68Datsun510

Bingo steve, I have a wrapped manifold, and heat sheild. A return system is just extra. Cant have too much heat protection ;)

I sent Gino your way as well, hope you get shit sorted out!

Added a fuel return system off an L20B to experiment and see if i was boiling fuel sitting at idle for extended time.

I have a non japan 7/8" one and its worked just fine.The trick is taking it apart, thoroughly cleaning it with brake cleaner, and lubricating the rubber bits with brake fluid as you reassemble it.

Rebuild kits for aluminum master cylinders dont work, they destroy the bore.

Go to any parts store and look for a 79 280ZX master cylinder.

Ok, what did you do about injectors? I suggest you chack your oil NOW. Make sure its not full of gas like it did to me... EGT will always be there, as i ditched the EGR system.

How much total did you spend on your battery relocation?

Scored a set of speaker grilles for $2 at a local car audio shop. Thats a ratsun price!

To give people a frame of reference, here is the same car at the Shasta 05 car show!! Hope OP doesnt mine me posting pics, i was just thrilled to have found them!

Its amazing how far this car has come! Congrats! Dug up an old pic!

The famous line from NAPA..."oh, theres one in the country, its in South Carolina, shipping will be $46...its an $8 part..."

Oh yeah, installed AC too. Napa fan, zip tied to a clamp, clamped to the ashtray. Boom.

Decided to upgrade to the famous Saturn 96A alternator. I desperately needed more electrical power for my lights and such. FOr starters, its an L19 with a non clutch fan pulley. ANd I am running a 280ZX alternator bracket which uses M10mm bolts, You have to drill the lower mounting holes out to accept M10 bolts, i just stuck it in a vice and attacked with a hand drill. The little "insert" needs to be trimmed as described in the saturn alt swap guide. Here you can see the enlarged holes. The next part i didnt get very good pics of it sadly. Totally forgot to take pics till it was installed. Regardless of what lower bracket you use, you WILL need to grind off some material to get proper swing out of it. A dremel wont cut it, an angle grinder is required. Secure the bracket in a vice, attach the alternator to it, and examine where material needs to come off. grind away until you get full swing of the alt. I ended up having to take a fair amount of material off. For the pulley, you need a V belt pulley for it. Strangely enough, the pulley of my 280ZX alternator was a DIRECT fit. No mods needed whatsoever, and you retain the factory "pulley ratio". For the upper bracket, you need to "relocate" the upper attachment point. Many people hack up their upper bracket arm for an L series alternator to make this part. I dont like destroying factory parts. I like to utilize them. So, go to your local hardware store, they sell this flat steel brackets with pre drilled holes in them. It looks like this but longer. The bolt hole spacing is dead on. All thats required is you open the holes up to accept an M8 bolt. Here is what I did with that steel piece cut down to a 2 hole section. If you space the steel piece away from the alternator with 2 washers it lines up PERFECTLY with the factory adjuster arm. For the wiring, it couldnt be simpler. Buy yourself a pigtail from any auto parts store for this alternator. They are widely available. Simply strip the tips of the wires labeled S and L, one is a heavy gauge wire, one small. Attach male spade connectors to each wire. Plug the S wire into the yellow wire in your Datsun T connector. THe L wire goes to the green datsun wire. I then wrapped this section in plastic wire loom and electrical tape to protect the connection. Use some vaseline or dielectric grease on your connections for corrosion protection. When you rig up your power charge wires, beware, the Datsun alt uses a 4mm or so stud, while the saturn uses a 6mm stud. You will need new ring terminals. For the ground wire you will also need a new ring terminal, there is a 8mm hole in the back of the case. Use a SHORT M8 bolt to secure the ground wire. Im talking 1/2"-3/4" long at MOST. Goodyear belt # 15376 fit great, YMMV Idle test

Is the second stub for a low gas light? LOL z people...

Looks like he detonated a tube of blue rtv in there, hope it works out!!!

Awesome, i miss those days. Still have all my shirts!

I must say your project car has evolved beautifully!

My memory may be failing, i could swear i talked to an older gentleman, but regardless, i was the kid there with the grey primer/black striped 68 4 door!

Holy #*&%, did you show up at a shasta event in a camper with your 510, ZX wheels with those super low pro Toyo tires???

Cool, I already have longer studs installed, so it shouldnt be too tough!

Yay or nay on fitment? Im almost certain they will, but I want to make sure. I have rolled fenders and fully adjustable suspension. Was going to run 195/50 tire

Finished product

Decided to finally make some speaker panels for my newly acquired 6.5" infinitys from Boaty