drastic520 Posted January 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 ITS ALIVE!!!!!!!! shooting nice fire!!!! no header.. still trying to locate one. looking for a 12a header, anyone knows of one???? Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Congrats Drastic! Give yourself a back pack. Alot of folks (like me) would have started that but who knows when I would've gotten around to actually hearing it run. Way to follow through! Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted January 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 thanks fisch! im trying to work on it at least 2 to 3 hrs a day on it cuz if not itll sit there for ever. and im trying to make it to spring fling here in fl in march. hey im looking at the drawing on your sig. i actually came across one of them for sale on craigslist a few weeks ago. somewhere up north. Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 hey im looking at the drawing on your sig. i actually came across one of them for sale on craigslist a few weeks ago. somewhere up north. A 411 wagon? Sweet! Rare find indeed on the right coast. I just found about a 69 510 wagon that is all apart and waiting for paint near me. It is the first 510 I seen in a tri state area in a year of surfing. Price is steep for something in pieces, $1000:eek: but I have yet to see pictures so who knows. BTW I contacted that guy about the REPU and he never got back to me so I just assumed it has sold. Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted January 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 wow. yeah it was one of them. i actually came across a few more repus. now i got repu heart!!!! Quote Link to comment
Cow-Chained Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 in the donor car... That was a pretty kickin' paintjob! Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 gotta luv it!!!! it was an enduro race car... Quote Link to comment
RatsunRailer67 Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 what did you do for motormounts? Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted March 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 its just one single bar that goes across the front of the motor. i used 2.5 inch flat stock acroos the front and drilled the mounting holes to it. then i used angle iron on the frame and drilled holes on it and used a rubber spacer to keep vibrations to a min. ill post up pics when i get my motor back in a few weeks. its getting rebuilt and ported out. a small leak just caused me $1400 worth of parts and labor. one to grow on i guess. in the meantime, i just finished my rhd conversion.... all thats left is to mount up the master cylinders and swith a brake line. Quote Link to comment
510six Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 I have some friends who are real rotary nuts in my area, 13b peripheral port 55mm carbs . They are pretty cool, but the powerband reminds me of my old(back in the day) RZ 350 with aftermarket head, reeds, pipes and slidebore carbs really peaky two stroke type power with very little torque. Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted March 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 its all in the right combo. my mechanic has a 1200 datsun. ran 9s on pump gas, peripheral n webbers. car launched like a bat outta hell. just need to do em right. Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 a small leak just caused me $1400 worth of parts and labor. one to grow on i guess. Oh man I am sorry to hear that Drastic! I have heard they can be expensive to work on. So cool you went RHD. Love to see that pics of that! Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted March 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 yeah man the parts are a killer. and the seals are crazy. and on top of that, you gotta make sure you get it to a rotary guy. not everyone works on these things and trust me they charge for that!!!!. i finally did thr rhd. it was actually not too bad. ill try n post some pics. they not too great but itll show the work a bit. i used the 720 column and box. stripped the column of everything and put on all the stuff from the original 520 on it. the only challenge was the idler arm and i cut them and weld it to make it work. the shaft of the 520 is smaller than the 720. Quote Link to comment
SHADY280 Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 cool project, still looking for a header, try victoria british, they sell rx-7 stuff. ive seen headers there when my buddy had one, until we small blocked it! 450 horse is just so much nicer. Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted March 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 thank shady. yeah i got a pair now. but i will try them for other stuff. 450 does sound much nicer!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 ok so heres a lil update. been trying to keep busy while the motor is being worked. did the rhd on it and also raised the tranny hump 2 inches for better clearance. used all the steering components from a 720. stripped the 720 column and used all the 520 parts on it. worked like a charm.... column in place a lil surgery to use the 520 arm and the 720 shaft. 720 is bigger working the floors. big diff after the insulation. all in place c notch bridge my toys!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 a lil surgery to use the 520 arm and the 720 shaft. 720 is bigger I would wrap that with some 3/4" or so X 1/4" strap a couple few inches past the existing weld joint to feel at my minimum safeness. Like a U around the splines. :mellow: Otherwise looks good. :) Quote Link to comment
djlotus Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 My friends would love this truck. Damn mazda kids... lol Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 thanks deye, sure will do so. can never be too safe... thanks lotus Quote Link to comment
RatsunRailer67 Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 hey i want that gasket set. Mines pretty much running like a pile of shit. So its time to tear it down. Lets figure out the shipping and paying... Maybe paypal?? Quote Link to comment
drastic520 Posted March 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 no problem... its here waiting on you. the price i gave you is shipped. $25. paypal is good for me. my paypal is hop67@aol.com. just let me kno... Quote Link to comment
ohpyramids Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 drastic- super nice build dude. i have a 13b in a flat black 510. going out for either a streetport or extended port + turbo in the next week. have a question for you-about the speedometer cable... did you use a rx7 or a datsun cable? Quote Link to comment
Cuts metal like mad Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 Rotarys are NOT unreliable per-se, they do require more maintenence than the 'average' piston engine though, and most people can't even check their own oil... so. I loved my rx7, I beat the snot out of it and never had any issues. Nice swap! I think you've got a good project here. Keep it up. Quote Link to comment
b210in Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 nice job so far, that engine looks good in there. keep the pics coming Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 Hee I don't think Drastic has been on in over a year! I am not sure he still has the truck actually? But it was freakin cool! Quote Link to comment
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