no rust on a datsun in the northwest? U'd have better chances winning the lottery.

My 280 was garaged for 15 years undriven and although it looked perfectly mint, once i started poking away at it with a screw driver, I had to repatch quite a bit of body panels. Even after patching + por15 + epoxy primer, it still rusts and i have to spot patch the rust spots every year. There's a reason Nissan changed there name from Datsun, because the rust problem and the name was so burned into people's mind. The most fixes under factory warranty for these cars when they were new was replace rusted body panels.

If you cant / dont want to deal with rust, dont even think about a datsun.

more doors, more whores!

Same thing with older Honda's. Look at all the heavily rusted EG's and EF's. 92 and older Accords and Acura Legends...

that is exactly my biggest headache with my eg, but i saw that coming when i bought the car.

trust me, a datsun rust vs eg rust is like a nuclear bomb vs tnt. I've had both so i know the comparison. Normally you'll never need to replace a framerail due to rust on a honda, it's usually the quarter panel or edges of body panels. In a datsun u'd be laughing if it's just body panel rust.

Well if I get it it'll be an okanagan car so it shouldn't rust quite as bad... Hopefully haha
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This is pretty sweet:


http://speedhunters.com/archive/2010...atsun-510.aspx
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theres a similar one driving around, same color and everything in coquitlam with watanabe? wheels.. it looks pretty cool

Ya I know what you mean, any car over 15years old here is going to have some rust. But, it is doable to find something with very little rust. I used to think it was near impossible to find a 4runner with barely any rust but alas I did find a 92 with the slightest bit of surface rust on the bumpers.

And ya a bit of rust is expected. Maybe I should rephrase my sentence and say that I would be looking for the one with the LEAST amount of rust:thumbsup:

exactly!! and they'll be easy to get in a rusty mustard yellow 510 haha

Tons of information on them at the 510Realm. And I also have a Wilwood disc brake conversion for all 4 corners for a 510 that's just sitting there.

Someone pure of heart should really go take a look at this thing for me... End all this speculating
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http://dubberz.com/forum/index.php?topic=42059.0

BTW I might be selling my '71 Corolla for $2500 firm (absolutely, no less) this summer also. All original, purchased new by a nurse in Victoria, given to her neice in around 2005 and I bought it 2 years ago. The original owner lived less than 10km from work and always had it parked indoors (work/home). Odometer reads 68,000km (5 digit) and could be original but judging the condition, there's absolutely no way it's over 168000km.

I'm currently applying for collector plates and if it doesn't sell, I'm just going to keep it as a backup/Sunday car for <$300/yr insurance.

Have lots of pics.

http://www.bedlamclothing.com/images...etails/125.gif

10km's a day counts as a harsh operating condition. A motor operating under such conditions would have major carbon buildup and the rings bearings and such would show considerable wear compared to one driven more frequently and at hwy speeds.

I agree. I'd rather buy a 150,000km/5 year old car than one with 15,000km.

I can't tell, is that a standard?

And to the OP I would go check it out for you but I honestly wouldn't feel comfortable doing it, too much riding on my analysis haha.

there's this datsun if you feel like going to the states haha

http://www.northwestnissans.com/boar...d.php?t=111830

Love your old corolla, but I think that pic is a first gen accord?

States is fine, this guy wants to trade me straight up though, I don't want to fork out cash right now
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Oh and that Toyota is dope!... But it ain't no 510
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Yeah, it is. Saw a couple of years ago and have never seen a generic one or one with a Toy on it.

just be prepared to spend $$$ on the car. like lots of $$$, even if you have spare 510 engines just sitting around...

or be prepared to spend a lot of time and effort into getting it into reasonable condition.

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