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  • #31
    Another day another update!

    Didn't bring my diffs with me to work since I didn't want diff oil all over the back of my car, going to sign out one of the heavy duty impacts and bring it home Monday to get the input flanges off. Was able to get the mustache bar bushings pressed out and then sandblasted and pressed my axle studs into the stub axles. I order my set through T3 and there was no way those studs were going in with anything other than a hydraulic press, VERY tight fit.

    Everything all finished up

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    Once i got home put the stub axles into the R180, cleaned up the housing some, and went about taking off the front sway bar to replace with one a buddy gave me. Painted the rest of the suspension and then threw it all in.

    Last edited by CrunkGoat; 07-11-2017, 06:39 PM.
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    1971 Datsun 510
    1991 Nissan 240sx

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    • #32
      Thought I'd throw up some of the toys I'm getting to play with while away for work, a 40+ litre 1500hp V12

      Was finishing up changing a hydraulic line in this pic. The cooling system and transmission/engine are all a easily changeable unit.



      And since they weigh over 11 tons need quite the engine crane to pull them out



      In Datsun news bought some rear coilovers from T3 and am really looking into some brakes next.
      Last edited by CrunkGoat; 07-11-2017, 05:41 PM.
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      • #33
        WOO 510!

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        • #34
          finally back and did some small things to the 510, threw the t3 rear coilovers on and currently dialling them in. Went for a good long drive and had them settle a little in this pic, need to raise them back up slightly now



          Next on the list is to throw the wilwoods on, this is my first set of real brakes, quite the difference just visually



          And in other news finally got the 620 home and plan to start tearing into that soon

          Last edited by CrunkGoat; 07-11-2017, 05:36 PM.
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          • #35
            Finally got the Wilwoods on and took the car for a drive with a buddy, feels good to actually drive it again!




            Went to a little meet around town in a huge parking lot, all the young guys with new cars at one end and the older guys at the other end with their classics. We parked in the middle and had a good mix of everyone coming over to see them, cool how everyone seems to love the Datsuns.





            Also have to go through this thread and fix all my PhotoJunk links
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            • #36
              Nice! Liking the Datsun - too bad Photobucket is being fcky, would have liked to see some more photos. Nothing like Borden to throw a kink in your plans though haha. Cheers man


              Don't tell me life is so short, what have you done that's longer?

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              • #37
                Yeah glad to be rid of that place haha

                Originally posted by Tomahawk View Post
                Nice! Liking the Datsun - too bad Photobucket is being fcky, would have liked to see some more photos. Nothing like Borden to throw a kink in your plans though haha. Cheers man
                Fixed all my broken picture links and screwed around with some electrical gremlins today that caused my starter not to engage and went for some more drives. Rear discs are probably coming soonish and would love to get a cage fabbed up too. Most of the work is on the 620 now, get to have fun driving this thing, put maybe 1500 miles on it in the last 6 years!
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                • #38
                  Went for some more rides and got a new background picture for the computer!



                  Also had an offer from a local car photographer to do some shoots of the car, definitely going to do that in the near future!
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                  1991 Nissan 240sx

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                  • #39
                    Been awhile since I updated this thread, took the car to a local show and ended up with an award.



                    Not exactly the kind everyone would like to get Haha, wish it was worded more towards a rat rod theme like they explained it but oh well, still looks good on the shelf.

                    And because I can't leave well enough alone looking into a new engine for the car. Love the long rod but want something with a little more driveability, something with efi that I can take on long rides and not be worried about.

                    Have a certain engine in mind but we'll see what happens.
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                    1971 Datsun 510
                    1991 Nissan 240sx

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                    • #40
                      i found one of these 10 miles from my house and thinking about getting one.

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                      • #41
                        Nice. Any painting plan?

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                        • #42
                          Originally posted by Djinn View Post
                          Nice. Any painting plan?
                          Nothing 100% yet, kinda like the ratty look for now
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                          1991 Nissan 240sx

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                          • #43
                            Well went on a pretty good drive to pick up the engines yesterday, a 16 hour round trip to Montreal and back.

                            Unloaded them from the truck this morning and finally got a picture of them



                            A SR20DE and FWD SR20VE. Going to swap the VE head onto the DE bottom end for some high rpm fun with some beefy internals for the DE. Probably do cams and springs in the head to make it a little wilder too.
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                            1971 Datsun 510
                            1991 Nissan 240sx

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                            • #44
                              Great Datsun, to bad you don't see them around here.

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                              • #45
                                Got the DE onto the stand and tore into her today

                                Looks good at first glance but the big one will be the bottom end when i get to that.

                                On the stand waiting for disassembly



                                With the head and most of the small stuff attached to the block removed



                                Probably tackle the bottom end and the front cover tomorrow, then move on to the VE head.
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                                1971 Datsun 510
                                1991 Nissan 240sx

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