LeviGideon Posted May 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Check your ground by the VR, also slide the fuses back and fourth. your driver headlight might brighten up a bit. Was moving the fuses around a little and one of the caps fell off a headlight fuse. lololololol Replaced those fuses and now I have full power headlights. I think my dimmer switch is broken though, so no hi-beams. Only lights left are the running lights and the high beams, however that's gonna work out. Wooooooooo. After that it's cruisin time. Quote Link to comment
LeviGideon Posted May 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 And loar. Gotta go loar. Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 There are some 280zx struts in a local yard. PM for price and info if you want em. I was thinking about buying them for backups.. but it's not in the budget at the moment. Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Cool man. Glad to see lights working mostly. It could be your headlight relay! Leave the car off, turn the lights on, and switch back and forth... see if you hear that relay clicking under the hood. 1 Quote Link to comment
LeviGideon Posted May 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Cool man. Glad to see lights working mostly. It could be your headlight relay! Leave the car off, turn the lights on, and switch back and forth... see if you hear that relay clicking under the hood. Absolutely no clicking. The tab on the dimmer switch is bent out of shape though, so I suspect that being part of the issue. Just gonna source a new switch I think. There are a few parts on it that are bent or busted, so a fresh one will be good to have on there if I can find it. Quote Link to comment
LeviGideon Posted June 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Well, I ended up not taking it to Canby, I have too much fun in my 210, and I got a 5 speed for it, so I opted to take it instead. Got a fuse box from the keeper, threw it on when I got home and all the lights started working... So now it runs, all the lights work, and as of today, it's acceptably MOAR LOAR. Lat night and today we flipped a leaf in the rear, and lowered the perches on the struts in the front. I think one of the caliper bracket bolt holes stripped out though. :sneaky: So I've gotta fix that before I go anywhere with it. 1 Quote Link to comment
ftlallday Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 got some matchuing shoes i see... 1 Quote Link to comment
LeviGideon Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 So, a quick update. Everything is running good, all the lights are working, it's moving, stopping, and it starts right up. All that's left to do is register it, then we can call this a successful first month or two that I've had it. Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 good job man!!! always nice to see a wounded soldier come back to battle!!! Quote Link to comment
Spoona_Jay21 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 good job man!!! always nice to see a wounded soldier come back to battle!!! agreed! dude, i would rock this goon ERRYDAY! 1 Quote Link to comment
LeviGideon Posted June 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Can't sit still. Always gotta be working on something. Ziptied a 210 datsun emblem on, because datsun. There's some heavy bondo to be addressed later on, but for now I'm taking off the thin bondo in different places that cover some surface rust, and scrubbing the primer off that's covering up the nice original paint in some places. Rocker is toast under that bondo. Got some goof off to scrub some of the primer off. This was solid grey before. Can't wait until I have some cash to register it and actually daily it... Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 keep at it man! if you spend your idle time wrenching and cleaning it will come together in no time flat. P.S. - get ALL that grey off, the red looks much better Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 cool to see another 510 on the road. buy new rad and heater hoses while they stil have them avail.often unlooked by the new owner the 521s heater hose are NLA. 1 Quote Link to comment
LeviGideon Posted June 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 cool to see another 510 on the road. buy new rad and heater hoses while they stil have them avail.often unlooked by the new owner the 521s heater hose are NLA. Good looking out. Didn't even think of that. 2 Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 just got me a set of Lower and upper hoses (GATES brand)as spares yesterday Quote Link to comment
LeviGideon Posted June 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 just got me a set of Lower and upper hoses (GATES brand)as spares yesterday Yeah, I'll be ordering a spare set next time I order anything off rockauto. Gotta get plug wires and some other misc stuff too, so I might as well get it over with. Quote Link to comment
LeviGideon Posted June 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2013 So, I let the car sit for a few days without starting it and now it won't start. It turns over, but nothing fires in the engine. After I turn the key off it backfires like hell and then smokes. First time it happened I had to look under the car to make sure the muffler was still there. Thinking ignition issues. It's too rainy to check much though. I'll figure it out later. Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted June 26, 2013 Report Share Posted June 26, 2013 double check that you got spark while the key is in the start position. my 521 didn't So it would only start right when I let off the starter :lol: Quote Link to comment
LeviGideon Posted June 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2013 double check that you got spark while the key is in the start position. my 521 didn't So it would only start right when I let off the starter :lol: I had this issue when I first got it, but it ended up just being a funky ignition switch (still funky, I just know how to work it). I can't get it to fire even if I hotwire the coil now... Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted June 26, 2013 Report Share Posted June 26, 2013 I just know how to work it 1 Quote Link to comment
LeviGideon Posted June 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Looks like I worked it too hard. The coil got too hot and burnt up. Threw a spare on and she runs again. Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 soooooooooo :poke: whens this going into DD status yo? Quote Link to comment
LeviGideon Posted June 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 soooooooooo :poke: whens this going into DD status yo? Whenever I can afford to register it... One of these days. haha Quote Link to comment
71goonka Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 awesome ride, love the progress. don't feel bad, took me about 5 months to slowy fix mine up and register it, so much fun to DD one of these. Quote Link to comment
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