On forums you get the occasionally post asking whether putting a V8 into a 510 is a good idea. Generally that doesn’t go down well with most people citing poor weight distribution, space, etc. Well here are two examples of completed ones:
From Australia, this one has a Ford 351 Windsor and a T88 turbo. Obviously built for burnouts.
This one with an LS1 from the US. Built for drifting.
Any others?
Pete Brock’s
forums.nicoclub.com/peter-brock-builds-datzilla-510-yumminess-inside-t413680.html
How did I forget! Thanks for that.
How about a Ford 5.0 V8 Datsun 4 dr that handles? It can be done and it is much fun!
2nd attempt at youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TK8J_rnO8k
Enjoy!
That’s awesome! Need pics and specs please!
The car was featured as a “Readers Ride” at http://dimequarterly.tierranet.com/ in the photo albums, just look for the white #515 pic with Matt Guzzetta as the reader. It pretty well explains the car and what was done. There are some pics at photobucket:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/bubbamatt/510-V8-302_INSTALL.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/bubbamatt/IMG_4664.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/bubbamatt/IMG_4690.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/bubbamatt/Interior-passenger.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/bubbamatt/Interior-driver.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/bubbamatt/Auto-X-Practice-112109-200PC.jpg
Enjoy, if they automatically load, that is!
Here are some links to images of the car with interior and mechanicals. The car was in the Dime Quarterly as a reader’s ride some time ago and is still on their website last time I looked.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/bubbamatt/510-V8-302_INSTALL.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/bubbamatt/IMG_4664.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/bubbamatt/IMG_4690.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/bubbamatt/Interior-passenger.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/bubbamatt/Interior-driver.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/bubbamatt/IMG_4577.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/bubbamatt/Auto-X-Practice-112109-200PC.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/bubbamatt/Picture003.jpg
The car was built just to PO Porsche and BMW owners and the autocross thing was to get it to handle properly. After about 3 years of changing springs, settings, and swaybars, the thing does scoot!
Enjoy,
Matt
im about to atemp this do you have any helpfull sugestions