My new discovery!!

[paradoxx]

A friend of mine told me that on his neighbor's backyard, was lying a red SSS 510 '72 under a pine tree, I remember what kaiz told me a couple of months before hehe. I bought it for Q.2500 equivalent to $326US. It needs a lot of work, fiberglass work, the interior is rusty. It has a A87 head, ant roundtop Su's, the original steringwheel, but I didnt found the central cushion until I removen de copilot seat end underneath it was the original center cushion with the SSS emblem......That thing turned me very very happy. Here are some pics ot the car.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments!!

[Jason]

Nice find!

[510_Dillon]

i wish i could find a sss that easy for that cheap!

[banzai510(hainz)]

Yeah

Remember what I said about finding a car under a tree

 

You should see Paolos house here in Washington USA. He has Lots of trees and lots of 510s under them rotting away!!!!!!!!!

[paradoxx]

Yes you showed me that thread.........this car was parked for 5 years and the motor still turns, just the electrical system is messed up and it doesnt supply spark, works great. The next weekend I will try to fix the electrical system, oes anyone here has the electrical schamatic fot the car??

[]2eDeYe]

ooo those pine needles scare me...still an awesome find.

 

Can't wait to see it qafter a little work. :cool:

[paradoxx]

I guess you mean the trash that a pine tree generates..........ooohhhhh those needles are everywere and they doesnt go, you wash them and a lil bit later you have more!! anoying!!

[banzai510(hainz)]

need this one to start

[paradoxx]

thanx hainz.....I'll check that out.....tonight hehehe I cant wait.

[]2eDeYe]

I mean they hold moisture in and allow rust to develop quickly...one of the worst trees to store a car under :P

 

I hope you didn't find a mess under them

[paradoxx]

yes really, mostly on the cover of the windows wipers, that grill, very very rusty, you can see onthe pic of the engine that amount of pine thing over it.

[paradoxx]

Update #1

 

 

Cleaned both SU's, put some water on the radiator, changed sparks and wires, got points and distribuitor cleaned. Turned the key and the time it took to start was the time to fill the fuel line, its amazing, the best engine EVER!! runs like silk. Got a video, I will upload it soon.

[hang_510]

what a score!

 

be sure to flush the drain under the cowl.

[paradoxx]

sure, I just run it for a couple of minutes.......I needed to hear it running.

[paradoxx]

Here's the video....

 

First start

[datzenmike]

Alright!!!!!!! Very very kool!! Congratulations on your score hahaha It sounds just great. Get that oil and filter changed as well as the rad coolant.

[paradoxx]

Yeah, my dad told me that, but I rather like to pull the L out first and then clean it outside.

 

Meanwhile I started to pull the console out, tach, speedo, everything out so I can leave my dad into the rust treatment and leave him a lot of space to sand and treat it with fosforic acid. After that comes the fiberglass.

[banzai510(hainz)]

Your car is not a true SSS

Its just a SSS trim pakage that was sold. But still cool to have.

 

Yes its amazing how ez it is to keep a L motor running.

If you cant keep a L motor running that tells more about the owner than the vehicle!!!!!!!!

 

great keep Datsuns on the road!!!!!!!!!!!

Old Willys Jeeps also!!!!!!!!!!!!CJ3Bs(High hoods)

[paradoxx]

Your car is not a true SSS

Its just a SSS trim pakage that was sold. But still cool to have.

 

Yes its amazing how ez it is to keep a L motor running.

If you cant keep a L motor running that tells more about the owner than the vehicle!!!!!!!!

 

great keep Datsuns on the road!!!!!!!!!!!

Old Willys Jeeps also!!!!!!!!!!!!CJ3Bs(High hoods)

 

 

 

How can you can that out?............I mean no disrespect, but I wanna know. It has the A87 head, twin SU's with 220 manifold.....mmm what else?

[banzai510(hainz)]

Your probaply is a SSS. But in the USA it was a trim Pakage.

 

if you have Dual SUs I guess Yes it is but most people think of the 2 door coupes as the SSS and dont really want the 4 dr ones cause most people can makes clones of them. But If possible to get now I would like to have one also(not rusted otherwise to me its just another rusted 510 and just drive them.)

 

Im Glad you got it running.

 

Maybe make it a African Safari clone!!!!!!!!!!

http://detroitdatsun.com/images_race%20cars/itc_800_450.jpg

[paradoxx]

OK, I see, I understand you. Here I saw once a Datsun with my stolen SSS trunk emblem on it. It was the deluxe version, although I couldn't recover my emblem that day.

 

Is there any information, like a data base, for the serial numbers of all the SSS made worldwide?

[hang_510]

dimequaterly has a section to input your VIN.

not specific to any SSS, but the data is available.

[banzai510(hainz)]

http://dimequarterly.tierranet.com/

 

Austrailian 510s had a P510 then the serial #

USA was PL510 then the #

then there was a Kp510 or KPL or somethin like that.

[Pacific coast Datsun]

Awesome find my friend! I guess it pays to look under trees & in backyards for old Datsuns...:D Im glad it runs,thats half the battle & i like the video too.

[LeDevil]

Nice car, Keeps us all posted on your progress