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well it sucks that they are going up in price, but on the bright side... that is one nice car!

You think you could message me some more pics when you get a chance? we may have ourselves a winner! Good timing to, i just got my check in the mail today

Hmm that would get an unfinished project out of the shop as well... Meybe ill find everything i have and price it out, see whats upstairs. and dont worry... my friends didnt hold back on the red light jokes.. day of the accident.. haha Whats this whole leno thing about? i think i missed something

Id go with either, i do like my 4dr but i could go 2dr as well, If it was a 2dr though, It kinda depends on whats all there, because obviously my doors and windows and such wouldnt work.

oh how id love to just fly down to texas and drive this beauty home! http://community.ratsun.net/topic/53434-69-datsun-510/

Yeah thats a good point, its not that i dont like the Z, just havent had the motivation, (money to finish would be good motivation) i have a lot of parts stashed away for it that i could probally get some good money back out of though hmmm ive been tossing around a lot of ideas, i think it makes most sense to hold out for a shell, even if it takes a couple months for the right one to pop up And yeah, like tristin said in the end ill do what i want, sometimes its just nice to see what others think, different minds put a different spin on your situation sometimes

Not saying this is going to happen, but seeing what you guys think, my dad and i talked for awhile, and we came to the conclusion that if i were to take the 3k plus some cash i have saved up, so around 4k, let the 510 sit outback undercover, take the money and i should be able to finish the Z with that money... personally i like 510s more then Zs but this project has been sitting idle for quite sometime, that cash could be what it would take to finish it... and the end result would be a pretty badass Z What do you guys think? That, or just hold out for a clean 510 shell.. either way..

Shit even i txted him this morning and said if by some miracle everyone fell thru id be there as soon as he called me hahaha who can pass up a truck for 50 bucks?!

That i do...although its not even close to being a complete car.. My dad tried talking me into forgettig about the 510 and working on that. Cant do it! Fix what, expensive cars, or fix my car? I already had a frame rack guy come look at.. he pointed out a lot of stuff that i hadnt noitced

as im trying to find another car... im starting to notice prices have really gone up since I bought mine 2 years ago....

Yeah I was talking to him about that earlier today, it would be a lot of work, but for the price im definitely considering it.

Start on pg 36..... http://community.ratsun.net/topic/42212-bagged-and-boosted-71-4dr-510/page-36

haha, I know I laugh at some of the wtb ads on here.... But thanks! let me know if you come across anything

and whats a thread without a couple pics...

Hey guys, as many of you already know my 510 was in a pretty bad accident a few weeks ago. After all the hassle they determined I wasn't at fault and uninsured motorists covered my car. So I got the call today that they are mailing me a check for 3,050$, So the hunt begins! I still have my car as a donor, looking for clean shells, rollers, or abandoned projects. At this point I don't have a problem dropping 2500 on a shell if its clean and worth it. I should have the cash either the end of this week or beginning of next week Could I get another runner for 3k? sure, but im taking this opportunity to try and get a cleaner car in the long run. let me know if you know of any, I check craigslist and ratsun pretty frequently, preferably somewhere in Washington, possibly Oregon, or maybe southern Canada.... Thanks guys!

total appraised price was 3,150$, I don't think theres much negotiating room there, but Its honestly more then I had even considered the high end of an offer would be from them, so im pretty happy.. She wasn't sure what the buy back would be, she said probally a couple hundred, but would call me back in the morning with the final price. So im looking at 2800-2900 to find and build another shell using my car as a donor. it should be enough, just have to wait and not make an impulse buy on a rusted out shell again.

a little bit of good news. Got off the phone with the claims adjuster, they are denying damages to the other vehicle. Said the witness who said I had a red wouldn't give a statement and to use the police report, and the witness who said I had a green was a great witness gave a great report and was positive I had a green light. She said ill be getting a call in a day or two for an offer on the car, (ill be keeping the car), and I have been printing out some ads as I come across them, its hard to find ones of "similar" value though, as you guys know they range so much in price and quality etc. So that's good news! Now hopefully that ticket gets taken care of, court date is the 16th of next month...

ill roll down in an e30................

Theres 4 on top of the r1 carbs. and on those, yes they just stay unhooked

a little update for those that care. I dropped off the ticket, a copy of the police report, and all the information with a lawyer today. Monday I talked with my ins company. She had just got a copy of he police report and was not happy with how it was written and how he came to conclusions with no evidence and two opposing witnesses. She told me to fight the ticket cause that would be the last piece to the puzzle. She also informed me that we do have uninsured motorists on our policy, and she is starting the process of getting the car appraised. She said they are still working out fault, and since the other lady doesn't have ins to argue her side, its up to them to make the call on fault. She said a payout wont be likely until after the court date for the ticket. (I know it wont be much, im just hoping for enough to find a shell) Heres what the officer said in he police report that he based fault and my ticket off of. ""Veh 2 was SIB on Urban Ave in the left turn lane to go E/B onto E College Way. Veh 1 was W/B on E College Way. Vehicles on E College Way were stopped for the red light. Veh 1 proceeded through the intersection striking Veh 2. Veh 1 stated he believed his light was green. Veh 2 stated their light was green. Two witnesses came forward. One witness who was E/B on E College Way stopped at the light stated the traffic light was red for East/West traffic. One witness who was W/B about 100 feet back stated he observed the collision and when he looked, the light for East/West was green. Considering traffic was stopped both east and west bound, it appears Veh 1 traveled through the red light and the light turned green at time of collision, or shortly after. The light was clearly red while Veh 1 was approaching the intersection, but he never slowed. Indicating to me that he did not observe the red light at all.""

well the ticket i just got in the mail today for failure to obey a traffic signal was the icing on the cake My parents agreed and im giong to talk to a lawyer next week

Theres a few different people who are doing solid axle swaps, i dont have the link so thats not much help but keep your eye out. Your going to most likely want a cage and to reinforce the chasis, theres a few kits floating around out there for that. 275 on a 9? you already said u were flaring it, why not 10s or 11s? As far as the actual swap itself, i have no idea about that stuff, someone on here will probally chime in!

Well ive been thinking about what my plan is when i get nothing... Decided ill be selling my quad if that happens... 05 yfz450 bored and stroked to 503, its in pieces right now cause i was working on it this winter... but if you know anyone who might be interested let them know....itll be super clean and ready to go by that point... Its a lot cleaner then when this picture was taken over a year ago (no stickers and overall cleaner)

You have anything to do with all those burnout marks? haha

I have no idea... ill have to call tomorrow and see if our policy has un-insured motorists.. and ask how they figure out fault if theres no ins company to argue with?