Fully Built 330hp Datsun 510 - A Labor of Love

[@Datsun510zen]

Fantastic job on this episode Zygrene. You really did my little car proud. I know I was firing thoughts in all directions, so it's impressive how you were able to edit it down into such a polished statement. One day I'd like to get you behind the wheel of this car on a track, so you can safely experience the outer limits of it's handling. That's a whole other level of "Oh My God" It was a pleasure doing this, and if anyone has a special car they'd like to publicize a little, I HIGHLY recommend contacting Zygrene. It's no act, he really is that easygoing and down to earth.

[@Zygrene]

Thanks again Ron! The thought of terrorizing a track in your 510 is making me giggle, would love to do that someday.

[@dr.dylansgame5583]

this sounds perfect since im hoping to at some point build a pretty awesome datsun cherry x1r to trump all these badass 510 and other lightweight cars ive been seeing online hopefully to do rally/hillclimb/togue/time attack or something along those lines

[@psavel274]

Cool dude. Good taste with the build. Sr20 with a 30 series is enough to have fun and get you in trouble. Digging the carbon bumper and splitter. Nice corbeaus, cage, etc. Definitely a sweet 510.

[@fondajames]

Awesome increase in production quality, had me thinking I was watching another channel for a minute lol, great job and great car

[@Zygrene]

When Ron contacted me about his car and story, I knew I had to up my game to do them justice. :)

[@JJ_ExMachina]

Got here from Matt's (the smoking tire) channel.... subed !!! Great video to see on your channel as the first one. SO yeah looking forward to seeing the rest of the videos here!

[@olderrol1968]

these cars are one of the most complete all around cars growing up in Jamaica if you didn't have any Nissan you would have a Ford Escort and they were very competitive on a racetrack in st. Ann Jamaica called Dover

[@grayworks84]

Wow this things a beast!

[@AnthonyStromDesign]

I had several 510s in my college days and loved it. Its nostalgic now. But I forget it has no power steering, no power brakes, no ac. Not sure at my age now if I would enjoy it as much as when I was a young man. I now own 2 bmw 128i. These cars are reminiscent of the 510, alfa gtv, or the bmw 2002, except with some creature comfort of power brakes, power steering, and ac. Thanks for the well done video. It was fun going down memory road with this classic 510.

[@ilhamrahmad4276]

Amazing 510... and also nice collor... wow...

[@brandon071194]

I'm 23 and daily a bug. It's my second one I have no problem with no assist. Can't wait till the day I do exactly that to a 510!!!

[@danielhillwick8430]

The Dime is by far the best car i have ever built. I have that same labor of love as you. I built my 72 coop after my father passed. By far the best project i have ever done.

[@tommurphy4307]

so you have a JDM bluebird??

[@josephbohme7917]

So I had a 1970 510 bought in 1973 while a Navy photographer at NAS Pt Mugu, from Hughs Datsun in Ventura for $1400 w 40 K miles. My grandmother and uncle both had Retinitis Pigmentosa- missed that personal experience. 1977 went to France for Cinema school in Paris but had to take more french in Angers France, when I returned summer of 77 my Datsun had already installed a L20B engine, while I was away. What a ride at he time - Lowered W hard Konis and beat hell out of BMWs. In 1981 I drove it to NJ from Silicon Valley my home. But I came back via plane in Feb '82; It never returned and the poor car stayed at my dad & grandparents house in the driveway for several years eaten away- to where it locked up- He supposedly 'gave it away' since I could not afford to visit and fix it. I was a commercial & editorial photog. Now vid/dig

[@Datsun510zen]

It's amazing to hear all the intersections of car, profession, living in the Bay Area, and RP circumstance. I bet you saw some insane munitions demos there at Pt. Mugu. My uncle was in the Green Barets in country back then. LOVED beating the hell out of BMW 320is back in San Diego in the 80s. Felt like John Morton all over again.

[@cctrans29]

That is one cool 510. A modern BRE Datsun. Enjoy. My brother and I are big vintage Japanese car fans. We have few cool Toyotas from the 70s and early 80s.

[@Spoilsofwar08]

This review was amazing! Loved it! I love datsun a ton! Im get a 240z next week and simply cant wait for it to come home with me. That 510 is probably best 510 i have ever seen!

[@dr.dylansgame5583]

as full around build goes def however as far as just straight swaps are considered idk i think ive seen some ones to trump this though i wish the cars from datsun/nissan like these models would get a little more love/respect so they could get some serious aftermarket like the toyota corolla or ls engines i mean hell this lineup gives you alot of cars such as the nissan cherry/100a the 310 510 610 710 and i guess the 810 was alright and these are just scratching the surface since nissan/datsuns and cars like these made inspiration for other famous nissans such as the skyline lineup and the 240z i mean hell the kenmari gtr looks almost exactly like the x1r cherry and at least the cherry got to race

[@laurabeck4429]

Ron....what an amazing car and fantastic achievement!! Enjoyed the video and learned a lot too!Huge Kudos to you and Ken!!!!

[@Datsun510zen]

Wow, Thanks Laura!!! Man we had a great time in San Diego with Julie. I think she'll be very happy there.

[@Aladdin5cave]

Good to see you're getting more and more interesting cars to drive and entertain us with!

[@jamesoconnell5974]

Another awesome review! Your channel is the one I'm starting to look forward to the most along with Farah's one takes! Love the diversity of cars!

[@rockenracing1996]

that is one of my favorite combos! 510 with sr20. friend of mine had a miata chassis swapped 210 wagon and it's a riot!

[@MotionAutoTv]

Awesome car! Maybe i should finish my Datsun 510!

[@Datsun510zen]

I would highly recommend this. You won't regret it.

[@Pete762]

definitely!!

[@ItsaaMitch]

MotionAutoTv you better!

[@tommurphy4307]

no why don't you wait until ALL the 510 stuff is NLA

[@livedeliciously]

Don't think I've ever seen him smile in a video before. Says a lot about the car.

[@Datsun510zen]

; ) I appreciate that.

[@xvpboyx]

Cool car and cool owner. Loved the story.

[@ge8basefan19]

Amazing! Your best video yet :D Great camera shots, great story, unique content

[@TheAslakVind]

Very touching story, and a very cool car!

[@Zygrene]

Thanks Aslak!

[@badm.d]

Just a suggestion. I am an avid old jdm car enthusiast and i have noticed that alot of youtube reviewers make heaps of comments about heavy steering, noise and suspension feel. In relation to new cars these things are all true. However, when you learn to drive these cars you realise they turn SO well and instead of feeling vague they feel like nothing else. You know exactly what is going to happen always. I highly recomend if not building or buying your own oldschool jdm car driving a bunch more (maybe a friends or youtube fan) so you get more used to them because making new car old car comparisons is sort of pointless and it could really improve oyur reviews of old cars because you would understand the characteristics that are more important to talk about for old car enthusiest viewers. cheers!

[@Datsun510zen]

Declan, You are right on the money with respect to "old cars" being a very different driving experience. It is a much more tactile connected feel. I was really shocked when Matt Farah from TUNED drove an SR swapped 510 and described it as being darty over bumps and camber shifts. He didn't even know that it was bump steer he was talking about. It's a very common issue when lowering the Macpherson Struts front suspension. It can be corrected in the 510 by raise the steering arms, control arm pivot points on the cross member and adding T/C rod spacers. It also helps to rake the caster up to 22 degrees or more. I was lucky to find a Troy Ermish built Cassis that had all of this already done, because it's one thing to install these goodies, but a whole other thing tuning it to work right.

[@tommurphy4307]

you can drive them all you want, but that doesn't mean you won't be a putz trying to put one together...

[@tommurphy4307]

ahh, could be as simple as toe-in or strut rod mounting, not necessarily bump-steer geo. how many 510s have YOU built??

[@joselikescars]

I have always wanted a datsun like this one. Maybe one day I will build one

[@kanikapilau]

God bless datsun.i ate v8s wit a 72 521.smoke some weed for the eyes and attack.jimmy rigged a turbo but hit i pole so 😢but enjoy what you do and I'm working on my next one👍🏽

[@schlooonginator1227]

Always loved the 510. Something so beautiful in its simplicity, ditto the 2002. I recall my Moms neighbour ,a younger Mom had one, pretty much stock but I think it had Webber carbs but pretty plain stock otherwise and I wanted it so bad. This was 1990 and they were already sought after and seemed much rarer than the Z series. Must be like driving a go cart weighing so little.

[@jackfeltmeyer6764]

this is a really amazing datsun, super clean

[@EricsonSo]

I Love that!! Have any video of the owner drive the car? I think that should be push more! lol

[@jalj4725]

This video helped me so much I have a 73 620 and I'm wanting to do something like this to it.

[@juliominera9999]

Almost like my story. I had my first 510 in high school loved it so much, I end up having 3 thought my life.NOW I’m 50 years old saving money for my next one maybe a wagon. HOPE

[@turboxide]

Beautiful car!

[@jdmclassics7239]

I recently just purchased one of these Datsuns as a project. I am documenting this on my channel.

[@Datsun510zen]

Saw your Bought a Lemon vid, Funny is a great way to start a project thread man. You should also start posting it to a Project Build Thread on Ratsun.net 40K plus members world wide.

[@Mr0erick0]

Awesome build! I just bought a rolling chassis as well!

[@doctordelusional8283]

"...represents the underdog." You nailed it! Now I finally know why these boxes appeal to me so much! R.I.P. my ol' '69 Sedan. (bone stock CA car)

[@datsun510zen5]

Dr. D. The BRE Trans Am story is where the underdog image of the 510 really started. Link below is a great marketing piece from the era. Be careful though, it'll make you want to by another. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKbNqZdrfNermJY

[@mag69691]

First time watching your channel, great content and just overall awesome!

[@Zygrene]

Thanks Marco!

[@smokemadbuds991]

very well made video and sick car. keep it up bud

[@anhiirr]

chevy and datsun my 2 favorite usdm cars lol. SO many sold so many modded so many loved

[@xPUR3xSHOTZx]

you should put the horsepower figure in the title to get more people to click on the video (not clickbait), so more people can discover your channel, as this channel is so under rated!

[@Zygrene]

Good suggestion, thanks!

[@hobbeezy]

Another great review for a special car. I think that 510 gave you more smiles than the 400 hp s2000.

[@Zygrene]

It did, which was a huge surprise. Hope to drive more project cars like this in the future. They're just so much fun.

[@johnwellings3225]

absolutely adore your giant killer. A man's car !

[@hailuong3978]

Beautiful

[@ALT3REDB3AST]

Thumbs way up! Excellent video production, and the car is SICK! I've always wanted one to restore!

[@Zygrene]

Thanks!

[@justinphillabaum4245]

.....really contemplating a 510 swap.....such a sweet car

[@brendanpratt7760]

Wow, reminds me so much of mine... very similar yellow with black trims as mine was, except mine was a 4 door (2 doors are very rare in Australia). Wasn't as pretty as this one, as mine was rallied, so got a bit knocked around.

[@az40758]

Great looking Datsun. You beat me too it with those carbon fiber bumpers. I had the idea 4 years back but never got around to getting them custom made.

[@Datsun510zen]

Although I'd like to take credit, you can actually get Carbon Fiber bumpers at Futofab dot com. It's a great way of shedding 60lbs off the car. They literally weigh less than a pound. Much of the front end on this 510 is either CF or fiberglass. keeping as close to 50/50 weight distribution was important.

[@tommurphy4307]

did you put an R-200 in the car??. that's the best way to get to 50-50

[@datsun510zen5]

Yeah, because adding a bunch of unnecessary weight to the car makes perfect sense.

[@alikhadour5857]

Beautiful datto

[@Zygrene]

Your profile pic looks just like this video's thumbnail :)

[@PoorManMods]

god i love these cars

[@Datsun510zen]

There's always room for a Datsun in your stable. Ditch the WRX. ; )

[@tommurphy4307]

easy to say, but the WRX is LIGHTYEARS ahead of any 70's car.

[@joellopez2324]

Very nice 510!

[@prisoneralex2752]

Great video, great car.

[@MochaZetto]

Up in the Calaveras hills, I know these roads well. Great video, guys!

[@Zygrene]

Thanks!

[@MochaZetto]

I have a 71 240, would love to connect w/ Ron. Any help in getting in touch? Please PM.

[@Zygrene]

Doesn't look like I can PM you. Send me a PM and I'll give you his contact info.

[@Datsun510zen]

Hey Nicholas, I think if you go to my channel you can PM me your info directly.

[@HoonTV]

Excellent car and video guys!

[@Zygrene]

Thanks!

[@The02314567]

Nice intro, "petrolicious style" keep it up!

[@Zygrene]

I do draw a LOT of inspiration from Petrolicious. My go-to place to scratch my classic car itch.

[@meradu2]

Nice 510 my story is 1986 I'm on the freeway driving a 1983 Honda Civic is now 1 o'clock in the morning and in doing 110 lol and i can c a car coming from behind fast and zoom by me I had no idea what car it was ,but I do remember the shape and the sound ,long story short I was hooked ,And I owned a total of 8 Datsun 510 anybody that owns one of this classic cars hold on to it .ps get a Datsun 510 owner to drive the car lol just my opinion

[@michaelpharr8343]

I wanna build a car club that consist of a big group of people and all we do is collect then build then store old cars kinda like a wiki for cars but irl and its kinda like everyone owns the cars, you can go in work whenever and drive the cars whenever but the sole purpose is to collect and document old cars. kinda like a seed bank but for cars

[@tommurphy4307]

there already is a PL510 registry put together by UFO.

[@johngrepo9976]

Michael Pharr ,that's a real good idea..i hope to hear more!

[@IainMcfly]

it's a pity we never got the coupe in Australia

[@dbz739921]

Iain Mcfly you can turn a 4-door into a 2 door

[@heyvoon5776]

very cool

[@garasyaizttturbo3955]

Hope Deeply

[@SurfCityAmpRoom1]

Nice Car !!! great video, can you post a little about the build, we are building a 1968 510 SR20DET swap Garrett GT2871R turbo, I am expecting exactly what you have, I have added sound barrier on all interior metal with carpet over that and aftermarket Loop Pile carpet in hopes of a solid sound. We did the standard SR20DET import buy and added parts from Techno Toy. Futofab, CXracing, we are days/weeks away I am very excited and hope we run a big as yours. Best Regards Larry, KLM Racing Huntington Beach.

[@SurfCityAmpRoom1]

We installed the big brake setup wildwood, Coilovers Techno Toy/ Futofab suspension. 3" exhaust, Tuned ECU, huge intercooler, Z32 MAF, 820 injectors, we plan on starting it on Monday we just installed the exhaust waiting for the battery. I dont know about the bump steer have not addressed that yet. Ordered front and rear sway bars. We started with a rolling chassis, installed a tucked engine wiring kit from Wiring Specialties and a aftermarket Hot Rod wire kit. Stock harmonic balance , rubber mounts, What city are you in ?

[@Datsun510zen]

+Larry Mc Neely Hey Larry, I'm in San Leandro south of Oakland. sounds like you've got a very good start on that 510 of yours. I don't know how far you've gotten on your drivetrain yet, but you will need to look into limited slip r180 differential to put that power to the ground. also the stock U-joints on the stock half shaft will never hold up to that much power. you'll want to look into CV joint Axel's. I think if we subscribe to each other's Channel we can pm each other. I will give you my number and we can talk if you like.

[@Datsun510zen]

Hey Larry, Subscribe to my channel so we can PM each other. I'm dying to hear how your car is coming along.

[@AliasHSW]

Nice video. Points deducted for the exhaust clip in portrait mode. ;)

[@bluespig1]

Seeing videos with young blokes driving always makes me laugh. We grew up on Mk1 & II Escorts, RS2000,s Mk1 Cortina's and the big daddy, TD Cortina 4.1 Six 4 speed. None of our cars had ABS, traction control, etc. Thats how we learnt to drive. Kids these days...

[@Zygrene]

But hey, to be fair, most of my generation (in the US) has no clue how to operate a manual transmission. :)

[@bluespig1]

Yeah mate, it's no different here in Australia. My take on the problem is the 'too theory based driving test' combined with a 15 minute practical test. We need to introduce a advanced driving course as the minimum pass to drive and have a total 0 limit with alcohol. Then with the money saved on road tolls, perhaps the savings can go into better roads. Also, I wasn't having a go at the USA, too be honest, I didn't even think about where the video came from. I just saw the Dato, (datsun) and as we have plenty here, kind of assumed it was from here! Also didn't realise you guys got the 1970's rotary powered RX3 coupe, a truly monstrous car which took plenty of lives here back in the day. I saw one on Leno's garage which is how I ended up looking at the what you call a '510'.

[@a.dudeman7715]

Excellent review. You might give Matt Farah's one take series a run for it's money!

[@budgreen5090]

I really like it I have wanted another 510 since my 70 four door got stolen and never recovered... pretty sure it for stripped or sent out of the country

[@rhodesy761uk]

very nice my dad worked for datsun uk mechanic

[@rhodesy761uk]

do you like the MK1 AND MK2 ford escort european version they look a lot like the datsun 510

[@SurfCityAmpRoom1]

Thanks for the input, I got it running , runs good but still sorting out issues, idel when cold, aftermarket temp gauge reads 220f but no sign of overheating. What exhaust system did you use. I bought a ebay system and it is quite.

[@The_True_]

Can you get a more solid endorsement of power than a quivering "oh god" after a pull? I think not. ✌😎

[@hondofourfivetwo9347]

Great video really cool car, definitely like the intro it's always nice to hear a cars backstory from the cars owner (or builder in this case) in their own words & why that car & not another. That being said he probably should have had a mike 2 for the in car (or subtitles) it was hard to hear him. The audio could not have been easy in that car. Keep up the good work 👍

[@Zygrene]

Yep, going forward I will mic the passenger as well. Thanks!

[@AliasHSW]

I’m imagining the action of the “Trail through steering” of the rear suspension is a bit akin to the action of skateboard 🛹 trucks. Am I right? Can someone elaborate on this?

[@Datsun510zen]

You hit the nail on the head Alias. Not quite as much rear steer as a skateboard, but the same tilt steer principle. The pivot axis of the 510's "semi trailing arm" IRA (independent rear suspension) has an outward angle of about 18 degrees. This outward pivot angle is key to the passive rear steering known as "trail through. When the rear suspension is in its flat neutral position the wheel hubs are at 90 degrees to the axle and have zero toe (not pointing right left). During body roll in corners, the outside trailing arm is compressed upward and the inside trailing arm extends downward. Due to the angle of the arm's pivot axis, this up or down movement of the arms introduces a toe shift at the hub essentially steering the back of the car around the corner. Not just that, but the rear tires are kept flat to the ground due to the camber shift created by the angled pivot axis. For its time, the 510's little 1.6L SOHC 4 cylinder with a super light mono cock body and trail through IRS was considered voodoo shit. Having that slight rear steering is greater for low speed handling and accelerating early out of corners. This gave the stock 510 a huge advantage for street bombing and autocross, but hard high speed cornering (80 mph+), or more that 120 hp it has it's drawbacks. Simple things like lowering the 510 can create serious problems if not done right. For most guys race prepping 510s we run super stiff rear suspension and a fat roll bar to eliminate the trail through all together.

[@AliasHSW]

Datsun510zen - thanks for the extended explanation. What other cars have this setup?

[@Datsun510zen]

@@AliasHSWNot sure who originally designed it but the Porsche 924/944 & 968 had semi trailing arm IRS, the Opal Monza and Ford Sierra Escort Cosworth. It was also used by BMW in the 2002 and continued through the E30 even the early M3. Nissan/Datsun besides the 510, the original Skyline GT-R, Z cars from the 240 to the 300ZX.

[@markharper9128]

So are the bumpers carbon wrapped or made of carbon fiber? That is such a sweet car.

[@Datsun510zen]

Thanks Mark. It's one thin layer of carbon fiber, and purely for show. They weigh only a few ounces and wouldn't hold up against a collision with a large bug. Takes about 60lb. off the car though.

[@TasteTheSteel]

You should show the pictures of the car when you are forced to make a cut, looks a looooot smoother. otherwise great video, great car. much love from germany.

[@lexburen5932]

- its a giant killer, whats not to like about that - i totally agree with that, the datsun 510 is an underrated car. datsuns in general are great little fun cars :D i have a datsun cherry 1.5 8v totally original :)

[@tommurphy4307]

f-10s are pieces of shit

[@nonsugarnoki]

Hey where do you do your reviews at? Looks like a fun place to cruise through. Enjoyed the video btw! I've always wanted to build a 620

[@Zygrene]

In the hills east of San Jose/Milpitas

[@nonsugarnoki]

+Zygrene is that calaveras? I don't think i've ever been there with the sun up lol

[@Zygrene]

***** It's a road that branches off Calaveras. I'll let you guess which. :)

[@nonsugarnoki]

+Zygrene lol damn. I need to go up there when it isn't midnight haha. Keep up the videos man i'm lovin them!

[@tommurphy4307]

620s are cool. it must be nice to not have to worry about getting your dime ripped off and taken over the border, never to be seen again...

[@sheedydidi3563]

Nice car..i want one this car also..

[@stronger3381]

Hey Zygrene, I am a really big fan of the channel and have been following it a lot lately! Can you tell me whether you are planning to review The Ford Mustang GT 500 or the new 350/350R Version of it! I have been saving money in order to buy a Mustang, but an honest review from you would definetly be the deciding factor, that would come into play! Thanks in advance!

[@Zygrene]

As far as I know there's no confirmed GT500 yet. The GT350/350R are top of want-to-drive list, I'll try to find one!

[@stronger3381]

I meant the previous generations of Gt500, but If you manage to get your hands on one it would definitely mean the world to me! Keep doing what you are doing and I am sure you will grow! What you offer is quality and very indepth insight! Thanks for the reply as well :)

[@michachojnacki180]

Looks good

[@ethownzbh]

That mod list must have put his brothers wallet through the wringer haha great car and story.

[@mfuji02]

proper power plant

[@johanwahlgren8460]

Good film

[@Tony-pg3hk]

this is my absolute dream car but there are literally none in Ireland ahaha

[@doctorlobsteroctopus]

This guys frown shaped beard makes it look like he's terrified everytime the host gets on the gas lol

[@tommurphy4307]

that's funny

[@Datsun510zen]

I don't think it's the facial hair, it's having my entire face peeled back under the acceleration G force. Trust, what's going on there is fun, I just couldn't get my face to show it. LOL.

[@calebzdrojewski660]

When you say fully built do you mean take it apart and make mods to it or make it from scratch?

[@Zygrene]

The former

[@calebzdrojewski660]

Thanks!

[@Datsun510zen]

Click on the "Show More" button and you'll see everything that went into it.

[@kaneda33]

weird turbo choice for that power goal. e85 with 3071 and "did the block and rebuilt the head" and only putting 300 to the wheels... shouldve went pump gas(91 only where they are at?), disco and easily gotten the same numbers. i had a stock block, with just a cam/fuel/tuning and put down 371whp on a 2871r on 93... that was the every day tune.

[@kenmasters9460]

At 1900lbs, 300bhp is plenty. we'll get plenty of life out of the motor and put more power to the ground. any more power and we'll mostly just leave tire on the road. the goal was fun not 300. a couple hours of tuning could add another 100, but with no traction or launch control, it's not worth the risk or wear and tear.

[@Datsun510zen]

This car will never be "finished". Going into it, overkill was the plan so we could push further without having to replace any of the peripherals. At this point It's an ongoing process of refinement and adjusting with plenty of room for growth at our fingertips. We started with a mild 10psi tune, and to be honest, it took us a while to work out the chassis setup and smoothing the boost curve before we were ready to run e85 at 15psi. Now at 300rwhp we are well beyond the usable power rage for autocross. The trick has been making that much power accessible and controllable at the peddle. We chose an asymmetric 3071 setup with a .63 A/R, Turbine-Wheel: 60mm w/ 84 trim, Compressor-Wheel: 71mm w/ 56 trim on our GT3071r knowing we would be sacrificing top end to gaining quicker spool up. But if the bug bits, we can push a second switchable tune into the 20psi 400 rwhp rage without replacing anything but the cam. This is all possible by making these choices at the beginning.

[@kaneda33]

Gotcha. I feel as though too many people go for that "what if" build and greatly oversize the turbo so they can have that "look how big my dick is" hp number. Its nice to see that you don't have a 400hp car that you turned down to 300hp for the streets bs and that your turbo is too oversized. Thanks for the explanation.

[@Datsun510zen]

@@kaneda33 After years of trying to make that 3071r do what we wanted on tight autocross driving, we're swapping in a disco potato 2871r. Can I ask what cam you used ti make 371 hp?

[@kaneda33]

@@Datsun510zen Tomei poncams (256* duration 11.5mm lift) here was the full rundown zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=278427

[@deankurtz6416]

i think this is my old datsun 510, NO JOKE ... they might have bought it as a shell , but i painted mine that porshe speed go color and took out the head liner ... and painted my tail light bezels black, and all window trim black and even the air vents on the rear pillors black,,, ots super awesome but i really think thats my old datsun 510 ,,, koool !!!

[@Datsun510zen]

That particular Dime was a single owner car with dark maroon original paint when Troy Ermish racing got it. Once I got it in 2009, it was a rust free empty shell with a full roll cage and race chassis. Before me, it had another brief owner who painted it gray silver, and the grill bright fluorescent green, but it had nothing else on it. I stripped the paint, smooth coated and sanded the body and had it sprayed the color it is now. I sourced or made everything else on the car, and powder coated all the trim black. What color was your engine bay when you had your car?

[@kenjohnson9498]

I'd really like to see Matt Farah drive this car, he's willing to push the cars to show what they're capable of

[@Zygrene]

Matt has access to much wider and more forgiving roads. One of the benefits of living in SoCal.

[@Datsun510zen]

Actually Matt Farah drove Rick O-Donnell's wide body SR swapped 510, and although he had more time behind the wheel, and a much wider open view road, he came nowhere near that car's capability. Give Zygrene some credit for sharing his experience of that car, and constructing a well told story. I give him credit, because a light little car with that kind of power is intimidating enough, but I was in the car with him. He knew had he scrubbed it off into a tree, his video would have been used to convict me of murder. ; ) Guys like Matt Farah and Zygrene are smart enough not to push a custom built car too far. Especially one they didn't build themselves. No two SR swapped 510s are alike, and Mine is set up for a specific style of driving. Matt mentioned Ricks 510 as being twitchy over bumps. It was "bump steer" he was describing, common to lowering a non power steering MacPherson front suspensions. Rick may have his caster set steeper for a lighter wheel feel while sacrificing some stability. There are tons of modifications that go into a car like this and an infinite number of configurations and adjustments to set up and dial in the car's handling. Then there's the motor set up and tuning that REALLY influences drivability. Zygrene spent less than a 1/2 hour behind the wheel of my car, and I can tell you from experience, that thing takes a while to get used to.

[@kenjohnson9498]

Zygrene where are you located and where are the car/owner located? i don't know if i missed it or it wasn't noted.....

[@Zygrene]

Ken Johnson We're both in the Bay Area of Northern California

[@kenjohnson9498]

Datsun510zen i've seen Matt's video of that 510 and i don't remember if it was a one take or not. if not, then he drove the car alone and was able to push the car and edit the video. also, from what i've seen of Matt's vids they seem to be done on the same road, so yeah, he looks comfortable driving. if you're drive alot of different cars, then eliminating one variable helps. it just looked, to me anyway, that zygrene was a little afraid of your car. also, i know a little, just a little, about SR20DET swaps, i built a '77 Datsun Kingcab with an SR20DET/5 speed/ 280Z IRS in '97 and ran the snot out it at the road course at SIR and the roads of Washington state. i'm sorry if it sounded like i was disrespecting zygrene, yours was the 1st vid of his i've seen so i didn't know what to expect from him. i know what to expect from Matt's vids so i'd like to see how he drives it. question, do you still drive it or isyour vision to badly damaged? when i was driving my truck, or any of the perf cars i've had, i'd drive a new road one way to learn the road, then back pushing as far as i knew the truck would go

[@frankiecamacho8775]

👌👍😉😎 like nice car

[@amcf2000c]

in the uk

[@mjmj5609]

Sir What colour cod?

[@Datsun510zen]

School Bus Yellow, hexadecimal color code

[@amcf2000c]

where can I buy one?!?!??

[@Datsun510zen]

Not many in GB because of the climate. Datsuns tend to compost in wet places. You'd spend a lot on shipping it home, but California and Arizona still have them around. Australia and New Zealand still have'm too.

[@amcf2000c]

oh so sad :(

[@tommurphy4307]

the real problem is the stuff people use on the roads- like salt and slag. don't blame it on the climate. i've seen a lot of rusty ones from down under.....theres a lot of em here in san diego but they're just NOT FOR SALE.

[@kenmasters9460]

uh, hm, why is salt used on roads?

[@JB-tb2qp]

Ken Masters some states use it for snow, I live in Michigan and the salt ROTS all our cars lmao. My 85 F250 has bout no floor boards, rockers, or bedsides.

[@JamesJones-xb8bx]

Would be nice if you show more road ahead as apposed to filming you in the drivers seat. Seems a bit vein and boring.

[@Reppercent]

turned off adblocker for one second and got stung with a 1:05 long ad :(

[@Zygrene]

+Reppercent Yikes. Well I appreciate it!

[@georgemicheal9036]

A good driver thinks of safty first that driver Is a good.driver

[@jimrylander9143]

I love no headliner old school

[@trudimension2830]

Love the point about this looking very european. You could slap an Alfa Romeo badge on it no problem.

[@Datsun510zen]

Yeah, does look like a 1970 Alfa Romeo Giulia - 1750 GTA. It also looks just like the Fiat 124, or the Russian Lada 1600.

[@MastRk]

so is he already blind?

[@Datsun510zen]

If by blind you mean no vision, then no, I still have some vision. I have lost my ability to drive on the street. I still work on the car though, It just requires a lot more light in order to do it. I'd be lying if I said I didn't drive the 510 at all though,

[@ProStatusCinematix]

This kid needs some driving practice. Clean Datsun though.

[@tommurphy4307]

modified steering arms. you mean you flipped some 280ZX (ZF steering rack) knuckles over to make it quicker steering. thats an old border junkyard trick. and it works okay gives a bit wider track and you have to bore out the ball joints to fit. big deal. i did that to my 68 sedan back in the late 70's before i moved to cali. it helps if youre gonna auto-cross/ gymkhana ,but its useless on the road.

[@Datsun510zen]

No actually.

[@tommurphy4307]

yes actually- read. I've already done it on my car, as well as a 73 510 owned by a friend, and we came to the conclusion that it actually makes driving on the open road MORE of a chore. sorry.

[@datsun510zen5]

No actually, didn't do that stupid shit to the car. Why would you do that if it makes driving it a chore? Makes zero sense.

[@Datsun510zen]

Seriously? NO janky crap Tom. After lowering the front suspension Troy Ermish Racing uses modified adjustable steering arms matched to modified raised pivot points on the cross member to correct bump steer. The 510's steering is quick to begin with, but add 7" sticky ass race tires and raked caster the steering gets ridiculously heavy. It would be stupid to use shorter knuckles for an even heavier wheel. sorry

[@tommurphy4307]

i;m sorry if you've never heard of parking lot events like autocross or gymkhana....then i guess i don't have to ask if you've ever crewed or participated in one against a super 7 or monster miata. now how many datsuns have you built? ever tried to set up a road racing SRL311 (D production) or a GT2 510/610 to go against a fast car? you actually have to follow rules and use stock motor- stuff like that. people like you come in to our dealership parts counter and try to rewrite the formulas nissan and other motor manufacturers put MILLIONS into R & D for... and they al usually end up being back-markers.

[@Michou6220]

why every one that have a good car have a sickness or some shit like that?

[@kenmasters9460]

because many of them have a job, can spell, conjugate verbs and shit like that .

[@FATCAPKING]

Scary. Get some seat time in a rental or your own high horsepower car before flogging someone's pride and joy.

[@WindingMaster]

Great car but wont beat a Z06... sorry.`

[@Datsun510zen]

Z06 might be an $85k super car, but it's still not a Datsun 510.

[@alidelfani303]

It might beat a z06 in autocross

[@georgemicheal9036]

JESUS CHRIST WOULD OF HELP YOU MILLIONS OF TIME MORE GUY AND THEN THE CAR WOULD OF BEEN ICING ON THE TOP

[@davidhollingsworth4403]

It could been done better. He cheaped out on a lot. Attention to detail and craftsmanship says a lot about the person who built it. If your going to do it do it right.

[@Datsun510zen]

You're absolutely right Dave, this car says a great deal about me. I built this 510 for my brother and I to race, not for anal retentive car show trolls with no social skills.