antonf Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 hey guys and girls, my names anton and im building a 1981 datsun 1200 ute up with datsun 510 sedan rear independent suspension , im keen to find out weather anyone else has done this kind of modification ... finding info is extremely hard im about half way through it all at the moment with still seeking advice etc from a certifier so my utes legal to drive on the road. hopefully someone can help etc cheers Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 There have bee several tries to add IRS to the 510 wagon (estate car?) http://community.ratsun.net/topic/47413-510-goon-irs-swap-goin-lower/page-4 Try "IRS swap into 510 wagon" in the search function on the upper right of every page. There may be a few good tips. Also try IRS into a 521 or maybe the 620. Quote Link to comment
hosestop@msn.com Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Welcome and please post pics before and during work, I also have been considering an irs 521 truck . We want pics of other UTES and crew cabs still out there on the road over there , we never got the uni bodies you know unless south American imports mostly ! Quote Link to comment
antonf Posted October 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 thanks guys for your fast replies. and yea thats true the states doesnt get the 1200 utes not the unibodies anyway, unless like you say its imported... so i have some pictures of it so far its all just mocked up for welding still adjusting bits and pieces to suit ........... top view its a challange beacuse im keeping it all below the tray so i can still use it like a normal ute. still unsure of the set up coming off the arm i had to cut the old suspension hanger off to get the right angle on the shock. this is what it looks like atm redoing the front as a lady crashed into the front of it when i was cruising at night... so guttered but owell its gotten better than ever. i will post some more pics up when i get more and better angles etc of everything so people can see what im doing. im changing the angle of shocks its a picture of before i modified it more.. thought i would post it just so you guys can see how it all sits under it. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Yes, the closer to horizontal the less the shock does. Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Build some micro towers Quote Link to comment
graveltrapp Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 May just be the angle of the picture, but looks like you would have a serious problem if you got a flat tire. (Lower shock mount hitting ground)? Quote Link to comment
antonf Posted October 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 yea the angles is a bit much iv got some new bits im making and putting in , and not so close to the ground . my aim is to take out as much angle as i can but try not to go up any higher so i can still use the tray like a normal ute.. if that makes sence. i have thought about it if i need to go higher through the tray il rasie the floor of the tray to suit. since i joined this forum iv come across so many other people that have done irs conversions in other cars and have seen there ideas to help me modify my stuff to get the irs into my datsun 1200 ute. Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 As the Japanese skipper was wrongly quoted as saying to JFK, "Rots of rick on your errectrion" Quote Link to comment
antonf Posted October 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 haha i dont quite get that but its funny . i dont know weather many of you guys no but new zealand laws require a certification for the modifications im doing so everything has to be discussed with the certifier to make sure its ok to do it and thicknesses of material etc, currently talking to him as we speak to sort out the problems so i can carry on to finish it all off. Quote Link to comment
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