Evlevo's 72 510 Sedan

[evlevo]

Got a lot of the front end ripped off and one fender. Only broke every bolt! My goal before the snow flies is to get the car completely stripped and fully inspected then ill have to hide inside till spring. By then i should have my parts sourced.

[Byron510]

That rust is pretty typical of any salt belt car, I've seen a lot worse than this. Pretty straight forward fix.
Broken fender bolts are a sinch. Since Nissan used rolled thread bolts with bolt blanks that weekend actually smaller than the minor diameter of the thread, you can usually heat up the sheared bolt, and grab the bolt from the backside and wind it out. I've done this many, many times with a 95% success rate.

Keep us posted.

Byron

[goichi1]

Yea, I always just tighten the fender bolts till they brake off on rusty ones, it's easy to back them out from the other side once you get the fender off. Jeff Hino taught me that trick and it works every time.

[MCMLXXXV]

I fixed mine with a custom piece



I can check if I still have the dimensions of the ''flat part'' .. im not sure tho ..

[evlevo]

Theres some good info here thanks for the tips guys. Ill have to invest in a torch. I get the feeling ill break a few more bolts. Is it just the angle/ of the picture but is your frame rail notched to clear the wheel?

[MCMLXXXV]

Yes because it could not be made one shot on the break .. so I made it straight and notched the lower fold to make the round shape . I will post better picture of the whole part .

[MCMLXXXV]

there you go