Trophy24 Posted December 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 I am sand blasting/painting the calipers right now for someone who wants the struts installed on his dime. Will let you know if that falls through 1 Quote Link to comment
jeph Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I am sand blasting/painting the calipers right now for someone who wants the struts installed on his dime. Will let you know if that falls through cool thanks car looks great man cant wait to see it at one of the local meets :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
tater116 Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 nice work man! and I think you live down the street from me haha Quote Link to comment
Trophy24 Posted December 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 No kidding. If you see me workin on it stop by! 1 Quote Link to comment
carterb Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 I am sand blasting/painting the calipers right now for someone who wants the struts installed on his dime. Will let you know if that falls through What are you using for caliper paint? I'm going to need to do the same to Rice Wagon. --carter Quote Link to comment
Trophy24 Posted December 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 My S12 brakes were done with this stuff. I'm not sure what is ceramic about spray paint, but whatever. I don't know how well it will hold up, but I did everything I could to make it stick. Clean, blast, POR15 metal prep and then caliper paint in silver. Here is how one of the rear caliper brackets came out Quote Link to comment
Trophy24 Posted December 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Looks like I caught flight 510 again LOL. Maybe the T means a turbo is in my future... Quote Link to comment
carterb Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 New cars should be jealous! Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Such an excellent build. It was a pleasure to get caught up on it this morning. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment
Trophy24 Posted January 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Some small stuff to update as I assemble the car. One of the reasons I had the body blasted clean was the condition of the trunk area. A previous owner decided it was a good idea to spray the whole trunk with what appeared to be undercoating. Since it looked terrible, I knew it had to go if I was going to be happy about this car. There was no way I was going to ever get all that stuff off and make it look like I wanted. Here is an idea of what I was working with. Before: And after: I think it's come a long way so far 4 Quote Link to comment
Trophy24 Posted July 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 I have not updated in a very long time. Most of my last 6 months has been spent remodeling the house in preparation for selling. New kitchen and 3 bathrooms later, it is almost time to move the Datto to its new home. I realized I would need to get some stuff done so it will roll safely onto the trailer so here is what I did tonight. I acquired some new wheels on trade this winter. A step up from the ZX 6 spokes I had in storage for sure. Looks like they will tuck nicely in the rear even if I go reeeeeeaaaallllly low... 195/50r15 I had to add a 5mm spacer to make the rears clear the control arm. With the stock wheel studs, spacers and disc brake rotors installed, I only had 3 threads on the lug nuts holding the wheels on. Totally not ok! After researching threads on the subject, I ordered some 45mm studs Here is an idea of the stock wheel stud length After install the lug nuts have 9 threads of engagement. Much better! Next step is the front. Have to take the front hubs apart so I can use the press at work to change out the studs. I used the lug nut and washer method at home on the rear because I had to. The Dorman studs held up just fine. 2 Quote Link to comment
carterb Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 ready to be inspired! Quote Link to comment
Trophy24 Posted August 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 So the front wheels rub too. I assembled my coil overs with some shaft collers because I don't have my own welder (yet). Turns out the shaft collers rub on the wheel. I will weld in the perches that came with the T3 set up after the move. You can see where the wheel contacted the coller in the pic The S12 front hubs have the same short studs as the 280ZX units I have. Here is a comparison of all three I am dealing with. From left to right S12 front, 510 rear and new Dorman studs I used a swinging press to remove them from the hubs (hammer). The press at work made the install really easy Before and after shot Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 On mine, I lowered the split collars to below the tire. Right about where you would mount the wheel weights. (make sure wheel weights don't hit of course) Then raised the coil over to above the tire, to a point where it clears, just enough. I have lower profile tires, so it's not a huge gap.. but it works well. Put over 500 miles on it so far and it's fine. 1 Quote Link to comment
Trophy24 Posted August 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Thanks Draker, that did the trick for the move at least. No time to check if the spacers can be removed as I am packing for the move to the new house. So here it sits on all 4 wheels for the first time since it was media blasted. Ready to be towed to its new home. I am regretting that I cant drive it there as I towed it home when I bought the car in the first place. I do what I can. Staged for the move. The new home for the 510! This is before all my stuff was crammed into the place. It will take a little time to sort it out, but I will have more space to work here. Arrived safely at the new shop! And off the trailer Tucked away in the new home. I have been pondering a name for the car. I guess I am tired of referring to it as the Datsun or the 510. Nothing seems to fit it so I am waiting until it comes to me. Jackie said its because it has no soul yet. I think she is right. I thought about "Ginger" but decided that would not be appropriate ha ha. 3 Quote Link to comment
Trophy24 Posted August 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 These guys came by because they heard there was a Datsun in the neighborhood... 1 Quote Link to comment
moath Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Congratulations on the new place! The yard and shop look awesome. Are you in the Pacific Northwest? Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Walmart has Deer Corn I think you need better offset rims they make a 195 45 also Nexens Quote Link to comment
Trophy24 Posted August 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Yes we are in woodinville WA The wheels poke pretty far in front right now. I do have 10mm spacers on there tho so I will see how they really fit when I get back to the project after unpacking my life lol 2 Quote Link to comment
Trophy24 Posted March 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 So it is time to update.I have been slowly working through the list of things that come with moving into a new place. The garage is still full of stuff, but the workspace is coming together.A set of used kitchen cabinets were "included"with the house when we moved in. They are in great shape so I installed them in the garage. The "workbench" was err special Yeah that's it. I didn't get pictures befor I tore it out, but you can tell by the corner shelf pics that it was totally unstable. I made the mistake of climbing on the work bench to look at something in the rafters. Whoa! As a kid, my best friends Dad would have called that a "smack job" Quote Link to comment
Trophy24 Posted March 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 new workbench going in 3225DA-6D87-4E40-BCC6-583191533C32_zpspbdvh9j7.jpg.html][/url] Time to sell the kids high school car since they have bolth bought their own cars (yay!). Here it is going away with its new owner. Bye bye prius Quote Link to comment
Trophy24 Posted March 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 So now that the kid car is sold there is room in the budget for the Datsun! Started with something that I have been putting off for a long time due to cost. Time to remove the wooden blocks from the rear control arms and replace them with this. Thanks to Carter for letting me check out the ride in Cooper before spending on this set up 1 Quote Link to comment
carterb Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Building a Twin Head KA now? :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Trophy24 Posted March 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Ha ha nothing that wild. Spare parts for future use. Maybe some sort of stage II thing once it is running and driving. There are lots of directions that could go Quote Link to comment
Trophy24 Posted September 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Back at it again. Finished a bathroom remodel on the house and got my garage set up enough to work on the Datsun again. Had to rebuild my blast cabinet to use it as it was not really functional. I added LED lights and a media separator, sealed the seams on the cabinet and poured in some new glass media. First project for the newly functioning cabinet: B210 brake booster I have 2 of these set ups so the first thing to do was the aluminum spacers. Blasted clean and then clear coated to help prevent corrosion. Turned out pretty nice. Then the booster. Taped up the important parts and got it cleaned up and painted. Then it was time for arts and crafts. Making my own gasket for the booster to help prevent fumes in the car. I previously bought some closed cell foam for the steering column. One for the clutch master cylinder as well. Picture is the old one I used as a template You get the idea Clutch master connected to the pedals - check Brake booster connected - check Nice to see some parts installed on the car Next up is the brake system switch. Looks pretty haggard right now. Cant install it looking like that. Took it apart at work today and found the piston that does the switching is stuck. I am soaking it overnight with some PB blaster. We will see what it looks like tomorrow. If I cant free it up, I will look into the Willwood unit that also includes a bias adjusting feature. Man it is good to be working on the car again! 1 Quote Link to comment
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