VK210 Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 I recently started piecing together my new project... its a 1980 datsun 210 2dr sedan... this past weekend i bought a set of 15x8 wheels 3.5 inch backspacing... i also purchased a vk45de engine swap out of a 02-06 infiniti q45 including 5 spd auto transmission... i will be using the tiptronic shifter and the q45 gauges... i also bought 510 style headlights and will be putting 79 210 fenders on it... today i gutted the interior... tomorrow i may start pullin the stock motor out... i just found this website today so i figured itd be a good source for information and place to share my progress of my project... i will try to post pics tomorrow... Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 A VK45 210??? Don't post tomorrow, POST NOW!!! Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 if this thing fits inside of a 210, it will for sure fit in a 620 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Isn't that an electronic throttle body? What other swaps have you done to be able to take one on of this magnitude? I don't think you should pull the motor quite yet. I'm trying to wrap my brain around a VK in a 210. Exhaust clearance. Diff upgrade. Suspension/brake upgrades. Paddle shifters functioning. So many things that might get in the way of finishing. This thing will do wheel stands. The motor will be so heavy, the rear will be off the ground! Have fun though. Dun-da-dun. 1 Quote Link to comment
king bee66 Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 ive always hated the line "i will post pics tomorrow." start a thread when you are ready... Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 ive always hated the line "i will post pics tomorrow." start a thread when you are ready... No kidding, right? Obviously you didn't troll here prior to joining. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Sounds like a project. I'll post comments tomorrow. 1 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Sounds like a project. I'll post comments tomorrow. Now this is the funniest thing I've heard all day. Quote Link to comment
VK210 Posted May 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 yea i didnt check the website out before joining or posting... sorry bout that... expected a little more support... i just have been doing a lot of reading and stumbled across the site lastnight... and yea im aware of the project im getting into... its not gonna happen over night... i just bought the car 2 weeks ago and bought the engine this week... so now im back to broke... lol... im thinking im going to use a mustang rear end and all the front end components from a s13... now im going to photobucket to upload my pics Quote Link to comment
VK210 Posted May 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Here's a sneak peek... i have over a hundred pics ive taken from every angle in and out... if you have any requests for a particular pic lemme know... i even have pics of close ups of the measuring tape on the length width and height of engine, tranny, seperate and together, and the engine bay as well... Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 FINALLY someone that actually has pics of what they are going to do! (that reminds me....) Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Excited to see how this turns out! Subscribed Quote Link to comment
jputz Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Let me get this right... You want to put this.... into this... good luck man. Really I wish you good luck hope it works out for ya! 1 Quote Link to comment
dez Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 this should be pretty sweet... Im looking to put a vq30det in my 79 210 Quote Link to comment
WAGON JON Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 VK210, sounds like you have a challenge on your hands and prove to the skeptics their wrong! Just do it! :D Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 just wondering, does the 210 have the same engine size bay as the 510? Quote Link to comment
VK210 Posted May 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 yea truthfully i was rendered speechless at some of the responses im getting... with all the datsuns that i see in racing i didnt expect to see this much skepticism... oh ye of little faith... lol... this is gonna be a full tube frame and caged car... it will have a mildly narrowed rearend... only doing a mini tub... full suspension conversion... full brake conversion... completely gutted aside of dash, door panels and 2 front seats... Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 so now im back to broke... If you're ALREADY broke... There is a thread that got started a few days ago that I took this quote from. Obviously, it wasn't directed at you, but it is very fitting. Also...this isn't the whole post, just an excerpt. I understand him wanting a big "rock on". "A small block in an xxxx.......NO WAY......TOO COOL" response. Xxxxx- There have been others who were going to build the V8 xxxx. The results have not been good. That doesn't mean you won't do it, or that it won't be totally cool. It is something that is just met with a little "oh no, not again" skepticism. It may sound like a bunch of critics or whining but everyone is trying to help. I hope you won't take it to personally. If you start a discussion and hope for input, don't shut everyone down. There are a lot of guys here that know the xxx and can offer you real advice on the pros and cons of what you suggested. Now, with that being said... We're not trying to rag on you. Really. It's kind of upsetting to know that there is 1 less Datsun still on the road with the rest of us. Now back to my original question...What other swaps have you done? What qualifies you to finish such an extravagant project? Telling us full tube frame does increase your chances of finishing...there are just some things I don't see working. Quote Link to comment
510kevin Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 im with everyone else. this swap is gonna be hard as shit. but dont take our skepticism for negativity. we WANT to see this finished!!! good luck, im subscribing. Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 finished!!! Operative word. Quote Link to comment
VK210 Posted May 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 maybe being raised in a drag racing family has set my goals too high... or maybe i shouldve built, then posted results... jk... i want criticism... im new to datsuns so yall are where i plan to look to when i need opinions... as for being broke... it's more like the wife gon beat on me if i spend more money right now... lol... originally the car was going to receive a 4.3 vortec... but i thought that was too easy and thought it would be cooler to keep it nissan... as a child i played with my fathers 600hp chevy luv and my moms sbc firebird... in my recent years i played with hondas... nothing real crazy... all my hondas received motor swaps along with the typical mods... right now my wagon is the only one that has not received its swap yet... i pieced together a full turbo set up for it... but bought the datsun so im just gonna keep a mild na swap in the wagon to keep it as my reliable daily... ive always admired datsun and came across a great deal on one... all my friends have been doing ls1 swaps in 240's and rx7's lately and i got a friend who just put a ls3 in a lexus is300... another friend is doing ls1 in is300... long story short... i havent seen this done amongst my friends and i wanna do something different and a little more challenging... this is good to get feed back though... very motivating... thanks guys Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 maybe being raised in a drag racing family has set my goals too high... or maybe i shouldve built, then posted results... jk... i want criticism... im new to datsuns so yall are where i plan to look to when i need opinions... as for being broke... it's more like the wife gon beat on me if i spend more money right now... lol... originally the car was going to receive a 4.3 vortec... but i thought that was too easy and thought it would be cooler to keep it nissan... as a child i played with my fathers 600hp chevy luv and my moms sbc firebird... in my recent years i played with hondas... nothing real crazy... all my hondas received motor swaps along with the typical mods... right now my wagon is the only one that has not received its swap yet... i pieced together a full turbo set up for it... but bought the datsun so im just gonna keep a mild na swap in the wagon to keep it as my reliable daily... ive always admired datsun and came across a great deal on one... all my friends have been doing ls1 swaps in 240's and rx7's lately and i got a friend who just put a ls3 in a lexus is300... another friend is doing ls1 in is300... long story short... i havent seen this done amongst my friends and i wanna do something different and a little more challenging... this is good to get feed back though... very motivating... thanks guys Even if you are qualified to do some major work...this might be a bit overwhelming for ya. Now if you had a VH on hand, or even some sort of VG/VQ...I could imagine it being possible. KA24DE's fit nice and snug in the hood of one of those. CA18DET would be cool too. CA will even keep you away from the fan-boi tyte ness of an SR I know where your thoughts are coming from. I get it. Drag family. Want to be balls to the wall. But if you're wanting to build a fun, drivable car...a VK B310 will probably never hit the road. Give the car a chance, as is. You'd be surprised what that car can do with just 100whp. Ever watch Miata's race? (I know guys. Terrible for me to bring such a thing up.) Miata's can tear a race track apart. Maybe you won't beat your friends in a drag race. Maybe? HA. You won't But take your friends to the top of a canyon, and see who has the bigger smile on their face. Hell. You'll probably be waiting for them at the bottom. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Stop trying to talk him out of the big motor....I want to seee it in that engine bay :D Quote Link to comment
rusty12ver Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 I wanna see a "place motor choice here" swapped in a 210. Not to often I see those rolling around anymore. Last time I saw one fixed up was at Shasta, and he did a ka twin cam, the whole car came out sweet! Quote Link to comment
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