five1oh Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 (edited) I finally decided it was time to get me a coupe.................hence the reason white 510 is going stock. As you may know James brought over 4 more shells from Japan recently and I have had at least 2 previous deals fall through because I got cold feet. James let me come up and see the cars first and I almost got cold feet again. I left thinking its not my time yet....... again..............well after sleeping on it and negotiating I was able to work a deal. I didn't take the cleanest shell by any means but got suckered into the VIN #. Plans are to pull the coupe parts from cactus green and replace them with sedan parts. Use the drivetrain I recently acquired from Red and suspension and brakes I acquired for the white car. First order of business is to replace metal panels then decide if I want a beater runner or get the shell painted first. I have almost everything I need to finish it with the exception of the "coupe" script emblems. Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Its too bad Craig strips so much off these cars................oh well got to start somewhere. Emblems and mirrors 🙂 Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr I will be using these BRE parts along with the LZ22 motor and KA 5 speed I got from Red. Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr More pics to come later. Edited May 5, 2020 by five1oh 4 Quote Link to comment
BrothersGarage Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 I can hardly keep track of all the awesomeness between all these builds. 1 Quote Link to comment
slowlearner Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 Interesting how much longer the coupe is than the 2 door sedan. Looking forward to what you do with them. :) 1 Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted May 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 8 hours ago, slowlearner said: Interesting how much longer the coupe is than the 2 door sedan. Looking forward to what you do with them. 🙂 It does look that way, huh? They are actually the exact same dimensions from the hood and trunk line down! The only difference on the bottom half is the structure inside the rear interior panels to allow for panels that have armrests inside the body structure....other than that they are identical (obviously taillight openings are different as well as no rear side markers and different front markers, fender mirrors, etc.) but SHAPE is the same! The low roof line and slanted back window totally changes the look of the car. 2 Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 Looks to be in really good shape. But man are you missing a lot of parts for that thing. You want to buy a A/C unit ? Quote Link to comment
carterb Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 Yay!!!! Looking forward to your build. 1 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Very cool!! Will be a fun follow. 1 Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted May 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 On 5/5/2020 at 10:38 AM, mrbigtanker said: Looks to be in really good shape. But man are you missing a lot of parts for that thing. You want to buy a A/C unit ? missing TONS of parts. Also bunch of rust lol. mostly floor pans, will post pics shortly. No need for AC but thanks 🙂 I couldn't afford to buy one at your level LOL. Goal is to keep all 4 rhd. Reason I need to sell the white 69 Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted May 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 So while I was up looking at the cars I had NO intention of buying lol........however I managed to snap a ton of pics of the condition of the shell. It spoke to me due to the VIN as already mentioned and the original paint. There is quite a bit of rust but from what I can tell the majority is in the floors and won't be seen lol. No clue when I will take care of it so progress will likely be slow. Should I finish the 69 quickly and can sell for decent money that is when things will take off 🙂 For now enjoy pictures of RUST! Floors first: Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted May 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 Trunk Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 This is an 1800 510 but not a coupe 'VIN' number. Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted May 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 Tail Panel: Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr by five1oh2010, on Flickr by five1oh2010, on Flickr Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted May 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 9 minutes ago, datzenmike said: This is an 1800 510 but not a coupe 'VIN' number. all of the coupe shells I have seen started with P510 or H510 even though they are known to be KP510 and KH510. Carter - can you shed any light from your coupes??? Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted May 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 Just heard from a friend that has a true 1800sss that JDM shells were VIN'd H510 or P510 while out of japan (for instance south africa) would be KP or KH I am open to others opinions of course. Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted May 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 Roof: Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr 1 Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted May 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 Rocker panels and sides: Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr by five1oh2010, on Flickr Engine bay: Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 4 hours ago, five1oh said: Just heard from a friend that has a true 1800sss that JDM shells were VIN'd H510 or P510 while out of japan (for instance south africa) would be KP or KH I am open to others opinions of course. I was quoting Michael Spreadbury ... spriso ... on Ratsun, from his excellent article... Bluebird Coupe Buyer's Guide - 1969-1971 Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted May 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 C pillar and quarter window ouch. Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted May 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 (edited) 39 minutes ago, datzenmike said: I was quoting Michael Spreadbury ... spriso ... on Ratsun, from his excellent article... Bluebird Coupe Buyer's Guide - 1969-1971 I am VERY familiar with that article. Brilliant. I thought the same thing which is why I was perplexed when seeing the coupes. From his article the data plate appears to only show the H510 also..............hmmmm I guess the data plate could be a sedan. i am sure we will get to the bottom of this. It is pretty obvious my shell is a coupe........ Photo_10b by five1oh2010, on Flickr Edited May 8, 2020 by five1oh Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted May 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 For what its worth I just checked mrbigtanker thread and his firewall VIN is H510-000422 on a true 1800sss. Either way got myself a coupe shell and can't wait to build it 🙂 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 Definitely got the looks. 1 Quote Link to comment
spriso Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 (edited) Bluebird Coupe VIN numbers (on the cowl or data plate) are either P510 (1600) or H510 (1800). The KP or KH designation is for parts reference only (to help differentiate the 2-door sedan from the Coupe), the data plate and the VIN number on the cowl will NOT show KP510- or KH510. If you really wanted to go full Otaku, the model designation for this car would be a KH510TK. From the VIN number, you have yourself a very nice 1971 1800 SSS Coupe-- welcome to the club. Michael Edited May 9, 2020 by spriso 4 Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted May 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 On 5/8/2020 at 10:01 PM, spriso said: Bluebird Coupe VIN numbers (on the cowl or data plate) are either P510 (1600) or H510 (1800). The KP or KH designation is for parts reference only (to help differentiate the 2-door sedan from the Coupe), the data plate and the VIN number on the cowl will NOT show KP510- or KH510. If you really wanted to go full Otaku, the model designation for this car would be a KH510TK. From the VIN number, you have yourself a very nice 1971 1800 SSS Coupe-- welcome to the club. Michael Thanks for clarifying Michael!!!! Will you ever do a Ratsun build thread on your car?? I love seeing updates on IG but would love to hear the story. Quote Link to comment
carterb Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 On 5/8/2020 at 9:19 AM, five1oh said: all of the coupe shells I have seen started with P510 or H510 even though they are known to be KP510 and KH510. Carter - can you shed any light from your coupes??? It's been cleared up now by Michael but mine are both P510 VIN cars. '69 1600SSS and '70 1600SSS. For interest sake - my Bluebird 4dr sedans are both N150 VIN cars - '71 1400DX and '72 1400DX. --carter 1 Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted July 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 No update...............but I realize when I saw the car I didn't take any full shell photos. Craig sent me the 4 below from when it was in Japan. Thanks Craig!!! Also scored a center console badge 🙂 after a 3 year search.... Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr 2 Quote Link to comment
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