Chappy's Garage 510 project
Posted: 28 Sep 2017 19:24
For years I have been wanting to build a fun street/race car but never really had the shop space to dedicate to it. Last year my wife and I finally decided it was time to build our dream house which of course meant I could build my dream shop. We moved in back in January and I started considering what sort of projects I could then tackle!
I was digging around on craigslist and looking for a good 240Z thinking that was the direction I wanted to go and came across a 510. I hate to admit I had somewhat forgotten about the 510... you just never see them around here anymore, but I always really did like them so I decided this was the direction I would go.
Now, the car I bought is rough to say the least. It runs but rust has gotten to it really bad. I have always wanted to build a full car essentially from scratch, this one almost feels like I will be doing that!
Now, I am not a professional mechanic or bodyshop guy, I spend my work hours sitting at a computer writing code. But, I have reasonable skills and know the theory of all the needed skills... I just often have not had the chance to get a lot of hands on experience. So I welcomed the challenge!
I decided this would be a great theme for a youtube channel, a regular hobbiest sort of guy finding his way through some challenging car building!
After the initial teardown I shot the first video to show what I have to work with.
So, the initial episode of "Chappy's Garage" was launched: Datsun 510 Project Intro (video)
I was digging around on craigslist and looking for a good 240Z thinking that was the direction I wanted to go and came across a 510. I hate to admit I had somewhat forgotten about the 510... you just never see them around here anymore, but I always really did like them so I decided this was the direction I would go.
Now, the car I bought is rough to say the least. It runs but rust has gotten to it really bad. I have always wanted to build a full car essentially from scratch, this one almost feels like I will be doing that!
Now, I am not a professional mechanic or bodyshop guy, I spend my work hours sitting at a computer writing code. But, I have reasonable skills and know the theory of all the needed skills... I just often have not had the chance to get a lot of hands on experience. So I welcomed the challenge!
I decided this would be a great theme for a youtube channel, a regular hobbiest sort of guy finding his way through some challenging car building!
After the initial teardown I shot the first video to show what I have to work with.
So, the initial episode of "Chappy's Garage" was launched: Datsun 510 Project Intro (video)