New World Datsuns...

I'm just gonna paste this here.

So I've had this car for a few years now, and until recently haven't been able to do much with it. But I think I've done enough recently that I should put up a build thread. Just some catching up...
here's what it looked like when I got it back in April of 2010:

Shortly after I got it we built a little roof rack for it

I didn't do much with it but put a new fuel pump on it for a while after that, but I recently drove it out to Oregon from Alabama and have had a much easier time getting parts for it out here.
I decided to replace the front end with round-eye parts. I got a new grill, fender and hood from eagle_adam

And last week I swapped it over from an autotragic to a 4 speed... but I have no oics of the swap.
I made a run up to portland yesterday and found a wrecking yard with a brand new right fender in the original box for $50. Hell of a score.

I'll be dropping it a few inches and throwing some different wheels on it soon.
That's all for now. Later dudes.

later on:

MOAR LOAR.
Or, just enough to make it not drag it's ass when I've got a full load in there.

And the wheels I'll be throwing on there once I get some good tires put on all of them.


And after that:

Still haven't put tires on the other wheels, but I did score some 510 hubcaps today for free.

I must admit, I kind of like the look.

Soon after:

Finally got the tires mounted on the wheels and rattlecanned the front fenders to match the body a week or so ago.


Then I welded up all the trim holes, rattlecanned some rust, drove it across the country again and got a 5speed

man that looks so much better haha

This wagon has come a long ways, and went a long ways. Keep it up man!

And it made a cross country trip :mrgreen:

Most Definitely. I'm probably going to get another engine from Eagle_Adam here soon and put a fresh heart in her, maybe even with sidedrafts if I want to get crazy with it. I washed all the grease off the other day and it doesn't look half bad, maybe I should have done that before Canby...

Across the country 3 times in the past year. From alabama to oregon, from oregon to alabama, then back. 3 transmissions later...

Thats awesome, its meant to be driven :mrgreen:

And I know I, for one, have never seen you travel light!

RedBanner wrote:And I know I, for one, have never seen you travel light!

I have no idea what you're talking about...

glad i could help man!!!!

love the round headlight conversion, it makes the car!

Hopefully the old 210 is still gettin some love too, not just the 510s lol.

It is! It gets the most attention. I have plans to clean it up soon though. Thinking a rebuilt engine and maybe sidedrafts if I strike it rich. Then a more careful rattlecanning to finish it off.

moar210

I want to work on it, but it's doing so well and I don't want to mess up my good luck lately....

Question...
Do the wagons have the same 4 link set-up that the sedans and coupes do?

They do and it's so nice.

I see.

A Japanese wagon may have officially been added to my watch for list.

+1

They are worth it. It's still a smooth ride even with cut springs all around... Handles like a bawse, and has a cozy area in the back when needed. Brakes are a little less than adequate for my abuse though. Guess I should upgrade that stuff too.
Mine had an auto trans originally and after I threw a 5spd on, the rear gear ratio was low enough to put me around 3200-3500 rpm going about 70 on a less windy day.. With a headwind in 4th I'm still only in the lower to mid 4000s.
My speedo hasn't worked since I swapped in the dogleg so I can't calculate up a legit mpg, but I probably get lower to mid 40's on the highway.

I guess my list is:

Fresh heart
Maybe some carbs
bigger breaks
?????

Find a disc rear from a 200sx is my thought.

That would be awesome. I'll probably just track down some bigger rotors/calipers that fit the front. All that early 80's stuff is common enough to experiment with. Maximas had good brakes I assume.