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510 plus BMW suspension

Iggy — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:34:30 +0000

So what do you do if you love your Datsun and it’s SR20 turbo but not a big fan of it’s steering or handling?

You rip out the front crossmember and suspension and graft in one from an E30 BMW.

Which includes new strut towers

View the rest here.

I want it sooo bad

Iggy — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:34:32 +0000

The 510 Bluebird Coupe. Being a Japan only beast they are the proverbial hen’s teeth. A few have made their way to Australia and everytime I see one I lust for one. Following is the Coupe I will own when the stars align. Ryan (the owner) doesn’t know this yet of course.

Sexy

Build thread here.

510 project update – New wheels

Iggy — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:26:30 +0000

Gots me some new wheels.

They’re a pair of second hand SSR Mesh wheels. The size is 15 inch by 7 inch wide with a +13 offset.

Tried them on the front and they just stick out. Nothing a little bit of camber won’t fix

Tried them on the rear. Could use a bit more of a negative offset. Plus the car needs some lowering.

All that’s left is to decide on a colour and to find another pair. Anyone got some?

More pics.

No expense spared SR20 2 door 510

Iggy — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:52:48 +0000

I would love to be able to spend all my money on my Datsun. Unfortunately with kids, family and mortgage, it’s just not the smart thing to do. There are some others who are lucky enough to be able to spend a good wad of cash on their toys. I present you with one such build:

I’ve first saw this build on the 510Realm. It started off as a standard rebuild that you see on the internet. But slowly things came up that showed that there was some thought and money being poured into this.

From this:

To this:

The car was also featured in Turbo Magazine.

View the build-up thread on the 510Realm or see more pictures on Flickr.

The car was sold pretty much once completed, and unfortunately the quality of workmanship was not as good as the pictures would show. However with a new owner hopefully all the niggles will be sorted out.

Still looks great though.

Datsun 510 Race Car Build

Iggy — Wed, 20 May 2009 09:22:29 +0000

One of my favourite blogs on the net is Anthony’s Build Threads blog. I’m one of those people who likes reading these types of threads and often get inspired and motivated afterwards. So in honor of this I’m going to start my own category on just Datsun related build threads.

For the first post check out this Race car build / restore. Great stuff.