They call it NASCAR...

[the510keeper]

Some more done before we put it away for a week or so

 

 

New rear window rubber came today

 

Tom donated fender bolts, that were for his car.

 

 

Lets make it look better

[the510keeper]

front and back windows are in

 

Skib installed some of the front end, and we are getting closer

 

[Skib]

 

tom even broke out the polishing wheel

 

 

 

the rear of the pan was rotted out.

 

 

[Pennvalleydimer]

More pics coming

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Skib]

 

 

 

old tails where busted up swapped in a better set

 

 

 

motor is 99% , Tom and I will be finishing the brakes, doors, lights ect tomorrow.

[Skib]

front end all together, pass door mounted, front brakes in.

 

 

seat brackets fabbed up, welded in and seats mounted.

 

 

fuckin done for the night...

 

[Skib]

the latch area around the drivers door was thrashed...

 

 

so I chopped it out.

 

 

and got a good section to replace it with.

 

 

 

 

looks like a car again...

 

 

toms been working out some of the electrical bugs and I got the doors mounted,

guts all in, door locks, pannels, ect.

 

 

 

[Skib]

built exhaust for it this morning.

 

 

 

 

 

let there be light!

 

 

[Skib]

[Hermistonkilla]

Sweet build! Love the engine bay color!

[the510keeper]

This bad bitch is done,

 

Where's Jake now?

 

find Jake now

 

pick this bitch up before i burn it :devil:

[JakeWard]

:( Don't burn it.....

 

 

You sure its going to make it to wherever the hell we're going?

[JakeWard]

First day trying to take the car to the DMV.

 

Thermostat is leaking, try to tighten it down, now broken.....

[JakeWard]

First and foremost, I bought these according to part numbers I found in a DQ article (Im pretty sure thats where anyways). James informed me they're too short, so FML.

 

 

 

Next I don't have a good camera but I wanted to show James' Tom's and Skib's hard work that made this:

 

 

into this:

 

 

Huge props to The510Keeper. Saved another 510.

[the510keeper]

thanks buddy,

 

drive that bitch and make some happiness

[screamer510]

I have to admit that I stayed away from this thread because it had the word "NASCAR" in the title.

 

After reading all this goodness, though, I'm glad I clicked through! Nice car, nice GREAT color, nice teamwork and cooperation.

 

 

 

 

Could you get the hood struts figured out soon though?

[Skib]

saw that he gave you the hood stick with it :rofl: I loled.

[JakeWard]

So for the part number: 9416k144 from McMaster you get

 

5.51" total length with 1.97" stroke which is too short (unless you like hunching under your hood). So don't make my mistake.

 

I wanna try these 9416K24 @ 8.35" total length and 3.15" stroke...... but I'll wait until I get some approximate lengths from James. People might say "Hey, go get civic hatch struts," but these are cheaper for something new and also you get a choice in pressure. I think the civic hatch struts are ~$20 each, whereas these are $11 each.

[the510keeper]

I'm thinking 12.5 inches like my cock

 

Honda ones from the JY are $18.00 but will not hold up a dime hood, as they are OLD

 

However you can get some from a BMW trunk (newer , less wear) $18.00 and they will hold your shit up yo.

 

I don't know about the stroke thing, you'll have to talk to Victory about that one :thumbup:

[Starchy]

Hey all,

 

So I bought Nascar a few months ago. I planned to use this as my daily driver, then use it as a project car to learn to tinker with. I have basic mechanical knowledge, and not too much else. I have wanted a 510 since my high school years (my neighbor had one with a small block V-6). So, the time seemed right with me moving back into a house with a 3-car garage. I started by cleaning the trunk and gas tank.

[Starchy]

The gas tank had a some rust in it. So I cleaned it with acid, used Marine Clean, then Metal Ready, then sealed it with a POR-15 kit. I think it turned out well, but I managed to lose the pictures of that. After taking care of the inside, I sprayed painted the outside with gloss black using rattle can Rustoleam. 

[Starchy]

I then did an assessment and cleaning of the interior, mainly the floors. I peeled up the carpet and checked for rust spots. 

As you can see, Skib helped out...

[Starchy]

Cleaned the floors with a wire wheel, then treated it with Ospho (a rust converter), then I mixed up some Rustoleam and created a color which I thought was close to the original. Its kind of janky, but I think it looks nice, and its covered now anyways.

 

Added the Ratsun billet shift knob, and a center console from a Honda Civic. 

[Starchy]

This is what it looks like now for the most part. 

 

I also added a hinge to the glove compartment door, and patched a huge square cut in the back of it. Not sure what was there prior, but it had to be fixed. I fiberglassed the rear of it. When it dried, I filled it with dyna hair, then sanded it smooth. I painted it with rattle can black. Of course I lost pictures of the finished product, and I really don't want to take another picture of it. 

[Starchy]

Nascar remained in this state for a while. I did the gas cap/filler next replacement which Triple240z did. It was nice making left turns without gas spilling out of it. I swear I lost more gas out the gas cap than the engine burned. Now comes the big project part of Nascar... the bodywork. As you can see in the first pages, the body of Nascar was rough to say the least. There is huge damage on the RR quarter and there are little to medium sized dings and dents everywhere, and the paint is chipped or flaking off in multiple locations. 

I thought of getting a $400 Maaco paint job, and calling it good. My neighbor talked me into making the body smooth first, then painting it. Thats the route I am going. So lucky me, two neighbors are in the autobody industry. One paints by trade, the other a bodyman/painter. Both have agreed to guide me through and help. So this is where the real work begins. I started three weeks ago, and I swear I am take two steps back every time I think I make progress.

I originally started by stripping to bare metal, using a hammer and dolly to straighten the metal, then covering with bondo and a glaze coat. I realized i wasnt doing too hot of a job with that method, so I decided to start over.