solo Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 I got the new lights in, damn they're bright and nice. Im waiting on mine. I went with the classic halo's. They look great man! 2 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 I do like the look of the moderns. I ordered them initially.. then swapped to classics. 3 Quote Link to comment
xUltra510 Posted August 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 Haven't really posted anything since May. Will be doing a few more things hopefully soon. I am currently looking for a turn signal switch for this 510. It's the 4 pin connector! ---- I also wanted to know if a 1969 Roadster turn signal switch will work on my car? The roadster switch has 8 pins. 1 Quote Link to comment
xUltra510 Posted September 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 I've been lagging this thread a lot. There's a lot of new goodies going into the build. What I've done w/o pics is relocating the radio, fixing a sticking gas pedal, and a couple of other small issues. My u-joints have been shot for a while and I will be replacing them soon! Onto the goodies.... After 2 years of having the car, I always wanted to lower the car a couple of inches. I look at some lowered 510's and they all look so much better. I decided it was coilover time. Contacted Busta Nut and he hooked me up with some sick ass coilovers that he built. Here are a couple of pics from the build. Stock 510 struts. Finished product These are just the build pictures. I will have pics of the rear setup on Monday when I get this all installed! Also picking up some nice Enkei 92 14x6.5 with +15 offset Thinking about polishing the wheel as well. Might Plasti-Dip it different colors to see how they'd look on it. Stay tuned for more... 3 Quote Link to comment
r0p0doe Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 You didn't wanna go 280zx struts? Quote Link to comment
xUltra510 Posted September 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 You didn't wanna go 280zx struts? I did but I couldn't find any for the right price. Pick 'n Pull had a 280zx with struts but I didn't have the tools/knowledge on how to take them out. The next time I went to the PnP, they were gone. 1 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 3 top hat nuts, 4 lower ball joint nuts, that give access to 2 bolts holding the steering knuckle. Remove those. cut brake line. Repeat on other side. 12,14,17mm and a pair of side cutters should get it done. 4 Quote Link to comment
xUltra510 Posted September 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 3 top hat nuts, 4 lower ball joint nuts, that give access to 2 bolts holding the steering knuckle. Remove those. cut brake line. Repeat on other side. 12,14,17mm and a pair of side cutters should get it done. Wish I knew that last month 1 Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Wish I knew that last month Junkyard toolbox 101 1 Quote Link to comment
xUltra510 Posted January 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 Some updates since the last posts. u-joints were replaced ball joints replaced coil overs adjusted new tires After lowering the car, I heard some strange noises. I knew the u joints were bad but I never had the change to replace them. I took a weekend to replace all 4 half shaft u joints with a hammer. Car up ready to take out the half shafts. Old. All the needle bearings are gone. Replaced all the halfshaft u joints and the squeaking noise has gone away. I still have yet to replace the differential bushing due to it thumping while letting off the accelerator. Quote Link to comment
xUltra510 Posted January 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 After driving the car for a while, I noticed that the outside tire was wearing out insanely quickly. I thought it was probably an alignment issue. The ball joints had to be replaced. It was time for new tires... Got some Federal 595 tires that looked super sick. Mounted up nicely on the Enkei 92's that I have yet to paint. Right before it was balanced. ...................................................................................................................................................................................... One of the huge problems of lowering the car was the rear part of the exhaust system. The pipe had about an inch of clearance from the ground so I couldn't take anything too heavy in the car or else I'd scrape everywhere. Once I loaded the car with 100lbs of boxes for work in the back and it was like a firework show at night. I had to get the exhaust pipe redone from the back. After shot. Hasn't scraped since. 1 Quote Link to comment
xUltra510 Posted January 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 Next on the to do list is to replace the stock radiator with a 3 row Champion radiator. I have tried to install it before, but I had less then 1 millimeter of clearance from the alternator bolt. My plan is to get a shorter belt for the alternator and see if I have more clearance. The following picture from back in March when I tried to install it but couldn't due to the clearance. I hope the shorter belt works. Quote Link to comment
xUltra510 Posted January 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 Other then the radiator leaking, everything has been working well. I got to the chance to take some cool pictures in SF last week. 8 Quote Link to comment
HOGIE Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 Sick pic Sick dime Sick progress 1 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 Nice work man. Love the pic 1 Quote Link to comment
r0p0doe Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Next on the to do list is to replace the stock radiator with a 3 row Champion radiator. I have tried to install it before, but I had less then 1 millimeter of clearance from the alternator bolt. My plan is to get a shorter belt for the alternator and see if I have more clearance. The following picture from back in March when I tried to install it but couldn't due to the clearance. I hope the shorter belt works. Should of got a Koyo... 1 Quote Link to comment
That4doorKiD Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Nice progress 1 Quote Link to comment
xUltra510 Posted April 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Well February sucked... I got hit by a dumb lady in a black Mercedes Benz on my way for a drive in the back roads of my town. I was not happy. The lady that hit me lied and said the accident happened somewhere else, and that I tried to pass her over a double solid line.This was not the case because she pulled over to the side where there is shoulder parking, away from my lane, and then intentionally hit me. I tried to swerve away from the Mercedes by going over the line but it was too late and she hit me. Damage is worse in person unfortunately however both the passenger and I are ok. Now I'm fighting the other person's insurance company for money to fix my car as I only have liability insurance and the crash was not my fault. My mistake was not getting a police report because the lady claimed she called the police, but they said it wasn't needed. Hoping for the best in regards of getting this fixed asap. I was quoted $3k for the repairs... Any tips you guys can give me in terms of the insurance? I currently have AAA I am definitely getting a dash cam. 1 Quote Link to comment
xUltra510 Posted May 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Dang, Haven't been on this site in a cool minute. Since my last post. I let the car sit in the garage for over 6 months. Life happened and more important things came up that needed more attention. I just recently got back into working on the Datsun and began to tinker around with one of the biggest projects on this build, wiring. I've always been so afraid of wiring 1. because I was inexperienced 2. I wouldn't know where things would route 3. just lacking the motivation. Since this whole COVID thing started, things became quiet, I picked up the tools and got to work. Obviously, having no experience wiring a whole car before, it scared me. I was initially going to send the car to someone up north and have them rewire it. However, I thought to myself why not just try it on my own and maybe learn something new? The name of the wiring I used suggested that maybe it was EZ? We live in a technological dependent era. The information is out there. I just have to find it. So I did. I began to research a bit to see how things connect to one another. Started reading how other people did their wiring. I began to learn little by little. Started with the tail lights, then moved up front to the engine wiring section/headlights. Lastly working on the dashboard where I'm currently stuck on. As of now I'm trying to wire in my dashboard wiring with the stock pigtail connector. I chopped it off and am trying to find which wires go where. I'm having trouble finding what wire feeds the dashboard power. I have a 1969 510. Quote Link to comment
Angela Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Mad respect to you for taking that project on & facing your fears. Wiring diagrams scare me, too. I wish you the best of luck & that some cool Datsun cousin comes through for you & gives you the info you're looking for. 1 Quote Link to comment
gene knight Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 (edited) On 1/4/2017 at 9:26 PM, xUltra510 said: Other then the radiator leaking, everything has been working well. I got to the chance to take some cool pictures in SF last week. love those headlights. what happened about the lady hitting you and lying about it? did you get a 2nd estimate on repair Edited May 6, 2020 by gene knight Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Post a pic of the connector you are working with and all the wires you believe go to it. We will want to see the colours of the wires to provide the best help. Quote Link to comment
xUltra510 Posted May 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 23 hours ago, gene knight said: love those headlights. what happened about the lady hitting you and lying about it? did you get a 2nd estimate on repair Thanks! I definitely learned a thing or two from that whole incident. What ended up happening was that I just went ahead and took the car to the guy who originally did my body work/ paint and had him fix it. Guy didn't charge me an arm and leg luckily. Lady never paid, never was contacted from them again. Definitely learned that dash cams are important! 1 Quote Link to comment
gene knight Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, xUltra510 said: Thanks! I definitely learned a thing or two from that whole incident. What ended up happening was that I just went ahead and took the car to the guy who originally did my body work/ paint and had him fix it. Guy didn't charge me an arm and leg luckily. Lady never paid, never was contacted from them again. Definitely learned that dash cams are important! that sux if it was my car i would have busted her tail lights or let air out tires. i love those headlights they remind me of bumblebee eyes from transformers movies Edited May 7, 2020 by gene knight Quote Link to comment
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