My 1972 two door Datsun 510

[JPE16]

Well, the tedious part is done. Primed, painted, and cleared:

[JPE16]

I did a little work. Honestly too exhausted from the last few days to go into detail. But the pictures pretty much explain themselves. I wouldn't have been able to do this without your help Oscar, and Jay. Thank you!

[WASA02]

im in loveeeeee

[closetfatkid]

Love these cars! And yours is extra purrrdyy

[TheCrabMaster]

That bay looks awesome, keep up the good work!

[anth]

Looking really good dude, keep it up! What's the deal with the SR's? Are you planning on going turbo later? I only ask because it looks like you'll have no room to run intercooler piping around that big radiator, unless you go underneath it ala TSR style (like this)

[JPE16]

Hey! Thanks for the kind words fellas!

Actually, I'm going NA sr-ve. I'm either doing 2.2l stroker, or all nissan parts and build the motor nissan should/could have.

Follow me on facebook, there's more information there. I'd be honoured, as I absolutely adore your website. Shoot me a message and I'll hook you up.

[anth]

VE? Nice! I'd like to go N/A one day with mine, put some ITB's on the FJ, but turbo power is addictive. Just shot you a pm.

[JPE16]

Yeah, after my Sti swapped wrx its going to be hard getting used to an NA power band again, but I think the sweet sound of that motor will make it all ok. Plus something about a big equal length header ceramic coated white or red, and itb's will just look right in that bay.

[JPE16]

Small update. I haven't had much time lately, and won't for a couple weeks. However I picked up a little (seriously) toy for the car. Since I'm likely running the KA all season this year, I figured I should make the most of my little engine that can. So I picked up a quarter master pro 5.5 twin plate clutch. The whole assembly is insanely light, and should be reasonably drivable (keep in mind I have a very high tolerance for upsetting parts).

Anyway, it should help minimize driveline loss and help me get the little power I have to the ground, while keeping the motor stock (cheap/fast to replace).



It doesn't use a flywheel, it just has an automatic ring gear to start the car.

Here it is vs. the aftermarket lightweight unit I had previously bought:




It's tiny. I started to put it in last night, but have one hole on the crank that needs to have the threads chased. So once that's done, I should have time to put the rest of the drivetrain in and make the tranny crossmember.

[Isuzupickup]

Hell yeah KA swap! I know a little bit about that, hahaha. I really like the manifold painted black. If I had the time and patience I would paint my manifold. The attention to detail is amazing!

[JPE16]

Thanks!

I got insanely busy with work for a couple months there, but I've been plugging away and am now back at it full time. D-Day is June 20 for me. I'm sure theres some things I'm missing.

Anyway, onto the pics:

Like all good builds..it starts with a list:


FIrst order of business was to fit my Control arms and TC rods to ensure that I had the range of adjustment that I needed. Big thanks to Jason Bos for doing the one off bushings I needed for this setup:







I spritzed a little paint on the front of the rad support, and began assembly.





After mounting the hood, I did pop out the inner headlight. I will be making screens for these, and running without them in.



Finished up installing my block off plat for the brake booster, and some other odds and ends on the driver's side of the bay. Also made that stupid cowl fit, finally, and cleaned up the wiper motor so it doesn't look like absolute poo, as they always seem to:



Picked up my second set of tires:



And lastly, my dad's body guy sort of fucked him over, so I let him use my guy. AS a result, I'm doing all the body work myself, and will be wrapping the car flat white for this year, and painting it properly over the winter.



Crack repair:




That's all for now!

[Codidly]

Love, love, love that color!

[willis]

You're doing everything right. I intend to steal this from you when you're done.

Also, those are some of the coolest tires I've ever seen.

[Miroteknik]

So nice to see updates on this. Looks great, and I also like the tires.