Z-Fever builds SR20DET powered 510 w/ a/c and automatic trans

[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
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Here is the engine coming out...duh!
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The engine bay and x-member before we re-fabricated it to fit the front sumped SR20
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The newly re-made x-member...
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Here is the new powerplant set in on our custom made mounts
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Now we polished the valve cover, installed the top mount manifold, polished the turbo, and installed the turbo:
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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!
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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
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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.
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Hot side intercooler pipe we routed under the engine
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Then through a hole under the battery tray
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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

[AWDtoyota]

Any pics of the heat exchanger setup? Where did you mount it?

[ZilviaKid]

old cars like this makes me wish i lived in the states

[jk26]

What does she look like?? Cause that's awesome that a girl is building a car like this

[dreamin240sx]

hows the auto tranny holding up?

[Jaketenpointo]

And the AC works? Did you use anything other than the SR20 compressor/ custom lines? Like a different sized condenser?

[D1S13]

cool build

[bejota180sx]

i've been searching for an automatic SR for my vert for so long... good to see this kind of project done, i was KA swaping a b310 but college held me back and sold it not long ago incomplete...

[Metal Angel]

Love me some 510.

[Z-Fever]

hows the auto tranny holding up?

The trans is still working great, no problems. The a/c works great also. This was a fun car to build. I love the 510!

[Hoffman5982]

Auto SR's are popping up for sale all of a sudden. Buying one of them was the best decision I've made in a while.

[Jus Skott]

awesome swap. Only thing that concerns me it she decides to go moar low. that charge piping might not be happy about it.

[bejota180sx]

Auto SR's are popping up for sale all of a sudden. Buying one of them was the best decision I've made in a while.

Where did you find one?

[Z-Fever]

We got it from Osaka JDM engines out of Canada, but I am not a big fan of theirs. The trans worked great but the engine was crap! We had to replace it instantly. It had good compression but the thing had a rod knock when we started it. They didn't take core of it. It was a big hassle.

[Hoffman5982]

Where did you find one?

I got mine from JDM Engine Corps out of Texas. Got here in 3 days and looked exactly as it did in pictures. The motor was extremely clean and I couldn't be happier. I threw my 5spd on and put it in a little over a month ago and have had 0 issues.

[cured13]

I got mine from JDM Engine Corps out of Texas. Got here in 3 days and looked exactly as it did in pictures. The motor was extremely clean and I couldn't be happier. I threw my 5spd on and put it in a little over a month ago and have had 0 issues.
any diferences when swapping jdm auto transmission to 5speed?