DottiBlue Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Looks good. Nice job sanding that the rest of the way out. Did you get it hooked up? Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Oh ya he did!! .......works great!!........I'm getting one!! Quote Link to comment
DottiBlue Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Sweet. It's the perfect size to drop in there. It's nice that it doesn't take out the warning lights like mine did. Quote Link to comment
solo Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Hey guys, Its been a while since I last updated this thread but I finally got more work done with something to show for it. Nothing major but , today with the help of Busta Nut I installed a tach in my dash. I got a 2.5 inch equus tach at O'Reilly Next I cut a hole in the center of the right dash well. The 2.5 inch tach fits nicely into the center. Sorry about the blurriness I think it looks sharp and goes well with the dash! I've been going to a couple meets and have put a few hundred more miles on the car bringing it to almost 2000 more miles since I bought it if I remember correctly. It's been a blast to drive and I'm looking forward to getting some more work done. I still have a few things to do to get the car in perfect shape and I still have to do something about getting new wheels sooner rather than later. Hopefully, I'll continue to have some more updates as I progress. I still have a lot to learn about this car and I'm looking forward to it! :thumbup: That looks dope! Quote Link to comment
CanYouSpareADime Posted March 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 So my next step in terms of new additions is going to be getting new wheels. I need them asap because of two reasons. They rub while turning and secondly the tires especially on the front are getting really worn but I don't to get new ones just to have to replace them because I'm getting new rims anyways. Any suggestions? I want to go with a 15 or 16 inch wheel (probably 16 inch) and maintain the 7 inch width. Obviously the 4 1/2" bolt pattern (4x114.3mm). If I keep the same width I don't have to worry about offset right? So far I've looked into some common ones I see on 510's like watanabe's and the 280zx wheels (swastika's, snowflakes) as well as old enkei's but I haven't found anything available or new wheels that I really like. Quote Link to comment
Son_of_a_Datsun_Guy Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Swastikas and snowflakes should go right on with a 195 tire. If you run a 15 inch wheel you can get away with a 15x7 in most cases as long as the offset is between 0 and +15 for your fronts with ZX struts. Im not going to be much help on the rears since I haven't worked with a sedan. Rota makes some interesting wheels (though they are knock offs) that come in decent sizes and offsets for 510s. Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Size has nothing to do with offset.....the wheels you have now might have a stamp on them somewhere stating the offset....usually on the inside..... If you want to keep the wheel where it is (side to side)....you'll need the same offset.... Just my personal opinion........... 16" wheel is just about the biggest wheel I'd put on......but I wouldn't....I feel they're too big.....and you have to run a low profile tire.....not much different than what you have now 15s fit real nice......gives you a little bit more sidewall also so it's not as rough a ride.....tires will be cheaper too....... Either way you'll need the same offset to keep them where they are now........happy hunting!! Quote Link to comment
CanYouSpareADime Posted March 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 got a bit more done on the electrical ordered a horn from Harbor Freight :thumbup: should be able to put that in next week for the wheels, ill go with 15x7s then and measure the offset..the current rims don't have it on them... Quote Link to comment
CanYouSpareADime Posted March 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 So just went to go look for some wheels and discovered that the PO put some spacers on to put the current wheels on and it wasnt done very well, glad im getting new wheels. I ordered some primax xxr 513s in a 15x7. Anyone know anything about these wheels? Let me know as i can still cancel if need be. Got them at a great price though, just $85 a wheel. Should be on the car next week. The manteca will hopefully be the last trip I make on the current wheels :) 1 Quote Link to comment
CanYouSpareADime Posted March 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Had a good time at the manteca meet and put another 150 or so miles on the car. :thumbup: on the way back right after i turned on to 680 south the spring on the throttle snapped and so i had to pull over. luckily i had a spare, albeit a shitty one thats hella loose. guess ill have to go buy a new one...lol Also, met a guy selling actual panasports with tires so might be getting those instead of new wheels depending on how they look. B) 2 Quote Link to comment
CanYouSpareADime Posted March 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 My new horn arrived finally :D only like 10 dollars including shipping from harborfreight Going to put it in hopefully this weekend :) 1 Quote Link to comment
CanYouSpareADime Posted April 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Met a guy today that lives near me who has a 1970 4 door all original automatic, bought it right off the floor 44 yrs ago and keep everything in good shape and its 99% stock :thumbup: :thumbup: it was awesome seeing it and pics coming soon, being the idiot i am i forgot to takes pics today but ill go back sometime this week to see it again and take some pics for you guys. 1 Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 ^^....bring him to an event or fun run!! Moar 4 Doars!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
TENDRIL Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 i bought those horns from harbor freight, thinking oh these will never last.... they still work like a charm!! 1 Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 idk if you ever fixed the light issue. but its a grounding issue on the passenger side. I've went thru this on every dime i've owned. usually something to do with the fuse box, sometimes cleaning the connectors on the passenger headlights works, the ground by the voltage regulator. Quote Link to comment
CanYouSpareADime Posted April 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 i bought those horns from harbor freight, thinking oh these will never last.... they still work like a charm!! Good to hear. its been raining the past couple days so I still haven't put them in but as soon as it clears up (hopefully tomorrow) I will be. Also new wheels should be on the car either tomorrow or Thursday B) Quote Link to comment
CanYouSpareADime Posted April 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2014 idk if you ever fixed the light issue. but its a grounding issue on the passenger side. I've went thru this on every dime i've owned. usually something to do with the fuse box, sometimes cleaning the connectors on the passenger headlights works, the ground by the voltage regulator. The issue with the brights? Yah it took care of itself after I cleaned a bunch of the connectors and grounds, thanks for the advice though! Quote Link to comment
CanYouSpareADime Posted April 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 So my wheels were mistakenly shipped to a store on the east coast and then sold... So I ordered some Konig rewinds and got America's tire to match the price of the xxr's. So in the end its a good deal for me but I won't have new wheels until next week :( 1 Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 .....but you'll have new wheels for the Fun Run!! :sneaky: Quote Link to comment
CanYouSpareADime Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 New wheels is not going well. Test fitted the Konig's on but they don't fit on the back, they rub on the fender. How much offset can I go with? I need to move the wheel inside by almost an inch. Is there an easy way I can change the height of my car possibly in the back? Any ideas on getting the wheels to fit would be great. Quote Link to comment
EastBay521 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 flare the rear Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 ^^.......nnoooooooooooooooo Quote Link to comment
CanYouSpareADime Posted April 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 I really don't want to flare it and its already rolled out a bit... 1 Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 what offset are they? Quote Link to comment
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