FrankenDime

Hi All, I have a 71 510 with a SR20DET notchtop. I ordered a plenum top with fuel rail and 750cc injectors. I compared the plenum with the oem manifold and see the aac valve attached to the oem manifold but NO place to install it on the plenum. Has anyone done a swap of the OEM manifold for the Plazmaman Plenum? If so, do you have any pics of your setup or advice on what to do during the install so it performs? I also noticed there are less inputs for the plumbing. Waiting for plazmaman, who is in Australia, for some insight, however they wont be available until monday. Thanks in advance. Plenum can be found here if you are curious: https://plazmaman.com/product/sr20-s1415-inlet-plenum/

ISO...hi everyone, looking for the part pictured below. It is a window trim/guide for the 1971 4 door 510 that goes between the back door window and quarter glass. I am not sure how to search for this part, but I just realized that one side of the pair I have is black and one is chrome. I want to replace both since he car is not together. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks man, this is the kind of thing I am going for!

Good Afternoon, I have searched for a while and thought I would ask here. I am redoing the exhaust on my dime and wanted to get a similar muffler to what was used on JDM legend's 510's. If you watched the show you will notice they use a polished muffler with a slanted tip to coincide with the rear of the dime. Anyone have any good insight into this type of muffler? I want to get away from the ricer exhaust currently on the car. TIA Pick below is what the exhaust tip looked like.

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first, the first sentence in your response was unnecessary. the reason for testing waters for me is I don't know WHAT to price it at so I was asking for feedback... second, it seems like every time I post something on this forum, the feedback has some sort of negative tone in the replies. Is this negativity towards other dime enthusiasts really warranted?

Please give me your opinion on a fair sale price for my: 1971 Datsun 510 Engine Mods: '95 ka24de engine 4000 miles on odometer (AMU) Wire tuck and engine bay shaved GTI dual core racing radiator Mishimoto coolant overflow tank Relocated fuse box Powdercoated valve cover Nology Hotwires Carbon Fiber Honda Fit manifold cover Aluminum custom intake with Greddy filter BLITZ piping stopper GREX remote filter and HKS oil filter Greddy Water temp sensor HKS oil cap HKS wire grounding WALBRO fuel pump RX-7 oil cooler, 240sx fuel filter conversion Nissan quest alternator upgrade conversion DC sports header and full 2.5" cat back Greddy titanium exhaust. Optima Battery relocated to trunk Restomod Bantam Air conditioning with OEM controls Suspension and Wheels: 1979 280zx suspension conversion with disk brakes, camber plates and coilovers Eibach front springs 1979 280zx brake master cylinder upgrade TEIN strut bar DATSPORT brake booster upgrade DATSPORT steering bracket Authentic 15x8.5 -5 offset bronze Volk TE37v Wheels (come with the car, not currently mounted) Car currently has XXR 15x8 -5 wheels mounted. Gorilla prismatic lug nuts Rays center caps Toyo Proxes TR1 tires FutoFab adjustable TC rod and LCA set Interior: 20% tint front and back vintage recaros 2000 Mini Cooper center console 1996 Honda Civic center arm rest ALPINE audio system (amps, mids and tweets, bluetooth deck) Hertz 10" subs Keyless entry (trunk included) Royal copper steering wheel with WORKS BELL quick release Copper weighted shift knob full interior recondition wedge seat brackets 1970 Chevy Nova gauge pod holder Autometer gauges (tach, speedo, oil pressure, fuel, voltage, water temp, and clock) 2 point harnesses throughout Exterior: High heat painted funnels with 2000 Honda Civic fogs wired for daytime runners. Painted grill 4 inch chopped, tucked and painted front bumper Carbon fiber evo front canards CUSCO tow hooks painted copper JDM Datsun b110 fender mirrors chopped and painted AeroCatch locking hood pins Hydraulic hood shocks BRE carbon fiber front air dam Rare JDM center taillight garnish Custom one-off roof rack with copper rails (notched for carrying bmx) LED headlight bulbs This car was in SuperStreet in December, 2012. (comes with the issue of SS this car was in and all available documentation) Will throw in fully restored 1983 Schwinn Predator if full price is offered (pictured below) THIS IS IF I decide to sell.

Long rant, but worth the read. I have had Hagerty since I bought my car. I drive in arizona and use my dime as a semi-daily driver. Living in AZ, there are a lot of pebbles being kicked up which causes glass breakage. In the last year I had two windshields replaced and had to get a tow as my alternator belt snapped. I came to find out that Hagerty is declining my renewal and will be dropping me as a customer due to "too many claims". I am being punished for: 1. driving my car 2. using their service WHICH I PAY FOR I called Hagerty and they said I was too high a risk to continue as a customer. WTF, I used there company to replace windshields broken at no fault of my own. I paid them to cover my vehicle. I also used their towing service to tow my car at no faultof my own either. I did not have any accidents or collision claims. I asked them why I was being penalized for using an insurance that I paid for. I asked them if they expected all of their customers to not drive their cars because they are "classics". I asked them if I should just trailer my car to avoid any risk of claims. I am livid that an insurance company can still be in business if they punish someone for actually using them. Oh and they also held it against me that my 4runner (insured by State Farm) had a broken glass claim. WTF. I highly recommend staying away from Hagerty and if you are with them, question them on their policies. I will never recommend them to anyone and will be telling anyone who will listen about my experience talking to them, their management and their "Sr. underwriter". Rant over.

Hey all, I heard back from BRE and they do make the CF part, it just isnt on their site. I ordered it and as luck would have it, it wont be 4-6 weeks as they will be making it before the supply run next week. it should ship next friday. I seriously considered not replacing it but the lower valance on my ride behind where the air-damn is installed is kind of bent up so the air dam will hide the ugliness. I was very pleased how responsive and helpful BRE was.

Thank you sir. I am interested in quality and fit. I want to make sure it is as easy to "bolt on" as Retro-spec states. I am also curious if the RS air dam sits higher or lower to the ground than the BRE counterpart.

Unfortunately it is cracked beyond repair. there are chunks of CF that flew off on the drive home before I knew the extent of the damage. It was cracked previously and repaired, but this time it is a goner.

Good Evening, Today, I destroyed the BRE Carbon fiber air dam on my dime. It had been cracked previously but today it finally sang its swan song. I cannot find the replacement on BRE's site and sent a query to BRE to see if they can get a replacement part. In case they do not carry it any longer, i am looking at the retro-spec air dam in CF. Has anyone used a retro-spec one before and if so, how was the quality? Please, before you say, "the air dam is ricey or unneeded" I am not convinced I will be replacing the broken air dam, I am just exploring the options. I am looking for genuine opinions on the retro-spec part only if you have purchased and used it. Thanks in advance. The air dam url is: https://retro-spec.myshopify.com/products/retro-spec-carbon-fiber-datsun-510-front-airdam?variant=14487805383 Pic of my air dam in better days.

Front wings? are you talking about the carbon fiber canards above the front bumper?

What do you mean by "maybe only the rears and remove the fronts"?

the bezels are just painted air funnels.