Ecology 510

SANDMAN3622 · Post by **SANDMAN3622** » 12 Jul 2012 09:12

Bare with me i'm still a newbie. so i bought a 1970 510 4door from a local Ecology junkyard on 9/25/10, and I'm doing a 22r temporary swap to go to school till i raise up money for an sr20 or ka24 or maybe a rotary.

SANDMAN3622 · Post by **SANDMAN3622** » 12 Jul 2012 09:22

the car has a bit of rust on the fenders but that pretty much it.

Post by **two_68_510s** » 12 Jul 2012 09:23

Why not make it easy on yourself and put an old L-series in there?

SANDMAN3622 · Post by **SANDMAN3622** » 12 Jul 2012 09:29

This is what it looks today. painted suspension,new ball joints, and some 15x7 0 offset wheels.

SANDMAN3622 · Post by **SANDMAN3622** » 12 Jul 2012 09:32

it still have the l16 with an automatic trans if i want to put it back in but i needed an engine so i can go to college.

James · Post by **James** » 12 Jul 2012 09:51

If the L16 and auto work - why not use them? Pretty simple and bulletproof (generally).

Post by **okayfine** » 12 Jul 2012 10:47

SANDMAN3622 wrote:and some 15x7 0 offset wheels.

Hope you don't want to lower it much.

I'm with the "stick the L-series back in" crowd. Since you have time to swap a 22R in, why not just stick the L16 in and spend your time sourcing a 5-speed and the manual-trans swap parts?

Post by **S15DET** » 12 Jul 2012 11:49

May I have your old hubcaps?

indy510 · Post by **indy510** » 12 Jul 2012 12:38

Asside from maybe the price of the motor set ....... I don't see how a 22R swap would be easier/cheaper/quicker than a KA24DE swap

it's worth $1500 rigt now without wheels ..... .. $1,300 with a driving 22R ....... $2,500 with a running L16 ...... $5k+ with a KA24DE

Those wheels will fit fine with stock rear camber,,, and 280zx front struts

Post by **okayfine** » 12 Jul 2012 14:12

indy510 wrote:Those wheels will fit fine with stock rear camber,,, and 280zx front struts

How much camber is stock in the rear on a 510, anyway? Sure, they'll fit once you lower it if you don't correct the camber after lowering, but it's the same fitment issue the Konig's had/have. And it would seem silly to correct the rear toe out after lowering but leave the 5° of negative camber. You're going to need as much tire on the ground as possible once he goes KA.

SANDMAN3622 · Post by **SANDMAN3622** » 12 Jul 2012 18:17

The L16 was trashed really bad when i found the car at the junkyard but i have everything to put it back in. i wanna keep the 22r for now and then i'll rebuild the engine and look for that 5speed trans. also i have a 620 datsun truck if you can see it there in the picture background with an L18 with a 4speed, i can put that in.

what kind of car am i look at for a 5speed??

Post by **okayfine** » 12 Jul 2012 18:27

Depends on which one (gearing, length, fitment) you want.

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SANDMAN3622 · Post by **SANDMAN3622** » 13 Jul 2012 11:06

280zx transmission sounds good to me. for the L16 or for the L18 i got.

but swapping a ka would be AWESOME!!!

Post by **okayfine** » 13 Jul 2012 11:58

L16 might not like the ZX 5th gear.

SANDMAN3622 · Post by **SANDMAN3622** » 15 Jul 2012 17:38

Well it's worth a try. but do you mean that the L16 can't handle the 5th gear?

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