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I thought I would add my 2 cents to this. I am not surprised the doors didnt line up. I would certainly reskin doors if I could. If the doors are reskinned correctly, they will be flawless. I would try to stay away from aftermarket panels at all cost. The possible exception is the green classicfab panels. I have used most of them on a combination of 2 different cars. My only complaint about classicfab is to my knowledge, they dont make front fenders but I wish they did. The rockers, floors, the entire rear quarters are very good. The body shop I use until recently, only did classic cars. They were very happy with the classicfabs. I bought new front fenders from resurrected classics a couple of months ago. I thought they were questionable when I pulled up the driveway and saw the box on the porch. "Made in China" was stamped on the side of the box. I test fit them on one of my cars. They didnt fit. Regardless, I took them to the body shop and kept my initial observations to myself assuming they were smarter than me. They test fitted on my other car and they didnt fit. The horror was when they sent me a short video clip of the fender sitting on my car. He was able to press on the top of the fender with his finger. He called it "Oil canning" if you can envision the horror. VERY thin steel. So $700-$800 went in the garbage. Lesson learned.

Update: My new alternator came in and when I tested the voltage regulator cap the leads that go to the diode read OL in one direction and when I switched the leads it read 0.597 V. That is what a diode should do. Low and behold the alternator is now outputting voltage. :) Problem solved. Now I have a spare alternator :)

Here's what I did on my hatch emblem. Thanks @Hardway

Too funny! 😂 I routinely see cars with large rusted holes in them. They seem to work fine. Also in my state there are zero vehicle inspections! No smog, no emissions, no brake light check etc. It doesn't seem to create carnage on the roads. What does seem to create great issues is the invention of the smart phone! Which some drivers can't seem to put down long enough to get to where they're going!

Recently, a friend and I were working on the 240Z Original R180 differential and we both were not happy with neither the state of the original factory-installed differential strap belt, nor with the replacement options. None of the available replacements look anything close to the original belts. After a b it of research, my friend found this one on AliExpress, which is some sort of V-belt or something: https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005006145171328.html make sure to order the 12ribs pk560 type. NOTE: We realized all original belts had different lengths (probably due to wear and tear), so make sure to measure your original one (best done with a piece of tape) before you order. I also cannot guarantee that this will fit perfectly and was not able to install it yet. But so far it looks pretty good: The only problem: the replacement belt has some pretty colorful markings on the outside and is quite shiny. I tried different things, but the best to get rid of it was simply to sand it off with some 80-grit paper: After some manual attempts, I chose the belt-sander to get rid of the rest. Be careful to sand off a minimum only, if you remove too much material, the woven white threads inside the rubber will become visible. Not what you want. And here is the result: Left AliExpress replacement original, Center: Aliexpress sanded down. Right: Original Nissan Belt. I'm quite satisfied, and so far it looks like the most OEM-looking option I have seen so far. Somewhere in future, we'll see how well it fits, too :-)

Maybe drill them and expoxy small sections of thin all thread? Then bolt them to the hubcaps

Don’t know if this helps, but here is a photo of the NOS/OEM exhaust system on my 1/71 car to compare with what you find in your search.

There is no load on the engine

http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_1563-1024x768.jpeg Z Car Garage wishes you a Happy 5/10 Day! We love driving Datsun 510s on the street and at the race track. Here are a few 510s at the shop, with more photos in the gallery below. Hope you get to Enjoy the Ride in your Dime today too! http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_2319-1-1024x832.jpeg We have several Datsun 510s in the shop today, here’s a short preview with full features coming to zcarblog.com. SR20DET-powered Bluebird Coupe: http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_2303-1024x768.jpeg Sean’s SR20-powered (Mikuni induction) 510: http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_2636-1024x768.jpeg We always have many racing 510s in for tuning/sorting: http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_2308-1024x768.jpeghttp://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_1288-1024x768.jpeg 5/10 Days of the Past We have plenty of 510 content for you to enjoy, starting with the most famous Dime of all time…when the Brock Racing Enterprises (BRE) Datsun 510 #46 race car arrived at Z Car Garage. http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_1834-1024x768.jpeg Despite being against all odds, our hero John Morton drove this 510 to SCCA Trans-Am series championship victories in 1971 and 1972, putting Nissan on the map and fueling every Datsun enthusiast’s passion. In preparation for the Velocity Invitational at Laguna Seca we dyno tested this legendary race car. Turn those speakers up and enjoy the video! Enjoy some of our favorite 510s at the shop: http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/308738001_468026622039182_3774732079797507721_n-1024x768.jpg Rob Fuller’s 1971 Datsun 510 featured on Hoonigan Autofocus with Larry Chen http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_2349-1024x768.jpeg Rob’s Turbo6 80’s-revival project: http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_6464-1024x768.jpg http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/KZCP9351-576x1024.jpeghttp://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/EAYT8453-576x1024.jpeg http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_5610-1024x768.jpeg Enjoy The Boost in this video of the 510s in action: Z Car Garage CV Axles on Dirk’s 500hp Datsun 510 http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/image3-2-1024x683.jpeg Z Car Garage CV Axles on Dustin’s Datsun 510 http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_0184.jpeg Mark’s Datsun 510 http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_7260-1024x768.jpeg Z Car Garage CV Axles on Carlo’s Datsun 510 http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/120843609_781923515931854_2645957782210732315_n-1024x661.jpg Anthony’s Supra-Powered Datsun 510 Glenn Chiou Ex-Finn/Harris U2.5L Trans-Am ’68 510: http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_1967-1024x576.jpg Rob’s Bay Area Datsun Dealers 510: http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_1329-1024x768.jpeg Gabe’s B-Sedan: http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_1356-1024x768.jpeg Kelvin’s Ex-Ted Gruner Datsun 510 http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_1346-1024x768.jpeg We hope you can Do It In A Datsun today, Happy 5/10 Day! http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_4027-1024x768.jpg View the full article