My 510 Project

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AustonG
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My 510 Project

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Here is my 510 picked about 8 months ago. New picture I got just a couple weeks ago with the mockup engine in place. This thing is going to shred!!
I used a 240z crossmember from Apex Engineered with their own mounts. They have quite a few cool stuff for Datsuns.
https://www.apexengineered.com/
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bertvorgon
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Re: My 510 Project

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Wow..that's a project! What are you doing for rear end and axles?

Your going to need some better spring rates up front.

Give us an idea of what you plan to do.
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AustonG
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Re: My 510 Project

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Bought the rear kit off of apex with a long nose R200 diff. Still need to buy suspension and axles, ones I have now are what came with the car when I bought it. Still doing a lot of research on what to get pushing 415hp out of my ls haha
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Good idea scooting all that weight back. That will help the balance.
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You may need a diaper subscription with that setup! Yikes - looks like fun!
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