B-Mackin Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 What did you with top of your radiator. Is it a wrinkle finish. Yes it is, and so is the bottom of the hood and intake maifolds. 2 Quote Link to comment
KoHeartsGPA Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 What are your mirrors off of?, they look great! Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 :rofl: 4 Quote Link to comment
KoHeartsGPA Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 River trip!!! Quote Link to comment
B-Mackin Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 What are your mirrors off of?, they look great! mine? 1 Quote Link to comment
LenRobertson Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 I hope I don't hurt anyone's eyes with this pic of my ugly '72. Main reason I'm posting is I may finally be able to post pics to Ratsun from my Flickr account (if it shows up in the post that is), so this is a test. I haven't been able to do that for a long time. Of course by tomorrow I will have forgotten what I learned today and/or Flickr will have made one of their "improvements" and nothing will work the same. I appreciate a beautiful 510, but ratty, ugly ones can be fun too. That pinkish looking thing to the right in the background is my house. Since this pic I've had a new roof put on for $14K. If I could have invested that money into the 510 it would look lots better! DSC00902 by Len Robertson, on Flickr Len 4 Quote Link to comment
mattyhacks71 Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 I don't find it ugly at all, looks pretty straight! Whats the story on the car and what plans you got for it? 1 Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 That's just killer patina. Lowered on some cool rims and its set. 2 Quote Link to comment
LenRobertson Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 I've had the 510 for several years now. A trucker told the farmer that I was working for about a couple of dead 510s behind a barn on a farm 25 miles away. We went and grabbed 'em. $150 for the pair was hard to pass up. My boss got the 2-door which was really straight, but missing the head. I got the 4-door which was non-running but had a complete engine and had been running before it was parked. It had been hit on the passenger side so both the front fender and door are replacements. I wanted a 4-door and something not too hard to get running. I got mine running after dealing with all the bad gas/plugged gas line issues and drove it for a couple of years with the 1600 and auto. Until the head gasket blew. I pulled the engine and tranny to put in an L20b and dogleg. I got bogged down and it took me a few years to get it running again (maybe inspiration for anyone with a stalled project. It is possible to complete them.) Been driving it happily since then but still have a lot to do obviously. Lowering is in the plan. I've got ZX struts waiting to go in. I'm trading some 15" steelies off a 200SX for some lowering springs. But there are a dozen other things it needs like exhaust and carb rebuild. Also has more rust than I like, but at least the floors are solid. I wish I could match the replacement door and fender to the patina on the rest of the car. The original color was green then a cheap blue paint job over that. It sat out with a tarp on it in windy E WA and the moving tarp wore away areas of the blue down to the green. Cool look, but trying to match this look is probably more trouble than it is worth. Len 2 Quote Link to comment
solo Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 Just a little progress. Finally got the engine bay painted. Im going to redo the brake lines once the car is back home. They were removed prior to paint incase anyone is wondering. Pretty happy right now :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: 5 Quote Link to comment
r0p0doe Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 Then and now... 8 Quote Link to comment
B-Mackin Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 What are your mirrors off of?, they look great! They are Ferrari 308 style mirrors made by the Italian company Vitaloni, the Model is the Tornado. Surprisingly they are only $80-$85 each. 1 Quote Link to comment
toylet Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 back on street shoes hey where can I get those center caps @? 1 Quote Link to comment
TENDRIL Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 anybody know this wagon? 4 Quote Link to comment
INDY510 Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 http://community.ratsun.net/topic/64140-lucy-71-datsun-510-wagon/ http://jdmchicago.com/wp/2014/09/luis-1971-datsun-510-wagon/ 1 Quote Link to comment
TENDRIL Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 awesome indy thanks Quote Link to comment
KoHeartsGPA Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Beautiful goon, excellent looking flares :) 1 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Flares done right.. not something to you see every day. 1 Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Moar low...... 4 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Looking good! 1 Quote Link to comment
r0p0doe Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 My student assistant got a spot next to me at work the other day 4 Quote Link to comment
Greased monkey Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 Here is my ride, still trying to figure out which wheels i want to run if i decide to keep her much longer 1970 all original except the coilovers (that i have yet to adjust) 4 Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 Here is my ride, still trying to figure out which wheels i want to run if i decide to keep her much longer 1970 all original except the coilovers (that i have yet to adjust) Nice! What does it have for tail lights? How about a butt shot? Great car man! 3 Quote Link to comment
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