*COMPLETED* Datsun 510 - Revell

Ok. here is the completed model. Thanks for following the thread of build up.

Basic model
Body
Revell - Carbon fiber hood
Tamiya light gunmetal/Tamiya clear gloss
shaved sidemarkers, emblems
bodycolor grill
enlarged front grill/metal meshing
deleted bumpers
custom tail lights

Chasis:
RS wattanabe 17inch wheels Fujimi
SAS cross drilled brakes
lowered 2mm all around
custom exhaust


Interior:
Bride seats
custom seatbelts
custom aluminum shifter
custom aluminum wteering clumn
WRC steering wheel
new fire extinguisher
new dash stereo
engine management system

Engine:
aluminum velocity stacks
aluminum pulleys
new surpentine belt
replacement scratchbuilt battery
aluminum oil filter
aluminum breather caps
aluminum radiator cap
aluminum oil cap
new radiator/support
radiator wiring
new distributor/sprak plug wiring
new strut tower brace
throttle return springs, cables and tensioners

Ok..

here are the pics:
http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album77/1_G_010.sized.jpg

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album77/2_G_009.sized.jpg

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album77/3_G_009.sized.jpg

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album77/4_G_008.sized.jpg

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album77/5_G_006.sized.jpg

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album77/6_G_004.sized.jpg

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album77/7_G_003.sized.jpg

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album77/8_G_001.sized.jpg

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album77/9_G_001.sized.jpg

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album77/9a.sized.jpg

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album77/9b.sized.jpg

http://www.joeyandmona.com/albums/album77/9c.sized.jpg

A little feedback please :smile:

outside pictures?

without outside pictures, i cant find any imperfections... lol

Damn sweet car...

It's gorgeous!!!

Great Work! It looks amazing.

That looks hot. I love that color on the car. Great work as always.

Reminds me of a hopped up mini cooper in the first picture :p. I like the overall quality of the build, and the attention to detail that you used. I'm sure if this were the 80's with the few improvements you did in the engine bay, you'd have yourself a track star.

Love it! It looks like it could compete with the old school Skiylines.

SWEET MOTHER OF GOD i love that color nice build :thumbsup:

[im in love!...love the way that color looks on that car...great job...

one mean machine.... :evillol:

Beautiful. :bigthumb:

Reminds me of a hopped up mini cooper in the first picture :p. I like the overall quality of the build, and the attention to detail that you used. I'm sure if this were the 80's with the few improvements you did in the engine bay, you'd have yourself a track star.


Actually, these little things, tuned just the same way, are still kicking ass and taking names in SCCA Improved Touring and GT4 competition. You'll always find hotted-up 510's at autocrosses and track days. They're almost as timeless as my B. :biggrin:

slk, this is one hellaciously good representation of Datsun's brilliant little box. Though I'm a bit bummed that you used Fujimi 17" RS Watanabes on it. I was going to use those exact same wheels on my 510 (struck a deal with Ferrari TR to get them)

HAHAHA sorry man. But you can paint yours a different color or have a silver lip... I had considered so many wheels and Anotnio mailed me a nice two piece set, but ultimately I loved the look of the RS Watannabes. I guess you do too ;)

Stunning work.:bigthumb:The best 510 I have seen.

wow, stunning.
The most extensive engine detail ive seen in a while
purely awesome, Outside pics!

Very impressive! Possibly the BEST 510 I've ever seen :thumbsup:

Very beautiful job on your car.Tout what I sees is very beautiful but It seems to me that in the interior there is a too large line of nitrous but IM not sour It would be necessary to have more precise photographs of the eterior I use a linguistic translator

Looks utterly fantastic. Great work. Everything about it is awesome, and I like the hood with that color. The only rub I see is the strut bar, an all the pictures of 510s it's a welded part between the struts or going to the fire wall and back, and it doesn't sit on top of the towers. However, there's always something out there to make me wrong. Anyway, that's an AWESOME 510. I'm super jealous. The engine bay is immaculate.

Very clean. Looks hella awesome.

Looks fanastic, as expected. Continue to build great models.

Nice work man! :smokin: The choice of Watanabes is a winner I think ...certainly better than either of the other two sets of rims. The engine bay looks fantastic and the overall look is just excellent.

Question...are those headlights or covers ..it's hard to tell as in one pic they look like hjeadlights and in another they look plain white? I know the BRE kit comes with white covers in place of the lenses and the tuner has some lenses but with the some what flat nature of the mounts on the grille I'm guessing the lenses don't work that great on the tuner kit? I might use the Hasegawa grille in mine if that's the case. Or I think the only other option for making the headlights more real on the tuner kit might be to glue some sheet behind the grille and then carve some headlight bowls...maybe substitute the lenses for some from another kit or some Modelers ones.

Seeing this has totally inspired me to get on and build one myself. It's about time i did a 510 seeing as I drive one :lol:

I'd like to see some out doors pics of this one too :icon16:

Excellent!! :smokin:
nice modifications, especially front grill section and engine detail.
love the color too. :wink:

yea~~~ sweetness, I love it.

Wantannabe wheels is good choice :)

that pretty tight

My eyes are burning!!!
that is completely beutiful very very very nice.
and with that rims,perfect match very oldskool.

awsome job!!! every thing looks great, but one question since it is a carbed engine why would it need a engine managment system?