New Zealand Datsun Club

I have a set of coilovers for a 510 with top hats big vented brakes all new that i don't need.

What struts are they based on? 510, 280zx, R31 etc

From memory they were 50 mm. Springs are 330 and came off a 510 race car never used.

Had a successful week browsing on the tard lately. After looking for ZX struts for a while and not wanting to pay the earth for them I bought some off a guy who had a L28E advertised - they arrived looking well used but for the price I'm happy, I plan on rebuilding them anyway.
Also found a A87 head finally on another auction. I see them a bit, but like L-series motors in general the prices of them are getting up there lately and the ones that I do see for reasonable money have usually been planed significantly, making them useless for the engine build I'm planning in the future. This one looked reasonably thick still and again, it was cheap.

Supposedly it has some kind of hot cam too, I was thinking it would be the standard SSS cam (same as L20B), and it does have the U20 stamping that indicates that, but without comparing it to a standard one I can't tell if it's a regrind or not.

Check out the job the guy did packaging it! It's not often someone does this good a job!

One unexpected bonus was that it came with a 1969 rocker cover! Now I have two, really stoked about that as they seem to command a good price all on their own. Once I cleaned it up it appeared to be in better condition than my other one even, and someone's also polished it up at some stage in the past. Nice.

good score

Looking at the BBQ trailer and all these other sweet projects finally getting back on the road has shamed me into doing some work on my 510.

I decided to start by fitting my new door rubbers that I've had sitting around for 3+ years. I purchased genuine BMW door rubber adhesive and got to work. It took ages and was a complete bastard of a job. The new rubbers take a lot of effort to squeeze into the channels that hold them (especially on the corner sections) and the adhesive was really messy and took ages before it would grip the rubbers properly. I then decided to hunt out this 3M stuff that the yanks all rave about. I figured it would be a nightmare to find in NZ. I was wrong, Spraystore keeps it in stock and it's only about $20 a tube. This stuff takes seconds to go tacky so you need to work fast, but your rubbers will be locked into place really well once it's on. It's a bit messy, so wear gloves. I found it easiest to mask off a "track" for it where the rubber would sit, apply a smear of it on the door and the rubber, pull off the masking tape then quickly apply the rubber to the door once it was tacky.

I also found that beanbags are ideal for holding your painted door when doing this job.

Yay progress!

Keep on the progress train....TooT TooT

Getting a taste of my own "hurry up" medicine, so here's some stuff I bought since I haven't done anything since fitting my door seals:

I bought DJZ's throttle bodies, then bought a kit to mount a TPS of a RFB25 Neo to them: I already had one, but it didn't have the badge on it, so when this came up bought it straight away. Was looking for one for aaaaaaages! When I opened the box my workmate said it looked like a tramp stamp. Damn. It does.


Hopefully if this car ever gets on the road other drivers won't get the wrong idea because of it.

SUPER SONIC !!!!

Great find and progress - dig the bean bag idea lol