Really Ratty Rusty Ruby RIP

[indy510]

Back in the day, when I used to drive a 510 ... I almost drove my green BRE flared 510 to Shasta 2006

For some stupid reason, I didn't go ... and when I saw the photos from Shasta, I really didn't know what to think of this car:

[510-Trevor]

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[indy510]

Out of all the 510's at shasta that year, there were only 3 with SR20 swaps. The other two were full on show cars, with perfect paint and more money than I could ever imagine invested into them. I had looked into swapping out my 510's tired L20b for a newer Nissan 4 cylinder, and I knew I could never afford a SR20DET swap.

… but here was one of the worst looking 510's I had ever seen, with the motor I could only dream about:



This car just made me mad. I couldn't understand why the owner didn't start with one of the nice original paint 510 shells that could be found for $800 back in 2005. It seemed like a waste of money and time. I considered the perfectly painted 510 show cars to be works of art, but this car...

this car..

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Do you see the resemblance to Icehouse's old 4 dr??? ....... . . before the SR20:







no,, , they are not the same car.....

and I can't take any credit for making this car a daily driver ,,,, , , , Phil did a great job making it reliable

..... and best of all it drives straight down the road,,, it has never had replaced panels or bodywork ..... . which my 2 door had an abundance:

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Hella ... ..




































Phil installed new rear wheel cylinders:

[indy510]

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Phil traded some KA24 parts/wiring for a freshly rebuilt L16 with zero miles on it ..... . .

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13" minilites:

[indy510]

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This is the picture that made me want this 4 door: ...... 14" Enkei apache mesh iv wheels, 14x7 + 5 205/60/14 rear 14x6 + 18 195/60/14 front









Then I started taking pics of it at the Datsloco swapmeet that Phil drove to at this ride hieght:

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Not me driving it....... . . . but I did take the photos:

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[510rob]

that was one of the best threads I've read for a while. winning.

[goichi1]

Ok, it's official, the world is ending....Indy has a DD.....and he's actually gonna drive this one!!! can't wait to see pics of him ghost riding that whip.....