Rusty's smaller, older Japanese sister .. . Datsun 510 content

[aLaFleur]

I don't know what's going on here, but it terrifies me.

[sally pu]

I am also confused by this car, this may be the one time you stop where you are and put down the tools and just walk away....HOWEVER, if you have the vision and determination to finish this then by all means please carry on and prove us doubters wrong!

[TeckniX]

why you repair trunk with fiberglass when you can weld plates...



Looking forward to seeing this thing alive- I do like the subaru engine idea, they even have kits to make them rwd only

[ecuastyle84]

I don't get the cutting of the rear just for chassis stiffness and fitting the wheels. Couldn't you just fab up bigger wheel wells and stitch weld the chassis? You're in for some serious fabrication with this car. Still an awesome build, can't wait til it's done.

[indy510]

[indy510]

[indy510]

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6 months ago:

Maybe some of you never saw that I cut out everything else in the back half except the quarter panels,, and after flares it was so weak, I had to make it a removable piece

... it might not make sense,,, but remember I raised the whole rear floor and shock towers 4 inches??

[indy510]

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Everything was still going as planned:

[indy510]

then I under-estimated the strength of the rocker panels: ... and sent this project down to a new low FAST: .... (and not in a good way)

[indy510]

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I guess the Wasps kept the rats out of this side:

[indy510]

[aLaFleur]

By terrified, I meant excited in the pants.

[indy510]

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Not really shure WTF i was thinking when i cut off the rocker panels like that ..... because suddenly the whole car had NO structural integrity what-so-ever

the roll cage was so heavy it was splitting the car in half .... . and this project went from my "dream" to a nightmare in 12mins of swazalling






These cars are a joke ....... slowly rotting from inside:

[indy510]

[indy510]