Uber Deaf One Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 So after autocrossing my dad's '06 Mazda 3s I just had to get a nice car for myself. My Protege has no potential at all... I wanted a smog exempt car so I was looking at pre-1975 cars. I was originally going to get a 240Z but remembered 510s and figured a 510 would handle better and be more fun overall. It actually has back seats too lol. My dad and I have been looking for a nice 510 for a while.... nothing but beaters and abused 510s on Craigslist though. I decided to post a WTB ad, got an email from some guy selling a really nice 510 who ended up flaking on us about 5 times over the course of 2 weeks. Then I got an email from the previous owner of this 510. I wanted to find something mostly stock and simple so I could do all the work myself, but the more I thought about it the more I wanted something fuel injected. Had my dad call this guy up and 20 minutes later we decided we wanted it, without even seeing a picture of it lol. It's still a project, previous owner just got something else to work on and figured I needed or wanted it more than him. But all of the hard work and expensive stuff is done, all that is left is really stuff that is going to take time more than it will take money. Paid $2500 -Rebuilt KA24DE Engine -5-Speed Manual Trans 240 SX -New Short Throw Shifter -New HD Clutch/Lightened Flywheel -New Clutch Slave/Master Cylinders -KA24DE Engine Swap Kit (Urethane Engine Mounts, Trans Mount, and Custom Sway Bar to fit oil pan -KA24DE ECU (Auto Trans) Complete Wiring Harness, MAF New Ball Joints, Tie Rod Ends, Aftermarket Strut Rods, Rebuilt Idler Arm -280 Front Struts, cut and modified for 510 w/ 250 Lb Aftermarket Springs -New GR2 Front Strut Cartridges -New Coil Over Front Shocks -New Front Camber Plates -New Front Valance -Fuel Tank Professionally Modified to fit the 240 SX Fuel Pump -New Fuel Lines -New Brake Master Cylinder -New Steel Braided Brake Lines -New Front Brake Calipers/Pads -New Rear Wheel Cylinders/Shoes -New Rear Brake Drums and Pads -New VW Radiator -New Header modified for Smog Exempt Car (2 1/2" Collector) -Rear Plate Modified for 2 1/2" Exhaust -Subaru LSD Differential with 3.70 Gears -New Rear Axle U-Joints -New Panasport 15x7 Wheels -New 195-60-15 Tires -New Front Wheel Bearings -New Aftermarket Lowering Springs in Rear -New O2 Sensor -New Spark Plugs -New Distributor Cap and Rotor Needs: Engine/Body Wired Exhaust Finished Radiator Mounted and finish cooling system Heater Core Driveshaft Shortened for 5-speed Slot rear control arms for Toe adjustment Alignment Carpet Ignition Switch Minor body work/priming Minor interior work Finish installing brake lines/bleed brake system Custom Intake system Spark Plug Wires Windshield Front Bumper Fuel Filter Installed Finish Fuel Lines in Engine Bay Quote Link to comment
Wide14u Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 this is cool i want more pics :D Quote Link to comment
Zeusimo Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 Gonna Turn Out Nasty :sneaky: Quote Link to comment
Uber Deaf One Posted January 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 this is cool i want more pics :D I know how much you guys like pics.. so I got some when I first checked the car out. Definitely going to get pics of the progress and keep you guys updated. Quote Link to comment
Jester Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 Looks like a good score. Welcome to Ratusn and keep the pics coming. Quote Link to comment
CCAT Racing Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Can't wait to get started on this project! (although most work is already done) I always wanted one when I was a teenager, but never got one...:( Now, I guess I am living the dream through my son!:) Any help with the wiring up the KA24DE would be appreciated. Help/Tips on other mods we need/should do also would be appreciated! We will keep you guys up to date on the build, and take a bunch more pics when it gets here Saturday!:D Any cheap mods for the KA24DE engine? It will have a Header, 2.5" Exhaust, Borla or Magnaflow Muffler, and a CAI... Congrats Uber! I think this will be a GREAT project for us and be a SWEET running, looking, and handling car when we are done!:cool: Did we do ok on the $2500 price??? We got a LOT of stuff! An ASE Certified Master Tech (like me) rebuilt the engine/head minus machine work, and all other work on car was done right! Quite a bit of New parts! We looked at a few beaters before coming across this one. Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Change the alen bolts on those camber plates to button top heads and you can get more adjustability out of them Quote Link to comment
CCAT Racing Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Change the alen bolts on those camber plates to button top heads and you can get more adjustability out of them Thanks! When it gets to that point I will keep that in mind... Quote Link to comment
Rustina 510 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 It looks like a good deal for 2500. Quote Link to comment
CCAT Racing Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Car arrived last night! Pics up later... Quote Link to comment
CCAT Racing Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Sorry, no pics yet been busy...Thanks to "icehouse's KA Wiring Diagram, it fired right up! I will get some pics up ASAP! Quote Link to comment
ktmracer26 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Icehouse is the man when it comes to these things as i was leaving work we was working on a wiring harness for a KA. Quote Link to comment
CCAT Racing Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Icehouse is the man when it comes to these things as i was leaving work we was working on a wiring harness for a KA. yes he is! Quote Link to comment
dennis Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Awesome, Love it when people pick up unfinished projects and finish them. Quote Link to comment
Uber Deaf One Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 got it started last night :) wiring is temporary... now we pull the wiring and engine, seam weld the engine bay and body then the engine goes back in. all of the wiring gets soldered and installed permanently. should all be done within a few days, and then the hardest part of this project = DONE! everything else that needs to be done is EZ PZ... especially compared to this electrical clusterfuck lol. We'll get some pics of how it currently sits today :) Quote Link to comment
Uber Deaf One Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Sorry it took so long, but here are some pics! There are a LOT of pics so I'm gonna post a few here. The rest are on our Photobucket which is public. http://s559.photobuc...510%204%20Door/ The wiring is obviously temporary... we just wanted to make sure the engine and all of the sensors and stuff works, which it does. The radiator is also temporary, we have a nice radiator with a shroud and 2 fans on the way. Next we pull the engine and seam weld the engine bay. Quote Link to comment
Wide14u Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 i like this alot Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 doesnt the T# TC rod need to be turned more 90deg on the body of the car so if goes more up/down when LCA moves? Quote Link to comment
Uber Deaf One Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Yeah someone mentioned that on another forum, good eye ;) We didn't put the front end together and were planning on taking it all off anyway to grease the bushings and whatnot. Quote Link to comment
69FJWagon Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 I cant wait to see this done... maybe I will have another 510 to autocross with, check out the schedule for this season with American Autocross Series http://www.americanauto-x.com/schedule/ Clayton Quote Link to comment
72RaceReady Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 dude that suspension is awsome looking what kind is it , i picked up some teins off an s13 i am hoping to make work Quote Link to comment
blueridgespeed Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 4-door 510's - I really, really like them. Damn useful they are! - and fun Quote Link to comment
Uber Deaf One Posted February 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Sorry I haven't been keeping everyone updated... we've been gettin work done on the car but nothing that really can be shown through pics. Here's what we've been up to..... Been makin a few trips to Pick N Pulls for stuff here and there. Picked up a Magnaflow muffler for 20 bucks.... it was just sitting in the back of a 300ZX. It's just the right size and everything... saved at least 100 bucks right there! :D My radiator came in from eBay, got that mounted up today. We almost ditched the shroud since it's such a tight fit, but I'm positive once we're ready to permanently put everything back together there won't be clearance issues. In the pics it looks like it's hitting the pulley, but it isn't ;) Also picked up an Autopower rollcage. I originally wanted to make my own cage and have it so that people could still sit in the back seats, but I realized that would be fairly tough to do, I don't want to skimp on a rollcage. We're probably going to weld this one in, and there will be bars on the driver and passenger's side of the cage for safety. Picked up the rollcage for $250, it is fairly old but still functions just fine. Before we install it I'm going to check NASA and SCCA rules on cages and make this meet their requirements if I can. I got the differential out just to make sure it was a limited slip since my dad and I couldn't get the sides to spin separately. Sho'nuff it's a freshly rebuilt 3.7 LSD. If anyone maybe has a 3.9 LSD and want to trade... let me know. 1 Quote Link to comment
Uber Deaf One Posted February 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 We just decided to bolt the full cage in and add some door bars. Crawling over door bars won't really bother me that much and we aren't going to put them TOO high. We were originally going to run lap and shoulder seatbelts but decided to just get street harnesses for the driver's seat and passenger's seat. I'm also going to pick up some high quality padding for the cage and put it everywhere on the front portion of the cage. Got the rear crossmember out today... gonna be slotting that and replacing bushings. My new header should be here tomorrow... gonna see how well that fits. Hopefully it fits better than the one that's on it now, which is at the wrong angle and is hitting the floor underneath the driver's seat. The header I ordered is much shorter... should work out great. As soon as we figure out the header, engine is coming out and seam welding commences. Rain is coming tomorrow though so it's time to clean up again and cover the car up :( 1 Quote Link to comment
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