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Thanks for all your replies! Every one of your contributions is greatly appreciated. Everyone here seems very polite and welcoming. It's a welcome feeling having come from VWVortex. Here's a quick update before I reply to everyone, this is not my build thread I just want to update fellow readers on the direction we are going: The car has been completely blasted with walnut shells. The new floorpans are being welded in as I type. New rear quarter panels are being stamped in Canada. 2 Sparco Chrono Road seats have been purchased. Datsport kit aquired - https://lh5.googleus...3A/datsport.JPG Next step, shaving, filling and painting. We decided we are going to do the turbo kit at a later point in time after rebuilding the car. We are going to focus on the installation of AC for the time being. Wow, maybe we should have a local car meet some time. We will more than likely take the 510 to car shows. She is growing to appreciate car shows more now that she knows all the hard work behind the cars. I hope to see you around. Look for my GTi with a rollcage in the back, you'll probably hear me before you see me. haha, she chose the 510. I didn't pick it for her. We were at a European car show and she fell head over heels in love a 510 that was parked on the outskirts. Licence plate : V6NSIDE, you may recognize it: http://jalopnik.com/...owcar-for-19000 My brother-in-law and I are just building it for her. She chose the 510 as her little dream car and she has no intentions of giving it up. She is very serious about this build, as are we. Haha, she is the breadwinner in this relationship. I have little funding to assist in this project, it's all her. She tells us what she wants, and we just tell her what her car needs. It already had a KA before we gutted the car. Her brother wires up domestic and japanese classic cars on the side. He is in charge of that job, I'll let him know though, thank you very much. Oh definately, her Audi A3 weighs in at around 3,300lbs whereas the 510 weights in at roughly half that I would assume. When we bought the car it already had a KA24DE installed and it ran perfectly. She drove it for around 1,000miles, so she is familiar with the power of the KA24DE inside the 510. It's just not as potent as the 135hp/ liter in the A3. We will more than likely add a turbo in the future, for now we are going to worry about spending that extra money to ensure that the car is built proper. Yeah, we are going to stick with just AC for now. No and strangely she prefers it this way. She is not prissy in any respect, I couldn't ask for a better wife. haha, I completely understand. She loves the classic Japanese cars and the way they feel. She loves her little A3 but she likes the raw feeling of the 510 as well. It's a completely different feeling, she appreciates it.

Both actually, thank you. I'm looking for any experience or advice on running a KA24DET w/ AC (stock 510 AC or otherwise) The condenser, radiator, and intercooler location was my brother-in-laws main concern. He doesn't think it's possible to fit all 3 in such a small area, I think minor modifications could make it work but my knowledge of Datsun and necessary parts are very-limited - I'm new to JCC's. Can it be done? Has it been done? What is needed to make it happen?

Fixed :D It always amazes me how small this town is yet I run into locals on the internet all the time. Yeah, I figured anything is possible, I'm just wondering if anyone has links to a build or if someone has performed said mods.

Hello everyone, I have been surfing Ratsun for a while now and finally decided to make a post. Quick Background: 1971 Datsun 510 2-dr with a KA24DE. My brother-in-law and myself are currently in the process of restoring a Datsun 510 for my wife. She wants AC in the 510 and she was also spoiled with the 270hp /310tq that her Audi A3 had, so she wants the KA24DE to be a KA24DET. My brother in law doesn't think that it is possible to do both AC and a TURBO in a Datsun 510. My brother in law owns a 240z (See the May 2011 issue of Modified Magazine) so he is quite familiar with swapping around various parts and pieces from different cars, we just don't know what's needed for the 510. The 510 is currently receiving a full walnut shell media blast at Polyrock in Chino, CA. In the meantime my brother in law and I are going over certain engine configurations. The question: Is it possible to have a KA24DET with Air Conditioning inside a Datsun 510, if so... what should I be looking for? If not, we may go NA build instead. Thank you for your "Dime" -Thanks Radio :D Drew