About 2 weeks ago i picked up my 72 510 for $1500. It had a SOHC KA in it but the kid i bought it from had spun a bearing in it and pretty much destroyed the motor. so i started taking that one out and im just going to put a different SOHC KA in it just for simplicity sake.
When i got it i knew it had a subaru LSD, Old school Recaro's, coil overs, upgraded brakes on the front(still not sure what they are) and the KA swap. but when i got to taking things apart i found out that the coil overs were TIEN..... pretty cool i thought. then when i got the motor and trans out i found out that it had a fairly new EXEDY clutch. again pretty cool cause these are all name brands that i have heard of before not some ebay knock off crap.
So now the motor and trans are out and im trying to come up with a semi-reliable KA and the car will be back to running condition.
Some of my future plans consist of doing the SR swap this coming winter, doing some body work. Its really isnt that bad of condition just some dents and a few rust spots. floor pans look great so is the underside of the car. I work for CiNcity designs where we do headlight modification so we are also planning on doing a Bi-Xenon Retrofit on the 510. should be fun!! well here are some pics and ill try to keep this updated.
ENJOY!!
This is how it was sitting when i found it.
the motor had alot of snow and ice in it.
it has some sweet 15in nissan wheels too. probably going to keep them and powder coat them bronze.
the interior is in decent shape. the dash has no cracks and seems that most of the interior pieces are there. doesnt have inside door panels or a headliner and i think the back seat is still original.
#3 wasnt even moving when i turned the crank....i tried pulling it out cause i was bored and it just got stuck there LOL.
the car had all the extras to like bumpers and grills and all the lights and side markers.
Pulling the junk motor and a few of our shop friends that like to hang out LOL.
This is how she sits now till i get another KA.
haha Did the engine still have the short tail tranny on it? With only 2 bolts holding the tranny brace in? Where do you live? I thought it went to California.... HHHMMM So who did you buy it from? Who did he buy it from? Weird.
