spudly13

trying to get a better idea why yours is such an easy fix compared to what ive been told with mine. Were your frame rails all twisted? Mine look like snakes A pillars twitsted? Firewall/framerail pushed back? B pillars still attached? roof bowed? doors sag a couple inches when you open them?

That's kinda what I was thinking, at that point I don't know if I would trust it on a drive to canby, but I figured its a good goal if nothing else

I had a local frame rack guy come look at it who does all the drift cars in the area. he straight up told me he doesn't know if he could pull it out, it would take him a full day of pulling to try, and by the end of that day he would know if it could be straight or not. I was looking at 700-1000 in frame rack work, then I have a somewhat straight car. so now I would have to find a core support, try and porter power my strut tower back into place, get a valence, fenders, all new front suspension, steering column and rack and in the end be into it more then what a min rust rolling shell is costing me... for what? a car that still has rusted out quarters, rockers, and trunk? and has been crashed once before? It would have cost me just as much to fix this car properly, for what will hopefully be a nicer car in the end with a new shell It sucked to accept it, but I had to cut my losses with it

That's what I was thinking, im sure all the other parts would add up, it would just take forever to get rid of them all. On another note, my goal is the beginning of june, june 10th more specifically to have a running driving car. however I wont shortcut and rush to try and get it done faster. But if I get the body work and paint done in a few weeks, I don't think it should take toooo terribaly long to assemble, as long as I have all the new parts on hand. That depends on what I do with the motor as well. I have three l series laying around now, i would think I should be able to get one running one. a friend of mine was trying to talk me into a single slammer ka but I dunno, then id boost it and blow the thing up lol.... oh wait... I already do that

I painted an engine bay for a buddy of mine over the last few days, it was my first time spraying anything, and I think it turned out alright, definitely gave me a little bit of experience before tackling a whole car. Ill post some pics here in a few were going to setup a makeshift paint booth in the corner of the shop (where my z currently resides) when it comes time to spray the new shell.

Yeah, im going to take what I need from it, then offer up the rest to anyone else who needs parts. the floors are good, im sure someone somewhere will be looking for those. Im going to entertain him for now, but when I need money parts are going to go... the problem is, most of my big money is in the motor tranny and wheels, the tranny already went in the e30... I would put the lt1 in there before I would sell it, and the wheels Id be lucky to get 800-1000 back out of. I cant imagine someone would want to buy my half finished, stripped, sandblasted shell.... although most all the rust has been fixed.. What do you think the shells worth to someone... a few hundred? I know... having it hanging will be just about as sketchy as using the elevator he built to get upstairs! I was very surprised with the ins payout, everyone including myself did not expect nearly that much

Okay, when I pick it up, ill start a new thread.. that will make it less confusing, and if the vision I have works out right, itll be basically a full ground up build and like new in the end... Oh and did I mention that my dad was so against me giving up/parting/selling the Z that he for one said he will by it off me before he would let me sell it (with an IOU :angel: ), and two is getting the materials to hang it from the ceiling in the shop this weekend... ill be sure to take pictures of that problem waiting to happen.

hahaha of course it still rolls! well.... kinda.. except for the one wheel that's stuffed into the back of the fender well...

the question is.. do I start a new build thread for round two... or keep this one going?

And the tear down begins

Such a sad sight, hopefully the next one will be even better

Does anyone know if 4.5mm below deck is to much with an open chambered head? 11cc of dish. Going for low comp.... Edit: based off my calculations, thatd give me roughly 6.9:1

that does look like itd be pretty fun! tech for open drift is pretty straight foreward. seat bolted down, seatbelts, battery tie down etc.

From yesterdays open drift, Coming off the 3/8s bank. Was my first day hitting the hole thing! I also may have hit the wall on my last run... but its not to bad. still drives For some 510 news... Going to pick up a rolling shell on sunday! the510keeper is getting it up to Vancouver, and he also wants the ass end of my car... gunna drag it in on Thursday and start taking it apart. Ill be committed when the saws all comes out....

I wouldn't say rapheals car did fine.... the difference is he literally didn't give a fuck... I was messing with my bags on the freeway, aired out and it got a bad vibration from the back, aired back up and it went away. so my money would be on worn out half shafts as well.

edit, ill message this

already know im going baby blue... the question is, copy the stripe, or go without? I think it would be cool to copy it, but change a couple things I didn't like about it, but at the same time, itd be a lot cleaner solid blue.... decisions decisions...

yeah, id say pull it apart it and clean it. Not sure 100% what style carb those have on them, but the needles that let fuel in sometimes get gunked up.

ill look again and try and find that thread!

Yeah that's what im looking for! Hey Vintage, I know you check in here occasionaly, wanna make a trip to pick n pull with me?! haha And that's what im reading about the Datsunland windshield seals, if im going to do it, I don't wanna get junk... but at the same time.. cant afford factory

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DATSUN-BLUEBIRD-510-WEATHER-STRIP-KIT-SEAL-7-PIECES-NEW-/310324979234?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4840cf6622&vxp=mtr Bad idea?

does anyone have any links to cheaper alternatives to factory weatherstipping? theres no way I can drop a grand on window and door seals.... Cheaper kits or other alternatives, im sure this has been asked before. links would be appreciated. edit: im looking at datsunland right now, what is channel felt?

thanks tristin, I think im going to go with the 4dr, weve been talking a little and it sounds like a good candidate, little rust, and straight, what more can you ask for?

RHD! hmmmm... haha If you could get it up to vancouver in april that would be AWESOME, it would save me a lot of time and money.. I guess i should ask about a title and what not? all good to go?

well, based off my experiences, 190 is huge... i was all the way down at 160 with my l20 and my wideband was telling me that was money With the 180s back in try dropping the needles and see what that does.