Blinking Side Marker Lights - Wiring blinking Side Marker Lights.

510s and the Internet - Your guide to 510 resources on the World Wide Web

Front Suspension Rebuild : Part One - Rebuilding your 510's suspension is easier than you think.

VG30DE Installation Guide : Part One - Does your 510 need more power? How about the twin-cam V6 out of the latest Z Car.

Installing an Internally-Regulated Alternator - Don’t have enough juice to power your stereo and run your lights? A simple modification will allow you to use a more powerful alternator from a late-model Nissan.

Reader's Dime - In this issue we check out Kelvin Dietz’s dime.

Downdraft Tuning Guide - A guide to understanding downdraft carburetors, what the parts are for and how they fit together and work.

VG30DE Install Guide: Part Two - Does your 510 need more power? How about the twin-cam V6 out of the latest Z car.

Installing an Aluminum VW Rabbit Radiator - Looking for an inexpensive upgrade to your 510's cooling system? VW was nice enough to supply the Rabbit with one that fits the 510, with a few simple mods.

Event Coverage - 5th Annual Mt. Shasta All Datsun Meet - Event coverage from the left coast's premier Datsun event.

Head Gasket Replacement - Steamy exhaust? Mysteriously disappearing coolant? Milky Oil? Time to replace your head gasket.

Sound Proofing your 510 - Having a hard time carrying a conversation in your 510? Here are some tips on quieting your car's interior.

From the Editor's Garage - The two-year restoration of my 510 is almost at an end.

Reader's Dime: Resurrection - Denny Stevison's "Scoville" 510

A 510 Christmas

Tech How-To: Instrument cluster circuit board repair/refurbishment. - Have a damaged or faulty gauge cluster? It’s a fairly simple task to repair and refurbish one to like new condition with a little time and patience.

Tech / Safety Cracked Alloy Wheels - When running older alloy wheels, especially when they have been driven hard, one must take special care to inspect them regularly. Issues to look for can run from stress cracks on the hub mounting area and spokes to misshapen lug holes from using incorrect lug nuts.

From the Editor's Garage - Misc ramblings

Tech Q & A - MSD 6a hookup.

Datsun Diversion - Crossword Puzzle

Product Review - Just SU Carbs Video

Reader's Dime: Marty Respess - We take a quick look at one of the 510s that was included in the 2003 calendar.

Tech How-To: Troubleshooting Electrical Systems: Part One - Automotive electrical system fault diagnosis may be the most feared work for the backyard mechanic. Many people view electrical systems as a sort of black magic, best left to professional shops. This may hold true for newer computer controlled vehicles that rely on special diagnostic tools. This is definitely not true for older cars like our 510s that don’t utilize computers.

Tech / Safety: Rust! Our dimes worst enemy - Like many Japanese cars of the late sixties, Datsun cars and trucks offered little in the way of any sort of rust protection and most have suffered the untimely fate of the tin worm.

From the Editor's Garage - Misc ramblings

Quick Tech Tip: Replacement Tranny Insulator - Using Energy Suspension’s GM Transmission mount as a replacement of the NLA 510 transmission insulator.

Product Review: Maddat Steering Brace

Reader's Dime: Stoney Meager

DIY Starter Rebuild - Tired of lifetime warranty starters that fail once a year? Don’t want to pay a mechanic $50/hour or more to rebuild yours? If you’ve got a Saturday afternoon available it’s much cheaper to disassemble/inspect and replace the worn parts yourself!

Improved rear crossmember washers - A simple modification that gives your 510 the best of both worlds: Improved rear crossmember control without the harshness of poly bushings.

Project KA: Update Three: - After almost three years it’s finally up and running!

From the Editor's Garage - Misc ramblings

Quick Tech Tip: Grounding Datsun's Breakerless L-Series Distributors

Product Review: Techno Toy Tuning's camberplate/coilover top-hat

Reader's Dime: Brian Caskey

Unleaded Filler Neck Swap -- The PL510 was produced before the removal of leaded fuel from the US marketplace. Unleaded-specific cars were equipped with reduced-diameter fuel filler necks. This prevented fueling confusion, as the larger-diameter leaded fuel pumps would not fit into unleaded-specific fuel necks. This makes fueling your 510 a hassle as you’re forced to hold the fuel dispensor in the filler neck. The solution is to upgrade your 510's fuel filler neck to the smaller-diameter, unleaded-specific neck.

Quick Tech Tip: Replacement Fuse Box Pin -- Does your fuse box cover not stay in place because of a broken retaining pin? Here’s a cheap replacement.

Enjoy the Ride: Palomar Mountain -- Everyone has a favorite back road they like to drive in their 510. Here one of my favorites.

Reader's Dimes: Dave Patten

As Seen on TV: 510 sightings

Strut Shortening and Economical Ride Height Adjustment: Suspension travel is always at a premium on a lowered 510. You want to get the center of gravity as low as possible for better handling and that cool racer look. Suspension travel is essential to good handling and grip. Shortening the strut helps restore some of the lost travel on a lowered 510. More available travel = more available grip = better handling. With this modification to your stock struts (or any strut housing longer than 280ZX) you will get up to 1-3/4" of extra suspension travel and as a side benefit end up with adjustable front ride height.

From the Editor's Garage: Miscellaneous ramblings.

Reader's Dimes: Haydn Clark

Clutch Replacement Tips: These tips are more oriented to the rookie mechanic than the veteran clutch-changer, however there are always new things to learn about a process most of us do not enjoy.

From the Editor's Garage: Upcoming changes and miscellaneous ramblings.

Tech Q & A: You’ve got questions and we’ve got answers.

Reader’s Dimes: A collection of 510s: Gordon S. McCall, Vince Torres, David Weitz and Åsmund Gjerdin.

Product Review: Zeitronix Wideband Air/Fuel Ratio Meter: There are two basic kinds of O2 sensors in use today, narrowband and wideband. However, narrowband O2 sensors are, in effect, nothing more than rich/lean indicators. For true resolution, you need a wideband O2 (WBO2) sensor.

Tech How-To: Dash Vent Upgrades

From the Editor's Garage

Tech Q & A

Editor’s Dime: Julian Serles

Product Review: Jaycar Digital Fuel Adjuster

From The Trunk: BRE’s take on a VW dune buggy

SHIFT_shorter -- Cheap Short Shifters for your KA or SR transmission? DQ performs a full review and dissection of the B&M knockoff to see if it worth even a few of your hard-earned

Editor’s Dime: Dave Heeter

Quick Tech Tip -- The factory rubber shift boot can crack at the shift lever hole. Here’s a quick repair to mend a torn shift boot.

From the Editor's Garage -- Words from Senior Editor Jerry Claypool

Tech Q & A -- Tach Hook-up

From The Trunk: Build It Like BRE

Wiring the 1995 KA24DE-- Wiring a modern ECU-controlled EFI engine into your Datsun 510 may seem like a daunting task. We show you how to wire the S14 KA24DE into your 510. Eight wires from the ECU are all you need to clip. From the Editor's Garage Dave Lum’s “Chuck Engine” light is blinking again.

Calendar of Events Local and national Datsun events.

Reader’s Dime John Roper—club runner, 510 builder, photographer—answers questions about his daily driver.

Quick Tech Tip If you have reground cams in your KA24DE, here’s a low-cost alternative for thicker valve shims.

Repairing the Headlight Relay Have issues with your headlights that new fuses and a vinegar bath for the fuse box do not fix? This may be the culprit.

Quick Tech Tip Weber Linkage Woes: Adapting the stock 510 linkage to a dual-DCOE setup.

Insurance for your Classic Car -- Insurance is one of those things you should always have but hope you never need to use. Once your 510 approaches a certain value, you would be wise to take a look at the other insurance offerings on the market. We look at Actual Cash Value, Agreed Value, and Stated Value policies.

From the Editor's Garage Michael Spreadbury and The Last Ten Percent

Calendar of Events Local and national Datsun events.

Reader’s Dime Kevin Koford shows his flair for the unconventional.

Quick Tech Tip An in-depth look at the changes Datsun made to the front crossmember after the 1969 model year.

Tech Q&A You've got questions, we've got answers.

Insurance for your Classic Car -- 750 Miles of Beer

From the Editor's Garage Julian presents "A Bluebird of Another Feather." Plus, the future of 510s?

Calendar of Events Local and national Datsun events.

Reader’s Dime Ted Lo shares his unique 1800SSS Coupe with DQ and how it has evolved under his ownership.

Quick Tech Tip An in-depth look at the changes Datsun made to the front crossmember after the 1969 model year.

DQ&A Coupe-centric questions for Bluebird Coupe owners. Find out a little bit of what it is like to own such a rare car.

Safety Restraint Systems -- From OE-replacement seat belts, to 3- and 4-point harness mounting, helmets, and HANS devices, DQ runs down what is available, what the differences are, and how to upgrade your 40-year-old safety restraints.

From the Editor's Garage Ted Hedman. Sometimes it’s all luck.

Calendar of Events Local and national Datsun events.

Reader’s Dime What do motorcycle trails and 510s have in common? Julie Coop.

DQ How-To: 510 Photography Made Simple DQ’s resident professional photographers, John Roper and John Thawley III, tell you how to take better pictures of your 510. Take their words to heart and photograph your 510 for the 2008 DQ Calendar.

From The Trunk Scans from a brochure from the First Datsun Dealer: San Diego Datsun

The Top 20 Datsun 510 Magazine Features -- Over 117 magazines have featured the Datsun 510 since October 1967. Have you collected them all? DQ presents the Top 20 must-read magazine articles and lists all 117 at www.dimequarterly.com.

From The Editor's Garage -- The Rise of the Sport Compact Car.

Readers Dime -- Derek Young

Datsun Legends: Meeting Peter Brock -- David Weitzs trip across the country to meet the head of BRE.

The Toy Box: Datsun 510 Diecast Models -- The latest updates on Datsun 510 toys.

Trip Report: Across The Country In A Datsun -- One mans experience driving across the country in a 510.

Targa Newfoundland -- Derek Young campaigns his 1972 Datsun 510 on the Targa Newfoundland international stage rally. DQ follows his drive as Derek competes against factory teams and his Targa demons over 2200 kilometers of incredible Newfoundland public roads.

From the Editor's Garage -- John Roper ruminates on daily-driving a classic car. John has driven many a Datsun; find out what he decides to drive from now on.

Quick Tech Tip -- Néstor Moya runs down the Weber DCOE emulsion tubes.

Reader's Dime -- Matt Guzzetta’s V8 autocross car and daily driver. Matt tells DQ how he has been successful where others have failed.

Event Report: SoCal TT -- Ted Hedman spends two days on southern California back roads. Be sure to check www.dimequarterly.com for his in-car and fender-cam videos.