desmo Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 zps08b51353.jpg[/img][/url Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 You might want to try that again... 1 Quote Link to comment
Dattokai Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 Very nice! 1 Quote Link to comment
desmo Posted September 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 This is my 1971 two door project. The car was stored for the past 15 years outside behind my brothers shop. We started by removing the interior and cleaning out the mice. Even the headliner was packed with mouse nests and filth. 1 Quote Link to comment
desmo Posted September 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 The p.o. Had plans of dropping a Buick 215 in. He ran out of motivation,money and health. We car is ruff but fairly rust free. We are going to return it to a L20B. Lots of parts to locate and build. This will be my son's first car. My first car was a 73 two door 510,that I regret ever selling. 1 Quote Link to comment
desmo Posted September 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 We changed the front struts to 280zx with lowered spring perches,better brakes and new brake lines. The next step was to locate a core engine to build. I found the worst engine in all of Denver's junk yards. I spent the better part of a day pulling a L20 out of a '77 620,only to find it had snapped a rod and scored the crank. Back to the same junk yard for another bottom end. The engine is built.We bored the block to fit 86mm flat top 280z pistons. The head has all new valves and an upgraded cam from Jeff Winters at Rallye sport. The 620 oil pan wasn't going to work. I got the right 510 pan from Rallye sport. The engine bracket in this photo is still the 620 type.Ratsun member Just Joel come through and got me some 510 engine brackets. I got a 280zx 5 speed transmission from pull n save. The engine and transmission are in,just waiting on an exhaust and intake The dash pad was cracked and in need of some attention. I read a good "how to" in Ratsun and figured it would be a great weekend project. It started with flexible bumper epoxy and then a layer of fiberglass. Then lots of sanding More sanding and body filler for the dash pad So the nick name for this build is never mind. It was chosen by my son. It is his all time favorite album and it reflects the previous owner. He took it all apart and lost interest in it 15 years ago. Some how misplacing the title,keys,drive train and all the small stuff that is hard to come by. We striped the dash pad and made the nick name part of the interior. Clear coated the dash for long term protection. We installed a hydrolic E brake and temporarily installed seats. The seats are coming out soon for the roll cage fabrication. 1 Quote Link to comment
desmo Posted September 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 I put the grill in today. I know I have a brand new set of chrome eyebrows to finish the grill,but they are lost in my garage. Quote Link to comment
'70dime Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 AWESOME! Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 hopefully u got a H4 harness for those lights otherwise you could oveheat the wires or switches. on run a H4 bulb with a H4 light harness Quote Link to comment
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