New World Datsuns...

traded 22 pistol for this rolling triumph shell, it used to have a chevy inline 6 in it idk what motor it was but they cut the bonnet all weird for it. it also didn't have any interior except the dash, I decided to stick an l28 in it.





the bonnet wouldn't close even with it being modified.











if only the spline pattern on the slip yoke were the same! the trans mounts lined up nicely.



engine mount locations they also lines up I need to buy the original spitfire mounts.





I was going to stick l16 mounts on so it would mount to the spitfire mounts, the engine was just sitting on the crossmember.
stuck a z seat in it.






but I got a good offer on the l28 so I pulled it back out and sold it, now I plan to put the l16 from the 510 in it here soon. it should be a close to direct fit.

and the drifty 4 wheeler, its an 85 Honda 125 with no shocks. my friend gave it to me it had ben sitting in his yard for about ten years not running. so I stripped it down fixed it and recovered the seat (its one of the cushioniest seats ive ever sat on), put some golf cart slicks on some stretched wheels and wired in some fog lights to see.

changed the rear hubs so I could put new Honda wheels and tire on and yes you can bolt honda car wheels to it!













it seems I have a curse of breaking tierods.....



ill post some vids of it sliding if I can find them, but it sits in waiting ofa trans rebuild now.

Man are you motivated, this is awesome!

510freak wrote:
Man are you motivated, this is awesome!

for the most part when im not hurting, sadly I wont have as much time to work on things once I get a full time job.
for about a year and a half ive been kinda floating around doing small odd jobs and mechanic work or whatever else makes me money. ill prob end up working for a year or so and stack money back and go back to floating again lol.

Keep at it man, This is so kool to watch.
Hope the pain lessens for you

I remember this project from a year or two ago. Really hope to see it back together and running. We had a couple Spitfires around the time I got my license. Really fun to drive but not much under the hood. A healthy L16 would be a great engine in one.

DRIVEN wrote:I remember this project from a year or two ago. Really hope to see it back together and running. We had a couple Spitfires around the time I got my license. Really fun to drive but not much under the hood. A healthy L16 would be a great engine in one.

yea this is one of my projects that has been around for awhile and didn't get much done then it got traded to a friend, then I got it back and now it sits until I get around to it.

so the spitfire is to change hands once again.. but for a good cause.

once its gone hopefully ill be pulling this out.

Is it saveable or just for parts?

Me thinks you're gonna need some new rotors and calipers at the least

DRIVEN wrote:Is it saveable or just for parts?

saveable all thats missing is tail light seats and transmission.

izzo wrote:Me thinks you're gonna need some new rotors and calipers at the least

na those are good for another 300,000 miles or so...

if i get it out of there im going to replace most of the stuff with 240sx stuff, the engine trans, front suspension, seats, and for the rear z31 stuff.