Lingurade Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Hello Ratsuners, my name is Jeremy and i have been a member of this site for a while but never got around to sharing my story with you, ive updated my build on my instagram mostly.. that being said here are the details.. i bought this 1972 datsun 510 from Portland Pick n Pull last fall and have been fiddling with it ever since.. the car was posted on a bloggers page a few years back on "old parked cars" here are the pictures that user uploaded to give you an idea of what i started with.. 1 Quote Link to comment
Lingurade Posted June 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 this is after i washed the car twice, pressure washed the motor and got it running i really wish i took more pics of when i first got the car.. Quote Link to comment
Lingurade Posted June 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 yes someone got shot and killed in this car lol who knows Quote Link to comment
Lingurade Posted June 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 i had moved 2 times during the build of this car so if you are confused about the cali license plate but me livin gin oregon, now you know.. decided to make some cool wooden planks for my roofrack Quote Link to comment
Lingurade Posted June 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 got it to run pretty decent even though the idle was high.. seeing it sitting for God know how long before i got it running Quote Link to comment
Lingurade Posted June 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 right after the head came back from getting a valve job and valve stem seals. 1 Quote Link to comment
Lingurade Posted June 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 so clearly this car has seen better days, but one man's trash is another mans treasure right? Quote Link to comment
Lingurade Posted June 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 im truly surpised how well i was able to hammer out this corner.. 2 Quote Link to comment
Lingurade Posted June 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 essentially i stripped this whole car and wanted to make everything on point. getting the boddy lines straight from the front of the fender all the way to the back was an IMMENSE job 3 Quote Link to comment
Lingurade Posted June 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Every surface that was stripped and rust was prevalent, i grinded and applied POR-15 to.. and spots and had holes that i didnt trust in case welding would allow future rust i used fiberglass on, grinded and then topped off with body filler and sanded it smooth so that when primer was layed it would not allow bubbles or ripples of any kind. Quote Link to comment
Lingurade Posted June 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 When deciding what color to paint this car, i had a hard time deciding but knew in the end i wanted a blue variant color, i though factory baby blue is nice, but i wanted to do something different. most people are growing to like voodoo blue from a toyota fj cruiser, and ford grabber blue, and powder blue, but being a BMW owner as well i thought the laguna seca blue available on the M3 was an excellent color and am so happy i decided to go this route.. its only a matter of time before someone else does this same color but i could care less its my car and ill do what i like to it. 5 Quote Link to comment
Lingurade Posted June 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Now you are all up to date with my build, i need to finish prepping the interior floors and trunk for a bedliner substance application, and then the car will be ready for paint. its been a long journey so far and a lot of work but it has been constantly paying off in self satisfaction. i plan to keep this car for a while so future plans obviously after paint include updating the suspension and brakes as well as lowering it on some nice wheels and tires and possibly a KA swap in the further future. thank you for reading through and i will try my best to keep this thing updated. 1 Quote Link to comment
Georges510 Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Laguna Seca blue is one of my color choices for my build just love that color. 1 Quote Link to comment
'70dime Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 "Creative People Must Be Stopped" thats a sweet sticker Love the Color choice too! 1 Quote Link to comment
hobbes_the_cat Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Wow. I remember seeing that car advertised at pick n pull. You've made some serious progress. I thought that car was destined to be a ratty beater at best. Nice work. Quote Link to comment
Lingurade Posted June 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Thanks guys its been a long journey thus far and still have a lot to do but it will be the greatest feeling ever seeing it "done" whatever that means Quote Link to comment
Trophy24 Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Looks great so far! I am in the middle of something similar. Keep up the great work Quote Link to comment
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