patra_is_here Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 five years ago, some friends of mine, asked me to build a fresh ass dime, so i started a build the other day, the body was shot and it went this way: I found a 71 at the junk yard. no motor. body is pretty beat. already had a 5 speed from a 79 b210 or something idk. all the glass and trim was intact and dash was good. $400 and a AAA tow home and the car was put in the garage first thing i did was pull the trans out, build a dolly for the chassis, and pressure wash the shit out of every square inch. Quote Link to comment
Wide14u Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 wow looks good Quote Link to comment
patra_is_here Posted February 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 now, i needed to source some parts. I called up my friend Larry Oka (of Larry Oka Racing for any of you CA SCCA and NASA members) and asked if he had any bits and parts I could put on this 510. Larry has a long history of track prepped 510's, so I didn't surprise me to find he had some extra bits laying around, since one of his racecars was recently flipped at a track event and is out of commission indefinitely. heres the grab: 1.8 head header lynx sidedraft weber manifold sidedraft dcoe 40 weber carrera short struts for the rear a slotted rear subframe stiffer and shorter rear springs shortened front struts with koni yellow inserts, eighbac springs and ground control sleeve and DPR camber plate bearing tops (without the actual plates, still on the wrecked car) stock carb and manifold 2 unrusted undented fenders off a 69 good condition front valance also included was a rebello built, balance, blueprinted, windage trayd n crankscrapered 7K redline 1.6 with HD clutch and pressure plate, which i promptly bolted to my now white 5 speed and, I know this was suppose to be a cheap build, and i'm still keeping costs down. Total money spent on all the parts and motor : zero dollars and zero cents. yup, free. go ahead and hate me now. Quote Link to comment
patra_is_here Posted February 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 so i pulled out the old rear end, swapped subframes and gave everything the rust treatment and a coat of white paint, as well as rubberized undercoated the fenderwells. Quote Link to comment
philcas1987 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 What is there to hate? You're building a fresh ass dime. Continue... Oh yeah moar oics!!!!! Quote Link to comment
patra_is_here Posted February 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 pulled everything out of the engine bay, gave it the rust treatment and welded up some big rust holes (not pretty but that's ok). pulled about the clutch and brake masters and prepped N cleaned and checked all the seals and then hit them with matte clear and put em back together. completely disassembled wiper motor and assemblies, unseized, cleaned, prepped, rust treatments and painted and lubed and reassembled gave the engine bay a coat of almond. installed camber plates. realized i had to cut towers. cut the towers, gave the tops of the towers a black rust treatment and then later a coat of almond. Quote Link to comment
patra_is_here Posted February 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 craigslist + ratsun FS forum score!!!!! some dude had some OLD ASS 13x7 steelies with a reverse offset for sale for $150. they came with super horrible 215's on em, look like dirt tires then a fellow ratsun member had some slightly used 185/60/13's for sale for $50 YEAH! Quote Link to comment
patra_is_here Posted February 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 pulled out the front crossmember and steering ect gave it the rust treatment and painted it white. installed engine + tranny + crossmember as one unit, from the bottom using a floor jack. the factory goes in from the bottom, why shouldn't we? thats it for now. It's been three weeks since I first got the car, and I feel the progress is moving quite well between school and work and life. Quote Link to comment
Zeusimo Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 I Love Junkyard Builds, Keep Up The Good Work :cool: Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Hey, what gives? This thread is actually legit. :poke: Quote Link to comment
hellamikey Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 IN BEFORE THE LO-......oh wait...wtf? Quote Link to comment
SRSANDS Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Wtf......those parts areincredible. Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Now find a subaru r160 lsd. Lsd in a dime is my favorit mod . Quote Link to comment
patra_is_here Posted February 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 new starter new alt got the engine completed and wiring sorted out. hooked up carb and set it up as best as possible at this point. built throttle and choke cables. put the wheels on and all the suspension bits and got the car off the dolly. engine fires right up and sounds amazing. spits fireballs on decel. now I just gotta build the exhaust system and sort out the headlights and get the fenders and valance on. 1 Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 cool man what intake mani is that Quote Link to comment
Zeusimo Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Fireballs You Say?? OICS Or It Didn't Happen :D Looks Like A Crossflow Intake.... Lynx?? :huh: Quote Link to comment
patra_is_here Posted February 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Fireballs You Say?? OICS Or It Didn't Happen :D Looks Like A Crossflow Intake.... Lynx?? :huh: you got it. lynx cross flow. maybe tomorrow i'll make a video if I can get one my my friends to film it with their iphone Quote Link to comment
Zeusimo Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Hooray!!!! I Feel So Special :blush: Quote Link to comment
kneesamo Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Totally dig the build! If you don't mind me asking, What's the specs on the Weber, and how does it run. Chokes, idle jet, accelerator pump jet, main jet, things like that. I have the same set-up on my 620, but have been massaging out the flat spot for sometime now. Always curious about other Webers, and how they are tuned, especially ones running multiple cylinders per throat. Most tuning guides you can find are based one throat to one cylinder. Quote Link to comment
greengoon Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Some oics on its 'new' wheels, please. :D Quote Link to comment
patra_is_here Posted February 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Totally dig the build! If you don't mind me asking, What's the specs on the Weber, and how does it run. Chokes, idle jet, accelerator pump jet, main jet, things like that. I have the same set-up on my 620, but have been massaging out the flat spot for sometime now. Always curious about other Webers, and how they are tuned, especially ones running multiple cylinders per throat. Most tuning guides you can find are based one throat to one cylinder. well it's a 40dcoe so it's gonna be flat until the higher RPMs by design i think. and it's touchy as all hell. after I get EI for the dist, im gonna take it to a weber guy locally to really dial it in properly. The header and intake mani are more suited for peak RPM HP, as is the size of the carb. throttle response is no good until over 3k rpm prob. on this car, it idles at 800 with the idle screw barely cracked open. and the idle mixtures are about 1 turn or so. the split mani makes it a bit tempermental. But, this motor has a redline of 7k (7500 if you're feeling lucky), so it's sorta built to have a narrow power band. After I get the tune dialed in by a pro I will let you know. Quote Link to comment
Rustina 510 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 This thread is cool, good score on the parts and car dude, I wish my friends where Datsun racers, they just ask me to work on their cars. Quote Link to comment
patra_is_here Posted March 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 still haven't put on the new valance. Quote Link to comment
patra_is_here Posted March 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 fender test fitment Quote Link to comment
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