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that's awesome - thanks! We'd love to have the WCMA and SCCBC guys out.

Hi - waking this thread up to avoid a new one - good info here! Does anyone know who/where/how the steering box rebuild happens? Can i send it somewhere? is there a kit you buy? Can i buy a rebuilt one? Pretty sure mine needs attention. thanks!

Vintage Races Aug 15-16-17 2025. On a related side note - Bring your Datsun up to Gimli for the Vintage Races this summer. we have re-paved the track for the very first time and are having a Can-Am vintage weekend to celebrate. test and tune Friday the 15th is free, entry fee is low, camping is free.

Right on! Super cool that there was a series of these advertisement/dealer cards. The last one is the same photo shoot as the card i posted. you can see the trees in the background are the same...Plus the same dude still has blurry hands - he must move his hands a lot lol!

google says if sine is equal to 0.421, then the angle in degrees is approximately 24.7 degrees. 🙂

definitely a Speedracer vibe in that Ogawa vid. i never even thought of who the people were...the helmet person looks to be a model and not a driver but who knows....the dude's gesturing with his hand and it's blurry - that would probably never make it to print these days, like using Trig to tell the consumer the climb rate of the car, that must have been the text from the Japanese dealer cards and they just used it for the North American markets. I take a head shot of that driver and use it for my pic when signing the 'Speedwaiver' for race events through motorsport reg....nobody's ever said anything, it makes me laugh...

found this going through my old Datsun stuff on the weekend - while its an original dealer card for the 2dr 510, and from a very rural Manitoba dealer that no longer exists, it shows the OEM had a level of respect for the consumers never seen before or since. look at the back under Climbing ability. Brochure FRONT.pdf Brochure BACK.pdf

@Stoffregen Motorsports that is fantastic! the stars and moons aligned on this one - it doesn't matter what you do with it now, you've got it.

Ha! Yes, I work with a guy that just retired and has one on his back pack, he worked on the plane…my brother has one as well. Most the Air Canada guys here do, Air Canada has a Tech Ops center here in Winnipeg. Crown Royal - if you drink, you might know what Crown Royal is, they also sponsored the IROC series when they ran Trans Ams - anyway, they are headquartered in Gimli as well, big distillery there. there is a funny story about the volunteer firemen that were called to action that day the plane came down - but it’s not for posting here …. I will say that you can smell the whiskey being made at least twice a year at the track.

It’s not mine 😄 - the 710 is my buddies car, ya, it was there when the 767 ran out of gas and went down. The car usually pops up if you google “Jim King 710”. It was built 100% from the Nismo comp catalogue and raced quite a bit in the US, mostly Brainerd but also VIR and others. There is a Gimli Glider museum in the town of Gimli (2mi from the track) and a sign at the race track as well. a few of the old timers who were at the track that day have no problems telling stories about how it all went down, it’s interesting stuff! Yes you’re correct with the alum 3rd member in the H165. He has that as well, but needs gears… the short 1.3 mile 9 turn track we race on really likes a lot of gear. My 510 had 5.13’s in it, watch the vids above and you can see the dime catch him in the twisty parts and the 710 walks away on the straights…

Great info - thanks! I’ll pass it along.

@datzenmike thanks! he has a 4.625 in it now and wants to get another gear set of the same ratio as its getting worn out. He has a spare alum center section, but it needs different spline spiders i think. He would be interested in any differential parts if there are some for sale 🙂 Iceman510 that is a great looking car! love the 'tribute' black hood stripes on yours!

I’ve seen that one run *i think* the SVRA SpeedTour events. Fantastic car.

I sent this pic to my buddy with the 710…he called me immediately “where did you get that!!!” Lol is it possible to ask the owner of this car what differential type/posi/gear ratio he has in it? And if he knows where to get gears?? thanks!

Too funny - that was the first thing that jumped out at me as well! It’s a normal welded R180 and I called him and asked what the deal was there… he wasn’t sure what happened, but it was not a subi diff. That’s a great sched - those tracks are on my bucket list! I’ll let my brother know as he usually goes to Monterray in August.