5-9-07

The last 510 I had was the race wagon 510, which was a good car, but plagued by my learning process.  After 2 motor rebuilds and umpteen hours, I finally sold it to get a more reliable race car.  Fortunately, taking what I learned over the two years I had it, I can now build another 510, and this time do it right with a lot less problems.

Since the 510 needed a new lower control arm, I found a donor car and since that donor car didn't have a title and had sat in a field since '86 and was rusty as anything, parts were stripped, and the rest was cut up for scrap.  So, here is the photo story: "How to dispatch a rusty 510."  Really is sad.  Would have been a nice car if someone had taken care of it.

I had already removed all the glass and window regulators, and the door lock mechanisms.  Not really much else to save besides the suspension.

Dan does sawzall kung-fu.

At the end of the day, not too much done.  Just a front right core support cut out.

The second day was a little better.  Ended up taking three separate trips to the metal scrap yard.  Not too bad for going at it after work.

Load 2.

Load 3.

That's all, folks! 

So, now, I can get busy with having the rear control arms sand blasted and painted to get rid of the rust, and transfer them to the rally 510.  After that, I need to put my motor together, which, I'm happy to say, I have all the parts to build a junkyard 20B stroker motor!  More to come.