1972 Datsun 510 suprise

[the510keeper]

Hey Ratsuners, Victory and I wanted to bumrush a 2 door 510 for the BBQ get together this last weekend, so here is the story.

We bought this car a few months ago in San Rafael. The owner before us did alot of work to the car, but the car still needs a lot of work. The engine bay was mostly stripped, the inner fender wells were stitch welded from the under side instead of the inside of the engine bay. Battery tray was removed, but not smoothed out, and count less holes were already welded close. Now that the rains are here I knew it would just sit and rust. Victory was excited to do some sandblasting. 500 pounds of sand and a raw canvas later we had something to work with.

 

 

Bare metal looks pretty

[fisch]

Another bit of awesomness from you guys! Can't wait to see where it goes!

[the510keeper]

Victory got her hands dirty on this one.

Grinding and some filler work.

 

Yes this is a nice pic

 

Filler work

 

DP40LF, this is a great epoxy primer, and works well when you do not want to sand the entire area again. You can spray over this primer without sanding for 7 days. I don't wait that long but a day or 2 is great.

 

I sand the DP with 320 dry to eliminate sand scratches from the filler work.

 

BANG

Here you have it a painted engine bay in less then a week

 

I sprayed the base then added red metal flake and 3 coats of clear. The red is a color i will be painting a 2 tone on a wagon with and wanted to see it sprayed.

 

Now maybe someone will see potential and buy this lost pup and put him back on the road.

[fisch]

Man wouldn't this look swell in there! I wish you guys were closer!

 

[the510keeper]

that valve cover is sweet, very nice

[dennis]

nice color choice, I bet you cant hide any flaws with that color.

[WAGON JON]

So, after all that work, are you gonna make it run?

[the510keeper]

So, after all that work, are you gonna make it run?

We don't make things run we just make things pretty to look at.

[WAGON JON]

We don't make things run we just make things pretty to look at.

 

Yeah I know how you do....

[victory]

Well we can't seem to get enough of these Datsuns, especially with really nice paint ideas in mind. The work must come before the paint.

Here are some pic of where we are with this one.

 

[68Datsun510]

So how hard would it be to clean up and seal this???

 

 

My schedules all jacked up right now due to turkey day. Maybe the week after you can come get the 68??? For you guys, its definitely project worthy. Ill keep in touch. By the way, way to go Vicky! I had no clue how involved she was in the 510 'process'!!!!

[cosmo]

haha this will be a sick 510. i need to get rid of one of my 521's and get a dime!

[Icehouse]

OOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW Dude you guys are amazing!!!

[WAGON JON]

Does the dust in the air in hanse any features?

[the510keeper]

Yes Cody we can take care of that ding, no biggy

 

I sometimes think about leaving a car alone, then Victory comes along a says "hey this would look nice done and painted, I'll help" and off we go. It's like a drug, but it's very cool when you see something on the road that could of been in a scraper.

[DISLEXICDIME]

some one stole your vents :lol:

[xvi00]

Hey the 510keeper great work mate well done wish I lived nearby I would spend my weekends at yours and help you and vicktory built some serious datto's.

[the510keeper]

Hey the 510keeper great work mate well done wish I lived nearby I would spend my weekends at yours and help you and vicktory built some serious datto's.

Thanks, Datsun folks are always welcomed.

 

Pillar vent were shaved, thought about cutting them back open, but there are other things shaved also, all done by previous owner and all done well, so we decided to leave it

[NICKLE&DIME]

Are you going to fix the sunroof?

[the510keeper]

Are you going to fix the sunroof?

don't know yet, still thinking about reskinning it

[WAGON JON]

"My name is Bondo, James Bondo" I like it shaken not stirred. Oh, what is that Miss Penny Money?-need more pictures? Ok, I'll get right on it!

[the510keeper]

Jon is my friend, be in be in be in, more pics to cum

[WAGON JON]

Jon is my friend, be in be in be in, more pics to cum

 

Yeah, well we are all waiting....?

[the510keeper]

Update

So Victory just wants to see this car done, WOW. OK So that means alot of work for both of us. However we are not attempting to take a year or create a $5000 paint job. Something clean and enjoyable.

On with random parts, hood next, here is what we started with. Ugly rusty, but very straight.

 

Check out Atom airline

 

off with his prop

 

Using lacquer thinner and a scotch bright to finish off all the crevices.

 

Truck lid time, Vic cleaning the underside after sanding with 320 on a DA sander

 

Using a dent puller to shrink low spots, from somebody's big ass sitting on the truck lid sometime long ago.

 

Spread the mud

 

Sand lots of sanding, most all filler gets hand sanded, along with most primer, actually most the sanding i do is by hand. Unless it doesn't have to be perfect.

 

On with the primer filler

[the510keeper]

So new news, Tiki has taken another 510 off our hands. We have to make it somewhat good for exterior conditions.

We will be spraying it low sheen black and finishing the interior of the hood and trunk lid. When you open the hood, all u will c is pretty, sleeper.

 

 

Painted and ready to mount

 

Victory has been sanding the shell getting it ready for BLACK