thegreg Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 I recently met a gentleman I am purchasing some parts for my 510 from. He had a on craigslist.com - has his own shop in down town Mesa, AZ. After chatting for a bit, i asked about a car he had under a tarp. Turns out it is a 1968 510 2dr, with a fuel injected turbo 1.8l, he said it was a JDM motor. Then the guy actually got out a copy of Sport Compact Car Magazine, where the car was featured!!! Crazy stuff..I am curious if anyone knows of or has delt with this guy. Nothing shady, all went well with dealing with him, jusr curious. Wondering also if anyone has seen/heard of this car... it was two tone, blue up front, and white in the rear. Had Prime Star rims. Just a small world.. This is the closest i could find of a similiar paint scheme...image blue where the pink is, and white where the yellow is... Quote Link to comment
nismo dr Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 that has got to be the ugliest Datsun I have ever seen 1 Quote Link to comment
thegreg Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Different forum, same bad joke. Weird. Quote Link to comment
nismo dr Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 you have to ask yourself then, what is the common denominator here?............. Quote Link to comment
thegreg Posted September 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 you have to ask yourself then, what is the common denominator here?............. That people don't read the thread completely before responding.... Quote Link to comment
converted_to_datsun Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 I read the thread... There's no bike mentioned and still ugly Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 Ibtl Quote Link to comment
Jayden71 Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 cool story bro Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 wait so this was a attempt at a joke... :confused: .. in before the ban Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 Then the guy actually got out a copy of Sport Compact Car Magazine, where the car was featured!!! Wondering also if anyone has seen/heard of this car... it was two tone, blue up front, and white in the rear. Had Prime Star rims. Just a small world.. Funny. I've been into 510s for many years, and his car is the reason. I saw that issue of SCC back in '94-ish when I had my first 210, and immediately went out looking for a 510. Took me two years to find my first one. Had 23 since then. All because of that one issue of SCC. :wub: Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 Sadly, I don't still have that issue of SCC, but I have the issue of 510 Again that featured the car. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 pics of said car monsenior please Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 pics of said car monsenior please Don't know about him, but I've been digging for hours with no luck... :crying: Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 alright ...i know i always find things i am looking for when im not looking for them....lol...plus beunbg sidetracked with cars in other mags while i look for what ever it was i was looking for Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 There were JDM EFI L18s but not turboed. That must have been put on by the owner. Being in SCC doesn't make it a JDM motor Thousands of L18 motors were imported in the 80s and maybe the 90s so they would be JDM motors and nothing special.Japan has some weird rules about having a car certified for the road and it gets harder and mor expensive as the mileage goes up. It ends up cheaper to buy a new one and scrap the old ones. The scrapped cars have motors with 50K on them and lots of miles left yet so they are sold overseas. These import motors were cheaper to buy than to build a worn out L18. Some of these motors were from high(er) end cars and came with EFI, (sold only in Japan and badged as an SSS-E) while some had closed chamber heads, flattop pistons and dual SU carbs and intakes. Often the SUs and intakes were removed and the stock US ones installed for ease of connections. The earliest Nissan turbo motor (I know of) was the '81.5 280zx. The earliest 4 cylinder was the '84 S12 (200sx) with a CA18ET. In Japan there was a Z18ET in the S110 (200sx) Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 I really hope someone appreciates the many hours I wasted finding this... ^_^ 2 Quote Link to comment
donnissan Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 . I appreciate you digging up that 510 again article. That is me back in the day with a mullet! LOL That was when I had a draw through side draft weber 40mm. It worked great, then I intercooled it, That’s not the smartest thing to do with a draw through carb.. it puddled a lot not to mention the danger of fire every time the plumbing for the intercooler decided to pop loose because the silicone tubing connectors were fuel soaked. Then I changed it to EFI. I got the intake manifold and a cast iron exhaust manifold from my buddy Curtis. I made a little adaptor plate and bolted a T04 turbo to the exhaust manifold. grabbed up an L18 block bored it 90 over, modified some standard Corvair forged pistons, (enlarged the wrist pin hole and used the stock Datsun pin, and dished the top ) I cant remember the crank and rod combination I used (because it has been over 18 years since I built this motor) but it ended up being 1722cc with 7.5 :1 compression ratio. I used Pontiac Sunbird turbo computer and sensors. It was my daily driver and really ran good, and when you laid into it, (which was always back then) it was like a raped ape it could turn a mid 11 second 1/4 mile I still have the car and I am planning to get it back on the road in the next few months. 5 Quote Link to comment
'70dime Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Thanks so much for posting here, I want to turbo my L so bad and it seems like more and more are popping up. I wanna see that thing rollin again! Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 I still have the car and I am planning to get it back on the road in the next few months. Would love to see that! Like I said, your car being in SCC back in the day is the reason I bought a 510. Then bought 22 more after that. :rofl: Quote Link to comment
donnissan Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Very cool! That’s not the first time someone got all wound up in 510s after seeing or riding in one of mine. I’m not sure but I think you may hold the record. I have no problem sharing any of my ideas, tricks, and or methods that I have developed over the years. Even the ones that didn’t come easy, or took the most R&D, trial and error, I don’t hold as precious secrets. Knowledge is a beautiful thing. When I was building this car 25 years ago, I did not have the internet, so I had to pick brains and read books. Well, picking brains just ended up frustrating me because I got a lot of differing advice. There is always that someone that in all good intentions, wants to truly help you but just don’t really have the correct or all the info they are supplying. Sometimes guessing to fill in the blanks. I didn’t know which way to go. So I put all that aside and got in the books to learn who knew what they were talking about. By then I was able to choose my own practical concepts and come up with my own solutions. Back then it could take years to learn what you could in one night on the internet. And if you tried something and it worked you would have to publish a book to share that with those that were interested. This being said, there just wasn’t a lot of directly related info out there, and if there was it was hard to find. The internet is a beautiful thing! And of course even if it is written there is always a chance of misinformation. You still have to pick and choose. I’ll be the first to tell someone that I am not sure how to answer that, or the answer I am giving is my theory on the matter and may need some research to verify it. I don’t know if it has anything to do with the older I get, but I’m starting to wonder if I forgot more than I know. Or if I forget more than I knew. Because I don’t remember it’s probably , I don’t know how much I forget. 2 Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Okay, now it's sweet, especially since we have an owner an oics! :D Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 But Don, when are we going to see some current pics of this beast? :thumbup: 1 Quote Link to comment
Ranman72 Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 nice to see this now lets see it on the road :poke: :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
TENDRIL Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 how did you find the site? the OP? awesome car and welcome to the forum !! Quote Link to comment
datrod Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Wow what a great post. Quote Link to comment
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