Jeff's '70 2 Door
Posted: 24 Jan 2019 16:04
I bought this car in September 2015 and have been using the Realm for information and inspiration ever since; thanks. So, here goes with by build thread. Going through this, it doesn't seem like I have much to show yet...soon.<br/>
I spent most of the early 1980's in Australia, thrashing around in the bush in 1600s. Back then we treated them as disposable....wreck one, get another one, swap a few parts and continue. I wish I could have a few of them back now. Since I made Canada my home in the mid 90s I have had 3 510's but until the last few years, I haven't had the time or space to take on a serious project. My skill set is limited to being handy (and trying to be patient), I have no formal technical skills or automotive training. I plan to learn along the way, so please send your constructive feedback. <br/>
The dream for this car is to be the car I wanted when I was a kid. Hopefully it will be a sturdy street legal play car that is at home on the track or on the local Okanagan back roads.
When I bought the car it was partially stripped out rolling shell and a few boxes of bits. The seller told me that the motor and transmission were stock. By happy accident, the motor turned out to be an L20B with V912 head. The transmission is a 5 speed with some mysterious ratios and the boxes of bits have some fun stuff like headers and 45 Webers on a manifold with linkages. This is great news for me as I plan to run L series. Otherwise, the car is reasonably complete, although none of the parts that were stripped prior to purchase were bagged/ labelled, so the nut and bolt part will be a pain.
Day 1. I found the original warranty book and managed to connect with the nephew of the original owner, who was also the second owner. The car was sold in Victoria, so it seems to have spent its life in BC (which explains why I am still doing rust repair). The second owner sent me some pics and told me that Specialty did an L20B swap for him. I'm not sure if this is the same engine.
How it looked back in the day
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I spent most of the early 1980's in Australia, thrashing around in the bush in 1600s. Back then we treated them as disposable....wreck one, get another one, swap a few parts and continue. I wish I could have a few of them back now. Since I made Canada my home in the mid 90s I have had 3 510's but until the last few years, I haven't had the time or space to take on a serious project. My skill set is limited to being handy (and trying to be patient), I have no formal technical skills or automotive training. I plan to learn along the way, so please send your constructive feedback. <br/>
The dream for this car is to be the car I wanted when I was a kid. Hopefully it will be a sturdy street legal play car that is at home on the track or on the local Okanagan back roads.
When I bought the car it was partially stripped out rolling shell and a few boxes of bits. The seller told me that the motor and transmission were stock. By happy accident, the motor turned out to be an L20B with V912 head. The transmission is a 5 speed with some mysterious ratios and the boxes of bits have some fun stuff like headers and 45 Webers on a manifold with linkages. This is great news for me as I plan to run L series. Otherwise, the car is reasonably complete, although none of the parts that were stripped prior to purchase were bagged/ labelled, so the nut and bolt part will be a pain.
Day 1. I found the original warranty book and managed to connect with the nephew of the original owner, who was also the second owner. The car was sold in Victoria, so it seems to have spent its life in BC (which explains why I am still doing rust repair). The second owner sent me some pics and told me that Specialty did an L20B swap for him. I'm not sure if this is the same engine.
How it looked back in the day
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