damnitDave Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 1974 710.the name is a Christine kind of a thing.its the first owner's name.automatic,yeah yeah,3 speed.my first L18 experience.came with glove-box manual service booklet and service card!its pretty intact,and has lived in the grants pass area for its whole life,so rust is minimum. i test drove,poked and prodded,deemed her slightly sea-worthy and blazed home.the kid i bought i from has hacked the exhaust off in half and added a fart can.so it not only smells but sounds like shit ,lol.i about died on the way home through the redwoods.triiiippin out on fumes bro!i drove it back 4 hours from Grants pass like that.most of the electronics are still functioning.the interior is so nice for the year i would call it an 8 out of 10 (its a little grubby ,but ill clean it up niiiiiice.)seats need new springs or new seats.Im pretty stoked on it. TO DO LIST: body straightened up ,emblems back on,get rid of those ghastly bumpers,and paint adjustable coil-overs and dip her in the front some decent rims,not that i dont like the steel ufos headers,cherry bomb and straight pipe get some tunes going fer fuck sakes! my funny mug and the interior Quote Link to comment
CharlieBucket Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Love those bumpers! Nice car, i once drove a new car back from daytona beach to atlanta with a blown muffler. So loud and the fumes! i was insane by the end of the trip! Quote Link to comment
gcmustang Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Wow looks really clean except for that fender and trunk lid. Really nice find. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 I know the early hardtop got the good bumpers, didn't know the '74s got them. Very cool. Quote Link to comment
Burabuda Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 I know the early hardtop got the good bumpers, didn't know the '74s got them. Very cool. remember '74 is first year sold in usa ;) only hardtops got the smiley bumpers, not the sedans or goons in '75, ht's also got the "park bench" bumpers @damnit, those are the best bumpers on the usa 710's pull off the shocks, rubber crap, make new brackets to mount close to body :cool: Quote Link to comment
damnitDave Posted August 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 im right there with you on the bumpers.they need to be snugged in.+1 for inadvertent scores!i really like this car. Quote Link to comment
zerow Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 @damnit, those are the best bumpers on the usa 710's pull off the shocks, rubber crap, make new brackets to mount close to body :cool: You can drill the shock behind the bumper and let the oil out by pushing them closer to the car, then use the holes that you drilled for set screws. Easy, cheap, Ratsun... :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
damnitDave Posted August 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 @ zerow holy smokes,i love simple.ill get to it as soon as its not buttcrack early in the mornin. Quote Link to comment
zerow Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 @ zerow holy smokes,i love simple.ill get to it as soon as its not buttcrack early in the mornin. You are welcome. Its the reason I joined this site to begin with... :) Quote Link to comment
damnitDave Posted August 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 the folks here are awesome.not to say that folks on other sites aren't all right,its just that the Ratsun is a great bunch.i really appreciate it . Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 You can drill the shock behind the bumper and let the oil out by pushing them closer to the car, then use the holes that you drilled for set screws. Easy, cheap, Ratsun... :thumbup: Zerow, you've done this??? I started to and then saw the sticker warning about high pressure. Heard stories about people welding on them and blowing them up. If you can safelt drill them let me know because ai really want to move mine back and trim the rubber moulding. Quote Link to comment
damnitDave Posted August 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 i will guinea pig that shit in 1 hour mike,as i figure thats a decent time too wake the neighbors up.hell they should be as excited as i am! Quote Link to comment
Burabuda Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 zerows trick is a quick improvement eventually you may want to do away with the hideous rubber projectiles of course, then you'll need to weld up the holes where the bumpies were Quote Link to comment
zerow Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Hit up bonvo directly - he has done it, and he and I talked at length about it. High pressure? I heard nothing of the sort. My 610 is a '73, so I have always had brackets...No Nixon-ness here... Quote Link to comment
Abe Froman Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 All I can say is be careful, the last set that I drilled were in good condition and still under pressure. When I drilled them they made a giant mess with pressurized oil shooting out everywhere !!!!!! Quote Link to comment
Burabuda Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 ^ time to call the girlfriends over for some bikini wrestling! Quote Link to comment
Will Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 I saw this one on craigslist - congrats, you got a great deal! Quote Link to comment
damnitDave Posted August 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Will:yep grants pass for $1000.i had to drive 35 mins outside of rouge river .not bad at all. the interior is ,for its age,pristine.i was cleaning it up yesterday and was floored(pun intended) lol. got as far as removing the bumper yesterday.love the cleaned up looks.drilling the bumper out today.strippers on their way.....:cool: Quote Link to comment
Will Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Oh, here are some photos of my car with the bumpers pulled in close to the body - they don't look quite so ungainly with all of the plastic removed! Mine is from '74 too, but for some reason it has different seats and different trim on the trunk. Quote Link to comment
gcmustang Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 Wow moving the bumpers in in really looks good. Did you move yours yet Dave? Quote Link to comment
damnitDave Posted August 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 i went into town to do just that Greg and got distracted by our local drag strips classic car day......there was two other Datty's there.the Dime wasnt racing,just in the parking lot. sorry for the unrelated Vista Cruizer pic but i had to share.it was one of the nicest and fastest cars out there today.tomorrow i get on those fuckin bumpers if it kills me @Will...because they look so HOT close in like that!tight ride.im guessing the difference is that you have the SSS version(or similar) ?regardless,did you sink the bumpers?how so?drilling through or chopping and welding it back up? Quote Link to comment
Will Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 The previous owner did the work to the bumpers - he made it sound like it was a simple matter of disassembling the shocks and removing/shortening the springs. I don't think it is anything too complex. Mine is the same as yours pretty much - the USA only got our 710s to the Deluxe trim level ...no SSS 710s were brought here, ...but here's a Japanese brochure showing all we missed out on: http://www.ratdat.co...range_japan.pdf @Will...because they look so HOT close in like that!tight ride.im guessing the difference is that you have the SSS version(or similar) ?regardless,did you sink the bumpers?how so?drilling through or chopping and welding it back up? Quote Link to comment
damnitDave Posted August 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 was out at the track again yesterday but i did get to do the front bumper. :blink:DUDE! wear some safety shit when you do this!.i took a piece of shrapnel in the arm from my shitty drill bit busting up in the shock when it released the gas. looks 100% better .i tacked it up with a welder instead of the screw idea.im going to do the back set this afternoon. also i waxed her up for the track.came out ok. Edit:any recomendations on a front strut replacement for lowering her a couple of inches?anything i should watch out for on the 710?thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment
Burabuda Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 don't do gas inserts they'll raise the car! Quote Link to comment
Will Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Mike (Datzenmike) has a few super-detailed posts about his 710s and their modifications - they'd be a really great place to start your research! http://community.ratsun.net/topic/17682-my-island-74-710/ http://community.ratsun.net/topic/24412-my-76-710-goon/ Quote Link to comment
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