Z Fever

This is a 1970 Datsun 510. The customer brought us the car and wanted a very unique build. She wanted us to install an SR20DET, she wanted to keep the factory a/c system, and she wanted to keep the car an automatic. This car is a column shift car from factory..... I like challenges like this.

Here are pics of the build, I hope you like it!

Here is the picture of the stock engine bay

Here is the engine coming out...duh!

The engine bay and x-member before we re-fabricated it to fit the front sumped SR20

The newly re-made x-member...

Here is the new powerplant set in on our custom made mounts

Now we polished the valve cover, installed the top mount manifold, polished the turbo, and installed the turbo:

Then we made the shifter linkage... The shifter moves an arm up and down, which is connected to another linkage the rotates, which is connected to another linkage that shifts the trans... Worked perfectly!




Then we installed the SR2- a/c compressor and fabricated our own a/c lines to the ones that came on the car from factory... We also wrapped them in fire sleeve to protect them from heat




Then we decided to use an air to water intercooler instead of air to air. This way, we did not have to cut the radiator support and we could keep the a/c condenser in front of the radiator.. Made for a clean install.


Hot side intercooler pipe we routed under the engine

Then through a hole under the battery tray



All in all, this finished product was fun and fast. We plumbed the heat exchanger into the back of the car and added a 10" fan to it. The car doesn't have any heat issues and runs perfectly!

I hope you like it...
Doug