i just got my 510 today and it is in pretty good shape just some body work and the inside is trashed but nothing that cant be fixed, anyway i am getting a pretty good deal on a sr20det from a friend, and i was wondering it the rear end is strong enough and what kind i could but in that was and LSD rearend. and i was wondering if there is a place i could get some front fenders.

o ay i live in socal.

with an sr swap, you will need to get atleast an r160, usually out of a 240z... I would suggest you get the bigger r180 or r200, the r200 would be a 300z and the r180 is 280z. These do require you to get a different mustache bar, you can get through http://www.vg30.com for a nominal fee $75 or so...

Big swp, but will be fun!

Good luck!

yeah, the r160 is the stock 510 rear. the r160 your thinking of is the r160 lsd (limited slip differential) out of a subaru. the 240-280z's had r180's, 280zx had r200.

there are so many mixed and matched parts and different freak cars running around its hard to tell what came with what anymore

The datsun 510 came with an open R160, in a 3.90 ratio.A direct LSD bolt in is a subaru R160 from the mid eighties. THey were an option in some turbo cars back in the day. Modern subaru differentials wont work because of the way the halfshafts are retained in the diff. THe R180 can be found pretty easily in open form, and there are expensive LSD units availble for them. BUt it really is not necessary for an SR swap, even a 365WHP SR swap (Know someone who runs the R160 in a car like this, no problems). The R160 can take a huge amount of abuse before you see any signs of wear. The R200 is huge and way overkill for the little 510. You are limited by traction, so unless you plan to put on 14" slicks,and hard launch it, dont worry about it. Also, any one of the 6 u-joints will probably go out before the diff does.Basically, put in a R160 LSD and forget about it. THe swap has lot more difficult aspects than this that need attention.