Vintage 510 Race Car Resurrection

[Bob3]

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I bought this 1971 510, SCCA G Production (GP) car from a friend of mine.

 

 

 

This car won the June Sprints at Road America twice and was second at the SCCA Runoffs once. It has a storied ten racing history. It was for sale for some time and there were no takers. The owner eventually parted it out and the only thing left was the caged tub. It sat for four years and now it's in my shop! This is what it looks like today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[wayno]

You have a skeleton, can you bring a skeleton back to life? :lol:

[Bob3]

I bought a parts car for this project to cover up the skeleton. ;)

 

[wayno]

You have a lot of doctoring ahead of you, but I have faith. :rolleyes:

[Aaron Datsun]

holy cow you have alot of datsuns I really do need to make it down and see them all. Also AWESOME! can't wait to see more pictures, now to go look into your Opposition thread I really like the wagons :D.

[FoxyRoadster]

at least the main body isnt rusty, I think you have a really good starting point with the fact it only has surface rust in spots.

 

 

Any engine upgrade plans or are you going to run it vintage class?

[bonvo]

bob i would do the miata/s2k swap to this car rather then the goon

[INDY510]

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While you're at it.... .. you might as well make a kit for the dual A-arm front suspension....... :lol:

[Aaron Datsun]

Bob I would let you do a miata/s2k swap into my goon!

[fisch]

And here it is! I can't think of a more perfect place for a dime with this history than your garage Bob! Buy that banner already!

[Master-O-Turbonics]

Thats one heck of a skimpy "roll cage" LOL

[67 411]

After following the mx520 I can't wait to see this build!

[NICKLE&DIME]

Is that parts car a 68 2 door?? :blink:

[yellowdatsun]

Those box flares are still available, or at least they were a couple years ago when I got my set. They're laid up by a small shop called N&J fiberglass in Newport Beach CA. Wings West used to be their distributor, but maybe he'd sell direct if you can contact him. Dave Patton of Futofab also sells box flares.

[Bob3]

Is that parts car a 68 2 door?? :blink:

 

Yes it is a 1968. It has a low VIN also. It kills me to cut it up, but . . . :huh: . . . it is pretty rough.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Bob3]

Those box flares are still available, or at least they were a couple years ago when I got my set. They're laid up by a small shop called N&J fiberglass in Newport Beach CA. Wings West used to be their distributor, but maybe he'd sell direct if you can contact him. Dave Patton of Futofab also sells box flares.

 

 

Thanks for the info. I plan to run this car in vintage and they don't allow box flares, they have to be "period correct" to 1979.

[fisch]

Yes it is a 1968. It has a low VIN also. It kills me to cut it up, but . . . :huh: . . . it is pretty rough.

 

 

 

 

Nice! Try to save the dash! Not sure what other 68 specifics are there, but man they are hard to come by!

[mklotz70]

subscribed :)

[jun]

Is that a Yeti I see hanging on the wall? What's next to it?

 

I used to race DH for a long time. I had a Yeti frame at one point.

 

Very curious to see progress on this one! :D

[Dime Dave]

Thanks for the info. I plan to run this car in vintage and they don't allow box flares, they have to be "period correct" to 1979.

Bob,

FutoFab has the complete BRE style flare package with spoiler.

Contact us and we'll see what we can do for you.

 

www.FutoFab.com

Dave@FutoFab.com

 

VTO Wheels will in the late Spring/early Summer of 2011 offer 13x7 Retro 4 "Libre" style wheels available. They will also have 13x7 Classc 8 if that is the route you want to go.

 

Here is a picture of our BRE package:

 

This is FutoFab's BRE package installed on a customer's car with along our composite bumpers. We also make hoods and trunk lids that work with the original hinges/latches.

[Bob3]

Bob,

FutoFab has the complete BRE style flare package with spoiler.

Contact us and we'll see what we can do for you.

 

www.FutoFab.com

Dave@FutoFab.com

 

VTO Wheels will in the late Spring/early Summer of 2011 offer 13x7 Retro 4 "Libre" style wheels available. They will also have 13x7 Classc 8 if that is the route you want to go.

 

Here is a picture of our BRE package:

 

This is FutoFab's BRE package installed on a customer's car with along our composite bumpers. We also make hoods and trunk lids that work with the original hinges/latches.

 

 

Thank you - Thank you - Thank you! :D

 

You will hear from me soon! :thumbup:

[Dime Dave]

Here is picture I took of Bob's 510 racecar at Mid-Ohio during the 2004 SCCA Runoffs with Karl at the wheel.

 

[denveratsun]

It's gonna look this good again soon...Bob is "ON IT"!!! :cool:

 

Sorry I couldn't help with round two of the Datsun Loading Olympics. :D

[Icehouse]

NNNNNOOOOO Don't cut up the 68!!! Dude I will mail you a quarter I have sitting in my mom's barn. Now all you need is the other side. NNNNOOOO 68's are SO rare. 10 years and I've only been able to find 3!!!

[Icehouse]

Nice! Try to save the dash! Not sure what other 68 specifics are there, but man they are hard to come by!

 

 

Everything is a little different, all badges are metal, struts are shorter, diff is 3.7 instead of 3.9, dash is one year US only, hood hinges tail lights, grill, rear bumper, tail pan, no rear side markers, rear pop out windows had slightly different latches, strikers on doors where body color, no vin on dash, wipers, wipers sprayer jug bracket is bolt on not weld on, headliner has hooks at front and rear of the roof instead of just rear, all the wiring is one year only, seats didn't have head rest, front crossmember had higher pivot points where LCA's mount. A few of those things carried to 69 but not much. Don't do it Bob!