Here's what happens when I tell my fabricator Paul Moore to just go for it, no instructions included. I asked him to make me some door panels for my Datsun 710 race car, and here's what he created... All aluminum and a little black paint. My wife says it kind of looks like a Chanel handbag ;-) … [Read more...] about ALUMINUM TUCK ‘N ROLL
DANCING IN THE RAIN
Great photo by Bob Pengraph of 710s dicing at the HMSA Portland Historics, July 2014. … [Read more...] about DANCING IN THE RAIN
IS AN ALUMINUM DRIVESHAFT WORTH THE MONEY?
Admittedly an aluminum driveshaft isn't at the top of the list of budget performance upgrades. The biggest bang-for-the-buck improvement is just more track time, period. Then there's the basics of good tires, good set-up, and good maintenance. Once the basics are covered you can start working on upgraded suspension, brakes, gearbox and engine, and of course weight loss (both … [Read more...] about IS AN ALUMINUM DRIVESHAFT WORTH THE MONEY?
HOT FOOT
Last week I raced the Crossle at Buttonwillow Raceway and the afternoon temps were over 100 degrees. Well I found out what those cool looking air ducts behind the radiators are for on other cars I've seen, to divert the radiator exhaust air away from the pedal box. My feet were on fire, I actually thought my left shoe was melting! So my crew mate Art whipped up a cardboard air … [Read more...] about HOT FOOT
710 GRILL REDO
Spent a little time in the garage today cleaning up the old 710 grill. Gave it a power wash, rubbed it down with a little fine sandpaper, then some acetone. Spray painted it with Krylon Fuzion plastic-adhering satin black, hand painted the perimeter with some metallic silver, cut and formed some 3/16" stainless steel wire mesh for the headlight grills, and couldn't resist … [Read more...] about 710 GRILL REDO
H165 AXLE STRAIGHTENING
The h165 axle on my Datsun 710 had 1/8" toe-out and zero camber. It made the handling a bit twitchy and did not give ideal tire wear, so I took it to Paul Moore at The Moore Speed Co and had him fix it for me. After removal and measurement, he used the cut-and-weld method to alter the axle housing geometry to an ideal 1/16" toe-in and 1/2 degree negative camber. … [Read more...] about H165 AXLE STRAIGHTENING