Big bad green 510 project.

[blasta510]

1972 Datsun 510 2 door.

Right now it has the stock l16 and 4 speed.

Have not figured out what engine yet. Waiting to find a good deal on one. Maybe built l20 or stock ka. But plans might change.

I am going to paint it Big bad green.

Right now im doing the body work.

I am planning on painting it myself, it will be my first paint job.

My goal with the project it so have something that handles and performs great on the street.

 

Youtube videos that my brother made.

 

 

 

This is what i would like it to look like.

 

 

 

another example of the color.

Edited May 11, 2009 by blasta510

[Phirus]

Sweet.

Good luck

[610SSS]

nice work:cool:

[blasta510]

thanks

[Madness]

Another Colorado guy?

[denveratsun]

Another Colorado guy?

 

Looks a lot like Eastern Weld County...maybe Buyers area? Or...further south maybe...:)

 

Welcome to the board! We look forward to following the progress with pics...

 

LOTS OF PICS!:D

[blasta510]

Pueblo West, Colorado.

Ill keep everyone updated.

[Track Junky]

Looking good, nice work!!

[blasta510]

Some progress on the my 510,

 

I got a ka24de out of a 1992 240sx

Came with complete wiring, transmission, ecu, and a radiator out of a 240 that i don't think i can use.

 

And a little more body work.

 

 

Who else has done a ka24de swap. Wiring will be the biggest problem i think.

If anyone can help with wiring. let me know.

[SIXTY-NINE-DIME]

Some progress on the my 510,

 

I got a ka24de out of a 1992 240sx

Came with complete wiring, transmission, ecu, and a radiator out of a 240 that i don't think i can use.

 

And a little more body work.

 

 

Who else has done a ka24de swap. Wiring will be the biggest problem i think.

If anyone can help with wiring. let me know.

sure wolfman will jump on this thread and answer any questions for you. also check this thread out: http://forum.ratsun.net/showthread.php?t=549

[Icehouse]

92 is the easy KA to wire, check out the link 69 dime posted and follow it exactly, take your time when wiring it. I've done to many harnesses and it still takes me 4-5 hrs to do a clean ka harness. In the end it's worth spending the extra time knowing that it's as good or better than Nissan would have done it :D

[blasta510]

im wondering about the oil pan, can i just get a oil pan and pickup off of a ka truck? how hard are these to find, there are none in our junk yards.

Its either that or reverse the crossmember.

How much are sway bars that work with the reversed crossmember.

 

 

Also how would use the ac pump on the ka to add air conditioning to my datsun.

[Icehouse]

Truck pan no fitty :D Reversed x-member is the easiest way to go.

 

DGV sells the sway bars I remember the price being 250ish...

 

Let me know how the AC works, I've always wanted a datto with AC :D

[sssr20det510]

the engine cross i can do and this guy has a sway bar

 

http://forum.ratsun.net/showthread.php?t=12431

 

http://forum.ratsun.net/showthread.php?t=8898&highlight=premium+auto

[blasta510]

the engine cross i can do and this guy has a sway bar

 

http://forum.ratsun.net/showthread.php?t=12431

 

http://forum.ratsun.net/showthread.php?t=8898&highlight=premium+auto

 

 

 

sweet, thanks.

[Danfinny]

is going to be a good looking car...

thank God i didnt have as much body work as you to do.

[comply]

Looks a lot like Eastern Weld County...maybe Buyers area? Or...further south maybe...:)

 

Welcome to the board! We look forward to following the progress with pics...

 

LOTS OF PICS!:D

 

We'll all have to get together one of these days. I just moved back to Colorado into Castle Rock

[blasta510]

made some actual progress on the 510.

I have not worked on it in a few months, have been working too much

Now im back in school and not working that much and have some time.

So i pulled the L16, cleaned up the engine bay, painted it, and then put the reversed x member in and then set the ka24de in the engine bay.

 

Now i need Radiator, Fuel pump, Fuel lines, drive shaft, suspension, brakes and wire everything to get it running, and then paint the car :)

[blasta510]

Im installing my ka right now, i have a reversed cross member, what motor mounts do you use, like what holes? I cannot get it to sit right. I i am using the 510 motor mounts.

 

Edited September 28, 2009 by blasta510

[sssr20det510]

update??? i see you got it running, my buddy used to own this car i always like the color

[fisch]

Cool build man! Update indeed!

[the510keeper]

That green and white one has been a fav of mine for a long time, use to see it at Bluelake and canby what happened?

[sssr20det510]

I was told some guy in oregon has it now and people still see it around. that pic was from blue lake i think 2000 or 01 I had this one at the time

[sssr20det510]

That car is the reason i shaved my rear bumper i love the way it looks

[blasta510]

UPDATE 10/10/2010

 

Well I have painted 3 cars now, and finally feel like my painting skills are good enough to tackle the 510.

The bodywork is really testing my patience, There are so many little dings, that i never knew where there until i primed it.

I really want it to come out perfect, So I am not going to rush, and be patient and try to get it as perfect as I can.

 

The ka is in and running. But runs super rich, I still need to hook up my Idle air control module to the intake.

 

I have decided to go ka-t Route, hopefully after the paint is done, Im going to start gathering pieces.

 

I would really like to add a newer Air conditioning system into the car as i hate riding in anything without a/c.

Well see if i can fit a condenser, radiator and inter cooler in the front lol .

 

The car should be painted in a week and ill try to keep up on updating the process.

 

Here are some more pictures.

 

This is a photoshop version of what mine will look like with black bumpers,grill,trim,windows ect.