PIT STOP: S20 Datsun 510 By, Del AKA 508Boricua

Heres a 510 that was built by MS forum member 508Boricua, Del. It's based of the Hasegawa SSS 4 door version. The kit doesn't come with an engine or engine bay details at all. It didn't stop Del from slapping in a S20 from a Hakosuka. A tight squeeze, but with some elbow grease and some scratchbuilding skills, it looks right at home. The paint job give it a bit of a new school look while the cross bar style wheels take it back to the old school ways.

HERES MY FINISHED DATSUN 510 SSS BLUEBIRD.
I MOTORIZED IT WITH A INLINE S20 FROM A KPGC10 SKYLINE.
AS YOU CAN SEE IT WAS A TIGHT FIT. I SCRATCHED BUILT
PARTS LIKE THE CLUTCH PUMP, MSD, WINK MIRROR AND
ENGINE BAY. WHEELS I BOUGHT AT A LOCAL MODEL SHOW
FOR A BUCK. THIS WAS A FUN BUILD. HOPE YOU GUYS LIKE IT.

Ya gotta love a clean 510.

Thanks for stopping by.


 

1932 Datsun Roadster, By Chuck Most

With my Datsun 510 on the waiting table for pics of the finished product, I thought that I would share this Datsun Roadster built by Chuck Most.

Datsun has an extensive automotive history. Dates far, far back. This 1932 Roadster was built by Chuck Most. A very talented and creative builder. His builds can be seen in both the "Models Car Magazine" and forum as well. I had no idea that this Roadster can look so good when tossed up with some Hot Rod inspiration. I think the name J-Rod fits this fenderless beauty. It's channeled on a 32' Ford frame model A frame that has been Z'ed up front by the engine with plastistruct. The weathering on the body, inline 6 S20 engine and the TC Mitsuya Cider give this J-Rod a Nostalgic feel. The S20 got some spark plug wires and the header got a nice used look. It's a simple looking build that has a huge wow impact.

Some info from Chuck.

"Body is a Revell Germany BMW 3/15 PS (which was built under licence to Austin- it was basically an Austin 7 copy, AND illegally copied in Japan as a Datsun, thus opening the door for this project), engine is a Fujimi Nissan S20 DOHC inline six, and the rest was coughed up by the spares box."

Now some pics, Enjoy.

Its extremely hard to find a picture of what the 32' roadster would look like stock, but i did find this 35' roadster. Its really close to these body lines of Chucks build.

There you have it, some Datsun history, sort of.

Thanks for stopping by, happy modeling.