dakotahchore Posted September 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Started redoing interior today! tore all the old carpet out and seating, wirebrushed the floors and started with the Raamat sound deadening. Quote Link to comment
TONY620ALL THE TIME Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 hey every one im a new member and i have a 620 that i picked up a month ago. And bought a small block chevy to put in the truck but i dont want that now i want the ka24de swap .can some one get me started on the ka24de swap???????????????????????????????????? thank uuuuuu Quote Link to comment
dakotahchore Posted September 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 hey every one im a new member and i have a 620 that i picked up a month ago. And bought a small block chevy to put in the truck but i dont want that now i want the ka24de swap .can some one get me started on the ka24de swap???????????????????????????????????? thank uuuuuu Wish i could help! bought the car already swapped.. Quote Link to comment
DRIVEN Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 hey every one im a new member and i have a 620 that i picked up a month ago. And bought a small block chevy to put in the truck but i dont want that now i want the ka24de swap .can some one get me started on the ka24de swap???????????????????????????????????? thank uuuuuu It's been done several times. Search box is a more useful tool than blurting out questions in someone else's thread and hoping to get answers. Best bet is to read a lot, ask a few questions in the appropriate sections and start your own build thread. Welcome to ratsun. dakotahchore, I found that adding new weatherstrip around the rear hatch helped quite a bit with exhaust fumes. Of course extending the exhaust all the way back will help too. The swap looks clean. Should be a fun driver. Quote Link to comment
dakotahchore Posted September 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 It's been done several times. Search box is a more useful tool than blurting out questions in someone else's thread and hoping to get answers. Best bet is to read a lot, ask a few questions in the appropriate sections and start your own build thread. Welcome to ratsun. dakotahchore, I found that adding new weatherstrip around the rear hatch helped quite a bit with exhaust fumes. Of course extending the exhaust all the way back will help too. The swap looks clean. Should be a fun driver. Yeah, I need all 4 door seals and new hatch seals... trying to hunt down where to buy some decent ones. Quote Link to comment
dakotahchore Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Finally got my carpet from stockinteriors.com... It was a mess and a pain in the ass to install. Do not recommend these kits at all! Quote Link to comment
dakotahchore Posted September 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 Ordered new 3 point retractable belts from jcwhitney to replace the lap belts that were in here... Hitting the junkyard this weekend to try and get an awesome fitting center console. Will post oics when done! Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 good lookn wagon!!! Quote Link to comment
dakotahchore Posted September 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Did some more interior work today! Finished cutting all my custom strips of carpet for the rocker-ish area and in front of the back seat. Bought a wal mart area rug and cut it to fit for the rear cargo area, screwed it down under the trim on the seat along with the old rubber mat for a nice thick protection in the back. Sealed up some plate properly the PO cut for a Z series gas tank with some flex-seal. Interior is coming along excellently! Gonna go rooting around the junkyard soon for a center console, weighing my options for lowering the rear some more... Goodbye paychecks! Quote Link to comment
dakotahchore Posted September 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Also, unfortunately JC whitney sent the wrong color seat belts and failed to inform me they didn't have the one I wanted now... Ordering from a new site as soon as I'm refunded. :poop: Quote Link to comment
fivetenguy Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Wagon is looking good! Can't wait to start mine. :thumbup: 1 Quote Link to comment
dakotahchore Posted October 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 Test fitting a center console from a 90s ford escort! Painted it black, using Krylon Fusion for Plastic... make sure you clean really well! Quote Link to comment
dakotahchore Posted October 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Installed the escort console... turned out to be a lot of work! Built some custom brackets and measured measured measured to make sure it fit well and didn't interrupt shifting... need to stitch a custom shift boot up for it and it will be perfect! Also changed out the starter, no pics of that though... Anyways, I am planning on doing a double din touch screen head unit in the car. Have yet to figure out how or where but the possibilities are either customizing the original radio position or somehow using that gap between the console and the original dash piece to mount one? Lots of bondo and sanding is gonna be goin down... OICS. Quote Link to comment
napz510 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Nice score man.. :thumbup: with a nice ka swap!! Quote Link to comment
dakotahchore Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Small semi update: Had to order seat belt extensions for them to work comfortably. Rockauto sent the wrong speedo pinion stuff so they are sending me new stuff fo free, will do both of these next weekend. Also curious; how much would it cost to have paint stripped off an old set of Enkei's that i have and returned to polished lip with a colored center? Quote Link to comment
dakotahchore Posted October 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Mini update: Stitched this and installed it today. Was more complicated than I assumed! Quote Link to comment
dakotahchore Posted October 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 Still working on the speedometer. Got the Datsunland door seals installed today and it was way more of a pain in the ass than I thought! Got a small video of her revving too for self satisfaction. Quote Link to comment
dakotahchore Posted October 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Bonus: a photo of the first 510 I had a short relationship with... made me want another, older one for the next 3 years! Quote Link to comment
dakotahchore Posted November 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 More bonus oics: the 67 Firebird that's on hold until February: Quote Link to comment
I'm BLUE Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 The firebird ... you lucky bastard ! :lol: :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
dakotahchore Posted November 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 The firebird ... you lucky bastard ! :lol: :thumbup: 4500$ buy... no rust, amazingly good condition body. Needs a looot of work though! Also, you commented on my status regarding "dropping the cradle." Care to elaborate for a noob? Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 False. DTP posted here. Quote Link to comment
dakotahchore Posted November 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Deleted the old power steering pump that was about to explode... Went a different route than most ratsuners and used a bracket and belt I found online and bought an AC idler pulley from nissanpartszone... Works perfectly, car sounds much, much better now without the old dry pump! Quote Link to comment
dakotahchore Posted December 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Got the speedometer working. Cut up the VSS to make a shim to run the 280zx speedo pinion+510 automatic cable. Works like a charm, didn't get oics though..Nice pic of my girl. Stickers made her go much faster. Thanks to Gokiburi for these! Got the trans fluid changed, don't stare at her bottom. He wouldn't race me. Quote Link to comment
dakotahchore Posted December 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Forgot to add, I replaced all the outer/inner squeegees. Not too hard and what a great fix! Quote Link to comment
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