Thread: Saved one from the wrecker *UPDATED 5/24/11*

it will buff out into a dream. parts are cheap and im sure she will look just as good and she will run.

good save man!

dumping a 97 max se for a beat down 92 se-r, priceless

^^ I know. The Max is a good car, but it just doesn't warm my heart like a Classic.

Alright Im REALLY bummed out right now. Sometimes being right really sucks.

I got it all back together and fired it up. The knock came back after about 10 minutes. I knew that when the #3 rod cap went back on hard, that it was bad news, but I was really looking forward to driving this car.

Time for a motor swap I guess.

That sucks about the motor failing again. But hurry up and get that jdm in there and get that thing on the road. And make sure to update us with some pictures when she is all cleaned up.

And a side note I hate all you Washington guys, you seem to be the only state that can get 720s. I've been looking for a '70s Datsun truck for ever haha.

let me know if ya wanna pick that motor up, even comes with a pretty fresh cliuch on it.. its missin the distributor tho.. but whatevers not on it u already have so..

anyway let me know

^^ just pm'ed ya

There are a lot of Datsun guys up here in the NW. My uncle has a really nice 620 that he still uses all the time. Don't be too jealous though. Mine is a total pile of crap! It runs good enough for hauling stuff to the dump, but that's about it.

hehe i got a 620 i'll sell ya hutch, runs drives jus needs a speedo cable, gas tank put back under the bed and the driver door window doesnt roll up lol.. $1000 takes it even comes with a rising sun hood hehe

Just an update...

I found a guy on craigslist parting out a P10, so I bought the engine from him and dropped it in. It drives alright, but there are some issues I need to take care of still:

-nasty vibration when decelerating in gear...probably bad motor mount
-slight surging and hesitation below 3k rpm when giving it light throttle
-still needs new axles and windshield
-temp gauge doesn't seem to be working right...it barely lifts off the peg when at full operating temperature
-cruise control seems to be dead

I've been driving it daily for about 2 weeks now, and on my last tank I got 23.5 mpg. I think that after I re-ground the MAF and ditch the questionable NGK spark plug wires, it can do better. I should probably figure out if the coil needs to be swapped out too. Oh, and the fuel gauge is ridiculous! Starting with a full tank, it reads 3/4 full after just 13 miles driven LOL

It feels kinda slow, but it's been a long, long time since I've driven a bone stock SE-R, so I'm not sure if it's abnormally slow, or if I've just been ruined by the VE in my '93. Either way, I'm still having a lot of fun in it because it's so light and tossable compared to the P11 and Maxima!

For the stereo, I replaced all the worn-out 18-year-old speakers with some new Polks, and ditched the ancient Kenwood Excelon head unit for a Pioneer with USB capability for my iPod. I also threw a Bazooka bass tube I've had sitting around in my garage for years into the trunk.

Here she is after two washes, a clay bar rub down, paint cleaning with a random orbital polisher, and a quick (lazy) wax job using Meguiar's NXT.