Datsun 510

[martinfan5]

This is the first run of this kit and this one dates back to the 70's, so the plastic was very brittle, and the body was out of shape, almost like it got to hot and is deformed. So that lead to a lot of fit issues with the windows, I had to trim all of them, and I had to intasll the windscreen from the inside as oppse the out side.

Its as good as my skills can get it, I still have to work on the rear window, I used BMF for the taillights, not all that happy with how it came out, and I just want this one off the bench

I just now noticed that I forgot the drivers side door handle and did not BMF it :banghead:

[Austin T]

Nice 510. I'm trying to figure out how to shoehorn a bigger engine in that beast

[Tom Geiger]

Neat little tuner. Has anyone been able to return those wheel wells back to stock?

[LAone]

Nice blast from the past. I have several of the tuner series 510s.

Tom: did you hack out the fender wells on yours?

[Tonioseven]

Nice to see one of these built!!

[DanielG]

Brings back memories. My little baby would do 80mph quite nicely with the engine just a humming!

[Erik Smith]

Cool car, nice model. I have heard the "glass" is a challenge on these kits - although I don't know first hand...

[Tom Geiger]

Tom: did you hack out the fender wells on yours?

No, not yet. I have the kit, just wondered if it could be done easily.

I had a '68 4 door sedan for a day or two...

Back around 1978 I rented an apartment on a property that had a barn and horses. Next to the barn was this Datsun, which was slowly melting into the scenery. I asked and the owner said a previous tenant had left it there because it didn't run. The title was in the glove box, so he told me I could have it if I could get it to run. I spent an evening or two and next thing you know I'm driving around the property. It was something silly like a fuel filter and battery.

I get home from work the next day and the Datsun isn't there. I ask and the landlord tells me he sold it to the mailman. I have a fit on him, not that I really wanted the Datsun, just the false promise. He winds up paying me half what he got, minus the new battery I had just put in it!

Edited May 18, 2013 by Tom Geiger