The 510 Realm

The Koyo radiator fits great. I've installed the slightly cheaper "Champion" aluminum radiator on another 510 and the fitment wasn't as nice. I was also able to mount the stock fan shroud with no issues. So far I'm very impressed with it. They only caveat is that the ~$270 price doesn't in...

Randy York, the former President of United Five-Ten Owners of Southern California, passed away just over 2 years ago. We will once again remember him by having a Memorial Fun Run up the Angeles Crest Highway with both the 510 club and members of the van club that Randy was a member of. This will not...

January of 2018 was spent removing the original L16 (put into storage for now) and rebuilding and repainting the front suspension due to the sad condition of all the components. (29 years of just sitting will do that to a car) I chose not to powdercoat any of the components at this time due to money...

No, the motor came from a 2-door sedan.

Another quick update. I've run into some issues with broken bolts on the front cover of the original motor. I tried removing the front cover, but the crank pulley won't budge. I'm going to take the original motor out and rebuilt it at a later time. In the mean time I went up and grabbed an L18SSS mo...

Very cool. I was just going to do a Mazda 626 swap on my blue 510 but I think I'll go this route instead!

Trip Report: A small contingent of UFO SoCal peeps (who also did the pilgrimage to Shasta back in the day) made the drive out to the BRE Open House in Henderson, Nevada (near Las Vegas) and then out to Williams, Arizona for the Multi-State Datsun Meet on Saturday. Overall the drive was mostly uneven...

Time for a group caravan / road trip to get the dust off your Datsun! The BRE (Brock Racing Enterprises) open house is October 6 from 10am - to 2pm followed by the Multi-state Datsun Meet in Williams, AZ the following day. Details on the Multi-state Datsun meet can be found at: http://www.nostalgic...

Figured I'd post an update when I made more progress, but I've been sidelined working on getting Randy York's Orange KA24E (Single-cam) 510 buttoned up before putting it up for auction. The only real progress I've made on the blue barn find 510 was finally getting the title/licensing straightened ou...

Progress is still slow. I finished installing a new brake master cylinder (glad I kept some of my stock parts) and new hard lines to the splitter. Started working on restoring the driver's rear brakes, but was unable to remove the old brake drum. Used lots of rust penetration fluid but unfortunately...

I've only used vinegar on electrical components with surface rust. This rust was a lot more "crusty" so I decided to give this product a shot. I still need to figure out a good short term solution for the rust in other locations. (Like the trunk/rear fender seems) Might try yo clean up as ...

As part of the brake system overhaul, I'm replacing the brake master cylinder with a rebuilt OEM 3/4" unit from my parts stash. The backing plate had a bit of rust, so I used this opportunity to try out Evapo-rust. 12 hours of soaking and not a trace of rust. Pretty sweet. (Can I soak the entir...

Yes, I'm happy with the fit and seal, but let's see how it holds up to our ethanol laced fuel. My other 510 (built in Jan 1971) has the single piece rubber tube fuel filler. I'm thinking about converting it to this setup as well since I have a spare metal tube.

Progress has been slow going due to moving houses... which meant getting the old house sold and finding a new house. Lucky the place we found has over one acre, so I'll have plenty of room once I get a workshop built. In the meantime I've been slowly getting back to the barnfind now that the move is...

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