Sn00pys79510 Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Hi. Im new to the forum and the datsun world at that. All my life I had toyota... 2 AW11 mr2s, 1 sw20, 90 camry with a 3sge swap, and a 1990 celica gts. decided this time to venture off and datsun 510s and 240zs always blew my mind. So i picked up a 510. 1979 510 hatch. pretty clean car with minimal rust and only 49k miles on the clock. the car is pretty cool but just cant find any parts for it at the moment. do they share any parts with the earlier 510s? I know its the Nissan Violet over seas and it looks like im gonna be importing alot of parts... Quote Link to comment
LeDevil Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Welcome aboard. As for compatibility with the older 510's I'm sure one of the older gurus will be able to answer that question for you :D Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 lol Im a Z guy so I cant answer thos, a few dime gurus will chime in soon enough tho. welcome to Ratsun :fu: Quote Link to comment
Phlebmaster Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Welcome to ratsun! How about some pics? :D Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 How about some pics? :D x2 :D Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Yours (HLA10) has the larger L20B engine and the tranny (4spd) is almost identical to the (PL510) except that your speedo is on the passenger side. The '77-'79 200sx dogleg 5spd will drop right into your car just like the PL. The HL might have even gotten a 5spd option, I don't know much about them. Front suspension is similar but the rear is a solid axle with coil springs, and not like the IRS of the PL510. Post pictures of your car. Quote Link to comment
Sn00pys79510 Posted December 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 damn so i dont have the rear irs... so sr20 swap is possible then.... Pics will come later to when I get access to a digicam Quote Link to comment
Devil-Z Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Would make a nice drift car, if your into that sort of thing. The later 510's don't have the haandling or prestige of the earler ones, but I think they look nice and are underated. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Agree totally. Under appreciated.... except the drift part. Quote Link to comment
Bandit240 Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 I had one a 1980 510 wagon. It would have been nicer to me if it had the L20b and not that damn Z-motor. They are good cars for an everyday car. Not very sporty at all. I wouldn't mind another as a daily driver for my wife or me. I only paid $100 for the car, it had a bad knock in the engine, but i still managed to put over 500 miles on it before it really gave up, but it did get me home. Quote Link to comment
Edz280zx Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Welcome to the thunderdome!! Pics asap please! Quote Link to comment
Sn00pys79510 Posted December 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Just have 2 pics from the p.o. Quote Link to comment
Edz280zx Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Nice..gl on your project. And keep us updated! Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 They don't share much other than the steering box. Besides, there are only a handful of "aftermarket" parts for the 510 anyways, so nothing to really worry about there that any other 510 owner doesn't have to worry about. Quote Link to comment
Devil-Z Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 I wonder if the 80 grill would fit on that 79? I think the square headlight and simpler grill on the 80 look better. Quote Link to comment
City Hunter Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 sqaures on that would look horrible. Those double rounds are hot/ Mikey had a 79hatch for a while. I thought it was a prety cool car. Getsome wheels and lower it and that thing should look great. You could ake it handle pretty good imo. Quote Link to comment
BarryA Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 sqaures on that would look horrible..... rectangular lights with a simple, horizontal bar grill would probably look pretty good - the vertical height of the large rectangular lights is almost identical to the diameter of the 5 1/4 round quads, and the corners are rounded, not square like the small quad light units. Years ago, I swapped a pair of the large rectangular lights into a 620 KC using early HB pick up headlight buckets, with extra vertical bars added into the stock grill to fill in the space left from removing the quad round lights - made the truck look wider and lower. Quote Link to comment
dreamers_vault Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 nice ride...:D we hav lots of the pa10 parts here(malaysia)...but mostly its a 4 door sedan...err...why issit called 510 there ? all this while i thought its a #A10 model.. was it stated 510 at the chassis number? :mellow: Quote Link to comment
Phlebmaster Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Did you buy it yet? The car is still on CL. http://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/946791683.html If this is not the same car then you have a twin. :blink: Just have 2 pics from the p.o. Quote Link to comment
a.d._510_n_ok Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 I had one a 1980 510 wagon. It would have been nicer to me if it had the L20b and not that damn Z-motor. They are good cars for an everyday car. Not very sporty at all. I wouldn't mind another as a daily driver for my wife or me. I only paid $100 for the car, it had a bad knock in the engine, but i still managed to put over 500 miles on it before it really gave up, but it did get me home. My god that thing is ugly :D. Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 sweet man paint the bumpers black take off the plastic filler pieces drill holes in shock mounts to drain oil kick bumpers flush with body slam it with nice rims buff the paint and your set to go :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
djlotus Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Did you buy it yet? The car is still on CL. http://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/946791683.html If this is not the same car then you have a twin. :blink: Funny, I just saw that ad today and was thinking about calling to ask about the car, guess it got picked up before I could inquire about it. Should be a fun little car. Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 I had one a 1980 510 wagon. It would have been nicer to me if it had the L20b and not that damn Z-motor. They are good cars for an everyday car. Not very sporty at all. I wouldn't mind another as a daily driver for my wife or me. I only paid $100 for the car, it had a bad knock in the engine, but i still managed to put over 500 miles on it before it really gave up, but it did get me home. I had the same car!!! automatic with the z24 engine, think mine was an 81 tho. red. That thing ran great, i never had a problem with it. wish i still had it. Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 i had a 78 hatch the hatchs look sweet an sr or ka swap should be easyer with your car it is already set up for a front sump oil pan plus you have more room in the engine bay plus the mounts for the engine mounts un bolt:) ( if i remember right ) "i like the tail light's on these cars". If i remember right there is a way to use z31front brakes on your car. plus you have a bigger stock rotar up front than our older 510's. the week point on your car is the rear end if you like to do burn outs be care full or you will pull the yoke right out of the rear end . i think with some nice paint some lowering these cars would be hottttttt Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 why issit called 510 there ? all this while i thought its a #A10 modelYes, it is a Nissan A10 chassis. Why is it called Stanza in some countries? "510" is just the name they marketed it here in North America. Quote Link to comment
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