shakotan710 Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Well, this is my 1975 710 project. I bought it a couple of years ago from Jose down in Stockton, CA. And then the project was born. The specs on the car are pretty simple, stock l20b with 60xxx miles. At the moment it has dual 40mm weber dcoe's with a cannon intake manifold and a 5 speed dogleg. I plan on switching to a single 32/36 setup soon, and I just recently got my l16 manifold thanks to Skib. The interior has been redone with new seats from an '04 civic si and carpet mats. I'm going to change out the mats for real carpet soon, I just don't have the time right now. (old picture when I still had the automatic) The body is being prepped right now for paint, almost completely sanded all the way down to metal And as of right now I have 280zx struts with unknown coils and sadly I'm sitting on a leaf springs with 1.75" blocks on the rear. And my wheels are Varrstoen v2's that are 15x8 3 Quote Link to comment
Dattokai Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 I remember seeing this at Datsloco. 1 Quote Link to comment
jser12 Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Why the switch to a 32/36? Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Right on! Nice 2 dr. The 710 is the new 510. Nothing wrong with the rear leaf springs.... less complex than IRS, effective, easy to adjust the rate. 1 Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Oh yeah.. I'll be watching this for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 SEXY!!!! im really starting to dig the bare metal cars... 1 Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 gunna sell the side drafts? Quote Link to comment
shakotan710 Posted June 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 I'm thinking about selling them, and I'm switching to a 32/36 just for a while because I'm starting college and I'm gonna be driving the car around a lot until I buy a new one, and then I'll either do a motor swap or build up the l20b Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 im interested if i can get the whole set up... i even have a 32/36 i could toss in.... let me know Quote Link to comment
shakotan710 Posted June 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 So in the last couple of days I received my new weber 32/36 and I installed it in the next couple days, found out that one of my plug wires was completely rusted and was barely firing, so I bought a new cap, rotor, and wire set. And now the car runs way better!!! Still have a minor issue, I need to get a new intake manifold gasket because I have a leak but it should be completely sanded in the next week or so i'll be painting it in the beginning weeks of July Brand new, right out of the box, came with a filter, and everything needed for the swap, just $250 Sidedrafts off and ready for the new intake How it looks right before I got it running Without the filter With the filter, it kinda surprised me that it actually fit, it looked like the filter would be too tall 1 Quote Link to comment
Son_of_a_Datsun_Guy Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 :thumbup: I dig it. Where're you headed to for college? I'm trying to get my wagon ready to go to take it with me down to SLO in september. 1 Quote Link to comment
shakotan710 Posted June 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Nice! I plan on going to consumnes river college to get my generals done, its in Elk Grove, right below Sacramento. 1 Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 looking good.!! 1 Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 sooooooooo :poke: whatcha doing with those side drafts... ? Quote Link to comment
shakotan710 Posted June 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 I'm gonna keep them for a while, I plan on rebuilding the whole setup Quote Link to comment
jalen Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 I say leave it bare metal. Slam it and thrown some fears and wider wheels ! 1 Quote Link to comment
jalen Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 I say leave it bare metal. Slam it and thrown some flares and wider wheels ! Quote Link to comment
shakotan710 Posted July 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 So, I was able to sand the rest of the car back down to metal and I'm going to the paint shop tomorrow to see how much it'll cost. And in the middle of all this, I was able to snag some rare Hoshino Impul's sized at 15x7 in the front and 15x8 in the back, I forgot what offset they are, but they look way better than my old rep wheels. They have quite a good looking offset all around, especially on the back, they need a lot of finishing and polishing though 2 Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 such a great looking car.!! I've never had a 710 coupe & this makes me want one BAD. 1 Quote Link to comment
shakotan710 Posted September 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 Not much has happened lately, installed the new gasket and fender mirrors are going in this week before slammed society in Sonoma, planning on buying a new oil pump soon too, I think it might be starting to go out. And after I put the sea foam in about two months ago, the oil is a lot cleaner, the car runs smoother, and I went through a couple of oil changes just to make sure I got rid of all the seafoam, I'll put up pics of the fender mirrors on the car once they're on. And paint wise, I had some ridiculous quotes from 4k and up, and all the prep work is already done, so I might just end up primering it before the rainy season starts or just clear coating it Quote Link to comment
shakotan710 Posted September 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 So, I decided on repainting my front grille to a black with a holographic metal flake on it, I think it turned out really good, it just needs more clear coat on some areas, and I finally got the mirrors on, and I'll post a how-to on the painting of the grille when I have some time 1 Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 looks good.!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
rattadat Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 sweet 710 man doing great. love the grill!!! :thumbup: 1 Quote Link to comment
rattadat Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 Anything new going on.? Quote Link to comment
shakotan710 Posted September 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 Anything new going on.? Not really, with school going on, I don't have much time to work on it Quote Link to comment
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