Doty (Deal of the year)

[skyblue]

put her on the lift today for the first time. started to swap out radiator, but it proved to be more work than i thought. stupid cooling lines. so i put back together and will continue tomorrow.

[skyblue]

whipped up a quick chop of a preliminary concept.

 

what you guys think? those are rota c8's. i was shooting for 16's. believable?

[banzai510(hainz)]

Radiator swap is about 30 to 45 min job on these things.

 

 

Tjose Rotos look good but be careful on offset or future brake swap.

 

stock 510 like +25mm to tuck under. but 280zx like +12 or +15 to fit in front for the Rotas

 

 

by a battery hold doown first before looking at wheels

[Busta Nut]

Radiator swap is about 30 to 45 min job on these things.

 

Yes...if it was a straight swap....unfortunately we run into problems with old shit...

 

I was gonna let him use my radiator but the tranny fittings are angle different....thought about swapping the fittings...his are welded on.

 

Didn't want to bend his hoses too much cause they are cracked pretty bad and didn't want to risk splitting them.....so.....radiator swap SQUASHED.

 

I gotta dig up my old tranny hoses to see if they're any good....then we will try it again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweet!!! 510th post!!

[68Datsun510]

Hard to tell from dark pictures, is that a light green???

 

Heres the day I brought mine home 7 years ago! Looks to be a very similar color

 

[skyblue]

Radiator swap is about 30 to 45 min job on these things.

 

 

Tjose Rotos look good but be careful on offset or future brake swap.

 

stock 510 like +25mm to tuck under. but 280zx like +12 or +15 to fit in front for the Rotas

 

 

by a battery hold doown first before looking at wheels

yea that's what i thought, but like triple said the cooling lines are at different angles on the 2 radiators and I didn't want to fuck up the hoses.

 

yea tie down is next on my list. not really looking for wheels yet. this was more for fun.

Hard to tell from dark pictures, is that a light green???

 

Heres the day I brought mine home 7 years ago! Looks to be a very similar color

 

nice.

 

i darkened it up to give the pic a vintage look. the color is a dark green, i think the same as yours. maybe a bit darker.

[banzai510(hainz)]

this a automatic?

[skyblue]

yea. column shift. gotta do the 5spd swap. but that will have to wait because the truck needs some attention.

[skyblue]

Bought some of this stuff, http://www.carnu-b.com/#!Online%20Store/c4yx, at the san jose flea market, per gus-gus' recommendation and waxed the old girl and wow! what a huge difference. brought the finish back to a nice gloss. just had time to do one coat but I'm super happy with the results. the only thing that didn't shine up too good was the hood and i suspect it's because it was repainted at some point and they did a poor job. plan on doing the truck next when i get a chance. here are some pics, sorry for crappy phone camera quality.

 

 

 

[Tristin]

yea. column shift. gotta do the 5spd swap. but that will have to wait because the truck needs some attention.

 

Can I call dibs on your column shift assembly when you do your 5spd swap?

[skyblue]

 

 

Can I call dibs on your column shift assembly when you do your 5spd swap?

sure. it wont be for a while but you got dibs.

[Tristin]

Sweet! Im a fan of the column shift so Id like to save it from the trash pile if possible.

 

Car is coming along nicely... you need to get that air cleaner refreshed.

[skyblue]

Sweet! Im a fan of the column shift so Id like to save it from the trash pile if possible.

 

Car is coming along nicely... you need to get that air cleaner refreshed.

 

thanks. yea the engine bay needs some serious love. yours is definitely a good inspiration. i need powder coating hookups.

[Tristin]

Thanks!

 

Yeah, powder hookup is always a good thing. Im grateful that JRock and I are such good friends; he treats me well ^_^ Even a simple rattle can job and some degreaser can transform and engine bay.

[Busta Nut]

Shrooms anyone????......this is pretty nasty......anyone know the strain??

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Busta Nut]

Got a fresh new battery.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

...and the trunk is super rust free.....I'm jealous

 

 

[skyblue]

wow, your camera makes these look scarier than they were. lol.

I think that is not the first time those have sprouted cause I noticed there was black shit on the sill plate when i first bought it.

[FiveSeventyZee]

hahaha that's awesome! my old truck had a shamrock growing out of the bed for over a month lol. I love these things! only a Datsun could support life!

[Rollover_Red]

we should meet up sometime! if you are ever in the east bay, hit me up!

[skyblue]

for sure. i'm not in the Beast too often, but if i am i'll holler.

[skyblue]

no big updates. changed the oil today.

[FiveSeventyZee]

we should meet up sometime! if you are ever in the east bay, hit me up!

 

might be trying to do a photoshoot by the bunkers at the headlands with a couple dattos in January if you're willing to cross the bridge

 

for sure. i'm not in the Beast too often, but if i am i'll holler.

 

aka the least bay :rofl:

[skyblue]

got a new camera! nothing fancy just a sony point n shoot. but finally got a decent pic of the new steering wheel.

 

and the old one for reference.

 

random pic of my beat

 

also, who knows what goes here? I assume it's a dome light switch? and if so, how difficult is it to find?

[510T]

I think that was for a map light right above your beats.  Mine has a plastic plug there.

 

Car is looking good!

 

[skyblue]

hmm. that makes sense. i'm gonna look into that.

 

thnx. slowly but surely.