The 510 Realm

Another 3 day long weekend has come and gone. The primary goal was to get the ECU and fuse box mounted on the dash undertray. I had also hoped to get the glove box done but ran out of time. ECU_MountTop.jpg This undertray was one of those cardboard template -> sheet metal version projects that requi...

You dig the 3D printing. Me and a co-worker who has a 521 (so do I, junk collector) We scanned and 3D printed a glove box insert, we run the giant SLS at work. Seems right up your alley. That's a good idea Jeff! Unfortunately, My work has quite a few 3D printers that could handle that task but bein...

Man, moving houses followed my surgery is not easy on its own, let alone plugging through a major build. All I can say is keep at it. Set reasonable expectations and enjoy when you do get out. That's probably one thing I'm better at over the past year, just not going in the garage if I don't feel li...

A quick update, I was supposed to be working on the dash underside today but my Wilwood rotors arrived and so I pretty much dropped everything and focused on installing these. WilwoodRotorWeight.jpg These are even lighter than I expected! The previous 1 piece rotor was 21.45 so these are 11.71 pound...

Most of my updates have been arranged to show some of the more interesting fabrication. As many of you know, these kinds of builds have plenty of non-sexy stuff. LOTS of hours making stuff fit that was never meant to be together - all to be hidden for nobody to ever know. The next few updates will b...

Following up on my previous post - I was hoping to have my rotors mounted by now. This week I checked the tracking status only to discover that a generic order confirmation had also discretely mentioned part of my order was backordered until mid-December. Given that there's still on-going supply cha...

A quick post to update my front caliper change from OEM Nissan/Infiniti G35/350z 2005 cast iron slide calipers (twin piston) to Skyline R33 GTST fixed 4-piston caliper. This is a key part of my goal to reduce unsprung weight. SlideCaliperWeight.jpg With pads, the fixed Sumitomo caliper is 7.26 pound...

Despite the lack of updates, progress on 635 has been steady over the last couple of months. For the first time in over two years, I'm free of any other Datsun commitments for the next few months. The plan is to get this build wrapped up and registered, likely by end of year. I even plan to sneak it...

So after Friday's update I figured out a way to 'hack' the shifter issue to hopefully sneak in a quick test drive. On Saturday my son and I worked the clutch line to get a better bleed. With the truck running and the rear wheels in the air, I was able to confirm the clutch was working in 3rd gear. T...

ace028 wrote: ↑26 Aug 2022 17:36 This is awesomeness, keep up the great work. Looking forward to the next update.

Thanks! You won't have to wait long for an update.

It's been a month since the last update but 635 has received a steady amount of attention. The truck fires up easy and has a hell of a bark when I hit the loud pedal - I don't think those 225 Michelin AS4 have a chance, but I do have a neat traction control solution planned which I'll work on over t...

Personally, if my KA24e doesn't smarten up in the next couple of months I'm STRONGLY entertaining the 2.5 Duratec w/Miata 5 speed. So a motor & tranny combination which, IMO, 510s need both of in the coming years. 170hp & 170ft/lbs stock, and easily hits 200hp @ crank with cams and header. L...

Looking good - really starting to come together. Any more pics of the sunroof?

ETA for hitting the road? This fall or early Spring?

I mounted 635's cab for hopefully the last time this weekend. It took a bit of persuasion (I did it on my own) but I managed to get all 8 bolts to line up. For those wondering where I placed them there are 4 in the cab, 2 by the front rad support, 2 on the firewall reaching the Infiniti G35 towers. ...

I'm starting to get excited. The end of this project is looking more and more certain now - mid September she'll have her first test drive? I'm almost convinced that I'll have this running before the PITA KA24e within my 510 - wouldn't that be ironic! Since the last update I've slowly but steadily t...