inline4 Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 define mechanically sound.... Link to comment
DREWSDIME Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 Dude keep it! That car looks like it has very little rust. You already have the motor in the car. You can find someone on here to finish wiring for cheap. Link to comment
Topher88 Posted March 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 dude i would love to keep this car but i honestly don't know enough to do this. I really just want a car that is street worthy that i can enjoy now and not have to spend thousands of dollars and months and months to get this thing on the road.... idk i wish i could do this thing but i would really like a 510 that i can drive and over time upgrade... i would love to one day have a SR20 510 but like i said realistically i dont have the money or anywhere NEER the knowledge for one. Maybe after some Car building classes at my local community college i could even think of attempting this Link to comment
inline4 Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 dude i would love to keep this car but i honestly don't know enough to do this. I really just want a car that is street worthy that i can enjoy now and not have to spend thousands of dollars and months and months to get this thing on the road.... idk i wish i could do this thing but i would really like a 510 that i can drive and over time upgrade... i would love to one day have a SR20 510 but like i said realistically i dont have the money or anywhere NEER the knowledge for one. Maybe after some Car building classes at my local community college i could even think of attempting this sent you a PM. If you end up keeping the car (it looks like storage isnt a problem?) watch out for all the nickel and dime costs that add up. Link to comment
inline4 Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 I take it the damage on the passenger side happened after the car was painted? how good of a job did they do of repairs? Link to comment
78kingcab Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 just buy a cheap parts car and get r done....you will like it alot more......glws..........oh ya how apart is the motor and why? Link to comment
Topher88 Posted March 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 motor is all there just i really have no idea how to wire the car or what needs to be there and what not.. i just want a running car right now that i can enjoy Link to comment
Skib Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 dude i would love to keep this car but i honestly don't know enough to do this. Knowledge is free. Everything you need to know has been done and documented already. Its only a matter of being determined enough to educate yourself on the subject. 1 Link to comment
GT Motion Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 Knowledge is free. Everything you need to know has been done and documented already. Its only a matter of being determined enough to educate yourself on the subject. Thats good advice, however reading only goes so far. Some people are not good mechanically, and if you only read and have no experience mistakes can happen. Link to comment
Skib Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 Thats good advice, however reading only goes so far. Some people are not good mechanically, and if you only read and have no experience mistakes can happen. mistakes always happen. if your educating yourself youll know how to fix it, or who to go to for advice. spend every free minute reading and learning, and find a local ratsuner thats willing to hang out and shoot the shit and show you the ropes a bit. then get back to reading 1 Link to comment
Everat Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 Im with skib on this one, projects can be a little over whelming sometimes but if you just keep trudging along then they get done. I have been doing a bunch of metal work on my 510 and before the project I had almost no sheetmetal experience but Im not afraid to fail so I dove in. The projects not done yet but the metal work is and it turned out pretty good. One thing you could do is slap the body back together just to get it drivable then just focus on the motor. Once your driving down the road you can go back anytime and do a full resto. Good luck either way Link to comment
Topher88 Posted March 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 Belive me fr the last month I have been on this forum every day for hours reaserching everything that needs to be done an honestly I wish I could have the balls to get it done but I am not comfortable on doing $99 there is simple shot that I will read about for hours and still not have the balls to do. Idk I want a running car that is simple to work on and one that is compleatly drivable that I can fix when something brakes and learn how everything is put together that way. Honestly this thing overwhelmed me and insted of spending thousands of dallors I don't have to get this thing up and running I will be much happier and relaxed frying a car that I can drive and enjoy now. I would trade for a 510 or 240Z and start building the car I want from there. I wish I had that mechanical drive to get stuff done but I'm stupid at that I guess. Link to comment
Rob W. Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 looks like your mind is made up hope you find what you're looking for. Just fyi it's been said but not in so many words and you'll need this for whatever old pile of Datsun you end up with. I have been workin on cars for 20 years now and I think something goes wrong or I do something stupid in about 25% of the operations I attempt things happen a lot of jobs are hard but driving old cars (and that's all I do) you are guaranteed problems and problems with your problems. Imo a sweet thing like your selling with minor finishing issues to have a brand new motor in a clean car like that will probably be better all around in the long run. Not trying to be discouraging just realistic and encouraging you to finish you're almost there. Whatever you do I hope in end you're glad you did it. Oh and it seems at least in my case when you wrench these old things there will be blood. But it's always worth it. Link to comment
Icehouse Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 I don't see it being that far away from being a Ratto machine. Get to Pick and Pull a few times a week and she will be cruising down the road. EFI sure is nice in a datto! Link to comment
Rustina 510 Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 1500$ for the full sr swap? Link to comment
Topher88 Posted March 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 redlands cali and thanks guys for the info but i already got a new 510 with a L20b engine in it lol let me think about that 1500 for the swap . that is very tempting..... Link to comment
Rustina 510 Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 You have a pm sir. Link to comment
DREWSDIME Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Did you trade your Sr 510 for the L20 car? If you need some parts I live in Upland and have alot of 510 parts Link to comment
Topher88 Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Gona keep my engine and build it up for my new car :-) Link to comment
Topher88 Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Changed my mined for the last time. Car is selling with engine, wire harness and ECU. $3250 OBO hit me up if your interested Link to comment
Topher88 Posted March 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 Put up some more pics Link to comment
Topher88 Posted March 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 $2500 its yours Link to comment
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