oldschool_510s Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 my new Datsun 510 1970 Quote Link to comment
oldschool_510s Posted July 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 The day I drove it home from southern Idaho http://s46.photobucket.com/user/del_jen72/media/IMG_201http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f120/del_jen72/IMG_20130927_105702_zps81f24b6a.jpg30927_105702_zps81f24b6a.jpg.htmlhttp://s46.photobucket.com/user/del_jen72/media/IMG_20130927_105702_zps81f24b6a.jpg.html 1 Quote Link to comment
oldschool_510s Posted July 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 let the madness begin Quote Link to comment
Trophy24 Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Nice color! What are your plans for this car? Quote Link to comment
oldschool_510s Posted July 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Nice color! What are your plans for this car?im going to totally restore it and hop it up with zx 5 speed has dogleg right now with stock 20b going with z22 crank rods with 40 over flat top z20 pistons (hopfuly) will have progress pics soon haven't desided color yet to soon bondo all over it so far so good nothing major Quote Link to comment
oldschool_510s Posted July 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 how did you do that with pic Quote Link to comment
oldschool_510s Posted July 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 figured it out Quote Link to comment
pondking Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 on the right use the IMG code copy paste well how about a engine bay picture? whats the color code? Quote Link to comment
oldschool_510s Posted July 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 color was Asian blue 542 if I remember and originally I think it had black vinyl top the holes are drilled for it in the four corners Quote Link to comment
oldschool_510s Posted July 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 on the right use the IMG code copy paste well how about a engine bay picture? whats the color code? it just post the link not the pics Quote Link to comment
oldschool_510s Posted July 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 ill try too get one tommarow Quote Link to comment
yellowdatsun Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Unless you just don't like the shift pattern, keep the dogleg. They're both 5 speeds, so you really aren't gaining anything with the Z tranny. The Z is also longer, so you'll need to pay to have the driveshaft shortened, and may have to replace some clutch components as well. Racers prefer the dogleg because second and third are straight up and down. Quote Link to comment
oldschool_510s Posted July 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 just trying to get the rpms down when going down the highway a little bit its a little higher than I like any suggestions? Quote Link to comment
demo243 Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 differential ratio - swap the rear end out to something lower. will require pulling yours to see what you currently have… and then searching for something else Quote Link to comment
LenRobertson Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Links to Datsun tranny ratios: http://www.datsuns.com/Tech/datsun_transmissions.htm http://newprotest.org/projects/510/gearRatios.pl I believe there are some with a taller 5th than the dogleg, but maybe at the price of a taller 1st, making it slower to get going from a standing start. If you drive in traffic much this may be an issue. I don't recall if the rear end ratio in an automatic 510 is the same as manual tranny cars. Subaru diffs are interchangeable (with a bit of work) into 510s. Pull n Save is full of Subarus. I've given up trying to find a limited slip Subaru diff there, but if you don't need LSD there may be a standard diff with a higher ratio than stock 510. Nice looking 510! And nice to know of another 510 in E WA. Saturday I was talking to 3 other guys who have 510s. I pointed out I'm the only one of the four of us with a running 510. Kind of ironic since I'm by far the oldest and laziest. :lol: Is your 510 currently running, or have you taken it apart to start doing your mods? Len Quote Link to comment
oldschool_510s Posted July 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 paint removal for body work Quote Link to comment
oldschool_510s Posted July 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 engine bay Quote Link to comment
oldschool_510s Posted July 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Links to Datsun tranny ratios: http://www.datsuns.com/Tech/datsun_transmissions.htm http://newprotest.org/projects/510/gearRatios.pl I believe there are some with a taller 5th than the dogleg, but maybe at the price of a taller 1st, making it slower to get going from a standing start. If you drive in traffic much this may be an issue. I don't recall if the rear end ratio in an automatic 510 is the same as manual tranny cars. Subaru diffs are interchangeable (with a bit of work) into 510s. Pull n Save is full of Subarus. I've given up trying to find a limited slip Subaru diff there, but if you don't need LSD there may be a standard diff with a higher ratio than stock 510. Nice looking 510! And nice to know of another 510 in E WA. Saturday I was talking to 3 other guys who have 510s. I pointed out I'm the only one of the four of us with a running 510. Kind of ironic since I'm by far the oldest and laziest. :lol: Is your 510 currently running, or have you taken it apart to start doing your mods? Len its my daily driver Quote Link to comment
oldschool_510s Posted August 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 its gonna be awhile personal life getting in the way kids you know how that goes 1 Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 No i dont should have just drove it as it was. letting it go sanded down baremetal is worse. sparaycan primer is not really good. 1 Quote Link to comment
oldschool_510s Posted August 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 No i dont should have just drove it as it was. letting it go sanded down baremetal is worse. sparaycan primer is not really good. ya I know but there was about 40lbs of bondo on passenger side I hate the way they caved and paved back in the 70s and 80s not the right way to do bodywork and the was 25 lbs on the drivers side Quote Link to comment
yellowdatsun Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 On my car there turned out to be a crap ton of bondo on the rear quarters, yet when i pulled it all off I found perfectly straight fenders underneath!?!? no idea what the PO was attempting to accomplish there. Quote Link to comment
oldschool_510s Posted August 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 On my car there turned out to be a crap ton of bondo on the rear quarters, yet when i pulled it all off I found perfectly straight fenders underneath!?!? no idea what the PO was attempting to accomplish there.ya it bogles the mind what were they thinking fix it the right way Quote Link to comment
oldschool_510s Posted August 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 true ratsun fix repurposed 280zx fender for rocker panel rust fix first time what do ya all think Quote Link to comment
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