I 'also' scored a 510 wagon!!! :)

[alleycat]

f*ckin A.

sweet ride. looks GREAT.

just found this thread.

[fisch]

Nice to see the original speakerbox! I still have mine in my 521! Nice makeover man!

[71DIMER]

Thanks Alleycat and Fisch. I only wish I had more time to give it the attention she needs/deserves. If only I could do my own headliner :(...that would help out the interior a lot.

[Pacific coast Datsun]

What a facelift..........looks great !

[73dat]

thats really good Mario,I like it a lot.................:cool:

[71DIMER]

Thanks Pac Man & 73dat!

 

I KNOW how everyone likes pics on here, especially of any progress so I figured the more the better :P

[TrevDaddy]

My favorite part is definitely the engine refresh, it's amazing what a little paint will do. I've been meaning to paint my air cleaner and valve cover as well.

[72 327]

Nice to see the original speakerbox!

 

 

I saw that and I thought what the hell is that. lol Thought it looked like a space heater or fan....

[71DIMER]

Wow, it's been over 3 months since my last update...too long.

Well it's been a while but let's just say that I was tired of looking at my goon look like an all wheel drive ride.

 

So after asking around for a hand lowering it, it was my non ratsun buddy Daniel who came through big time. I finished swapping the lowering springs on the spare set of front struts and then swapping them out with the 'too high' struts when he came over and helped me install the rear lowring blocks.

 

Here's what it looked like (way too high)

 

This is what it looked like right after, way slammed and cool BUT...the rear wheel well literally sat on the tire.

 

So...I decided to go with the 13" minilites I had...

 

Then the next day I decided to try the 16x7 wheels from my 2 door that have a lower profile tire, and man it fit the rear perfect

 

 

But the fronts were still another story. They stuck out a bit too much and with barely enough cleance to slip a finger (:P) between the tire and the fender it rubbed pretty often on a short drive.

 

 

So in the end I figured to sell them and go a different route anyway.

[JDM510]

what struts are you running??? looks waay better dropped .. the right set of wheels and your car will look VERY cool

[Pacific coast Datsun]

Hey that lot looks familiar, went to a mini meet there once :cool:

Looks way better dropped down Mario :D

[71DIMER]

JDM510:

I got a killer deal on a spare set of complete assemblies from a stock 510 that were already shortened and I had a set of lowering springs that I put on them, then swapped out the whole strut assemblies all together. I used a set of 1" aluminum bump steer spacers as well.

 

Pac Coast:

Thanks amigo, I know if you were around this thing would have been dropped a LONG time ago.

 

Oh I forgot to mention I picked up that older aftermarket roof rack. I dig it, it's almost completely full length, just a bit more fiddling with the flat hooks to get it to hold by itself and I'll be good. I was going to strip it completely and paint it but since the goon isn't perfect it kind of fits the overall look to have it a bit dinged/scratched up and not like new.

[INDY510]

2 inch lowering blocks? ... .. or more? ..... .. .. . any axle slap with weight in the back?

 

 

What kind of blocks/u-bolts?

[71DIMER]

2 inch lowering blocks? ... .. or more? ..... .. .. . any axle slap with weight in the back?

 

 

What kind of blocks/u-bolts?

 

Oh yeah forgot to mention that, yeah I went with 2" lowering blocks, no axle slap as of yet but I don't usually carry much in it so not much added weight in the rear of the thing. I got the lowering block kit at pep-boys so it came complete with the longer u-bolts and all the hardware. I think it was about $30 out the door.

[racerx]

you asked what we think? it depends how much you paid for it..so how much was it for.

[71DIMER]

you asked what we think? it depends how much you paid for it..so how much was it for.

 

???

[71DIMER]

you asked what we think? it depends how much you paid for it..so how much was it for.

So you would think it's good if I paid a few hundred bucks but not good if I paid way too much??? I wasn't asking what you thought of the price, but what people think of the goon itself. Interesting line of thinking there boss. :rolleyes:

[Pacific coast Datsun]

Useless :P

[71DIMER]

Useless :P

You said it brother...you said it!

 

Oh yeah started playing musical wheels :P

[racerx]

71dimer,

 

Your right..I owe you an apology, after reading my response it does sound obnoxious.

 

RacerX

[SSS510]

You said it brother...you said it!

 

Oh yeah started playing musical wheels :P

 

That looks like a watanabe RS8?? 16"?? LOOKS AWESOME!! YOU SHOULD GO WITH THOSE WHEELS!!!

[71DIMER]

That looks like a watanabe RS8?? 16"?? LOOKS AWESOME!! YOU SHOULD GO WITH THOSE WHEELS!!!

 

Good eye, those are 16x7 0 offset 205/45R16 Panasport on the rear which look and fit great and 15x7 +9mm with 195/50R15 tires Watanabe RS in the front which also fit great in the front with no rubbing issues and no spacers required which I love!

 

Here's what it looked like with 13" minilites:

 

 

RacerX...no worries man :)

[71DIMER]

Another minilite view

 

[71DIMER]

I guess I take too many pics but I'd rather not miss anything than to want to go back later to get it :P

 

Here's some before and after pics of my wagon height, well before they settling down a bit more too :P

 

Before Front Height:

 

 

After Front Height:

 

 

 

Before Rear Height:

 

After Rear Height:

[Pacific coast Datsun]

Damm that was 4x4 status there :blink: I did find my before lowering pix & the rear of mine was the same as yours but my front was 1 inch lower..wierd. Anyways looks wayyy cooler. Oh & this year you can go to JCCS..it's in September !