Against All Odds: BRE Datsun's Epic 1971 Season 

She's cares about safety features, think new cars are reliable well it's got very low miles going to be reliable for now but not forever like the old cars did.

So she doesn't want you to leave the kids anything then? =D

I'm with u brother, I brought home a 73 toyota Celica all original and my wife hates this thing with a passion

510 was the car to have back then. Sort of like what 90s Civics and Integra are now

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bring em on- mission blvd fridays and saturdays. only the new acura EVs are somewhat fast- that be our next benchmark. @@SomeRandomIndvl

our cops all know what 510s are- and they also know what a 13B sounds like- so theyre just too damn loud. stoplight cars have to be quiet and civilized.

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f-10s and 710 wagons??

was your '68 a two-door also?

@@tommurphy4307 No, in '68 the only 510s sold in the US were 4-doors. Unlike later years, the '68 grill, side lights, front suspension geometry, and interior design were almost identical to the Japan market 510 Bluebird. Only difference being left hand drive for export here.

you made the prettiest and fastest 510s- very non-believable

@tommurphy4307 , I do mean for the streets...I'm sure the Sharpes had better built cars back then. On a street level, the statement stands. For the streets, bets were usually not turned down by us. And for pretty...even with all his teams support, Bob Sharpes cars never came close.

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I have a 69 complete. Only for parts now.

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I feel like many would buy a new classic car. Wether it a 510 bluebird, b310 sunny, c110 skyline, or e20 and e30 corolla, a22/23 celica, and especially the ae86. There were many cars from back then that were excellent for daily driving, and easy to modify for racing too

all the nissans you mentioned are/were JDM CARS- not sold here@@Colt45hatchback

that will never happen

@@tommurphy4307 i feel you are right, though it is possible to buy every single part to build an fj/hj40 landcruiser from toyota besides the chassis as far as i know, so thats a start in the right direction

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I’ve read about Kateyama. He sounded like a great guy.

Mr K as my dad called him came back to the national headquarters many years after he had returned to Japan. Mt father spoke with him and asked what he was doing for Nissan/Datsun at that time. He said his position with the company was “Window Watcher”. My dad asked what that meant and he told him that each day he came to work and and just watched what was going on outside his office window 😀.

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no- before nissan had cool stuff like R200 viscous LSDs, VG30DEs, R30A 5-speed transmissions, and before the junkyards had plenty of 80s z-cars. those diffs had to come from 88-89 Z31 turbos. we don't mess with side drafts anymore- its holley model #4412 two-barrels with custom venturis making 690cfm on the V65 intakes- which at nissan is NLA, but i know where to find them. i'm thinking about putting a VG in my '68 4-door just for fun. the front diffs are a little too tall and now they, too, are getting HTF. the turbo Z diffs are 3.700 (same gearing as the stock 510s) and are an easy install in the sedans. they are really hard to source and are way more $$$$ than the mazda, subaru, or isuzu diffs, but they hook up well and are quiet- like a bulletproof traction control.

no such thing in either case. there was a B-310 but that was just a 210 and no one would brag about that. no such thing as a '510b'

@tommurphy4307 sorry, I mean 510b as in 510 bluebird. But his 310b is a coupe, to my understanding is pretty hard to find. I mean the cars in general. He is the 2nd owner of both vehicles. Which I think is awesome.

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you can blame your road maintenance guys for the salt corrosion- don't blame the car. we have lots of solid dimes in california. hundreds of em show up at shasta lake for every meet....

too bad you didn't get to build a VG30 dime- the VGs weren't around until 1984. i created the first VG car in san diego in 1986. a friend of mine owns it today. clark steppler at jim wolf's shop in el cajon had his VG30DE (4-cam) car stoplight ready the following year. another friend and i put together the first import car (510) to win pony stocks at barona speedway in 2009. barona is a dirt, half-mile oval. its too expensive (and the rules are wack) to build a RR 510 nowadays- i only do stoplight cars now.

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they sound like a four-cylinder- not overly distinctive nowadays.

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In the late 1970's - in the scorching hot and dusty parts of rural Alabama, there were (3) primary vehicle brands showing up every day for (7-days per week) newspaper carrier use: (in no order) Volkswagen beetles, Datsun 620's or 720's, and Toyota HiLux pickups or Corollas. Long, rural newspaper routes that could take up to 5-6 hours to completely deliver each day. Absolutely brutal on vehicles. So I paid close attention as a teenager about to buy my first car.

@@NVRAMboi Good to hear. I had a couple of beetles too. Drove the crap out of those and they kept going. That number 3 exhaust could get you if you didn't keep your valves in adjustment, but the transmissions were nearly indestructible.

The entire car is understated, honest and straight forward. Something that is pretty much entirely lost in today's production cars.

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no coupes were sold in the USA. bluebird coupes WERE sold in the japan domestic market. only sedans and wagons here. to have a coupe here would mean you bought it JDM and had it federalized in japan and shipped it here- very unlikely expense to go thru for a $2000 car....

​@@tommurphy4307, we're not in the US. Can't speak for the car's origins, we bought it used 10-12 yrs later. Was a factory rally car. No undercoating, no sound deadeners or tar. No door cards, back seats or radio either. The previous owner removed the twin carbs and roll cage but it still had the original 1.6 that was supposedly bored to 1.8L. We only knew that it stupidly fun to drive, didn't know what the SSS badges meant until many years later. We ended up swapping in a 2L with a 5 speed and made it even more fun later.

the first two-door cars were 1968 models but they didn't produce any until june '68, so they are very rare- i've seen but one and i belong to UFO and only see the one (white) car at all the shasta lake meets i've attended. the bumper overriders were stock on '68 thru '72 models. the black rubber overriders were introduced in 1973. the tubular overriders you speak of were never made by nissan- they were ALL aftermarket. i'm sure there were dealers who would install aftermarket stuff on their cars, but it wasn't common at all as nissan would not extend warranty coverage for such parts. sure is a lot of misinformation and made-up stuff regarding 510s on youtube.

theyre not race cars until you change them into one. there are only a few ways to do it correctly and a zillion ways to hack one together.

I would guess you'd have to stroke and sleeve an L20b. Though for this series they weren't allowed to increase displacement, they worked with the same 1.6 liters as the ones on the dealer showrooms.

They never did. They started out at 1.6 and then went to 1.8. That was all.

they were smaller than that- and were permitted weight-savings based on the engine size/wheelbase. under two liters means the L20B engine was permitted at 1998cc with 1mm overbore. some teams cheated with the 610 trailing arms which are slightly longer but its easy to check in tech, so the serious teams used modified 510 trailing arms. thats too much cam lobe lift for the street and the toyota 40mm solexes are inadequate for max power- even with 40mm chokes which would have to be fabricated. a better combo for stoplight driving would be a .475" slalom cam and the later-style L18 44mm solexes with 38mm or 40mm chokes or the later-style 50mm carbs which cost about 3 grand and are hard to source as used. also those manifolds are NLA and a manifold would have to be a ported version of the 44mm manifolds. you could also go with the 55mm weber DCOEs which are pricey but cheaper than the solex carbs. the 63A dogleg 5-speed is inadequate for street use and WILL break with serious rear rubber- even with viscous rear end. you HAVE to use the 71B-series OD 5-speeds or the R30A OD 5-speed for the street- that would have to be sourced from a Z24 or KA motor pickup/exterra. the Z24 720 71B short case 5-speed will bolt in with stock driveline, but they are super rare- have to come from the 83.5-86 720 CAB & CHASSIS pickup. if you find one- do whatever you have to do to GRAB IT- thats a bona fide 510 goodie. imagine sourcing all this stuff and STILL having to abide by SCCA or IMCA rules! my 4-door car has a stroked L20B (Z22 crank) and i ported the '220' SSS manifold and fitted it with a pair of mildly-modded '72 240Z carbs (46mm) and it has worked out beautifully and has better fuel economy than the 38mm SSS carbs- can't figure that one out. the air cleaner horn was more fab. work than the carbs! cam is webcam 94A grind which is .430" lift (mild). its not a race car but gets out of its own way just fine and will smoke your typical dime. she's a solid, good-looking car with original sand beige paint and genuine amarillo hail dents all over the top and one side of her body. we've been together for a long time and i love her- dents and all. okay better go- bedtime for this oldster. cheers.

most likely they ran the L20B block plus 1mm (86mm) overbore which would give 1998cc. they might also have used a bigger configuration and took a weight penalty@@garrettbean9624

"Under the DATSUN badge, while you're at it. Thanks and stuff."

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I would be so happy with an original L16 with 96hp and a galvanized dipped body shell

@@kgabris3387 yeah man they rotted away here in Northeast.

And bring it back as the "DATSUN 510" (then underneath in smaller print) - " by Nissan"

Actually the SCCA's rule didn't aim to discriminate against BMW or European manufacturers as you suggest; it disallowed ANY parts that weren't available in the America market. Hence the name "TransAm series", and not the TransPlanted homologated Euro market stuff you can't get here in America series. It should also be noted that the 2002 was the slow man's 510.

@Угон Харлеев The US market PL510 had a 1.6L. and that’s what the #46 car had its first season. Second season it had a 1.8L

@Угон Харлеев 1.6 liter L series engine. that tomei 1300 is A series engine

@@Datsun510zenit should also be noted that Morton in an interview a couple years ago described the 510 as a cheap ripoff of the 2002. Datsun had the advantage of having Peter Brock and aerodinamacist who later did the aero work on Nissans GTps of the late 80s. And a big budget that only Datsun had.

@@chejlr It should be noted that it's time you read up on TransAm racing history rather than quoting BMW fanboy excuse for the 2002's utter failure racing against the far superior 510. For the record, John said in his interview at MotoMan tv, "The 510 was basically a cheeper copy of a 2002." With the 510's 1.6L 10,000 rpm engine it was also much faster than the 2.0L BMW. Not that it would have made any difference but, a small front scoop was the only aero allowed on TranAm B sedans of that era. So no, the 510 had ZERO aero advantage over any other car. The Alfa Romeo's team had 2 seasoned professional drivers Horst Kweck and Gaston Andrey, factory support for crew and parts, and had a bigger budget than the new BRE team. While Bob Sharp's 510s continued to dominate TrasnAm B sedan on the East Coast for nearly a decade, BMW walked away with their tail between their legs after the 72 season.

Would have to be 2000 - 2300cc for base model, and maybe a 2600cc with turbo for a performance option with a suspension package. The reasoning is all the added weigh from mandated safety features and emission controls. Not to mention all the added crap people can't seem to live without these days. Back up camera, power windows, power door locks, power steering, power seats etc.

@@peskypeet That would work, I would like to see it and I would buy one.

I had a bmw 1602 with 2.1 2002 worked engine, it was still slower than my previous 510, cramped and dodgey overpriced service costs from dealerships.

Especially given the roadgoing Giulia's price started at 50% more than a 510's.

to think Alfa used to use illegal GTAM model alloy panels, lightweight all alloy engine (likely not the rare and obvious GTAM 16v unit) and all round disc brakes from factory, we underestimate how good Morgans driving was and how hard working the team was with clear and altruist intentions compared to the cheating likely Italian team. Usually the mechanics, Peter Brock and other unsung hereos had much to be credited for their efforts. Maybe if the Alfa team left the car near the ocean for a week before the race, the usual alfa unitary chassis would have lost weight due to rust to match the 510 weight :)

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...um...this video nearly 50 years old.

Perhaps started with Nissan recalling Mr. K back to Japan in 1977 (forced retirement due to internal NISSAN politics). In my opinion, changing the USA company/vehicle badging from Datsun back to Nissan wasn't helpful either. They threw away their entire racing heritage by doing that, along with the original badge for the beloved 240z. BTW, Nissan still makes some solid models. You just have to know what models are best and/or which features to avoid if you plan to keep/run your vehicle 10+ years.

This is a 510 circa 1969-9173 hardly an electronic ignition factor...

What. What does that have anything to do with this ?

@@dr8note 1968-1973 was the run years.😁

Joshua Kang what the fuk does your rant have to do with 70’s era 510’s?