s10.butcher
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very impressive [cl uber jealous im not building it! [ddd 
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73 datsun 610 turbo LS1 build
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falconvan
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Looking great! I havent checked in for a while and I see you're still moving right along with it!
If by "Moving right along with it" you mean like a one legged man running up hill in a January molasses run then YEA! I am moving right along.[cl
Johnson
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That`s exactly what we were picturing
Just messing with ya, car looks good. Keep us updated!
Andrew
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Just read through the thread!
Can't wait for more updates... I'm lovin' the work! [
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So even though the Datsun has been moved to a back burner status I did find a couple of minutes to work on it. I needed to mount the fuel cell to fill the hole in the trunk so the car can be stored. I had to remove the fuel out fitting to mount it sooo...while I had the top fill cap off to do this I made a angled fill neck to connect to the stock fuel door / fill neck.
Well it seem I got a hair across my arse and put in another full day on the Datsun. got it to the point of being able to throw some bling on it. tacked up the Y pipe to the turbo, started the down pipe, made a upper radiator cover / mount, cut out, fitted and made the upper intercooler mount and started triming the lower valance to fit around the inter cooler.
Andif anyone is wondering the turbo is a Turbonetic T76 Ceramic ball bearing center, .96 A/R with a Q trim housing. The motor will be an iron block 5.3L LM4 with 6.0L (317) heads, H beam rods, forged pistons and a ZO6 cam and springs. Should be 8.5:1 compression and safely run 22 lbs of boost and 18* timing. All with Methanol injection coming on at 8psi. If all goes well it should make 625-675 HP on pump gas. [cl
bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
Nice to see this one back in the mix.[dr If I ever build an exotic engine like yours, you are my adviser.
Not a problem Bob. Glad to help if you veer off into the turbo world. Just be forewarned, the power is very addicting! Funny thing is this setup is basic and far from exotic. We made 589hp with a stock junkyard 5.3L and a brazilian (cheap but not china cheap) turbo. [cl
Flipper_1938
He recycles the right way
Sounds fun.
falconvan
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Cool, glad to see you back on this one!
Not really an update but the Datsun has seen the light of day on its own wheels. (Albeit just rollers on the rear). While moving the shop around I slid it out to wash the crud off of it and to put it over on the lift so I can finish the underside work.[cl
falconvan
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Talk about a killer sleeper, this will really freak people out when it hits the road!
Well it is kind of with heavy heart and a sense of defeat that the Datsun gets rolled out to the shed to slumber for a while. Mostly I need to get the 50 GMC done for our trip and needed the lift bay for cash jobs. I did pull the motor and trans out, painted the underside and inside to keep it from rusting. Ever try to push something, even as light as this is, with a spool in the rear?! rols great straight, not so much turning! Lol
Dirtyrat
Got Fins?
I think I remember an episode of Jesse Jame's OLD OLD show where they build something crazy out of an old datsun, can't remember the name, something with a Bee in the title...[S[S
That is going to be a cool ride when its driving!
440Clark
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Please Lord give jfg455 the time, money and motivation to finish this car. He has come so far already, and done such an incredible job. Honest I'm not being selfish for my own sick entertainment (well maybe a little) I just think he deserves to drop the hammer on this diabolical machine.
Oh yeah, Amen.
Oh yeah, Amen.
falconvan
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Aww, man! I saw a new post on the board and thought it was John saying the Datsun project was back on!
Lol! You guys are killing me! Made me look through this last page and say "Hey, that's a cool looking rig!"
Plan is to finish my 50 GMC (just got the A/C lines back so the nose can go on) and roll this into the shop around April for plumbing, wiring and last bit of fab work. Also assemble the 5.3L short block with the 3176 6.0L heads and drop the hammer so to speak. [
Plan is to finish my 50 GMC (just got the A/C lines back so the nose can go on) and roll this into the shop around April for plumbing, wiring and last bit of fab work. Also assemble the 5.3L short block with the 3176 6.0L heads and drop the hammer so to speak. [
