NICKLE&DIME Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 NIce project! I like the rims too. It appears to be very straight. :cool: Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted May 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 thanks, i'm looking for some beauty rings for the rims. I found that mid-eightys cavalier beauty rings fit perfectly. I only have one though. It's on the drivers side rear wheel. I'm gonna try to find some center caps to fit em' too. Yeah, the body is pretty strait, but has been hit in the passenger side doors at some point. There is bondo in them and the doors close tighter on that side, but hey... It's a Ratsun car. I'm planning to DD the wheels off it, so I don't care that it has a lil bondo in it. It's just a battle scar. Lol Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted June 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 Well... I can't catch a break :( ... I was driving the car today and the trans started slipping, so I pulled into a parking lot and now there is trans fluid running out of the vent / inspection cover on the bottom of the transmission. I topped off the trans and finished driving it home, so it doesn't seem like there's any real damage other than the leak. I'm hoping it's just the seal in the front of the transmission or that the drain plug on the converter fell out. Has anyone else had this happen? :unsure: Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted June 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Not much to report, but I ordered my new strut inserts today from Rock Auto. I'm going with the VW Rabbit inserts and cut down my strut bodies to fit em'. If that doesn't lower my front end, nothing will. :unsure: Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted June 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Just another quick update... I just got my transmission leak fixed, the front pump seal was wasted. It's drving & shifting better than ever! Now it's finally time to start lowering it! Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 how is the arm coming along, with all the "bed rest" you are getting working on the datto Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted June 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 I'm doing pretty good. My Datto is my "secret" physical therapy. Lol... Thanks for asking, I gotta make sure it's reliable before I drive it to the JCCS this summer. My doctor took off my arm brace restriction last week, but I still have a TWO POUND weight restriction for my left arm, so I gotta be careful. Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted June 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 ok, here's all my coilover parts, gonna go get the strut tubes shortened on Friday. B) Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted July 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 It's official!!! I just registered for the JCCS!!! I can hardly wait to get there and meet everyone. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Took the 510 on a little road trip... 600 miles yesterday & she never skipped a beat. Who says you can't cruize in a 40 year old Datto? Lol... I love this car! Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted July 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Just a quick OIC my son snapped on the way back from Tennessee last weekend. I thought it was a cool photo. Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted July 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 Well, I just got a roof rack for the car :thumbup: and I just got my strut tubes back from the shop, they're all shortened up, welded and ready to assemble. I painted em' up and now i'll be putting em' together and finally get this car slammed to the ground. 1 Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted July 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 OK, I finally got my front coil over suspension done!!! This first pic is the before photo. Here's a few pics I took during the install. These last two show the new, lower (high setting) with the new struts installed... You can clearly see there is a huge difference in the tire to fender gap, I think it's a dramatic improvement. I'm really happy with how it turned out. :D I'll be starting to try different setting soon and post more photos soon... Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted August 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 OK, more oic's time.... This first pic is with the suspension all the way down, it would go lower, but my front sway bar is hitting that bar that goes to the front of the frame and stopping it from going any lower, but I gotta say it's pretty damn low!!! If someone can tell me how to get past the sway bar issue, I'll try it. this photo is with the suspension set like it is in the above photo... These next two OIC's are with the suspension set at about 2 1/2 inches off the ground So, now I just gotta figure out that binding issue, I also need to know if there's any way to tilt the tires away from the struts a little. I've seen some sort of spacer thing under the struts on other 510s before, is that what it does? Anyway, once I get the front end issues finished, then it's time to work on the rear :D Quote Link to comment
ninjabortion Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 looking good man, what is that roof rack off of? Quote Link to comment
juan_18 Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Look like good! Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted August 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Thanks guys... That roof rack is a combo of two rack systems. The part that mounts to the rails is one of those that are like heavy duty pipe for hauling ladders and stuff on a old full size van. It's got cast iron mounts & I had to cut the cross bars way down. The rack itself I was told, came off a 2001 ford sporttrack pick up. It even came with the lights. Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 damn! your dime is looking vicious. Love it. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted August 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Thanks, it's came a long way from being a parts car hasn't it? Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Ok, I just got some "new to me" wheels for the car. They are American Racing Turbine wheels, they aren't what I was gonna buy, but I couldn't pass em' up, because the price was OH-SOOOOO-RIGHT..... Soooo.... It's OIC time again Ok, so there ya have it, more photo for the picture whores, lol... enjoy, I'll try to make the next set of oic's more interesting ;) Quote Link to comment
ninjabortion Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 that thing looks awesome man. it is partially your fault i'm checking out a roof rack off craigslist this weekend. you should update your sig pic to show your new wheels. you going to fill the front marker holes? its too bad they don't make skull and cross bones ones, cause that would be perfect on your mean little car :P Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted August 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 Thanks, i'm not sure what i'm gonna do on the front markers yet. I'm still kicking around a few ideas. And yeah, I need to update my signature photo Quote Link to comment
Jester Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 Those wheels are perfect for the look. Keep it up. Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted August 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 I decided to change it up a bit and pulled off the roof rack, It'll be back on there before the JCCS though. I took a bunch more photo's too, so here we go again... these pictures are a little better I just got done doing these photos, now I just dropped it about four inches, so more pic's to come still... :P Quote Link to comment
ninjabortion Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 that looks great man. you should take a pic angle you like with the rack on, then take the rack off and take a pic. i can make it into a gif for you. as long as the camera is on a tripod or steady surface so the pics are about identical it could look pretty awesome :) Quote Link to comment
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