RedRatSun

[qwik510]

Keep them. When you have the money, get them re-chromed. Then when you redo the bodywork and paint, you will have sweet new ones to install and a spare set just in case.

[K_trip]

CLEAN 4 door. I like this thread and the black and white pics.

+1

 

[screamer510]

Could this be the problem with my #4 piston?

 

 

 

Here is a source of the blowby.

[qwik510]

Wow. No wonder it was smoking. Yikes. Looks like time for a new piston.

 

Is the L16 in there yet?

[screamer510]

The new pistons for the L20 should've been here yesterday, but it was raining

 

I'm rebuilding the L20 and putting it back in. That way it doesn't become a project. Still thinking about what I'm gonna do with the messy engine compartment.

 

Better to fix the cause than manage the effects, right?

[screamer510]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

 

The piston "set" from RockAuto was not a "set" of pistons, but a piston with a "set" of rings and a pin.

 

My $21 super-deal just soured my mood. At least they had 3 more, and I was able to order them. Still $84 for a set of new Beck/Arnley pistons, pins, and rings isn't too bad.

 

Hate to do that to my wife, but I think it's for the best.

 

Dan

 

time to wait some more....

[screamer510]

This morning after my twins started driving me crazy inside I took them outside and had the play around in the car (supervised!) while I brushed and scrubbed the engine bay.

After that I used some polishing compound on the engine bay. I treated the battery tray with JASCO Prep and Prime rust treatment. Here are the pics after everything is shiny:

 

 

 

 

 

I used some Prep and Prime on the stock exhaust manifold. Gives it a nice black finish. Before and after pics:

 

 

 

[screamer510]

Gapping the rings before installing the pistons. Mixed up the numbers, gapped them using the inch measurements, not mm measurements. Time to order some new rings.

 

3+ months in, and still no engine in my car!

 

FML

[jputz]

Fuck that sucks man!! Car looks good though.

 

You wouldnt still have your stock wheels would you?

[screamer510]

jputz: I PM'd you.

 

Poll: Repainting rockers below doors gloss black. Paint the long trim piece black too, or leave it polished?

[screamer510]

Been working on some small stuff while waiting for my piston rings. Painted mirrors semi-gloss black, repainted the rockers gloss black, stripped paint off chrome trim under doors, and installed the trim.

 

I don't like the rust, but I'm doing my best with dealing with it.

 

 

[screamer510]

[screamer510]

Been a while.

 

Here's the last 510 engine I rebuilt, an '84 VG30E done back in 2002.

 

Same engine stand and everything, here's some pics of the engine that I rebuilt in April and May. If you will recall, I had it bored .020" over and I installed new pistons and rings. Everything cleaned and painted. Runs like a top!

 

Sterile and sanitary work environment LOL

 

Made sure this was all correct with PLENTY of pics and patience!

 

 

 

Gettin' there...

 

Essential L-series tool of the homemade variety

 

Ready for the engine hoist!

 

Dropped it in by myself, and another satisfied owner of a rebuilt L-series!

 

Thanks for everyone's help. Ratsun rocks.

[banzai510(hainz)]

BUy some NGK wires NE 64 is th part number

[Eagle_Adam]

looks great! hows it pull?

[screamer510]

Going to enter my first car show tomorrow.

 

Should I run these wheels

 

 

or these wheels

 

 

????

Opinions?

[bonvo]

the bronze ones would be my choice what category are you entering?

[screamer510]

I don't think there are categories. It'll be one of the few imports, but ive seen modded Mustangs there in the past.

 

Any more opinions?

[toonarmy]

Go with the XXRs- that's what you bought them for, right?

 

What car show are you going to tomorrow? Is it in Augusta proper?

 

 

BTW I'm installing a new windshield next week, so I'll have the car ready to go to make a trip out to Augusta soon!

[skyblue]

i would go with these, but moar lower in the front.

[screamer510]

Well the car show was fun.

There were about 30 cars, mine was the only import. Too bad there was no import category! Lots of interest in the 510.

 

 

Yes, I'd like to be about 1" lower in the front. I think I'm gonna do the split cooler adjustable spring perches over Christmas break.

[screamer510]

Gonna begin bodywork soon. I plan on chemically stripping the paint, grinding down the rust, doing body work, and shooting SPI epoxy primer. Starting at the rear and working my way forward.

 

The issue with the filler and rust can be seen here.

 

 

 

The filler used to blend in the new Nissan dogleg panel back in the '80s.

 

 

One more issue area

Does not approve

[screamer510]

http://youtu.be/aUZqmpxTtdo

 

Will it work?

[screamer510]

The good:

 

 

The bad:

 

 

May have been patched before. Shouldn't it be just one layer of sheet metal on a '71? I think that yellow shit is "rust proofing" that was applied inside the rockers. This should be an easy patch, right?

[demo243]

Got a soft spot for Red 4 Doors ;)

 

Looking good!