The Top 20 Cars For A Budget Restomod

August 26, 2017

Nissan 240SX

Let’s take a look at something different. Understandably, a huge proportion of the restomod scene is focused on restoring classic American cars, but what about this Japanese wonder? Famed as a drifter, they’re fantastic street racers, comfortable, reliable, and good looking. You’ll pay a little more for these cars, and a lot of them are beat up from years of uh, misuse, but there are some excellent plus points. Reliability is a big one, as is the availability of stock parts: you can still buy some from Nissan. Engine choice is solid, and will split drivers along lines of their expectations. If you want a classic Nissan feel, you could opt for the small but fun CA18DET, like you’d find in Japanese 180SXs and European 200SXs.

If you want to really make the lightweight 240SX pop, you could take the route of fitting a small-block Chevy V8. Handling will need to be tweaked, and a new fuel pump, transmission set, and other upgrades fitted, but power and acceleration would be through the roof. If you’re looking for a restomod that will be truly unique, you can do a lot worse than the 240SX.

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