Just Joel Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Hello all... been cruising the site for a while, gathering ideas and technical information so I figured it was about time to throw my build into the hat. 71 510 wagon 92k original miles. Crappy pics from the day I picked her up... The interior... Look at that head liner! Complete and clean. Under the hood was a little grungy :blink: but original and also complete. Just wish it ran better than it did. So the plan is uncertain at this time but she’s guna be hot. I'll be updating as they happen ;) Later Joel Quote Link to comment
Just Joel Posted March 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Met Skib the other day and bought his Snowflakes. Fell in love with the wheels a while back and was stoked to find them for sale. Striped, bead blasted and powder coated them in a silver flake. Then I had them wrapped in 195 50 15 BFG g force sport tires. And ordered a full set of factory zx lug nuts... $120 :blink: Can't wait to get them bolted up but that will have to wait till the suspension and paint is done under the hood. ;) Later Joel Quote Link to comment
Just Joel Posted March 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Worked out a deal with the owner of this beauty and will be taking possession in the near future. Fresh L20B, 5 speed trans. Can't wait to get this thing moving under its own power :cool: Later Joel 1 Quote Link to comment
Just Joel Posted March 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Grabbed a set of 80' 280 zx front struts/breaks the other day so the suspension phase has begun (sorry, no pic yet) Need- Rotors Pads coilovers (front) shocks/inserts Bushings Favorite brands for any of the above? Suggestions? Later Joel Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 dang you made quick work! lookin good! Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Sweet! Look forward to strut pics :) Quote Link to comment
datrod Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Nice. I like red. :lol: Quote Link to comment
OpelWagenGT Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 That wagon is mint :hyper: looks like a really good place to start. Can't wait to see more. Quote Link to comment
Drakoe1 Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 That is a great looking start man! Love the red, and wow now that is a clean interior Quote Link to comment
Bob3 Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 NICE! I love it. Keep the pics coming! Quote Link to comment
Yakuza Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 seems to be moving pretty fast...keep the pics coming... Quote Link to comment
71DIMER Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Funny when I read 'little red wagon' I thought of this! You have a great start there, looks to be nice and clean, especially that interior! Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Sweetness dude!!!! Welcome! Quote Link to comment
Just Joel Posted April 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Man, this thing was buried :P Haven’t had tons of time lately but I have managed some work on the wagon... A nice box of new goodies from Troy Ermish showed up on my door step. And I removed the coil buckets from the 280zx struts and sand blasted them. Next I went at the under hood area in preparation of paint. The engine bay was in pretty good shape overall with the exception of some leaking brake fittings taking out some of the paint and the battery taking out the other half. Tray out... All gone now. No wonder I didn't have any brakes before. All stripped down, I needed a way to maneuver the car around the shop during this phase. So I went down to Harbor Freight and bought as set of caster for a temp front cross member. They are designed for 400 lbs each and work quite well. For $12 each, how can I miss? ;) I cut the strut towers for the camber/caster plates and hated the look soooo I kept on cutting till I was happy :P It was obvious that the plates supplied were ugly with the extra bolts and the offset center cut so I went about making new top hats out of .188 steel that will be welded in place for a clean look. Not to mention I stand to gain an extra 1/2" of suspension up travel by eliminating the extra aluminum plate. I mimicked the original plates in design and alignment so ultimately nothing should change other than the plate itself. No CNC cutting for me so I did it the old fashion way... Turned out pretty good and I was also able to take out a lot of the slop the other plates had in the bolt channels. I spent the rest of my time making the second one so I should be able to make my final cuts and install these beasts later this week. Later Joel Quote Link to comment
KELMO Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 LOVE that caster from harbor freight idea.....wish I woulda thought of that when I was at that stage. The pic of the yellow engine bay brings back memories of the goon I once had :( Quote Link to comment
Yakuza Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 sweet cant wait to see how it turns out... Quote Link to comment
Just Joel Posted April 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 Update: Template... Cut and ready to weld... All welded up... Here is the plate provided with the kit for comparison. I left everything the same as far as offset... And a pic with the slide installed... I plan to grid the outer aspect of the tower to recreate the stock upper radius. Should work well and looks a lot cleaner than a hacked up stock tower and a bunch of extra bolts. After measuring the thickness of everything I took out, I'm also gaining about 7/16" of extra travel vs. bolting in the kits adapter. Later Joel 3 Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted April 17, 2010 Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 Impressive welds!! This is how I'd like to do mine at some point :) Quote Link to comment
Just Joel Posted April 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 Thank you sir... Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted April 17, 2010 Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 glad my wheels found their way onto a soon to be very nice goon :lol: Quote Link to comment
73dat Posted April 17, 2010 Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 nice work keep it upcan not wait to see the goon finish......... :cool: Quote Link to comment
DatDoug Posted April 17, 2010 Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 Worked out a deal with the owner of this beauty and will be taking possession in the near future. Fresh L20B, 5 speed trans. Can't wait to get this thing moving under its own power :cool: Later Joel Holy Shit! That is my old 73 2 door! That was a good motor when I sold it to him but def. not s fresh rebuild. Of course he could have rebuilt it it has been almost 2 years. Got that motor with W53 head & 5 speed from Frank for $510 :) Nice goon dude. Super clean & it looks like it has fell into the rite hands. Keep posting! Quote Link to comment
Yakuza Posted April 17, 2010 Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 Update: Template... Cut and ready to weld... All welded up... Here is the plate provided with the kit for comparison. I left everything the same as far as offset... And a pic with the slide installed... I plan to grid the outer aspect of the tower to recreate the stock upper radius. Should work well and looks a lot cleaner than a hacked up stock tower and a bunch of extra bolts. After measuring the thickness of everything I took out, I'm also gaining about 7/16" of extra travel vs. bolting in the kits adapter. Later Joel camber plates from DPR...best place to buy 510 goodies from... Quote Link to comment
Just Joel Posted April 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 Holy Shit! That is my old 73 2 door! That was a good motor when I sold it to him but def. not s fresh rebuild. Of course he could have rebuilt it it has been almost 2 years. Got that motor with W53 head & 5 speed from Frank for $510 :) Nice goon dude. Super clean & it looks like it has fell into the rite hands. Keep posting! Thanks for the info, it’s always nice to find the history behind parts before you buy. Pm'ed you a few questions if you don't mind... nice work keep it upcan not wait to see the goon finish......... :cool: Thanks... camber plates from DPR...best place to buy 510 goodies from... So far the quality is top notch ;) looking forward to trying the setup on the street. glad my wheels found their way onto a soon to be very nice goon :lol: Thanks man, can't wait to get them bolted on their ;) Quote Link to comment
78kingcab Posted April 17, 2010 Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 wow, very impressave, joel looks like you know what your doing ...cant wait to see more.....nice goon too :) 1 Quote Link to comment
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