ace028's 72 2 door

[bertvorgon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjGXn249Fc0

From GumBall Rally.....

Here are some pics of the mounting. I have mirror centered in windshield. I made the two small tabs along it's length to help with vibration and have some of the memory foam in the middle to act as a final damper of harmonics that got through my car.

Mine is bad of course due to solid suspension, but, it is fine other than one spot at 4,000 RPM.

The glass, at least in my mirror, is very good, so only use a soft cloth to clean so as not to scratch the mirror(s)

The main mounting tab is right up against the rubber windshield seal. There is good solid metal there.

[ace028]

Awesome thanks! I am gathering ideas for when I get to that point in my build. Hopefully its sooner than later.

[ace028]

Since the time has come to once again move, I have welded a winch mount and added a winch to my car trailer. Later I will make a permanent battery mount and storage box on it. Yes it is a ATV winch, but it is rated for 3000lbs, and ill probably end up using a snatch block.




I thought I would take you on the cars short journey from Monterey California to Fort Worth Texas, we didn't stop much but took a few pics at the Joshua Tree park. Would have been cool to actually be driving the 510 through there.

Peaking at skull rock

Just enjoying the sunshine

Excuse all my items packed inside there

My tow rig


It was a beautiful national park, defiantly will be back.

And welcome to Texas

[ace028]

Since I am overseas, I do not have anything I can really do to my car except order some parts here and there. With this being said I have been on the hunt for OEM mirrors for the left and right side. A set came up on eBay that was exactly what I was looking for. I promptly purchased and likely overpaid, but nevertheless I ended up with these:



I do however find the packaging they came in strange, the boxes have all new logos on it, yet these are supposedly NOS. They do say made in japan on them. My plan is to weld the many holes that were made over the years closed on the door, and spot weld a small backing plate behind them, and insert a rivnut so they can be held on with proper screws instead of a course screw through the sheet metal.

Next I found out my locks are S30 style so I purchased this from lonelydriver:





Once I get home, I will have all my locks keyed the same as they are all same style, just different keys.

Next I purchased a Subaru R180 diff from a 2006 STI. So from my research this is a CLSD.



Now I just need to order some new axle seals, and will likely source a diff mount from MachinedSpeed as well as the diff cover from him. CV axles will also be purchased sometime soon from datsunrestomods as I like the idea of not having to use any adapters.

Since I am missing a transmission crossmember, I ordered one from Mario at TSR that will have a mount with it for my s15. Hope to purchase the s15 in about 9 months or so. Even though this car is a long way from being finished, it is nice to see it start to come together. Once I get it running, it will all come apart for paint.

[Stu]

Great build. Thanks for all the pics. What offset wheels are you running and are you happy with the fitment?

[ace028]

Stu,
I copied and pasted from my invoice from Ermish racing: ROTA RB25 15x7 20/25mm Offset Royal Black with polished lip

I am happy so far with the fitment, I got the ROTA's because they were inexpensive and I didn't have wheels to fit over the big brakes, so they were a great choice, and they look pretty good too. I ordered black ones, but of course they were not in stock. I also thought my brakes would be black, and of course not, was told it was extra after the purchase even though the site listed then as black. Grrrr. But anyways I will likely run them but might end up getting some panasports or watanabes. I do think the color will actually be a nice contrast when I paint the car black.

[Stu]

so you have staggered offset? more tucked in the back (25)?

[ace028]

Stu,
I would have to measure them however my car is in storage right now as I am currently deployed. You could call Troy and ask, but I think they are the same front to back.

[ace028]

I was browsing through some of the pictures that Troy had sent me a couple years ago when the car was at his shop, and I realized I hadn't posted them. It is really nice to see this car has came so far from where it was when I purchased it. There is still a lot of work to be done, but I can finally see some light at the end of the tunnel. Anyways hope you enjoy these pictures and thanks for following with me on this build. I hope to have some new goodies soon. Anyways on to the pictures...

Here is a shot of the rear disc brake and wilwood setup. Notice the powder coated control arm.



Here you can see the rear subframe was powder coated and the rear coilovers from Troy were fitted. (disregard the wheel, my ZX wheels didn't fit well and have since been sold).



Moving on to the front, my cross member was reversed, and all new adjustable steering parts were fitted. Unfortunately the center link was not powder coated and is now rusty. I spoke to Mario at TSR and he said my link will also need to be modified to clear the SR.


Sorry for the poor quality photos, these are what was sent to me at the time.


He cut the strut top lip out to make room for the adjustable camber plates, and it turned out great.




And finally we have the front brake setup





Does anyone know if the hub covers are still available? I feel like I saw they are still available from Nissan somewhere.

[ace028]

My dad sent me some pictures of the goodies that arrived in the mail. Who doesn't like billet parts?



Diff mounting parts







Now I just need machinedspeeds sexy diff cover to tie it all together.

Hopefully my TSR transmount/ cross member will be here soon.

[RONSLYCHUK]

Nice goodies!

[ace028]

Nice goodies!

Thanks, I can't wait to get home and mount all this stuff up!

[Stu]

Really curious about how those mirrors fit on your doors. I've been looking at set of them.

[ace028]

Really curious about how those mirrors fit on your doors. I've been looking at set of them.

Stu,

I can't wait to mount them. They are the factory mirrors so should look stock. I think they even come with the measurements for factory placement. I plan to put a backing plate inside the door and some rivnuts instead of the course screws going through the door sheet metal. Hopefully my plan will work.

[ace028]

I am slowly collecting some new parts. When I saw this steering wheel I fell in love. I don't like the MOMO accordion hub adapter so I got the NRG adapter which I think looks so much better. Word of warning, so when you order the steering wheel, it doesn't come with the metal horn button retaining ring for some reason or any mounting screws, so a quick order from mrsteeringwheel.com was needed.

Also you can see some lonelydriver parts, the key you saw in the last update, and new for this update is the door lock pulls. They have a cool engraving on the top of them with the broken heart logo. Excited to see what other products they offer.