Old engine before removal. Just an oil leaking Atkins rebuild (I have big plans for it, stay tuned).


The new engine installed. Don't it look purty?


Someone grafted in an RX-4 front crossemember and mount bar. I installed some new motor mounts (competition on the left to support the SC).


It's a nice location for the engine. Far enough back, but not too far. Even enough room for the SC.


Kinda tight here. I had to clearance with a ball pein.


The car has an RB header and presilencer into an aftermarket muffler. It's kinda loud, but so is the intake. Love that SC whine!

I'm glad it was a 5" supercharger. I'm affraid a 7" would not have wanted to fit as easily. The 7" is about an inch further from the engine for some reason and would complicate the strut tower clearance issue.

Let me know how much you enjoyed seeing this, please.

 

damn! i like i like! do you have any videos?

 

NICE! Engine looks sweet especially the SC.I'm working on me rx3 going with the same 5" SC.Can't wait to turn that key for the first time and hear it baby roar.I'll post pics as soon as I'm done with the build.What size carb. are you useing and does the motor have any porting done?

 

nice another rotary 510...looks good great job jeff, yeah I love to hear what the SC sound like.

 

As always Jeff,

It is bada$$ , yes video be kool!

 

Looks good Jeff, looking forward to more details and video. Congrats on going with the daily driver route, I just popped my bridgeport last night.........play safe with the timing and fuel or we'll have even more in common soon...

 

i'm so jealous... not only a rotary 510, but a SC rotary 510!

 

Hood clearance looks tight, I suggest a 9" diameter K&N filter with a filter top as well.

 

cool....hows the throttle response?

 

No vids yet.

Edelbrock Performer Series 600 right out of the box. Holly red fuel pump.

I'd have to say mild streetports. '86-'88 NA rotating assembly, milled for 3mm apex seals. Aluminum flywheel. Throttle response is decent due to the light assembly, but the added weight of the SC adds some weight back, so it can serve daily driver duties. The clutch friction point is like right on the floor so it takes some getting used to.

The air filter will need to be figured out at some point. The hood prop rod is totally in the way of everything. I'd also like to upgrade the ignition to DLIDFIS, not that it needs it. It runs great and sounds good too with a Borla out the back!

 

bad to the bone

 

deff not the first rotary powered datsun ive seen. but deff the coolest supercharged one!

peace

 

nice i like

 

This 510 has 9inch SC with IDA.

 

Don't do the triangle foam filter, been there done that.

 

Here's my air cleaner now, and a previous using a gm hei offset base for a 14" filter.

 

I like them too

 

Thanks for all the positive comments everyone. That 510 with the side drafts looks like Gary Brooks'. I can see why the owner chose that style of carb. There is no room for a filter with the Edelbrock.

84stock, this setup had a triangle foam filter and it's really not very good. It allowed a lot of dust into the carb. If you look closey at the pics above, you can see that the top of the carb matches the venturi area. The owner only painted the oustide of the carb, lol. The rest of the darkness is from dust and dirt built up over miles of driving. Pretty nasty. We need a better solution.

I'm kinda in doubt about the filter you posted. There is like no room to work with. I'm thinking about taking the foam part out of the air cleaner and securing it directly to the carb so there is at least some kind of barrier to keep the bees and rocks out.

This setup sounds sweet. With the Borla out the back and the nice SC whine up front, you really feel your Levis swell while you're driving it, and it's not from the vibrations, because there are almost none (one competition motor mount transfers some).

 

Yes Jeff its Gary's 510. In case you are interested he's building an IC for his SC.

 

An IC for his SC? IMNVS.

 

He has a prototype made already. He needs to finish installing it on the car. I'm waiting to see the final product.

 

some of the 510 guys who do the sr20det swaps toss the hood prop assembly and cut out the flange on the hood and go to hydraulic hood stays. if i remember correctly, they use the TRUNK stays from a Honda Accord sedan (around 97-99 models). this gives them a couple of extra inches of hood clearance. i think TSR even sells a kit, but they are mucho expensive. you can source the parts yourself a lot cheaper.

 

Thanks!

 

I'll tell the owner. Thanks!

 

can that thing get any sicker