Minty 1969 510 Sedan

[Mr Von Smack]

I love old Datsun's! The green goes so well with this car. I really like those door lock pulls...gives it an authentic feel? Keep going though, can't wait to see what you do to it next!

[tristinGrind]

I love old Datsun's! The green goes so well with this car. I really like those door lock pulls...gives it an authentic feel? Keep going though, can't wait to see what you do to it next!

Thanks man! Its going to stay mint green for sure as I have found the perfect color to respray it once it gets to that point. Its Nissan 'Silver Green Metallic,' with paint code FG0.



Here is the little bit of progress I have made:

Ok, was suppose to be done yesterday, but whatever... Ill let the pics do the talking:

[Mr Von Smack]

Looking good. Nice to see you're matching everything up with each other.

[tristinGrind]

So I was going to just install a Weber 32/36 which is a downdraft... what that means is that I could have used the stock air cleaner that I just powdercoated. Well, in a trade I came up with a set of these with manifold:



I have plans to keep it going on the same path aesthetically as I had originally planned, but this deal was way too good to pass up.

I also did some minor cleaning and installed some new NGK wires and plugs to freshen the ignition up a bit:



No matter how much I clean up the bay, the battery/starter area still ruins it. I really need to focus on that area to get the rest of it up to par.

[cm_weiand]

Battery relocation would make a huge difference. Cant wait to see the next update.

[244Brick]

2nd the battery relocation

[tristinGrind]

Its going to happen... I have two options right now. Either buy a smaller sealed battery and utilize my brand new battery cables by placing the battery on the passenger floor. Or pick up set of new longer cables and run the battery in the trunk.

[mule.]

beautiful.

+1 for the trunk option

[M.Sam]

Like the look of your engine bay! The baby blue intake is awesome! I would go for the battery relocation in the trunk!

[MommysLittleMonster]

More powder work:


Installed pictures once I get new caps for everything (radiator, oil, and overflow)

I like how you snuck in a picture of that woman's cleavage.


Engine bay looks fantastic, the battery relocation will do wonders for your already-stellar bay.

[tristinGrind]

beautiful.

+1 for the trunk option

Yeah its headed for the trunk. I was going to do it half-assed so I could just get it out of the bay quickly, but Im going to do it right. Ill have have to save a little more for the items Ill need for the relocation.

Like the look of your engine bay! The baby blue intake is awesome! I would go for the battery relocation in the trunk!

Thats as close to what we call "Nissan Blue..." its the cleaners OEM color. Id like to find reproduction decals for it, but thats not going to happen. NLA.

I like how you snuck in a picture of that woman's cleavage.

Like a bawse

Thanks again for the compliments everyone. I havent done much work over the last week or so as Ive been busy building websites. That just means Ill have more money for parts.

[tristinGrind]

Wow... so I havent updated this in awhile. I switched jobs, had no money, then got some money, lost it to bills, and now Im in school and doing well. Anyway, heres a condensed version from another forum to catch you guys up.

I had been collecting parts over the Winter-

Fender mirrors:



Cleaned up the bike carbs and mocked up the JDM air cleaner assembly:



Bought a new sunroof to replace the leaky one:



Rare JDM Coupe grille and emblem:



Stainless visors:



JDM Deluxe emblems:



Picked up some NOS Euro front turn signals:



Installed the visors:







Bought a whole second dash so that I can refinish it and swap it into the car with minimal downtime:



Disassembled the dash:



New dash cap to replace the cracked piece:

[tristinGrind]

Just a fun picture:



At Home Depot picking up suplies:



Installed the new grille:



For part of the dash restore, I picked up some LEDs so I can actually see while I drive at night:

[tristinGrind]

Went to a Datsun meet up on Saturday:







Took my pug Zelda along for the ride:



Home safe:

[tristinGrind]

Stopped by a local place to get my new sunroof installed. Finally no more leaking seal. Im so happy with the install... it doesnt leak, its now a double-pop, the area around the frame is 100 times cleaner, and the hardware isnt as rusty. I want to thank Tdaaj again for the sweet deal on the sunroof:








Before:


After:



Ive got about a week or so before the sealant used fully cures, then I can unscrew the inside frame and put the headliner back up. Until then, Ill probably just use some clear tap to keep it out of the way and looking decent.