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Fairlady is Nissan's sports car family, sold as Datsuns in the Japan market until the 1980s. Note: A <span style="color:red;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sports_car sports car]ᵂ</span> in this sense is technically a 2-seater.







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= Roadsters =



The Fairlady roadsters (marketed in USA as <span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datsun_Sports#SP310.2FSPL310 Datsun Sports]ᵂ</span>) competed with the 1960s British sports cars and featured 4-cylinder engines and full ladder-frame chassis. Roadster parts have rarely been used on 1200s, as they are older technology.



1959 S211 Datsun Sports 1000 with [[History#Engine_Technology|C1 engine]] 1960-1963 SP212/SP213 Datsun 1200 Fairlady 1963-1965 SP310 Datsun Fairlady 1500, SPL310 1965-1970 SP311 Datsun Fairlady 1600, SPL311 Sports 1600 1967-1970 SR311 Datsun Fairlady 2000, SRL311 Sports 2000



1500 G15 Datsun OHV (pushrod) engine 1600 R16 OHV engine 2000 U20 OHC engine



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SP310 Datsun G15 engine (not Prince G15 engine)<br />

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SP311 R16 engine<br />

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= Coupes =



Fairlady Coupes (<span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Z-car Z-cars]ᵂ</span>) replaced the Roadsters and featured advanced technology including unibody chassis and Independent Rear Suspension. For 1970 they were sold side-by-side with the Roadsters, but after that no convertibles were made for many, many years.



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Datsun model series [[#S30]] * 1969-1972 Datsun Fairlady Z/Datsun 240Z * 1971 Fairlady ZG (HS30-H, Japan only) * 1971 Fairlady Z432 (Japan only limited production) with S20 DOHC engine * 1974-1978 Datsun 260Z (USA: 1974 model year only) * 1974-1978 Datsun 280Z and 280Z 2+2



Datsun model series [[#S130]] 1978-1982 Datsun Fairlady 280Z, Datsun 280ZX



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Nissan Z-cars 1982-1989 [[#Z31]] Nissan 300ZX with VG30E 1989-1996 [[#Z32]] Nissan 300ZX with VG30 and VG30TT engines 2002-2008 [[#Z33]] Nissan Fairlady Z/350Z with VQ35DE engine 2008- Z35 Fairlady Z/370Z with VQ37VHR engine



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== S30 ==



1969-1979 model S30 was sold in Japan as the '''Fairlady Z''' and in USA as '''240Z''', '''260Z''', or '''280Z''' (depending on engine).



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A notable change from the previous Japan-market Datsun Fairlady roadster, the new model was branded as a Nissan.



Japan-market S311 Datsun (ダットサン) Fairlady S30 Nissan (ニッサン) Fairlady Z



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The long six was rarely [[Engine_Swaps#L-series_Six-Cylinder|swapped into 1200s]] but made a splash when it was done. In early 1200 racing, Datsun Competition recommended [[Brake_Swaps#S30_.28240Z.2F260Z.2F280Z.29_Brake_Upgrade|fitting the S30 brakes]]. In the 1980s Z-car seats were occasionally swapped into 1200s, but good seats are much too rare these days.



S30 2.0 liter L20A six HS30 2.4 liter L24 six PS30 2.0 liter twin-cam 4-valve S20 six (#Z432)



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=== Fairlady Z 2000 ===



S30 Fairlady 2000<br />

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=== 240Z ===



240Z (1970-1973) with 2.4 liter engine (HS30)



240Z (S30 with L24 engine - North America stylized as &quot;''240-Z''&quot;)<br />

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S30 240Z with retro-fitted [[RB]]20 engine<br />

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240Z with retro-fitted [[#S130|#280ZX]] Turbo engine<br />

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=== 260Z ===



260Z (S30 with 2.6 litre L26 engine, 1974-1978 Australia, 1974-only USA)



USA 'Datsun 260-Z' in ''Ticket to Ride'' 1974 Datsun range brochure<br />

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=== 280Z ===



280Z (1975-1978) with 2.8 liter L28E engine



280Z (S30 with L28E fuel-injected engine, USA 1975-1978) 2+2 long body pictured<br />

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Custom racing nose<br />

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=== Z432 ===



The Fairlady 432 JDM-only model was powered by the <span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_S20_engine S20 engine]ᵂ</span>, a twin-cam, 4-valves-per-cylinder design. This engine also powered the [[Skyline#C10|GTR]].



PS30 2.0 liter twin-cam 4-valve S20 six



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== S130 ==



The S130 changed from a sports coupe to a larger luxury car. The Japan-market S130 was badged 280Z -- confusingly, as it was badged 280ZX in other countries. Suspension and brakes were commonly swapped into 1200s.



See Main Article: [[280ZX]] See: [[280ZX_Strut_Swap|280ZX Strut Swap]] See: [[280ZX_Brake_Upgrade|280ZX Brake Upgrade]]



280ZX (S130)<br />

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== Z31 ==



1983-1989 Z31 300ZX changed from the straight-six to the V6. This single overhead-cam V6 has been swapped into 1200s. Only the special JDM 200ZR used a straight six (the superb [[Engine_Swaps#RB_Engine|RB20DET]] twin cam).



See: [[VG_Engine_Swap]]



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== Z32 ==



1989-2000 Z32 300ZX (1990-1996 in USA)<br />

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== Z33 ==



2002-2009 Z33 Nissan 350Z used the VQ V6 twin-cam engine which has been swapped into 1200s a few times. The six-speed gearbox is also useful for mating to the 1200 engine.



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See also: [[VQ_Engine_Swap|VQ Engine Swap]]

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See also: [[6-speed]]

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