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Hey Everyone, I am blew the L-series motor in my '72 510 about eight years back and started along the path of swapping in a VG30E as a replacement. I bought a custom motor/tranny mount setup from a guy in Portland, OR who made them. I dropped the engine in and it fit like a glove and I was pretty confident about everything. Then I became a little overly ambitious and I foolishly gutted the cars wiring with the intention of laying rewiring the entire thing from scratch and that proved to be my undoing. Since then, I have worked on the car so little that I am pretty pissed off at myself. I have not had the time to adequately work on the car and get it back onto the road and driving again. Right now the car is sitting in the garage at my brother's house and I am shipping him cash every month to rent the space. Bottom line is I love my Datsun 510 and I NEED to get it running and operational as my daily driver. I have another, much newer car, that is paid off and I am probably going to sell. My plan is to pay somebody to get me over the hump of the wiring nightmare that currently haunts me. There are a couple of other minor things that need to be done mechanically but the big headache is the wiring. Bottom line - I want to pay somebody in the Northwest Datsun community to work on my car. I am local to the Seattle area but I could go as far away as Portland if necessary. Is there a shop or individual familiar with Datsuns who is willing and able to do this? The work to be done is not THAT extensive but whoever took this on would need a space to do the work. As far as timing goes, I wouldn't need my car to be the number one priority but if I can have a drivable car in a few months it would be a dream come true and a godsend. Is anybody interested or know someone who might be interested? I would sell my current vehicle which would give me the money I need to pay for the work. Thanks, Steve P.S. Here's a couple of pictures

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OK, I finally got a little bit of work done on my 510. I have the fuel pump assembly from the VW all ready to go and ready. I'm in the process of laying out the new fuel lines and I've run into a couple more questions. 1. there are two lines located at the bottom of the fuel tank in the 510 of slightly different sizes. Is it important which line is used going to the engine and which one is the return path? 2. The fuel rail on my VG motor has a pressure regulator on the front. Based on what I have seen on other swaps, this seems to be absent. Is this because they are using the 200SX fuel rail or have they removed it and relocated it somewhere else? Also, the fuel line located at the front of the engine is the inlet and the one on the rear left side is the return path, correct? 3. I'm posting some pics just for the hell of it. They were taken with a cell phone so the quality pretty much sucks. I did remove the upper intake manifold and took some pics of it. My goal is to get some feedback on some of the parts that aren't absolute necessities. I'm desperately want to simplify and clean up the upper intake. Right now I just get angry every time I look at it. Once again, thanks for any and all help.. Pics: Engine Bay Front shot of car Internal Wiring Disaster Upper Intake 1 Upper Intake 2 Upper Intake 3 Upper Intake 4 Once again, thanks for any and all help.. -Steve

OK, I ended up finding a good spot to mount the VW pump underneath on the driver's side of the car. I also found and removed the ball at the fuel inlet. Now I'm assuming that is the line that gets a feed directly from the fuel tank. The fuel pump then pumps it through the fuel filter, which then goes directly to the motor? How do I incorporate the grey inlet and outlet on top of the surge tank houseing? I'm thinking its a return path for unused fuel, but I need it spelled out for me because I'm a dork. Thanks for the help, Steve

I ended up finding a fuel pump surge tank combo at a local wrecking yard. Pulled it from a 92 jetta, I believe. We'll see how it works when I finally get this car fired up. There are a lot of other things to take care of before I'm ready to take that step though. Thanks for the input. Steve

Thanks for the replies. I think I will go with the VR6 Radiator. Any suggestion on year/model for easiest fit? Also, what electric fuel pumps have people had success with? Thanks, Steve

I am somewhere between 60-75% finished with my VG30 into Datsun 510 motor swap. I stopped working on this project about 2-3 years ago and have become determined to work on it this summer. I am only able to work on it during weekends, but should be able to devote at least eight hours per day. I have rented a seperate space for this project so when I go to work on it, I will have absolutely no distractions. My funds are somewhat limited so I am trying to break up the project into chunks. Pertinent details about the swap so far: '72 510 2dr VG30 from 1989 (I think) 300ZX 200SX Intake Manifold / Exhaust Manifolds 300ZX 5sp manual transmission (came from the same donor as the motor) The motor and tranny are already in the car. I used custom made motor mounts and a modified oil pan from somebody in the Canby area. My next step is going to be a radiator and a fuel pump. I need to know what people have tried and what seems to work. I have heard in the past that the radiator from a Volkswaggen Jetta VR6 is pretty solid in terms of fit and function. Is this still the best option? I'm eager to hear any suggestions for fuel pump as well. I'll make other posts with other specific questions but I'd like to hear members feedback on these things first. Thanks for any and all insights, Steve