INDY510 Posted February 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 . That's not the plan at all,,,, it was just for pics .... :lol: ....... . it will have almost no neg. camber ,,, with the stock width 510 IRS, raised 3-4 inches Link to comment
INDY510 Posted February 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 . This is the absolute lowest driveable setting front and rear Link to comment
Tristin Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Wow! Thats quite a bit of cutting... then again you had quite a bit of rust. This should get the car going in the right direction. Do you already have the floor panels to weld back in? Link to comment
Icehouse Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Damn Indy your going for it!!!!!!!!!!! Just remember to cover the glass when welding and grinding. Nothing worse than melted windows. I hate when I do that :( Link to comment
fisch Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Hard core! Before you cut too much of the structural metal out, maybe weld in some quick cross supports to make sure nothing shifts? They seem to always put them in, in the hotrod magazines if major body surgery is happening. (Says the guy who doesn't own a welder. :D ) Link to comment
INDY510 Posted February 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 . I'm not cutting anything else for a while .... .. . I wanted to raise everything 2 inches ...... but 4 inches would be easier .... :blink: .... . I will weld in quite a few braces before there's more cutting .... ;) Link to comment
juan_18 Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 I feel that it will be my favorite post in this comunity, Go INDY510! Link to comment
boonedock saints Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Hard core! Before you cut too much of the structural metal out, maybe weld in some quick cross supports to make sure nothing shifts? They seem to always put them in, in the hotrod magazines if major body surgery is happening. (Says the guy who doesn't own a welder. :D ) Very wise advise, mad respect for your venture, nothing easy or fun to watch...lol. But Fisch makes a key point. If you can get measurments from a solid 510. An easy way is to go from right A pillar to the bottom of C pillar, and do the other side of course....get a number where they intersect, and compare to a car that straight......You look like you have great experince already...so dont take this as a negative...or me trying to show what I know. I dig helping people in the hobby...thats all. We all know how the net came become twisted by interpatation... good luck, Ill be watchin. Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 The weekend is here... I wonder what's in store for the car over the weekend. I can't wait to see the finished results of the raised rear suspension. ;) Link to comment
INDY510 Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 . This project needs to stay cheap,, ,, using as many stock Datsun parts as possible.... :cool: Although I would love to build a full tube frame chassis with dual front A-arms, and a Hartley H2 Hayabusa motor ...... :lol: .... reality sets in with "what can be finished?" ....... .. I don't even think a Miata motor and/or front suspension fits in that category Link to comment
INDY510 Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 . I really want to keep the "pogo-stick" front suspension,,,, just because it's cheap,, and I have all the parts already: TOP: shortened 510 strut with MR2 insert ... . . . . MIDDLE: shortened 510 strut with 280zx inserts .. .. . BOTTOM: stock 710 strut Link to comment
INDY510 Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 . the yellow shocks: KONI MR2 adjustables ..... .. . the silver shocks: 280zx inserts ....... . . the blue shocks: stock 710 inserts Link to comment
philcas1987 Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 phil says he wants his car back Link to comment
INDY510 Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 . Most of the pictures in this thread,,, and all the pics of my 2dr have been with these KONI yellow shocks in shortened 510 struts,, with a 1.5" spacer under the shock Link to comment
INDY510 Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 phil says he wants his car back He told me he wanted to see the front lower ...... :lol: .. . . . . . so I made some 710 struts 4" shorter than stock .... :blink: Link to comment
INDY510 Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 . DON'T try this at home ..... :lol: Link to comment
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