another Canuck 1972 4d dime build

[nikleNdyme]

another canuck on Ratsun with a dime build. i figured i this would be the best place to get information and keep track of my build.

 

so my project is a 1972 4d dime and it is in pretty good condition for the price i paid.

the story behind the car is the previous owner was a nissan employee and had this dime in his garage for 13 yrs so for the age of the car there isnt that much rust

anyways

 

I want to keep this thread as pic heavy as possible so here you go. sorry for the Quality of the pics they were taken at night with my camera phone

the front and rear bumpers are straight and no rust on them.

 

 

 

with the car came some unique parts from what I was told.

I think panasport wheels they have the wheel decal but it is stamped formula one on the rim

 

 

 

 

wiper cowls not sure if this is rare or not

 

and from what I was reading my clock in the dash that still works.

 

to date I have changed the low beam lights and the passenger seat belt (was sticking)

 

I will also be doing a write-up on the headlight conversion as soon as it arrives.

hope you all enjoyed

[INDY510]

What are your long term plans for it?? ........... brake upgrades?? ........ lower suspension?? .... ... go fast parts??

 

 

Nice car... .... .. can we get some pics of the engine bay? .......... is it an automatic?

[Guest 510kamikazifreak]

There is a guy in Stoon area,He has to get rid of all his 510 stuff real soon(sold the farm) check the realm,

 

Good to see a another datto out that way, radio will try and grape you tho :lol:

[datzenmike]

I have the same ones on my 710. I found them on another scrapped 710 and was told they are stock. After 36 years and many owners, usually the stock ones are replaced by Crappy Tire plastic, bling bling, double or triple wipers blades. They look like shit and are cheap crap. The rubber was rotted but instead of $10 a side for the snap on ones I just bought $3 worth of refill and cut them to fit. Hang onto those!!

 

[Guest 510kamikazifreak]

The "wing" on the wiper is to keep it near the glass at higher speeds :lol:

[nikleNdyme]

What are your long term plans for it?? ........... brake upgrades?? ........ lower suspension?? .... ... go fast parts??

 

 

Nice car... .... .. can we get some pics of the engine bay? .......... is it an automatic?

thanks and its a beauty, starts on a dime to haha (no pun intended)

unfortunatly i cannot take pics of the engine bay as my hood hinge sheered off im waiting to get one. hopefully tomorrow i can replace it and if so there will be alot more pics

Yes its an automatic.

 

my Short term plans are

This weekend:

install headlight conversion i bought some E30 ellipsiod headlights and going to buy some hids and figure out how to wire them in

replace the hood hinge, and front hood trim

 

long term plans

techno tuner complete suspension with tension rods not sure if i want to weld the struts or not and hopefully figuring out what to do in the rear. i want discs so we will see what happens and what i can find

 

go fast parts i have a complete SR20DET motor in transit from Calgary as we speak with an HKS turbo setup. im a welder/ fabricator by trade so im sure i can figure out the crossmember and i would like to shave the engine bay before it goes into paint.

 

Nov 15 the datsun goes into the bodyshop for a complete overhaul undercoating removing what little rust there was and getting a fresh paint.

at the same time the Panasports are getting a full overhaul with polished lip and matte black spokes and centers

 

for the interior i was going to try the Pare compasite website.

 

 

510freak- yeah i have been in contact with him since i bought the car. suppose to meet up tomorrow and buy a bunch of goodies (trim,valence,hood hinge,)

 

510freak,datzenmike- for sure i like the way they look and so far its helped keep the car down and more aerodynamic through the cloverleafs hahaha

[sssr20det510]

Looks good needs to be lowered about 3 inches but looks like a good start

[nikleNdyme]

Looks good needs to be lowered about 3 inches but looks like a good start

 

Thanks yeah I think so to but its all in due time. Trying not to rush anything sticking to the plan.

 

 

Did an oil change tonight and finally put in the new hood hinge picked up for free also a rear end and cross member to begin fabricating for the SR swap will take tonnes of photos when Ibegin that, also got some 280zx i believe struts and breaks for the front and rear plus a front and rear sway bar. The neat thing is the sway bars came with instructions and it looks super old. hopefully picking them up tomorrow

 

Finally got the camera up and running, figured i should get some shots.

 

As per request the engine bay

 

Here is the garage my brothers build on the right going to be a show down 92 Civic hatch w K20 swap VS 72 Dime w SR turbo swap

 

I got a little carried away with the camera

 

Anyone know if this side trim is original to the dime? if not its coming off tomorrow, bc the passenger side is off. I'm thinking someone put these on to protect it agianst other parking lot idots as I refer to them

 

Here are some shots of the interior.

The dash is original and everything you see is how I bought it. even the door sills were in pretty good condition.

 

 

Rear window defrost lights up a nice blue when turned on.

[izzo]

if you end up pulling that clock out, i got dibs

[datzenmike]

I have that crappy bumper strip on both my 710s. I think it's a "seventy's thing" and I hate it. Probably installed at the dealership before selling and price added on. Customer has little choice in it unless he wants to rip off something he paid for. Just like the old "undercoating" scam.

[nikleNdyme]

so just took it off the bump stops. tried putting on the rear sway bar but i am missing one of the rubber bushings. its an addco rear sway bar does anyone know if i can find one of these bushings without getting the whole new kit?

[hobbes_the_cat]

Looks nice and clean. love the 4-doors and the color. lower that thing and she'll look real nice. i look forward to seeing your progress. :D

[Guest 510kamikazifreak]

Look to be a very decent start.

Going to drive it in the winter?

[muck]

Nice start for your project. Will be following along.

[nikleNdyme]

I guess I can update this thread been awhile, its been pretty much sitting outside in the snow Because I am currently installing a roll cage into a friends drift car.

 

I ended up trading my welding services for a SR20DET block and tranny I love sweet deals

 

The SR20 motor has about 90k on it and I tore it down to the bare block, sent it in to the local machine shop. They honed and decked the block and hot tanked it, resurfaced the head

and had them polish and balance the crank shaft looks brand new!

i also ordered

ACL Bearings

APR head Studs, main studs

OEM Piston ring kit

Greddy oil pan and head gasket

Cometic bottem end gasket kit

and many many more parts hopefully coming

here are some pics of the crank and block all cleaned up.

 

i also got a good deal on some Riken Mesh rims 13"x 6.5" 4x114.3 +1 offset

 

Came with matching lugnuts rare?? anyone ever hear of them?

 

here is a Kamei Front air dam that the guy said was pretty rare. he said he is yet to find another for the datsuns.

[kr5335212]

I have those exact riken rims and lugnuts too. They even have riken 205 60\13 rubber on them but the rubber is shot. Mine are on a 71 two door that just bought a couple weeks ago.

 

 

[banzai510(hainz)]

510s look better with 15inch rims

toss that airdam there are better ones.Kamei ones never looked right.

Hell Maybe not even run one on a real nice lowered car

Ck out Dillions green SR510(KA510). Looks badass w/o a airdam

 

 

Like the car. almost looks like the African Safari Rally 510.

Make one of those.!

[nikleNdyme]

this update is for Radio because he is on my case to show him how the Datto turned out. just came out of the body shop with no more rust and a complete over haul with paint. just waiting to receive my complete rubber gasket kit from datsunlandsocal.com then the windshield and rear window go back in

 

now ON TO OICS!!!

 

the process to eliminated rust!

lil bit of shaving the emblems

interior and trunk

in for primer

front rad support done

 

 

just gettin her home with my other new Toy the work truck

 

 

shaved most emblems off wanted a more cleaner look and polished the chrome as the bumpers were in already good condition

 

 

Interior looks really good with white and dark colors. door jams and interior was painted also

 

got some new wheels direct from jeaaapaaan look a lil like this

[nikleNdyme]

forgot a couple more pics

 

went flat black with the grill

 

HID headlights

 

[Skib]

lookin gooooood :cool:

[RadioRedline]

THAT LOOKS GREAT!!

 

Radio

[nikleNdyme]

your gonna have to come for a drive maybe help me install the SR. free parts for trade haha.

[nikleNdyme]

Its been forever since I updated this thread. Got mostly everything ready for a fall car show and she has basically been sitting in the garage waiting for a new heart transplant (SR20DET) but I am Currently building a house so i had to put those plans on hold untill i got my new garage

 

heres some picks of the car show

 

Cruise after the show with the guys i roll with BMW M3, Lexus IS300, S2000, 260Z

 

Nice night shot of our Group

 

Heres a night cruise with my friends CRX

These i took last week bought a new camera and just testing it out!

 

 

[nikleNdyme]

heres the new camera OICS

 

and yes i know.......... MOAR LOWER!!!! hopefully sooner than later

[Z chopper]

the one thing that bothered me about many cars with aftermarket rims is the tire installer/balancer uses weights on the outside lip of the rim that detract from the looks of the rim. maybe see if you can get rebalanced with the weights hidden some how.