Icehouse Posted September 22, 2019 Report Share Posted September 22, 2019 You guys may remember Dave's two 510's, he sold both of them and recently bought this 260z. These are his two old 510's. He drove this one home for 600 bucks! Wow it was a score!!! 2 Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted September 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 He works at a action yard now. Usually all the cars are pretty lame. Well.... for once something cool went through and he was able to buy it. Not at the normal steel it price but it's a gem! It's got a lot of door dings for only being on the road for such a short time. It's a 74 of coarse since it's a 260z and it was parked in a storage container in 82!!! It was an auto and didn't run. Since he had his fill of L motors and it didn't run he picked up a S15 SR20DET with 6 speed. He bought an installation kit off Ebay. Actually that's why I'm doing this thread, the kit was terrible!!! I tried calling and email the company. No response even though you can still buy it on Ebay..... The motor sat over an inch further down then the crossmember..... I've since redone the mounts, modified the chassis a little, and built a trans mount out of a T3 mount I bought for my 510 but it was so bad I didn't use. Here are some pics. The striped are painted on. Z's have a nice shelf for tools. Motor mounts before I made them 1" taller. Shop helper. He likes the red glasses. had to notch the crossmember. I did it before I modified there kit. Didn't realize it was so bad..... Dave had piles of spacers to make it fit decent... Gotta make sure sparks don't land on it! Had to modify the hood latch shelf. Gotta get the driveline angle correct Best I could do. It's all green though!!! New trans crossmember before I cleaned it up and painted it. And last I got the radiator modified. I like to aim the hoses close but I like to keep as much rubber as possible for engine flex. Can't wait to see it on the ground! I made some coilovers. Gotta find the pictures. 4 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 So what was wrong with the kit? Quote Link to comment
Eric Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 2 hours ago, ]2eDeYe said: So what was wrong with the kit? and which brand was it? i am after a kit as wel but probably be better of fixing one myself maybe? Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted September 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 3 hours ago, ]2eDeYe said: So what was wrong with the kit? It mounted the engine 1.25" to low. The pan was below the stock crossmember by 1.25"!!! I don't know if you've looked under a decently low Z... The crossmember doesn't have much clearance. I thought I had a pic of it but can't find it. I'll keep looking. 34 minutes ago, Eric said: and which brand was it? i am after a kit as wel but probably be better of fixing one myself maybe? This kit. DR concepts, Pure shit. After I fixed the issue now their dumb crossmember is the lowest point. Something tells me I will be back into it.... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sr20det-Engine-Swap-Mount-Kit-For-240z-260z-280z/162195145723?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3Dd60cb58eae8947c7b54109221729508f%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D333214886670%26itm%3D162195145723%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2481888&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A5c7f8864-de37-11e9-aaed-74dbd1807b49|parentrq%3A5f9274ac16d0a4b77cf2cde7ff8dbf33|iid%3A1 1 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 That is unfortunate. I don't see how that trans crossmember would work after looking at how you did it. Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted September 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 1 minute ago, ]2eDeYe said: That is unfortunate. I don't see how that trans crossmember would work after looking at how you did it. I don't know either. Dave cut the factory mounts off the car becuase he was trying to make their mount work. I didn't get a chance to see it. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 When it doubt, cut it out. LMAO! 1 Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted April 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 Driver! 2 Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 Tell Dave hello i likeD his orange car Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted April 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 1 hour ago, banzai510(hainz) said: Tell Dave hello i likeD his orange car Will do! That car is still around. Which is good. Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted May 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 Had it up on the lift installing a wide band 02. 5 Quote Link to comment
hobospyder Posted May 27, 2020 Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 You redid your driveway and installed a lift? I need to go to your place more often Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted May 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 20 hours ago, hobospyder said: You redid your driveway and installed a lift? I need to go to your place more often Dude you need a lift! So nice. I'm already wondering why I didn't buy one years ago. Quote Link to comment
hobospyder Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 6 hours ago, Icehouse said: Dude you need a lift! So nice. I'm already wondering why I didn't buy one years ago. Its in the plans but I gotta get the roof and electrical sorted first. Thinking both 2 and 4 post Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted June 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 Welp... I just bought this car. I now own a sports car! 2 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 Life is good. 2 Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted May 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2022 Fixed a few things since I bought Dave's Z. Of coarse the first thing to happen was the heater valve failed...... Turns out there is 2. I ended up bypassing the one that was leaking. That was not a fun job!! Took 3 tires to get it to stop leaking. Of coarse I knew better. What kind of Datsun mechanic tries to re use all the old hoses. Yep a stupid one. All new hoses and clamps later its fixed!!! Next issue was the fuel. Dave just hooked a Walbro up to the feed line on the stock tank. Car sat for 35 years, he flushed the tank but never pulled it. The issue was the pre filter would clog in a day or two. Super annoying. I found the Wix filter to last he longest. If any of you guys get into a pickle and need to run a pre filter. So I pulled the tank with some help with my buddy Josh. Then we build a swirl pot and cleaned the tank. I was very amazed!! Zero rust!!!! So minty. But full of dried up gas. O and two springs and a tube of fuel treatment haha. That's from going to Jrocks and back. Just a day. One of the many clean outs. Yep lots of big chunks. Yeah this tube was in the tank with some springs too. Look how mint that is!!! Built this guy for inside the tank. 1 Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted May 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2022 back to work! 1 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted May 8, 2022 Report Share Posted May 8, 2022 That's a nice lookin Z Quote Link to comment
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