Hermistonkilla Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 Just read through the build, nice 510! I'm trying to fix a few things with my 620 and sell/trade for a 510. Fingers crossed Quote Link to comment
FiveSeventyZee Posted August 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 DO IT! haha 510's drive so nice. My next car will likely be a truck.... :devil: hopefully a 720 diesel 2wd or a nissan L60....I want a tow/chase vehicle :D Quote Link to comment
Hermistonkilla Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Alright no laughing. What is a tow/chase vehicle?? Quote Link to comment
FiveSeventyZee Posted September 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 a truck or suv for another driver to follow (chase) me in when I take the Dattos on long trips. (read: Canby) carrys tools and supplies in case I break down and is set up to tow in case something happens we can fix roadside. but being used for datsuns it shouldn't need to be that big.... Quote Link to comment
FiveSeventyZee Posted September 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Took Jr. to JCCS this weekend! Drove 4 hrs or so from SLO. My clutch is making noise, I've been told its likely to be my TOB so I'm gonna look into that. We towed him home to avoid blowing out the TOB completely and possibly damaging something. Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 nice man. better safe than sorry. what kind of noise? Quote Link to comment
FiveSeventyZee Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 grinding is the best way I can describe it. when I have the clutch down (so the plate and trans are disengaged) it grinds. mostly when its clutch in, trans in gear but it has happened a couple times in neutral. been researching "grinding" sounds and it sounds like mine is likely to be the TOB or pilot bushing. seeing as those are the only 2 things I didnt change when I did the swap and the TOB that went in wasn't looking the best (had some surface rust on it, but it was all I had that was the right size and I needed something asap) so I'm fairly confident that the noise will go away when I swap those out. Luckily I have access to a full shop with lifts now. Hopefully I'll be able to get the driveshaft off with the better tools we have at school. Its currently rusted to my diff. :/ also, on a side note, I'll be adding a new camshaft and mechanical lifter setup in the coming months. pretty excited about that :D Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 sounds like you're on top of it. Quote Link to comment
fo0manchu Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 TOB is usually i whining noise, well unless a bearing came out maybe. Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 not necessarily. if the ball bearings get rusty they start making grindy noises. Quote Link to comment
FiveSeventyZee Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Yeah, it could also be the bushing. but if the TOB isnt the cause i'm still changing it because i wanted to in the first place, I just didn't have time. before, now i do, so I'll swap that aswell. I'll post oics of the rusty old one when I get it out. I don't think anyone would oppose the replacement of said TOB.... Quote Link to comment
FiveSeventyZee Posted September 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Been working on the TOB and pilot bushing....it's taking a lot longer than I had planned because the KA/NAPZ tranny combo doesn't fit very well in the 510 haha. well it fits fine, it's just not easily serviceable. I don't have enough space to get the trans out with the engine in place so I'm currently pulling the front apart and I'm goin to slide the engine forwards to where the radiator was. on the bright side I get to work on my car in a real shop with lifts and all snap-on tools :thumbup: :D the grill had to come off to get to my radiator bolts notice my bug shield? haha and another one cuz I like pics :P hoping to get it done soon and back on the road. My borrowed car is slightly embarrassing to drive haha Quote Link to comment
FiveSeventyZee Posted October 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Well I ended up having to pull the motor. I've been having a hard time getting wrench time in the school shop but its coming along and when I do get in there its an awesome shop haha. at any rate, here's quick status update because I like oics and I found the source of my "ticking" which wasn't a tick at all....it was actually small booms lol my exhaust gaskets blew in 3 different places and oddly none of the leaks/blowouts were by the snapped stud in my head. aka the header was only held on by 7 bolts not 8 and the area around the missing one was one of the few places it DIDNT blow lol and his home from the last couple of weeks and the next couple of weeks (temp lost my license, not allowed to drive until the 1st) \ so surrounded by junk....i gotta get him outta there lol Quote Link to comment
FiveSeventyZee Posted October 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Update: throwout bearing and pilot bushin have been replaced. also pulled my smog stuff since it wast hooked up anyway. figured I'd clean it up a bit. hoping to have the engine back in tomorrow afternoon. I can technically drive again Thursday so I'm hoping to get jr back on the road by then. also got a bath :P Quote Link to comment
FiveSeventyZee Posted November 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 ENGINES BACK IN! after 4-5 weeks or so of not hearing the growl of my KA/flowmaster combo I fired Junior back up today. Started right up after sitting that whole time =D hoorah for Nissan dependability. Now I just gotta refill the tranny and plug my fan back in and I can drive it this weekend! super stoked to drive again after a month of riding the bus lol 1 Quote Link to comment
FiveSeventyZee Posted November 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 found this: for $800...was a diesel...SD22 stock, only needed a clutch but sold before I could get ahold of the owner....\been keeping it a secret because I wanted it but figured I'd share it now haha wanted to go for the low and slow like this only a diesel haha... in 510 land, as of today he's all stitched up and in one piece. Still needs more gear oil and coolant to drive but the fan's back in. also thought this was pretty funny... Quote Link to comment
FiveSeventyZee Posted November 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 So my oil cap must have loosened itself or someone in my engine performance class is a retard and was playing with my car but either way, it ended with a mess in my engine bay and O.D.D. dropping off a oil cap for me to use for the next coupla weeks till I can get my old one from the bay area. This is why I love forums like ratsun and ratsuners in general :D Here are some oics of the oily playground I got to clean up today haha. It's hard to see but the valve cover was pretty messy, basically the whole driver side of the engine bay is oily and the best I could do was wipe off as much as I could. Quote Link to comment
FiveSeventyZee Posted December 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 haven't posted in a while, only thing to report is the addition of a stereo tucked out of sight under my passenger seat (switch panel is where the radio was) with 2 6x9's in the rear deck for now. hopefully I'll be adding some front speakers at some point. But for now here's some new oics of Jr. playin around with panoramic some more :P and finally the speaker panel Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 nice pics. I would be careful using those nice speaker grills. They may attract unwanted attention if you catch my drift. you going more lower? Quote Link to comment
FiveSeventyZee Posted December 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 thanks! the speaker grilles are ell cheapo plastic ones. the badge on them says SSL, stands for Sound Storm Laboratories...its a cheapo chinese brand. haven't actually hooked em up yet so not sure how they work but they aren't valuable. As for lower I wish, but I'm trying to turn my focus and what little money I have towards the Z. Gonna try and get him up and running late this month or next month. I'm only doing what I have to on the 510 (theoretically....) so its gonna get an upgraded fuel delivery system, a defroster and its old falken's back and then its back to the Z, FINALLY also I'll be in Marin with the 510 late december-late january. if the weather isnt horrendous we could get a couple cars together for some photos at the bunkers at the headlands. Dattos look so good in front of industrial/cement shit lol Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 oh ok. good deal. right on. that's how i feel about my 510. I want to get the truck dialed in so i can just focus on the dime. haha. I'm really close. Yea man hit us up. I'm always down for a photo shoot. Agreed, Datsuns look sweet with some industrial shit in the background. Quote Link to comment
FiveSeventyZee Posted December 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 sweet i'm thinkin sometime early/mid january. as for the car, got my falkens on the MKII's today so I have good tires again! still gotta balance them but they're not bad, no noticeable vibration so far. couldnt get all 4 tires in the trunk lol.... heres a pic of my old tires after pulling them off the car. this is how they came off the car, you can see the camber wear on the back 2 from my stock rear suspension...just thought it was interesting proof that the stock suspension really does need slotting, and I'm not even that low! and back together with new(ish) tread! and while I had the wheels off I thought I'd see what my car would look like slammed lol I wish it could stay that height! haha Quote Link to comment
FiveSeventyZee Posted January 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 been workin on the car again lately. took it off the road to beef up the fuel delivery system. -6 AN lines...mmmmmm :P not done yet but here's some other little stuff that we've been doing sealed truck lid painted the taillight panel to look like the jdm trim piece. I think it came out good considering that panel is nowhere close to straight haha finally put on my license plate frame so it can't be removed easily Quote Link to comment
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