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yeah haha ill resell the bondo! :P and yeah i picked my dad from the airport and he was so shocked i actually bought a 510. He was excited for fixing it up, even though I did overpay a bit.

anyone know how i can fix my locks? they are there but it doesnt want to lock. also, the battery seems to die alot in my car. should i relocate to the back and put a proper battery mount?

after some realization i started chipping at the back Mike. and thanks for all the help guys. as i said, i will start to work on the body within 2 weeks, but keep it reasonable since i would like to drive it .

yes thats exactly what im going for. fix the rear and the front of the car.

Yes, that is correct ! haha. i have big plans with empty pockets!! :rofl: I want to start taking off the bondo hopefully by next week and start saving up change for some parts

Yes 2 Door sedan sorry for that! :( Pics are coming.

Alright guys so I've been a member for a few years I'm guessing and I made this account with the intentions to finally post about my Datsun 510 whenever I would have owned one. Finally being out of High School and now in College, there's like hardly any time for me to work.. especially since I'm in a Community College, I need to work my ass off to transfer out to a 4 year. Anyways, I ended up selling my Daily Driver and I got 4500 and with 500 saved I had 5000 dollars. Me being so antsy to get a 510, I ended up getting a 1972 510 Coupe. It has a 12A Rotary w/ 5spd. It runs and drives. I ended up paying the full $5000 which was foolish of me because I didn't know what I bought. As I posted on to the facebook forums, they informed me that the car was full of bondo. I tried to sell it to at least make my money back but that will not happen. Anyways, I'm determined to fix this car up; since it drives I don't mind driving with it looking all beat because to me Datsun's are all gems, especially a Dime. :) So, if anyone can give me some help that would be great. Currently my dad would be mad at me since he is at a business trip, but he would be mad at me for making this buy, but im sure he would also help since he owned a 510 in the 80s. But if anyone would like to provide some help that would be great! :)

But i feel as if the longer i wait, the more the price skyrockets :crying: . Thanks for the advice though, greatly appreciated.

im willing to pick it up from california, Message me and lemme know!!

Yeah, thanks, i talked to my dad about the car but he has yet to see it. Hopefully he will be convinced to buy it and fix it up. I saw this post too, but thanks for the help guys! Hopefully more aid comes with the barn finds and close friend finds. Thanks!

Alright cool, thanks, I'm really hoping to be able to attend it.

Yeah, thanks once again peeps, yeah, I'm still a noob to this community and I can say a noob to the 510, but my dad has been informing me daily about his 510 and how it was when he had it, his tlc he did to it, etc. So from him Im learning more about the car, but we are really trying to find one so we can restore my dads dream, and mine of just owning and driving a 510; hopefully owning one for myself as well. And yes, we really don't care the condition, as long as there's not so much rust, and it must be a 2dr haha. My dad wants to recreate his Mikuni carb 510, and that pearl white color he had back in the 80s to the 90s. Hopefully I can post some pics of how it looked, but thanks once again fellow Ratsuners. Hopefully, I get massive help and find a 510, thanks once again.

Me and my dad , and bro are really interested to go. Can someone tell me where "El meet" is at ? Thanks!

Yeah, and no , im not offended :thumbup: . I was just hoping if this forum can really help my hunt. Yeah, I have grinded craigslist to the extreme, but whenever i find a 510, it seems to be above our budget cut D: . And yup, 5k looks fairly decent for what the 510s go for nowadays, but im hoping someone knows where there is like a beat 510 for cheap, or just a fairly cheap 510. Ive seen people in here have some wicked barn finds and they show a pic of their garage and its like 4 510s, and im here with just a g20. lol i love my p10, but really hoping to find a 510. And the whole engine build, me and my dad, along with my older bro, are looking into the sr20det. My bros p10 has a sr20det, w10, off of an avenir, and plus, my dad works where they sell japanese engines and transmissions, straight imported from japan, so he gets front clips and really healthy engines, so the engine is kind of taken care of B) . Thanks for the advice tho!