Turbo AWD Subi-Chassis 510

[VintageRice]

Ok, here goes........

 

Since I've been talking about 510's non-stop for the last few months my friend now has the bug as well.

 

He wants a 510! Great!

 

He also wants to do a complete chassis swap from a subaru. Make the 510 AWD and a turbo boxter motor.

 

At first I said NNOOOOOOOOOOooooooooo shaking my fists in the air.

 

But then, I thought, he can totally make this happen, and make it quality. As long as he used a shell 510 he'd actually be saving one that may be otherwise scrapped right? This would be a fully caged auto-x/race car. So, the idea started to grow on me.

 

 

Anyway, just looking for opinions here and also I have seen a Subaru engine in a 510 before but can't find it now. Anyone know of it?

 

Thanks!!

[sssr20det510]

I know what one your talking about, never seen the finished product. If I was going to do a awd 510 id do the awd sr20det or evo 4g63 motor.

 

Easyist way would be a body swap

[MicroMachinery]

Swap a unibody Subi chassis under a unibody 510?

 

Cool story, bro.

[INDY510]

You know what would be HellaCool???

 

 

 

 

One piece FEN-Door FTW...... :lol:

[Guest 510kamikazifreak]

You know what would be HellaCool???

 

 

 

 

One piece FEN-Door FTW...... :lol:

 

 

Now thats hella Funni :lol:

[MicroMachinery]

Easyist way would be a body swap

 

Liiiiiike, 'dis?

 

[thisismatt]

Would be a great swap...

 

...if you want your motor sticking out through the 510 grill. The nose in front of the wheels on a 510 is about 1/3 the length of a Subi nose...

[Papi Chulo]

Just put the EJ in the back seat

[Ken_B]

Totally doable in a 510 if some guy did it in a civic

 

http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2763036

[INDY510]

That is the coolest Civic I've ever seen

 

 

 

But I like watching a Civic get cut up. . . . . . . . . . . . Datsuns: not so much

[MicroMachinery]

If he's hell bent on starting the project, he'd better be hell bent on finishing it. It'd be a sweet thing of beauty if done right.. a miserable waste of an innocent Datsun if not.

[izzo]

That is the coolest Civic I've ever seen

 

 

 

But I like watching a Civic get cut up. . . . . . . . . . . . Datsuns: not so much

 

 

LIES!!!

[DISLEXICDIME]

i like the rear wheel drive sr swapped civic

[Creepy Cruiser]

Here is someone doing a WRX into a now AWD Hardbody also. Seems to be a new trend. http://forums.nasioc...d.php?t=2053013

[Grey_Matter]

why not do a swap from a pulsar GTi-R?

you can get the motor/drivetrain and everything you would need and its still in the nissan/datsun family

 

ive toyed with the idea of doing it in my 620...the possibilities are mind boggling

[VintageRice]

If he's hell bent on starting the project, he'd better be hell bent on finishing it. It'd be a sweet thing of beauty if done right.. a miserable waste of an innocent Datsun if not.

 

If he puts his mind to it, it'll get done.

 

 

And as for wasting a Datsun, I feel the same way. That's why we would look for a rusted out shell destined for the scrapper to use.

 

We aren't like monster garage and taking a mint, all original 510 and making it into a BBQ.....

[dirtydiesel]

im really curious as to who your frined is... cuz for the last year and a half i have been tryin to do the same thing... makin a datsun 510 sti... wonder if we know similar people.

[ggzilla]

Could start with Datsun 1200 Coupe -- keep it in the family since they were made in the Fuji factory. Transfer the whole front system into the rear of the coupe.

[Jester]

Not that I care for the Hondu, but that is some bitch'n body work. I would love to see this 510 project take off and be completed. There is another one on here some where. Not a Subi drive train, but going AWD.

[yellowdatsun]

The idea for this has been around for years now, and there's a reason nobody has done it. Actually, many reasons. First is that the 510 is nearly perfect around a track as is. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

 

Second, the boxer engine is just as wide as the frame rails on a 510. Someone did fit one of the engines into a 510, and it did not fit well.

 

Third, if you want a Subaru, buy a Subaru............If you want a 510, buy a 510. If you want both, buy both, but don't put them together.

 

You'd end up with a serious crap-ton of engineering and fab work, for a car that's heavier, and handles worse, than a proper 510.

[sick620]

you come to idaho and i have a caged 510 shell u can have for free... no title

[uieluck]

The idea for this has been around for years now, and there's a reason nobody has done it. Actually, many reasons. First is that the 510 is nearly perfect around a track as is. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

 

Second, the boxer engine is just as wide as the frame rails on a 510. Someone did fit one of the engines into a 510, and it did not fit well.

 

Third, if you want a Subaru, buy a Subaru............If you want a 510, buy a 510. If you want both, buy both, but don't put them together.

 

You'd end up with a serious crap-ton of engineering and fab work, for a car that's heavier, and handles worse, than a proper 510.

 

YellowDatsun,, man oh man so well put. I'm a big fan of Subies, but 510's are still #1 in my book, and to Frankenstein them together would be wrong. Period. Well said.

[RAlly_DatoB210]

I agree and at the end of the day I can still beat my freinds imperzza through the twisties and on gravel in my stock b210 obliterates me in a strait line though. I blame victory on the fact he babies his car and drives like a pussy lol

[dirtydiesel]

you come to idaho and i have a caged 510 shell u can have for free... no title

 

 

offer still stand on that free caged 510?

[Everat]

Seems kinda silly to me, I have a wrx so I dig subarus but thats a ton of work for not too big of a payout.Dude said it earlier that 510s go pretty good already. This thread does remind me of the sti bug which was pretty cool though.