My first garage build 510

[bsd510wag]

Hey everyone names matt been a datsun owner for a few years now and this is the first one i get to build in a garage. I started my love with datsun when i was 18 when i bought a wagon and completed my first ever swap.

 

 

Ended up selling it before it was street legal but did get to have some fun before it left me. Well fast forward august 2011 i got the datsun bug again and tracked down a 510  outside san jose so hopped on a greyhound bus and 17 hours later bought my five ten and headed straight back home for work the next day

 

 

Been working on this one for over a year fully stripping the car. Welded in new floor pans,upgraded suspension, freshen up the motor and now stuck how it sits now.

 

 

 Now we are at the point of my current project. I found the car from a follow member here who had a lead on where it was. So in august of 2012 i picked up the car and in sept i bought my first house. So thats where i got the name to my title. It the first time im building a car not in the dirt which is awesome. Well here is some pics of the car the day i got it.

 

 

The first day i started working on my car put it up on jacks pull the rear suspension and cleaned out the inside. The one thing i love about this car is that there is no rust anywhere like my last datsun save me a whole bunch of work.

 

That was the end of the first day.

The next day i started to check out the only damage the car has looks like the car was in a accident and the replace the section buy just cutting the section out snd welding in a new piece but i dont care how they did it. If you look at it they straight up cut the core support and front valance and welded the new piece to the old.

 

 

Pulled the windows outs of the car and removed the doors and

built a dollie for the car

 

when i was looking at the front i measured the and it seem the strut tower was pushed backed about an inch so i decide to make the big move and drill out the piece and replace i have a new piece for the replacment now just have to finish up

[510 OC]

Dude, nice build so far!! Keep up the good work. :thumbup:

[bsd510wag]

Here is the rest of the drilling process

 
and finally it all done

[bsd510wag]

Dude, nice build so far!! Keep up the good work. :thumbup:

Thanks i will try

[s2kguy17]

Looking good so far, cant wait to see what is next.

[Silver04rs]

very cool man!!!

[mattyhacks71]

Awesome! That paint looks fresh

Cant wait for more

[rusty12ver]

Wow, some good progress! Do you plan on running Long champs on this one?

[bsd510wag]

Wow, some good progress! Do you plan on running Long champs on this one?

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Yes they are 15x7 et11

[the510keeper]

looks good, love all the pics