Behind the reason of selling my beloved Datsun 510 the sliders. There is another great project and a better chassis for me to move on. I was tight on budget, but i was keen to own another piece of engineering that is recognize by car enthusiast around the world, the best all rounder in 70's. another Datsun 510 SSS.
This was a project/daily car of a good friend of mine. He owned it for 3 years. It was pretty much a gem in the rough, and its still is. He was in need of cash, and being a good friend of his.. and knowing the car is in pretty much good and running shape. I bought the car!
I sold the sliders with enough budget to get this off from my friend. Behind the purposely rusty panels, its actually a complete car. With some added aftermarket parts which i will elaborate later on.
I was happy! it runs like a train. Well it rides like a train too thanks to S13 adjustable front damper, Mitsubishi adjustables at the back and all round pu bushes from England.
Carrying that bit extra weight ive already encountered it for a bigger ratio at the back. Semi LSD with 4.5 is fun enough at traffic lights and corners. No its not from a Datsun but its from a Subaru Impreza WRX with slight mod to fit this car.
Ive always hated carbs probs.. which is overflow and rich fuel mixture. A friend of mine being a mechanic of his own opted me with a blacktop throttles. Custom intake, custom distributor (which is distributorless) individual coil plugs etc.
At this state we wasnt so sure if this setup will work. But we'll give it a shot first, there will always another carb waiting for us.lol
To control the ignition, fuel mixture and air. an engine management is needed. We were on schedule to finish it before a big event, so instead researching for a suitable ECU. We used stand alone from Haltech sprint 500 model.
Installing radiator and stuffs to get this car up and running
Interior is original Datsun 510 SSS 1.6 dash with Izumi steering
Start button, fuel pump switch, launch control included.
Side exit which is way too loud with this setup!
Dyno done! I didnt snap any pics on the dyno (sorry guys) but the car is running good. Idle at 1k rpm as the injector is below the manifold. Dyno chart showing positive reading on the engine.
Runs great. Fuel economy is good. The acceleration is as good as my Levin. Despite direct intake on the ITB's and straight flow exhaust piping the top speed archieve 170kmh at 5krpm
And when all hell break loose, comes a big stopping power. Front twin pot brake and knuckle from Mazda RX7 and S13 disc at the back.
Thanks to ProMax garage for this setup. We have tested for short and long distance and it is proven that this setup is suitable for this engine. We can provide injection setup for carbs engine. Soon will be sold as a set and more research on more varieties of engine. Feel free to contact me for more info.
Still carrying Datsun badge though
Aftermarket RPM, Apexi oil press and speedo from a car that i cant recall
Water temp, fuel level and voltage
Lots more after this
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