wrap over charcoal grey
• Front chin spoiler (unbranded)
• New door handles
• Skillard side mirrors
• Skillard insulated master cylinder cover

Interior

• Skillard carbon fiber ultra-leather dash
• Skillard door cards, console, thresholds
• Front seat upholstery refreshed

Electrical & Tuning

• Digital display
• Push-to-start

Price Breakdown

Great Price

$28,000 est. spent on mods

Build Breakdown

An S30 That Starts at the Engine Bay

Most S30 restomods start with a look and hunt for a drivetrain afterwards. This one starts in the bay: an RB25DET, Nissan's own 2.5-litre straight-six, sitting in a 280Z 2+2, the long-roof body that collectors walk past and builders actually buy. The 2+2 carries more weight and more glass than the two-seater, which is precisely why nobody agonises over cutting one.

The swap is supported underneath rather than just hung in there: Techno Toy Tuning suspension geometry, BC adjustable coilovers, a fresh brake booster and master cylinder, and a Speedtek shifter keeping the RB's gearbox tight from the seat. The cabin took more of the budget than most S30 builds allow, Skillard's carbon ultra-leather dash, door cards and console replacing the cracked vinyl these cars left the factory with, backed by a digital cluster, push-to-start, a Datsun-badged wheel and seats rebuilt in black leather and white piping around a checker insert.

Malibu Blue over charcoal grey is a wrap, and the gloss holds evenly along the long bonnet and across the front arch in the photographs, the seams falling where a wrap's seams should rather than across a panel face. The engine shots back the list up: top-mount turbo and dump pipe, three-row aluminium radiator, carbon intake, catch can, wired and plumbed rather than left loose. What the frame does not cover is the underside and the output.

Soopd Scale

66

Class 4 Specialist

Wants an owner who knows RB plumbing: top-mount turbo, custom loom and cooling need eyes on them, with an S30 shop on call.