Vethraxx Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 I am new to the forums and recently got my old Datsun running: After letting my 1977 Datsun B210 Coupe sit in the driveway for 5 years, I got it running again. I had just rebuilt the entire engine, got it in, turned the key and it ran. (Not bad for my first rebuild). Was driving it around less than a month when the accelerator cable welded itself to the firewall. I turned off the key, pulled over and fiddled with the pedal until I THOUGHT I heard it pop loose. So I started the car, and it started up and reved to an ungoldly degree before I could turn the key off. As the engine died down there was a THUNKING in the bell housing. I thought the worse. I nursed it home, but it seemed to drive fine. The noise did not increase drastically with increased speed and was louder out of gear than in gear. I just parked it in the driveway and walked away. I was to ill to think I killed my rebuilt motor. I decided after 5 years it was time to drop the tranny and find the problem. I started one last time before I started the work to listen to the problem to refresh my memory. The noise seemed to be limited to the bell housing of the transmission. You could not really feel it in the pedals, or the stick. So , I dropped the tranny.... and discovered the flywheel had come loose. I could back out all the bolts with my fingers. I tightened everything down with a torque wrench this time and put it all back together and I am back in business. I put 20 miles on it today. Had a minor electrical problem that was tarnished brass on the fuse block. Nice to have that old car up and running. It needs a good detailing. PS: The reason the accelerator cable welded to the firewall, was because during the rebuild I replaced both battery cables. I noticed that the negative cable had a dual ground. A clip to the frame that pierced the cable, and then to the engine. I did not understand the significance of a dual grounded cable, until you loose the one ground you got.... and it finds another ground, your cable. The only unshielded wire that touches the frame :) I have improvised a replacement, however I WISH I had saved that little clip. Its more elegant than my solution. Quote Link to comment
Pumpkn210 Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Welcome to the fold! I got a cable for ya, and most anything else you need for it. Im strippin one out tomarro :o I love the coupes! Quote Link to comment
Vethraxx Posted October 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Thanks for the offer. I have that I drive, one that I am stripping, and one that I towed home from some hicks yard. Raped it for parts. I got the doors, hatch, glass, AC unit, leaf springs and a carb, and all the interior facia and dashboard, seats etc. I want the one I am driving to remain stock-like. The one that I am stripping down is going to get a military make-over. Quote Link to comment
Pumpkn210 Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 NICE! You get to be my friend now! :D Quote Link to comment
Nicholas7620 Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Post some pictures when you get a chance. If you don't know how we have a thread on how to post PIC's onto ratsum forums. Welcome aboard. Quote Link to comment
Vethraxx Posted October 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 http://s1001.photobucket.com/albums/af138/Vethraxx/Datsun%20B210s/ there is the link to the pictures of the one I am driving and the one I am stripping. Quote Link to comment
king bee66 Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 thats cool you found an identical parts car like that Quote Link to comment
Nicholas7620 Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Nice paint, did you do it yourself? :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment
Migi Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Nice paint, did you do it yourself? :rolleyes: And color code is??? Viagra :D Quote Link to comment
Vethraxx Posted October 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Just ordered my carb rebuilt kit for the stock Hitachi 306-10A carb. The one that I am currently using, the fuel mix screw, put all the way in, does not even slow the idle. :) Ooops. :) Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Dude, I love these cars. I'll probably end up getting one. Soo cool.. soo overlooked.. Hope to see some serious progress on this thing. Quote Link to comment
Nicholas7620 Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Just ordered my carb rebuilt kit for the stock Hitachi 306-10A carb. The one that I am currently using, the fuel mix screw, put all the way in, does not even slow the idle. :) Ooops. :) There are two idle screws, the fuel mix screw and a speed screw. The speed screw is located towards the back of your Hitachi. I prefer a slow screw :P. Quote Link to comment
Vethraxx Posted October 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 I went to the local Nissan dealer and they managed to locate B210 hood hinge seals in LA. I will be getting those on Monday. I am getting a lot of water in the car from the front. At first they said the parts were no longer available, so I got my panel fasteners from them. When I arrived they said they had good news and found the seals. There is a pair on Ebay but they want like 20 bucks just for 2. I am getting 4 for less than 10 dollars. :) Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 What? My dealer told me "NLA"... oh yer welcome to the club. Quote Link to comment
Vethraxx Posted October 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 This car is coming along for sitting for 5 years. Heard an odd rattle and an occasional thud coming from the engine. Kept going through my head what could it be, and something sparked... I could not remember putting on the nuts for the motor mount posts. Sure as shit, one side of the motor was off it's mount. Color me stupid on that one. Found a couple nuts that work. Don't know where the originals went. Oh well. A nut is a nut. I got 4 new speakers for the B210. 5x7s for the door panels, they barely fit. For the back I got 4x6s. Now ... the stereo that came with the car when I bought it... as a pos. It has a short in it that you just have to shake the unit to get sound for a few moments untill you hit a bump. There is rust on it etc from being idle so long. I have ordered a new one. When I was young, there was only one wire to the one factory speaker in the dash to your am/fm unit. Now it's like a damn octopus when you look at the back of a stereo. I am a little out of the loop on how it all ties together. When I get the new one I am just going to do a wire by wire swap. Here is my question will this stereo. http://tinyurl.com/2dmmmlb power this tube subwoofer http://tinyurl.com/23uqx8c without an additional amp being required? I know it's a cheapy, but I only want a little extra thump. I don't want to pop the heads off cattle as I drive through Snohomish. Quote Link to comment
Nicholas7620 Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 There were good reviews. I want to buy one. It didn't seem like you would need an additional amp. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment
Vethraxx Posted October 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Looks like I don't, but oh well. It's only money. I will order it when I get the stereo working with what I have first. Quote Link to comment
deltapeco Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 very cool story.will be watching.We have a 5 year plan to restore ours(and us as daily driver as much as possible) keep us updated. Quote Link to comment
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